Ross J. Beaty, C.M.
Canada
Date of Birth: 1951 — -
Throughout his 48-year career, Ross Beaty has been a leader in the international mining and...
Marcus Daly
United States
Date of Birth: 1841 — 1900
Marcus Daly (December 5, 1841 – November 12, 1900) was an Irish-born American businessman...
Henry Lawrence Vincent Day
United States
Date of Birth: 1902 — 1985
Hank Day (1902-1985) was born in in Spokane, Washington, to Helen Dwyer and Harry Lawrence Day,...
Bartolomé de Medina
Spain
Date of Birth: 1497 — 1585
Bartolome de Medina was a successful Spanish merchant who became fascinated with the problem of...
John (Jan) II Dobry, John the Good - Duke of Opole
Poland
Date of Birth: 1460 — 1532
In 1526 Tarnowskie Góry in Silesia (southern Poland) was awarded the status of a free mining...
Charles Dow
United States
Date of Birth: 1851 — 1902
The Dow of Dow-Jones is Charles Henry Dow, born Nov. 5, 1851, in Connecticut. He went into...
Charles Englehard, Jr.
United States
Date of Birth: 1917 — 1971
Charles W. Engelhard Jr. (February 15, 1917 – March 2, 1971 was an American businessman who...
William Bell Frue
United States
Date of Birth: 1830 — 1881
William Bell Frue, emigrated, at a young age, from Ireland to the United States. His mining...
Juan Godoy
Chile
Date of Birth: 1800 — 1842
Juan Godoy (1801-1842) was a Chilean prospector who made significant contributions to Chile's...
Diego Gualpa
Peru
Date of Birth: 16th C
The Spanish conquest of South America led to the discovery of Peruvian mountains rich in gold...
Daniel Guggenheim
United States
Date of Birth: 1856 — 1930
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Daniel Guggenheim was sent to Switzerland as a young man to...
Meyer Guggenheim
United States
Date of Birth: 1828 — 1905
Meyer Guggenheim was born in Lengnau, Aargau, Switzerland on February 1, 1828. He was of...
Alvinza Hayward
United States
Date of Birth: 1822 — 1904
Born in Vermont, Hayward moved to Canton, New York early in his life. He studied law in New...
George Hearst
United States
Date of Birth: 1820 — 1891
George Hearst, of Scots-Irish origin, was born near present-day Sullivan, Missouri, to William...
Tom Herbert
Canada
Tom Herbert was a French-Canadian working on the railroad being pushed through northern Ontario...
Kamiya Jutel
Korea
Date of Birth: 16th C
In 1526 Kamiya Jutei, a wealthy merchant from Hakata, founded the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine in...
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Alan Kulan
Canada
Date of Birth: 1921 — 1977
Credited with the discovery of several sizeable lead-zinc-silver deposits in Yukon, most notably...
Alfred LaRose
Canada
Date of Birth: 1870 — 1940
Alfred LaRose, was a blacksmith working as a contractor on the railway being pushed through...
Jaime Lomelin
Mexico
Inducted into the Silver Hall of Fame in 2017
Mr Lomelin spent 36 years at Peñoles where he...
Eduardo Luna
Mexico
Inducted into the Silver Hall of Fame in 2017
Mr. Luna is currently (2017) Director, President...