This message was sent to ##Email##
|
|
|
|
|
APGO
June 8, 2017 from 3:00p.m. — 7:00 p.m.
Twenty Toronto Street, 2nd Floor, Toronto
Reception is generously sponsored by TD Insurance Meloche Monnex
Click here for online registration.
Disclaimer: The events and media articles featured in Field Notes do not express or reflect the opinions of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario, or any employee thereof.
Speaker: R. Mohan (“Mo”) Srivastava, P.Geo.
Hosted by Toronto Geological Discussion Group
May 9, 2017 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Twenty Toronto Street, 2nd Floor, Toronto
For more information, please click on the link: http://www.tgdg.net/event-2525150
Disclaimer: The media articles featured in Field Notes do not express or reflect the opinions of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario, or any employee thereof.
Northern Ontario Business
McEwen Mining is making its first foray into Northern Ontario with the completion of its friendly takeover of Lexam VG Gold and its Timmins exploration properties.
Headed by mining magnate Rob McEwen, the Toronto mid-tier miner announced the successful completion of the acquisition on April 27.
READ MORE
Mining.com
A new method of testing exploration coal samples could not only be less harmful to the environment, it could also result in a more accurate assessment of how economically viable coal projects are.
The Canadian Carbonization Research Association (CCRA) and Geoscience BC will this month launch a research project to assess the effectiveness of a water-based cleaning process for washing exploration samples of B.C. metallurgical coal used in the steel-production process to determine coal and coke quality — key considerations in evaluating the economic feasibility of coal deposits.
READ MORE
Timmins Today
This year marked the 25th anniversary the Westray coal mine disaster in Nova Scotia, where 26 coal miners were killed in a methane gas explosion. Members of the Timmins and District Labour Council and their supporters gathered at the Porcupine Miners Memorial at 11 a.m. on Friday for the annual observation of a moment of silence for all those who died on the job in Timmins and across Canada.
READ MORE
Weather Network
At least two buildings remain closed in the Yukon after Monday's pair of strong earthquakes rattled the region.
So far, more than 100 aftershocks — some as strong as magnitude 5.7 — have been recorded across northern B.C., the Yukon, and the Alaskan Panhandle since the quakes.
READ MORE
CTV News via The Canadian Press
Two-thirds of Canada's electricity supply now comes from renewable sources such as hydro and wind power, the National Energy Board said in a report released recently.
Renewable energy production jumped 17 per cent between 2005 and 2015. The portion of all electricity in Canada generated by renewables is now 66 per cent, up from 60 per cent a decade earlier.
READ MORE
Northern Ontario Business
After suffering through five lean years, optimism is slowly returning to the mineral exploration sector, and nowhere is that more evident than in northwestern Ontario.
Fresh from soaking in the buoyant atmosphere at the Prospectors and Developers mining convention in Toronto in March, John Mason sees more geologists in the field, once-dormant drilling companies have rigs turning, and shortages of skilled and experienced labour are being reported in some areas.
READ MORE
Sudbury.com
A billion-dollar promise by the provincial government to fund an all-season transportation corridor to reach the Ring of Fire remains just that.
A month after Ottawa made no mention and released no funding for the Far North mineral belt in the federal budget, Queen’s Park decided to followed suit.
READ MORE
Northern Ontario Business
Roy Slack has been appointed as the incoming president of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM). lack is the president of North Bay-headquartered Cementation, a contracting and engineering company that provides mine development and production services for underground mines around the world.
READ MORE
Timmins Today
Mine rescue teams in seven districts across Ontario, including Timmins and Kirkland Lake districts, will test their emergency response knowledge and skills in District Mine Rescue Competitions May 10 to 12.
Six teams and equipment technicians from the Timmins and Kirkland Lake districts will compete at the Archie Dillion Sportsplex in Timmins.
READ MORE
|
Missed last week's issue? See which articles your colleagues read most.
|
|
Don't be left behind. Click here to see what else you missed.
|
|
|
Field Notes
Connect with APGO
Recent Issues | Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Advertise | Web Version
Bernard Kradjian, Marketing & Communications Specialist — APGO, 416-203-2746 ext. 23 | Send feedback
Marilen Miguel, Contributor — APGO, 416-203-2746 ext. 24 | Send feedback
Radek Meljon, MultiView Canada, Vice-President and General Manager, 289-695-5394 | Media kit
Katherine Radin, Executive Editor, 289-695-5388
Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario
25 Adelaide Street East, Suite 1100 | Toronto, Ontario M5C 3A1 | 416-203-2746 | Contact Us
Learn how to add us to your safe sender list so our emails get to your inbox. |
|
| |
|
|
50 Minthorn Blvd.Suite 800, Thornhill, Ontario L3T 7X8
|
