Mineral Exploration

16 Mineral Exploration | amebc.ca 50TH ANNIVERSARY PHOTOS: COURTESY ALS GLOBAL LTD.; TECK RESOURCES LIMITED; GOLDER Teck Resources Limited is a diversified global resource company with a focus on copper, steel-making coal, zinc and energy. In Canada, Teck owns or has interest in mines, a metallurgical complex and an oil sands mining and processing operation. "Over the years, AME has been the voice of the exploration industry in our province through countless mining cycles," says Alex Christopher, senior vice- president, exploration, projects and technical services. "AME continues to create significant value for its members and the entire mining industry. It provides strong advocacy and provides resources and opportunities for companies to share ideas and collaborate on new technologies and to move our industry forward." Golder is an employee-owned, global organization that provides consulting, design and construction services. The company has clients in mining, oil and gas, manufacturing, power and infrastructure. Founded in 1960, Golder has more than 6,500 employees, almost two-thirds of whom are owners, in 165 o—ices around the world, nine of which are in B.C. "Out of a total of 500 Golder professionals dedicated to mining in Canada, 200 of them work in B.C.," says Andy Haynes, vice- president, North America mining. Haynes, who has been with Golder for 25 years, says the mineral industry has gone through several cycles of growth and retraction. "During that time, the industry has gradually evolved," says Haynes. "For one thing, Vancouver has become a global centre of the mineral exploration industry. For another, there's much more attention now to health and safety, environmental issues, local community expectations and relationships with Indigenous communities." With regard to AME, some things haven't changed much, while others have evolved over the years. "AME still has Roundup, and the Association is still a hub for information sharing," says Haynes. "But health and safety, Indigenous relations, and corporate social responsibility have all evolved, for the better, in response to changes in the industry." ALS Global Ltd. is, as its name suggests, a global service company that provides laboratory testing for all of the stages of a mining project's life cycle. "Our customers range from individual prospectors up to and including the largest mining companies," says Peter Canden, director of operations for minerals in Western Canada. ALS Global has three labs in B.C. – North Vancouver, Terrace and Kamloops. The company has been involved in AME since the beginning of its existence, says Canden. "The Association is a great networking platform for us," he says. "Membership in AME enables us to connect face-to-face with our peers in mineral exploration. That's very important in our industry." Twelve-pot pour of fire assay fusions for gold analysis at ALS Vancouver; (below) Peter Canden. Part of our heritage: The original Teck Hughes Mine in Kirkland Lake, Ontario; (above) Alex Christopher. Andy Haynes

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