Mineral Exploration

CHAIRMAN, CEO Peter Legge, o.b.c., ll.d (hon) PRESIDENT Samantha Legge, mba VICE-PRESIDENT/INTEGRATION Brad Liski VICE-PRESIDENT/SALES Rebecca Legge (on leave) EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR Rick Thibert DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION Kim McLane W inte r 20 1 8 3 contents WINTER 2018 We welcome your comments on Mineral Exploration magazine. Please write to us at the address below. Mineral Exploration magazine is published four times a year by Canada Wide Media Limited for AME. No part of this magazine may be reproduced without written permission of the publisher. For subscription enquiries, call 604.299.1023 or toll-free 1.800.663.0518, or email mineralexplorationsubs@ canadawide.com. ISSN: 1911-0138. Canadian Publications Mail Product Sales Agreement No. 40065475. Send change-of-address notices and covers of undeliverable copies to: Mineral Exploration c/o AME, 800-889 West Pender Street, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 3B2. The statements and points of view expressed in this magazine are those of the authors, and are not necessarily those of the Association for Mineral Exploration, the publisher, editor or Canada Wide Media Limited. 230, 4321 Still Creek Drive, Burnaby British Columbia, Canada, V5C 6S7 MAIN 604.299.7311 | FAX 604.299.9188 Volume 38 | Number 4 The Oicial Publication of the Association for Mineral Exploration EDITOR Tracey Sexton EDITORIAL COORDINATOR Michael McCullough ART DIRECTOR Scott Laurie EDITORIAL BOARD Kylie Williams, Chair; Sean Kingsley, Vice-Chair; Darcy Baker; Robert McLeod; John Murray; Christine Ogryzlo PRODUCTION MANAGER Kristina Borys ADVERTISING COORDINATOR Allie Davison ACCOUNT MANAGER – ADVERTISING Alexander Sugden 604.473.0358 asugden@canadawide.com 21 40 Cover Photo: The Milky Way over Decoors Mining's exploration camp. By Matt Fraser. Contents Photos: Technical session at Roundup 2018; core storage at ZincX Resources' Akie project. FEATURES 15 GETTING THERE FIRST Clean energy vehicles are driven by B.C. mineral exploration and mining. By Hugh Graham and Tracey Sexton 21 AME ROUNDUP PREVIEW Your guide to AME's Roundup 2019 conference. 40 EXPLORATION IN BRITISH COLUMBIA An update on mineral exploration activity around B.C. in 2018. By Gordon Clarke, John DeGrace, Fil Ferri, Fiona Katay and Bruce Northcote, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources DEPARTMENTS 5 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Some important milestones for AME in 2018. 7 PRESIDENT & CEO'S MESSAGE Building on our most successful Roundup conference ever. 9 CALENDAR A look at upcoming events. 9 NEWS How to grow your network at Roundup. 11 2018„19 WORK PLAN AME's priorities for the current year. 13 COMMITTEE CONNECTIONS Meet the Roundup Organizing Committee. By Allegra Whistler and Kylie Williams 61 PROFILE MDRU director Craig Hart shapes the next generation of industry-ready mineral exploration graduates. By Kylie Williams

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