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Winners
2024
Garth Kirkham
Past President of CIM (2015-2016)
Garth Kirkham is a prolific author of technical reports in support of projects from initial resource estimations, Scoping Study and PEA (Preliminary Economic Assessment) through to Feasibility Studies, as well as due diligence on both the buy and sell sides.
He is a Past President of CIM and Director-at-Large as well as Co-Chair of the CIM Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves Committee (MRMR). He has also served as CIM Distinguished Lecturer presenting NI43-101 and the International Regulatory Framework. He is currently the Chairperson of the Committee for Mineral Reserves International Reporting Standards (CRIRSCO) and Chair of Geoscientists Canada, Securities Committee.
Kirkham has created a short Course for students entitled “Your Career and Public Reporting—The QP Short Course for Students.” He is currently developing a short course for practicing professionals. Additionally, he has created and taught a full-term 3rd year engineering course for resource estimation at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).
Distinguished Lecturer 2013-14
Lecture Abstract
NI43-101 Mineral Resource Estimation and CIM Best Practices
Mineral resource and reserve estimation has changed significantly in the past 30 years: use of primarily manual techniques is shifting to use of complex geostatistical techniques, which are becoming commonplace and continuing to evolve. Computational horsepower has revolutionized all facets of numerical modelling and has allowed for increasingly complex methods and techniques to be employed to solve geological and mining-related problems. With the introduction of NI 43-101 in the 90s, a prescribed format and detailed set of rules guide the reporting of resources. In addition, a set of basic principles or “best practices” has been developed and guides the practitioner in all aspects of mineral resource evaluation and estimation, from data management, data analysis, geological modelling and domaining, geostatistical analysis, estimation and classification, to mine design and material scheduling.
2023
Keith N. Spence
Keith Spence is Co-Chair, and led the formation of CIM’s world recognized Mining Valuation Standards (CIMVAL) following the Bre-X mining scandal. CIMVAL is referenced by the Toronto Stock Exchange and other international stock exchanges. CIMVAL is used by Canadian and international mining practitioners for valuation of mining projects, including project acquisitions, government expropriation, audited financials and litigation. He currently represents CIM as the Chair of the International Mining Valuation Committee (IMVAL).
A field geologist, with experience in the Canadian North and internationally, he held senior positions in Capital Markets and Investment Banking at Royal Bank, Scotia Bank and the Bank of Montreal. He has served on the Boards of Ontario Place and Royal Ontario Museum.
He has also served on CIM Council, Chair of CIM’s Management and Economics Society and Chair of CIM Audit Committee. He has chaired sessions and presented at many CIM Annual Conventions. He also organized successful one day CIM conferences in Beijing and Hong Kong, China.
In 2012 he received the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal for contributions to Canada. A Commonwealth Scholar, he is a graduate of the Global Management program from Harvard University, and has an Honors B.Sc. in Geology and MBA from University of Western Ontario.
