Michel Bourassa, president of Quebec processing and metallurgical consultancy Soutex, was among the winners of the Canadian Mineral Processors Society’s 2019 awards last week.

The awards, given out at the society’s annual conference on Jan. 23 in Ottawa, recognize the exceptional work of CIM members working in mineral processing.

Bourassa was recipient of the CMP Lifetime award, which honours individuals who have been CIM/CMP members for at least 20 years, and have made significant contributions to the science of mineral processing.

Scott Martin, the sales and marketing manager at Progressive Rubber Industries and the CMP 2017 chair, received the Bill Moore Special Achievement Award for early-career members of CIM/CMP. The award recognizes “outstanding” mineral processors under the age of 35.

Wesley Griffith, a senior technologist for Natural Resources Canada, won the Ray MacDonald Volunteer Award. This award is given to a CIM member who actively participates in CMP society activities.

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Paul Fournier, a senior metallurgist at Detour Gold, won CMP’s Best Presentation Award, for the best presentation of a paper at the conference.

University of Alberta mining and mineral engineering student Nicholas Seniuk received the $5,000 Andre Laplante Memorial Scholarship. University of British Columbia mining and mineral processing engineering student Nabil Khan received the Byron Knelson Memorial Scholarship, also valued at $5,000.

McGill University student Roger Lin received the $3,000 first prize in the Lucky Amaratunga Technical Report Competition, which evaluates students on a mineral processing technical report, thesis, work term or research report. Martin Dionne from Université Laval, Alexandra Bouchard, also from Université Laval, and Evan Houlding from McGill University all received second-place prizes.

Neither the Mineral Processor of the Year nor the Art MacPherson Award were awarded this year.