EVENTS (December 25, 2000)

Jan. 1-31, 2001 33rd Annual Canadian Mineral Processors Conference — Ottawa. Contact R.J. MacDonald. Tel: (613) 996-2283. Fax: (613) 996-9041.

Jan. 11-13 Western Inter-University Geological Conference — In Winnipeg, Man. Contact Kim Tait, fund-raising chair. E-mail: kimtait@netscape.net

Jan. 18 Canadian Mining Hall of Fame — Royal York Hotel, Toronto. Contact Fran Chung, The Northern Miner. Tel: (416) 442-2164. Fax: (416) 442-2175. E-mail: fchung@corporate.southam.ca

Jan. 22 Mining in Transition: Consolidation, Returns and Shareholder Value — 12th symposium of the Mineral Economics Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum. Sheraton Hotel, Toronto. Contact Jane Spooner. Tel: (416) 362-5135. Fax: (416) 362-5763. E-mail: mes2001@istar.ca. Web site: www.cim.org/mes/mes.html

Jan. 23-26 18th Annual Cordilleran Exploration Roundup — Convention to be held at Hotel Vancouver-Hyatt Regency, Vancouver, B.C. Organizer: B.C. & Yukon Chamber of Mines. Tel: (604) 681-5328. E-mail: chamber@chamberofmines.bc.ca. Web site: www.chamberofmines.bc.ca/rdup2001

Jan. 28-31 Int’l Society of Explosives Engineers — 27th Annual Conference. At the Hyatt Orlando in Orlando, Fla. Tel: (440) 349-4004. Fax: (440) 349-3788. E-mail: davis@isee.org. Web site: www.isee.org

Feb. 6-8 Sixth Annual Investing in African Mining Conference (Indaba 2001) — Organizer: Int’l Investment Conferences, Cape Sun InterContinental Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa. Tel: (305) 669-1963. Fax: (305) 669-0404. E-mail: iiconf@iiconf.com. Web site: www.iiconf.com

Feb. 14-16 Mexico Mining 2001 — In Puerto Vallarta. Contact Randol Int’l. Tel: (303) 526-1626. Fax: (303) 526-1650. E-mail hans@randol.com. Web site: www.randol.com

Feb. 26-28 Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Annual Meeting and Exhibit — Denver, Colo. Tel: (303) 973-9550. Fax: (303) 979-3461. E-mail: sme@smenet.org

March 5-6 Course in Health and Safety Training for Managers and Supervisors — Hamilton, Ont. Contact Irene Brelsforth. Tel: (905) 572-2981, ext. 4467, or 1-800-668-4284. E-mail: ireneb@ccohs.ca

March 9 VMS Exploration Short Course — Concepts and Case Studies. Organizer: University of Toronto Student Chapter, Society of Economic Geologists. Contact Yannick Beaudoin. Tel: (416) 978-0665. Fax: (416) 978-3938. E-mail: seg@zircon.geology.utoronto.ca. Web site: www.geology.utoronto.ca

March 11-14 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada Annual Convention — Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Tel: (416) 362-1969. Fax: (416) 362-0101. E-mail: hsklarz@pdac.ca

March 21-23 Minex 2001 — Mining & Exploration Int’l Conference & Expo. Perth, Australia. Organized by Exibit Exhibitions & Publishing. Contact +61 8 9476 9476. Fax: +61 8 9486 1933. E-mail: minex@exibitepl.com.au. Web site: exibitepl.com.au

April 18-19 10th Annual Calgary Mining Forum — New Resources for the New Economy. Ramada Hotel (downtown), Calgary, Alta. Contact: Alex Knox, Calgary Mineral Exploration Group Society. Tel: (403) 283-7597. E-mail: a.w.knox@cadvision.com. Web site: www.meg.calgary.ab.ca.

April 26-27 Canadian Mining and Industrial Trade Show 2001 — McClelland Arena, Copper Cliff, Ont. Organized by DAC Marketing. Tel: (705) 673-5588. Fax: (705) 525-0626. E-mail: dac@vianet.on.ca. Web site: dac.shows.com

April 27-May 2 CIM 2001 Quebec (20th CIM Tradex) — In Quebec City, Que. Contact Chantal Murphy, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum. Tel (514) 939-2710. Fax: (514) 939-2714.

May 9-11 Titanium Dioxide 2001 — Conference. At the Renaissance Hotel du Parc, Montreal. Contact Scott Stephenson, Intertech. Tel: (207) 781-9800. Fax: (207) 781-2150. E-mail info@intertechusa.com. Web site: www.intertechusa.com

May 16-17 Cobalt Conference 2001 — Organized by Cobalt Development Institute. Crowne Plaza Hotel, Toronto. Tel: +44(0)1483 578877. Fax: +44(0)1483 573873. E-mail: 101637.2106@compuserve.com

May 23-25 — 37th Forum on Geology of Industrial Minerals 2001 — Victoria Conference Centre, Victoria, B.C. Contact Susan Dunlop, B.C. Ministry of Mines and Energy. Tel: (250) 472-4347. Fax: (250) 472-4100. E-mail: sdunlop@uvic.ca

May 27-30 — St. John’s 2001 — Joint annual meeting of the Geological Association of Canada and Mineralogical Association of Canada. Memorial University, St. John’s, Nfld. Contact Doreen Peavey, Dept. of Mines and Energy. Tel: (709) 729-2301. Fax: (709) 729-3493. E-mail: dmp@zeppo.geosurv.gov.nf.ca. Web site: www.geosurv.gov.nf.ca/stjohns2001

May 28-31 — Sixth Int’l Symposium on Mining in the Arctic — Nuuk, Greenland. Contact Greenland Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum. Tel: 299 34 68 00. Fax: 299 32 43 02. E-mail: bmp@gh.gl. Web site: http://bmp.netnation.com