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Article: NEWS - PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
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- Engineering and Mining Journal
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- June 1, 2009
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René Dufour was presented the Vale Inco Medal during the 2009 Annual CIM Conference and Exhibition, which was held in Toronto during May. This award is the most prestigious award of merit given by the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) to an individual in recognition of exceptional contribution to the Canadian Mineral Industry. During his career, Dufour was the director on a number of boards, including Noranda for 14 years; chief mining engineer and manager of a 100,000 mt/d operation; full professor and director of the mineral engineering department for Ecole Polytechnique; advisor to the World Bank, the United Nations, Hydro Québec, the Québec Securities ...