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MininG

Find out how mining impacts your life in ways you never imagined

Find out how mining impacts your life in ways

COULD YOU LIVE WITHOUT IT

Completed over US$ 1 Billion financing

Boleo Project fully funded for construction

Copper production targeted for early 2013

BAJTSX | BAJFFoTcqXwwwbajaminingcom

mining for trustrespecting the land and cultures

A fresh forcedemand for workers is higher than ever

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BUTTONS Petroleum products and plasticsPetroleum products and plasticsPetroleum products and plastics

SCREEN Silica indium tin

SPEAKERIron oxide strontium

copper ceramic clays copper ceramic clays

CAPACITORSCAPACITORSCAPACITORSCAPACITORSCAPACITORSTantalum manganeseTantalum manganese

BATTERYBATTERYLithium cobalt silicon

CASECASEStainless steel iron

chromium carbon

CIRCUIT BOARDSCIRCUIT BOARDSCIRCUIT BOARDSCIRCUIT BOARDS Silicon copper gold silver Silicon copper gold silver platinum clays platinum clays

May 2011

AN iNdepeNdeNt sectioN by mediAplANet to the vANcouver suN2 middot mAy 2011

The products of mining go beyond energy and precious metals From your smartphone to your method of trans-portation elements from underground surround you

ldquoAs the mining sector embarks on a period of growth not seen in a generation it is important to fi nd new and better ways to extract the minerals that are critical to a clean and green economy

we ReCommeNd

pAGe 7

Bring in the recruits p 3the demand is higher than ever for the mining workforce

the significance of silver p 6A multi-faceted mineral on which our dependence is skyrocketing

Canadarsquos mining industry is highly competitive on the world stage and is now a major player in the nationrsquos economy con-tributing nearly five percent of the countryrsquos gross Domes-tic product and employing over 200000 people With new mi-neral deposits being discovered regularly the economic potenti-al of the Canadian mining indu-stry is enormous

This potential however is threate-ned by looming labour and skills shor-tages and other human resource chal-lenges facing the sector Latest research conducted by the Mining Industry Hu-man Resource Council (MiHR) reveals the Canadian mining industry will have to hire 100000 new workers by the year 2020 largely due to the aging workforce and retirement rates This skills shorta-ge means that there are tremendous ca-reer opportunities within all aspects of the mining cycle exploration develop-

ment operations processing and site re-clamation Long-term talent attraction recruitment and retention are top prio-rities for the industry In fact the ldquo2010

Ernst amp Young Business Risks Facing Mining and Metalsrdquo report identifi es skills shortages as the second largest is-sue facing the sector globally

Widespread employment opportunityWith over 120 diff erent types of occu-pations supporting the industry care-ers in mining are plentiful and diverse In addition to traditionally thought-of positions in mining such as surveyors engineers underground or surface mi-ners and geologists there are a myriad of other dynamic career opportunities in health and safety skilled trades fi -nance sales marketing environmental sciences and community relations The-re are also hundreds of post-secondary education programs at community col-leges technical institutes and universi-ties across Canada that will help prepare people for these careers

Whether yoursquod like to develop a new minerals extraction process in a re-search lab load the daily blast in an un-

derground mine operate multi-million dollar equipment secure mine fi nan-cing with a group of investors or resto-re a previous mine site to its natural en-vironment a career in the mining indu-stry promises to be both exciting and lucrative

Raking in the bucksOne of the highest paying industrial sectors in Canada the mining industry off ers very competitive salaries Accor-ding to Statistics Canada the average earnings in the mining industry is 30 percent 29 percent 24 percent and 22 percent higher than the salaries of wor-kers in the construction manufactur-ing forestry and fi nanceinsurance sec-tors respectively

Mining presents excellent opportuni-ties for career advancement and inter-national travel as well as challenging and rewarding experiences that are both hands-on and practical

For more information on careers in mining visit wwwacareerinminingca

Digging up ample employment opportunity

did YoU KNow

Chief engineer $9100 to $125000 Senior mine engineer $94000 to

$110000 Mine engineer $68000 to $93000 Junior mine engineer $55000 to

$81000 New grad ENG-Mine $51000 to

$73000 Chief mine geologist $81000 to

$113000 Mine geologist $65000 to $88000 Chief surveyor $55000 to $78000 Mine technologist $51000 to

$72000 Chief metallurgist $78000 to

$110000 Metallurgicalprocess engineer

$67000 to $89000 Senior plant technologist $59000

to $81000 Plant technologist $50000 to

$70000 GIS technician $65000 to $80000 Maintenance foreman $69000 to

$94000 Planning foreman $72000 to

$97000 Maintenance planner $62000 to

$86000 Senior buyer $66000 to $91000 Buyer $54000 to $75000 Warehouse foreman $65000 to

$88000 Inventory analyst $49000 to

$68000 Underground miner $80000 to

$85000

Responsibility for sustainabilityprotective environmental measures are top-of-mind for the mining industry

miNiNG2Nd editioN mAy 2011

Responsible for this issuepublisher mark N RybchukmarkrybchukmediaplanetcomDesigner Penelope GrahampenelopegrahammediaplanetcomContributors Gavin diriom Ken donohue Pierre Gratton Ryan montpellier andrew Seale

Managing Director Justin GuttmanjustinguttmanmediaplanetcomEditorial Manager Jackie mcdermottjackiemcdermottmediaplanetcomBusiness Developer Joshua Nageljoshuanagelmediaplanetcomphoto Credit All images are from iStockcom unless

otherwise accredited

Distributed withinVancouver Sun may 2011this section was created by mediaplanetand did not involve the Vancouver Sun orits editorial departments

mediaplanetrsquos business is to create new customers for our advertisers by providing readers with high-quality editorial contentthat motivates them to act

CHaLLEnGEs

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Uncovering the commodities for daily life

Essential commodities dis-covered by mineral ex-plorers and produced from mining not only provide the bare neces-sities for modern living but also much of the cri-

tical things that we rely on dailymdashsuch as food production transportation sys-tems computers medical equipment electrical and communication net-works and housingmdashto name a few

Itrsquos diffi cult to imagine a world wit-hout them And did you know that Bri-tish Columbia is Canadarsquos largest pro-ducer of copper its only producer of molybdenum and the largest exporter of steel-making coal Over 20 mines in BC produce these and other commodi-ties including gold silver lead and zinc as well as over 30 industrial mineral si-tes producing gypsum magnesite li-mestone and dimension stone for both local and international markets Nume-rous quarries supply either sand and gravel or crushed aggregate This bounty and diversity of commodities is a refl ec-tion of the provincersquos complex and rich geology

A wealth of career opportunityToday the mineral exploration and mi-ning sector in BC employs over 85000 people and represents $7 billion in an-

nual economic activity Mineral explo-ration spending was $322 million in 2010 showing a strong rebound from the recent worldwide fi nancial collap-se and refl ecting the attractiveness for minerals investment in British Colum-bia Additionally an estimated $13 billi-on was spent last year on new mine de-velopment and expansion projects On top of that there are over 20 mine pro-jects under government review or al-most half of all such projects in Canada representing a huge multi-generational economic opportunity to the families li-ving in BC Mine projects that could mo-ve into production in the next few years include Imperial Metalsrsquo Red Chris pro-ject Thompson Creekrsquos Mt Milligan Taseko Minesrsquo Prosperity New Goldrsquos New Afton and Copper Mountainrsquos mi-ne among others These projects will be developed and operated by highly skil-led and productive people who live and work in BC communities and want to ensure that their project adheres to our leading safety and environmental stan-dards while creating jobs that pay an av-erage of more than $112000 per year

Calling BC homeBritish Columbia has a proud mining history that has created an industry cluster of world-class stature Major players such as Teck and Goldcorp call

Vancouver home and mining remains the mainstay for much of the invest-ment accounting and legal community in the province More than 800 publicly-listed exploration and mining compa-nies greater than half of all the ones in Canada are based in British Columbia These companies have been raising bil-lions of dollars in equity capital on the TSX and TSX Venture Exchanges in re-cent years

A technology hubBC is also internationally recogni-zed as a centre of technical excellen-ce in mineral exploration and deve-lopment especially in core areas such as geoscience metallurgy enginee-ring and mine safety Sophisticated equipment and leading-edge techno-logy such as remote control and auto-mation have vastly improved the ef-fi ciency and safety of mining opera-tions in BC resulting in a safety record that meets or beats that of most other industries in the world

BCrsquos mineral explorers are proud to be discovering the commodities neces-sary for modern living With an excit-ing ldquogoldrdquo rush underway this is a gre-at time to explore for more in British Columbia and to be part of the worldrsquos centre for mineral exploration and development

Ryan Montpellierexecutive directormining industry Human Resources Council (miHR)

CHaLLeNGeS

ldquobritish columbia has a proud mining history that has created an industry cluster of world-class staturerdquo

gavin C Dirompresident and ceoAssociation for mineral exploration british columbia (Ame bc)

RoCKY RoADSproducts from mining make up more than 80 percent of the components of a bicycle and more than 76 percent of a car

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the money behind mining

COURTESY OF MIHR

editorialmediaplanetcom

AN iNdepeNdeNt sectioN by mediAplANet to the vANcouver suN mAy 2011 middot 3

wwwfinningca

Unleash your potentialMove to the big leagues Finning the worldrsquos largest Caterpillar dealer is recruiting journeyperson heavy equipment technicians supervisors and managers in western Canada

Work in an environment that values safety continuous learning and career mobilityndashtherersquos no end to what yoursquoll accomplish Visit our website to apply

nEWs

As the population ages long-standing and historic industri-es such as mining are finding themselves at a disadvantage

ldquoEvery position in the fi eld is in high de-mand right nowrdquo says Brian Stewart of Hays Recruiting ldquoItrsquos a horse race for everything you can imaginemdashfrom geo-logists to engineers to metallurgistsrdquoStewart credits a dwindling workforce and a volatile economy with creating the labour shortage

ldquoItrsquos very very cyclical Typically fi -ve years are good and then four or fi ve years are challengingrdquo says Stewart

Of course itrsquos not as easy as convin-cing more students to pursue mining industry-related disciplines

Stewart points out that often when the industry hits the downwards part of the cycle enrolment numbers drop

ldquoThere are of course the ones who see beyond it and say they will tough it outrdquo says Stewart ldquoRightly or wrongly wersquore mostly driven by what we can ma-ke at the end of the daymdashwhen things are good the industry pays very well but when things are bad you can see tum-bleweed drifting through townrdquo

Maria-Luisa Sinclair director of hu-man resources for Baja Mining no-tes that despite economic turmoil the past few years the mining industry is making a strong recovery over the past eight months

ldquoWersquore seeing it every daymdashtherersquos a lot of activity right nowrdquo says Sin-clair ldquoIt can also be seen in the labour marketrdquo

Baja itself is hiring 1000 employees in all disciplines for itrsquos new poly-metallic Boleo project in Baja California

the new miningSustainability has also been an incenti-

ve giving a new generation the chance to overhaul an industry often criticized by environmentalists

ldquoAs that old guard moves out and re-tires and the fresh faces move in wersquore going to see a continuing shift in practicesrdquo says Stewart

Lindsey Langill dean of trades and technology at Thompson River Univer-sity says the key is education

ldquoIf we can educate our young work-force around sustainability and green practices these are the people that are going to be employed by the mines to protect the practicesrdquo says Langill ldquoGone are the old practices of just ra-ping the land and leaving it the way we wantrdquo

Langill notes that trade programs now off er training for sustainable tra-des such as water monitors and envi-ronmental engineers

Men of many hatsLangill says tradespeople are in high de-mand at the moment

ldquoWersquore seeing a ramp up of mining activity from the early stage right th-rough to productionrdquo says Langill

ldquoWhorsquos going to be there fi xing it Main-taining the millsrdquo

He says tradespeople such as electri-cians and Red Seal-certifi ed tradespe-ople carry a broad skillset

ldquoYoursquore certifi ed around a certain skill thatrsquos recognized by many industriesrdquo says Langill

Gord Armour chair of the BC Labour Shortage Task Force and District 27 Co-ordinator for Transition Training amp Tra-des in British Columbiarsquos Cariboo-Chi-coutin area says an eff ort has been ma-de to inform educators of the demand for tradespeople

ldquoWersquove been fi nding as far as the teachers go a good response because they werenrsquot awarerdquo says Armour

The next step is to develop programs to educate young people about the care-ers available

ldquoWe are seeing it in bits and pieces especially in resource-based commu-nitiesrdquo says Armour ldquoWersquore making ar-rangements to get young people out to the mine sites to see how it worksrdquo

ANDREW SEALE

editorialmediaplanetcom

Bring in the recruitsMINING FOR MIRACLES

this initiative has raised over $15 million for BC Childrenrsquos Hos-pital to donate visit miningformiraclesca

courtesy of mining Association of bc

oppoRtunitiES ABounD unDERgRounDEvery position in the field currently has a high demand for workersPhoto Mihr CoUNCil

AN iNdepeNdeNt sectioN by mediAplANet to the vANcouver suN mAy 2011 middot 3

wwwfinningca

Unleash your potentialMove to the big leagues Finning the worldrsquos largest Caterpillar dealer is recruiting journeyperson heavy equipment technicians supervisors and managers in western Canada

Work in an environment that values safety continuous learning and career mobilityndashtherersquos no end to what yoursquoll accomplish Visit our website to apply

nEWs

As the population ages long-standing and historic industri-es such as mining are finding themselves at a disadvantage

ldquoEvery position in the fi eld is in high de-mand right nowrdquo says Brian Stewart of Hays Recruiting ldquoItrsquos a horse race for everything you can imaginemdashfrom geo-logists to engineers to metallurgistsrdquoStewart credits a dwindling workforce and a volatile economy with creating the labour shortage

ldquoItrsquos very very cyclical Typically fi -ve years are good and then four or fi ve years are challengingrdquo says Stewart

Of course itrsquos not as easy as convin-cing more students to pursue mining industry-related disciplines

Stewart points out that often when the industry hits the downwards part of the cycle enrolment numbers drop

ldquoThere are of course the ones who see beyond it and say they will tough it outrdquo says Stewart ldquoRightly or wrongly wersquore mostly driven by what we can ma-ke at the end of the daymdashwhen things are good the industry pays very well but when things are bad you can see tum-bleweed drifting through townrdquo

Maria-Luisa Sinclair director of hu-man resources for Baja Mining no-tes that despite economic turmoil the past few years the mining industry is making a strong recovery over the past eight months

ldquoWersquore seeing it every daymdashtherersquos a lot of activity right nowrdquo says Sin-clair ldquoIt can also be seen in the labour marketrdquo

Baja itself is hiring 1000 employees in all disciplines for itrsquos new poly-metallic Boleo project in Baja California

the new miningSustainability has also been an incenti-

ve giving a new generation the chance to overhaul an industry often criticized by environmentalists

ldquoAs that old guard moves out and re-tires and the fresh faces move in wersquore going to see a continuing shift in practicesrdquo says Stewart

Lindsey Langill dean of trades and technology at Thompson River Univer-sity says the key is education

ldquoIf we can educate our young work-force around sustainability and green practices these are the people that are going to be employed by the mines to protect the practicesrdquo says Langill ldquoGone are the old practices of just ra-ping the land and leaving it the way we wantrdquo

Langill notes that trade programs now off er training for sustainable tra-des such as water monitors and envi-ronmental engineers

Men of many hatsLangill says tradespeople are in high de-mand at the moment

ldquoWersquore seeing a ramp up of mining activity from the early stage right th-rough to productionrdquo says Langill

ldquoWhorsquos going to be there fi xing it Main-taining the millsrdquo

He says tradespeople such as electri-cians and Red Seal-certifi ed tradespe-ople carry a broad skillset

ldquoYoursquore certifi ed around a certain skill thatrsquos recognized by many industriesrdquo says Langill

Gord Armour chair of the BC Labour Shortage Task Force and District 27 Co-ordinator for Transition Training amp Tra-des in British Columbiarsquos Cariboo-Chi-coutin area says an eff ort has been ma-de to inform educators of the demand for tradespeople

ldquoWersquove been fi nding as far as the teachers go a good response because they werenrsquot awarerdquo says Armour

The next step is to develop programs to educate young people about the care-ers available

ldquoWe are seeing it in bits and pieces especially in resource-based commu-nitiesrdquo says Armour ldquoWersquore making ar-rangements to get young people out to the mine sites to see how it worksrdquo

ANDREW SEALE

editorialmediaplanetcom

Bring in the recruitsMINING FOR MIRACLES

this initiative has raised over $15 million for BC Childrenrsquos Hos-pital to donate visit miningformiraclesca

courtesy of mining Association of bc

oppoRtunitiES ABounD unDERgRounDEvery position in the field currently has a high demand for workersPhoto Mihr CoUNCil

AN iNdepeNdeNt sectioN by mediAplANet to the vANcouver suN4 middot mAy 2011

BUILDINGOUR FUTUREResponsible Respected and

Welcomed At Goldcorp being

a responsible mining company

means forging deep partnerships

with the communities in which

we operate Our relationship with

the Cree (Eeyouch) in northern

Quebec near our Eacuteleacuteonore property

exemplifies this belief As partners

in the development of this exciting

project we look forward to sharing

lasting social and economic

benefits for many years to come

Establishing a mining operation is a costly and complicated af-fair and it can be made ever more so if those occupying the land donrsquot support the economic vision Communication respect and understanding is as vital to a fledgling site as monetary funding

Mining for trustHumans have always been drawn to digging beneath the Earthrsquos surface in search of va-luable deposits of minerals me-tals rocks and gems

But just finding and developing a mine can take years and cost millions of dol-lars However if done right the social and economic benefits can be huge

At a sand and gravel quarry on northern Vancouver Island Polaris Mi-nerals is regarded as a mining company that is doing it rightmdashand has received numerous accolades for its operation

The company set out to achieve some lofty goals and perhaps surprisingly making money wasnrsquot the only one ldquoWe knew that to be successful we wanted our operation to be sustainablemdashecono-mically socially and environmentallyrdquo says Marco Romero Polaris director and former CEO who founded the company in 2000

Demonstrating respect and responsibilityRomero and his team spent considera-ble time listening to every possible user of the land and gathered information on the surrounding rivers forest wildli-

fe and ocean But all of this preparation would be for not had the company not entered into respectful dialogue with the First Nations whose traditional territory the potential mine would sit

ldquoFrom the outset we acknowledged the rights of the aboriginals to this landrdquo says Romero ldquoWe told them that we will not operate without their supportrdquo Ro-mero adds that if more people took a mo-re respectful approach projects of this nature wouldnrsquot face so many obstacles

ldquoWe definitely had some concernsrdquo says George Speck senior administrator for the Namgis First Nation ldquoWersquove all heard about the effects of open-pit mi-ning but a remarkable trust started to develop when we talked at length with Polaris and heard of their commitment to the environment and the genuine re-spect they had for our peoplerdquo The Nam-gis now have a 12 percent stake in the operation and many of the employees are aboriginal

Fostering understandingPolarisrsquo commitment to the environ-ment and listening to peoplersquos con-cerns was a big part in gaining support of the local community In fact many of the companyrsquos social and environme-ntal strategies went far beyond what the regulations required them to do ldquoI

want to advance a business but at the same time I care about people and the environmentrdquo says Romero

Goldcorp one of Canadarsquos leading gold mining companies has recently signed a collaboration agreement with the Cree First Nation in northern Quebec They are another example of a company that be-lieves no mine can be developed without the support of the local communitymdashes-pecially the aboriginal peoples ldquoWe are a

profit-driven business but I firmly belie-ve that economic development has las-ting prosperity in the form of jobs train-ing and skill building that are transfera-ble and will outlast the life of a mine ldquosays Chuck Jeannes the companyrsquos president and CEO ldquoIf we canrsquot show that sustaina-ble benefits can come from our activity then we wonrsquot be able to do businessrdquo

Mining is about more than digging in the ground with hi-tech machinery

itrsquos about developing relationships al-lowing local communities to be mea-ningful participants and being com-mitted to environmental steward-ship The companies that do that will be successful

How we made it

KEN DONOHUE

editorialmediaplanetcom

inspiration

SHipping outAcadian loading the first shipment from orca Quarry destined for Califor-nia on March 31 2007Photo Polaris

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The Mining Suppliers Association of BC (MSABC) comprises suppliers contractors and

consultants to the BC mining industry Mining is important to our daily lives and to our economy Our 200 member companies employ some

25000 employees located in communities across BC

Our mission is to promote the development of a sustainable

mining industry in BC by ldquoBuilding a Better Future for

Miningrdquo

wwwminingsuppliersbcca

The Mining Suppliers Association of BC (MSABC) comprises suppliers contractors and

consultants to the BC mining industry Mining is important to our daily lives and to our economy Our 200 member

e Mining Suppliers Association of BC

British Columbia is home to mo-re new mining projects than any other place in Canada and the industryrsquos contribution to the provincial economy totals more than $5 billion annually

However as Pierre Gratton president of the Mining Association of BC re-cently told attendees at a mining con-ference the industry canrsquot simply point to jobs and wealth creation and expect the public to support mining Instead operators need to embrace sustainable development

taking culture into accountThere are many resource exploration and mining companies in BC that are doing just that One such example is Se-abridge which is developing a gold mi-ne in northwestern BC ldquoFrom the outset we engaged the local community and listened to their concernsrdquo says Brent Murphy Seabridgersquos vice-president en-

vironmental aff airs ldquoIt was made very clear by the First Nations that our opera-tions would impact a culturally sensiti-ve creek so we changed the design of the site to avoid this areardquo

Further cementing its commitment to sustainability Seabridge was an ear-ly adopter of using DNA techniques to track the migration of grizzly bears in the region By better understanding the movement patterns of the bears they are able to develop mining operations in a way that will minimize the impact to these treasured animals

ldquoThe notion of environmental sustai-nability isnrsquot newrdquo says Murphy ldquomay-be a half century or more ago there were irresponsible operators but most now understand the long-term eff ects of mi-ning on the environment and try to mi-nimize that impactrdquo

Community connectionWalter Energy Western Coal which operates three mines in northeastern BC is another that believes that inte-grating its work with the community is key for sustainable mining ldquoItrsquos not just the mining company that can ha-ve a deep involvement in environmen-tal sustainability but also the broader communityrdquo says Eric Christensen the companyrsquos vice-president environment and community aff airs

To this end the company has been working with the First Nations on de-veloping greenhouses that will spawn native tree and plant species to be used in reclamation and restoration projects The company has ongoing discussions with aboriginal elders in the communi-ty to identify whatrsquos appropriate to use ldquoWersquore especially proud of this work because it will not only benefi t the are-as we work in but will aid other resour-ce users in their restoration workrdquo says Christensen

While he admits that there will al-ways be cynics Christensen says the-re has been a big shift in the industry and environmental and social sustai-nability isnrsquot about appeasing people but rather is built around a strong belief that itrsquos the right way to conduct busi-ness ldquoMining companies move on but communities donrsquotrdquo he says ldquoNo longer can we just backfi ll a mine pit and walk away and while certainly therersquos more that can be done we are making great stridesrdquo Christensen adds that mining companies will be judged on what they achieve and how they operate

KEN DONOHUE

editorialmediaplanetcom

THE COMMUNITY CONNECTION

Question how does an inhe-rently invasive activity such as mining minimize its impact on the environment

Answer by embracing the prin-ciples of sustainability and involving host communities in the develop-ment of mining operations

SuStAinABiLtY HAS BECoME

tHE top pRioRitY FoR

inDuStRY

SuStAinABiLtY HAS BECoME

2FACtinspiration

pRiStinE pEAKSthe Kerr-Sulphurets Mitchell project in northwestern BC is one of the worldrsquos largest undeveloped gold-copper projectsPhoto sEaBriDGE

AN iNdepeNdeNt sectioN by mediAplANet to the vANcouver suN6 middot mAy 2011

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First Majestic S i l v e r C o r p

NewS iN BRieF

rdquoSilver is probably one of the most misunderstood minerals aroundrdquo says Keith neumeyer president and CEo of First Ma-jestic Silver Corp But whether or not silver is understood doesnrsquot seemed to have stopped inves-tors from turning towards the preci-ous metalmdashnot only as a safe haven against infl ation but due to its expan-ding use in emerging technology such as solar panels and navigation systems in cars and cell phones

ldquoAs we become more reliant on technology as a human race we be-come more reliant on silverrdquo says Neumeyer

Dollars for dependence But that reliance comes at a costAccording to Neumeyer over 90 percent of silver is buried in waste dumps and this revelation has on-ly driven demand for the resource higher

However as of late April to early May the price rise has slowed

ldquoItrsquos gone up dramatically over the past four monthsrdquo says Neu-meyer ldquoNow wersquore seeing a correc-tionrdquo

According to the ldquoWorld Silver Surveyrdquo put together by GFMS and The Silver Institute retail silver de-mand garnered higher investment

in both physical bullion bars and coinsmedals in 2010

ldquoPhysical bullion bars accoun-ted for 556 Moz of the world invest-ment total last year Coins and med-als fabrication rose by 28 percent to post a new record of 1013 Mozrdquo states the report

One of the biggest demands for silver is in industrial fabrication

Total fabrication demand grew by 128 percent to a 10-year high of 8788 Moz in 2010

GFMS and the Silver Institute fo-recast industrial demand for silver will rise 37 percent over the next four years to make up more than 60 percent of total demand for the physical metal

ldquoWhether itrsquos for portfolio di-versification a shaky US economy or global economy evenmdashfolks are buying precious metals and silverrdquo says Michael DiRienzo executive director of the Silver Institute

DiRenzio says the increase in de-mand forcing the price higher co-me from a society driven by sustai-nable values

ldquoMany countries have the desire to have less of a reliance on fossil fuelsrdquo says DiRenzio ldquoSilver cells are going to play a huge rolerdquo

ANDREW SEALE

editorialmediaplanetcom

Following the silver bullet

While the unprecedented rise in the price of gold makes head-lines another valuable metal is quietly being used in hospitals to improve patient care

For thousands of years silver has been highly regarded for its healing and anti-bacterial properties but advances in technology are making its medical uses even better

Healing mineralsFor decades silver has been used to treat burnsmdashfi rst as a solution then as a to-pical cream and now through the use of nanotechnology thin layers of silver are applied directly to bandages The metal is released onto the wound by applying water and the silver is conti-nuously released over several days This unique patented technology was deve-loped by an engineering professor at the University of Alberta and is marke-ted as Acticoat and used in more than 30 countries around the world

ldquoTraditionally the most common treatment for people with burns was silver sulfadiazine which comes as a creamrdquo says Dr Cynthia Verchere med-ical director of the Burn Program at BC Childrenrsquos Hospital ldquoBut the creamrsquos eff ectiveness only lasts 12 to 24 hours which means dressings needed to be changed daily causing great discom-fort for our patientsrdquo Acticoat is almost exclusively used now at Childrenrsquos hos-pital except in the case of wounds to the face

Acticoat has a higher concentration of silver than the cream and as a result accelerates the healing process is bet-ter at preventing infection and only re-

quires dressings to be changed twice a week Because of this there is less of a need for skin grafting

ldquoThis is a huge benefi t for our pa-tients and their familiesrdquo says Verche-re ldquoThe burns are healing faster there is less pain for them because the ban-dages are being changed less often and many of the children are able to go home after a couple of days in hospi-tal and be treated as out-patientsrdquo The hospital treats about 30 children a year with serious burns while 100 or more may need care for smaller burns

precious protectionSabine Lane whose 11-year old son Evan received third degree burns af-ter hot water from a kettle spilled on him canrsquot say enough about the use of Acticoat and the fantastic team at Childrenrsquos Hospital ldquoItrsquos amazingrdquo she says ldquoEvan was in excruciating pain and this treatment made a huge dif-ference in the healing process and we

only had to go into the hospital every three days to have the bandages chan-gedrdquo Because of the severity of the burns Evan has received some skin grafts and still receives treatment th-ree months after the accident

One study concluded that the use of Acticoat has reduced inpatient days in hospital from an average of 14 to just one And while it is more expensive than traditional bandages there is a big savings overall by reducing the number of times the dressings have to be chan-ged and the number of days patients are in hospital

Thanks to a precious metal that you only thought was used for jewellery and your motherrsquos old silverware set people like Evan can have a better reco-very from serious burns

KEN DONOHUE

editorialmediaplanetcom

precious relief for burn victims

MEDiCAL MEtALSilverrsquos versatility allows it to be used in many forms solid or liquid

AN iNdepeNdeNt sectioN by mediAplANet to the vANcouver suN mAy 2011 middot 7

HoMEgRoWn ADVAntAgECommunities like princeton BC rely on the mining community to provide jobs to localsPhoto Mihr CoUNCil

Sixty percent of Canadian explo-ration companies are based in

BC

Twenty eight thousand people in more than 50 BC communi-

ties work directly and indirectly with the mining sector in BC

BC is Canadarsquos largest producer of copper Did you know that

copper makes up more than 50 pounds of the average North Ameri-can car

BC is the only producer of mo-lybdenum in Canada Molybde-

num or ldquomolyrdquo is mainly used as an alloy to strengthen steel used in aircraft industrial tubing bike fram-es and as a dry lubricant in space ve-hicles as well as many other applications

Zinc preparations can protect against sunburn in the summer

and windburn in the winter Zinc has a huge range of uses for example as an essential growth element in nutri-tion as protective coating on steel as an alloying metal with copper to ma-ke brass a chemical compounds in rubber and paints automotive parts and much more

The current demand for gold in dentistry is about 60 tonnes of

gold annually Gold is combined with other metals such as platinum silver copper zinc or palladium to produce non-toxic chemically inert alloys that are easy for dentists to work with and are strong and lasting

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a demonstration of responsibility

Creating communities amongst industry

As public support builds for a more sustainable society mi-ning practices are far from ex-empt from corporate responsi-bility But the partnership bet-ween mines and the communi-ties surrounding them can be give-and-take

Gavin Dirom president and CEO of the Association for Mineral Exploration Bri-tish Columbia (AME BC) says itrsquos not just the mining industry that benefi ts

ldquoMining has to happen somewhere in the worldmdashwouldnrsquot it be nice to do it in a world class way in our own backyardrdquo inquires Dirom

infrastructure is the key to communityldquoInvest in infrastructure that sup-ports it and leaves a positive legacy for the futurerdquo he says ldquoOne really good example is the whole collective coalition push for the power line in the northwestrdquo

According to Dirom the 344 km

Northwest Transmission Line project planned by BC Hydro the BC Govern-ment and a coalition of more than 40 groupsmdashincluding minersmdashwill be-nefit local northern communities

ldquoItrsquos not just going to help the mi-nes ndash it will help get the towns off die-selrdquo

Corinne Boone managing director of Environmental Services for engi-neering company Hatch says a con-sultant approach works better in so-me cases

ldquoOur experience has shown that building infrastructure like hospi-tals and water treatment plants alo-ne has been proven to be an unsustai-nable solution because resources for staffing building maintenance and other ongoing support dries up once the project is completedrdquo says Boone ldquoHatch has found that itrsquos more effec-tive to support the communities as

they develop their own community planning initiativesrdquo

up on Copper MountainA practical example of the symbiotic re-lationship between a mine and a com-munity is Princeton British Columbia

In 1996 the Copper Mountain project closed down Princeton which is largely based around the resource industry wat-ched its population dwindle

Jim OrsquoRourke president and CEO of Copper Mountain Mining Corp plans to re-open the mine in June 2011

Since Princeton is only 20 kilometres from the mine most of its 270 employees will live in Princeton and the surroun-ding area Due to this infrastructure such as the local hospital will be vital

ldquoBecause the town had been depressed enough there was a question of whether (the hospital) would stay openrdquo says OrsquoRourke But thatrsquos not the case now

However Copper Mountain needs mo-re incoming capital before it can expand on the townrsquos pre-existing infrastructure but OrsquoRourke says itrsquos in the scope

ldquoOnce wersquore up and running we can contribute more to the local commu-nity and more to the local regionrdquo says OrsquoRourke

Exporting ethicsBut community development doesnrsquot just happen on the home front

ldquoWe do it well in Canada but now wersquore doing that in the whole worldrdquo says Di-rom ldquoChile for example borrows a lot of the practices we createdrdquo

From safety practices to social responsi-bility projects Canadians mining compa-nies working abroadmdashfor the most partmdashtry to engage the locals in a positive way

ldquoIf somethingrsquos wrong we deal with it generally speaking thatrsquos our positive legacyrdquo adds Dirom

Boone agrees that early communica-tion is key

ldquoWhen you start early you can take on broad community concerns and you can work together to incorporate both sidesrsquo ideas into the project Itrsquos really important for helping to build trust with a commu-nity and that benefi ts everyone involvedrdquo

ANDREW SEALE

editorialmediaplanetcom

Question how can a mine the epitome of raw industry foster a community

Answer Where there are workers there are families and homesmdashand the infrastructure that they need

ldquomining has to hap-pen somewhere in the worldmdashwouldnrsquot it be nice to do it in a world-class way in our own backyardrdquogavin Dirompresident and ceoAssociation for mineral exploration british columbia

precious relief for burn victims

the mining industry is growing in British Co-lumbia BC mines and smelters are making ma-jor investments in mo-dernization four new mines are in construc-

tion several more are in advanced per-mitting and mineral exploration spen-ding is rising

Billions of new investment dollars are fl owing into BC creating wealth for the province and thousands of jobs and business opportunities for British Columbians

As the mining sector embarks on a period of growth not seen in a gene-ration it is important to fi nd new and better ways to extract the minerals that are critical to a clean and green economy Over the last couple of deca-des the mining industry in BC has un-

dergone dramatic changes in the way it approaches sustainability environ-mental obligations and relationships with its communities-of-interest To-day mining is the safest heavy indu-stry in the province a leading employ-er and contractor of First Nations and through BCrsquos internationally recog-nized Health Safety and Reclamation Code for Mining is continuously im-proving environmental management and reclamation practices

Room to improveBut there is more we can and should

do It is for this reason that the Mining Association of BC is implementing the Towards Sustainable Mining initiative (TSM)mdashthe fi rst provincial mining as-sociation in Canada to do so

A shiny repDeveloped by the Mining Association of Canada TSM is about improving the industryrsquos reputation through impro-ved performance Through TSM the mining sector demonstrates that it is publicly accountable for its social environmental and economic perfor-mance Mine sites publicly report how well they operate in areas like tailings management Aboriginal and commu-nity engagement and health and safe-ty Others validate how well sites are doing through third party verifi cation

Today TSM has been recognized by both Five WindsStrandberg Consul-

ting and Canadian Business for Social Responsibility as the leading sustai-nability initiative in the country Itrsquos a tough system that requires dedication and resolve With it we walk the talk

TSM is not new to BC It is employ-ed at several mines that are members of the Mining Association of Canada such as Teck Resourcesrsquo operations at Highland Valley Copper in the Elk Val-ley and at Trail as well as Breakwa-ter Resourcesrsquo Myra Falls Operation on Vancouver Island However ma-ny of the BC mines are not members of MAC and bringing TSM to the Mi-ning Association of BC will allow all of our provincersquos active mines to benefi t from this initiative TSM is a natural next step as the industry continues its eff orts to mine responsibly and provi-de the metals and minerals that are es-sential for our daily lives

pierre grattonpresident and ceothe mining Association of british columbia

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Hatch is one of the worldrsquos leading professional services companies delivering innovative solutions to the Mining amp Metals Energy and Infrastructure sectors

We are 9000 people in 65 offices around the world with a comprehensive array of technical and strategic consulting services Our project experience spans more than 150 countries and today we manage over $35 billion in projects

Wersquore engineers Wersquore consultants Wersquore project and construction managers

And wersquore writing the next chapter in Hatchrsquos history of excellence

Learn more about us at wwwhatchca

C O N S U LT I N G bull E P C M bull T E C H N O L O G I E S bull O P E R AT I O N A L S E R V I C E S

Serving clients around the world

Hatch is one of the worldrsquos leading professional services companies delivering innovative solutions to the Mining amp Metals Energy and Infrastructure sectors

We are 9000 people in 65 offices around the world with a comprehensive array of technical and strategic consulting services Our project experience spans more than 150 countries and today we manage over $35 billion in projects

Wersquore engineers Wersquore consultants Wersquore project and construction managers

And wersquore writing the next chapter in Hatchrsquos history of excellence

Learn more about us at wwwhatchca

C O N S U LT I N G bull E P C M bull T E C H N O L O G I E S bull O P E R AT I O N A L S E R V I C E S

Serving clients around the world