The UK Mining Conference was held last week in Falmouth and at the final evening Gala Dinner at the National Maritime Museum I was pleased to accept the UK Mining Lifetime Achievement Award. I thank Amanda for announcing this on LinkedIn and I really appreciate the kind comments that have been received.
However, I want to stress here that this honour was not a solo effort and at the Awards Dinner I accepted it on behalf of MEI. As most people know, MEI is a small family business, and I must thank my wife, Barbara, who has supported me in everything that I have done in our 56 years of marriage. My partners in MEI are our son Jon and daughter Amanda and I doubt if I would have got this award without their contributions.
Amanda and I formed MEI in the late '90s and Jon joined us in 2003. As he now lives in Luxembourg he could not be present at the awards ceremony, but Barbara and Amanda were.
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| With Barbara and Amanda at the UK Mining Gala Dinner |
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| The MEI team in Cape Town in April |
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Congratulations Barry and MEI team for this additional honor, which is much deserved!
ReplyDeleteLuís Marcelo Tavares
UFRJ and GCC
Many thanks Marcelo
DeleteDear Barry, Please accept my warmest congratulations on this well deserved honour which duly reflects the extensive contribution that you and the whole MEI family have made to the mineral industry at a global level. You with MEI have fused knowledge exchange, friendship and professional networking in the mineral industry in such an effective way that could not have been foreseen when you started MEI. Moreover, your initiative and perseverance to build Minerals Engineering as a major journal is further testimony to your contribution to our profession. All of the best. Jannie van Deventer, Melbourne
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for your kind words, Jannie. Much appreciated
DeleteCongratulations! Good news. Your contributions are helping mineral industry in the world. Great Job.
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Sivarao, India
Many thanks
DeleteBarry!! This is wonderful!!! Congratulations! I have always stood in awe of your connection with people in the Mining Industry: keeping us abreast of new technologies, conferences, historical knowledge of important events, and land marks. Documenting these events and places with photographs and journaling is most impressive. Thank you also to Jon and Amanda.
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Congratulations on your UK Mining Lifetime Achievement Award, announced this week.
DeleteI am especially pleased because your scope of activities since I first visited Cape Town in 2003 to attend the Comminution Conference, has been as broad as the industry itself and focussed on others and their achievements. Your combined academic preparation in engineering, and knowledge of what is going on technically in mining, makes your impact on the mining industry a focal point and example for others wishing to contribute at a high level.
Thank you for setting that example and for your success is bringing people together to celebrate achievements and friendship, at the many conferences that you and your family have set up, for our enlightenment and enjoyment. That has helped to make my career in mining to be a great pleasure, turned work into fun, and made it possible for me to continue for a much longer period than would otherwise have been possible.
Donna and I are honoured to count you and your family as friends. May you continue to enjoy good health, prosperity, and continued success in everything that you do.
With kindest regards,
John
John Starkey, Starkey & Associates, Canada
Hi John and Donna. We at MEI are also pleased to have you both as friends, and appreciate your support at the conferences over the years. Actually the first comminution conference in Cape Town was in 2010, but I think your first MEI comminution conference was in 2001 in Brisbane.
DeleteIt is people like you, and others who have commented on this post, that keeps me going. As I said at the UK Mining Conference, if I wasn't interested in the people in our industry I wouldn't be doing what I do now. Thanks again for your lasting friendship.
Congratulations, Barry and the MEI Team, for this well-deserved honor. Hanna Horsch
ReplyDeleteThanks Hanna. Hope to see you next February in Phoenix
Deletecongratulations for a well deserved award. We look forward to your frequent posts
ReplyDeleteMany thanks. I wish I could know who you are
DeleteCongratulations Barry and the whole MEI team! It has been an honour and pleasure to work with you over the years and long may this continue. See you in Cape Town at what is going to be another successful conference.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rene. Look forward to seeing you in Cape Town in November
DeleteHello Barry and the MEI Team! Congratulations for this well-deserved honor. During these years, you and MEI broght people together, that came from all around the world with pride and joy, to attend the paramount meetings! High level technical programs and magical social programs. Since “Reagents in Mineral Processing” I was very Lucky to attend many conferences in beautiful Falmouth and Africa.Amazing memories for my personal and professional life.
ReplyDeleteKeep moving! Warmest regards, Maurício Leonardo Torem
Many thanks, Mauricio. it’s been quite a while since we last saw you and Ana. Hope we can catch up again soon
DeleteMany many congratulations Barry!!
ReplyDeleteBest regards
Nikhil Dhawan
IIT-Roorkee
Many thanks, Nikhil
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