Mining Journal Awards
Mining Journal’s annual international awards are back and to add to our digital bow as we navigate through the Covid-19 disruption, I am pleased to announce that we will be running a Mining Journal Select Digital Awards Week.
Building on nearly 20 years of award history, the 2020 awards ceremony will feature an expanded honour roll recognising not only outstanding discoveries, transactions, CEOs, jurisdictions and fund managers, but also the best examples of corporate stewardship in key areas such as sustainability, gender diversity, and innovation. Mining Journal also uniquely recognises front runners in the US$150 billion global METS (mining equipment, technology and services) sector, singling out the best corporate performer.
The awards will recognise outstanding companies and individuals across the following categories:
Awards Sponsors
AWARD CATEGORIES AND FINAL SHORTLIST
CEO OF THE YEAR
(SPONSORED BY SWANN)
The Winner is..
Raleigh Finlayson - Saracen Mineral Holdings
Shortlist:
Sebastien De Montessus - Endeavour Mining
Darin Labrenz - Pure Gold
Mark Cutifani - Anglo American
Elizabeth Gaines - FMG
Vitaly Nesis - Polymetal
Rod Antal - Alacer Gold Corp
Jeff Quartermaine - Perseus Mining
Raleigh Finlayson - Saracen Mineral Holdings
EMERGING LEADER
(SPONSORED BY CYGNET)
Winner is...
Jonathan Evans, Lithium Americas
Shortlist:
Jonathan Evans, Lithium Americas
Brandon MacDonald, Fireweed Zinc
Hayden Locke, Emmerson plc
Paul Harbidge, GT Gold Corp
Walter Coles Jr, Skeena Resources
Aurora Davidson, Amerigo Resources
Catherine Raw, Barrick Gold
BEST EXPLORER/DEVELOPER
Winner is..
De Grey Mining
Shortlist:
Greatland Gold
Adriatic Metals
De Grey Mining
Skeena Resources
Nevada Copper
SolGold
Great Bear Resources
Ivanhoe Mines
SilverCrest Metals
New Pacific Metals
GENDER DIVERSITY LEADER
Winner is..
Fortescue Metals Group
Shortlist:
Fortescue Metals Group
St Barbara
Teck Resources
Suncor
Anglo American
BHP
South32
Regis Resources
Polymetal
Gerald Group
BEST NEW TECHNICAL STUDY
Winner is..
American Pacific Borates and Lithium - FORT CADY
Shortlist:
Allegiance coal - TENAS
American Pacific Borates and Lithium - FORT CADY
Adriatic Metals - RUPICE
Leagold - LOS FILOS
Alexco Resource Corp - KENO HILL
Galena Mining - ABRRA
Renascor Resources - SIVIOUR GRAPHITE
Emmerson PLC - KHEMISSET
MOST SUSTAINABLE MINER
Winner is..
B2Gold
Shortlist:
Newmont Corp
Barrick Gold Corp
B2Gold
Polymetal
Anglo American
Boliden
Fortescue Metals Group
BEST M&A TRANSACTION
Winner is..
Saracen Mineral Holdings/Northern Star Resources KCGM acquisitions
Shortlist:
Northern Star Resources - KCGM
Saracen Mineral Holdings - KCGM
Lundin Mining - Chapada • Calibre Mining - B2Gold Nicaragua assets
Kirkland Lake Gold - Detour Gold Corp
Equinox Gold - Leagold Mining • Hochschild Mining - BioLantanidos rare earths
Lepidico - Desert Lion Energy
Teranga Gold - Massawa gold project from Barrick Gold
EMR/GEAR - Ravenswood gold mine from Resolute
Zijin Mining - Continental Gold
BEST NEW DISCOVERY
Winner is..
Hemi, Western Australia/De Grey Mining
Shortlist:
Hot Chili - Cortadera, Chile
SilverCrest Metals - Las Chispas, Mexico
Greatland Gold/Newcrest - Havieron, Australia
De Grey Mining - Hemi, Australia
Great Bear Resources - Dixie, Canada
Alkane Resources - Boda, Australia
Stavely Minerals - Stavely, Australia
Tietto Minerals - Abujar, Côte d’Ivoire
INNOVATION LEADER
Winner is..
Gold Fields - Renewable energy projects
Shortlist:
Roy Hill (Hancock Prospecting et al) - Mine fleet automation retrofit
Newmont Corp - Borden all-electric mine
LKAB - 2030 sustainable mine plan/partnerships
Anglo American Corp - Various FutureSmart mining initiatives advancing/coming to fruition
Gold Fields - Renewable energy projects
Resolute Mining - Syama automated underground gold mine
Teck Resources - Machine learning assisted predictice maintenance
Grupo Mexico - Tailings Safety Initiative
NewCrest Mining - Artificial Intelligence/ Virtual Sensors
BEST FINANCING/ STRUCTURED DEAL
Winner is..
Cauchari-Olaroz lithium project financing/ Lithium Americas/GFL International
Shortlist:
Lithium Americas-Ganfeng Lithium - Cauchari JV
Ascendant Resources-Redcorp - Lagoa Salgada earn in
Gold Fields - $1 billion bond issue; $250 million share-buy back; non-core disposals to manage debt over May-July
Pure Gold - Madsen project finance (C$164.5 million)
Salt Lake Potash - US$150 million funding from
Taurus Macarthur Minerals - Glencore offtake
Teranga Gold -Massawa acquisition transaction/related financing
Saracen Mineral Holdings - US$750M KCGM 50% debt/equity acquisition financing
Northern Star Resources - US$800M KCGM 50% acquisition financing
MOST IMPROVED JURISDICTION
Winner is..
Western Australia
Shortlist:
Peru
Nicaragua
Idaho
Ecuador
Western Australia
Ontario
Alaska
Kazakhstan
Gabon
Kyrgyzstan
CONSULTANT OF THE YEAR
Winner is..
AMC Consultants
Shortlist:
Turner & Townsend
SRK
Stratalis
Proudfoot
Boston Consulting Group
Knight Piesold
Deswik
AMC Consultants
McKinsey
METS COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Winner is..
Major Drilling Group Int
Shortlist:
NRW Holdings
Imdex
Perenti Global
Macmahon Holdings
Goldspot Discoveries
Major Drilling Group Int
Sandvik
Metso Corp
Inmarsat
Orica
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