CIM Annual Report 2013 - English

CANADIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGY AND PETROLEUM

ANNUAL REPORT

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3TABLE OF CONTENTS 3President’s Remarks 4

Message from the Executive Director 5

We are CIM 8CIM Council 6

CIM Organization 8-9CIM – The tie that binds the industry 10

CIM Corporate Members 12CIM Committees 14CIM Societies 16

CIM Districts and Branches 17

Strategic Plan 18

CIM Service Areas 19EVENTS AND NETWORKING & RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENCE 20

CIM Conventions and Conferences 21CIM District Reports 30

Social Media 31

KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE 32CIM Publications and Media 33

CIM Website 34CIM Standards Committees 36

CIM Distinguished Lecturers Program 39

PUBLIC AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT 40Canadian Mining and Metallurgical Foundation 41

CIM’s M4S Show 42CIM Diversity Advisory Committee 43Increased Outreach & Cooperation 44

Centre for Excellence in CSR 45CIM Scholarships 45

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 46CIM Leading in Mining Program 47Workshops and Short Courses 47

INTERNATIONAL GROWTH 48International Activities 49

Financials 52

Going Forward 54

Message from the Incoming President 55Cover page photos courtesy of: top row, left to right: Kinross Gold, Rio

Tinto, Rio Tinto, The Mosaic Company, Rio Tinto, Atlas Copco. Bottom row,

left to right: Vale, Atlas Copco and Rio Tinto.

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Canada’s growing influenceThere is a great deal of respect for Canada globally,especially regarding its governance, its financial stabilityand its natural resources sector. During my tenure aspresident of CIM, numerous worldwide sourcesexpressed their desire to emulate this country, lookingto Canada as a role model for their economies, ourrespect for diversity and the transparent and ethicalbusiness environment. We have a brand here – the“Canadian Brand” – that can be exported, advanced andleveraged around the globe.

As the premier technical society for mining industryprofessionals, CIM is assuming a leadership role intaking this brand to many parts of the world, and theworld is coming to us as well.

We set the foundation for international cooperation in2013 by striking the Global Mining Professional Alliance(GMPA) that will bring greater cooperation towardimproving global best practices, guidelines andstandards for operations and business, while providingmore opportunities for member networking andcommunications activities. The GMPA brings togetherCIM, SME (USA), AusIMM (Australasia) and SAIMM(Southern Africa); we encourage other technical miningsocieties to join us as we establish programs and othercooperative efforts to improve mining practices andexpand benefits for our members.

Global mining came to Montreal, where CIM hosted theWorld Mining Congress in August – held in conjunction withthe International Symposium on Automation and Roboticsin Construction and Mining (ISARC 2013). We drew inaround 5,000 participants, nearly twice the number weinitially expected, and had a magnificent technical, financialand social program success. Hats off to all members of theCIM team for their key role in this event!

CIM representatives also participated in a state visit toMongolia in 2013. I was privileged to join Gov. Gen.David Johnston in Ulaanbaatar in October to meet withnational leaders, as well as Canadian business leadersactive in the Central Asian country.

The outreach program associated with the completionof our strategic plan is in progress. Memberparticipation in the ChoicebookTM survey in Decemberwas gratifying, illustrating that members want to have avoice in CIM and care about our future. A series ofround table focus groups took place across Canada tohelp us obtain personal insights and opinions frombusiness leaders, government representatives andbranch and society members for setting our futuredirection. We look to have a strategic framework readyfor rollout by mid-2014.

CIM also reported positive financial results for 2013despite a challenging business climate, driven by eventand advertising revenues and membership support. Ourannual conference in Toronto was well attended, and welook forward to a memorable event in Vancouver in May.Membership in CIM continues to grow, exceeding15,000 in 2013!

In closing, I would like to thank the many volunteers atthe national, committee, society and branch levels, aswell as the dedicated CIM staff that ensure our ongoingsuccess and assure our future. The participation of ourmembers at all levels is rewarding and gratifying to me.It has been an honour and a privilege to serve CIM aspresident, and I anticipate my ongoing contributiongoing forward. I welcome and wish every success toSean Waller, your CIM president for 2014–15. He willmake sure that CIM remains the Community for LeadingIndustry Expertise.

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CIM had a fantastic 2013, made possible by the diligentefforts of CIM volunteers, board members and nationaloffice staff. I would like to extend my sincere thanks toall those involved and to invite you to reach out andthank them if you have the opportunity to meet them inperson.

We started the year against a highly ambiguousbackdrop of what was to come for the minerals industry.Despite this uncertainty, 2013 saw a series of significantaccomplishments and positive results for CIM that willenable us to head into 2014 – as well as into the nextfive to ten years – with a solid outlook on the future.

Internally, we completed our third round of an in-depthcompensation review (the first took place in 2006 andthe second in 2010) for the national office staff. Workingwith experts from the Hay Group, this process hashelped us remain competitive and equitable within themarket and the industry we serve. It represents thecornerstone of our proactive approach to humanresource development.

With five well-established and experienced departmentsat the national office – which have been strengthenedover the last few years – I have been able to relinquishmany of the more tactical and operationalresponsibilities to the very capable senior managementteam. This has enabled me to focus much more onstrategic and longer-term development and relatedresearch and networking opportunities. A greater levelof interdepartmental collaboration on specific projectsand events has also contributed to the improvementand streamlining of internal processes.

Further, we now have more than two years of solidexperience with a new suite of IT systems andassociation management software, having madesignificant progress in the development of a few key

value-added pieces: the CIM Online Library and theTechnical Paper Management System (used forsubmissions to our peer-reviewed CIM Journal, annualConvention and, eventually, other convention andconferences). We are also setting the stage for thefuture of CIM through the development of IT “superusers” among the national office staff and keyconstituents, to offset the load on the IT department. Awork in progress, this endeavour will empower usersoutside the IT department by enabling them tocontribute more directly to the development of contentand tools. This will allow the IT department to focusmore on development, design and the continuousimprovement of our IT platforms.

We also introduced a systematic process to capture,analyze and respond to complaints more effectively. CIMcontinues to look to external expertise for audit andvalidation of our policies, processes and results.

With regard to our ongoing interaction with societiesand branches, CIM developed new mechanisms forinternal communications, improving the way we workwith our societies and branches in all four districts(western, central, eastern and international).

From an external perspective, we began focusing moreon our relationships with the various organizationswithin the global mining community, placing emphasison those that promote and provide leadership andenhance the Canadian brand in mining. Our efforts alsocentred on fostering cooperation with key internationalpartners, thereby enabling us to collectively set higherstandards and raise the bar on many aspects of ourindustry and its professional performance, includingenhancing our conversations and collaboration withother national sister societies through initiatives such asthe Global Mining Professional Alliance.

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On the leadership front we also “walked the talk” throughfurther development of our CIM Leading in Miningprogram – now entering its third year – and which isspecifically targeted to developing tomorrow’s leadershipcapabilities in our industry. My participation in theprogram has been truly transformative and I am blownaway by the impact it has had on me – both personallyand professionally. I have already gained a clarity of mindand purpose that is changing my outlook on work, life,priorities and people, in ways I had not imaginedpossible. The experiential approach of the programmakes participants continually put learning into practice

in such a way that, over time, one intuitively develops anincredible set of reflexes that helps one grow.

We also ensured that our annual convention,conferences and events we partnered on carried strongtechnical content. This was highlighted at the highlysuccessful World Mining Congress and InternationalSymposium on Automation and Robotics in Constructionand Mining with which we partnered on in August. It wasalso evidenced through continued and new partnershipson events such as the Planetary and Terrestrial MiningSciences Symposium (PTMSS) at the 2013 CIM


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CIM Council | May 2012 – May 2013EXECUTIVE

PRESIDENTTerence Bowles, Saint-Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation

PRESIDENT-ELECTRobert Schafer, Hunter Dickinson Inc.

INCOMING PRESIDENT-ELECTSean Waller, Candente Copper Corp.

IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENTChuck Edwards, AMEC Americas Limited

FINANCE CHAIRMichael Cinnamond, B2Gold Corp.

DIRECTOR AT LARGEJames Popowich, The Mosaic Company

VICE-PRESIDENTS

DISTRICT 1John Fleming, Cornerstone Capital Resources Inc.

DISTRICT 2Daniel Gagnon, Met-Chem Canada Inc.

DISTRICT 3Adam Tonnos, Toromont

DISTRICTS 4 & 5Tim Grain Joseph, JPi Mine Equipment

DISTRICT 6Patty Moore, Tetra Tech

INTERNATIONALNathan Stubina, McEwen Mining Inc.

SOCIETIES

CANADIAN MINERAL PROCESSORS SOCIETYJanice Zinck, CANMET - Mining and Mineral SciencesLaboratories

ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SOCIETYJanice Zinck, CANMET - Mining and Mineral SciencesLaboratories

GEOLOGICAL SOCIETYJason Dunning, Alamos Gold Inc.

MAINTENANCE & ENGINEERING SOCIETYCharles E. (Ted) Knight, Hatch Ltd.

MANAGEMENT & ECONOMICS SOCIETYAlicia Ferdinand, Proven Reserves

METALLURGY & MATERIALS SOCIETYGreg Richards, Teck Metals Ltd.

MINING SOCIETY OF NOVA SCOTIAMatt Ferguson, Shaw Resources

ROCK ENGINEERING SOCIETYJohn Hadjigeorgiou, University of Toronto

SURFACE MINING SOCIETYRaymond A. Reipas, Teck Resources Limited

UNDERGROUND MINING SOCIETYRobert Carey, RJC Industrial Design Ltd.

Convention and the 2014 Materials Science & TechnologyConference through CIM’s Metallurgy and MaterialsSociety. Our collaborative successes with organizationslike the Canadian Business Ethics Research Network andthe Canadian Rare Earth Elements Network furthercemented CIM’s growing role in emerging areas of theindustry.

Finally, we introduced the largest strategic outreachexercise in CIM’s recent history, which will culminate in theinaugural CIM Leadership Congress to be held at the 2014CIM Convention in May. In collaboration with CIM Council

and CIM branch and society representatives we willdiscuss the results of the strategic exercise, set prioritiesand chart the course for CIM’s future – at every level.

On the road to celebrating our 125th anniversary in2023, we will deliver on these results, and continue toexpand our membership base and global presence, allwith the goal of serving our members to the best of ourabilities.

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EXECUTIVE

PRESIDENTRobert Schafer, Hunter Dickinson Inc.

PRESIDENT-ELECTSean Waller, Candente Copper Corp.

INCOMING PRESIDENT-ELECT Garth Kirkham, Kirkham Geosystems Ltd.

IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENTTerence Bowles, The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp.

FINANCE CHAIRMichael Cinnamond, B2Gold Corp.

DIRECTORS-AT-LARGEJames Popowich, The Mosaic CompanyChris Twigge-Molecey, Hatch

VICE-PRESIDENTS

WESTERN DISTRICT Patty Moore, Tetra TechDan Clark, Finning (Canada)

CENTRAL DISTRICT Adam Tonnos, ToromontRick Hutson, C.J. Stafford & Associates

EASTERN DISTRICT Daniel Gagnon, Met-Chem Canada Inc.Marcel Jolicoeur, Genivar

INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT Nathan Stubina, McEwen Mining Inc.

SOCIETIES

CANADIAN MINERAL PROCESSORS SOCIETYJanice Zinck, CANMET - Mining and Mineral SciencesLaboratories

ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SOCIETYJanice Zinck, CANMET - Mining and Mineral SciencesLaboratories

GEOLOGICAL SOCIETYJason King Dunning, Alamos Gold Inc.

MAINTENANCE, ENGINEERING & RELIABILITY SOCIETYJo-Anne Boucher, Bestech

MANAGEMENT & ECONOMICS SOCIETYRichard Jundis, Barrick Gold Corporation

METALLURGY & MATERIALS SOCIETY (METSOC)Vladimiros Papangelakis, University of Toronto

MINING SOCIETY OF NOVA SCOTIAMatt Ferguson, Equipment Solutions, Atlantic Cat

ROCK ENGINEERING SOCIETYDenis Thibodeau, Stantec Consulting Ltd.

SURFACE MINING SOCIETYTom Broddy, Taseko Mines Ltd.

UNDERGROUND MINING SOCIETYRobert Carey, RJC Industrial Design Ltd.

CIM Council | May 2013 – May 2014

Organization

BRANCHES: Calgary, Crowsnest, Edmonton,North Central BC, Oil Sands, Saskatoon,Saskatoon GeoSoc, South Central BC, Trail,Vancouver, Yellowknife, Yukon

BRANCHES: Amos, Chapais-Chibougamau,Harricana, Labrador, Montréal, Newfoundland,New Brunswick, Québec, Québec Nord-Est, Rouyn-Noranda, Saguenay, Thetford Mines

BRANCHES: Dakar (Senegal), Lima (Peru),Los Andes (Chile)

CIM BRANCHES

CIM COUNCIL 2013-2014: (Left to right) Back row: Jo-AnneBoucher, Vladimiros Papangelakis, Janice Zinc, Adam Tonnos, TomBroddy, Daniel Gagnon, Michael Cinnamond; Middle row: RobertCarey, Nathan Stubina, Chris Twigge-Molecey; Front row: PattyMoore, Sean Waller, Jean Vavrek, Robert Schafer, Terence Bowles,Garth Kirkham; Missing from Photo: Dan Clark, Matt Ferguson,Marcel Jolicoeur, Richard Jundis, Jason King, Denis Thibodeau

CIM FOUNDATIONCIM SOCIETIES

Canadian Mineral Processors SocietyEnvironmental and Social Responsibility SocietyGeological SocietyMaintenance, Engineering and Reliability SocietyManagement and Economics SocietyMetallurgy and Materials SocietyMining Society of Nova ScotiaSociety for Rock EngineeringSurface Mining SocietyUnderground Mining Society

Manager: Deborah Smith-SauvéBRANCHES: Cobalt, GTA West, Hamilton,Northern Gateway, Ottawa, Porcupine, Red Lake, Sudbury, Sudbury Geosection,Thompson, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Winnipeg

Central District

CIM SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM: (Left to right) Back row: Serge Major, Gérard Hamel;Middle row: Lise Bujold, Marjolaine Dugas, Angela Hamlyn, Mireille Goulet; Front: Jean Vavrek

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Information Systems & TechnologyRobert Garcia Senior Technical and Applications Specialist

Martin Doré Web ProgrammerGérard Hamel Director, Information Systems and Technology

Lorent Dione Web Programmer

FinanceAlexandra Cyr Cash ReceiptsElaine Kinsella Invoicing and Accounts ReceivableSerge Major Director, Finance and AdministrationAnne Brosseau Accounts Payable and Special Volumes

Membership ServicesLaura Foley Retention AgentCaroline Vongkoth Branch Services CoordinatorLamiche Tremblay Service CoordinatorMarjolaine Dugas Director, Membership ServicesCorina Tanasie Programs CoordinatorJo-Anne Watier Membership Manager Robertina Pillo Communications and Program Coordinator

Communications, Publications & MediaAndrea Nichiporuk Managing Editor

Herb Mathisen Section EditorRyan Bergen Editor-in-Chief

Angela Hamlyn Director, Communications, Publications and MediaPeter Braul Section Editor

Maria Olaguera Web Content EditorZoë Koulouris Copy Editor and Communications Coordinator

Conventions & Trade ShowsLucie Vincent M4S Public Outreach Coordinator

Nadia Bakka Convention CoordinatorLise Bujold Director, Conventions and Trade Shows

Chantal Murphy Convention Coordinator Martin Bell Exhibition Sales Manager

Carol Lee Registration and Customer Care Coordinator

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AdministrationMireille Goulet Executive Coordinator, CSR Project LeaderJulie Mercure-Latour Administrative Assistant (maternity leave replacement)


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In 2013, CIM expanded its member services andresources to help advance volunteer activities andinitiatives. Part of this expansion included developingand enhancing tools, which in turn provided theinformation and support members and volunteersneeded to follow through on their objectives and tasks.These resources included a new management tool forlocal branch administrators, a membership directorysearch tool, and an improved online membershipplatform. Providing our members with greateropportunities to further their careers, make connections,gain and share knowledge is instrumental to who we are.

Over the course of the year, CIM’s enhanced tools,resources, communication and connections providedmembers and volunteers with the means to strengthen

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their membership recruitment initiatives and ongoingwork including event organization and increasingoutreach to students. We added a member servicesdepartment staff to provide greater support to ourbranches and focused our efforts on solidifying ourrelationship with them. For their part, the branchesimproved communication and ties with one anotherthrough teleconference calls and information and ideaexchanges, yielding results that are already proving tobe very valuable. Further, the CIM district vice-presidents and ambassadors were instrumental inhelping enrich the connections between the branchesand the CIM Council.

Overall, the enhanced processes and valuableconnections we put in place are enabling us to


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complete, personalized membership care. CIM workedclosely with individual, branch and corporate members,endeavouring to optimize every interaction with them.The results proved to be very fruitful as indicated by our

branches’ willingness to forge strongerconnections with the national office.

Our work does not stop here, however.CIM is constantly looking for ways toenhance the value of its programs andservices by collaborating with leadingservice providers. Our Canadian branchmembers can take advantage of CIM’saffinity program offering. Additionally,through our increased collaboration withleading mining associations and our effortsin improving the student program, CIM

expanded the scope of information andopportunities available to the nextgeneration of miningprofessionals. This is intended tohelp guide them through the vastrepertory of industry resourcesand empower them to becomeconfident and effective leaders –

critical elements for building asuccessful career. In 2013, we

further developed our student

collaborate more closely in support of CIM’s coreobjectives. And, the strategic decision to expand ourinternational presence helped fuel our success. CIMrecently signed a memorandum of understanding withthe Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy(AusIMM), the Society for Mining, Metallurgy andExploration (SME) and the Southern African Institute ofMining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) to create the GlobalMining Professional Alliance. This agreement will allowCIM members who are travelling to these regions tobenefit from the various services and resourcesavailable to the members of these organizations.

15,000 members and growingEnsuring membership retention and engagement, andfostering stronger relationships with our members andvolunteers were top priorities for CIM in 2013. Westreamlined our processes and automated systems tomake this possible. In the same vein, we adoptedapproaches that enable us to leverage member andvolunteer feedback to implement more tailoredstrategies into the resolution process and, as a result,making the move from simple case management to


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CIM Members – Where We Are

U.S.: 914 International: 1,751Total: 15,026

CIM Members by SocietyCanadian Mineral Processors Society 1,616

Environmental & Social Responsibility Society 517

Geological Society 1,428

Maintenance, Engineering & Reliability Society 638

Management & Economics Society 669

Metallurgy & Materials Society 1,616

Mining Society of Nova Scotia 201

Rock Engineering Society 393

Surface Mining Society 1,016

Underground Mining Society 1,556

No affiliation given 5,376

TOTAL 15,026

network and launched three new student chapters:University of Toronto, Dalhousie University and ÉcolePolytechnique de Montréal bringing our total of studentchapters to 13.

With respect to the CIM Awards program, we revisedour award names and taglines in an effort to betterreflect their meaning and help promote and recognizeexcellence within the mining community. These changeswill help our members in the nomination process tobetter identify the top nominees with the right award.

Moving forwardThe mining industry is ever-changing and diverse.Identifying our members and industry needs was crucialfor CIM in 2013 in order to put in place the strategies fora smooth transition into 2014.


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CIM Corporate MembersThe contribution and support of our corporate members is vital to the sustainability andgrowth of CIM.

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A&B MYLEC Pty Ltd.Abresist Kalenborn Inc.AccentureAcier St-Michel Inc.Aciers SSAB Suédois LtéeACP Applied Products Ltd.Adrok Ltd.Aecon MiningAIL MiningAkzoNobel Chemicals Ltd.Alexander ProudfootAMEC Americas LimitedArcelorMittal Canada MinesArchway StabilisationAtlas Copco Mining and Rock Excavation Technique

Ausenco Minerals Canada

Axter Coletanche Inc.

Barrick Gold CorporationBASF Corporation BAT Construction Ltd.BHP Billiton Canada Inc.Biodisk Corp.BKT Tires Canada Inc.BlackRock Metals Inc.Boart Longyear Boréal – InformationsStratégiques Inc. (Boréalis)

BradkenBrault Maxtech Inc.

Caledonia Mining Corporation

Canadian Pump & Compressor

Candente Copper Corporation

CBleue Inc.CEMI – Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation

CG Industrial Specialties Ltd.CK LogisticsCliffs Wabush MinesColossus Minerals Inc.Copper Development Association Inc.

COREMCrevier LubricantsCullen Diesel Power Ltd.CWA Engineers Inc.Cypher Environmental Ltd.

Dassault Systems GEOVIA Inc.

Davidson Drilling LimitedDe Beers Canada Domik Exploration Ltd.Dominion Diamond Corp.Downer EDI Mining - Mineral Technologies

Dyno Nobel Inc.

Earthworks Equipment Corp.

Eco Waste SolutionsElement Mining Ltd.

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CIM Student ChaptersDalhousie University • École Polytechnique de Montréal • McGill University • Queen’sUniversity • University of British Columbi • University of Saskatchewan • University ofToronto

MetSoc Student ChaptersLaurentian University • Memorial University • McGill University • Université Laval •University of British Columbia • University of Waterloo

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FLSmidthFLSmidth KnelsonFormation Mirabel Inc.Fountain Tire Mine Service Ltd.

Frontline Integrated Services Ltd.

Fusionex, une compagnie de Wolseley

GEA Westfalia Separator Canada Inc.

Gen-X Capital Humain/Ressources Menitik

Geohart Consultants Pty Ltd.Global Inspections-NDT Inc.Global Partner Solutions Mining & Industries

Goldcorp Inc.Golder Associates Ltd.Graham Group Ltd.Groupe CLR

Hatch Ltd.Hella Inc.Herrenknecht TunnellingSystems Canada Inc.

Hewitt Equipment Limited HLS Hard-Line Solutions Inc.

Honeywell Process Solutions Inc.

HumEng International Inc.

IBK Capital Corp. IDS North AmericaIMAFS Inc.Intergraph Canada Ltd.IQ – Investissement Québec

Iron Ore Company of Canada

J.F. Comer Inc.Jennmar of Canada Inc.Joy Global CanadaJPi mine equipment

Kal TireKey Maintenance Technologies

Kinross Gold Corp.Klohn Crippen Berger Ltd.KPI Industrial Controls Inc.

Lafarge Canada Inc.Laforest Nova AquaLaird ConstructorsLaird Technologies Inc.Laurel Steel, Division of Harris Steel

Le Groupe MISA

MaptekMcCarthy Tétrault S.E.N.C.R.L., s.r.l.

McCue EnvironmentalContracting Inc.

Micromine Ltd.Mine Cable Services Corporation

Mine Site Technologies (Canada) Inc.

MinePros Personnel Inc.Mining Publications International

MISTRAS MétaltecMosaic Company, TheMullen Trucking LP

Newalta CorporationNewedge Canada Inc.New Millennium Iron Corp.Norseman Structures Inc.North Fringe IndustrialTechnologies Inc.

NTN Bearing Corporation of Canada Ltd.

Nuna Group of Companies

Oboni Riskope Associates Inc.Outotec (Canada) Ltd.

P.R. Engineering Ltd.Pacific Bit of Canada Inc.Paul F. Wilkinson & Associates Inc.

PhotoSat Information Ltd.Pionera

Pneuma-Tool Inc.Polar Mobility Research Ltd.Potash Corporation ofSaskatchewan

Praetorian ConstructionManagement

PROVIX Inc.Purves Redmond Ltd.PVA Consulting GroupPyott Boone Electrics Canada Limited (PBE Group)

QinetiQ Ltd.RAX Enterprises Inc.Raymac Environmental Services Inc.

RedpathREM Resource Engineering & Maintenance

RichwoodRio Tinto Iron & Titanium Inc.Rockhound Ltd.Rockwell AutomationRungePincockMinarco

Schlumberger Water Services

Sentry® Equipment Corp.Service aux entreprisesHarricana

Siemens Canada Ltd.Sinergeo Lda.SKF Canada Ltd.SM Construction Inc.SMS Equipment Inc.SNL Metals EconomicsGroup

Spicer Solution Providers Inc.SRK Consulting (Canada) Inc.

Stellar RecruitmentSTM AssociatesStonehouse Mining Corp.Suncor Energy Synthesarc Inc.

Team Power SolutionsTeck Resources Ltd.Tega Industries CanadaTENAQUIP LimitedTerraSource GlobalTetra TechThibault & Associates Inc.Thyssen MiningConstruction of Canada Ltd.Timken Canada LP

Ultra Seat CorporationVale Newfoundland & Labrador Limited

Val’s Drilling LimitedVeyance Technologies Canada Inc.

Victaulic Company of Canada Ltd.

Wajax EquipmentWajax Power SystemsWatts, Griffis and McOuat Limited

Wenco International MiningSystems Ltd.

WesTech Engineering, Inc.Western Potash Corp.Wilkinson Steel & Metals Ltd.Wire Rope Industries Ltd.Women in ResourceDevelopment Corporation

W.S. Tyler Wugang CanadaResources Investment Ltd.

XPS Consulting & TestworkServices

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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEPresident Robert Schafer, Hunter Dickinson Inc.President-Elect Sean Waller, Candente Copper Corp.Incoming President-Elect Garth Kirkham, KirkhamGeosystems Ltd. Immediate Past-President TerenceBowles, The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp.Finance Chairman Michael Cinnamond, B2Gold Corp.(formerly with PwC) Eastern District Second-Year Vice-President Daniel Gagnon, Met-Chem Central DistrictSecond-Year Vice-President Adam Tonnos, ToromontWestern District Second-Year Vice-President Patty Moore,Tetra Tech International District Vice-President NathanStubina, McEwen Mining Inc. CIM Executive Director (exofficio) Jean Vavrek CIM Director of Finance andAdministration Serge Major CIM Secretary Mireille Goulet

GOVERNANCE COMMITTEEPast-President (Chair) Terence Bowles, The St. LawrenceSeaway Management Corp. Directors named by CouncilResolution Jim Popowich, The Mosaic Company; ChrisTwigge-Molecey, Hatch CIM Executive Director (exofficio) Jean Vavrek, CIM Secretary Mireille Goulet

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AUDIT AND RISK ANALYSIS COMMITTEECouncil Member also sitting on the Executive Committee(Chair) Michael Cinnamond, B2Gold Corp. (formerly withPwC) Vice-President Rick Hutson Members (not onCouncil) John Bowles, Terry Krepiakevich CIM ExecutiveDirector (ex officio) Jean Vavrek, CIM Director Financeand Administration (non-voting) Serge Major

TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEEChair Chuck Edwards, AMEC Canadian MineralProcessors Society Michael Sue, Outotec; CatherinePelletier, Endako Mines Environmental & SocialResponsibility Society Janis Shandro, University ofVictoria; Angelique Slade Shantz, CBERN GeologicalSociety Hendrik Falck, Aboriginal Affairs and NorthernDevelopment Canada Maintenance & EngineeringSociety Marcel Djivre, Metelco Management & EconomicsSociety Mark Lamoureux, ScotiaBank Metallurgical &Materials Society Peter Lind, Barrick Gold; Erfan Sharifi,Outotec Rock Engineering Society Martin Grenon,Université Laval Surface Mining Society Tim Joseph,University of Alberta Underground Mining Society GaryPoxleitner and Louis Peloquin, SRK Consulting CIM StaffRyan Bergen, Janice Burke, Andrea Nichiporuk, AngelaHamlyn (ex officio) Jean Vavrek

STANDING COMMITTEE ON MINERAL RESERVEAND MINERAL RESOURCE DEFINITIONSChairs Paul Bankes, Teck Resources; DeborahMcCombe, Roscoe Postle Associates; Tim Maunula, OakRidge Resources; Phil Olsen, Titan Uranium (retired);Normand Champigny, Donner Metals; Joe Ringwald,Selwyn Resources; Geoff Jordan, Geoff GordonAssociates; Fred Payne; Greg Gosson, AMEC; KevinPalmer, Teck Resources; Alicia Ferdinand, ProvenReserves; Mike Hoffman, Kria Resources

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEEVice-President International (Chair) Nathan Stubina, McEwenMining Inc. Core Group Chris Twigge-Molecey, Hatch; JeanVavrek, CIM; Robert Schafer, Hunter Dickinson Inc.; CarmenAltamirano, Foreign Affairs, Trade and InternationalDevelopment Canada Africa District Senior Vice-PresidentDaniel Gagnon, Met-Chem Africa District Junior Vice-President Pierre Boivin, McCarthy Tétrault Members ChuckEdwards, AMEC; Keith Spence, Global Mining Capital Corp.;Phillip Mackey, P.J. Mackey Technology Inc.; Tim Dold,

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Tema Inenmann; Jim Gowans, Barrick Gold Corp.; RobStephens, Teck Metals; Priti Wanjara, National ResearchCouncil; Joe Hinzer, Watts, Griffis and McOuat; Patty Moore,Tetra Tech; Daniel Brosig; Jin Liu; Lucky Lakshmanan, ProcessResearch Ortech; Ken Roberts, FLSmidth; Pramod Kumar,Polycorp CIM Staff Marjolaine Dugas and Mireille Goulet

COMPENSATION COMMITTEECIM President Robert Schafer, Hunter Dickinson Inc.President-Elect Sean Waller, Candente Copper Corp.Incoming President-Elect Garth Kirkham, KirkhamGeosystems Ltd. Past-President Terence Bowles, The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp.

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON THE VALUATION OF MINERAL PROPERTIES (CIMVAL)Co-Chairs Keith Spence, Global Mining Capital Corp.;William Roscoe, Scott Wilson Mining Group Secretary EdenOliver, Bennett Jones LLP Members Derek Melo, KPMG;Michael Fowler, Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon Ltd.; DavidScott, CIBC; Michael Samis, Ernst & Young; Marc Legault,Agnico-Eagle Mines; Pat Stephenson, AMC Consultants;Bruce McKnight, Minerals Services

BEST PRACTICE GUIDELINES COMMITTEEChair Garth Kirkham, Kirkham Geosystems Ltd. MembersMarc Legault, Agnico-Eagle Mines; Hendrik Falk,Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada;Ron Pressacco, Rosco Postle Associates

CIM/CSA WORKING COMMITTEERepresenting CIM: CIM President Robert Schafer, HunterDickinson Inc. Standing Committee on Mineral Reserveand Mineral Resource Definitions Chair Paul Bankes, TeckResources Best Practices Guidelines Committee ChairGarth Kirkham, Kirkham Geosystems Ltd. CIM ExecutiveDirector Jean Vavrek Representing CSA: British ColumbiaSecurities Commission Robert Holland Autorité desMarchés Financiers Luc Arseneault Ontario SecuritiesCommission Craig Waldie Guests: CRIRSCO ChairDeborah McCombe, Roscoe Postle Associates CIMImmediate Past-President Terence Bowles, The St.Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. CIM Past-Presidents Chuck Edwards, AMEC; Michael Allan, TeckResources CIM President-Elect Sean Waller, CandenteCopper Corp. CIMVAL Co-Chair Keith Spence, GlobalMining Capital Corp. CIM Secretary Mireille Goulet

GLOBAL MINING STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES GROUPExecutive Council: Chair Tim Skinner, SMART SolutionsVice-Chair Andrew Scott, Barrick Gold SMART Vice-ChairPaul Graham, Shell Canada Treasurer Bruce Bernard,Liebherr Secretary Peter Becu, Consultant ExternalCoordinator Vivien Hui, 3D-P CIM Representative JimPopowich, The Mosaic Company SME RepresentativeMark Bartlett, Desert Falcon Consulting AusIMMRepresentative Jamie Ross, Newcrest Mining SAIMMRepresentative Jim Porter, Jim Porter Mining ConsultingManaging Director Heather Ednie Stakeholder Council:South American Representative Laura Mottola, FlowPartners Situation Awareness Working Group AndyChapman, Barrick Gold Technology and ConnectivityWorking Group Peter Wan, Teck Data Access and UsageWorking Group Paul Roos, Vale; Sean Fancey, SherrittCoal; Zoli Lukacs, Taseko Mines Underground MiningWorking Group Samantha Espley, Vale Operational Safetyand Risk Management Working Group Gord Winkel,University of Alberta Industrial Comminution EfficiencyWorking Group Rob McIvor, Metcom Technologies

TECHNICAL PROGRAM STANDING COMMITTEECIM President Robert Schafer, Hunter Dickinson Inc. CIMIncoming President Sean Waller, Candente Copper Corp.CIM Past-President Chuck Edwards, AMEC CIMConvention District Vice-Presidents Patty Moore, TetraTech; Daniel Gagnon, Met-Chem CIM Ambassador TimJoseph, University of Alberta Technical Program ChairGreg Rasmussen, Xstrata Technology Canada CIMDirector of Events Lise Bujold

PRODUCTION COST REPORTING COMMITTEEChair Graham Clow, Roscoe Postle Associates

DIVERSITY ADVISORY COMMITTEEChair Patty Moore, Tetra Tech Member Adam Tonnos,Toromont CAT Council Members Janice Zinck, Canmet;Nathan Stubina, McEwen Mining Inc.; Alicia Ferdinand, ProvenReserves; Robert Schafer, Hunter Dickinson Inc.; Jo-AnnBoucher, Bestech MiHR Executive Ryan Montpellier WIMBoard Representative Leanne Hall CIM Executive DirectorJean Vavrek CIM Staff Mireille Goulet, Angela Hamlyn


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CANADIAN MINERAL PROCESSORS (CMP)Chair Pierre Julien Past-Chair Erin Legault Vice-Chair TadCrowie Second Vice-Chair Paul Blatter Past-Chair ErinLegault Secretary Janice Zinck Treasurer Ray MacDonald

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (ESR)Chair Janice Zinck Vice-Chair David ForresterSecretary/Treasurer Mireille Goulet Board – PublicationsChair Janis Shandro

ROCK ENGINEERING SOCIETY EXECUTIVE (RES)Chair Denis Thibodeau Past-Chair John HadjigeorgiouChair-Elect Martin Grenon Secretary John HenningTreasurer Luc Beauchamp Publications Officer DougMilne Directors Peter Kaiser, Ferri Hassani, Hani Mitri

GEOLOGICAL SOCIETYChair Jason King Dunning Incoming Chair Serge PerraultImmediate Past-Chair Garth Kirkham Past-Chair DanBrisbin Councillor-at-Large Hendrik Falck EducationDavid Lentz Paper Selection Jeremy Richards, W. DavidSinclair

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MAINTENANCE, ENGINEERING AND RELIABILITY SOCIETY (MER)Chair Jo-Anne Boucher Vice-Chair André (Andy) LemayRecording Secretary Marcel M. Djivre Treasurer RichardA. McIvor Immediate Past-Chair Charles E. (Ted) KnightDirectors: Membership Mel Harju, Communications(News) Robert J. Lipic Peer Review Chair (Publications)Marcel M. Djivre Education (Scholarships/StudentLiaison) Jacek (Jack) Paraszczak Documents, EnergyAndré (Andy) Lemay Directors Edward M. Patton, B.F. (Ben) Kubica, Brad Kingston, J.R. Robert Provonost, F. Bennett McLaughlin, Jean Vavrek, Luc Gagnon, GlennLyle, Tom Shumka, Eric Schraml, Dean Millar, Bill Wright,Jean Béliveau

UNDERGROUND MINING SOCIETY (UMS)Chair Robert Carey Vice-Chair Eric Hinton Treasurer BillMcNeil Secretary Gary Poxleitner Past-Chair TonyGeorge Directors Donna Beneteau, Vern Evans, GarstonBlackwell, Charlie Graham, Peter Cain, Ferri Hassani,Shannon Campbell, Frank Catalano (M/E), Yves Leveille,Kevin Melong, Fran Yungwirth

SURFACE MINING SOCIETY (SMS)Chair Tom Broddy Past-Chair Ray Reipas Secretary &Marketing Katie Dempster Treasurer Bruce BernardProgram Director Zoli Lukacs Directors Dave Leslie, TimSkinner, Ross Pritchard, Brad Strueby, Mike Petrina

MANAGEMENT & ECONOMICS SOCIETY (MES)Chair Richard Jundis Vice-Chair Carlos da CostaImmediate Past-Chairman Alicia Ferdinand Past-ChairKeith N. Spence Treasurer Rodrigo Rojas SecretaryMarilyn Barton Publications Mark LamoureuxCommunications Simona Cara Director (Education)Jacqueline Allison Directors (Management & FinanceDay) Lawrence D. Smith, Jane Spooner Director(Discussion Group) Steve Suarez, Dennis H. WaddingtonDiscussion Group Committee Ben Burkholder, ManuelCortes, Andrew Kearns, Alyson Caseley, ChristopherSchmidt Education Committee Sam Leung, James MartinManagement & Finance Day Committee Jessie Liu-Ernsting, Warren Flannery

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EASTERN DISTRICT District Vice-Presidents: First-Year Marcel JolicoeurSecond-Year Daniel Gagnon Ambassador: RenéDufour Chairs: Amos Robert Cloutier Chapais-Chibougamau Patrick Houle Harricana Marcel JolicoeurLabrador Mark Blake Montreal Hani MitriNewfoundland Heather Bruce-Veitch New BrunswickSean McClenaghan Québec Louis Marcoux QuébecNord-Est Patrice Tremblay Rouyn-Noranda SylvainLépine Saguenay Steve Thivierge Thetford MinesNormand Boutet

CENTRAL DISTRICT District Vice-Presidents: First-Year Rick Hutson Second-Year Adam Tonnos Ambassadors: NorthernOntario Charlie Graham Southern Ontario ChrisTwigge-Molecey GTA West Peter Salmon WesternOntario and Manitoba Eric Hinton Chairs: Cobalt ToddSteis GTA West David Chinloy Hamilton Shannon ClarkNorthern Gateway Tom Palangio Ottawa Jean-FrançoisFiset Porcupine Shannon Campbell Red Lake JaniceWallgren Sudbury George Darling Sudbury GeosectionPhil Thurston Thompson Inge Robinson Thunder BayMark Smyk Toronto Thomas Rannelli (unfortunatelypassed away in October), Alicia Ferdinand Winnipeg EdHuebert

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WESTERN DISTRICT Vice-Presidents: First-Year Dan Clark Second-Year PattyMoore Ambassadors: British Colombia Jim PopowichAlberta Tim Joseph Saskatchewan Chuck Edwards Chairs:Calgary Theresa Lavender Crowsnest Jeff ColdenEdmonton Tim Joseph North Central BC Jérôme LaMarreOil Sands Devon Hulsman Saskatoon Michelle SturbySaskatoon GeoSoc Cory Kos South Central BC ShamusTuohey Trail Marvin Neufeld Vancouver Ken RobertsYellowknife David Watson Yukon Paul Christman

INTERNATIONALDistrict Vice-President: Nathan Stubina Chairs: Dakar,Senegal Oumar Toguyeni Lima, Peru Bertrand De WindtLos Andes, Chile John Selters

METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SOCIETY (METSOC)Past-President Vladimiros Papangelakis President PritiWanjara 1st Vice-President Boyd Davis 2nd Vice-President Mary Wells 3rd Vice-President Zhenghe XuTreasurer Chris Kennedy Secretary Connie Barry SectionChairmen Roki Fukuzawa (Environment), DimitriosFilippou (Hydrometallurgy), Mihaiela Isac (Light Metals),Daniel Brosig (Management in Metallurgy), ElviDalgaard/Lukas Bichler (Materials), Kristian Waters(Minerals Science and Engineering), Danny Rioux (Non-

Ferrous Pyrometallurgy) Committees Erfan Sharifi (CIMJournal), Edouard Asselin (Student Activities), MonicaNasmyth (Membership Services), Fathi Habashi(Historical Metallurgy), Peter Lind (Publications), WeldonThoburn (Trustees)

MINING SOCIETY OF NOVA SCOTIA (MSNS)President Regan Isenor 1st Vice-President Ed Carey 2ndVice-President Chris Barron Secretary/TreasurerFlorence Sigut


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Like the industry we serve, CIM is always evolving.Throughout its 115-year history we have remained strongby persistently identifying and responding to the changingneeds of our members, our industry and society at large.Vital to this effort has been the regular practice ofconsulting our members, industry leaders and keystakeholders to help drive our ongoing strategic direction.

Recognizing that issues such as globalization, skilledworkforce shortages and the explosion of social mediahave significant implications for all of us, CIM wants toensure that it is poised to help our members and ourindustry flourish. We not only want to keep pace withthese changes, but also anticipate what initiatives mayrequire greater focus down the road and readyourselves to respond moreproactively.

In the latter part of 2013 CIMlaunched an extensivestrategic outreach exercisethat is continuing throughthe first half of 2014. Theaim is to give internal andexternal stakeholders anopportunity to providecomprehensive feedbackabout fundamental CIM activities and initiatives. This inputwill be instrumental in helping us establish our prioritiesfor the future and will build upon the objectives set out inthe Blueprint strategic review exercise that took place in2009 and sought to modernize CIM’s systems andbusiness practices.

To support us in our endeavor, CIM engaged theservices of Hill+Knowlton Strategies, a highly respectedconsulting firm with expertise in strategic outreach. Thefirst phase of the exercise entailed the employment of asophisticated and innovative online Choicebook™ surveytool. In a departure from conventional survey formats,the more interactive and informative nature of theChoicebook™ tool is designed to present added contextfor participants’ input – providing them with an

2013: A year of planningLaunch of strategic outreach exercise gives members and industry an opportunity to steer the course of CIM’s future

opportunity to learn about CIM activities and initiativesthat they may not have been aware of – to assist them inmaking informed responses. The objective is to gatherbroader, more strategic insights that will assist CIM inmaking far-reaching and sustainable decisions.

Through the survey, participants were asked to providefeedback on a wide range of activities and initiatives,which were grouped into CIM’s six primary service areas:

• Events and networking• Publications and media• Recognition of excellence• Professional development• Public and stakeholder engagement• International growth

The survey remained open forthree weeks, during which timea total of 1,487 people startedthe ChoicebookTM and 1,148completed it (completion rateof 77 per cent). The final tallywas considered quitesuccessful, especially given theextensive nature of the survey,which took about 30 to 40minutes to complete.

These discoveries also served as the basis for a secondphase of outreach initiatives carried out in early 2014,including a series of round table discussions with variousinternal and external stakeholders across the country.They were comprised of both in-person meetings as wellas online webinars and, once again, employed the toolsand expertise of Hill+Knowlton Strategies.

A report on the findings is scheduled to be released toour membership in spring 2014. The discoveries fromthis review will serve as the foundation for a forward-looking strategic framework to be addressed at a majorinternal leadership congress in the margins of CIM’sAnnual General Meeting, held in conjunction with theCIM Convention in Vancouver in May 2014.


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Events, Networking &Recognition of ExcellenceThrough the activities of CIM’s branches, societies andnational office, CIM events and networking opportunitiesare a central part of what we do. We reach up to 40,000people through our 200+ local, national and internationalmeetings, events and conferences that we host each year.

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CIM’s signature event – the CIM Convention 2013 – washeld in Toronto, Ontario in May. The theme of this pastyear’s CIM Convention, “Global Leadership – TheCourage to Change,” set the tone for discussions andpresentations on the myriad of challenges of managingtremendous growth against the backdrop of a shiftingglobal landscape and an unpredictable super-cycle.Delegates attended sessions that offered insight intokey topics of interest, namely operations andmaintenance best practices; leadership in investmentand management; social and environmentalresponsibility; the global geological puzzle; newfrontiers/open innovation; and planetary and terrestrialmining sciences.

For the first time, CIM aired the plenary session via livewebcasting. With a captivated audience, the panelistsset the stage for the remainder of the convention,prompting delegates to discuss topical issues, trendsand challenges. The plenary panel, led by Gemini Award-winning CBC investigative journalist Mark Kelleyfeatured:

• Stan Bharti, Executive Chairman, Forbes &Manhattan, Inc.

• Egizio Bianchini, Vice-Chair, Global Co-Head,Metals & Mining, BMO Capital Markets

• Chris Lewicki, President and Chief Engineer,Planetary Resources

• Richard A. Ross, Program Director – MBA GlobalMining Management, Schulich School of Business

• Zoë Yujnovich, President and CEO, Iron OreCompany of Canada (IOC)


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The 30th edition of the famed CIM Exhibition was thelargest ever, with 436 exhibiting companies/organizations.As an added feature to the CIM Exhibition – with its showfloor crowded with industry professionals – CIM waspleased to welcome 17 high-caliber employers to its jobfair who were able to gain access to a whopping 6,242qualified participants from 45 countries.

The technical program, special events andnetworking opportunities were led by one veryspecial individual: Thomas Rannelli, the conventiongeneral chair, who sadly passed away in October.Tom exemplified global leadership and the courageto change. We will always be grateful for hisdedication to CIM and its growth.

JOHN T. RYAN TROPHY, CANADA TROPHY FORMETAL MINESXstrata Copper, Kidd Operations

JOHN T. RYAN TROPHY, CANADA TROPHY FORSELECT MINESPotash Corporation New Brunswick Division

JOHN T. RYAN TROPHY, CANADA TROPHY FORCOAL MINESPrairie Mines & Royalty Ltd. Genesee Mine

HATCH-CIM MINING & MINERALS PROJECTDEVELOPMENT SAFETY AWARDEndako Mines Expansion Project – Thompson Creek Metals

MEL W. BARTLEY AWARDNorth Central B.C. Branch

SYNCRUDE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE INSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTGordon Peeling, Odd Rocks Enterprise

CIM DISTINGUISHED LECTURERSBruce Conard, Bruce R. Conard Consulting; Chris Twigge-Molecey, Hatch; Garth Kirkham, Kirkham GeosystemsLtd.; Gordon Winkel, University of Alberta; Heather Ednie,Global Mining Standards and Guidelines Group; PeterWan, Teck Metals; Rosie Steeves, Executive Works

CIM-BEDFORD CANADIAN YOUNG MININGLEADERS AWARDSSteven Assen and Sean McCaughan, Sherritt International

SPECIAL RECOGNITIONPeter McBride, Ontario Mining Association

DISTRICT 3 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD Shannon Clark, ArcelorMittal Dofasco

UNDERGROUND MINING SOCIETY AWARDAnthony George, Lucara Diamond Corporation

BARLOW MEMORIAL MEDALOliver Rabeau, Ministry of Natural Resources ofQuebec; Marc Legault, CÉGEP Abitibi-Témiscamingue;Alain Cheilletz, École Nationale Supérieure de Géologie,Université de Lorraine; Michel Jébrak, Université duQuébec à Montréal; Jean-Jacques Royer, ÉcoleNationale Supérieure de Géologie, Université deLorraine; Li Zhen Cheng, Université du Québec enAbitibi-Témiscamingue

ROBERT ELVER MINERAL ECONOMICS AWARDMichael Samis, Ernst & Young

JULIAN BOLDY MEMORIAL AWARDJason Dunning, Alamos Gold Inc.

J.C. SPROULE MEMORIAL PLAQUEHendrik Falck, Aboriginal Affairs and NorthernDevelopment Canada

PAST PRESIDENTS MEMORIAL MEDALJames Siddorn, SRK Consulting

MEMBERS AWARDRoxanne Kneer, CIM Sudbury Branch

VALE MEDALJon Baird, Camese

CIM DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDALChuck Edwards, AMEC

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CIM FELLOWSHIPSCharles E. (Ted) Knight; C. Ravi Ravindran; DominicFragomeni; Peter Kondos; Vladimiros Papangelakis; PritiWanjara; Noel Cleland; Peter V. Young; Steven W.Harapiak; Lindsay Milne; D. Anton; Rex V. Gibbons;Soheil Asgarpour; Russell Hallbauer; François Pelletier;James K. Gowans

FIFTY-YEAR CLUBWilliam Allan; John F. Anderson; Cass Atkinson; P. A.Bevan; John G. Brady; J. H. Hall Chamberlin; Donald A.Cranstone; James Peter Davies; Gavin Ewan Dirom; A.Darryl Drummond; William B. Dunlop; George H. Espley;Walter Fell; Édouard Gervais; Cyril E. Leonoff; TerrenceN. Macauley; Robert A. MacGregor; H. E. Neal; Fritz F.Prugger; Alastair J. Sinclair; Barton A. Thomson; Jean-Paul Vinet; Alan R. Watt; Umetaro Yamaguchi

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CIM was extremely proud to be entrusted by the WorldMining Congress (WMC) International Council to host the23rd World Mining Congress & Expo in Montreal inAugust. The theme for WMC 2013 – Mapping the Future:Advances in Mining Engineering – served as thefoundation of this global venue that brought togetherindustry professionals and experts from all walks ofmining to share knowledge and best practices. The eventnot only grew the CIM community, but it strengthenedCIM’s position within the global mining community as well.

Highly technical in nature, WMC 2013 featured anextensive 14-track technical program with 112 sessionsand 517 leading-edge, peer-reviewed papers, all of whichwas spearheaded by professors from McGill University,University of British Columbia, Queen’s University,University of Toronto and University of Alberta.

Led by the Honourable Greg Rickford, Minister of State,Science and Technology, and Federal EconomicDevelopment Initiative for Northern Ontario, theplenary’s high-profile panel included: S.K. Srivastava,Secretary to Government of India, Ministry of Coal;Jacynthe Côté, Chief Executive, Rio Tinto Alcan, andHonorary Chairperson, WMC 2013; Wang Xianzheng,President, China National Coal Association; MarkCutifani, Chief Executive Officer, Anglo American, andHonorary Chairperson, WMC 2013; Denis Khramov,Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, RussianFederation; Rinaldo Cesar Mancin, IBRAM Board ofDirectors, Brazil and South America; Steve Wood, Vice-President, Arcelor Mittal, Iron Ore Americas.

World Mining Congress In conjunction with the 30th International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction and Mining

Held in conjunction with WMC 2013, the 30thInternational Symposium on Automation and Roboticsin Construction and Mining (ISARC) represented anadditional 189 peer-reviewed papers and attractedanother 388 delegates to what has been described bymost participants as the most impressive editions theyhave ever attended.

What is more, the Expo!, a trade show catering to thisinternational mix of academics and business people,showcased the very best suppliers and service providersthat support the global minerals industry, creating anunparalleled opportunity to find the solutions to drivebusiness forward. Pavilions from Quebec, Canada, aswell as from the United States, Russia, India, Australia,and China contributed by drawing in 1,403 visitors tothe Expo! alone.

Special recognition goes to the General Chairperson ofboth World Mining Congress 2013 and ISARC 2013, FerriHassani, a Professor at McGill University and an academicleader who guided the various co-chairpersons andcontributors with exemplary leadership.


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For the first time ever, CIM brought the MaintenanceEngineering/Mine Operators (MEMO) conference toBritish Columbia. MEMO 2013 took place in Kamloopsfrom September 29 to October 1, under the theme"Mining 4 Generations."

Exceptionally, CIM’s South Central BC Branch joinedforces with the organizing committee, led by GeneralChairperson Patty Moore, and held activities and itsannual general meeting in conjunction with theconference. Its sold-out golf tournament gaveattendees a great opportunity to combine business andpleasure as they kicked off this successful event.

A content-rich technical program of local, national andinternational best practices was divided into three corestreams: maintenance and reliability; mining andprocess operations; and responsible mining. Delegatesfilled the rooms for two full days after attending acaptivating plenary delivered by: Colin Joudrie, Vice-President – Business Development, Teck ResourcesLimited; Sean Waller, President, Candente Copper;Robert Pease, President and CEO, Sabina Gold; KeithMatthew, former Chief, Simpcw First Nations, andfounder, Seklep Business Services; Bruce Knight,President and CEO, SMS Equipment Inc.

The sold-out exhibition, featuring indoor and outdoorexhibits that combined with an impressive and exciting

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The Metallurgy and Materials Society of CIM (MetSoc)collaborated with four international organizations – TheMinerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), ASMInternational, Association of Iron & Steel Technology(AIST), American Ceramics Society (ACerS) and theparticipation of Corrosion Society (NACE) – to holdMS&T’13 (Materials Science and Technology Conference)in conjunction with the Conference of Metallurgists(COM 2013) in Canada.

Under the theme of “Shaping the Future withTechnological Breakthroughs in Metallurgy andMaterials,” the COM 2013 technical program coveredvarious areas of interest in the minerals, metals andmaterials fields – from development to industrialpractice. Leading experts across broad areas ofexpertise from around the globe gathered to share theirpassion for the industry. Program highlights includedthe honorary symposium for Dr. Ralph Harris, a beloved

and highly respected professor at McGill Universitywhose contributions to the field of extractive metallurgywere significant, as well as the ever-popular Rare EarthSymposium, which led to the creation of the CanadianRare Earth Elements Network (CREEN) in 2013. Theconference also featured trend-setting internationalsymposia on research and developments in light metals,hydroelectric turbine manufacturing and aerospace.

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Proceedings of all symposia are available in CD formatand printed proceedings were produced for the RalphHarris, Rare Earth Metals and Hydrometallurgy:Materials & Equipment Symposia.

This event, held at the Palais des congrès de Montréal inOctober, was the largest gathering of metallurgical andmaterials professionals in Canada.

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AIREY AWARD, SPONSORED BY XPS, CONSULTING & TESTWORK SERVICES, A GLENCORE COMPANY

Roderick Guthrie, McGill Metals Processing Centre

METSOC AWARD FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE,SPONSORED BY RIO TINTO

Comondore (Ravi) Ravindran, Ryerson University

SILVER MEDALNathan Stubina, McEwen Mining Inc.

BRIMACOMBE AWARDEdouard Asselin, University of British Columbia

TECK ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDZhenghe Xu, University of Alberta

INNOVATION AWARD, SPONSORED BY XPS,CONSULTING & TESTWORK SERVICES,

A GLENCORE COMPANYLiquid Metal Cleanliness Analyzer system,

McGill Metals Processing Centre (McGill University), Rio Tinto Alcan and ABB

SHERRITT HYDROMETALLURGY AWARDYeonuk Choi, Barrick Gold Corporation

METSOC DISTINGUISHED MATERIALS SCIENTIST AWARD

Alexander McLean, University of Toronto

METSOC BEST PAPER AWARD''Characterization of Al-B4C composite

microstructures and their effect on fluidity''C.-J. Shi, Z. Zhang and X.-G. Chen,

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OUTSTANDING METSOC-CIM STUDENT CHAPTERUniversity of British Columbia

METSOC MASTERS SCHOLARSHIPJohn Forster, Queen's University

METSOC DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPEhsan Mohammadi Zahrani,

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HYDROMETALLURGY SCHOLARSHIPSJonathan Leung and Raphael Soldi-Giribaldi,

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The Canadian Mineral Processors 45th AnnualOperators Conference held in January was anothersuccessful event in 2013. The technical programincluded high-level papers on geometallurgy,comminution, testwork, operations applied researchand design and development, process control andflotation. Five short courses were held as well.

Each year, CMP invites two students from everyCanadian post-secondary institution that has a mineralprocessing component to their academic program toattend the conference. More than 30 studentsparticipated in the student program, which is graciouslyfunded by sponsorship from various mineral processingcompanies and related organizations. The programincluded a student mixer where sponsors were invitedto mingle with the sponsored students.

A well-attended chairman’s reception gave delegates theopportunity to network and catch up with friends andcolleagues. Students, for their part, were able tonetwork with industry representatives during the CMPStudent Scavenger Hunt. The always popular annualKilborn Cup Hockey Challenge was held just prior to thechairman’s reception.

To celebrate CMP’s 45th anniversary, past CMP chairswere invited to attend both the conference and a specialluncheon during which they were presented with gifts.The true highlight of the conference was the awardsgala where CIM President Terence Bowles gave the

Canadian Mineral Processors Operators Conference

opening remarks, and deserving members wererecognized for their outstanding achievements.

CMP 2013 sponsors can be found at cmpsoc.ca.

Award winnersMINERAL PROCESSOR OF THE YEAR

Denis Cimon

BILL MOORE SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTBrent Hilscher

RAY MACDONALD VOLUNTEER AWARDRichard Robillard

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDErnie Marcotte

PAST CHAIRDonald Leroux

BEST PRESENTATIONRobert J. Visintainer

STUDENT ESSAY AWARDSyed Saad Ali

ANDRÉ LAPLANTE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPCooper Meadows

BYRON KNELSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPAdrian Bill

CIM FELLOWSHIPPeter Wells

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CIM’s Mining Society of Nova Scotia held its 126th AGMat the Inverary Resort in Baddeck on beautiful CapeBreton Island. Themed “Global Mining, Nova ScotiaSuccess Stories, Mineral Development and Exploration,”the annual meeting provided a unique opportunity forinternational networking with the participation of a smallChilean delegation that represented several companiesand agencies.

Invited speakers included:• Liesl Harewood of Nova Scotia Business Inc.

(NSBI) who discussed “Financing to undertakeinternational projects” during the Thursdayluncheon.

• Mario Sepulveda, one of the rescued Chileanminers, gave the keynote address during theawards banquet.

• Margo Edwards, a trade commissioner fromSantiago, Chile, spoke on “Business opportunitiesfor the Canadian mining industry” at Friday’sluncheon.

It was a very successful and informative meeting withattendees from Canada, the United States and Chile. TheMen of the Deeps, who received the President’s Citation,capped off the event with a moving performance.

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Award winnersCENTENNIAL SCHOLARSHIP MEDALS

Allison Dowling, Bachelor of Materials Engineering,Dalhousie University

John Caines, Bridgewater, Honors BSc Geology,Acadia University

Nicolle Dupuis, Economic Geology, St. FrancisUniversity

FRANK SHEA MEMORIAL AWARDAaron Bustard, University of Fredericton,

New Brunswick

DONALD MACFADGEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPJohn Kyslneryk, Dalhousie University

MINING SOCIETY OF NOVA SCOTIA MEDALGreg Isenor

LIFE MEMBER CERTIFICATEGreg Isenor

PRESIDENT’S CITATIONThe Men of the Deeps

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Western DistrictCIM’s Western District is comprised of 13 branches,spanning west from Saskatchewan to British Columbia,and including Yukon and the Northwest Territories.

Two noteworthy events took place in 2013: The BCSouth Central branch hosted the successfulMaintenance Engineering/Mine Operators Conference(MEMO 2013). This three-day technical and social eventwas held for the first time in British Columbia. We werealso happy to see the revival of the Yukon branch,thanks to the efforts of Paul Christman of Yukon ZincCorp.

The Western District does an admirable job of engagingwith students and supporting causes that encouragetheir involvement in the mining industry. It has twostudent branches: Saskatoon and Vancouver. In additionto this direct involvement, some branches, such asVancouver and Saskatoon, made their annual treks tolocal colleges and universities to promote CIM and thevalue of networking, and to host annual student nights,which bring together students and industry. The annual“70 Years of Commodity Cycles,” presented at theUniversity of Alberta, is yet another student-engagingevent that is always very well received.

Giving back to the community is very prevalent withinthe district. Generous donations were made in supportof mining initiatives, including bursaries and MineralsEd(a teacher-industry partnership program), as well asnon-traditional causes like BC South Central’s donation

to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in honour of a pastmember, which received CTV media coverage, and theirSports Association bursary, which reaches andencourages youth to consider a possible career inmining.

Central DistrictCIM’s Central District, through its active branches,continued its efforts to provide value-added events,networking opportunities and communication to themembership in 2013. The vice-presidents, ambassadorsand branch chairs were actively engaged in buildinglines of communication between CIM National andbranches through a wide range of activities includingconference calls and social meetings. Most notably, thedistrict hosted the 2013 CIM Convention in Toronto inMay.

Branch executives pride themselves on bringing top-level speakers to deliver topical subjects to theirmembers and interested guests – and this was onceagain achieved in 2013. The branches held numerousluncheons (generally monthly), talks, networking events(e.g. golf tournaments and special student events) andgala events such as the Sudbury Annual Lobster Nightand the ever-popular Tastes of Toronto.

An important component for the branches is theirconnection to students and how they can worktogether. The branches are actively involved in, andcontinue the traditions of, outreach to students with the

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One specific effort to highlight is developed by theNorthern Gateway branch: the Annual Teachers MiningTours. The event gives educators the opportunity toexperience the modern mining sector, with a visit to aworking underground mine as part of this tour.Sustainability, safety, technology and the “World of Work”are the themes of the tours which garnered rave reviewsfrom the teachers who participated.

Eastern DistrictNetworking and knowledge transfer were two key prioritiesfor most Eastern District branches in 2013. The branchesorganized local conferences, inviting guest speakers anddistinguished lecturers to talk to their members and to thepublic at large. Notable technical events were theNewfoundland and New Brunswick mining conferences,the North American Iron Ore symposium in Duluth,Minnesota, co-organized by the Society for Mining,Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME) and the Montreal,Quebec City, Harricana, and Québec Nord-Est branches.

The district’s branches also actively supported localgeology, mining and mineral processing students at thecollege and university levels during the course of theyear. Students were invited to attend technicalconferences or take part in various activities, includingthe sponsored 23rd Canadian Mining Games in Montrealin March. Certain branches also organized activities forhigh school-level students, such as the Harricanabranch’s annual geo-caching event in the Val-d'Or area.

The district held regular conference calls throughout theyear, where branch and CIM executives discussed issuesfacing the branches, CIM and industry. Quebec Cityhosted district meetings in November and more areplanned for Vancouver and Quebec City in 2014. Thedistrict meetings are excellent venues for branchexecutives to meet and exchange ideas and discusscommon issues facing the branches.

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Social MediaCIM events reach and bringtogether experts from all walks ofmining, from all parts of the world.

The international visibility gained byCIM in recent years exploded in2013 as we launched and grew CIMConvention social mediacommunities on LinkedIn, Twitterand Facebook. Thousands ofprofessionals, experts and leadersconversed via these channels extending CIM’s reacheven further across the globe. On the heels of ahighly successful event season, we continue toaccumulate opportunities to produce internationalsignature events. Increasingly, we are delivering onCIM’s core mission of gathering and disseminatingknowledge – well beyond our borders.

CIM will continue to provide a dynamic networkingenvironment to the global mining industry. Bringing on-site and remote attendees together through the use oftechnology transcends barriers for knowledge sharing.

CIM social media groupsCIM has amassed a strong following of industryprofessionals through social media channels, whichinclude:

CIMLinkedIn group:CIM – Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum 13,097 members

LinkedIn company page: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum 1,268 followers

Facebook: CIM – Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum 1,329 likes

Twitter: @CIMorg 1,923 followers

CIM MAGAZINETwitter: CIM Magazine editors have individual accounts

CIM CONVENTIONLinkedIn group: CIM Convention 321 membersFacebook: CIM Mining Convention & Exhibition 349 likesTwitter: @AnnualCIM 876 followers

Knowledge exchangeAs a technical institute, one of CIM’s key pillars isto facilitate the exchange of knowledge. Throughour publications, website, new IT platform(featuring a more powerful database andenhanced capabilities), CIM special committeesand Distinguished Lecturers program we areincreasingly able to share information moreeffectively and to a wider audience. Add to thisthe valuable exchanges that occur at thehundreds of events and conferences held at thelocal, regional and national level each year andthe impact of this important mandate isunderscored even further.

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TransCanada Corp.’s beleagueredKeystone XL pipeline continues to costthe company money, and not just in lostrevenues. More than one billion dollars’worth of line pipe has been sourced,manufactured and paid for already. Anduntil it goes in the ground, TransCanadais also on the hook for mounting storageand maintenance costs, as hundreds ofmiles of pipe languish in leased lotsacross the continent.

The $7-billion, 1,900-kilometrecrude oil pipeline, first mooted in 2008,has been mired in legislative purgatorysince 2010. In the wake of the Deepwa-ter Horizon disaster and an Enbridgepipeline spill in Michigan, the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency ruledthat a draft environmental impact studywas inadequate. Despite addressing thisand other concerns aired since then,TransCanada has seen various state andfederal bodies delay their approval ofthe necessary permits as environmentalgroups and landowners along thepipeline route have weighed in andpublic opinion has soured. The projectis currently in the hands of U.S. Presi-dent Barack Obama, who must decidewhether the pipeline is in his country’snational interest. Obama may notdecide on the project until 2014.

In the meantime, TransCanada hascompleted the lengthy process ofpreparing the huge infrastructure proj-ect for construction. “In the past, thenormal regulatory review process for aproject like this was between 18 and 24months,” said TransCanada spokesmanDavis Sheremata. “As a result, we oftenneeded to commit to the production ofmaterials to make sure that things wereavailable in a timely fashion.” Long leadtime items like steel line pipe, valves,and pump stations were ordered yearsago in anticipation of a normal permit-ting process.

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Keystone XL. “They can lay pipe fasterthan we can manufacture it,” explainedWelspun president David Delie. Abouthalf of that pipe has since been used tobuild a southern spur from Cushing,Oklahoma, to Houston, Texas. This GulfCoast project – a project that wasapproved without any fuss, despite beingdesigned to the same specifications as theline heading north to Alberta. But theremaining 400 miles of Welspun’s 36-inch diameter API steel pipe hasnowhere to go. TransCanada was forcedto reach a deal with Welspun to store thepipe at its plant in Little Rock, Arkansas.Although neither company will disclosethe cost of the arrangement, Delie willsay that it is a long-term agreement,admitting that 400 miles of pipe in 80-foot segments “takes up quite a bit ofspace” – or close to 80 acres.

Canadian manufacturer Evraz facesthe same situation. With a contract toproduce about half as much pipe asWelspun, Evraz is now storing 250miles of its product for TransCanada atits facility in Regina, Saskatchewan.A

million, according to reports fromWashington, D.C.’s National Journal) isstockpiled at a staging area near Gas-coyne, North Dakota, Sheremata confirmed.

Thus far, TransCanada has spentaround $1.9 billion on Keystone XL,with more than half of that devoted tomanufacturing the pipe. If Keystone XLultimately does not receive U.S. govern-ment approval, TransCanada will likelybe forced to either sell over 600,000tons of pipe to other pipeline buildersor design future projects around itsstockpile. And although the pipe forKeystone XL is manufactured to morestringent standards than most cus-tomers require, Delie believes that TransCanada would still have to sell it ata discount.

Another concern is leaving the pipeout in the open indefinitely. Specialcoatings, applied when the pipe leavesthe mill, are susceptible to deteriorationin ultraviolet light. “TransCanada hashad us put on a whitewash to protectthe outside surface of the pipe,”r

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CIM MagazineCIM Magazine increased its coverage ofthe mining industry by adding a ninthissue to our editorial calendar andexpanding our editorial lineup. The addition of the“Technology” section created a venue to focus onevolving and emerging mining technologies in selectedsectors. For the second year in a row, the publicationdistinguished itself among a field of internationalcompetitors, earning a Tabbie award from the TradeAssociation and Business Publications International.

We continued to extend our reach, securing distributionat key industry events such as PDAC, World MiningCongress and the Oil Sands Trade Show, as well as bysending editorial staff to niche events including theRenewable Energy and Mining Summit and the ModularConstruction & Prefabrication for Mining Summit.

CIM Journal2013 marked the fourth volume of the quarterly peer-reviewed technical journal. The latest series of CIMJournal underwent a cover redesign and featured aspecial issue on gold. Interest in publishing in thejournal continued to grow, and a focused effort to invitepresenters at various CIM symposia to submit their workfor peer review helped expand the range and quality ofjournal submissions.

Canadian Metallurgical QuarterlyCanadian Metallurgical Quarterly, the journal of the CIMMetallurgy and Materials Society (MetSoc) and under thedirection of new editor-in-chief Joe McDermid ofMcMaster University, is published by Maney Publishing.

With 52 volumes as of 2013, the journal provides aforum for the discussion and presentation ofdevelopments in both basic and applied research. Aspecial issue appears each July on a hot topic. In 2013,the special issue “Advances in Rare Earths” waspublished and contained selected papers from the RareEarth symposium held at COM 2012.

Exploration and Mining GeologyExploration and Mining Geology (EMG), published byCIM’s Geological Society, contains Canadian andinternational papers on applied aspects of mineralexploration and exploitation, including mineral depositgeology and geochemistry, and geophysics, as well asmining geology, mineral resource appraisal andestimation methods, environmental geology and casehistories.

Volume 21 of EMG was published in 2013 as a specialissue on uranium deposits of the Athabasca basin. Thisspecial issue of eight papers was in the works since 2010.

In 2013 our efforts were particularly focused onimproving several functions that were implemented in2012, as well as on introducing new functionalities.Some of the new features are described below.

The dashboard – My CIM accountThe dashboard is the welcome page that appears whenusers access their account on the CIM website.Members can view all of their profile information at aglance, and access all critical data on the site, including:info about their profile, their preferences, theirdownload purchase history, as well as access topublications, events, the technical library, and variousservices such as nominating for the CIM awards forexcellence, submitting an article for the journal, etcetera.

CIM Technical Library The electronic archiving of a vast catalogue of CIM’spublications, papers and proceedings was a majorproject in 2013. Once completed, CIM members, using a

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The calendar of eventsThe calendar of events is a user-friendly interface thatallows visitors to the site to search for, and view, allevents for CIM, its branches and societies, as well asinternational events scheduled for the next year.


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CIM Corporate Member DirectoryA new section of the website was created specifically forCIM corporate members, providing them with greatervisibility.

Extranet for the CIM branches and societies2013 saw the deployment of the second phase of theextranet. New functionalities allow administrators of CIMbranches and societies to manage their emailcampaigns, contact lists and databases more effectively.In addition, new tools enable forms for capturingpayment details for various events (such as golftournaments, suppers and annual conferences) to bepublished online.

Finally, administrators have access to a tool for editingweb content that they share in dedicated sections of themain CIM website.

New collaboration tool (private forums) This section is now available to CIM societies as well asthe various committees so that they can have a privatespace in which to share specific information with theirmembers and management committee.

New look for CIM subsitesNew subsites were published online in 2013, including:

• CIM Convention 2014 (Vancouver) • Canadian Rare Earth Elements Research Network

System for the management, review and viewingof articles for the CIM Journal and for CIM eventsIn 2013, CIM dedicated a resource to the developmentof a new technical paper management system. This newsystem will greatly facilitate the peer review process forboth reviewers and those submitting papers forconsideration for publication in the CIM Journal and forpresentation at technical conferences.

The results of more than 18 months of work anddevelopments were realized in 2013, and will continuein 2014.

CIM special committees on standards Association for Research and Technology (SMART) aspartner organizations, providing funding and in-kindsupport. GMSG participated in, held workshops inconjunction, or exhibited at a number of conferences –namely SME, CIM Convention 2013, World MiningCongress, the International Symposium on Automationand Robotics in Construction and Mining (ISARC),Maintenance Engineering/Mine Operators’ Conference(MEMO), and World Gold.

Collaborative partnerships were developed with anumber of mining and standards organizations,including: Earth Moving Equipment Safety Round Table(EMESRT); The Open Group; Standards LeadershipCouncil; ISO Technical Committee (TC) 82; CanadianStandards Association; Australian Mineral IndustriesResearch Association (AMIRA); Co-Operative ResearchCentre for Mining (CRC Mining); Coalition for Eco-Efficient Comminution (CEEC); International RockExcavation Data Exchange Standard (IREDES).

In August, GMSG co-hosted a one-day workshop withEMESRT in conjunction with World Mining Congress,further demonstrating the GMSG objective to bridge thevarious mining and standards-related initiatives withindustry.

A key priority over the course of the year wascollaboration with the Canadian Standards Associationto establish Canada as a participating member of theISO TC 82 – a goal that was achieved by November.Going into 2014, solidifying Canada’s role within thatcommittee will be required, including the establishmentof a balanced committee and the funding for it.

Working groups and projectsGMSG operates through working groups, establishedbased on need and participation of industry volunteers.By year-end, there were six working groups in place:Situation Awareness; Technology and Connectivity;Underground Mining; Data Access and Usage;Operational Safety and Risk Management; and the mostrecent, Industrial Comminution Efficiency, with a firstproject focused on developing a guideline for the use ofthe Bond efficiency metric.

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Global Mining Standards and Guidelines (GMSG) GroupThe Global Mining Standards and Guidelines Group(GMSG) cemented its role as a networking andcollaboration centre for identifying and developingsolutions to common challenges impacting the miningindustry internationally. GMSG relies on the strongsupport of partner organizations, sponsoring companiesand voluntary participants.

Support for GMSG grew throughout 2013, with theAustralasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM)and the Southern African Institute of Mining andMetallurgy (SAIMM) joining CIM, the Society for Mining,Metallurgy and Exploration (SME), and Surface Mining

limited to): developing the application programminginterface (API) of a unified shovel interface to enable allon-board systems to connect through it, similar to theapps on a cellphone; and identifying common mining keyperformance indicators (KPIs) and developing standarddata definitions for performance data in operations,building on work done by SMART about a decade ago.

CIM Best Practices CommitteeIn 2013, a number of the CIM Best PracticesCommittee’s sub-committees or task force groups thatcreate industry best practices addressed specific issues,disciplines and/or commodities.

Active sub-committees/task groups include:

Cost ReportingThis sub-committee, chaired by Graham Clow of RoscoePostle, focuses on providing guidance and consistencywith respect to project cost reporting.

PotashThe rise of potash prices has led to a dramatic increasein potash exploration in parts of the world wheregeological conditions are not as conventional as those inSaskatchewan. Interest is growing with respect to theuse of solution mining techniques. This is especially thecase in regions where formation temperatures,thickness and grade are not as amenable to solutionmining as would be desired.

The current market conditions for potash and interest inglobal potash exploration have triggered a real need toupdate the best practice guidelines.

This sub-committee is chaired by Dave Mackintosh ofADM Consulting.

Advanced StudiesAt the request of the Canadian RegulatoryAdministrators and the need demonstrated by industry,best practice guidelines are being formulated to coveradvanced studies, namely preliminary economicassessments (PEA); prefeasibility studies; and feasibilitystudies. Greg Gossan of AMEC is heading this effort.

In addition, the committee is currently updating andimproving the best practices for estimation of resourcesand reserves in order to align with the recent changesto NI 43-101 and to address specific issues as identifiedin the CRA Mining Reports.

CIMVALTen years after its release in 2003, CIMVal is in theprocess of being updated and revised. It expects to havea draft document ready for comments towards the endof 2014 or in 2015. In 2013 the committee alsorevamped itself and now includes expertise andexperience from the banking, consulting, mining finance,mining companies and law arenas.

In mid-October, CIMVal hosted a delegation in Canadafrom the Chinese Mining Valuation Authority (CAMRA),an agency of the Chinese Ministry of Land & Resources.The delegation was headed by the secretary general ofCAMRA, a deputy minister level official. The agency isresponsible for setting mining valuation standards andaccrediting mining valuation professionals in China.

The visit included a mining valuation workshop wheremining valuation in Canada and China were discussed.This was open to the public and some 60 personsattended. There was also a co-operation meetingbetween CIMVal and CAMRA, followed by a visit to theToronto Stock Exchange.

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valuation standards or codes for key miningjurisdictions. It is comprised of CIMVal (Canada), VALMIN(Australia), SAMVAL (South Africa), SME ValuationStandards Committee (U.S.), the American Institute ofMineral Appraisers (AIMA; U.S.) and the Royal Institute ofChartered Surveyors (RICS; U.K.). The InternationalValuation Standards Council (IVSC) and CAMRA (China)are involved as observers. Last year, CIMVal submittedcomments on a draft preliminary document and is in theprocess of reviewing a second draft document.

Standing Committee on Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource DefinitionsSince its creation in 2000, the CIM Standing Committeeon Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource Definitionshas maintained the CIM definitions referenced byNational Instrument 43-101 (Standards of Disclosure forMineral Projects). It also represents CIM on theCommittee for Mineral Reserve International ReportingStandards (CRIRSCO). With more international exposure,CRIRSCO members have agreed, as much as possible, tostandardize core definitions in member codes andstandards.

In 2013, the CIM standing committee focused its effortson assessing possible revisions to the CIMVal Standards& Guidelines and working with IMVal towardsconvergence of international valuation standards.Although most changes were associated with wordingand syntax, draft definitions also addressed changes inNI 43-101 and met the industry, CRIRSCO, CSA andUnited Nations requests for clarification and guidance.The committee completed the proposed definitions andguidance in February and worked with CIM staff todevelop an interactive tool hosted on the CIM websiteenabling industry and member consultation. An articlein the May issue of CIM Magazine outlined the proposedchanges and introduced the 90-day consultationprocess. Following the largely positive feedback receivedfrom industry, the committee began addressingcomments in September. Final definitions and guidancewill be submitted to the CIM Council for approval in thesecond quarter of 2014.

The U.N. Expert Group on Resource Classification(EGRC) and EGRC Specifications Task Force, to whichCRIRSCO appointed Paul Bankes in 2012, prepared thetechnical specifications required to incorporate theCRIRSCO standard for Mineral Reserve and MineralResource reporting and the Petroleum Resources

Management System (PRMS) for oil and gas into theUnited Nations Framework Classification (UNFC). Thefinal document was completed in 2013.

Earlier in 2013, CRIRSCO nominated Bankes to theConsultancy Committee of the International AtomicEnergy Agency (IAEA), which was tasked with preparingthe bridging document and specifications necessary totransfer reserve and resource information betweenUNFC, CRIRSCO and NEA/IAEA (Red Book) systems foruranium and thorium. The bridging document wascompleted in December and will be presented to EGRCfor approval at the May 2014 annual meeting in Geneva,Switzerland.

NI 43-101 workshopA staple at the CIM Convention, the two-day NI 43-101and Other Mining Disclosure Standards short courseheld in 2013 was presented by Greg Gosson, technicaldirector, geology & compliance, AMEC. The group of 31comprised mainly consultants to the mining industry,but also senior technical staff from mining operations.

The course examined the changes made to NI 43-101Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects in June 30,2011, and recent guidance documents published by theCanadian Securities Commission mining staff on what isexpected from the mining industry to meet the newrules. Examples of retracted and clarified miningdisclosure were used to illustrate the compliance issuesraised by Canadian securities regulators.

Canadian mining companies have been on the receivingend of a disproportionate amount of class actionlawsuits by shareholders for what was consideredmisleading disclosure about the results of miningstudies or disappointing mine operational results. Thecourse presented an overview of civil liability underCanadian securities law, as well as some of the defencesagainst that liability. Requirements for forward-lookinginformation on mining projects under NI 51-102Continuous Disclosure Obligations were reviewed withparticular focus on the disclosure problems caused bythe new allowance for preliminary economicassessment studies after the completion of aprefeasibility or feasibility study. Examples of compliantand non-compliant technical report content werepresented to illustrate requirements under Form 43-101F1 Technical Reports.

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The CIM Distinguished Lecturers program sparks conversations and brings people and ideas together withengaging speakers at CIM branches, CIM student chapters and universities meetings. Lecturers are chosen on thebasis of their accomplishments and advancements that help shape the global minerals community. The programprovides a select group of inspiring individuals and leading thinkers who, through their expertise, bring ideas,innovations and technological developments to life.


2012–13 lecturers | 43 lectures at 12 CIM branches 2013–14 lecturers | 30+ lectures and counting

Cheryl AllenPrincipal ventilation engineer at ValeApplying automation technology to underground ventilation systems

George (Tony) EltringhamConsultant at Tony Eltringham ConsultingFour decades, four continents, four copper operations – a personalperspective on constraints

Wayne GoodfellowResearch scientist at the Geological Survey of CanadaSedimentary-exhalative (SEDEX) deposits – Current concepts on theirgeology, genesis and exploration

Michel JébrakProfessor at Université du Québec à MontréalInnovation in mining exploration

Sergei ShipilovProfessor at the University of North TexasMaterials degradation and corrosion in a sustainable society

Philip ThwaitesManager of process control at Xstrata Process SupportManual control, process automation – or operational performanceexcellence? What is the difference?

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Bruce ConardConsultant at Bruce R. Conard ConsultingThe future of sustainability

Chris Twigge-MoleceySenior adviser at HatchConflict minerals: what are they and whyshould we care?

Garth KirkhamPresident at Kirkham GeosystemNI 43-101 mineral resource estimation andCIM best practices

Gord WinkelChair and industrial professor at the University of AlbertaThe journey to high-performing safety cultures in mining

Heather Ednie Managing director of CIM’s Global Mining Standards and Guidelines Committee andPeter WanPrincipal adviser, mining technology at Teck MetalsTechnology standards for operational excellence

Rosie SteevesPresident of Executive WorksLeadership matters. How to ensure quality leadership leads to individual,organizational and industry success

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Public & stakeholderengagementEngaging more effectively with the public and ourvariety of stakeholders is critical to the industry’slong-term sustainability. It is key to attracting aqualified and representative workforce that can fillthe significant employment demands our sectorfaces now and in the future.

CIM strives to provide a safe, neutral space inwhich to bring together constituents from manysectors and with diverse perspectives. By doing sowe provide our members with meaningfulopportunities to connect with a wide range ofindustry stakeholders on key issues facing theindustry. Having these types of ongoingconversations not only helps build trust, but alsohelps facilitate the social licence necessary forour industry to flourish over the long term.

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Another banner yearThe CMMF is a non-profit charitable organizationdedicated to promoting and supporting education aswell as industry best practices. Working in tandem withCIM and M4S, and in partnership with educationalorganizations across Canada, the Foundation continuedto develop its signature mineral card project over thecourse of the year. The collection has grown to morethan 400 cards online, in nine languages (English,French, Inuktitut, Innu, Naskapi, Chinese, German,Spanish and Arabic).

To help further enhance the cards’ educational value,derivative products were produced from the mineralcard collection – a deck of 52 playing cards as well as abingo game were created. In addition to these twogames, CMMF also continues to produce: 11 x 17-inchposters for classroom and science group use; 30 x 36-inch enlargements for display at CIM’s M4S andother CIM events; ATV/sportscar poster showing differentparts of the vehicles and the corresponding mineralsused in its fabrication. These items are being distributedby sponsors and project partners at educational fairs.

CMMF is a proud partner of CIM’s M4S show. In 2013, inaddition to the $10,000 it donates per year, it providedmineral cards, panels, posters for teacher kits, etc. tosupport M4S educational initiatives.

CMMF actively promoted information aboutscholarships it offers, mining and minerals at thefollowing educational events:

• Aboriginal Science Fair (Kuujjuaq, Nunavik)• Earth Day (Quebec City, Quebec)• M4S – Toronto (Ontario)• M4S – Schefferville (Quebec)• M4S – Québec Mines (Quebec City)

The foundation also participated in the following miningsector events:

• CIM Convention 2013 (Toronto)• ISARC Conference (Montreal)• Québec Mines (Quebec City)

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Further, CMMF provided information about scholarshipsand educational material through:

• Mineral Resource Review Trade Show (St. John’s,Newfoundland)

• Canadore College Recruitment Initiative travellingcaravan (northern Ontario)

• Teachers information presentations (Quebec City)• M4S – Kamloops (British Columbia)

Big changes in 2014In 2014, CMMF is changing its name to the CIMFoundation. Although founded and supported by CIMmembers, the foundation exists as a separate entityfrom CIM. Going forward, it will be clearly identified withits parent organization. TheBoard of Trustees will use the41st anniversary year torebrand the foundation with anofficial launch at the 2014 CIMConvention.

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Mining for Society (M4S) is the interactive educationalshow that informs the public about the mineralsindustry and highlights its positive impact on everydaylife. Every year the show garners rave reviews, as itshowcases best practices in every sector and at everystage of the mining cycle, while promoting the multitudeof career opportunities in the industry – and 2013 wasno different.

Mining for Society (M4S)The educational show on mining, minerals, metals and materials

M4S shows are held in conjunction with the annual CIMConvention and MEMO conferences, where theycontinue to attract thousands of students, educatorsand members of the general public each year. Specialeditions are also held occasionally in other targetmarkets, such as in aboriginal communities and miningtowns. Through themed pavilions industry companies,partners, sponsors, government and educational

Location Affiliated event Dates Activities Students/teachers General public Total visitors

Kuujjuaq, QC Expo-Science March 19-20 60 150 532 682

Toronto, ON CIM Convention May 2-4 38 2,597 500 3,097

Kamloops, BC MEMO Sept. 28-Oct. 1 24 1,423 200 1,623

Schefferville, QC Mini M4S October 9-11 12 400 0 400

Quebec City, QC Québec Mines November 12-14 25 2,200 500 2,700

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In September 2013 CIM launched its Diversity AdvisoryCommittee (DAC), sparked by a presentation to CIMCouncil by then Xtrata Nickel CEO Ian Pearce, now apartner at X2 Resources, who was seeking support for adiversity initiative he was spearheading. CIM WesternDistrict Vice-President Patty Moore is the current chair ofthis committee, comprising an even balance of men andwomen including Council members and industryrepresentatives, as well as a representative from theMining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR), whichhas conducted extensive research on the mining labourforce and its needs. The committee, which has a

CIM Diversity Advisory Committeerenewable, one-year mandate, held its first official meetingin November. Members are looking at case studies fromwithin and outside our industry and talking toprofessionals specializing in gender inclusivity issues tomake informed recommendations to CIM Council on whatwe, as an influential and highly respected institute, can doto further support diversity in our industry. The formationof this committee is especially timely, as the theme for the2014 CIM Convention will be “Mining 4 Everyone.”Inclusivity and diversity will be addressed in the openingplenary and there is an entire track devoted to thisimportant topic entitled “Harnessing Our Diverse World.”

Valued sponsorsinstitutions, come together to give visitors theopportunity to experience the various aspects andstages of the mining cycle through interactive, hands-onactivities. M4S is designed to demonstrate the relevanceof today’s sophisticated, technologically advanced andenvironmentally responsible minerals industry.

While the industry consistently reiterates the value of thisvehicle to inform and educate people across the country,financing M4S activities continues to be a challenge. Aselect number of companies as well as the CanadianMining and Metallurgical Foundation help offset some ofthe costs but CIM remains the main sponsor.

M4S affords an opportunity for CIM and industry leadersto join forces and pave the way for a strong miningfuture. In 2013 CIM was able to reach and educate8,502 individuals through M4S activities.

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CIM was an international tour de forcein 2013, fostering greater ties withmining organizations including theAustralasian Institute of Mining andMetallurgy (AusIMM), the Society forMining, Metallurgy and Exploration(SME) and the Southern African Instituteof Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) totackle critical issues facing the industry.Establishing global technical standardsand sharing member benefits withaffiliated associations were some of theInstitute’s top priorities. CIM alsoworked closely with other organizations,such as Women in Mining, and industryleaders to proactively look for ways toencourage more diversity in ourworkforce and boardrooms.

On the international front, CIM reached an agreementwith Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Perú (IIMP) todevelop an improved curriculum for mining engineeringprograms that better address CSR-related knowledgeand practices. We also continued to work with theCanada Mining Innovation Council (CMIC), benefitingfrom their expertise and providing accounting servicesto them. We co-hosted the first full-track stream onextra-planetary resources, under the umbrella of theannual Planetary & Terrestrial Mining SciencesSymposium (PTMSS), co-led by NORCAT (now under theumbrella of Deltion Innovations Ltd.) and SpaceResources Roundtable (SRR), in cooperation with manyother institutional and industry partners.

CIM reinforced its collaboration with Quebec’s Ministry ofNatural Resources in 2013, promoting the second editionof Québec Mines, along with 48e Nord International.

CIM also cooperated with Natural Resources Canada inthe expanding area of rare earth elements (REEs), withthe creation of the Canadian Rare Earths ElementsNetwork (CREEN). This is a promising new opportunityfor CIM, allowing us to serve the industry and itsprofessionals while playing a more proactive globalleadership role in this area.

CIM also enhanced its leadership in the managementarena, working with Canadian Business Ethics ResearchNetwork (CBERN) partners in organizing the very

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successful mining and ethics track held during the WorldMining Congress.

For a third consecutive year, we worked with a full-timetrade commissioner, who was embedded at the CIMnational office, and expanded our connections withinCanada’s trade commissioner network. In support, weparticipated in and assisted with attracting industry leadersto numerous round table discussions organized by variousfederal ministries. Further, we increasingly worked with thethen Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)that merged with the Department of Foreign Affairs andInternational Trade – now the Department of ForeignAffairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) – to explore ourrole as a strategic partner in a newly developed CanadianInternational Institute for Extractive Industries andDevelopment (CIIEID), led by the University of BritishColumbia, Simon Fraser University and ÉcolePolytechnique de Montréal. This enabled us to participatein activities of the Intergovernmental Forum (IGF) onMining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development –both at Mining Indaba, held in Cape Town (South Africa) inFebruary, and in Geneva (Switzerland) in November.

The Institute’s further cooperation with the federalgovernment was highlighted as CIM President RobertSchafer participated in a high-level mission with thegovernor general to Mongolia to meet with theirpresident, prime minister and cabinet members toaddress business and educational issues.


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CIM has been hosting and serving as Secretariat for theCentre for Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibilitysince its inception in 2009, when it was developed asone of the four pillars of the Canadian government’saction plan on corporate social responsibility.

In line with its mission to promote collaborativerelationships among communities, civil society, theextractive industry and governments, the Centre forExcellence in CSR joined efforts with the CIMEnvironmental and Social Responsibility Society in 2013to launch the Extractive Sector Multi-StakeholderDialogue Series. Industry players from various sectorsgather during half-day sessions to discuss keychallenges facing the extractive sector. The inauguralsession took place at the CIM Convention 2013 inToronto, with the second session at World MiningCongress in Montreal, and a third at Québec Mines inQuebec City.

A wide range of representatives from mining andexploration companies, associations, consultants,

Centre for Excellence in CSRnon-governmental organizations, academic institutions,aboriginal groups, and municipal, provincial and federalgovernments attended the three sessions held in 2013.Discussions tackling issues such as values, inclusion,transparency, roles and responsibilities, and communityengagement, enabled session participants to identifycommonalities upon which to build relationships and trust,to develop an expanded network for sharing and learning,and to gain a better understanding of one another.

Information obtained from the sessions is gathered insession reports and made available on the Centre forExcellence in CSR’s website, which is hosted on the CIMwebsite.

The centre also initiated work on providing multi-stakeholder guidelines to Canadian companiesoperating abroad for the implementation ofinternational instruments, starting with the UnitedNations Guiding Principles on Business and HumanRights, with a focus on due diligence and riskassessment.

CIM National and its branches, as well as the CanadianMining and Metallurgical Foundation, offer numerousannual scholarships, bursaries and financial awards.

In 2013, more than 60 scholarships, awards and bursarieswere awarded for a total of up to $185,000 to over 75deserving students from across Canada. The Foundationadministers most branch scholarships as well as managesscholarships named for Caterpillar and its CanadianDealers, Scotiabank, Taking Flight and McIntoshEngineering scholarships and funds the Irene and ArthurFoley Scholarship.

CIM’s Management and Economics Society (MES)contributed $100,000 to create the MES EducationFund to be administered by the CMMF Foundation. Thisamount will be used to provide financial support to theteaching of mineral economics at Canadian universities

and colleges, and to provide scholarships in the range of$5,000 to $10,000 per year.

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Professional DevelopmentCIM has long recognized the value of professional development (PD) for individuals and the industry as awhole. Through its vast network at the branch, society and national levels, CIM offers a wide variety ofactivities for which individuals are able to obtain PD recognition and credits. These include attendingtechnical sessions, participating in workshops and/or short courses at conferences, and contributing to apeer-reviewed paper for the CIM Journal.

At the national level, CIM’s Leading in Mining (LIM) leadership development program was a major PDinitiative for 2013.

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Launched in 2012, the Leading in Mining program isdesigned to help participants develop better leadershippractices and thereby transform their organizationsthrough effective leadership, while also providing accessto a network of industry leaders who can offer themongoing support over the long term. The first LIM cohortgraduated in 2013, a second cohort commenced in thatsame year and a third is now underway.

CIM recognized that industry faces two challenges: 1) the attraction and recruitment of talent in a morecompetitive world; and 2) the need for a set of skillsbeyond the technical capabilities traditionally sought.Together with Rosie Steeves, a leadership developmentexpert, author and CIM distinguished lecturer, CIMtailored a 12-month leadership development program

Leading in Miningapplicable for allmanagement levels ofindustry.

Leading in Mining offersparticipants unique andpowerful leadershipdevelopment andpersonal growth experiences, regardless of theirleadership or professional backgrounds.

With Leading in Mining, CIM is changing cultures bydeveloping a core group of leaders who are betterequipped to deal with today’s and tomorrow’schallenges and to mentor our industry’s futureleadership. To join the next cohort, look for the programon the CIM website.


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A number of workshops and short courses are offeredduring the annual CIM Convention, society conferencesand branch activities. Twenty workshops and shortcourses were held in 2013 at the following major events.

CIM ConventionWorkshops (132 participants):

• NI 43-101 and other mining disclosure standards• Chromium management for the mining industry• Mining 101 – an introduction to mining and

mineral processing• Tailing management for sustainable mining

Workshops & short coursesWorld Mining Congress & ISARCWorkshops (124 participants):

• Risk-based inspection overview and hands-on• Tailings management for sustainable mining• Practical auxiliary mine ventilation• Mine backfill system design and operation• Mechanical mining and rock excavation• Mine closure: lessons learned and closure concepts• Mining 101

Maintenance Engineering/Mine Operators Conference – MEMOWorkshops (Free for delegates; up to 50 participants):

• Asset management, risk management, andinsurance

• Emulsion as a way for dust suppressants for mineroads

• Open pit wall management• Production energy optimization in mining

Canadian Mineral Processors Operators Conference – CMPShort courses (150 participants):

• Process control in the minerals industry• SAGDesign™: comminution circuits• Chemical fundamentals in mineral processing• Practical tools for maximizing grinding efficiency• State-of-the-art metallurgical accounting

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Global Minerals Professionals AllianceIn 2013 CIM entered into a Memorandum ofUnderstanding with the Australasian Institute of Miningand Metallurgy (AusIMM), the Southern Africa Instituteof Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM), and the U.S.-basedSociety for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) toestablish the Global Mineral Professionals Alliance(GMPA). The alliance’s objectives are to foster theexchange of knowledge and technology; promotetechnical and professional excellence across theminerals industries; provide programs for educationand professional development; and facilitateopportunities for knowledge sharing, businessnetworking, fellowship, and public information. GMPAparticipates in CIM’s Global Mining Standards andGuidelines Group (GMSG), which entered its third yearof activity (see page 36).

Government of Canada’s Global Opportunitiesfor AssociationsIn July, CIM was accepted for a Canadian TradeCommissioner Service’s Opportunities for Associations(GOA) grant. The GOA funding (a maximum of $111,625),which matches some of CIM’s expenses on key and newinternational development efforts for the period 2013–14, includes, among others, bringing internationalconferences to Canada and showcasing Canadianexpertise. Cases in point include CIM’s hosting of amission of Peruvian mining executives and businesspeople at World Mining Congress (WMC), which itorganized and held in Montreal in August, financingCanadian delegations to mining conferences held inChina, Africa, and South America, and providing financialsupport to delegates from Africa attending QuébecMines in November where CIM hosted its M4S show.

Developing ties with West AfricaCIM ramped up activities in West Africa in 2013 – aninitiative that has witnessed a lot of momentum over the

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past several years. The Institute supports local efforts tobuild a strong and responsible mining industry and tocreate and strengthen partnerships between WestAfrican and Canadian mining professionals. And withCIM’s Dakar Branch up and running, chair OumarToguyeni said one of the branch’s most importantpriorities is to promote and explain mining to keybusiness people, communities and government leadersin Senegal. CIM also funded the first part of a researchproject with Montreal’s Hautes Études Commerciales(HEC) aimed at developing an analysis model for localand regional supply chain opportunities related to goldmining in West Africa.

In early September, the branch hosted a delegation ofnearly 100 business people from Quebec at its firstformal event, headed by Jean-François Lisée, theprovincial government’s minister of internationalrelations, francophonie and external trade. Thisdelegation also travelled to Burkina Faso and the Côted’Ivoire. Further, in November, the Dakar branch helda symposium on the particularities of the local miningindustry, showcasing Canadian green mining and safemining technology and practices (with specialemphasis placed on agriculture, the environment andrenewable energy). Hosted by the Centre Africaind’Études Supérieures en Gestion (CESAG), this eventwas held in the margins of the fifth edition of the CSR


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Working closely with Quebec’s Ministry of NaturalResources and 48e Nord International, CIM wasinstrumental in bringing an international flavour and ahigher number of participants to the second edition ofQuébec Mines, held in Quebec City in November byhosting a mission of West African mining executives andbusiness people at the event.

Meanwhile, Daniel Gagnon, second-year vice-presidentof CIM’s Eastern District, presented and participated in apanel discussion at the Groupe des Amis de laFrancophonie (GAF) in December in Dakar– an eventthat drew in almost 1,500 university students andeducators, as well as some industry and governmentrepresentatives.

Franco-Mine 2013Ed Fast, Canada’s Minister of International Trade andMinister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, announced twoForeign Investment Promotion and ProtectionAgreements (FIPA) with Cameroon and Zambia atFranco-Mine 2013 in Toronto in March. Franco-Mine2013 was organized by CIM in collaboration with theTrade Commissioner Service of the Government ofCanada and the Ministry of Natural Resources ofQuebec, and held during the PDAC Convention. It brought together representatives from business,financial institutions and governments, including mineministers from Burkina Faso, Gabon, Mali, and Niger, aswell as delegations from Egypt, French Guiana, Haiti,Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, and Senegal to discuss the


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development of mineral resources in FrancophoneAfrica. CIM used a portion of the GOA funding tosupport the third Franco-Mine to be held within themargins of PDAC in 2014.

Forging ties with ChinaCIM is also fuelling cooperation efforts betweenCanadian and Asian markets. In October, CIM held aChina Finance Day in Kunming, Yunnan, China, inconjunction with the China Non-Ferrous Metals IndustryAssociation (CNIA). The focus for the presentations was“Techniques for managing risk in foreign mininginvestments.” Many strong CIM supporters includingChris Twigge-Molecey (CIM Past-President), Keith Spenceand Joe Hinzer were presenters at this prestigiousevent.

In October, CIM’s CIMVal committee hosted a smalldelegation of valuation experts in Toronto from theChinese Association of Mineral Resources Appraisers(CAMRA) and jointly developed a full-day workshop opento our valuation experts to improve understandingbetween Canadian, Chinese, and other valuationmethods and instruments.

The Institute is also establishing stronger ties with theCanadian government and we are increasingly beingperceived as a global leader in our field. CIM PresidentBob Schafer joined Canadian Governor General DavidJohnston in a state visit to Mongolia to meet with thecountry’s president and prime minister. The Mongolianleadership indicated that Canadian governance servesas their model. It is important to note that these types ofexchanges develop wide-ranging relationships withforeign governments.

Other activities over the course of 2013 included thefirst U.S. edition of the Iron Ore Symposium inMinnesota in April, where then-CIM President TerenceBowles gave the keynote address, as well as apresentation and participation in a panel by CIMExecutive Director Jean Vavrek in Montreal in Septemberduring Forum Africa.

CIM in PeruCIM’s Lima Branch welcomed Distinguished LecturerPhil Thwaites of XPS Consulting & Testwork Services inMay, who gave a talk on process control in the miningindustry. Branch Chair Bertrand de Windt arranged thelectures and site visits. This was the first time that theCIM sent a distinguished lecturer to an international

CIM membership increased to almost 15,000 in 2013.U.S. members accounted for six per cent of the totalwhile those residing outside North America represented12 per cent (see chart 1). CIM also has more than 100cyber members. This new category is geared forindustry professionals who reside outside of NorthAmerica who want to directly connect with CIM’s globalmining expertise. These individuals have access to thedigital versions of CIM Magazine and CIM Journal.

International membership

The trend in international membership over the pastfew years can be traced in chart 2. U.S. membership hasremained fairly steady at around 900 since 2010,whereas members residing outside North Americanborders increased from 1,012 in 2007 to 1,733 in 2013 –a trend we expect to continue.


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location. Thwaites’s best-attended lecture in Peru, heldthe evening of May 30 at the Institute of MiningEngineers of Peru (IIMP) in Lima, attracted an audienceof 200.

In conjunction with Perumin 2013, held in Arequipa inSeptember, the Lima branch held a symposium onmining, agriculture and water (“Minería, agricultura yagua”). The event was attended by more than 30delegates who were very passionate about the topic.The audience was a blend of local Peruvians and visitorsfrom Canada. Some of the notable speakers fromCanada included Monica Ospina, Jan Boon and SeanWaller (CIM’s President-Elect).

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Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and PetroleumStatements of Revenues and Expenditures

Year ended December 31($000)

UNAUDITED Consolidated Branches, Societies and National Office

2013Revenues Conference, meetings and social activities $ 7,726 Advertising $ 1,442 Membership dues $ 1,030 Subscription & book sales $ 64 Investment income & gain or loss on exchange $ 109 Miscellaneous $ 99 Total revenues $ 10,470

Expenses Conference, meetings and social activities $ 4,076 Commissions and sales expenses $ 391 Publications, subscriptions and mailings costs $ 856 Bank charges $ 50 Promotion and internet $ 167 Office expenses $ 967 Salaries and fringes $ 3,088 Professional fees $ 244 Awards, scholarships and program expenses $ 492 Council, business and travel expenses $ 155 Total expenses $ 10,486 Net results $ (16) ––––––––––––––––

The above financial summaries was prepared by CIM from information provided by the CIM National Office, participating CIM Branches and CIM Societies.

Participation of branches and societies is not consistent year on year, and may impact the comparability of results presented.

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Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and PetroleumBalance Sheet

as at December 31($000)

UNAUDITED Consolidated Branches, Societies and National Office

2013Assets

Current Cash $ 1,646 Short-term investments $ 1,987 Interest receivable $ 37 Accounts receivable $ 646 Sundry receivable $ 311 Prepaid expenses and sundry assets $ 495 $ 5,122

Investments $ 3,019 Capital assets $ 1,818 Total assets $ 9,959

Liabilities Current Accounts payable $ 1,028 Members dues received in advance $ 241 Subscriptions received in advance $ 50 Deferred revenues $ 2,510 Total liabilities $ 3,829

Members Equity

Internally restricted net assets $ 2,221 Reserve $ 2,000 Unrestricted net assets $ 1,909 Total members equity $ 6,130 Total liabilities and members equity $ 9,959 ––––––––––––––––

The above financial summaries was prepared by CIM from information provided by the CIM National Office, participating CIM Branches and CIM Societies.

Participation of branches and societies is not consistent year on year, and may impact the comparability of results presented.

These reports have not been audited.

Going ForwardGrounded in our core values andbolstered by the discoveries madeduring our extensive strategic outreachinitiative CIM’s sites are solidly trainedon ensuring a strong and sustainablefuture for the institute and the proudsector we serve.

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inception and makingthem availablethrough the new andimproved CIM OnlineLibrary. This initiativewill make thousandsmore papers easilyavailable tomembers. Theproject is still underway and will continue into 2014.

For the first time, CIM will be bringing together currentand future leaders of its technical societies andbranches for a CIM Leadership Congress to be heldduring the CIM Convention in Vancouver. This meeting,which going forward will be held annually, will serve tostrengthen communications between the various CIMconstituents and provide a valuable face-to-face venueat which to discuss current issues.

CIM has a long-standing commitment to the support ofhuman resource diversity within the minerals industry,but there is more to be done. The newly created CIMDiversity Steering Committee was established with amandate to advise CIM Council on what it can do withinCIM and in collaboration with industry partners tofurther support diversity within our industry.

In 2014, we are welcoming the CIM Foundation –formerly the Canadian Mining and MetallurgicalFoundation – into the CIM fold. Remaining a separateentity from CIM, the Foundation will continue to providefinancial support to the Institute’s highly successfulMining for Society (M4S) program, mineral educationalprograms and a number of scholarships for mineralindustry students. I look forward to working with theFoundation’s Board of Trustees to continue theseimportant programs.

As incoming president, I look forward to working withthe CIM team on increasing the Institute’s global reachand ensuring we maintain the high level of services andsupport to our members – wherever they may be.

Sean WallerIncoming President, 2014–15

Throughout my direct association with CIM, I havewitnessed the commitment of CIM staff and volunteersto work together to make CIM the very best it can be –and 2013 was no different. The secret to their success:collaboration in an open and consultative environment,where people ask the tough questions, identify solutionsand ensure those solutions are carried out. We are allworking towards a common goal: ensuring that we areresponding to, and even anticipating, the changingneeds of our members and industry. We are theCommunity for Leading Industry Expertise.

As I look to the year ahead, the most importantobjective for me will be the successful implementationof several excellent initiatives introduced by CIM inrecent years. In any organization, maintaining the initiallevel of commitment and enthusiasm through to thepoint where an initiative is firmly in place and part of the“fabric” of the organization is key to its success. A case inpoint is the CIM Strategic Plan, which will lay out thedirection for CIM going forward.

Members value CIM’s strong network of societies andlocal branches that deliver important industryinformation and provide professional development andnetworking opportunities through formal conferencesand events. The CIM National Office will work withsocieties and branches to help them continue to deliverthese valuable services.

As CIM Past-President Terence Bowles pointed out inthe 2012 Annual Report, 70 per cent of Canadian-ownedmining assets are located abroad. CIM will continue toaddress this issue by increasing its presence globally,with particular emphasis in West Africa and Peru. Recentpolicy initiatives by Canada’s Department of ForeignAffairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) recognizeresponsible resource development as an effectivemechanism for economic and social development, andthe reduction of poverty in many underdevelopedregions. Where appropriate, CIM will work with DFATDand other organizations to increase its support to ourmembers working overseas and to promote responsiblemineral industry development in target countries.

CIM’s strategic development is improving the Institute’spresence in the digital world. A major project has beenthe digitization of technical papers, proceedings, books,and other documents published by CIM since its

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