As well as the CEO of the Year and Emerging Leader of the Year nominations, Mining Journal editors are assessing nominations from our worldwide readership for top innovators, sustainability and gender diversity leaders, best new discovery, the industry's best explorer for the 2018-2019 year, and the best-performed mining consultancies, and METS (mining equipment, technology and services) companies.
The final nominee lists from readers were qualified by Mining Journal's experienced global team of editors to produce the shortlists below.
CEO of the year
Vitaly Nesis, Polymetal
Trevor Benson, Walkabout Resources
Mark Bristow, Barrick Gold Corp
Elizabeth Gaines, Fortescue Metals Group
Tony Makuch, Kirkland Lake Gold
Michael O'Keeffe, Champion Iron
Raleigh Finlayson, Saracen Mineral Holdings
Lombardo Paredes Arenas, Gran Colombia Gold
Best emerging leader
Darren Klinck, Bluestone Resources
Justin Werner, Nickel Mines
Brandon Macdonald, Fireweed Zinc
Best new discovery
Adriatic Metals, Rupice, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Red 5, King of the Hills, Australia
Amex Exploration, Eastern Gold Zone, Canada
Blue Sky Uranium Corp, Amarillo Grande, Argentina
Galway Metals, Clarence Stream, Canada
Pure Gold, Madsen-Red Lake, Canada
Sun Metals, Stardust-Canyon Creek, Canada
Orsu Metals, Sergeevskoe, Russia
White Gold Corp, White Gold, Canada
Great Bear Resources, Dixie, Canada
Bellevue Gold, Bellevue, Australia
Liontown Resources, Kathleen Valley, Australia
Best explorer/developer
Great Bear Resources
Galway Metals
Image Resources
Aurania Resources
Highfield Resources
Bellevue Gold
Liontown Resources
Best fund manager
Olivia Markham
David Baker
Josh Parrill
John Chomley
Frank Holmes
Consultant of the year
CSA Global
RPMGlobal
AMC Consultants
RPA
Optiro
SRK
Entech
METS company of the year
Imdex
Weir Engineering
Macmahon Holdings
Emeco Holdings
Normet Oy
Mincon Group
Mastermyne
Gender diversity leader
Fortescue Metals Group
OZ Minerals
Independence Group
St Barbara
Rio Tinto
BHP
Innovation leader
Resolute Mining
Goldspot Discoveries
New Century Resources
TriStar Gold
Newmont Goldcorp
Anglo American
Most sustainable miners
IAMGOLD
Polymetal
Centerra Gold
New Century Resources
B2Gold
Newmont Goldcorp
Anglo American
Best M&A transaction
Silver Lake/Doray Minerals
Newmont/Goldcorp
SIMEC/Glencore Tahmoor mine
Barrick Gold/Randgold
Northern Star Resources/Pogo
Best financing/structured deal
Gold Road Resources/Gruyere
Atlantic Gold/Moose River Consolidated
Americas Silver Corp/Pershing
Osisko Mining
Nickel Mines
Most improved jurisdiction
UK
Ecuador
Mexico
Peru
Ethiopia
Best new technical study
Stantec/Stratalis
Jehama Mining Engineering
Minnovare
Blast Movement Technologies
Los Andes Copper
Amur Minerals
Denison Mines