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PDAC e-News and Activities, December 10, 2003, No. 13
Register online for PDAC
Convention 2004
The program and registration details for our 2004 convention are now
being mailed to all members. If you haven’t received a copy by
mid-December, please contact us and we’ll be happy to
send you a brochure. February 2 is the deadline for early
registration discounts, but we encourage you to register as soon as
possible and book your accommodation early.
Third World Mines Ministries Forum
– March 4-7, 2004
Toronto will host the third World Mines Ministries Forum (WMMF),
which will be held March 4-7 in the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
The event, which precedes PDAC Convention 2004, gives mines ministry
representatives, mining executives, community leaders, NGOs and
others the opportunity to discuss policy issues related to mining.
For more information and to register, go to
www.wmmf.org.
Please note that registration for WMMF is separate from registration
for the PDAC convention.
International Council on Mining &
Metals
Executive Director Tony Andrews attended a meeting of the
International Council on Mining & Metals in London, U.K., October 14-16.
The current work program of the council falls under the following broad
headings: mining and biodiversity (including protected areas and land
use planning); integrated materials management (focusing on metals
policy, recycling, and trade issues); community and social development
(dealing with issues related to communities around existing operations);
health and safety; and environmental resources management. Each area has
a task force of company employee volunteers and association
representatives assigned to it. Task force members are responsible for
developing work programs and delivering on objectives. For more
information, contact Tony
Andrews.
Third draft of World Bank
Extractive Industries Review published
The Extractive Industries Review was launched by the World Bank
Group to discuss its future role in the extractive industries with
concerned stakeholders. The aim of this independent review is to
produce a set of recommendations that will guide involvement of the
World Bank Group in the oil, gas and mining sectors.The discussion
is taking place within the context of the World Bank Group's overall
mission of poverty reduction and the promotion of sustainable
development. The final report, headed Striking a better balance, has
been published and the PDAC will be reviewing and responding to it.
The association’s previous submission is at
http://www.pdac.ca/pdac/pub/papers/pdf/world-bank-industries-review.pdf.
For information, contact
Tony Andrews, or click on
http://www.eireview.org/eir/eirhome.nsf/englishmainpage/about?Opendocument.
E3 Environmental Excellence in Exploration news
The PDAC board of directors has announced that, effective March
2004, access to E3 Environmental Excellence in Exploration will be
free of charge. The PDAC is able to provide this service thanks to
the generosity of E3 sponsors and to subscribers since the project
was launched in March 2003. Awareness of the breadth, scope and comprehensiveness of E3 is
increasing throughout the industry. At meetings held with federal
government officials in a recent mini-Mining Day on the Hill in
Ottawa, PDAC representatives described the program to officials in
Environment Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs, Foreign Affairs,
Fisheries and Oceans, Natural Resources Canada and to
representatives of Paul Martin’s transition team. Presentations were
also made by Executive Director Tony Andrews to the Associations
Coordination Group of the International Council of Mining and Metals
(the group consists of national and commodity associations from
around the world), and director André Gaumond made a presentation in
French during the recent Quebec Exploration 2003 meeting in Quebec City.
Plans are now in the works to have the E3 site translated into French.
Brazilian delegation visits PDAC
A delegation of Brazilian mining officials, led by Giles Carriconde,
Secretary of Mines and Metallurgy, visited the PDAC offices on
November 26 to learn more about the role and history of the
association, PDAC’s role in the introduction of the ‘super’
flow-through share program, E3, and opportunities for Brazil to
participate in the upcoming PDAC convention.
National Orphaned/Abandoned Mines Initiative (NOAMI)
The National Orphaned/Abandoned Mines Initiative (NOAMI) is a
co-operative Canadian program that was established in 2002 to study
issues and initiatives relating to the development of partnerships
in implementing remediation programs across Canada. Past-president
Gerald Harper is the PDAC’s representative on the advisory committee
for this important initiative. To obtain information on NOAMI
activities and publications, please visit
www.abandoned-mines.org.
Members’ views sought on communications and mineral deposit
information
Communications & readership survey
In the January 2004 issue of In Brief, members will find a short
communications and readership survey developed by the Communications
Committee. The information derived from this survey will be used to
assess what kind of job we are doing in communicating with members
and how to improve our communications. Please take a few minutes to
complete and return the survey.
Do you want a single internet view of mineral deposit information?
The Canadian Geoscience Knowledge Network (Mineral Deposits
Subgroup) is seeking the opinions and priorities of members about a
single access route on the internet to mineral deposit information.
Dave Sinclair, a member of the network, points out that, while each
Canadian provincial and territorial geological survey already
provides convenient access to its own mineral deposit and occurrence
database, significant differences exist among these databases and
there is no means to search across jurisdictional boundaries. The
network is studying whether a collective internet portal with an
interactive search capability would be useful to the industry.
Access to the survey, which will take between four and ten minutes
to complete, is through
http://www.cgkn.net/2002/working/mineral_e.html.
Dave’s email address is sinclair@NRCan.gc.ca.
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
The next Canadian Mining Hall of Fame banquet and induction
ceremony, a much anticipated event for the mineral industry, will be
held on Thursday, January 15, 2004, at the Fairmont Royal York
Hotel, Toronto. Inductees will be: Norman B. Keevil, Michael J.
Knuckey, Walter J. Riva, and Edgar A. Scholz. Tickets, which cost
$150.00 per person, go fast. For more information, telephone 905 339
0898.
Information sessions on NI 43-101 to be held in January
The PDAC, in conjunction with the Ontario Securities Commission,
will be holding two information sessions on NI 43-101 in January.
The first on technical disclosure and technical issues will be held
on Thursday, January 15. The second will be held on Monday, January
19. Both sessions will be held from 8.30 a.m. to noon in the Ontario
Club, Commerce Court South, Toronto. Registration is free for PDAC
members and $30.00 for non-members. The registration form will be
posted at www.pdac.ca over the next few days.
Mineral Economics and Management Society (MEMS)
The conference will be held April 21-23 at the Ontario Club in Toronto.
Theme of the conference is The changing face of mining. A
pre-conference workshop on April 21 will address the topic Using
real options to value and manage mining projects. For more
information, visit
www.minecon.com. |
