Professor Murray Hitzman (GE) has been awarded the 2016 Haddon Forrester King Medal, one of the Australian Academy of Science’s prestigious career awards for life-long achievement and outstanding contribution to science. Hitzman is recognized for his outstanding record of success including the discovery and development of the Lisheen lead-zinc mine in the Republic of Ireland, his leadership role in the recognition and characterization of a new type of mineral deposit—the iron-oxide copper gold or IOCG type—and his new ideas on the origin of the sediment-hosted copper deposits of Central Africa. His work is having a growing impact globally on 21st century mineral exploration. In addition to a medal presentation dinner, this award includes an honorarium and a short lecture tour highlighting his discoveries, research and achievements.