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COVER PHOTO: Exploring at Pretium Resources Inc.'s Brucejack property. Courtesy of Pretium Resources Inc.
CONTENTS PHOTO: Presenting the Hugo Dummett Diamond Award. By Mark Kinskofer/Vision Event Photography.
features
11 2014 AME BC AWARDS
The mineral exploration industry
honours its own.
By the AMe BC AwArds CoMMittee
22 ABORIGINAL
ENGAGEMENT
Two made-in-B.C. examples of
how to do it right.
By Peter CAulfield
27 FIRST NATIONS FORWARD
TNDC comes of age in the
Golden Triangle.
By ViViAn dAnielson
28 THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE
Northwest B.C. hosts a multitude of
diverse exploration projects.
By Peter CAulfield
35 POWERING PROGRESS
Despite the challenges in bringing
it to fruition, the Northwest
Transmission Line is a lifeline
for mineral exploration and
development in northwest B.C.
By sCott siMPson
departments
7 MESSAGE FROM
THE CHAIR
Looking to history to inform
the future.
9 MESSAGE FROM THE
PRESIDENT AND CEO
B.C. has the key ingredients
for success.
10 CALENDAR
A look at upcoming events.
39 CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
The new Extractive Sector
Transparency Measures Act
explained.
By Joe ringwAld
45 ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH
& SAFETY
Risk assessments: Five essential
steps to make all exploration
projects safer.
By Kylie williAMs
46 PROFILE
Peter Bradshaw, a leader in
corporate social responsibility.
By ViViAn dAnielson
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ASSOCIATION FOR MINERAL EXPLORATION BRITISH COLUMBIA
SPRING 2015
SPRING 2015
Volume 35, Number 1
The Official Publication
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