Mineral Exploration is the official publication of the Association of Mineral Exploration British Columbia.
Issue link: http://digital.canadawide.com/i/428696
10 W I N T E R 2 0 1 4 Photograph : Glen W. Wonders /AME BC conference, from January 26 to 29, under the Canada Place sails at the Vancouver Convention Centre East, and this issue of Mineral Exploration features a sneak preview of Roundup. This issue also features the annual B.C. mineral exploration and development review, and we take an in-depth look at one of this year's newsworthy projects: Red Mountain. We also feature both a legal perspective on the Tsilhqot'in decision as well as an article on Aboriginal relations on the ground – in this case, B.C.'s aggre- gates industry. Our profile this issue is of self-described "serial volunteer" Lana Eagle, chair of AME BC's Aboriginal Relations Committee and one of the forces behind The Gathering Place, which will connect industry and Aboriginal Peoples for the third year at Roundup. This past summer, we at the Association mourned the loss of Bob Cathro, one of our past presidents, who played an active role in many B.C. & Yukon Chamber of Mines/AME BC initiatives over the years – notably, the founding of Roundup, the Rocks to Riches program that led to the creation of Geoscience BC, and the Into the Mountains 100th anniversary commemorative book on AME BC. He will be missed, and an article profiles his contri- butions to the industry. Finally, AME BC is proud to participate in the BC Technical & Research Committee on Reclamation, and an article takes a look at this year's successful symposium in Prince George. I encourage you to consider nominating your own reclamation work – particularly at the exploration and development level – for a Mine Reclamation Award. On behalf of the staff and board of AME BC, I thank the many hundreds of dedicated volunteers of AME BC and I wish you a prosperous winter season and a safe day, every day, wherever this message finds you! • Gavin C. Dirom, M.Sc., P. Ag., president and chief executive officer, Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC). >> NEWS