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1. Beyond the Mine Mouth: The Equator Principles and IFC Performance Standards
2. Our Youth, Our Future – Finding Innovative Ways to Move Forward Together
3. Impacts of Metals on Aquatic Ecosystems and Human Health
4. Gaining a Social License to Mine
5. Mine Safety: Everybody’s Personal Responsibility
6. Mine Exploration Health and Safety in Western Canada Deconstructed
7. Fishing in a River Below Mine Tailings
8. Building a Sound Mining Policy
9. Canada’s Mining Industry: A Success Story
10. Uranium: Controversial Necessity?
11. Photo Essay: Headgears Through The Years
12. Health and Safety Blogs
13. Gold Prices Will Follow Oil
14. Mining Industry Focus Shifts Towards Production and Operations IT
15. Mining Company: Cameco
16. A Tale of Gold
17. Supplier: Knelson Gravity Solutions (KGS)
18. Tailor-Made Screens to Increase Processing Capacity
19. A Selection of Online Courses on Environment, Community and Safety Issues
20. Blended Learning Courses May-October 2008
21. Book Review: Mine Health and Safety Management
22. Coming Events

Beyond the Mine Mouth: The Equator Principles and IFC Performance Standards
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• BankTrak
• Equator Principles
• Global Reporting Initiative
• ICMM Principles for Sustainable Development Performance
• IFC Performance Standards
• IFC Safeguard Policies
• International Council on Mining and Metals
• International Finance Corporation
• National Roundtables on CSR and the Canadian Extractive Industry in Developing Countries
• OECD
• OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
• Overseas Development Institute
• UN Global Compact
• UN Principles of Responsible Investment
• Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights
• World Bank Group

Our Youth, Our Future – Finding Innovative Ways to Move Forward Together
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• Active Exploration Projects in British Columbia
• B.C. Mining Job Strategy
• B.C. Mining Industry
• B.C. Ministries of Advanced Education, Agriculture and Lands, and Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
• B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
• BEAHR (Building Environmental Aboriginal Human Resources)
• Crown Contaminated Sites Database
• Environmental Monitor Training Program (EMTP)
• Human Resources and Social Development Canada
• Major Mine Proposals in BC
• Meeting Human Resources Challenges In The Canadian Minerals And Metals Industry
• Northwestern B.C. First Nations
• Northwest Community College
• Pan-Canadian Innovations Initiative
• Reclamation and Prospecting (RAP) Program
• Smithers Exploration Group
• Traditional Knowledge
• 2007 Mining Exploration in BC Highlights

Impacts of Metals on Aquatic Ecosystems and Human Health
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• Anaemia
• Aquatic ecosystems
• Bioconcentration
• Biological effects
• Biomagnification
• Calcium-deficient diet
• EduMine course Impacts of Metals on Aquatic Ecosystems and Human Health.
• Erin Brockovich – The Film
• Methylmercury
• Minamata Disease
• Ministry of the Environment
• The University of British Columbia (UBC) Mining Studies Institute
• World Health Organization
• Angier, Natalie, “The Pernicious Allure of Lead,” New York Times, August 21, 2007, Section D: Science Times.
• Bradl, Heike (2005). Heavy Metals in the Environment: Origin, Interaction and Remediation. Elsevier/Academic Press, London.
• Cunningham, William P. and Mary Ann Cunningham (2004). Principles of Environmental Science: Inquiry and Applications. McGraw Hill Publishers, New York, N.Y.
• Del Ramo, J., J. Diaz-Mayans, A. Torreblanca, and A. Nunez (1987). “Effects of Temperature on the Acute Toxicity of Heavy Metals (Cr, Cd, and Mercury) to the Freshwater Crayfish, Procambarus clarkii (Girard),” Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 38: 736-741.
• Landis, Wayne G. and Ming-Ho Yu (2003). Introduction to Environmental Toxicology: Impacts of Chemicals Upon Ecological Systems. CRC Press, Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, FL
• Lipton, Eric and Louise Story, “Bid to Root Out Lead Trinkets Falters in U.S.,” New York Times, August 6, 2007, Section A.
• Ontario Ministry of the Environment (1992). Ontario Sports Fish Contaminant Monitoring Program. Etobicoke, Ontario.
• Puget Sound Water Quality Authority (1988). State of the Sound. Olympia, WA.
• Ripley, Earle A. and Robert E. Redmann (1978). Environmental Impact of Mining in Canada. Centre for Resource Studies, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario.
• Taub, Frieda B. (2004), Fish 430 lectures (Biological Impacts of Pollutants on Aquatic Organisms), University of Washington College of Ocean and Fishery Sciences, Seattle, WA.
• Warren, Christian, “The Little Engine That Could Poison,” New York Times, June 22, 2007, Section A.
• World Health Organization (WHO) (1995). Inorganic Lead, Environmental Health Criteria 165. United Nations Environment Programme, International Labour Organization and the World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
• Wren, C.D., H.R. McCrimmon, and B.R. Loescher (1983). “Examination of Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification of Metals in a Precambrian Shield Lake,” Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 19:277-291.
• Wright, David A. and Pamela Welbourn (2002). Environmental Toxicology. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K.

Gaining a Social License to Mine
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• Business Policy, Text and Cases (book)
• Better Safe than Sorry: Applying Philosophical Methods to the Debate on Risk and the Precautionary Principle
• Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Database
• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• PEST Analysis
• Quantifying Environmental Impact Assessments Using Fuzzy Logic (book)
• Report by the UK Interdepartmental Liaison Group on Risk Assessment, 2002. "The Precautionary Principle: Policy and Application"
• Situational Analysis: the concept
• Situational Analysis: Grounded Theory after the Postmodern Turn (book)
• Social License to Operate: UBC Approach
• Social License and Environmental protection: why businesses go beyond compliance
• Social License: World Bank's Definition
• SWOT Analysis
• The Precautionary Principle Project
• The Precautionary Principle: A Paralyzing Principle

Mine Safety: Everybody’s Personal Responsibility
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• Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia's Health & Safety Committee (BC, Canada)
• Australia
• Coal Mine Safety
• Coal Mining
• Compendium of Links to International Mining Law
• C176 Safety and Health in Mines Convention
• DET NORSKE VERITAS
• East Dagga Mine
• Health and Safety Consultants
• Safety and Health in Small-Scale Surface Mines
• Health and Safety Suppliers
• Health and Safety in Mining (UK)
• Huntington Mine Disaster   1
• Huntington Mine Disaster   2
• Loss Control Management Practical Loss Control Leadership
• Mine Health and Safety
• Mine Safety and Health Administration (U.S.A.)
• Mine Safety Quizzes
• MSHA's Compendium Of Links to International Mining Law
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Ontario
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
• Safety and Health in Small-Scale Surface MinesThe International Labor Office in Geneva
• South African mines
• Technology review on Health and Safety
• TechnoMine
• The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Uranium mining
• U.S. Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration
• 1984 Enterprises Inc

Mine Exploration Health and Safety in Western Canada Deconstructed
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• Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia
• Safety Guidelines for Mineral Exploration in Western Canada

Fishing in a River Below Mine Tailings
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• Acid Mine Drainage
• Brook Trout
• Clark Fork River
• Colorado State Division of Wildlife
• Cripple Creek Mining District in Colorado
• Idaho Famous Flood, 1984
• Superfund site
• University of Colorado in Boulder: Dr. W.W. Atkinson, Jr.

Building a Sound Mining Policy
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• Annual Survey of Metal Mining And Exploration
• Environmental and Social Impact of Mining Operations
• Mining Laws
• The Fraser Institute
• Windy Craggy

Canada’s Mining Industry: A Success Story
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• Aluminium
• Australian Stock Exchange
• Bucko Lake
• Canada's Uranium Production & Nuclear Power
• Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
• Canadian Labour Code, Part II
• Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM)
• Canadian Nickel industry
• Canadian Royalties Inc.
• Coal Mining Association
• Coal Mining Safety Laws
• Cobalt
• Copper
• CVRD
• Diavik Mine
• DiamondPlay.com
• Ekati Diamond Mine
• Ferguson Lake Deposit
• Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
• Foxtrot Property
• Gold
• Government of Alberta
• Government of British Columbia
• Government of Manitoba
• Government of New Brunswick
• Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
• Government of Nova Scotia
• Government of Nunavut
• Government of Ontario
• Government of Prince Edwards Island
• Government of Quebec
• Government of Saskatchewan
• Government of the Northwest Territories
• Government of Yukon
• InfoMine
• Invest in Canada
• Iron Ore Co. of Canada (IOC)
• Lead
• Mineralogical Association of Canada
• Mining Associations in Canada
• Mining in Canada: State of the Industry Review
• Mining Salaries Report
• Mining Watch Canada
• Molybdenum
• Natural Resources Canada
• Nickel
• NovaGold Resources Inc.
• Oil Sands
• Oil Sands Mining Association
• Platinum
• Potash
• Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada
• Quebec Cartier Mining Co. (QCM)
• Responsible Mining Practices
• Starfield Resources
• Statistics Canada
• Silver
• Teck Cominco Ltd
• Titanium
• Toronto Stock Exchange
• TSX Venture Exchange
• Uranium
• Uranium Information Centre Ltd
• Uranium Mining Safety Regulations
• Voisey's Bay Deposit
• Wabush Mines
• Women in Mining Association.
• Zinc

Uranium: Controversial Necessity?
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• American Petroleum Institute
• Areva Resources Canada
• Aurora Energy Resources Inc.
• Australian Uranium Association
• Bayswater Uranium Corporation
• BHP Billiton
• Bruce Power Limited Partnership
• Cameco Corporation
• Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
• CANDU Owners Group
• Cash Minerals Ltd.
• Centerra Gold
• Crosshair Exploration & Mining Corp.
• Denison Mines Corp.
• Ditem Explorations Inc.
• Energy Resources of Australia Ltd.
• Exploration GIS
• Fission Energy Corp.
• Fronteer Development Group Inc.
• Government of Canada
• Heathgate Resources
• Idemitsu Canada Resources Ltd.
• InfoMine Inc.
• Japan-Canada Uranium Co. Ltd. (JCU)
• JNR Resources Inc.
• KazAtomProm
• Khan Resources Inc.
• Licensing process for new uranium mines and mills
• Mega Uranium Ltd.
• NaturalGas.org
• Navoi Mining & Metallurgy Combinat
• Nova Uranium Corporation
• Overseas Uranium Resources Development (Canada) Co. Ltd.
• Paladin Energy Ltd.
• Pele Mountain Resources Inc.
• Pitchstone Exploration Ltd.
• Rimfire Minerals Corporation
• Rio Tinto
• Rossing Uranium Limited
• Santoy Resources Ltd.
• Saskatchewan Exploration and Development Highlights 2007
• SEDAR
• Silver Spruce Resources Inc.
• Strateco Resources Inc.
• Strathmore Minerals Corp.
• The Transport System for High Grade McArthur River Uranium Ore (Rosner and Edwards, 1998)
• Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)
• Triex Minerals Corporation
• TVEL Corporation
• UCore Uranium Inc.
• Universal Uranium Ltd.
• Uramin Inc.
• Uranium 101 Factsheet (Cameco Corporation)
• Uranium Information Centre
• Uranium mines and mills regulations
• Uranium North Resources Corp.
• Uranium One Inc.
• Uraniumletter International
• Uravan Minerals Inc.
• Ur-Energy Inc.
• Ux Consulting, LLC
• Western Prospector Group Ltd.
• Wikipedia
• World Coal Institute
• World Information Service on Energy (WISE)
• World Nuclear Association (WNA)

Photo Essay: Headgears Through The Years
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• Death Valley
• Mine Headgears, Structural Engineering and Underground Mining Review
• Mining Review Africa
• South Crofty Tin Mine
• Tom Schweich

Health and Safety Blogs
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• AFL-CIO
• All About Skip Operators
• Crooks and Liars
• Huntington Mine Disaster
• Minesafety Watch
• Sheafrica.com
• South African strikes
• TechnoMine Health and Safety

Gold Prices Will Follow Oil
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• Dubai
• Gold
• New York Times
• US Global Funds
• Putting Numbers to Risk in Mineral Exploration
• The World is Flat

Mining Industry Focus Shifts Towards Production and Operations IT
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• Gartner Group

Mining Company: Cameco
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• Cameco Explorations
• Cameco Operations
• Cameco Gold
• Cue Resources
• Merger of Saskatchewan Mining Development Corporation and Eldorado Nuclear Limited.
• Uranerz Exploration and Mining Limited
• New York Stock Exchange
• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
• National Atomic Company Kazatomprom
• Rabbit Lake
• Cigar Lake
• McArthur River
• Key Lake
• Smith Ranch-Highland
• Crow Bute
• Blind River
• Port Hope
• Western Uranium Corporation

A Tale of Gold
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• AIM
• Cyanide river pollution
• Dacian
• Dacian treasure
• Frank Timis
• Gabriel Resources
• Mine Your Own Business (Video that exposes the dark side of environmentalism)
• New Cyanide Management Code
• Regal Petroleum
• Roman siege
• Rosia Montana
• Save Rosia Montana Campaign
• Uranium deposits
• Wax tablets

Supplier: Knelson Gravity Solutions (KGS)
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• Gravity Separation
• Gravity Solutions
• Knelson
• Knelson Concentrators
• Knelson Gravity Solutions (KGS)
• NRMCA Environmental Innovation Award

Tailor-Made Screens to Increase Processing Capacity »
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• Meeker Equipment
• The Freedonia Group Inc
• SMICO Manufacturing
• Vibrating Screen Manufacturers Association (VSMA)

A Selection of Online Courses on Environment, Community and Safety Issues
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• A Global Perspective on Cyanide Use and Management
• Acid Rock Drainage Prediction
• Cyanide Management in Mining
• Environmental Awareness for Resource Planning
• Environmental Excellence in Exploration - Community Engagement
• Environmental Health and Safety - Emergency Preparedness
• Environmental Health and Safety - Emergency Response Planning
• Impacts of Metals on Aquatic Ecosystems and Human Health
• Mine Safety and Rescue
• Multiple Accounts Analysis
• Surface Reclamation Techniques
• Sustainable Development in Mining
• Sustainable Outcomes through Sustainable Relationships
• The Evolving Image of Mining

Blended Learning Courses May-October 2008
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• Environmental Management of Cyanide in Mining
• BYO (Bring Your Own) Geostatistics
• Understanding Corporate Financial Statements
• Valuation of Mineral Projects
• Practical Geostatistics
• Understanding Corporate Financial Statements

Book Review: Mine Health and Safety Management
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• InfoMine e-Store

Coming Events
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• Australia: South Australian Resources & Energy Investment Conference 2008
  4/30/2008 - 5/1/2008
• US: Boston Resource Expo
  5/8/2008 - 5/9/2008
• US: New York Hard Assets Investment Conference
  5/12/2008 - 5/13/2008
• Turkey: 16th Coal Congress of Turkey and Mining Exhibition
  5/29/2008 - 5/31/2008
• UK: The World Mining Investment Congress
  6/3/2008 - 6/5/2008
• Canada: 2008 World Resource Investment Conference
  6/15/2008 - 6/16/2008
• Australia: ALTA Nickel-Cobalt, Copper & Uranium Conference
  6/16/2008 - 6/21/2008
• Australia: 2nd ASIA Miner Investing in Mining Conference - Developing New Mineral Frontiers
  7/15/2008 - 7/16/2008
• US: Minexpo 2008
  9/22/2008 - 9/24/2008
• Chile
  I International Congress on Automation in the Mining Industry - AUTOMINING 2008
  4/23/2008 - 4/25/2008
• Canada
  Practical Aspects of Process Control & Instrumentation
  4/23/2008 - 4/25/2008
• South Africa
  IIR's 4th Mining Law Update
  4/23/2008 - 4/25/2008
• Australia
  AusCoal Investment Forum
  4/29/2008 - 4/30/2008
• Australia
  South Australian Resources & Energy Investment Conference 2008
  4/30/2008 - 5/1/2008
• USA
  Strategic Risk Management in the Natural Resources Industry
  5/1/2008 - 5/2/2008
• Canada
  CIM Conference and Exhibition Edmonton 2008
  5/4/2008 - 5/7/2008
• South Africa
  3th International Symposium on Narrow Vein & Reef Mining
  5/5/2008 - 5/7/2008
• Botswana
  11th International Seminar on Paste and Thickened Tailings
  5/5/2008 - 5/9/2008
• United Kingdom
  Gravity Concentration 08
  5/6/2008 - 5/7/2008
• Australia
  Ground Support in Mining Short Course
  5/6/2008 - 5/9/2008
• Australia
  Mining the Mid West
  5/7/2008 - 5/9/2008
• USA
  Boston Resource Expo
  5/8/2008 - 5/9/2008
• United Kingdom
  Hydroclones 08
  5/8/2008 - 5/9/2008
• India
  ENTMS 2008 - Geominetech Symposium
  5/11/2008 - 5/12/2008
• USA
  New York Hard Assets Investment Conference
  5/12/2008 - 5/13/2008
• Brazil
  2nd Coaltrans Brazil
  5/12/2008 - 5/13/2008
• United Kingdom
  Mining Journal's 20:20 Investor series - Platinum/Palladium Day
  5/13/2008 - 5/13/2008
• Czech Republic
  Metal 2008 - 17th International Metallurgical & Material Conference
  5/13/2008 - 5/15/2008
• Australia
  Mining North Queensland
  5/13/2008 - 5/15/2008
• Australia
  Coal Tailings Impoundments: Risks, Responses and Alternatives Course
  5/14/2008 - 5/15/2008
• Canada
  Canadian Mining and Industrial Expo '08
  5/14/2008 - 5/15/2008
• Chile
  HydroProcess 2008
  5/14/2008 - 5/16/2008
• Germany
  Rockbolting in Mining & Injection Technology and Roadway Support Systems
  5/14/2008 - 5/15/2008
• Panama
  Equator Principles, IFC Performance Standards & Mining
  5/16/2008 - 5/16/2008
• Poland
  65th Annual World Magnesium Conference
  5/18/2008 - 5/20/2008
• Peru
  Peru Gold 2008
  5/20/2008 - 5/22/2008
• United Kingdom
  Global Cobalt & Nickel
  5/21/2008 - 5/21/2008
• Australia
  Exploration, Mining & Processing Fundamentals
  5/26/2008 - 5/27/2008
• Canada
  Québec 2008 - 400 Years of Discoveries
  5/26/2008 - 5/28/2008 
• Turkey
  16th Coal Congress of Turkey and Mining Exhibition
  5/29/2008 - 5/31/2008
• Indonesia
  14th Coaltrans Asia Conference and Exhibition
  6/1/2008 - 6/3/2008
• Mongolia
  Mining World Mongolia 2008
  6/1/2008 - 6/30/2008
• Canada
  13th Annual Contaminated and Hazardous Waste Site Management
  6/2/2008 - 6/6/2008
• Russia
  Ugol Rossii & Mining 2008
  6/3/2008 - 6/6/2008
• Ghana          
  Wampex 2008 - 8th West African International Mining & Power Exhibition
  6/3/2008 - 6/5/2008
• Ghana
  Wampoc 2008 - 6th West African Mining and Power Conference
  6/3/2008 - 6/5/2008
• United Kingdom
  The World Mining Investment Congress
  6/3/2008 - 6/5/2008
• United Kingdom
  Mining Journal's 20:20 Investor series - China Day
  6/3/2008 - 6/3/2008
• Canada
  Forest and Resources Expo 2008
  6/5/2008 - 6/7/2008
• China
  13th World Aluminium Conference
  6/8/2008 - 6/11/2008
• Sweden
  MassMin2008 - 5th International Conference & Exhibition on Massive Mining Technology
  6/9/2008 - 6/11/2008
• USA
  12th U.S./North American - Mine Ventilation Symposium
  6/9/2008 - 6/11/2008
• Brazil
  Sul Metal Mineração 2008
  6/10/2008 - 6/13/2008
• China
  Mines and Money 2008
  6/10/2008 - 6/12/2008
• Australia
  Brownfields Exploration 2008
  6/11/2008 - 6/24/2008
• Canada
  2008 World Resource Investment Conference
  6/15/2008 - 6/16/2008
• Bulgaria
  8th International Scientific Conference - Modern Management of Mine Producing, Geology and Environmental Protection – (SGEM 2008)
  6/16/2008 - 6/20/2008
• Australia
  ALTA Nickel-Cobalt, Copper & Uranium Conference
  6/16/2008 - 6/21/2008
• United Kingdom
  Comminution 08
  6/16/2008 - 6/20/2008
• United Kingdom
  1st International Crushers and High-Pressure Grinding Rolls Symposium (Crushers 08)
  6/17/2008 - 6/18/2008
• United Kingdom
  1st International Grinding Mills Symposium (Grinding Mills 08)
  6/17/2008 - 6/18/2008
• USA
  LatAm Mining Congress 2008
  6/17/2008 - 6/19/2008
• USA
  Safety First: Be part of the solution to prevent substance abuse in the mines
  6/17/2008 - 6/18/2008
• Australia
  Mining the Pilbara
  6/18/2008 - 6/20/2008
• United Kingdom
  2nd International Symposium on Ultrafine Grinding (Ultrafine Grinding 2008)
  6/19/2008 - 6/20/2008
• USA
  A Total Concept of the Mining Industry
  6/23/2008 - 7/18/2008
• Australia
  Dust Management in Mining
  6/23/2008 - 6/25/2008
• South Africa
  Mining Equipment Auction - Online - South Africa
  6/24/2008 - 6/25/2008
• United Kingdom
  Mining Journal's 20:20 Investor series - Uranium Day
  6/24/2008 - 6/24/2008
• China
  Asia Nonferrous Metals Executive Summit 2008 (ANMES 2008)
  6/26/2008 - 6/27/2008
• Italy
  Geochemistry of Mineral Deposits
  6/29/2008 - 7/4/2008
• China
  10th International Simposium on Landslides and Engineered Slopes
  6/30/2008 - 7/4/2008
• Canada
  Computer Simulation and Animation for the Mining Industry: Mine Design, Mine Planning and Equipment Selection
  6/30/2008 - 6/30/2008
• Canada
  Investing in African Mining Seminar
  6/30/2008 - 6/30/2008
• Kazakhstan
  Central Asia Mining Congress 2008
  6/30/2008 - 7/1/2008
• South Africa
  SEG/GSSA 2008 - Resource of Economic Geology and the Minerals Industry in Africa
  7/5/2008 - 7/9/2008
• Australia
  2nd ASIA Miner Investing in Mining Conference - Developing New Mineral Frontiers
  7/15/2008 - 7/16/2008
• USA
  54th Annual Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute
  7/17/2008 - 7/19/2008
• Australia
  Australian Earth Sciences Convention 2008
  7/20/2008 - 7/24/2008
• China
  XJICME 2008 - 5 th Xinjiang International Coal Mining and Exploration Technology & Equipment Exhibition
  7/22/2008 - 7/24/2008
• Australia
  QME 2008 - Queensland Mining & Engineering Exhibition
  7/22/2008 - 7/24/2008