EVENTS (October 02, 2000)

Oct. 6-19 Mechanized Excavation: The Next Decade Organizer: World Rock Boring Association, Sudbury, Ont. Tel: (705) 673-6572. Fax: (705) 673-6508. E-mail: bevans@nickel.laurentian.ca. Web site: www.wrba.net

Oct. 9-12 MINExpo 2000 — Mining exhibition. Organizer: National Mining Association. Las Vegas Convention Centre, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact: John Grasser. Tel: (202) 463-2651. Web site: www.minexpo.com

Oct. 15-19 Mineral Processing, Plant Design, Operating Practice and Control Conference — Vancouver, B.C. Contact: Tara Davis. Tel: (303) 948-4215. Fax: (303) 973-3461. E-mail: davis@smenet.org

Oct. 20-22 Gem Conference 2000: Diamonds in the New Millennium. — Organizer: Vancouver Community College, Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver, B.C. Contact: Donna Hawrelko. Tel: (604) 926-2599. Fax: (604) 926-7545. E-mail: donnahawrelko@hotmail.com

Oct. 23-Nov. 11 How to Grade Rough Diamonds — Short course. Organizers: Vancouver Community College, Gemmological Institute of America. Vancouver, B.C. Contact Donna Hawrelko. Tel: (604) 926-2599. E-mail: donnahawrelko@hotmail.com.

Oct. 30-Nov. 1 Earth Technologies Forum Conference on Climate Change and Ozone Protection — Hyatt Regency, Washington, D.C. Tel: (703) 807-4052. Fax: (703) 528-1734. E-mail: earthforum@alcalde-fay.com. Web site: www.earthforum.com

Nov. 1-4 Newfoundland & Labrador Geological Open House and 48th AGM of Newfoundland Branch of CIM — St. John’s, Nfld. Contact: Norm Mercer. Tel: (709) 729-6193. Fax: (709) 729-4491. E-mail: pub@zeppo.geosurv.gov.nf.ca. Web site: www.gov.nf.ca

Nov. 3-4 PGM Exploration — Short course. Organizers: Laurentian University, University of Toronto and University of Western Ontario. To be held at Laurentian University Campus, Sudbury, Ont. Tel: (705) 673-6575. E-mail: judd_fee@hotmail.com. Web site: www.lurentian.ca/www/geology/department.htm

Nov. 6-8 New Brunswick Dept. of Natural Resources and Energy: Annual Review of Activities — Sheraton Hotel, Fredericton, N.B. Contact: Carol McNeill-Dobbelsteyn or Don Carroll. Tel: (506) 453-2206. Fax: (506) 453-3671. E-mail: don.carroll@gnb.ca. Web site: www.gnb.ca/0078/minerals/index.htm

Nov. 10-11 Gold in 2000 — Short course. Organizer: Society of Economic Geologists. Cal-Neva Resort Hotel, Lake Tahoe, Nev. Tel: (608) 262-5954. Fax: (608) 262-0693. E-mail: pbrown@geology.wisc.edu

Nov. 13-15 Randol at Vancouver: Global Mining Opportunities — Contact Randol International. Tel: (303) 526-1626. Fax: (303) 526-1650. E-mail: hans@randol.com. Web site: www.randol.com

Nov. 14-15 Mining Matters for Nova Scotia — Conference. Contact Valerie Brisco, Nova Scotia Dept. of Natural Resources, Halifax, N.S. Tel: (902) 424-8633. Fax: (902) 424-7735. E-mail: nsdnrlib@gov.ns.ca. Web site: www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb

Nov. 16-18 Manitoba Mining & Minerals Convention — Winnipeg, Man. Contact: Bob Sales. Tel: (204) 945-8093 or (800) 223-5215. Fax: (204) 945-8427. E-mail: convention@em.gov.mb.ca. Web site: www.gov.mb.ca

Nov. 18-21 28th Annual Geoscience Forum — Whitehorse, Y.T. Sponsored by the governments of the Yukon and the Northwest Territories. Contact Al Doherty. Tel: (867) 667-2090. Fax: (867) 668-7127. Web site: www.gov.yk.ca or www www.gov.nt.ca

Nov. 22-24 Argentina Gold 2000 — Third int’l seminar on gold mining. Organizer: Panorama Minero, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tel: (54-11) 4962 8157. Fax: (54-11) 4963 7307. E-mail: pminero@panoramaminero.com.ar. Web Site: www.panoramaminero.com.ar

Dec. 4-8 Northwest Mining Association: 106th Annual Meeting — Exposition and short courses. Spokane, Wash. Tel: (509) 624-1158. Fax: (509) 624-1241. E-mail: nwma@nwma.org. Web site: www.nwma.org

Jan. 1-31, 2001 33rd Annual Canadian Mineral Processors Conference — Ottawa. Contact R.J. MacDonald. Tel: (613) 996-2283. Fax: (613) 996-9041.

Jan. 22, 2001 Mining in Transition: Consolidation, Returns and Shareholder Value — 12th symposium of the Mineral Economics Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum. Sheraton Hotel, Toronto. Contact Jane Spooner. Tel: (416) 362-5135. Fax: (416) 362-5763. E-mail: mes2001@istar.ca. Web Site: www.cim.org/mes/mes.html

Jan. 23-26, 2001 18th Annual Cordilleran Exploration Roundup — Convention to be hald at Hotel Vancouver-Hyatt Regency, Vancouver, B.C. Organizer: B.C. & Yukon Chamber of Mines. Tel: (604) 681-5328. E-mail: chamber@chamberofmines.bc.ca. Web Site: www.chambeofmines.bc.ca/rdup2001