2021 Mid-year Report

2021

MID-YEAR REPORT

Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum

CREATING SUSTAINABLE PROSPERITY TOGETHER

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Curating Knowledge

Fostering Connections

Driving Innovation

Recognizing Excellence

Developing Expertise

Engaging Society

OUR COLLECTIVE AMBITION We began the 2021 year with a renewed focus through the lens of “our collective ambition,” a compass that guides our future direction. This work is made possible by the support of our industry-leading corporate members and patrons.

The COVID-19 pandemic shed light on the need for CIM to diversify its revenue source, utilize digital delivery and the digitization of knowledge, and provide greater value to members. This was the outcome of a comprehensive strategic planning process that began earnestly in 2020, shaping how we Recalibrate, Renew and Revitalize CIM over the next three years as we set in place a solid foundation for continued growth and evolution.

As a catalyst for connectivity, CIM actively works for the Canadian minerals and metals industry nationally and globally to enable and support the industry in its role as a global leader in sustainable and responsible mining practices. As the only Canadian institute that represents the full lifecycle of the industry, we are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the facilitation of innovation, and the promotion of sustainable practices across the full spectrum of Canada’s minerals, metals, materials and petroleum industries.

We understand the importance of our role to help you and the Canadian minerals and metals industry make a lasting impact and obtain a competitive edge on the global stage. Together, we can create sustainable prosperity. This mid-year report highlights CIM’s ongoing work to curate knowledge, drive innovation, develop expertise, foster connections, recognize excellence and engage society.

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CURATING KNOWLEDGE As a highly respected source of knowledge in the industry, CIM is the trusted leader in creating, curating and sharing leading-edge knowledge content through various distribution channels.

Our aim is to tackle the industry’s toughest challenges and equip it with developments, emerging trends and best practices across several categories, from sustainability to health and safety, technology and innovation, to diversity and inclusion.

CIMVTL21 a “virtual” success!

Faced with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, CIM National took the opportunity to host the first-ever virtual CIM Convention and pivoted to a digital delivery of live events. We are pleased to report that the 2021 CIM Convention + EXPO was a huge success! The technical program had presentations organized under 12 themes and had a strong focus on digital solutions and mine production.

Delegates

Presentations

Exhibitors

Short Courses

Student Posters

1,140

159

140

3

17

Keynotes & Plenaries

Corporate Sponsors

Networking Events

Award Recipients

7

75

10

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Plenary speakers You can be deliberate about building a skill set around resilience… and if you adopt that approach, that resilience is about moving through something and emerging more energized, elevated and equipped to handle what’s next. I think having that skill set deeply embedded in organizations will be extremely valuable for the industry moving forward.”

– Jody Kuzenko

Jody Kuzenko President and CEO, Torex Gold

David Cataford President and CEO, Champion Iron Ltd.

(On the perception of the mining industry and the three pillars Anglo American undertakes to demonstrate its value to the public):

Denise Johnson Group President, Caterpillar

Mark Cutifani Chief Executive, Anglo American Plc.

“For us, the first pillar was around a healthy environment, making sure we look after our neighbours’back yards,” Cutifani said. “Second, to create a thriving community, because being a partner to a community is about making sure that community is successful. And then third, being a trusted corporate leader. Delivering these messages is absolutely critical, and the most important part of my job as chief executive of Anglo American.”

– Mark Cutifani

Keynote speakers “If the Tahltans can do it, any Indigenous community can do it! You just need a vision, a strategy, and a vehicle to carry that vision to fruition.”

– Jerry Asp

Eric Desaulniers CEO, Nouveau Monde Graphite

Virtual field trips

Jeff Hussey COO, Osisko Metals

Jerry Asp President, Gray Wolf Solutions Ltd., Co-Founder, Chair & CEO of Global Indigenous Development Trust

The online format of the conference opened up new opportunities for knowledge sharing. For the virtual site visits, operations teams from surface and underground mines in Canada and Spain gave detailed video tours of their mine operations and fielded questions from delegates.

Caterpillar • Kearl – Imperial Oil • Sudbury Intergrated Nickel Operations – a Glencore Company • Detour Lake Mine – Kirkland Lake Gold • Orvana Minerals • Oro Valle Operations [ PAGE 4 ]

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Sponsors EVENT PATRON

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COPPER

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GKM Consultants

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Mines and the Environment Symposium This bilingual symposium is normally held every three years in RouynNoranda, Quebec, and focuses on discussing current best practices in balancing mineral extraction and environmental protection.

The symposium is a partnership between The Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) and CIM, and the result of a collaboration between the Research Institute on Mines and Environment (RIME) UQATPolytechnique, the Unité de Recherche et de Service en Technologie Minérale (URSTM), and many government actors and mining companies.

Delegates

346

Workshops Presentations (58 attendees)

4

22

Themes: Waste Management • Restoration of Mining Sites • Prediction of Quality and Water Treatment • Responsible Development and Mining Innovation

Student Posters

Keynote Speakers

Corporate Sponsors

Social Events

Career Award Recipient

44

3

19

3

1

Sponsors GOLD

SILVER

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The 53rd annual Canadian Mineral Processors Conference The annual conference, hosted January 19 to 21 by CMP, a technical Society of CIM, is a forum for discussing best practices and the latest developments in mineral processing operations and technology. The conference regularly features presentations on aspects of mineral processing including comminution, flotation, gold and iron ore processing, mineralogy, mill optimization and process control.

Attendees

Students

Scholarships

Presentations

Student Poster Session

Master Classes

Panel Discussions

419

80

17

14

1

3

3

Sponsors

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PUBLICATIONS The quarterly CIM Journal published seven peer-reviewed technical papers of interest to the minerals and metals professions.

The checkerboard effect and mineral resource reporting of underground mineral resources

Risk assessment for tailings management

R. Pressacco, W.E. Roscoe

K. M. Chovan, M. R. Julien, É.-P. Ingabire, E. Masengo, T. Lépine, M. James & P. Lavoie

Cover systems and landforms for rehabilitation of mine waste storage facilities: Practical insights

How tire stock management and fitment strategy impact truck availability

B. Ayres

Coking coal in the Alberta plains region, Canada G. Jordan

Ventilation systems to minimize aerological threats at the operational longwall face P. Zgrzebski, K. Soroko, R. Stach & S. Gola

Authors: E. Tomini, M. Levesque, J. Le, M. Goode & E. Acuña

A simulation-based algorithm for solving surface mines’ equipment selection and sizing problem under uncertainty S. P. Upadhyay, M. Tabesh, M. M. Badiozamani, A. Moradi Afrapoli & H. Askari-Nasab

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AWARD WINNING EDITORIAL!

CIM Magazine editorial was recognized in two categories for the 2021 National Magazine Awards

“We want to do the right thing, [but] if we spend more time reporting than doing it, to me that’s not performance improvement.”

– L. Grondin

Environmental, social and corporate governance rating is a burgeoning industry, and not without its growing pains

Feature category Has sustainability reporting become unsustainable?

by Kelsey Rolfe Best series of articles Future proofing against climate change, Zeroing in on CO2, Taking heat

by Herb Mathisen and Cecilia Keating

around 19 or 20 per cent currently. In comparison, some environmental, social and corporate governance ratings agencies — a growing class of ratings firms that specialize in evaluating companies on their material environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk exposure and efforts at mitigation — consider turnover rates of higher than 10 per cent a red flag that the evaluated companies have simmering workforce issues.

“What is a responsible mining company supposed to do?

Hire people from the south and ensure a low turnover like we have at [our] Abitibi [operations] or make an effort in training?” Grondin asked. “If you only look at the number, you say, ‘well that’s a bad company, you can’t keep your employees.’ If you actually listen to the story, this is a responsible company that knows one of the benefits of mining is local employment.”

Demand rises for ESG risk reporting

Has sustainability reporting become

unsustainable?

By Kelsey Rolfe

A

t Agnico Eagle’s Nunavut operations, the company has a lofty goal of hiring 50 per cent of its employees from local Inuit communities, but that has not been easy. For many of Agnico’s Inuit hires, the mine is their first formal job and their first time in an industrial setting – meaning they need extra training and more time to adjust to the work.

“It is expecting a lot from them to get a job and go for the long haul,” said Louise Grondin, senior vice-president of environment, sustainable development and people. “They come, we hire them, they spend say nine months or a year and then they quit. Then six months or a year later, we hire them back…If we want local employees we have to train and retrain some people many times to allow them to experiment in an industrial setting and get used to it.”

The Nunavut operations have at times reached turnover rates of about 28 per cent, though Grondin estimates it’s

The growth of sustainable investing over the past decade has seen institutional investors put a high priority on understanding companies’ exposure to broad and sector-specific ESG risks – spanning the gamut from water usage and how climate change could impact operations, to workforce issues and safety to board and executive diversity. As of 2017, according to New York-based McKinsey & Company, more than one-quarter of global assets under management were invested “according to the premise that [ESG] factors can materially affect a company’s performance and market value.”

Closer to home, the Toronto-based Responsible Investment Association reported in 2018 that more than half of Canadian assets under management – an amount worth $2 trillion – were invested in what are deemed responsible ventures. Today, 70 per cent of global institutional investors use ESG principles when investing, according to an October 2019 RBC Global Asset Management survey of 800 investors.

The heightened importance of ESG ratings and reporting presents an opportunity for mining companies, but also a February 2020 • Février 2020 | 49

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DRIVING INNOVATION CIM takes an active leadership role in driving innovation and working with our valued partners to advance an increasingly sustainable future through the world’s mineral resources. We enable inclusive collaboration across our industry and beyond, to help identify the most pressing of challenges, to set priorities and to facilitate solutions.

Championing Diversity and Inclusion The Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee (DIAC) encourages diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) within CIM and the mining industry at large.

Tell us how you “D & I”: Mining companies answer questions about their DEI initiatives and programs and what benefits have come about.

Recent Diversity and Inclusion webinars: • Inclusive Diversity and Workplace Equity in the Natural Resource Sector for the 21st Century • Organizational Diversity and Inclusion Through Risk Management • The Link Between Inclusion and Diversity and High-Performance Operations • Gaining a New Perspective: Canada’s Indigenous Peoples • Indigenous Women at Work • A Woman’s Perspective From the Boardroom • Cross-industry Perspectives: Indigenous Inclusion • Indigenous Culture and Mining: Change: A Bottom-up Approach

CIM • CAMECO • STANTEC • SHERRITT • KIRKLAND LAKE GOLD “When you touch Mother Nature, it is key to talk to the people… but landscape and nature are super important to any humans that are living close to the [mine site].”

– Eric Desaulniers, President & CEO, Nouveau Monde Graphite

CIMVTL21 & ESG The 2021 convention featured keynotes and presentations centred on this topic.

Keynote: Eric Desaulniers, President & CEO, Nouveau Monde Graphite Presentation: Towards a sustainable future through responsible extraction and processing of graphite Environmental and Social Engagement technical session themes: • Environmental engagement and expertise – Water monitoring; Water management; Decarbonized operations • Low carbon haulage; Tailings • Social Engagement, Partnerships & Transparency – Socio Economic; ESG; Management

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Advancing Social and Environmental Responsibility The Environmental and Social Responsibility Society (ESRS) is one of CIM’s 11 technical Societies that continues to advance the awareness of the industry’s responsibility to the communities they operate in and their environmental impact.

Topics of ESRS webinars: • The Importance of Planning for Mine Water Management and Treatment • ISO Standard - Closure and Reclamation Planning – Update • Developing Relationships in Tailings Management — Why It Is Important • Jan Boon’s Field Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility in Mining – In Memoriam • Tailings Workshop Series: How to Build Meaningful Relationships in Tailings Management

Developing Standards, Guidelines and Best Practices The Mineral Resources and Mineral Reserves Committee (MRMR) works to develop and define the standards, guidelines and best practices that are intended to foster greater standardization of reporting within the public domain, specifically under the National Instrument 43-101. These standards provide a benchmark for both companies and Qualified Persons in discharging their responsibilities.

MRMR Committee members: Deborah McCombe, SLR Consulting; Garth Kirkham, Kirkham Geosystems; Normand Champigny, Quebec Precious Metals Corporation; Hendrik Falck, Government of NWT; Greg Gosson, Wood; Kevin Palmer, Teck Resources Limited; Reno Pressacco, SLR Consulting; Jenifer Hill, JLH Environmental; Wes Carson, Wheaton Precious Metals; Angela Hamlyn, CIM; Marilou Reboulis, CIM; Chris Collins, BC Securities Commission; Craig Waldie, ON Securities Commission; Erika Latourelle-Vigeant, Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) New members: Alain Carrier, InnovExplo; Al Renaud, Cameco Corporation; David Paquin Bilodeau, Agnico Eagle; Edward (Ted) Mahoney, Viva Gold Corp; Rodrigo Marinho, Teck Resources Limited; Sebastien Bernier, Yamana Gold; Stella Searston, Mine Technical Services Ltd.; Vivienne McLennan, Independent Consultant; Alistair Sinclair, Sinclair Consultants Ltd.; Stephen Taylor, SRK Consulting

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DEVELOPING EXPERTISE We set the industry standard for learning and professional and personal development. We help people in the industry stay on top of their game with relevant formal and informal learning opportunities. We offer a range of courses, workshops, programs and events for miners and non-miners to provide them with development opportunities at any point in their career.

CIM Academy is an online learning platform that hosts thousands of high-quality video presentations from industry experts. These presentations are gathered from webinars, short courses, workshops, event series, conferences, symposiums, podcasts and Distinguished Lecturer presentations.

CIM Societies, Branches and its National Office contributed a range of presentations. CIM National’s Knowledge Exchange series features webinar proposals that have been reviewed by CIM’s Professional Development Committee to ensure the content is vendor neutral and educational in nature.

Webinars

Attendees

46 3,768

Most popular CIM Mentorship Program: Providing guidance to the workforce of the future

1

A Comparison of Two Circuit Applications for Implementation of Coarse Particle Flotation 2 IsaMill and Jameson Cell: Technology for the Future 3 Mining 101 4 Future-proofing your grinding circuit with dry HPGR and classification 5 What is the future of the Mining Business Model?

Pt. I: The Trajectory of the Mining Business Model 6 Working Toward Solving Active Clay Challenges for Mining: Automated Online Detection 7 Using Science to Maximize Sorting Efficiency 8 Recent Trends in the Effective Management of Safety in the Global Mining Industry 9 Application of Inoculation Methods for Grain Refinement of Wire-Arc Additive Manufactured Ti6Al-4V 10 Underground Uranium Mining in GDR

CIM’s Mentorship Program seeks to connect post-secondary students and recent grads from mining and mining-related disciplines with industry mentors to facilitate knowledge transfer, reduce student attrition, develop future leaders, and provide every opportunity for students to have a successful and rewarding career in the mining industry.

Launched in 2020 as a new membership benefit for Student Members after a successful pilot program at Queen’s University, the program has been expanded this year to include Recent Grad Members.

The program’s goal for the 2020-2021 academic year was to assist in the development of 10 mentor-mentee relationships. The program attracted 74 volunteer mentors and 75 Student Members in 2020. A total of 75 mentormentee relationships were established.

Newly added to CIM Academy Conference of Metallurgists + U2020

193 presentations

2 plenary sessions

Capital Projects Symposium

17 presentations

2020 CIM Convention Technical Program

76 presentations

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Student, Recent Grad and Young Leaders Focused Keynotes at CIMVTL21 • •

Distinguished Lecturers CIM Distinguished Lecturers are chosen on the basis of their accomplishments in scientific, technical, management or educational activities related to the minerals industry, and speak at CIM Branch and Student Chapter meetings across the country.

• Ebe Scherkus: Social Licence to Operate in Virtual World • Jamile Cruz: The Link Between Inclusion & Diversity and High-Performance Operations • Monica Ospina: Social and Human Capital: Strategic Investment to Guarantee Non-Conflict and Sustainable Future for Mining, and its Supply Chain • C.D. (’Lyn) Anglin: The Mount Polley Tailings Spill: Response and Recovery – 6 Years Later

12

lectures delivered at

9

different CIM Branch and Society online events

• •

Designing Your Life and Career Through Goal Setting – Joe Lombard, Global Managing Director, Metals at Hatch The Future of Mining – A conversation with Young Mining Leaders from Hatch and Teck Resources Career Coaching for New Grads Canadian Mining Symposium: Training for Future-Ready Mining Engineers - a conversation with Gord Stothart of IAMGOLD and Mapi Mobwano of ArcelorMittal Mining Canada

Joe Lombard

Gord Stothart

Mapi Mobwano

Hatch

IAMGOLD

ArcelorMittal Mining Canada

STUDENT PROGRAM

Thank you to the CIM Foundation for supporting this important program.

60 students convened and networked with industry leaders to discuss current issues and exchange ideas either in a breakout format or by a virtual speed mentorship event.

They also supported their peers by engaging in the 17 different poster presentations of which three received special student awards.

Upcoming Conferences and Symposiums ONLINE EVENTS 60th Annual Conference of Metallurgists

August 17-19, 2021

Mining 4.0 – Digital Mining Symposium

November 1-3, 2021

MEMO Conference

February 7-9, 2022

IN PERSON EVENTS Capital Projects Symposium

November 15-16, 2021

CIM Convention + EXPO

May 1-4, 2022

International Conference on Hoisting and Haulage

August 14-18, 2022

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RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE The celebration and recognition of excellence within the mining and minerals industry is a tradition of which CIM is extremely proud. The CIM Awards honour the industry’s finest for their outstanding contributions in various fields. Their achievements and dedication are what make Canada’s global minerals industry a force to be reckoned with.

CIM-Caterpillar Celebration of Excellence held virtually Recognizing and celebrating the contributions, achievements and excellence of the mining and minerals industry’s finest is a tradition that CIM carries out each year.

Through the CIM-Caterpillar Celebration of Excellence, we recognize those individuals and companies that drive the industry forward, draw focus on safety, sustainability, and environmental, social and corporate governance, as well as diversity and inclusion.

Thomas Broddy, Retired Carlos da Costa, Simon Fraser University Boyd Davis, Kingston Process Metallurgy Inc. John Hoffert, Retired Consultant Mihaiela Isac, McGill University Zoltan Lukacs, Consultant Johnna Muinonen, Dumont Nickel Roy Slack, Cementation Americas

BRANCH AND SOCIETY AWARDS DISTRICT DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD Central District

Alex Spiers, Retired

CAREER EXCELLENCE AWARDS

Eastern District

CIM DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL Michael J. Allan, MJ Allan Consulting

Michel Robinson, Retired

SELWYN BLAYLOCK CANADIAN MINING EXCELLENCE AWARD Bert Wasmund, Hatch

Douglas Milne, University of Saskatchewan

VALE MEDAL FOR MERITORIOUS CONTRIBUTIONS TO MINING William George Davenport, University of Arizona CIM FELLOWSHIP Jacqueline Allison, Ride Hovr Kim Bittman, Kim Bittman Consulting

Western District

BARLOW MEDAL FOR BEST GEOLOGICAL PAPER “The Mount Polley porphyry copper deposit, south-central British Columbia”

Greg Gillstrom, Imperial Minerals Corp.

Christopher Rees, Imperial Metals Corp.

K. Brock Riedell, Consulting Geologist JULIAN BOLDY GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY SERVICE AWARD Dan Marshall, Simon Fraser University [ PAGE 13 ]

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ROBERT ELVER MINERAL ECONOMICS AWARD Patricia Mohr, Scotiabank

CIM DISTINGUISHED LECTURERS Craig Hart, MDRU-Mineral Deposit, Research Unit Gillian Holcroft, Canada Mining Innovation Council

MINING ENGINEERING OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Ferri Hassani, McGill University

EXPLORATION AWARDS

MEL W. BARTLEY OUTSTANDING BRANCH AWARD CIM Saskatoon Branch

A.O. DUFRESNE EXPLORATION ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Robert Wares, Osisko Metals

SAFETY AWARDS

J.C. SPROULE NORTHERN EXPLORATION AWARD Sam Bosum, Native Exploration Services

MINING SAFETY LEADERSHIP MEDAL MSA Safety Sales LLC

EARLY CAREER AWARDS

HATCH - CIM MINING & MINERALS PROJECT DEVELOPMENT SAFETY AWARD Compass Minerals with their partner, Cementation Canada Inc.

JOHN T. RYAN SAFETY TROPHIES National Coal Category

Westmoreland Coal, Poplar River Mine

CIM-BEDFORD CANADIAN YOUNG MINING LEADERS AWARD Samwillie Grey Scott, Raglan Mine, a Glencore company Jessie Liu-Ernsting, Keystone Resource Solutions Corp.

Ali Madiseh, Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering CIM PRESIDENTS’ ROLE MODEL MEDAL Tim Mbanga, Nutrien Potash

National Metal Category

Glencore, Raglan Mine

SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS

National Metal Category

EXCELLENCE IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AWARD Sabrina Dias, SOOP Strategies Inc.

Glencore, Mine Matagami National Select Category

Vale Newfoundland & Labrador, Voisey’s Bay Mine Regional Metal BC/Yukon

New Gold Inc., New Afton Mine Regional Metal Prairie/Territory

Cameco Corporation, Cigar Lake Operation

TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE MINING EXCELLENCE AWARDS Community Engagement Excellence

Agnico Eagle: Drinking Water Distribution Network, Pinos Altos Mine Environmental Excellence

IAMGOLD: Recycling Program, Essakane Mine

Regional Metal Ontario

Vale Canada Ltd., Totten Mine

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND EDUCATION AWARDS

Regional Metal Québec/Maritimes

CIM COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD Debra Shewfelt, RESPEC

Hecla Québec, Mine Casa Berardi Regional Select West

Imperial Oil Resources, Kearl Operations

DIVERSITY & INCLUSION AWARD Debra Shewfelt, RESPEC

Regional Select East

Tata Steel Minerals Canada, DSO Project

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FOSTERING CONNECTIONS Our comprehensive resources, tools and platforms enable the creation of industry and member connections, providing opportunities to collaborate, explore ideas and exchange knowledge.

Whether that involves participating in national and regional conventions, conferences and trade shows, or taking part in local Branch and Student Chapter events with friendly faces, we enable our members to share knowledge and gain insights on issues that matter – and how they are transforming our industry.

CORPORATE PATRON INITIATIVE

UNCERTAIN TIMES, UNPRECEDENTED SUPPORT The financial support of $1.72 million from CIM’s Corporate Patrons ensures that the important educational programs and services we provide and the work we undertake on behalf of the Canadian minerals and metals industry continues.

“We are proud to support the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, which has a long history of supporting innovation and excellence in the Canadian resource industry. We look forward to continuing to work together to strengthen Canada’s reputation as a leader in responsibly providing the products that are essential to building a better quality of life for people around the world.”

– Don Lindsay, President and CEO, Teck Resources Limited

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ENGAGING SOCIETY CIM collaborates with peer and sister organizations and liaises with academia, non-profits, the government and the CIM Foundation on key initiatives. Our goal is to engage the public in transparent dialogue so they have a better appreciation of the essential contributions our industry makes to society. This includes responsible practices, technological and energy transition innovations, the sustainability aspect of extraction and career opportunities.

CIM-Science North Educational Joint Venture – Planning stages Work is about to get underway on this project under the working title “Earth’s Riches.” Originally planned as a travelling exhibit, it has since transformed to have an educational digital game aspect, providing greater accessibility, particularly to underserved and remote communities in Canada. The digital game will demonstrate the positive contribution of the minerals industry for children all over Canada, and will incorporate insightful content about modern mining through learning modules and gamification mechanisms. It will be a fun and interactive way for children and teens to improve their mineral literacy and encourage their future participation in the industry.

In addition to the gamification aspect, complementary resources will be provided for educators, including direct curriculum links, lesson plans, activities and other information to use in the classroom.

The digital game and its associated learning resources will be an ideal way to reach both the general public and school audiences to achieve the goals of this wide-reaching project. The cost of this project is $1 million and is being shared between CIM and Science North, located in Sudbury, Ontario. CIM has secured funding through generous financial contributions of its technical Societies as well as private donations. In May, the Government of Canada provided a $22,500 grant in support of the project.

The CIM Foundation is an important partner in this initiative, serving as a non-profit partner and providing educational insights, as the Earth’s Riches project is an evolution of the Foundation’s former Mining For Society exhibition.

Giving Back to the Community CIM’s Branches and Societies play an integral role in the development of community at the local and national level.

Through events, open to members and the community, they provide context and learnings of what essential contributions mining makes to society.

Branches also make contributions to their community through funds such as scholarships and bursaries for students pursuing careers in minerals and metals, as well as fundraisers for charities and special causes.

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Together, CIM National, CIM Foundation, Societies and Branches give over $300,000 annually in awards, scholarships and funds to charity.

CREATING SUSTAINABLE PROSPERITY TOGETHER