Mineral Exploration

S umm e r 20 1 8 3 contents SUMMER 2018 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. 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, 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, the publisher, editor or Canada Wide Media Limited. 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 DIRECTOR OF EDITORIAL AND CUSTOM PUBLISHING Michael McCullough VICE-PRESIDENT/SALES Rebecca Legge (on leave) EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR Rick Thibert DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION Kim McLane Volume 38 | Number 2 The OŸicial Publication of the Association for Mineral Exploration EDITOR Jonathan Buchanan EDITORIAL COORDINATOR TiŸany Sloan ART DIRECTOR Scott Laurie EDITORIAL BOARD Kylie Williams, Chair, Communications & Marketing Committee; Darcy Baker; Robert McLeod; John Murray; Christine Ogryzlo PRODUCTION MANAGERS Kristina Borys, Kirsty Senior ADVERTISING COORDINATOR Allie Davison ACCOUNT MANAGER – ADVERTISING Alexander Sugden 604.473.0358 asugden@canadawide.com Cover Photo: Trans North Helicopters' AS350B2 in flight in the Ogilvie Mountains, north of Dawson, Yukon. By Richard Hartmier/Trans North Helicopters Ltd. Contents Photo: Gold panning in Nahanni, Yukon. By Anatole Tuzlak. FEATURES 11 THEN AND NOW A 50th anniversary salute to corporate members of AME's Directory and Buyers Guide. By Peter Caulfield DEPARTMENTS 5 MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR A salute to volunteers from the new Board chair. 7 MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO New roles and new faces at AME. 9 CALENDAR A look at upcoming events. 30 BOOK REVIEW A review of Patricia Sandberg's Sun Dogs and Yellowcake: Gunnar Mines – A Canadian Story. By Jonathan Buchanan 32 INTEGRATED SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Using eDNA to support mine design, planning and reclamation activities. By Shannon Bard 34 PROFILE Exploring stories: Talking safety with 2018 David Barr Award winner Janice Fingler. By Kylie Williams DIRECTORY 19 SERVICE & SUPPLY A category-by-category listing of key company contacts: Accommodations Accountants Analytical Labs & Supplies Camp Equipment, Supplies & Service Commodity Producers Computer Software Construction and General Contractors Container Suppliers/ Modular Buildings Drilling – Contractors Drilling – Suppliers Engineering Consultants Fuel Suppliers Geographical Consultants Geological Consultants Geophysical Consultants Health & Safety Internet Services Investment & Financial Services Legal Services Maintenance, Repair & Services Management Consultants Mapping Services Marketing & Promotional Services Media Mining – Consultants Mining – Equipment & Supplies Surveyors Telecommunications Transportation – Airplane Transportation – Automobile Transportation – General Transportation – Helicopter 27 MINERAL EXPLORATION & MINING An A-Z list of AME corporate member companies. 28 ASSOCIATIONS & ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS Mining associations, schools and other mineral exploration-related groups and programs in B.C. and beyond. 29 GOVERNMENT Your guide to key AME member government agencies.

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