About Rob
Mr. McEwen has been associated with the gold industry all his career, his first 18 years in the investment industry and since 1990 as CEO of several gold mining companies.
Rob is the founder of Goldcorp, where he took the company from a market capitalization of $50 million to over $8 billion. Rob is currently the Chairman, CEO and largest shareholder of McEwen Mining Inc. (MUX), exploring for gold and silver in Canada, USA, Mexico and Argentina. The cost of his investment in MUX and McEwen Copper exceeds US$200 million. At MUX he owns 18% of the company and takes a salary of $1/ year.
- Some of Rob’s awards:
- 2000: Business Week elects Goldcorp as one of 50 most innovative companies on the web worldwide;
- 2002: Ernst & Young’s Ontario Entrepreneur of the Year Award - Energy;
- 2003: Northern Miners’ Mining Man of the Year;
- 2004: Outstanding Achievement Award “Philanthropy” by the Canada Museum Association;
- 2005: Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree from York University;
- 2006: Most Innovative CEO by Canadian Business Magazine;
- 2007: Order of Canada;
- 2013: Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Julibee Award;
- 2017: Inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame.