Mineral Exploration is the official publication of the Association of Mineral Exploration British Columbia.
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S P R I N G 2 0 1 4 5 SPRING 2014 >> contents ASSOCIATION FOR MINERAL EXPLORATION BRITISH COLUMBIA SPRING 2014 Volume 34, Number 1 The Official Publication of AME BC EDITOR Jonathan Buchanan EDITORIAL COORDINATOR Tiffany Sloan ART DIRECTOR Scott Laurie EDITORIAL BOARD Grant Longhurst, Chair; Ian Talbot, Vice-Chair; Darcy Baker; Ed Kimura; Robert McLeod; John Murray; Christine Ogryzlo; Mitchell Smith EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR Rick Thibert DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION Kim McLane PRODUCTION/STUDIO MANAGER Kristina Borys PRODUCTION/PRINT MANAGER Kirsty Senior ASSISTANT STUDIO MANAGER Mandy Lau PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Laura Dochtermann SENIOR IMAGING TECHNICIAN Debbie Lynn Craig ELECTRONIC IMAGING Mandy Lau, Laura Michaels ELECTRONIC PRODUCTION Ina Bowerbank ADVERTISING PRODUCTION Allison Griffioen, Chris Sherwood GENERAL MANAGER – SPECIALTY PUBLISHING DIVISION Lee Caldwell – 604-473-0389 lcaldwell@canadawide.com ACCOUNT MANAGER – ADVERTISING Alexander Sugden – 604-473-0358 asugden@canadawide.com SALES COORDINATOR Jackie Lee – 604-473-0336 jlee@canadawide.com mineralexploration@canadawide.com CANADA WIDE MEDIA LIMITED 4th Floor, 4180 Lougheed Highway, Burnaby, B.C. V5C 6A7 Phone: 604-299-7311; Fax: 604-299-9188 CHAIRMAN, CEO Peter Legge, O.B.C., LL.D (HON) PRESIDENT Samantha Legge, MBA SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT/ CUSTOM PUBLISHING Kathleen Freimond VICE-PRESIDENT/FINANCE Farnaz Riahi, CA VICE-PRESIDENT/SALES Karen Hounjet VICE-PRESIDENT/SPECIALTY SALES Rebecca Legge (on leave) 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 BC. 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 BC, 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 British Columbia, the publisher, editor or Canada Wide Media Limited. 37 departments 7 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR Sharpening our tools. 9 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO Resiliency and pride going into 2014. 10 NEWS Craig Finnigan: In memoriam. 10 CALENDAR A look at upcoming events. 42 HEALTH & SAFETY BHP Billiton sets a safe example for potash exploration. BY VIVIAN DANIELSON 45 CAMPS OF FAME The historic Beaverlodge uranium rush led to the boom – and bust – of Saskatchewan's Uranium City. BY ED KIMURA 50 PROFILE Ben and Garrett Ainsworth: The wisdom and the legs. BY CLAIRE FESTEL features 12 2013 AME BC AWARDS B.C.'s mineral exploration and development industry celebrates success. BY THE AME BC AWARDS COMMITTEE AND JONATHAN BUCHANAN 24 BACK TO SCHOOL Innovative educational programs are training the next generation of minerals industry workers. BY CHRISTINE OGRYZLO 26 RICH SASKATCHEWAN SOIL B.C. juniors are heading east to explore for minerals in the Wheat Province. BY PETER CAULFIELD 37 NUNAVUT: THE NEXT SASKATCHEWAN? Thanks to unrivalled uranium deposits and similar government policies, Nunavut is poised for Saskatchewan-style success. BY VIVIAN DANIELSON 40 MINING 4 EVERYONE CIM's 2014 Convention this May will showcase the inclusive culture of the mining industry. BY LISE BUJOLD COVER PHOTO: iStock 24 p02-05_Contents.indd 5 14-02-14 3:11 PM