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PDAC e-News and Activities, December 5, 2007, No. 49
Page Index
PDAC Convention 2008
PDAC Caracle Cup hockey tournament ● March 1
● Toronto
Mining Day on the Hill
Advocacy mission to Ottawa
Nominations invited for the PDAC’s new
aboriginal award
Deadline for nominations to board of
directors is December 14
Reminder to graduate students applying
for the Mary-Claire Ward Geoscience Award
Health and safety report now available
Recent presentations
Women in Mining
PDAC Convention
2008
Plans are well advanced for PDAC Convention 2008. Members will be
receiving full convention information and registration details in the
mail around mid-December, and copies will also be distributed in the
December 10 edition of the Northern Miner. The planning committee has
put together a very full and comprehensive program designed for as many
interests and tastes as possible, and we think that convention delegates
and exhibitors will enjoy the new, larger quarters of the south building
of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Convention details and online
registration are available
here.
PDAC Caracle Cup hockey tournament ●
March 1 ● Toronto
The first annual PDAC Caracle Cup hockey tournament will be held on the
Saturday before PDAC Convention 2008 at the Ice Gardens Complex,
Toronto. The round-robin tournament, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., will include
six teams, each with 10 players and a goalie. Whatever their skill
level, players are invited to sign up their team to compete for the
Caracle Cup. Proceeds from this event will support students and their
education in the geosciences through donations to Mining Matters and the
PDAC Student-Industry Mineral Exploration Workshop. A sign-up sheet with
more details is
here.
Mining Day on the Hill
On Tuesday, November 20, a PDAC team of staff and volunteers joined
Mining Association of Canada, company, and other association
representatives for Mining Day on the Hill in Ottawa. Members of the
PDAC team included president Patricia Dillon, vice-presidents Jon Baird
and Scott Jobin-Bevans, and directors Don Bubar and Eira Thomas. Staff
representatives were Tony Andrews, executive director, and Philip
Bousquet, director of sustainability. Mining Day on the Hill is a key
element of MAC’s Mining Works for Canada program. This year’s theme was
aboriginal participation in mining. Some 70 mining representatives were
organized into 13 teams and met with approximately 70 federal government
decision-makers. Among the highlights were an address by AFN National
Chief Phil Fontaine and a statement
in the House of Commons attesting to the value of mining to Canada by
David Anderson, parliamentary secretary to the federal minister of
Natural Resources Canada.
Advocacy mission to Ottawa
The PDAC organized a mission to Parliament Hill on November 26 and 27 to
advocate for funding for geoscience mapping, the continuation of the
super flow-through program, and the need for securities regulatory
reform. The objective was also to provide information and increase
awareness about Canada’s exploration industry and to bring attention to
aboriginal issues. Participants in the mission included directors Lynda
Bloom and Glenn Nolan; Denise Lockett, Rob Whittall, and Raziel Zisman
who are members of the aboriginal affairs, financial and taxation, and
securities committees respectively, and MaryAnn Mihychuk. Meetings were
held with 13 Members of Parliament, four senior department officials,
one senator, and five political assistants.
Nominations invited for the PDAC’s
new aboriginal award
The association is inviting nominations for its new aboriginal award,
the Skookum Jim Award. Named after the aboriginal leader of the group
that discovered the first gold in the Klondike, the award has been
created to recognize aboriginal participation in the mineral industry.
Recipients of the award will have demonstrated exceptional achievement
and/or service in a Canadian aboriginal-run service business for the
Canadian mining industry or a Canadian aboriginal exploration or mining
company, or have made a significant individual contribution to the
mining industry. The first Skookum Jim Award will be presented at the
association’s 2008 awards evening on Monday, March 3. Deadline for
nominations is December 31.
Click here for nominating guidelines and selection criteria.
Deadline for nominations to
board of directors is December 14
Members are reminded that the deadline for nominations to the PDAC’s
board of directors is Friday, December 14. The board is responsible for
the overall governance and stewardship of the association and for
approving the PDAC’s position and policy on all major issues affecting
the industry. Each nomination must be supported by six PDAC members in
good standing and each nominated candidate must be a PDAC member in good
standing who has consented in writing to serve as a director. There are
seven board meetings a year and directors have the option of
participating in the meeting in person or by telephone.
Click here for
full details and nominating guidelines.
Reminder to graduate students
applying for the Mary-Claire Ward Geoscience Award
Another deadline! Graduate students applying for the 2008 Mary-Claire
Ward Geoscience Award are reminded that applications are due in to the
PDAC by no later than December 15. If this deadline is a problem, please
contact Saley Lawton
as soon as possible. The award is presented annually to a graduate
student at a Canadian university whose thesis incorporates geoscience
mapping as a significant component. The winning student receives a
$3,000 cash award and certificate and has the choice of receiving
her/his award at the PDAC convention or the annual meeting of the
Geological Association of Canada. Travel and accommodation expenses are
covered by the appropriate organization.
Click here for details and the application form.
Health and safety report now
available
The second health and safety report of mineral exploration companies
with projects in Canada is now available. The publication reports the
findings of a survey that the PDAC conducts in partnership with the
Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia. An electronic
version is
here. Please contact
Teresa Barrett if
you would like hard copies.
The report’s findings have been picked up recently
by media. CBC Sudbury interviewed health and safety committee chairman
Bill Mercer on November 27, and the Northern Miner published a summary
of the survey results in its December 3-9 issue.
Recent presentations
Here is a summary of presentations made recently by PDAC
representatives.
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Flow-through share conference, Montreal ●
Nov 7
MaryAnn Mihychuk, director, regulatory affairs, made a presentation
at the World Alternative Investment Summit, Canada 2007 on November
7 in Montreal. The title of her presentation was Mineral exploration
and the flow-through share program.
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NWT Board Forum, Yellowknife ● Nov 8
Philip Bousquet, director, sustainability, made a presentation to
the Northwest Territories Board Forum (which included the Mackenzie
Valley Environmental Impact Review Board, the Land and Water Board,
and other regional boards) in Yellowknife on November 8. His
presentation covered PDAC activities and, more specifically, recent
developments in e3 Environmental Excellence in Exploration,
aboriginal affairs, and corporate social responsibility.
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Manitoba Mining and Minerals Convention,
Winnipeg ● Nov 16
MaryAnn Mihychuk delivered the luncheon address at the Manitoba
Mining and Minerals Convention in Winnipeg on November 16. Her
presentation was entitled The commodity super cycle: Is Manitoba
getting its fair share?
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NRIA-DFO, Calgary ● Nov 20
MaryAnn Mihychuk spoke on The best management practices guide to
meet exploration industry needs at a meeting in Calgary of the
Natural Resources Industries Associations (NRIA) and Fisheries and
Oceans Canada.
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Export Development Canada, Ottawa ● Nov 23
Executive director Tony Andrews made two presentations to Export
Development Canada as part of a panel on corporate social
responsibility and the extractive sector. The two presentations were
made to the EDC Council on Corporate Social Responsibility and EDC
senior management respectively.
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6th Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining
conference, Finland ● Nov 27
PDAC president Patricia Dillon was the keynote speaker at the 6th
Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining conference in Rovaniemi,
Finland. Her presentation, Continually improving performance –
Providing leadership and tools for global exploration, discussed the
current state of global exploration; the origins and growth of the
PDAC; and the association’s future strategies.
Click here for the full text.
Women in Mining
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International website for women in mining
A website for women in mining has recently been launched.
www.womeninmining.net, which lists Women in Mining groups in
Australia, Canada, South Africa, Tanzania, UK, USA, and Zambia, is
designed for all professional women in the natural resources sector.
Its principal aims are to provide information and business
development opportunities and to be the first stop for news, events,
seminars, jobs, who's who, contacts, education in mining, useful
links, and topical articles. The website, which includes a blog,
will enable all WIM groups worldwide to communicate with each other
and build relationships regardless of location.
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Women in Mining cocktail reception ● PDAC
Convention 2008
The Women in Mining Toronto Branch will be hosting a cocktail
reception from 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, during PDAC
Convention 2008. The event is being sponsored by MiHR (Mining
Industry Human Resources Council) and McMillan Binch Mendelson LLP
and will feature a number of prominent women speakers. All
convention delegates are invited. More details
here.
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