During the recent Society of Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration 2011 Annual Meeting & Exhibit in Denver, Mike O’Driscoll, Editor of IM, was presented with the prestigious 2011 Hal Williams Hardinge Award for services to the industry.
Selected by the Industrial Minerals and Aggregates Division of the internationally respected Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME), the award was presented at the SME Awards Dinner on 2 March by DeAnn Craig, president of SME’s parent, the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME).
The citation reads: “In recognition of Mr. O’Driscoll’s efforts as editor of Industrial Minerals in supporting technical information exchange and the dissemination of technical and commercial information on industrial minerals throughout the world, and particularly his leadership in the exchange of information with the Chinese IM sector.”
During the SME IM&A Division lunch on 1 March, where his...