John T. Ryan Trophies are awards of excellence presented by Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) to a mine in a given category which experiences the lowest accident frequency during the previous year in all of Canada. Three national trophies are given each year, one to a metal mine, a coal mine and one to a select mine. An award is also given out to the mine with the lowest accident frequency in each of the following regions:
- Quebec and East
- Ontario
- Prairies and Northwest Territories
- British Columbia and Yukon.
The award is given by Mine Safety Appliances Company as a memorial to the founder John T. Ryan.[1][2]
Award winners
editMetal Mines
edit| Year[1][3] | Company | Mine | City/Town | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014
shared |
Barrick Gold
Cameco Corporation |
Williams Mine
McArthur River Mine |
Marathon
Saskatoon |
Ontario
Saskatchewan |
| 2013 | Xstrata Copper | Kidd Operations | Timmins | Ontario |
| 2012 | Xstrata Zinc | Brunswick Mine | Bathurst | New Brunswick |
| 2011 | Vale Inco | Thompson Mine and Birchtree Mine | Thompson | Manitoba |
| 2010 | Cameco | McArthur River Mine | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan |
| 2009 | Vale Inco | Copper Cliff North Mine | Copper Cliff | Ontario |
| 2008 | Vale Inco | Copper Cliff North Mine | Copper Cliff | Ontario |
| 2007 | CVRD Inco | Copper Cliff North Mine | Copper Cliff | Ontario |
| 2006 | Inco Ltd. | Garson Mine | Garson | Ontario |
| 2005 | Inco Ltd. | Birchtree Mine | Thompson | Manitoba |
| 2004 | Kinross Gold Corporation | New Britania Mine | Snow Lake | Manitoba |
| 2003 | Cogema Resources Inc. | Cluff Lake Mine | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan |
| 2002 | Noranda-Falconbridge | Société Minière Raglan | Rouyn-Noranda | Quebec |
| 2001 | Cameco Corporation | Rabbit Lake Operation | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan |
| 2000 | Cameco Corporation | McArthur River Mine and Key Lake Mine | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan |
| 1999 | Cogema Resources Inc. | Cluff Lake Mine | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan |
| 1998 | TVX Gold Inc | New Britannia Mine | Snow Lake | Manitoba |
| 1997 | TVX Gold Inc. | New Britannia Mine | Snow Lake | Manitoba |
| 1996 | Placer Dome Canada Limited | Detour Lake Mine | Timmins | Ontario |
| 1995 | Placer Dome Canada Limited | Detour Lake Mine | Timmins | Ontario |
| 1994 | Cominco Ltd. | Polaris Operation | Polaris | Northwest Territories |
| 1993 | Echo Bay Mines Ltd. | Lupin Operations | Lupin | Northwest Territories |
| 1992 | Cominco | Polaris | Polaris | Northwest Territories |
| 1991 | Falconbridge Limited | Kidd Creek Division | Timmins | Ontario |
| 1990 | St. Andrew Goldfields Limited | - | Matheson | Ontario |
| 1989 | Inco Limited Inco Limited Ontario Rio Algom Limited |
Frood Mine Copper Cliff South Mine Stanleigh Mine |
Sudbury Copper Cliff Elliot Lake |
Ontario Ontario Ontario |
| 1988 | Les Mines Selbaie | - | Joutel | Quebec |
| 1987 | Minnova Inc. | Division Lac Shortt | Chapais | Quebec |
| 1986 | Falconbridge Limited | East Mine Complex | Falconbridge | Ontario |
| 1985 | Kidd Creek Mines Ltd. | No. 1 Mine | Timmins | Ontario |
| 1984 | Kidd Creek Mines Ltd. | No. 1 Mine | Timmins | Ontario |
| 1983 | Les Mines d’Or Kienna Limitée | - | Val-d'Or | Quebec |
| 1982 | Kidd Creek Mines Ltd. | No. 2 Mine | Timmins | Ontario |
| 1981 | Kidd Creek Mines Ltd. | No. 1 Mine | Timmins | Ontario |
| 1980 | Texasgulf Canada Limited | Kidd Creek No. 1 Mine Underground Mine and Open Pit | Timmins | Ontario |
| 1979 | Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co. Limited | Chisel Lake and Ghost Lake mines | Snow Lake | Manitoba |
| 1978 | Texasgulf Canada Limited | Kidd Creek No. 1 Mine Underground Mine and Open Pit | Timmins | Ontario |
| 1977 | Texasgulf Canada Limited | Kidd Creek No. 1 Mine Underground Mine and Open Pit | Timmins | Ontario |
| 1976 | Texasgulf Canada Limited | - | Timmins | Ontario |
| 1975 | Texasgulf Canada Limited | - | Timmins | Ontario |
| 1974 | Texada Mines Ltd. | - | Gillies Bay | British Columbia |
| 1973 | Campbell Chibougamau Mines Limited | The Main Mine and Cedar Bay Mine | Chibougamau | Quebec |
| 1972 | Mattagami Lake Mines Ltd. | - | Mattagami | Quebec |
| 1971 | Texada Mines Ltd. | Texada Island Operation | Gillies Bay | British Columbia |
| 1970 | Lake Dufault Mines Limited | - | Noranda | Quebec |
| 1969 | International Minerals & Chemical Corp. (Canada) Ltd. | K-1 Plant | Esterhazy | Saskatchewan |
| 1968 | International Minerals & Chemical Corp. (Canada) Ltd. | K-1 Plant | Esterhazy | Saskatchewan |
| 1967 | Potash Company of America | - | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan |
| 1966 | International Minerals & Chemical Corp. (Canada) Ltd. | K-1 Plant | Esterhazy | Saskatchewan |
| 1965 | Gaspé Copper Mines Limited | - | Murdochville | Quebec |
| 1964 | Gaspé Copper Mines Limited | - | Murdochville | Quebec |
| 1963 | Gaspé Copper Mines Limited | - | Murdochville | Quebec |
| 1962 | Quebec Lithium Corporation Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Sigma Mines (Quebec) Ltd. |
- The H.B. Mine The Sigma Mine |
Barraute Salmo Bourlamaque |
Quebec British Columbia Quebec |
| 1961 | Quebec Lithium Corporation Sullivan Consolidated Mines New Calumet Mines Limited Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Waite Amulet Mines Limited |
- - - The H.B. Mine Waite Amulet Mine |
Barraute Sullivan Calumet Island Salmo Noranda |
Quebec Quebec Quebec British Columbia Quebec |
| 1959 | Johnson’s Company New Calumet Mines Limited Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada |
The Thetford Mines Plant - The H.B. Mine |
Thetford Mines Calumet Island Salmo |
Quebec Quebec British Columbia |
| 1958 | Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Belleterre Quebec Mines Ltd |
The H.B. Mine The Belleterre Mine |
Salmo Beleterre |
British Columbia Quebec |
| 1957 | Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada Limited Canadian Johns Manville Company |
The Bluebell Mine The Munroe Mine |
Riondel Matheson |
British Columbia Ontario |
| 1956 | Canadian Johns Manville Company | The Munroe Mine | Matheson | Ontario |
| 1955 | Dickenson Mines Ltd. | The Dickenson Mine | Balmertown | Ontario |
| 1954 | Waite Amulet Mines Limited Cochenour Willans Gold Mines, Ltd McKenzie Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. |
Waite Amulet Mine Cochenour Willans Mine McKenzie Red Lake Mine |
Noranda Cochenour McKenzie Island |
Quebec Ontario Ontario |
| 1953 | The Canadian Malartic Company | Cdn. Malartic Gold Mines Ltd. | Malartic | Quebec |
| 1952 | The Canadian Malartic Company | Cdn. Malartic Gold Mines Ltd. | Malartic | Quebec |
| 1951 | The Canadian Malartic Company | Cdn. Malartic Gold Mines Ltd. | Malartic | Quebec |
| 1950 | Sigma Mines (Quebec) Ltd. | The Sigma Mine | Bourlamaque | Quebec |
| 1949 | Matachewan Cons. Mines, Ltd. | The Matachewan Mine | Matachewan | Ontario |
| 1948 | Toburn Gold Mines Ltd. | The Toburn Mine | Kirkland Lake | Ontario |
| 1947 | International Nickel Co. of Canada, Ltd | Levack Mine | Levack | Ontario |
| 1946 | International Nickel Co. of Canada, Ltd | Levack Mine | Levack | Ontario |
| 1945 | International Nickel Co. of Canada, Ltd | Garson Mine | Garson | Ontario |
| 1944 | The Stadacona Mine (1944), Ltd. | - | Rouyn | Quebec |
| 1943 | Omega Gold Mines, Ltd. | The Omega Mine | Larder Lake | Ontario |
| 1942 | Omega Gold Mines, Ltd. | The Omega Mine | Larder Lake | Ontario |
| 1941 | Chesterville Larder Lake Gold Mining Co. | The Chesterville Mine, Ltd. | Kearns | Ontario |
Select Mines
edit| Year[1][3] | Company | Mine | City/Town | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Canadian Gypsum Company | Windsor Plant | Windsor | Nova Scotia |
| 2010 | a Rio Tinto/Harry Winston Diamond Corporation joint venture | Diavik Diamond Mine | Yellowknife | Northwest Territories |
| 2009 | PotashCorp | New Brunswick Division | Sussex | New Brunswick |
| 2008 | BHP Billiton Diamond Mines | Ekati Diamond Mine | Yellowknife | Northwest Territories |
| 2007 | Mosaic Potash Esterhazy Limited Partnership | K1 Mine | Esterhazy | Saskatchewan |
| 2006 | PCS Potash | NB Division | Sussex | New Brunswick |
| 2005 | Little Narrows Gypsum Company | - | Little Narrows | Nova Scotia |
| 2004 | PCS Potash | NB Division | Sussex | New Brunswick |
| 2003 | Fundy Gypsum Company | - | Windsor | Nova Scotia |
| 2002 | Luscar | Poplar River Mine | Coronach | Saskatchewan |
| 2001 | Georgia-Pacific Inc. Canada | Gypsum Operations | Port Hawkesbury | Nova Scotia |
| 1999 | Fording | Mildred Lake Operations | Fort McMurray | Alberta |
| 1998 | PotashCorp | Rocanville Division | Rocanville | Saskatchewan |
| 1997 | PotashCorp | Rocanville Division | Rocanville | Saskatchewan |
| 1996 | PotashCorp | Rocanville Division | Rocanville | Saskatchewan |
| 1995 | PotashCorp Little Narrows Gypsum Company |
Rocanville Division - |
Rocanville Little Narrows |
Saskatchewan Nova Scotia |
| 1993 | International Minerals & Chemical Corporation | - | Esterhazy | Saskatchewan |
| 1992 | Little Narrows Gypsum | - | Little Narrows | Nova Scotia |
| 1991 | Fundy Gypsum Company | - | Windsor | Nova Scotia |
| 1990 | International Minerals & Chemical Corporation Westmin Mines |
K1 Mine Premier Gold Project |
Esterhazy Stewart |
Saskatchewan British Columbia |
| 1989 | PotashCorp Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. International Minerals & Chemical Corporation Cameco Little Narrows Gypsum Company |
Rocanville Division Allan Division K2 Mine Rabbit Lake Operation - |
Rocanville Allan Esterhazy Rabbit Lake Little Narrows |
Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Nova Scotia |
| 1988 | PotashCorp Obed Mountain Coal Company |
Rocanville Division - |
Rocanville Hinton |
Saskatchewan Alberta |
| 1987 | Equity Silver Mines Fundy Gypsum Company Canadian Gypsum Company |
- - Hagersville Mine |
Houston Windsor Hagersville |
British Columbia Nova Scotia Ontario |
| 1986 | Potash Company of America | Patricia Lake Mine | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan |
| 1985 | International Minerals & Chemical Corporation | K-2 Mine | Esterhazy | Saskatchewan |
| 1984 | International Minerals & Chemical Corporation Little Narrows Gypsum Company |
K-2 Mine - |
Esterhazy Little Narrows |
Saskatchewan Nova Scotia |
| 1983 | Fundy Gypsum Georgia-Pacific Corporation Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Mining |
Windsor Mine River Denys Mine Rocanville Division |
Windsor River Denys Rocanville |
Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Saskatchewan |
| 1982 | Potash Company of America | Patricia Lake Mine | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan |
| 1981 | Flintkote Holdings Canada Cement Lafarge |
- Steep Rock Quarry |
Flat Bay - |
Newfoundland Manitoba |
| 1980 | Potash Company of America | Patricia Lake Mine | Saskatoon | Saskatchewan |
| 1979 | Potash Company of America Newfoundland Mineral |
Patricia Lake Mine Oval Mine |
Saskatoon Conception Bay South |
Saskatchewan Newfoundland |
| 1978 | Fundy Gypsum Company Canada Cement Lafarge Limited Plant |
- - |
Windsor Steep Rock |
Nova Scotia Manitoba |
| 1977 | International Minerals & Chemical Corporation | - | Esterhazy | Saskatchewan |
| 1976 | Texasgulf Canada | - | Timmins | Ontario |
| 1975 | Pine Point Mines | - | Pine Point | Northwest Territories |
| 1974 | Fundy Gypsum | - | Windsor | Nova Scotia |
| 1973 | Georgia-Pacific Corporation | Gypsum Division | River Denys | Nova Scotia |
| 1972 | Pine Point Mines | - | Pine Point | Northwest Territories |
| 1971 | Fundy Gypsum | Miller’s Creek, Wentworth & Hantsport Operations | Windsor | Nova Scotia |
| 1970 | Little Narrows Gypsum | - | Little Narrows | Nova Scotia |
Coal Mines
edit| Year[1][3] | Company | Mine | City/Town | Province |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Teck Coal Limited | Coal Mountain Operations | Sparwood | British Columbia |
| 2010 | Sherritt International | Genesee Mine | Warburg | Alberta |
| 2009 | Sherritt International | Sheerness Mine | Hanna | Alberta |
| 2008 | Western Canadian Coal Corp. Prairie Mines & Royalty Limited Prairie Mines & Royalty Limited |
Brule Mine Genesee Operations Paintearth Mine |
Tumbler Ridge Warburg, Alberta Forestburg, Alberta |
British Columbia Alberta Alberta |
| 2007 | Elk Valley Coal | Greenhills Operation | Elkford | British Columbia |
| 2006 | Luscar Limited | Genesee Mine | Warburg | Alberta |
| 2005 | Luscar Limited | Paintearth Mine | Forestburg | Alberta |
| 2004 | Luscar Limited Luscar Limited Quinsam Coal Corporation |
Sheerness Mine Genesee Operation - |
Hanna Warburg Campbell River |
Alberta Alberta British Columbia |
| 2003 | Luscar Limited Luscar Limited N.B. Coal Limited |
Paintearth MineM Genesee Operation - |
Forestburg Warburg Minto |
Alberta Alberta New Brunswick |
| 2002 | Luscar Limited Quinsam Coal Corporation |
Poplar River Mine - |
Coronach Campbell River |
Saskatchewan British Columbia |
| 2001 | Luscar Limited | Sheerness Mine | Hanna | Alberta |
| 2000 | N.B. Coal Limited Fording Coal Limited |
- Genesee Operations |
Minto Warburg |
New Brunswick Alberta |
| 1999 | N.B. Coal Limited Fording Coal Limited Forestburg Collieries (1984) Ltd., |
- Genesee Operations Paintearth Mine |
Minto Warburg Forestburg |
New Brunswick Alberta Alberta |
| 1998 | N.B. Coal Limited Fording Coal Limited Forestburg Collieries (1984) Ltd., |
- Genesee Operations Paintearth Mine |
Minto Warburg Forestburg |
New Brunswick Alberta Alberta |
| 1996 | 1996 Fording Coal Limited Forestburg Collieries (1984) Limited Forestburg Collieries (1984) Limited Manalta Coal Limited |
Genesee Operations Sheerness Mine Paintearth Mine Vesta Mine |
Warburg Hanna Forestburg Halkirk |
Alberta Alberta Alberta Alberta |
| 1995 | Fording Coal Limited New Brunswick Coal Limited |
Genesee Operations - |
Warburg Minto |
Alberta New Brunswick |
| 1994 | Fording Coal Limited | Greenhills Operation | Elkford | British Columbia |
| 1993 | Fording Coal Limited | - | Wabamun | Alberta |
| 1991 | Curragh Resources Inc | Westray Coal Division | New Glasgow | Nova Scotia |
| 1990 | Smoky River Coal Limited | Mine No. 1765 | Grande Cache | Alberta |
| 1986 | Smoky River Coal Limited | Mine No. 1765 | Grande Cache | Alberta |
| 1988 | Smoky River Coal Limited | Mine No. 1765 | Grande Cache | Alberta |
| 1989 | Smoky River Coal Limited | Mine No. 1765 | Grande Cache | Alberta |
| 1985 | Westar Mining Ltd. | Balmer Operations | Sparwood | British Columbia |
| 1984 | Cape Breton Development Corporation | Donkin-Morien Mine | Cape Breton Island | Nova Scotia |
| 1982 | Petro-Canada Exploration Inc. & Precambrian Shield Resources Ltd. |
Kipp Mine | - | Alberta |
| 1978 | McIntyre Mines Limited | - | Grande Cache | Alberta |
| 1977 | McIntyre Mines Limited | - | Grande Cache | Alberta |
| 1976 | McIntyre Mines Limited | - | Grande Cache | Alberta |
| 1975 | Kaiser Resources Limited | The Michel Colliery Operation | Sparwood | British Columbia |
| 1974 | Kaiser Resources Limited | The Michel Colliery Operation | Sparwood | British Columbia |
| 1973 | Kaiser Resources Limited | The Michel Colliery Operation | Sparwood | British Columbia |
| 1972 | Century Coals Limited | Atlas Mine | East Coulee | Alberta |
| 1971 | Kaiser Resources Limited | The Michel Colliery Operation | Sparwood | British Columbia |
| 1970 | Charter Coals Limited | Century Coals Limited | East Coulee | Alberta |
| 1969 | Charter Coals Limited | Century Coals Limited | East Coulee | Alberta |
| 1968 | Kaiser Coal Co. Ltd. | Michel Colliery | Michel | British Columbia |
| 1967 | Charter Coals Limited | - | East Coulee | Alberta |
| 1966 | Charter Coals Limited | Atlas Mine | East Coulee | Alberta |
| 1965 | Star-Key Mines Ltd. | - | St. Albert | Alberta |
| 1964 | The Crow’s Nest Pass Coal Company | Michel Colliery Limited | Michel | British Columbia |
| 1963 | Century Coals Limited | Atlas Mine | East Coulee | Alberta |
| 1962 | The Crow’s Nest Pass Coal Company | Michel Colliery Limited | Michel | British Columbia |
| 1961 | Comox Mining Company Limited | T’Sable River Mine | Union Bay | British Columbia |
| 1960 | Amalgamated Coals Limited | The Western Monarch Mines | East Coulee | Alberta |
| 1959 | Old Sydney Collieries, Ltd | The Princess Colliery | Sydney | Nova Scotia |
| 1958 | Dominion Coal Co. Ltd | No. 25 Colliery | Gardiner Mines | Nova Scotia |
| 1957 | Coleman Collieries | The McGillivray Mine | Coleman | Alberta |
| 1956 | Canadian Collieries Resources | The Foothills Mine | Foothills | Alberta |
| 1955 | Dominion Coal Co. Ltd. | No. 4 Colliery (Caledonia) | Glace Bay | Nova Scotia |
| 1954 | Dominion Coal Co. Ltd | No. 18 Colliery (New Victoria) | New Waterford | Nova Scotia |
| 1953 | Dominion Coal Co. Ltd | No. 18 Colliery (New Victoria) | New Waterford | Nova Scotia |
| 1952 | Dominion Coal Co. Ltd | No. 18 Colliery (New Victoria) | New Waterford | Nova Scotia |
| 1951 | Dominion Coal Co. Ltd | No. 18 Colliery (New Victoria) | New Waterford | Nova Scotia |
| 1950 | Old Sydney Collieries, Ltd | The Princess Colliery | Sydney | Nova Scotia |
| 1949 | Old Sydney Collieries, Ltd | The Princess Colliery | Sydney | Nova Scotia |
| 1948 | Dominion Coal Co. Ltd. | No. 4 Colliery (Caledonia) | Glace Bay | Nova Scotia |
| 1947 | Dominion Coal Co. Ltd | No. 2 Colliery | Cadomin | Alberta |
| 1946 | Dominion Coal Co. Ltd | No. 25 Colliery | Gardiner Mines | Nova Scotia |
| 1944 | Dominion Coal Co. Ltd | No. 25 Colliery | Gardiner Mines | Nova Scotia |
| 1942 | Dominion Coal Co. Ltd | No. 25 Colliery | Gardiner Mines | Nova Scotia |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "John T. Ryan Trophies". Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- ^ "John T. Ryan Trophies-Conditions". Retrieved 2018-01-02.
- ^ a b c "John T. Ryan Trophies-Past Winners". Retrieved 2018-01-02.