The William Lawrence Saunders Gold Medal was first awarded in 1927 and recognizes "distinguished achievement in mining other than coal". The award is funded by the

American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) is a professional association for mining and metallurgy, with over 145,000 members. It was founded in 1871 by 22 mining engineers in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Uni ...

and named for William Lawrence Saunders.

Winners

*2022 - Joseph Dick *2019 - Timothy D. Arnold *2018 -

John D. Wiebmer John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

*2017 - Phillips S. Baker, Jr. *2016 - Ronald L. Parratt *2015 - William M. Zisch *2014 - Timothy J. Haddon *2013 -

Ronald Thiessen Ronald is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse ''Rögnvaldr'', Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 234; Hanks; Hodges (2003) § Ronald. or possibly from Old English '' Regenweald''. In some cases ''Ronald'' is an Anglicised form of ...

*2012 - Ron Guill *2011 - Harry F. Cougher *2010 -

Douglas B. Silver Douglas may refer to: People * Douglas (given name) * Douglas (surname) Animals *Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking *Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil W ...

*2009 - Patrick J. Ryan (engineer) *2008 -

Stanley Dempsey Stanley may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Stanley'' (1972 film), an American horror film * ''Stanley'' (1984 film), an Australian comedy * ''Stanley'' (1999 film), an animated short * ''Stanley'' (1956 TV series) ...

*2006 - James L. Madson *2005 - F. Steven Mooney *2004 - Paul C. Jones (engineer) *2003 - Thomas J. O'Neil *2002 - Robert W. Schafer *2001 -

Richard T. Moolick Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...

*2000 -

Robert N. Hickman The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

*1998 -

Donald Vester Fites Donald Vester Fites (born 1934) was the chairman and CEO of Caterpillar, Inc. from 1990 to 1999. Early life Don Fites was born in 1934 in Tippecanoe, Indiana. He attended Valparaiso University, where he joined Phi Kappa Psi. He graduated with ...

(born 1934) *1997 - Hugo T. Dummett *1996 -

Leonard Harris (engineer) Leonard Harris or Len Harris may refer to: * Len Harris (cinematographer) (1916–1995), British cinematographer * Len Harris (cricketer) (1934–2006), West Indies cricketer * Len Harris (footballer) (1924–1995), Australian rules footballer * ...

*1995 -

J. Burgess Winter ''J. The Jewish News of Northern California'', formerly known as ''Jweekly'', is a weekly print newspaper in Northern California, with its online edition updated daily. It is owned and operated by San Francisco Jewish Community Publications In ...

*1994 - T. Peter Philip *1993 -

Kenneth J. Barr Kenneth is an English given name and surname. The name is an Anglicised form of two entirely different Gaelic personal names: ''Cainnech'' and '' Cináed''. The modern Gaelic form of ''Cainnech'' is ''Coinneach''; the name was derived from a byn ...

*1992 - Philip C. Walsh *1991 - G. Frank Joklik *1990 -

Milton H. Ward Milton may refer to: Names * Milton (surname), a surname (and list of people with that surname) ** John Milton (1608–1674), English poet * Milton (given name) ** Milton Friedman (1912–2006), Nobel laureate in Economics, author of '' Free t ...

*1989 - Richard J. Stoehr *1988 - Roy Woodall *1987 -

Charles L. Pillar Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "f ...

*1986 - Richard L. Brittain *1984 -

John C. Kinnear, Jr. John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second ...

*1983 - Sir Frank Espie *1982 - John Towers (engineer) *1980 - James S. Westwater *1979 - Henry Thomas Mudd (1913-1990) *1978 - Russell H. Bennett *1977 -

Frank Coolbaugh Frank or Franks may refer to: People * Frank (given name) * Frank (surname) * Franks (surname) * Franks, a medieval Germanic people * Frank, a term in the Muslim world for all western Europeans, particularly during the Crusades - see Farang Curr ...

*1975 - Charles Dixon Clarke *1974 - H. Myles Jacob *1972 - Stanley M. Jarrett *1970 - Elmer A. Jones *1968 - Charles M. Brinckerhoff *1967 - Ralph Douglas Parker *1966 - Wesley P. Goss *1965 - Francis Cameron (engineer) *1964 - Walter C. Lawson (engineer) *1963 - Edward Ignatius Renouard *1962 -

Joseph Hugh Reid Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

*1961 - Marcus David Banghart *1960 - Robert J. Linney *1959 - John Ballantine Knaebel *1958 - William Jesse Coulter *1956 - Louis Buchman *1954 - Simeon Stansifer Clarke *1951 - Clyde Evarts Weed *1950 - Howard Nicholas Eavenson *1949 - Stanly Alexander Easton *1947 - LeRoy Salsich *1946 - Fred Searls, Jr. *1944 - George Bates Harrington *1941 - Herman C. Bellinger *1939 - Louis S. Cates (18811959) *1937 -

Erskine Ramsay Erskine Ramsay (September 24, 1864 – August 15, 1953) was an Alabama industrialist. Biography He was born September 24, 1864 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. His family came from Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland the same town as Andrew Carnegie. E ...

(1864-1953) *1936 - Clinton H. Crane *1935 -

James MacNaughton (engineer) James MacNaughton (born March 4, 1864), also variously known as "the King of Houghton County ", the "Czar of the Copper Country " or simply "Big Jim" was an American business executive. He was general manager and the third president of the Cal ...

*1934 - Pope Yeatman *1933 - Walter Hull Aldridge *1932 -

Frederick Worthen Bradley Frederick may refer to: People * Frederick (given name), the name Nobility Anhalt-Harzgerode * Frederick, Prince of Anhalt-Harzgerode (1613–1670) Austria * Frederick I, Duke of Austria (Babenberg), Duke of Austria from 1195 to 1198 * Frederi ...

*1930 -

Daniel Cowan Jackling Daniel Cowan Jackling (August 14, 1869 – March 13, 1956), was an American mining and metallurgical engineer who pioneered the exploitation of low-grade porphyry copper ores at the Bingham Canyon Mine, Utah. Biography Early life Born near ...

(1869–1956) *1929 -

John Hays Hammond John Hays Hammond (March 31, 1855 – June 8, 1936) was an American mining engineer, diplomat, and philanthropist. He amassed a sizable fortune before the age of 40. An early advocate of deep mining, Hammond was given complete charge of Ce ...

(1855–1936) *1928 -

Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was an American politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 and a member of the Republican Party, holding office during the onset of the Gr ...

(1874–1964) *1927 -

David William Brunton David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

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