CALENDAR (August 02, 1991)

Aug 18-21, Ottawa, Ont. 30th Annual Conference of Metallurgists & 21st Annual Hydrometallurgical Meeting of CIM. Also featuring Copper ’91 (int’l conference on the economics, mineral processing, extractive metallurgy & applications of copper). Contact Dr. C. Diaz, Inco Ltd., Sheridan Park, Mississauga, Ont. L5K 1Z9. Phone (416) 822-3322.

Aug 27-28, Winnipeg, Man. Annual Mines Ministers’ Conference. Contact the Mining Assoc. of Canada, 1105-350 Sparks St., Ottawa, Ont. K1R 7S8. Phone (613) 233-9391.

Sept 15-18, Vancouver, B.C. 2nd Canadian Conference on Computer Applications in the Mineral Industry (CAMI). Contact A.L. Mular, Confrence Chairman, Mining & Mineral Process Eng., University of B.C., 6350 Stores Rd., Room 517, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1W5. Phone (604) 228-2540. Fax: (604) 228-5599.

Sept 15-17, Banff, Alta. 39th Canadian Conference on Coal. At the Banff Springs Hotel and Convention Centre. Contact the Coal Assoc. of Canada, 502, 205 9th Ave. S.E., Calgary, Alta. T2G 0R3. Phone: (403) 262-1544. Fax: (403) 265-7604.

Sept 17-19, Sudbury, Ont. WRBA Short Course on Hard Rock Boring, Vol. II. “Practical Applications and Case Histories in Rock Boring.” Contact Ross Bennett, Office of Technology Transfer, Lauretian University, Sudbury, Ont. P3E 2C6. Phone (705) 673-6572. Fax: (705) 673-6508.

Sept 17-21, Ottawa-Hull. 23rd Annual Conference of the Canadian Mineral Analysts. At the Ramada Hotel. Contact Bill Bowman, Chairman, CANMET, 555 Booth St., Ottawa, Ont. K1A 0G1. Phone (613) 992-3537.

Sept 22-25, Halifax, N.S. 48th Mines Ministers’ Conference. At the Halifax Hilton. Contact H. Donohoe, Jr. at (902) 424-4700.

Sept. 25-28, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mining Latin America (conference/exhibition). Contact The Secretary, I.M.M., 44 Portland Place, London, England. Phone 44-1-5803802. Fax: 261410.

Sept 29-Oct 2, Calgary, Alta. 44th Canadian Geotechnical Conference. Contact Ken Been, Golder Associates, 7017 Farrell Rd. S.E., Calgary, Alta. T2H 0T3. Phone (403) 259-3413. Fax: (403) 252-4884.

Oct 22-24, Vancouver, Wash. Certified Inspector Program on Wire Rope & Rigging. Contact Wire Rope & Rigging Consultants, Box 728, Vancouver, Wash. 98666. Phone (206) 693-6030.

Oct 27-31, Bathrust, N.B. 1st Int’l Symposium on Underground Sulphide Dust Explosions, Mine Fires & Emergencies. Contact Rita May Gates, Registration Co-ordinator, Brunswick Mining & Smelting, Box 3000, Bathurst, N.B. E2A 3Z8. Phone (506) 547-6097.

Oct 30-Nov 2, Montreal, Que. 9th Annual Tunnelling Conference of the Tunnelling Assoc. of Canada. At the Bonaventure Hotel. Contact Kent Murphy, Hydro-Quebec, Service Geologie et Structures, 15 etage, 855 est rue Ste-Catherine, Montreal, Que. H2L 4P5. Phone (514) 289-5591. Fax: (514) 289-6085.

Nov 4-8, Anchorage, Alaska. Alaska Miners Assoc. Annual Convention & Trade Show. Contact A.M.A., 501 W. Northern Lights Blvd., Suite 203, Anchorage, Alaska. 99503. Phone (907) 276-0347.

Nov 6-8, Atlanta, Ga. POWDEX (powder show engineered for the southeastern U.S. market). At the Georgia World Congress Center. Contact Angela Piermarini, Cahners Exhibition Group, 1350 E. Touhy Ave., Box 5060, Des Plaines, Ill. 60017-5060. Phone (708) 299-9311.