50th Annual Mine Safety Awards

Recipients of the 50th Annual Mine Safety Awards were celebrated on June 9, 2012 in Revelstoke.

Open Pit Mine and Quarry Awards

Certificate of Achievement

Certificates of Achievement were presented to the following operations, all of which had a minimum of 15,000 worker hours and an injury-frequency rate of zero:

• Butler Brothers Supplies Ltd.
• Certain Teed Gypsum Canada Inc. - Windermere Mining Operation
• Fraser Pacific Enterprises Inc. – Sumas Shale Quarry
• Jack Cewe Ltd. – Treat Creek, Jervis Inlet Mine
• Lehigh Materials – Skway Pit
• Plateau Construction Ltd. – Harper Ranch Quarry

Stewart/O'Brian Safety Award

This award was presented to the following operations, all of which logged between 35,000 and 200,000 worker hours and had the lowest injury-frequency rate.

• Allard Contractors Ltd. – Pit D
• Lafarge Canada Inc. – Central Aggregates
• Lafarge Canada Inc. – Coquitlam Sand and Gravel
• Lafarge Canada Inc. - Pitt River Quarries
• Lehigh Materials – Sechelt Mine
• Orca Sand & Gravel Ltd.

Edward Prior Award

This award is presented to operations that logged between 200,000 and 1,000,000 worker hours and had the lowest injury-frequency rate.

• Walter Energy Western Coal – Brule mine.

John Ash Award

This award is presented to operations that logged a minimum of 1,000,000 worker hours and had the lowest injury-frequency rate.

• Teck Coal Ltd. – Line Creek Operations.

Underground Mine Awards

Small Underground Mines Award

This award is presented to operations that logged between 20,000 and 240,000 worker hours (one-third of which were underground) and that had the lowest injury-frequency rate.

• No winner

Large Underground Mines Award

This award is presented to operations with more than 240,000 worker hours (one-third of which were underground) and that had the lowest injury-frequency rate.

• New Gold Inc. - New Afton mine.

Chief Inspector of Mines' Recognition Award

The Chief Inspector's Recognition Award is awarded to mine sites and individuals that have made an outstanding achievement in mining or that have greatly advanced health and safety in mining. This award is based on merit and does not necessarily recognize the best statistical achievement.

• Richard Booth
• Garry MacDonald
• Terry Paterson