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APGO congratulates Shastri Ramnath, P.Geo., President, Principal Geologist and Founder of Orix Geoscience Inc. for being one of the 2015 RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Award finalists. The Women of Influence press release, dated Sept. 23, 2015, named Shastri as one of the finalists for the RBC Momentum Award. The Women of Influence website describes this prestigious award as a recognition given to the entrepreneur who has successfully overcome obstacles and capitalized on opportunities to deliver 10 per cent or more growth, year-over-year for more than three years. Through expanded management, empowered employees, and demonstrated excellence, she has created a flexible and responsive business that is able to adapt to changing market environments and leverage opportunities for continued growth.
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By Dave Hunt, P.Geo.
This article was first featured in Field Notes in April 2015.
During my year as President, a lot of members have told me what they think about APGO, and one thing that seems to really confuse people is how the role of being a professional meshes with the role of being a geoscientist.
For the first 30 years of my career, I was a mere geologist. I was trained in university to be a scientist, not a professional. Students today are still trained to be scientists rather than professionals, and now that we are a regulated profession, I see this as a problem. But that's a different story.
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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.
The Sudbury Star
The Nickel City will host the 2016 International Mines Rescue Competition.
Hosted by Workplace Safety North and Ontario Mine Rescue, the event will bring mine rescue teams from around the world for the competition, which will be held next summer.
Vale, Glencore, KGHM, Goldcorp and Drager are sponsoring the event.
"Quite frankly, the competition we'll see is second to none," Alex Gryska, Canada International Mines Rescue Competition co-ordinator, said.
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Northern Ontario Business
This past year, mining supply and services companies around the world have come knocking at NORCAT's door to take advantage of its underground training and testing mine in Onaping.
"Over the last year and a half, we've made pretty significant investments to enhance the infrastructure of the operating mine," said Don Duval, CEO of the Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT).
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Inside Belleville
An abandoned well at Potter's Creek was recently capped to ensure that no contaminants could get into it and pose a risk to drinking water sources.
Now, Quinte Conservation hopes people who witnessed the process will learn from it and contribute to efforts to decommission other unused water wells.
"All over Hastings and Prince Edward County there are abandoned and unused wells," said Jennifer May-Anderson, Quinte's Conservation communications manager.
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Canadian Mining Journal
KGHM International of Toronto says low metal prices are forcing it to put its McCreedy West nickel mine on care and maintenance. The mine is located near Sudbury.
The report surfaced in a recent issue of Northern Ontario Business based on information from the United Steelworkers Local 2020. The union said that in addition to the 25 jobs lost at McCreedy West, 15 more jobs will be axed at the Morrison project.
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Atikokan Progress
To ensure public safety, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is working to secure all of the former mine shaft and tunnel openings at the former Steep Rock Mine site; this includes closing off the four openings at the A-2 shaft complex. The Ministry is carrying out this work to comply with the Ontario Mining Act's Mine Rehabilitation Code.
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Huffington Post
As the popularity of electric vehicles and hybrids from the likes of Tesla and Toyota continues to increase, so does the demand for lithium, a key element in the vehicles' advanced batteries. Lithium is a natural resource that's often extracted from rocks and salt lakes, with much of it coming from a handful of suppliers in South America. So it's only natural that researchers are exploring new and innovative ways to increase production of this vital element.
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The Globe and Mail
As copper miners start to slash spending and shutter mines because of the plunge in the price of the metal, experts who analyze the market in the base metal are suddenly getting a little more cheery.
They are seeing the potential for a rerun of 2003 when Chile's Codelco, the world's top copper producer stockpiled 200,000 tonnes of the metal that is used in everything from pipes to autos, providing the market with a supply shock that soon drove copper prices back up.
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The Verge
Liquid water exists on the surface of Mars during the planet's warmer seasons, according to new research published in Nature Geoscience. This revelation comes from new spectral data gathered by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a spacecraft that studies the planet from orbit. The orbiter analyzed the chemistry of weird dark streaks that have been known to appear and disappear seasonally on the Martian surface. The analysis confirms that these streaks are formed by briny — or salty — water flowing downhill on Mars.
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