Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
Canadian mining organization
The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum is a Canadian professional association that has existed since 1898. The association is for professionals in the Canadian minerals, metals, materials and energy industries. CIM's members are convened from industry, academia and government.
History
In March 1898, the Canadian Mining Institute was founded in Montreal at the second annual meeting of the Federated Canadian Mining Institute, which was dissolved. The Institute was incorporated by an Act of Parliament to include all former provincial groups except The Mining Society of Nova Scotia, which remained a separate body.
In 1902, The Institute formed its first Branches in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Kingston, Ontario, and Nelson, British Columbia. In 1918, the Mining Society of Nova Scotia formally became affiliated with the Canadian Mining Institute.
In 1920, Metallurgy was added to the name to recognize the inclusion of this discipline.
In 1942, the Institute made CIM its official abbreviation.
In 1990, "Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum" became the official name of the Institute by an Act of Parliament.
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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3654987. VIAF identifies the subject as 160696772. The Library of Congress control number is n94105010. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1898, 1902, 1918 and 1920.
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