Join us for the sixth annual Young Mining Professional of the Year Awards (YMP Awards)

Young Mining Professionals (YMP), in partnership with the Northern Miner, is hosting the sixth annual YMP Awards reception at 5pm on Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Toronto’s Jump Restaurant. The event will be a cocktail reception with drinks, Canapés, food stations and more.

The YMP Awards recognize two young mining entrepreneurs, a male and a female under the age of 40, who over the past year, and during the course of their careers, have demonstrated exceptional leadership skills and innovative thinking to provide value for their companies and shareholders, as well as for themselves. The Awards are named after two exceptional entrepreneurs in the mining industry, Peter Munk and Eira Thomas.

About this Year's Eira Thomas and Peter Munk Award Winners

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Shelby Yee:

Shelby Yee is the CEO and Co-Founder of RockMass Technologies, a mining and geosciences technology startup.

Since founding RockMass in 2016, Shelby has grown the company from a PhD thesis to a cloud-based mapping and data capture solution for geologists and geotechnical engineers in underground mines. The company is rapidly growing and currently services clients across 4 continents. RockMass's team is at gender parity and has significant BIPOC representation with over 25 people and counting.

Shelby was born in Winnipeg and has lived in various places, including Vermont, Kingston, Toronto, Calgary, Shenzhen China, Singapore, and Vancouver.

Shelby was selected as one of Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2020. She is a Geological Engineering alumni of Queen's University. You can find Shelby skiing, mountain biking, or trail running in her spare time.

Alex Dorsch:

Alex is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Chalice Mining.

Alex joined Chalice in 2017, and was appointed Managing Director in November 2018. Alex has lead Chalice through an exceptional recent growth period and was recognized as ‘New/Emerging Leader of the Year’ by Mining News and ‘CEO of the Year’ by Kitco in 2020. Alex has diverse experience in various leadership roles across the resources sector, as a management consultant, engineer, project manager and corporate advisor. Prior to joining Chalice, he was working as a Specialist consultant with the global management consultancy McKinsey & Company. He commenced his engineering career with resources giant BHP in Adelaide and then spent over six years as an engineer in oil and gas exploration.

Alex holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (first class Honours) and a Bachelor of Finance from the University of Adelaide. Mr. Dorsch is a member of the Technical Committee.

About YMP

YMP is a not for profit global association of mining professionals that share the goal of advancing the global profile and leadership of the mining industry. YMP has chapters in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Sudbury, London UK, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth Switzerland, Peru and Mongolia. YMP was established to assist participants in obtaining the skills, support and knowledge to successfully advance their careers, develop a network of contacts within the industry and identify career and mining-related investment opportunities. YMP facilitates these objectives through scholarships, networking and social events, and high-profile guest speaker events throughout the year.

For further information on YMP, its chapters, the YMP Awards, YMP events and the YMP Scholarship Fund please visit our website at www.youngminingprofessionals.com or email us at info@youngminingprofessionals.com.