EVENTS (July 31, 2000)

Aug. 6-17 31st Int’l Geological Congress and Scientific Exhibits — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Contact Secretariat Bureau. Tel: +55 21 295-5847. Fax: +55 21 295-8094. E-mail: 31igc@31igc.org.br. Web site: www.31igc.org.br

Aug. 8-10 19th Int’l Conference on Ground Control in Mining — Organizers: U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S. Mine Safety & Health Administration, West Virginia Coal Association and West Virginia University. Lakeview Scanticon Resort, Morgantown, W.Va. Contact Karen Centofanti. Tel: (304) 293-7680, ext. 3304. Fax: (304) 293-5708. E-mail: kcentofa@wvu.edu

Aug. 17-21 Environmental Geotechnology and Global Sustainable Development — 5th Int’l Symposium. Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Tel: +55 31 238-1742. Fax: +55 31 238-1793.

Aug. 21-23, — Strategic Mine Planning Conference — Organizers: Whittle Technology and Reserve Development Int’l. Beaver Run Resort, Breckenridge, Colo. Tel: (303) 816-1108. Fax: (303) 838-3571. E-mail: bruce.vanbrunt@whittle.com.au

Aug. 21-24 Argentina Mining 2000 — Conference. Organizer: Canadian Association of Mining Equipment and Services for Export. Mendoza, Argentina. Fax: (905) 513-1834.

Aug. 22-24 IFAC Workshop on Future Trends in Automation in Mineral and Metal Processing — Organizer: Finnish Society of Automation. Helsinki, Finland. Tel +358 9 5840-0820. Fax: +358 9 146-1650. E-mail: atufin@ibm.net. Web site: www.kepo.hut.fi/IFACMM_Workshop2000

Aug. 23-25 Performance Measurements for Maintenance Programs — Organizer: Institute for Int’l Research. Tel: 1-800-941-9403.

Aug. 26-31 39th Conference of Metallurgists — Organizer: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Technology. Contact: Louisa Davis, CIM, Ottawa. Tel: (514) 939-2710, ext. 317. Fax: (514) 939-2714. E-mail: ldavis@cim.org

Aug. 30-Sept.1 Geoanalysis 2000 — 4th Int’l Conference on the Analysis of Geological and Environmental Materials. Contact: Jean Carignan. Tel: +33 3 83 59-42-17. Fax: +33 3 83 51-17-98.

Aug. 31-Sept. 1 China Gold & Precious Metals Conference — Organizers: RNA Holdings and The People’s Gov’t. of Zhaoyuan City, Shandong. Fax: (852) 2975-9487.

Sept. 5-8 Copper Hydromet Roundtable 2000 — Organizer: Randol Int’l. Tucson, Ariz. Tel: (303) 526-1626. Fax: (303) 526-1650. E-mail: hans@randol.com. Web-site: www.randol.com

Sept. 6-7 Las Vegas Investment in Mining Conference. Organizer: Int’l Investment Conferences. Rio Suite Hotel, Las Vegas, Nev. Tel: (305) 669-1963. Fax: (305) 669-7350. E-mail: iiconf@iiconf.com. Web site: www.iiconf.com

Sept. 9-15 Uranium 2000 — Int’l Symposium on the Process Metallurgy of Uranium. Organizer: Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum (Metallurgical Society and Canadian Mineral Processors division). Radisson Hotel, Saskatoon, Sask. Contact Chuck Edwards. Tel: (306) 956-6323. Fax: (306) 956-6533. E-mail: chuck_edwards@cameco.com

Sept. 11-12 Health and Safety Training for Managers and Supervisors — Course. Hamilton, Ont. Contact Irene Brelsforth. Tel: (905) 572-2981, ext. 4467 or 1-800-668-4284. E-mail: ireneb@ccohs.ca

Sept. 11-15 Minprex 2000 — Organizer: AusIMM. Melbourne, Australia Contact: Tel +61 3 9662-3166. Fax: +61 3 9662-3662. E-mail: conference@ausimm.com.au. Web site: www.ausimm.com.au

Sept. 11-14 MINExpo Int’l 2000 — Organizer: North American Mining Association (Manufacturers and Services division). Las Vegas, Nev. Tel: (202) 463-2607. Fax: 463-9799.

Sept. 13-15 16th Canadian Tunnelling Conference — Organizer: Tunelling Association of Canada. Delta Centre-ville Hotel, Montreal, Que. Contact: France Goupil. Fax: (514) 521-4128. E-mail: gprmtl@citene.net

Sept.14-16 MIAMIN — Miami Mining Show. Miami, Fla. Contact: Jose Garcia. Tel: (305) 441-2865. Fax: (305) 529-9217. E-mail: mail@miamin.com. Web-site: www.miamin.com

Sept. 16-21 Canadian Land Reclamation Association Conference — Organizers: Luscar and Int’l Affiliation of Land Reclamationist. Mayfield Inn, Edmonton, Alta. Contact Andy Etmanski. Tel: (780) 420-4081. Fax: (780) 702-5901.

Sept.18-21 Canadian Mineral Analysts Annual Conference and Exhibit — Organizer: Lakefield Research. Peterborough, Ont. Contact: Janine Whalley. Tel: (705) 652-2107. Fax: (705) 652-6365. E-mail: jwhalley@lakefield.com