You are invited to join SME-The New York Section at the Holiday/ Year End Reception to award Len and Rosa Harris Honorary Membership in the Section.
Reflections of an Experienced, Widely Traveled and Long-time Friend of SME-NY and Mining
Leonard Harris
Len Harris, a long-term member of the Section, has been recently selected to receive the prestigious Hoover Medal by the five Engineering Societies Board of Award for the work with the indigenous people in Peru in the development of Newmont's Yanacocha mine, the largest gold mine in that country.
Leonard Harris is currently a consultant to several mining-related companies, a senior associate with Behre Dolbear and Company, and director of Corriente Resources.
He earned his diploma in metallurgy in 1949 at the Mount Morgan Technical College in Australia and began his career with Mount Morgan Limited as a cadet metallurgist. Following several technical positions with various mining companies, he joined Newmont Mining Corporation in 1974, where he served as vice president of research and development, general manager of Minera Yanacocha SA, vice president metallurgical operations, vice president/general manager of Newmont Latin America, and president/ general manager of Newmont Peru Limited.
He is a member of several professional societies and received the Henry Krumb Lecturer and Distinguished Member Awards from SME.
We hope you can join us!