Scrapbook: YMP Awards gala

The Young Mining Professionals (YMP) - a non-profit group with chapters in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Sudbury, Perth, Brisbane, Johannesburg and London - held its third annual YMP Awards gala in Toronto in early March, with Mining Professional of the Year awards for 2018 handed out to Andr?(C)e St-Germain, chief financial officer of Integra Resources and Jos?(C) Vizquerra, executive vice-president of strategic development and a director of Osisko Mining.

The Northern Miner is co-presenter of the YMP Awards in association with the YMP.

Barrick Gold, KPMG, Cassels Brock and Rio Tinto were the gala sponsors.

Jos?(C) Vizquerra, executive vice-president of strategic development and a director of Osisko Mining; and recipient of the YMP's 2018 Peter Munk Award; and Andr?(C)e St-Germain, chief financial officer of Integra Resources, and recipient of the YMP's 2018 Eira Thomas Award. Credit: YMP.

Greg Smith (left), president of Equinox Gold and YMP Vancouver director; and Rohan Hazelton, chief financial officer at Ascendant Resources. They are co-founders of YMP Vancouver. Credit: YMP.

Pamela Hojilla, lawyer at Cassels Brock and YMP Toronto executive; and Michael Long, partner in KPMG's mining tax practice and YMP Toronto director. Credit: YMP.

Alex Burelle, manager of investor relations and business development at Stornoway Diamond and managing partner of V?(C)rendrye Capital; and Bianca D?(C)pr?(C)s, lawyer at McCarthy T?(C)trault and YMP Montreal co-president. Credit: YMP.

From left: John Cumming, editor-in-chief of The Northern Miner; Anthony Vaccaro, publisher of the Northern Miner Group; and Elena Mayer, senior manager, client relationship, mining at PwC Canada and president and CEO of Women Who Rock. The Northern Miner is co-presenter of the YMP Awards. Credit: YMP.

Anthony Moreau, business development and innovation manager at Iamgold, YMP Toronto director, and master of ceremonies for the YMP Awards evening in 2019. Credit: YMP.

John Burzynski (left), president and CEO of Osisko Mining, presents the YMP's Peter Munk Award for 2018 to Jos?(C) Vizquerra, executive vice-president of strategic development and a director of Osisko Mining. Credit: YMP.

Ayesha Hira, vice-president of corporate development and strategy at Lucara Diamond. Hira represented Lucara Diamond president and CEO Eira Thomas, for whom the female YMP Award is named. Credit: YMP.

George Salamis, president and CEO of Integra Resources, presents the YMP's Eira Thomas Award for 2018 to Andr?(C)e St-Germain, chief financial officer of Integra Resources. Credit: YMP.

Catriona Beadel, mining executive to CEO, Energy & Minerals, at Rio Tinto and YMP London founder and team member. Credit: YMP.

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