News – 02-APR-01 (April 02, 2001)

REGULAR DEPARTMENTS

Careers11

Classified15

Drillers14

Editorial4

Metal Prices9

Metals Commentary10

Commentary4

Odds ‘N’ Sods4

Professional Directory12, 13

Stock Tables7-9

Subscription Services15

MEETINGS

April 5 Rembrandt Gold Mines — annual, general

April 10 Eureka Res. — annual, general; 10 a.m., 1000-355 Burrard St., Vancouver

April 10 Int’l Coromandel — annual, general

April 12 Adulis Minerals — annual, general; 3 p.m., 2nd Fl., 500-4th Ave. S.W., Calgary

April 12 Aurcana Corp. — annual, general; 11 a.m., 900-475 Howe St., Vancouver

April 12 Cash Res. — annual, general; 9 a.m., 1710-1177 W. Hastings St., Vancouver

April 12 Kermode Res. — annual

April 12 Orogrande Res. — annual, special

April 16 Golden Treasure — annual, general; 10 a.m., 200 Bridgeland Ave., Toronto

April 17 Ateba Mines — annual, special

April 17 Cassidy Gold — annual, general; 2 p.m., 213-141 Victoria St., Kamploops

April 18 America Mineral Fields — annual, general

April 18 Consolidated Stone Ind. — annual, general

April 18 Falconbridge — annual, general; 11 a.m., Design Exchange, Toronto

April 18 Inca Pacific — annual; 2 p.m., Four Seasons Hotel, 791 W. Georgia St., Vancouver

April 18 Suncor Energy — annual, general

April 19 Arena Gold Res. — annual, general, extraordinary

April 19 European Goldfields — annual

April 19 Gabriel Res. — annual, general

April 19 Gastar Expl. — annual, special

April 19 Norwood Res. — annual

April 20 Blue Ice Minerals — annual, general

April 20 Cadre Res. — annual, general; 11 a.m., 1040-999 W. Hastings St., Vancouver

April 20 Chapleau Res. — annual, general; 8:30 a.m., #104-135-10th Ave., S. Cranbrook

April 20 Goldcliff Res. — annual, extraordinary; 10 a.m., 1040-999 W. Hastings St.

April 20 Gowest Amalg. — annual, special; 12 noon, 420-120 Adelaide St. W. Toronto

April 20 Hyder Gold — annual, general; 11:30 a.m., 900-475 Howe St., Vancouver

April 23 Anooraq Res. — annual, general

April 23 China Clipper Gold — annual, special

April 23 Christopher James — annual, general

April 23 Nevsun Res. — annual

April 23 Plata Minerals — annual, general, extraordinary

April 24 Canaco Res. — annual, general, special

April 24 Grenville Gold — annual, special

April 24 Noranda — annual

April 24 Terrastar Res. — annual, general

April 25 Gold Canyon — annual, general

April 25 Inco Ltd. — annual, special

April 25 Placer Dome — annual, special

April 25 Poplar Res. — annual, general

April 25 Solid Res. — annual, general, special

April 25 Starfire Minerals — annual, general

April 25 Teck Corp. — annual, general

April 26 Abitibi Consolidated — annual

April 26 Alcan Inc. — annual, general

April 26 Ashton Mining — annual, special

April 26 Aur Res. — annual, special

April 26 Aur Resources — annual, special

April 26 Bitterroot Res. — annual

April 26 Champion Bear — annual, special

April 26 Columbia Copper — annual, general

April 26 Cominco — annual, general

April 26 Grand Oakes Res. — special

April 26 Orko Gold — annual

April 27 Balaclava Mines — extraordinary

April 27 Brascan Corp. — annual, special

April 27 Freewest Res. — annual, special

April 27 Golden Chief Res. — annual

April 27 Pacific Star — annual, general

April 30 Classic Gold Res. — annual, general

April 30 Consolidated Pine Channel — annual

April 30 Glacier Res. — annual

April 30 Pacific Comox — annual, general, special

April 30 Riverstone Res. — annual, general

April 30 Skyline Gold — annual, general

April 30 Tom Expl. — annual, special

May 1 Canaustra Res. — annual, general, special

May 1 Greater Lenora — special

May 1 Inmet Mining — annual, special

May 1 Shenandoah Res. — annual, general, special

May 2 Kinross Gold — annual, special

May 3 Cameco Corp. — annual, general

May 3 Denison Mines — annual, special

May 3 Galmis Gold — annual, general

May 3 Meridian Gold — annual, general

May 3 Unigold Res. — annual, general, extraordinary

May 4 First Point Minerals — annual, general

May 8 Armistice Res. — annual, special

May 8 Barrick Gold — annual

May 8 Diamondex — annual, extraordinary

May 8 Wheaton River — annual, special

May 9 Indo Pacific Res. — annual, special

May 9 Louvem Mines — annual, general

May 9 Lysander Minerals — annual, general special

May 9 Maude Lake Expl. — annual, special

May 9 Naneco Minerals — annual, special

May 9 Richmont Mines — annual, general

May 10 Golden Nugget Expl. — annual, general

May 10 Minto Expl. — annual

May 10 Niocan — annual, special

May 10 Potash Corp. of Sask. — annual, special

May 14 Int’l Loumic Res. — annual

May 15 Guyana Goldfields — annual, general

May 15 Pan American Silver — annual, general

May 16 Azco Mining — annual, general

May 16 Cambior Inc. — annual, general

May 16 First Quantum — annual, general

May 16 Golden Star — annual, general

May 16 San Telmo Res. — special

May 17 Aurora Platinum — annual, special; 11 a.m., Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver

May 17 Canabrava Diamond — annual, special

May 17 Huldra Silver — annual

May 17 Southwestern Gold — annual, special; 2 p.m., Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver

May 17 Strathmore Minerals — annual, general

May 18 Viceroy Res. — annual, general

May 21 Monarch Res. — annual, special

May 22 Canarc Res. — annual

May 22 McVicar Minerals — annual, special

May 23 Argosy Minerals — annual, general

May 23 Black Mountain — annual, special

May 23 Claude Res. — annual, general

May 23 Lionore Mining — annual

May 24 Pathfinder — annual

May 24 Samex Mining — annual, general

May 25 Canadian Zinc — annual, general

May 25 Cline Mining — annual, general

May 25 GGL Diamond — annual, extraordinary

May 29 Etruscan Res. — annual, general, special

May 30 First Silver Reserve — annual, general

May 30 Langis Silver — annual

May 30 Norcal Res. — annual, general

May 30 Queenstake Res. — annual, general

May 30 Rio Alto Expl. — annual

May 30 Santa Catalina — annual, general

May 30 Southern Africa Min. — annual

May 30 Stralak Res. — annual, general

May 31 Agnico-Eagle Mines — special

May 31 Aquest Minerals — annual, general

May 31 Dayton Mining — annual, general

May 31 Eldorado Gold — annual, general

May 31 Sudbury Contact Mines — annual

June 1 RJK Expl. — annual

June 4 Band-Ore Res. — annual, special

June 4 Dianor Res. — annual, general, special

June 6 New Millennium Metals — annual, general

June 7 Tiomin Res. — annual, special

June 8 Globex Mining — annual, general

June 8 Int’l Antam Res. — annual, general

June 12 Energold Mining — annual, general

June 14 Aurizon Mines — annual, general

June 14 Cross Lake Minerals — annual, general

June 15 Echo Bay — annual

June 18 Intrepid Minerals — annual, special

June 20 Boulder Mining — annual, special

June 20 Exall Res. — annual, special

June 21 Chesbar Res. — annual, special

June 26 Crystallex

EVENTS

April 17-18 Annual Northeastern Ontario Mineral Symposium — Sponsored by Sudbury Prospectors & Developers Association, Ontario Prospector’s Association and the Ontario gov’t. At the Ramada Inn, Sudbury, Ont. Contact Sue Gosselin at (705) 670-5620. E-mail: sue.gosselin@ndm.gov.on.ca. Web site: ontarioprospectors.com

April 17-19 MASHA (Annual Mining Health and Safety Conference) — Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel, Sudbury, Ont. Contact Lori Elliott, Mines and Aggregates Safety and Health Association. Tel: (705) 474-7233. Fax: (705) 472-5800. E-mail: lorielliott@masha.on.ca. Web site: www.masha.on.ca

April 18-19 10th Annual Calgary Mining Forum — Theme: 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 23-24 Investing in The Americas 2001 — Sheraton Bal Harbour Beach Resort, Miami, Fla. Organizer: Int’l Investment Conferences. Tel: (305) 669-1963. Fax: (305) 669-7350. E-mail: iiconf@iiconf.com. Web site: www.iiconf.com

April 23-27 Integrated Mining and Land Reclamation Planning — Short course and workshop. Flamingo Hilton, Reno, Nev. Contact Yung Sam Kim. Tel: (925) 757-7547. Fax: (925) 757-7997.

April 24-27 Second Int’l Mining Conference: Zacatecas XXI Century — Zacatecas, Mexico. Organizer: Association of Mining Engineers, Metallurgists and Geologists of Mexico (Zacatecas chapter). Tel: +524 922 0688. Fax: +524 922 0688. E-mail: villaave@prodigy.net.mx

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 29-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. E-mail: smajor@cim.org. Web site: www.minespace2001.org

May 3-6 Regional Tectonics and Structural Control of Ore: The Major Gold Trends of Northern Nevada — Conference. Battle Mountain Convention Centre, Battle Mountain, Nev. Contact Laura Ruud, Geological Society of Nevada, Box 12021, Reno, Nev. 89510-2021. Phone: 775-323-3500. E-mail: gsn@mines.unr.edu. Web site: www.seismo.unr.edu/GSN

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

June 10-13 2001 Int’l Conference on Underground Infrastructure Research. Organizers: University of Waterloo, National Research Council of Canada, and Centre for Advancement of Trenchless Technologies. Four Points Sheraton, Kitchener, Ont. Contact: CATT, Dept. of Civil Engineering, U of Waterloo. Tel: (519) 888-4770. Fax: (519) 746-6556. E-mail: uir2001@sunburn.uwaterloo.ca. Web site: www.civil.uwaterloo.ca/uir2001

July 7-10 DC Rocks 2001: 38th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium — Theme: Rock mechanics in the national interest. J.W. Marriott Hotel, Washington. D.C. Contact Mark Cramer. Tel: (303) 771-2000. Fax: (303) 843-6232. E-mail: www.mcramer@expomasters.com. Web site: www.armarocks.org

Aug. 1-31 40th Annual Conference of Metallurgists — Toronto. Contact Louisa Davis, Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. Tel: (514) 939-2710. Fax: (514) 939-2714.

Sept. 17-19 Minerals Engineering Conference — Vancouver, B.C. Organized by Minerals Engineering Int’l. Contact A.J. Wills. Tel: +44 (0) 1326 312236 Fax +44 (0) 1326 318352. E-mail: bwills@min-eng.com. Web site: www.min-eng.com

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