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PDAC e-News and Activities, August 22, 2007, No. 46
Page Index
PDAC submits brief to Canada’s mines
ministers
Exploration 07 ● Sept. 9-12 ● Fairmont Royal
York Hotel, Toronto
PDAC Convention 2008 – Call for papers
ICMM launches REACH Metals Gateway
Second notice ● Corporate social responsibility
panel ● Thursday, September 6 ● Toronto
Sequel to More than Free Gold to be published in
February 2008
Paintings of prospectors for sale
PDAC submits brief to
Canada’s mines ministers
In its brief to this year’s annual meeting of Canadian mines ministers,
the PDAC is submitting a series of recommendations on topics that form
the underpinnings of the investment climate for the mineral industry in
Canada. These include a high-quality geoscience database, a competitive
tax policy, an efficient regulatory regime, and a strategic approach to
promoting Canada’s advantages and expertise. PDAC President Patricia
Dillon will be presenting the brief to ministers in September. The
meeting will be held in Whistler, British Columbia.
Click here for the full text of the brief.
Exploration 07 ● Sept. 9-12 ● Fairmont
Royal York Hotel, Toronto
Registration is still open for the upcoming Exploration 2007 conference.
This is the fifth in a series of once-a-decade meetings organized by the
Canadian mineral exploration community. The event, to be held at the
Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto, from September 9 to 12, has
exploration technology as its principal focus. Highlights include:
strategic updates from world experts in the fields of geochemistry,
geophysics, remote sensing and data processing and visualization; access
to a state-of-the-art 3D theatre featuring 20 ‘real world’ examples;
poster displays; day-long session assessing major exploration deposit
models and exploration techniques; workshops in geochemistry,
geophysics, data analysis, GIS, remote sensing and airborne best
practices; and trade show.
Full details.
PDAC Convention 2008 – Call for papers
The organizing committee of the open session at PDAC Convention 2008 is
calling for papers for the session. Papers on the following topics are
of particular interest: exploration and mining finance; properties of
merit (their recent exploration and development history);
geophysical/geochemical practices in the areas of active exploration;
best practices; commodities; new concepts and technical developments
(particularly their application to deposit discovery and definition);
country or regional profiles; socio-economic issues; case studies; legal
and regulatory issues; sustainability/environmental issues; and land
access. Deadline for submission is November 30, 2007.
Click here for submission details.
ICMM launches REACH Metals Gateway
REACH is a European Community regulation on chemicals and their safe
use. It deals with the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization
and Restriction of Chemical substances. The new law came
into force on June 1, 2007. According to the International Council on
Mining and Metals (ICMM), “the new program reverses the common premise
that it is the role of regulators to prove that a product may be harmful
and instead places the burden of proof (of safety) onto industry.
Manufacturers and importers are required to gather information on the
properties of the substances they use and produce and to register this
in a central database. Depending on the risk characterization of a
material or chemical, authorization may then be required before it can
be used or produced.” ICMM has set up a REACH gateway to assist
producers and downstream users comply with the new legislation.
Click here for
the ICMM bulletin announcing the establishment of the REACH Metals
Gateway.
Second notice ● Corporate social
responsibility panel ● Thursday, September 6 ● Toronto
PDAC members are invited to attend a panel discussion on Canada’s
reputation abroad: The role, impact and responsibilities of the Canadian
mining industry on September 6 in Toronto. The event is being
organized by the Canadian Institute of International Affairs, Toronto
Branch (CIIA), in sponsorship with McMillan Binch Mendelsohn, and will
take place at the offices of the latter, Brookfield Place, 181 Bay
Street, 44th Floor, Toronto.
Click here
for more details. The PDAC is sponsoring tickets for its members to
attend this event. To obtain a complimentary ticket, please send an
email with your PDAC membership number to
rsvp_mining@mcmbm.com. For
more information, contact Tammy Nestoruk,
tammy.nestoruk@mcmbm.com,
tel 416 865 7866.
Sequel to More than Free Gold to be published in
February 2008
Free Gold by Arnold Hoffman is a story about Canadian exploration and
mining to the end of the Second World War. Author Michael Barnes picks
up where Hoffman finished in a sequel entitled More than Free Gold -
Mineral Exploration in Canada since WWII. The new book will be
published in February 2008 and will be available for sale at PDAC
Convention 2008. More details about the book and the author
here.
Paintings of prospectors for sale
Nancy Mangan, the daughter of J. J. Mangan, a prospector and a longtime
member of the PDAC, is selling two oil paintings depicting prospectors
at work. The paintings were given to her father by the artist, Howard
Edwards. The paintings, which can be viewed
here are both 23” x 25” in size;
neither has markings on the back. If you are interested in putting a bid
in, send it in with your name, address, fax number and phone number to
Nancy at
jackpinetrees@hotmail.com. The paintings will be sold as a pair (bid
to reflect this). You will receive a coded answer. The closing date for
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