Excellence in Mining and Exploration
2023 Max Awards Recipients
ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP: Met/Nuna
ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP: Brad Mapes
INDIGENOUS ACHIEVEMENT: Inuvialuit Petroleum Corporation
INDIGENOUS ACHIEVEMENT: April Desjarlais
WOMEN IN MINING: Grace Mackenzie
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Nellie Cournoyea
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT (Posthumously): Don Bubar
ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL & GOVERNANCE (shared):
Ekati, Diavik and Gahcho Kué Diamond Mines, Pine Point Mining and Gold Terra Resources
WSCC SAFETY: Sheila Chernys
2024 Max Awards Recipients
ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP: Tłı̨chǫ Investment Corporation
INDIGENOUS ACHIEVEMENT: Darcy Sinclair
WOMEN IN MINING: Kelly Brenton
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Dr. Michael Stubley
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT: Adam Bembridge
HONORARY ACHIEVEMENT: Angela Balsillie
ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL & GOVERNANCE: Diavik Diamond Mine
WSCC SAFETY: Burgundy Diamond Mines Ltd.
MINING RECLAMATION OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT:
De Beers Group Snap Lake Closure Project
2022 Max Awards Recipients
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT: Andy McMullen
ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP: Cheetah Resources/Nechalacho Mine
INDIGENOUS ACHIEVEMENT: Tłıcho Government
ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL & GOVERNANCE (shared):
Ekati, Diavik and Gahcho Kué Diamond Mines
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Northwest Territories Geological Survey
WOMEN IN MINING: Gaeleen MacPherson
SAFETY LEADERSHIP: Diavik Diamond Mine
2021 & 2020 Max Awards
The Max Awards were not held in these consecutive years due to the global pandemic of COVID-19.
2019 Max Awards Recipients
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Walt Humphries
ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP: Det’on Cho Management LP
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY:
Newmont Goldcorp Corporation
INDIGENOUS ACHIEVEMENT: Shayne Paul
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT: Hilary Jones
HONORARY ACHIEVEMENT: Bob McLeod
2018 Max Awards Recipients
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Gren Thomas
ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP:
De Beers Canada – Gahcho Kué Diamond Mine
ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:
Ni Hadi Xa – Gahcho Kué Mine
INDIGENOUS ACHIEVEMENT: Cece Hodgson-McCauley
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT (shared):
Diavik Dike Design, Construction and Operations Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Ice Road
2017 Max Awards Recipients
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE: Aurora Geosciences
ECONOMIC LEADERSHIP (shared):
Ekati Diamond Mine and Diavik Diamond Mine
ENVIRONMENTAL & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (shared):
Diavik Diamond Mine and TerraX Minerals
INDIGENOUS ACHIEVEMENT (shared): Joe Rabesca and Darrell Beaulieu
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT (shared):
Mine Training Society and Altaf Lakhani