Selwyn G. Blaylock Medal
Encyclopedia
The Selwyn G. Blaylock Medal was established in 1948 and is awarded annually by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
to an individual that has demonstrated distinguished service to Canada
through exceptional achievement in the field of mining
, metallurgy
, or geology
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The medal honours Selwyn G. Blaylock
, one of the pioneers in the mining industry in western Canada. He was president of Cominco
, recipient of several international awards for his work in metallurgy, and was the President of the Institute in 1934-35.
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum is a technical society of professionals in the Canadian minerals, metals, materials and energy industries. It was founded in 1898. In 2006, the organization had 12,000 national members...
to an individual that has demonstrated distinguished service to Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
through exceptional achievement in the field of mining
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
, metallurgy
Metallurgy
Metallurgy is a domain of materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are called alloys. It is also the technology of metals: the way in which science is applied to their practical use...
, or geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
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The medal honours Selwyn G. Blaylock
Selwyn G. Blaylock
Selwyn Gwillym Blaylock was a part of starting the mining industry in western Canada. He was president of Cominco, recipient of several international awards for his work in metallurgy, and was the President of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum in 1934–35...
, one of the pioneers in the mining industry in western Canada. He was president of Cominco
Teck Cominco
Teck Resources Limited known as Teck Cominco until late 2008, is a Canadian mining company. It was formed from the amalgamation of Teck and Cominco in 2001.-History:...
, recipient of several international awards for his work in metallurgy, and was the President of the Institute in 1934-35.