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NWT MAX AWARDS

Excellence in Mining and Exploration

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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

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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

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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

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2021 & 2020 Max Awards

The Max Awards were not held in these consecutive years due to the global pandemic of COVID-19.

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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

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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

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