Carrington to speak at BC Mining Week

John Carrington, vice-chairman of Barrick Gold, will be the keynote speaker at Mining Week 2000, to be held May 7-14, in Vancouver, B.C.

His presentation, titled Mining for the future: much to gain, much to lose, is scheduled for noon, May 10, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Carrington will discuss the contribution mining has made to British Columbia and Canada as a whole, outline mining’s role in the development of technology and trade; he will also address the increasingly cumbersome policy environment and declining access to land and non-tariff barriers.

A series of events is scheduled for Mining Week, including a 25th-anniversary celebration of the British Columbia Museum of Mining in Britannia Beach.

The keynote speaker at the gala awards dinner will be Michael Campbell, a prominent business analyst who will pay tribute to individuals and communities that have contributed to the growth and development of mining in the province.

A special one-day symposium on mining in British Columbia, scheduled for May 11 at the Hyatt Regency, is being co-sponsored by the province’s mining industry and the Ministry of Energy and Mines. The event will bring together a panel of experts to examine mining-related issues and offer creative solutions to the challenges they present.

Other speakers lined up for Mining Week 2000 include: Stephen Orr, president of Homestake Canada; Dan Miller, minister of energy and mines; Jay Taylor, president of Placer Dome; Donald McInnes, president of Western Keltic Mines; William Foster, general manager of Fording River Operations; and John Bowles, a partner with Price Waterhouse.

Also, Paul Bateman, president of the Gold Institute, will be on hand to provide insight into the challenges faced by the gold sector.

An afternoon panel discussion called “Other Perspectives” will examine environmental, aboriginal and community concerns. A subsequent panel, “The Challenge of Sustainable Mining,” will examine changing social expectations.

The event will conclude with a look into the future by David Baxter of the Urban Futures Institute.

For more information about these and other events, call The Mining Association of British Columbia at (604) 681-4321, ext. 117, or visit the MABC’s web site at http://www.mining.bc.ca