In recognition of an excellent paper entitled "The Gold-rich Louvicourt volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit, New-Brunswick: A Kuroko analogue in the Bathurst Mining Camp.”

(Biography from 2008) Chris Beaumont-Smith is a mineral deposits geologist with the Manitoba Geological Survey. He received his B.Sc. and Ph.D. in structural geology from the University of New Brunswick. His research interests include structural analysis and structural controls on mineral deposits, mineral deposit geology and regional tectonics. Before joining the Manitoba Geological Survey, he worked with several major Canadian gold and base metal exploration and mining companies, and his interest in mineral exploration is reflected in his exploration-supportive approach to structural analysis. He is currently working on the structural controls of gold mineralization in the Snow Lake and Lynn Lake greenstone belts.