The Northwestern Ontario Prospectors Association (NWOPA) is pleased to announce the
recipients of the 2024 NWOPA awards
Since 2001, NWOPA has presented awards recognizing lifetime achievements, mineral
discoveries and mine developments. Lifetime achievement is based upon cumulative work,
discoveries and contributions to the prospecting, exploration and mining community of
Northwestern Ontario. The Bernie Schnieders Discovery of the Year Award recognizes an
exceptional discovery in Northwestern Ontario during the previous calendar year with the
Developer of the Year Award recognizing an outstanding mineral development during the
previous calendar year. In 2010 NWOPA added the Dan Calvert Distinguished Service Award to
acknowledge exceptional service to the mineral exploration community. The award was named
in honour of Dan Calvert and in 2016 NWOPA renamed the Lifetime Achievement Award in
honour of Dave Christianson; both of these gentlemen were long-time prospectors and
supporters of mineral exploration in Northwestern Ontario.
Dan Calvert Distinguished Service Award: John Mason
Dave Christianson Lifetime Achievement Award: Jim Parres
Bernie Schnieders Discovery of the Year: Libra Energy Materials (Soules Bay-Caron
project)
Developer of the Year: Alamos Gold Inc. (Island Gold District).
More information found here:
2024 NWOPA Awards
recipients of the 2024 NWOPA awards
Since 2001, NWOPA has presented awards recognizing lifetime achievements, mineral
discoveries and mine developments. Lifetime achievement is based upon cumulative work,
discoveries and contributions to the prospecting, exploration and mining community of
Northwestern Ontario. The Bernie Schnieders Discovery of the Year Award recognizes an
exceptional discovery in Northwestern Ontario during the previous calendar year with the
Developer of the Year Award recognizing an outstanding mineral development during the
previous calendar year. In 2010 NWOPA added the Dan Calvert Distinguished Service Award to
acknowledge exceptional service to the mineral exploration community. The award was named
in honour of Dan Calvert and in 2016 NWOPA renamed the Lifetime Achievement Award in
honour of Dave Christianson; both of these gentlemen were long-time prospectors and
supporters of mineral exploration in Northwestern Ontario.
Dan Calvert Distinguished Service Award: John Mason
Dave Christianson Lifetime Achievement Award: Jim Parres
Bernie Schnieders Discovery of the Year: Libra Energy Materials (Soules Bay-Caron
project)
Developer of the Year: Alamos Gold Inc. (Island Gold District).
More information found here:
2024 NWOPA Awards
Archives - Northwestern Ontario Mines and Minerals Symposium
2023 NWOPA Awards
2021-2022 NWOPA Awards (no OPES held)
2020 NWOPA Awards (no OPES held)
2019 NWOPA Awards (no OPES held)
2019 (Exploration Showcase)
2018 (Exploration Showcase)
2017 (Exploration Showcase)
2016 (NWOMMS)
2015 (NWOMMS)
2014 (NWOMMS)
2013 (NWOMMS)
2023 NWOPA Awards
2021-2022 NWOPA Awards (no OPES held)
2020 NWOPA Awards (no OPES held)
2019 NWOPA Awards (no OPES held)
2019 (Exploration Showcase)
2018 (Exploration Showcase)
2017 (Exploration Showcase)
2016 (NWOMMS)
2015 (NWOMMS)
2014 (NWOMMS)
2013 (NWOMMS)