The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame (CMHF) has unveiled its 2026 inductees, honouring four members whose contributions have shaped Canada’s mineral exploration and mining sector and influenced the industry globally. 

“Our 2026 inductees are exemplary leaders and visionaries who have dedicated their careers to championing sustainable, inclusive and best business practices that have positively shaped Canada’s mining industry today and for generations to come,” said Deborah McCombe, chair of the CMHF in a Sept. 29 press release. 

The new members—David Harquail, Don Lindsay, Catherine McLeod-Seltzer and Gordon Garfield Morrison—will be recognized at the CMHF’s annual dinner and induction ceremony on January 8, 2026, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. 

The inductees 

David Harquail is known for his leadership at Franco-Nevada, where he oversaw its landmark US$1.2 billion initial public offering (IPO) —the largest mining IPO in Canadian history in 2007—and helped grow the company to a market capitalization of more than US$50 billion. Under his direction as CEO, Franco-Nevada delivered nearly US$4 billion in dividends to shareholders. Following Franco-Nevada’s 2002 merger with Newmont and Normandy Mining, Harquail led Newmont Capital and later served as executive vice-president before relaunching Franco-Nevada in 2007. He has also contributed to the mining industry through volunteer roles with CIM, as a director at PDAC, chair of the World Gold Council, and as a member of the OSC-TSX Mining Standards Task Force that created Canada’s NI 43-101 disclosure rules. 

Don Lindsay spent 17 years at the helm of Teck Resources, steering the company through economic cycles while cementing its reputation as a leader in sustainability, community engagement and social responsibility. Under his leadership, Teck expanded its copper reserves from 2.5 million to 19 million tonnes, grew its market capitalization from $8 billion to $22 billion, and became a global powerhouse in copper and steelmaking coal. Earlier in his career, Lindsay transformed how the financial sector engaged with the resource industry by establishing Canada’s first dedicated mining group at CIBC World Markets. He also helped shape industry standards as chair of ICMM, where he led the creation of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, raising the bar for safety and environmental stewardship across the sector. 

Catherine McLeod-Seltzer has helped raised more than $750 million for exploration projects and build companies valued at over $4 billion. She co-founded Arequipa Resources, which discovered the Pierina gold deposit in Peru and was sold to Barrick Mining for $1.1 billion in 1996. McLeod-Seltzer went on to co-create Stornoway Diamonds, which developed Quebec’s first diamond mine and Lucara Diamond, where its Karowe mine in Botswana is known for producing some of the largest diamonds ever recovered. Over her career, McLeod-Seltzer has served as chair of Bear Creek Mining, joined the board of Kinross Gold and became a director of Teck Resources. She is widely recognized for breaking barriers in a traditionally male-dominated field and for championing sustainability, governance and community partnerships. 

Gordon Garfield Morrison is an exploration geologist credited with 17 major mineral discoveries in the Sudbury Basin and other Canadian mining camps. At Inco and later FNX Mining, he combined detailed geological analysis with emerging technologies such as borehole electromagnetic methods and 3D modelling tools. His approach led to a wave of discoveries in the Sudbury Basin and is now a standard in deep exploration. Over his career, nine of his mineral discoveries advanced into production and three into partial development, representing nearly 3.5 billion pounds of nickel, more than 5.5 billion pounds of copper, and over 15 million ounces of platinum, palladium and gold—together valued at more than $70 billion at current prices. Morrison is also known for mentoring generations of geoscientists and advancing Indigenous partnerships, including landmark agreements at TMAC Resources’ Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut, before the company was acquired by Agnico Eagle Mines.