Who is Who
WiM Groups Worldwide
International
International Women & Mining Network - www.rimmrights.org
For details of regional coordination offices and thematic offices -
www.rimmrights.org/contacts.htm
The UK network of Women in Mining is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promotingthe employment,
retention and professional development of women in the miningsector. This group was created in 2006
and now includes over five hundredmembers representing a variety of mining-related businesses andprofessions.
Membership is free and open to all women in the miningindustry, wherever they work: the majority of
members are based in the UnitedKingdom or continental Europe. Women in Mining provides information andnetworking
opportunities to its members, and promotes the role of women to themining industry and the sector as
a career choice for women. Women inMining is currently sponsored by Anglo American plc and seeking additionalsponsorship
to achieve its objectives and continue to grow. For moreinformation please visit www.womeninmining.org.uk or email info@womeninmining.org.uk.
We look forward to hearing from you! Please contact Barbara Dischinger, email:
barbara@greenmining.co.uk, tel: +44 (0) 7986 108 101 to get in touch.
Download WIM UK brochure
Women In Mining Canada
157 Adelaide Street West Suite 511
Toronto, ON M5E 4E7
info@wimcanada.org
www.wimcanada.org
Manitoba
Marilyn Chubaty, WIM Manitoba’s Communications Coordinator marilync@tdslaw.com
We meet monthly in Winnipeg at 201 Portage Ave, phone 204 949-4274
Montreal
Contact: Heather Ednie
hednie@modicacommunications.com
Northern Ontario Branch
cgazdic@sbminc.ca
Quebec
Val-d'Or is situated on the Cadillac Fault, a rich gold zone from Louvicourt, Quebec (just
east of Val-d'Or) to Timmins Ontario. After visiting the session "Women in Mining" at the
PDAC last March, I decided to start a chapter of Women in Mining called "Femmes dans les Mines"
in Val-d'Or, Quebec. We have been meeting monthly since April 2008 (except for the summer months). Contact:
Karen Pluzac, fem.wim.valdor@gmail.com
Saskatchewan
pschwann.sma@sasktel.net
Toronto
The Women in Mining Network of Toronto is a lively, informal group of more than 250 women who work across
the entire spectrum of the mining and mineral exploration industry. The purpose of our network is to
share knowledge, experience and relationships that will encourage the growth and diversity of women
in the mining sector. It also gives women a forum to make presentations, and to put ideas into practice.
Main current activities: Monthly lunches and a monthly newsletter. We participated in a major fund-raising
effort for breast cancer research in September 2007, raising oodles of money mainly from mining and
service companies.
www.women-in-mining.com
lorraine.godwin@geosoft.com
Vancouver
In the mid-1970s the Geological Association of Canada (GAC) started a Women Geoscientists Committee
which was to foster the recognition of Women in the Geosciences. A few unsuccessful attempts at organizing
women’s lunch groups in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto were made, but essentially fizzled by the early
1980s. Anne Thompson started a chapter of the Association for Women in Geosciences (AWG) in September
1991, which was very active for approximately 5 years, with a group of up to 60 women and men. They
met for lunches, went on field trips, helped out with career planning and advice. The group incorporated
as the Canadian Association for Women Geoscientists in 1993, and is currently dormant, although lunch
meetings were held as recently as 2002. The focus of the WIMN’s group is primarily networking. This
will be an opportunity for women to meet monthly with other women who are working in, or associated
with, the mineral exploration and mining sector. Currently there are over 280 names on the email list.
Contact: Mafalda Arias, info@mafaldaarias.com
www.amebc.ca/resources-and-publications/women-in-mining-vancouverbranch/Women-in-mining-vancouver-branch.aspx
Winnipeg
sar@tdslaw.com
We meet monthly at 201 Portage Ave, phone 204 949-4274
Greater Vancouver Mining Women's Association -
www.gvmwa.com
The Greater Vancouver Mining Women’s Association was formed in 1975 as a fellowship organization for
spouses of people connected with the mining industry. By 1977 it had evolved into a charitable organization
with a mandate to raise public awareness of mining through education. Since then, the Greater Vancouver
Mining Women’s Association (GVMWA) has operated as a non-profit organization registered under the Societies
Act of British Columbia. It brings women together who are involved with the mining industry, either
directly or indirectly, and from both industry and supply sectors. The members have raised a considerable
amount of money over the years through craft fairs, fashion shows, raffles, publishing cook books and
through many other projects.
The funds raised have allowed the GVMWA to finance scholarships at the University of British Columbia,
Simon Fraser University and the British Columbia Institute of Technology to assist women in mining related
studies. We also support the minerals education program in public schools by subsidizing bus trips to
the Mining Museum at Britannia Beach and contributing to teacher education and the purchase of mineral
kits for schools. Additionally, we provide an award for the best mining related project at the Greater
Vancouver Regional Science Fair and subsidize the children’s Mini Science Summer Camp at BCIT.
WIM National
Network dedicated to educating students, teachers and the general public about the importance of minerals.
National WIM President: Betty Mahaffey
www.womeninmining.org
Contact: WIMNational@womeninmining.org
Women In Mining Education Foundation (WIMEF)
Arloa Woolford, President
Contact: wimef@womeninmining.org
California Chapter
www.womeninmining.org/california.htm
Darlene Bray, President
Contact: CAchapter@womeninmining.org
Denver Chapter - The first group formed in the United States in 1972.
www.womeninmining.org/denver.htm
Betty Mahaffey, President
Contact: DenverChapter@womeninmining.org
Washington DC Chapter
This Chapter is currently not active.
Nevada Chapter
The newest Chapter in the organization is a result of the merger of Battle Mountain and Winnemucca Chapters
into one for the entire State. President is Eve Marie Hirt.
Contact: NevadaChapter@womeninmining.org
Student Chapters are:
- Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T) (formally (UMR)
Jessica Stacy, President
Contact: RollaChapter@womeninmining.org
- University of Kentucky
Kathryn Gardner, President
Contact: UKChapter@womeninmining.org
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (VA Teach)
Nava Salehi, President
Contact: VTChapter@womeninmining.org
Contact: Alison Morley, Chair National WIMnet Committee
+0400 672 390, AlisonMorley@brumbyresources.com.au
http://www.ausimm.com.au/Content/default.aspx?ID=236
There are a range of networking events for women in resources in both capital centres and regions in Australia. Contacts are listed below:
WIMWA Perth
The Perth Women in Mining Networking group started with the idea of trying to work out how to do something
proactive about keeping people in the industry. One way was to create a forum where people can get together
and talk about where they have been and where they are going and all the issues created by the modern
mining industry - commuting, family etc. The group has now been going for three years.
WIMWA - Women in Mining Western Australia - has had great success, with up to 150 people at their bimonthly
networking functions, and a variety of high profile and inspiring speakers.
Blog: wimwa.wordpress.com
www.womeninmining.com, e-mail wimwa@womeninmining.com - In Perth currently monthly functions.
Friday 5:30-7:30pm cocktails – Company sponsored with a speaker
Sabina Shugg: sabina@momentumpartners.com.au
WIMARQ (Women in Mining and Resources Queensland) Brisbane
WIMARQ was largely formed because of concerns about the skills retention issues that the mining and
resources industries are currently facing. WIMARQ brings together those working across the broad spectrum
of fields that make up mining and resources; including operations, corporate, government, research and
education organisations. The group is voluntary and inclusive, and WIMARQ encourages all those interested
to attend networking functions. The events aim to be positive and informal, and to complement and support
existing initiatives such as the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (The AusIMM), Queensland
Resources Council and Brisbane Mining Club events. We have approximately 150 people on our confidential
networking list
Contact: Sue Denk, susandenk@gmail.com
www.womeninminingqueensland.com
WiRV Melbourne
WiRV is a voluntary, not-for-profit group which supports and provides opportunities for women who work
in the water, energy, minerals and natural resource management sectors through influence and advocacy,
professional development, access to mentoring relationships and networking. We seek and provide opportunities
for women to participate in the current resources industry sector and take an active role in shaping
its future. The WiRV network has grown to more than 300 members representing over 80 companies with
connections to energy (both renewable and non-renewable), minerals, agriculture and natural resource
management. Our objective is to support women in resources and to communicate in influential ways so
that WiRV is known and respected for its contribution to the resources industry in Victoria.
Website: www.wirv.org.au
Contact: info@wirv.org.au
Upcoming Events: www.wirv.org.au/Events.htm
WIM NSW Sydney
Contact: Sue Border, sborder@mineralgeos.com
+61 (0)2 9929 6868
Networking Online
Visit the Women in Mining
Discussion Forum (only Members can register)
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in this form!
Patricia Figueroa
pfigueroa@panoramaminero.com.ar
Miriã Oliveira
miria.oliveira1@yahoo.com.br
+55 61 9816-7306
Ivonne A. Mendez M.
imendez@wimchile.cl
www.wimchile.cl
Cell: +56 9 09 68759
Melissa Paredes P.
Analista - Estudios Económicos
APOYO Consultoría S.A.C.
Tel: +51 1 213-1100 Ext. 154, Cell +51 1 99912-0665
melissaparedes@gmail.com /
mparedes@apoyoconsultoria.com
Women in Mining South Africa (WIMSA)
www.wimsa.org.za
Contact: Pamela Naidoo, Chairwoman, Pamela.Naidoo@riotinto.com
South African Women in Mining Association (SAWIMA) was launched in December 1999, when former Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, was appointed Minister of Minerals and Energy. The focus of SAWIMA is two-fold:
- To assist informal mining groups to obtain mineral rights and run mining businesses/operations and
- To promote female empowerment in the mining sector in accordance with provisions of the Mining Charter.
CEO: Vuyokazi Nyengule
E-mail: vnyengule@bullion.org.za
05 Hollard Street, Room 303A
Chamber of Mines
Marshalltown
2107 South Africa
Cell: +27 824 579 379
Tel: +27 11 834 9039
Fax: +27 11 834 8060
E-mail: sawima@mweb.co.za
www.sawima.co.za
Co-ordinator: Malin Stein, Sales/Minerals Analyst at Raw Materials Group
Contact: Direct: +46 8 5577 9305, Mobile: +46 70 755 9451, malin.stein@rmg.se
Malin about herself:
My name is Malin Ringdahl Stein and I work for a Swedish company called Raw Materials Group (RMG). My
last name Stein is also the Norwegian word for rock. In Sweden we have a long history of joking about
Norwegians (the rest of Scandinavia make jokes about us Swedes...). You can imagine how much fun it
is being a Swedish geologist with the Norwegian name for rock as your last name. Before working at RMG
I was employed at the University of Stockholm, where I was writing a dissertation on the potassium rich
rocks of Stromboli, one of Italy’s many fantastic volcanoes. It took me some time (and 3 kids) to realise
that the university was not what I had hoped it would be and I started working with RMG in May 2008.
At RMG we compile and provide information on and around the mining industry. During my first months
I worked with our coal database and since September 2008 most of my work is in sales/customer relations.
The mining industry is a fascinating commerce and every day I have a new: Aha this is how it works!
experience. After visiting the WIM event at PDAC in Toronto this year it became obvious we needed a
branch of WIM in Sweden. RMG promised me that our office would be open for WIM gatherings and today
there are 10 of us (5 from RMG ?)
TAWOMA - Tanzania Women Miners Association
Contact: Shamsa Diwani, shdiwani@yahoo.com,
tawomat@yahoo.com
P.O.Box 22741, Dar Es salaam, Tanzania
Tel: +255 744 271 649 or +255 745 877 644
Fax: +255 22 213 8615
Chairperson: Ms Namakau Kaingo, kaingo@yahoo.com
Vice-Chair: Mary Anne Nguni, maryannenguni@yahoo.com
AZWIM (Association of Zambian Women in Mining)
P.O. Box 500020, Lusaka
Telephone: +260 211 250693/097 7 852542
Telefax: +260 211 251975
