EVENTS (November 20, 2000)

Nov. 22-24 Northwest Territories 28th Annual Geoscience Forum — Organizer: N.W.T. Chamber of Mines, Yellowknife. Contact Jo Ann Tiemessen. Tel: (867) 873-5281. Fax: (867) 920-2145. E-mail: nwtmines@ssimicro.com. Web site: www.miningnorth.com

Nov. 22-24 Argentina Gold 2000 — Third int’l seminar on gold mining. Organizer: Panorama Minero, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tel: (54-11) 4962 8157. Fax: (54-11) 4963 7307. E-mail: pminero@panoramaminero.com.ar. Web site: www.panoramaminero.com.ar

Dec. 4-8 Northwest Mining Association: 106th Annual Meeting — Exposition and short courses. Spokane, Wash. Tel: (509) 624-1158. Fax: (509) 624-1241. E-mail: nwma@nwma.org. Web site: www.nwma.org

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

Jan. 22, 2001 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, 2001 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