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Calendar
NEWS & CALENDAR
ANATOLE TUZLAK
MARCH
1-4 Prospectors and Developers
Association of Canada Annual Convention,
Toronto, ON;
pdac-2020.org
24-25 Cordilleran Geoscience: A 2020
perspective, Vancouver, BC;
gov.bc.ca/
geoscience/content/2020_Cordilleran_Workshop.pdf
APRIL
7-8 Kamloops Exploration Group Conference,
Kamloops, BC;
keg.bc.ca/conference/default.htm
16 AME MinEx Talks, Vancouver, BC;
amebc.ca/event/ame-minex-talks-2020
17-19 Association of Vancouver Island and
Coastal Communities AGM and Convention,
Nanaimo, BC;
avicc.ca
24-26 Association of Kootenay and
Boundary Local Governments AGM and
Convention, Radium Hot Springs, BC;
akblg.ca/2020_convention.html
28-May 1 Southern Interior Local
Government Association Conference,
Vernon, BC;
silga.ca/convention/program
29-May 1 Minerals North, Quesnel, BC;
mineralsnorth.ca/conference
MAY
BC Mining Month; events.mining.bc.ca
28 AME Golf Tournament, University
Golf Club, Vancouver, BC;
amebc.ca/2020-ame-
golf-tournament
Field Gear: What's
in Your Backpack?
"B
e prepared to spend the night out."
This has been a key piece of advice
for preparing a backpack delivered at
AME's annual Introduction to Exploration
Safety Workshop, which returns to the
University of British Columbia campus in
Vancouver on Saturday, March 14.
Although equipment might vary
between programs, some essentials are
tried and tested: multiple hats to protect
against both the sun and cold; a compass
for use in signaling in case of an emergency;
and matches in various locations. While
some items are used every day in the field,
others are kept in the event of inclement
weather or, in a worst-case situation, a night
out away from camp.
Here is the geologist gear checklist for
the Newmont Lake project in northwest
B.C. from one of AME's corporate members,
Crystal Lake Mining, as photographed by
Anatole Tuzlak.
