November 5, 1997
(Mines and Energy)

Minister opens Annual Review of Activities

Charles Furey, Minister of Mines and Energy, will open the Mines Branch 21st Annual Review of Activities at 9 a.m. sharp at the Delta Hotel (Salon B). The following is an agenda for the day. Please note media representatives are invited to attend all events.

Contact: Tara Laing, Communications, (709) 729-4890.

AGENDA

CHAIRMEN: Paul Dean and Frank Blackwood
Department of Mines and Energy

9:00 
Welcome to participants
Charles Furey, Minister Mines and Energy

9:05 
Review � Geological Surveys
Frank Blackwood, Geological Survey, Department of Mines and Energy

9:40 
Exploration Update
Ken Andrews, Mineral Lands Division, Department of Mines and Energy

10:00 
Mining Update
Fred Morrissey, Mineral Development Division, Department of Mines and Energy

10:20 
Review � Centre for Earth Resources Research
Derek Wilton, Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland

10:45 
BREAK

11:00 
Tectonic evolution and metallogeny of the Ordovician volcanic rocks in the Central Mobile Belt of the Northern Appalachians Cees van Staal, Geological Survey of Canada.
A new Geological Map of Labrador: Conventional and digital views Richard Wardle, Charlie Gower, Bruce Ryan, Donald James, Larry Nolan, Ges Nunn and Andy Kerr, Geological Survey, Department of Mines and Energy

11:45 
Fortune and knowledge in the search for a second Voisey's Bay
Andrew Kerr, Geological Survey, Department of Mines and Energy

12:00 
Gold in the Appalachian Avalonian Belt: Implications for the search for another Hope Brook
Sean O'Brien, and Cyril O'Driscoll, Geological Survey, Department of Mines and Energy, Benoit Dube, Geological Survey of Canada

12:30 
LUNCH

2:00 
POSTER SESSION (Salon A)

NOTE: Posters continue on Friday, November 7