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1. BBC, October 24, 2006 Brazilian miner buys Canada rival CVRD becomes the world's second largest mining company Brazilian firm CVRD has become the world's second-biggest mining company, after securing its C$19bn ($17bn; £9bn) takeover of Canadian nickel miner Inco. |
President's Perspective - Year End Review
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| Ethics of Communications and Sustainable Relationships with First Nations Field Notes would like to draw your attention to a recent ruling by Justice Patrick Smith involving the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI, formerly Big Trout Lake First Nation) and a junior mining company in Northwestern Ontario. |
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| Helicopters: Prime Cause of Fatalities in Exploration Review of Canadian Mineral Exploration, Health & Safety Annual Report 2005 The Canadian Mineral Exploration Annual Health and Safety Report for 2005 is now available on the Internet. (See: http://www.pdac.ca/pdac/advocacy/health-safety/health-safety.PDF.) All geoscientists and their employers, with or without an interest in mineral exploration, should access it. It makes for some sober reading. The survey was started in 1982 in British Columbia (BC), by the BC Association of Mineral Exploration (AME BC), formerly the British Columbia and Yukon Chamber of Mines. This new Canada-wide survey has been conducted by the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) and picks up on the BC experience. The object is to track existing health and safety trends across the country and to increase awareness for the future. Judging from the low number of responses, the PDAC have some distance to go: a total of 557 companies were contacted in this national survey, of which, only 93 reported back which is a 16% response rate. |
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Lifewater Canada: Helping to Provide Safe Water to Thousands in Rural West Africa and Kenya During the upcoming holiday season it is timely to reflect on those less fortunate than us. In this article, Field Notes draws your attention and provides a short introduction to a charitable organization, Lifewater Canada (Lifewater) whose mission is to provide safe drinking water to many in Africa. One of our own APGO members, Jim Gehrels, P. Geo., is the president of this non-profit organization. We hope to learn more of his experiences and the recent accomplishments of this group of volunteers in the next issue of Field Notes once he returns from Africa this month.
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| Yukon Geologist Killed In Helicopter Accident in July In memory of Geoff Bradshaw, this issue of Field Notes will highlight some available educational resources on field safety programs for exploration geologists. APGO extends its sincere condolences to the family of Yukon Geologist, Geoff Bradshaw. |
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Delivery Notice: This newsletter is issued 10 times per year to all APGO members. Non-members may also subscribe and receive the newsletter with access to non-member-only content. For more information, please see www.apgo.net. Field Notes is published by APGO and is edited by Wendy Diaz, P.Geo. If you have comments or wish to contribute material to this newsletter, please contact Wendy Diaz, P.Geo., or Norman Williams, P.Eng., Executive Director/Registar. Copyright 2006, Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO) |
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