We give The Robert E. Leckie Awards to miners for:
- socially responsible practices;
- environmental stewardship; and
- leadership in innovation.
We give up to 3 awards per year.
Submit your comments on the Leckie awards
We want to hear your feedback on:
- how do we improve and better promote the nomination process?
- how should award winners be recognized?
- what improvements would you like to see overall?
Your comments will help guide us to improve and refresh our terms of reference for the awards.
Email your responses to leckieaward@gov.yk.ca. The deadline for feedback is January 29, 2021.
Learn more about the Robert E. Leckie Awards in this video on YouTube
Who can nominate someone?
Any person can make a nomination.
Project criteria
The nominee must have completed the work they are nominated for in the current year, or in the past 3 years.
Who and what work are eligible
- Work in Yukon.
- Individual mine operators and mining companies.
The same project may be nominated more than once.
A project is defined by:
- location;
- time frame;
- specified activities; and
- operator.
Who is not eligible
Neither the Government of Yukon nor any of its projects are eligible.
Nomination deadline
November 15, 2021.
Prepare your nomination
In a single package, include the following:
- a brief description of the nominator and their relationship to the project;
- a general overview of the project;
- the location of the claim block including map and coordinates;
- contact information (name, address, telephone number and email address) for the nominee;
- reasons why the operator or company should be considered for the award;
- details of the work that was completed:
- methods used;
- level of effort;
- time required; and
- costs.
- when the work was completed;
- commentary on the end results;
- at least 1 colour photograph of the activity; and
- colour photographs taken before and after the work was done.
Submit your nomination
Email: leckieaward@gov.yk.ca.
How are winners selected?
- An award can only be given once in the lifetime of a project.
- The selection committee makes its choices based on quality of work and not quantity of work.
A selection committee includes the:
- Yukon Chamber of Mines;
- Klondike Placer Miners' Association; and
- Government of Yukon.
The committee meets once a year to select winners.
We invite award recipients to accept their awards at the annual Yukon Geoscience Forum.