The recipients of the most important quantities had been Sharlyne Umphrey (C$10,000 Agnico Kajussissimainarniq award), Hannah Lecocq (C$10,000 Barrick Peter Munk award), Alix Xu (C$10,000 B2Gold UBC Mining award), and Pierre-Oliver Leroux (C$15,000 O3 Mining award).
Click here to see an entire checklist of all of the winners and their biographical info. Awards are made on the premise of advantage and by lottery draw.
The YMP scholarships are made attainable by the generosity of Agnico Eagle Mines, Alamos Gold, American Eagle Gold, Barrick Gold, Baselode Vitality, Champion Iron Ore, Equinox Gold, IAMGOLD, Joan Margaret Stewart, Kinross Gold, Mistango River Sources, O3 Mining, Orefinders, QC Copper & Gold, TD Securities, The Northern Miner, Yamana Gold and YMP Toronto.
(This text first appeared in The Northern Miner)