2026 AusIMM Awards now open for nominations
Recognising outstanding leadership, service and professional excellence across our global community
AusIMM is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the 2026 Awards program. Nomination guidelines are available here and the nomination form is available here.
Our Awards showcase outstanding leadership across our global community, as well as highlighting professional excellence in disciplines aligned to our expert technical societies. Each year, the Awards honour individuals whose leadership, expertise and commitment leave a lasting impact on our profession.
We encourage members to actively nominate individuals whose work exemplifies the highest standards of professionalism.
The Awards are organised into three main categories: Highest Honours, Leadership and Professional Excellence Awards.
Read on for nomination guidelines and information on each Award.
Highest Honours
These awards celebrate outstanding, sustained leadership and exceptional contributions to AusIMM or the resources sector. This category includes three prestigious awards.
The Institute Medal
The Institute Medal is the most prestigious Award and highest honour conferred by AusIMM, recognising eminent leadership and exceptional achievement that has delivered significant and lasting impact for AusIMM or the resources sector.
Honorary Fellowship
Honorary Fellowship may be conferred on any senior and influential professional who has performed notable, active and sustained service to AusIMM or made a major contribution to the resources sector. This Award includes complimentary annual membership going forward.
Beryl Jacka Award
This award is AusIMM’s preeminent service honour, named in recognition of Beryl Jacka, who provided exceptional service to AusIMM for more than 40 years, including as Secretary. It recognises an AusIMM member who has demonstrated extraordinary and sustained service and long-term commitment to AusIMM.
Leadership Awards
These awards recognise consistent and significant contribution to the ongoing success of AusIMM and/or the resources sector. There are two Awards in this category: Outstanding Leadership Award and Emerging Leader of the Year.
Outstanding Leadership Award
This Award may be presented to an AusIMM member or group. It recognises consistent and noteworthy leadership that has contributed to the ongoing success of the AusIMM and/or the resources sector, through strengthening professional understanding, collaboration and engagement with the broader community.
Emerging Leader of the Year
The Emerging Leader of the Year Award recognises the contribution of a young professional within the resources sector through operational, academic, service, or other notable achievement.
This award may be presented to a new resources sector professional, generally aged under 30.
Professional Excellence Awards
These Awards recognise professional excellence for significant contributions to the development or application of professional knowledge, practice or leadership within a specific discipline aligned to AusIMM Societies. These Awards may be presented to professionals at any career stage, of any discipline, who have made a worthy contribution to their own or any other discipline.
There are six awards in this category:
- Charles Marshall Consultants Society Award
- Peter Stoker Geoscience Society Award
- Jim Torlach Health and Safety Society Award
- AusIMM Metallurgical Society Award
- AusIMM Mining Society Award
- AusIMM Social and Environment Society Award
In 2026, the Geoscience Society and the AusIMM Board endorsed a recommendation to name the Geoscience Society Award after Peter Stoker OAM HonFAusIMM. This reflects Peter’s significant and extraordinary contribution to our sector and AusIMM, particularly his sustained leadership through JORC and CRIRSCO.