Historical Metallurgy Committee
Featuring Canadian achievements
The Historical Metallurgy Committee was founded in 1978 during the mandate of the then President Peter Tarassoff and on his initiative, to provide a forum for the Metallurgical Society members interested in the history of metallurgy and to promote the recording of Canadian achievement. At that time Tarassoff was Director of Noranda Technology Center at Pointe Claire, Quebec.
Legacy Project
In January 2015, CIM (Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum), MetSoc (Metallurgy and Materials Society of CIM) & the Canada Science and Technology Museum spearheaded a legacy project promoting the History of Metallurgy & Mining in Canada. The Legacy Project will document and preserve contributions of Canadian metallurgy and mining sector to science and technology, and to the development of Canadian society.
In 1989 a compilation of selected articles from the first ten years was published as a book under the title All That Glitters: Readings in Historical Metallurgy. The volume of 200 pages contained 26 articles directly related to Canadian metallurgical history and 17 articles of general interest.
History of the Committee
One of the first initiatives of the Committee was to sponsor a section in the CIM Bulletin entitled Historical Metallurgy Notes. In this section original research on the history of Canadian metallurgical installation, anniversaries of certain metallurgical events, history of chemistry and metallurgy in the great empires, biographies and obituaries of distinguished metallurgists and mining engineers, and book reviews, have been published.
Our projects that have been accomplished so far include:
- The Economic Benefits of Research and Development in the Canadian Mining and Metallurgy Sector by Dr. Peter Warrian
- The Development of Metallurgy in Canada since 1900 by Dr. Erich Weidenhammer
- Developments in Canadian Hydrometallurgy since 1950 by Dr. Erich Weidenhammer
The work of these projects is free to download. The project includes a variety of videos as well to share and learn.
Current Initiatives
METSOC Historical Metallurgy Comics/Graphic Arts Project
About The Project
A primary purpose of the Historical Metallurgy Standing Committee is to promote the recording of Canadian achievements in the mining and metallurgical sector.
The Historical Metallurgy Standing Committee of MetSoc sees value in using Comic (graphic art) format to share some of Canada’s best mining and metallurgy stories with children aged 7-14 years from all regions.
Goal
The goal of the Comic will be to give children aged 7-14 an appreciation of Canada’s leadership and accomplishments in the Mining and Metals industries and raise awareness of the importance of metals and minerals in our daily lives. This will inspire young Canadians to pursue a career in the sector and develop a favourable perception of the metal and minerals sector.
Sponsorship opportunities are available.
Contact us an email at metsoc@cim.org
Annual Conference of Metallurgy
The Historical Metallurgy Committee holds its meeting during the Annual Conference of Metallurgy with a luncheon and an invited speaker. Contacts have been established with many organizations involved in the history of technology and metallurgy. For example:
- The Historical Metallurgy Society, London, England.
- Chemical Heritage Foundation in the United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association, Kingston, Ontario.
- The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society -AIME in Warrendale, Pennsylvania
- Canadian Institute of Chemistry, Ottawa
- The Canadian Industrial Archeology Society, Ottawa
- The Engineering Institute of Canada, Ottawa
- The Historical Metallurgy Society, London, England.
- Chemical Heritage Foundation in the United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Canadian Science and Technology Historical Association, Kingston, Ontario.
- The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society -AIME in Warrendale, Pennsylvania
- Canadian Institute of Chemistry, Ottawa
- The Canadian Industrial Archeology Society, Ottawa
- The Engineering Institute of Canada, Ottawa
References
- F. Habashi, “The Historical Metallurgy Committee of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum“, Working Paper 4/1997, pp. 18-28, Engineering Institute of Canada, Ottawa 1997.
- F. Habashi, “Twenty Years Historical Metallurgy Committee“, CIM Bulletin January 1999
- F. Habashi, Annual Reports of the Historical Metallurgy Committee.
- F. Habashi and F. Ballard, Compendium of Articles, Historical Metallurgy Committee.
- M.L. Wayman, ed. All that Glitters: Readings in Historical Metallurgy, The Metallurgical Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Montreal 1989.
Your contribution to the Historical Metallurgy Notes is welcome!
Chair
Engin Ozberk
CIM Fellow
The Historical Metallurgy Chairperson is responsible for the technical papers: to encourage technical paper writing and to solicit papers for the CIM Magazine’s Historical Metallurgy Notes. At the Conference of Metallurgists: to hold the Committee’s Annual Meeting (the Historical Metallurgy Luncheon and to organize a field trip to a historical site, when applicable.
The Historical Metallurgy Committee Members
- Sam Marcuson
- Mike Dry
- Rebecca Dolgoy
- Monica Nasmyth
- Peter Warrian
- Hani Henein
- Jeremy Mouat
- Anna Adamek
- Bill Culver
- Erich Weidenhammer
- Chuck Edwards
- Laurie Collins
