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Pride and vision
Minerals Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 11, p. 1095, 1998 © 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd All rights l ~ v c d
Pergamon osgz-~Ts(gs)oOO~-X
0892--6875@8/$ - - see front nmtter
BOOK REVIEW Pride and Vision E. Tina Crossfield CIM, Canada, 1998. viii + 288 pages. Price C$40; special price for students and CIM members. ISBN 0-919086-98-5 This book has the subtitle The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, 1898-1998. It was published to commemorate the 100 years anniversary of the CIM. It traces the evolution of CIM - from its roots in the first provincial mining associations - to its present status as a dynamic organization of more than 12000 membexs. The book is also a story of a growing industry, of relationships with other institutions, of international congresses, of world wars, and of professionalisn and environmental stewardship. Two Appendices profile the Institute's Founders, Presidents, and Excutive Directors. Illustrated with numerous photographs. Available at CIM National Office, Suite 1210, 3400 bl. de Maisonneuve West, Montreal, Canada H3Z 3B8. Tel. : (514) 939-2710; Fax : (514) 939-2714; E-mail : [email protected].
Fathi Habashi Laval University, Quebec City, Can~uta
1095
Pergamon osgz-~Ts(gs)oOO~-X
0892--6875@8/$ - - see front nmtter
BOOK REVIEW Pride and Vision E. Tina Crossfield CIM, Canada, 1998. viii + 288 pages. Price C$40; special price for students and CIM members. ISBN 0-919086-98-5 This book has the subtitle The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, 1898-1998. It was published to commemorate the 100 years anniversary of the CIM. It traces the evolution of CIM - from its roots in the first provincial mining associations - to its present status as a dynamic organization of more than 12000 membexs. The book is also a story of a growing industry, of relationships with other institutions, of international congresses, of world wars, and of professionalisn and environmental stewardship. Two Appendices profile the Institute's Founders, Presidents, and Excutive Directors. Illustrated with numerous photographs. Available at CIM National Office, Suite 1210, 3400 bl. de Maisonneuve West, Montreal, Canada H3Z 3B8. Tel. : (514) 939-2710; Fax : (514) 939-2714; E-mail : [email protected].
Fathi Habashi Laval University, Quebec City, Can~uta
1095