A northwestern Ontario woman is receiving national recognition for her work in the mining industry.
Hannah Eaton-Tessier, who is a member of the Moose Cree First Nation, has been named the 2025 Indigenous Student Trailblazer by Women in Mining Canada.
The national organization, which advocates for gender diversity in the mining sector, annually selects women for recognition under its Trailblazers program.
According to the organization, “The Women In Mining Canada Trailblazer Awards Series recognizes women who embody the trailblazing spirit, which refers to the leadership mindset needed to make extraordinary personal strides to navigate the Canadian mining industry.”
Growing up surrounded by nature inspired Eaton-Tessier’s postsecondary studies, and she completed an honours bachelor of science degree in geosciences and ecology, and evolutionary biology from the University of Toronto.
Following the completion of her bachelor’s degree, Hannah was contracted as an assistant geologist with Equity Exploration at the Madsen Mine in Madsen, Ont.,” WIM noted.
“Working directly with the rocks, she developed a hands-on understanding of the daily operations of an active mine site and the geology and deposits in the Red Lake region in northwestern Ontario.”
Eaton-Tessier has now returned to the University of Toronto to work toward her master’s of science degree, researching the geochemistry of pyrite in gold deposits across northwestern Ontario.
Eaton-Tessier has said that, in the future, she hopes to use her background in geology and ecology to help build a sustainability future for the mining industry.
