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From Far Afield
Alaska Volcano eruption-photos etc. Feb. 1, 2006 Mt. Augustine
Overview of China's mine safety, January 26, 2005
Wind power in Texas oil field, January 19, 2006
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President's Perspective
APGO Steps Forward in “Filling the Professional Pipeline”
Scott McLean, P.Geo. - APGO President
Looking ahead to 2006, all indications seem to be that the economy will continue to sizzle. One of the strongest areas of the economy is currently the resource sector. Professional geoscientists play an important role in this part of the economy. Currently, however, our profession is facing a significant shortage of practitioners within the next 5 to 10 years. The APGO age demographic is comparable to other associations across Canada and is symptomatic of this forecast. Notably, 77 percent of our membership is older than 40 and only 10 percent is under 30. It is easy to project that our profession may soon be faced with a significant shortage of the professionals required to meet the economic demand...
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New Version of National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects
Deborah McCombe, Chief Mining Consultant, Ontario Securities Commission
On October 7, 2005, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published a new version of National Instrument 43-101, Form 43-101F1 and the Companion Policy 43-101CP. The instrument will come into effect on December 30, 2005. Some of the key changes that apply to geoscientists and engineers are discussed below...
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Need Some Short-Term Geoscience Help? Consider Career Bridge
By Oliver Bonham, M.Sc. P.Geo.
Executive Director/Registrar
Do you have too much to get done and having trouble finding qualified help? How about getting some support help from a geoscientist who is new to Canada and in need of professional Canadian experience? Give yourself a break and give a geoscientist a break in the process.
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Third Party Civil Liability – The Ins and Outs of Professional Liability Insurance
In the last issue of Field Notes mention was made of the risk posed to Qualified Persons as a result of Third Party Civil Liability. Although the following article was written for a professional engineering audience it provides a useful background on the terms and nomenclature used by the insurance industry. APGO has not vetted the contents however believes it provides a useful introduction to professional liability insurance.
Permission was kindly granted to reprint the following article first published in Innovation, journal of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC, September/October 2005 issue article...
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Solution To The Professional Ethics Challenge of December!
Ethics Case No. 2 – Scope of Work Problems- Insufficient Data
Anonymous Author
Brief Statement of the Situation
As you recall, last December we outlined an ethical dilemma that a professional geoscientist may encounter during the practice of their profession. In case No. 2, a Canadian geologist, working for a British consulting firm, was contracted by a junior mining company to prepare a resource estimate for a project in Asia. The geologist realized, after examining the information provided, that the data (the sketch map, the density of drilling, the understanding of the deposit genesis and the electronic database) were insufficient on which to prepare an estimate of mineral resources present to an appropriate degree of confidence for a feasibility study. The client’s schedule was being driven by an agreement with a foreign government to provide a NI 43-101 compliant feasibility study by a specific deadline in order to keep the mining concession in good standing.
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