Mineral Exploration

S P R I N G 2 0 1 6 3 contents ASSOCIATION FOR MINER AL EXPLOR ATION BRITISH COLUMBIA SPRING 2016 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. VOLUME 36 | NUMBER 1 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF AME BC >> EDITOR Jonathan Buchanan EDITORIAL COORDINATOR Tiffany Sloan ART DIRECTOR Scott Laurie EDITORIAL BOARD Kylie Williams, Chair; Robert McLeod, Vice-Chair; Craig Amundsen; Darcy Baker; Ed Kimura; John Murray; Christine Ogryzlo; Libby Sharman; Mitchell Smith; Ian Talbot EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR Rick Thibert DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION Kim McLane PRODUCTION/STUDIO MANAGER Kristina Borys PRODUCTION/PRINT MANAGER Kirsty Senior (on leave) ASSISTANT STUDIO MANAGER Mandy Lau PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Ariane Fleischmann IMAGING TECHNICIAN Mandy Lau ADVERTISING DESIGN Chris Sherwood SALES/PRODUCTION LIAISON Ina Bowerbank ACCOUNT MANAGER – ADVERTISING Alexander Sugden – 604-473-0358 asugden@canadawide.com 230, 4321 Still Creek Drive, Burnaby British Columbia, Canada, V5C 6S7 MAIN 604.299.7311 | FAX 604.299.9188 CHAIRMAN, CEO Peter Legge, o.b.c., ll.d (hon) PRESIDENT Samantha Legge, mba CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER Charlene Rooke VICE-PRESIDENT/SALES Rebecca Legge 38 COVER PHOTO: Tools of the trade at DeCoors Mining Corp.'s Hot Bath project. By Matt Fraser CONTENTS PHOTO: Garth Kirkham inspecting core at Selwyn Chihong's Selwyn project, Yukon. Courtesy Garth Kirkham. features 9 DAYS OF REFLECTION Gatherings in the Vatican examine the role of mining in modern society. By Mike McPhie 10 CLASS OF '81 Navigating 35 years of industry change. By ViVian Danielson 12 B.C.'S BEST The top 10 mineral deposit discoveries in the last 35 years. By liBBy sharMan 15 EXPLORATIONS IN 3D 3D printing is transforming our industry. By kylie WilliaMs 16 FROM YESTERDAY'S PROBLEMS TO TODAY'S OPPORTUNITIES Thirty-five years of front-line reporting from Mining Review and Mineral Exploration. By ViVian Danielson 18 AND THE AWARD GOES TO… Winners of the 2015 AME BC Awards. By the aMe Bc aWarDs coMMittee 28 FIELD TRIP MineralsEd invites elementary school students to Roundup. By Patty kiloh departments 5 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO Reflections on Roundup and the magazine turning 35. 6 CALENDAR A look at upcoming events. 33 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Building relationships by sharing knowledge. By MafalDa arias anD ilianne roBreDo 35 CAMPS OF FAME The exploration, discovery and development of the Babine copper-gold deposits. By eD kiMura 38 PROFILE Garth Kirkham: Right place, right time. By ryan stuart 30 HELICOPTERS, GOLD PANS AND COCONUT CREAM PIE Vancouver-area high-school students discover Mineral Exploration Roundup. By Patty kiloh 32 THE MINING MEN A club for optimists. By ViVian Danielson

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