1999 Mines Branch Open House being held this week

Roger Grimes, Minister of Mines and Energy, is opening up the 23rd Annual Mines Branch Open House, being held on Thursday, November 4 at the Delta St. John's. The Open House begins at 9:00 a.m. in Salon B.

The Open House is a one-day event held in conjunction with the 2nd Joint Annual Meeting of the Newfoundland Branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum and the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland. The Open House will present an overview of the current field and research activities of the department as well as updates in mining and exploration in the province.

Please see attached agenda for further details. Media representatives are invited to attend all events.

9:00	WELCOME TO PARTICIPANTS Roger Grimes, Minister of Mines and Energy
9:05	REVIEW - GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 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 Ferd Morrissey, Mineral Development Division, Department of Mines and Energy
10:20	REVIEW - CENTRE FOR EARTH RESOURCES RESEARCH Garry Quinlan, Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland
10:45	BREAK
11:00	THE BETTS COVE OPHIOLITE AND ITS COVER - IMPLICATIONS FOR MINERAL EXPLORATION Jean B�dard, Kathleen Lauzi�re, Al Sangster, Geological Survey of Canada Alain Tremblay, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
11:20	THE ROLE OF REGIONAL TILL GEOCHEMISTRY PROGRAMS IN MINERAL EXPLORATION IN NEWFOUNDLAND Martin Batterson, Geological Survey, Department of Mines and Energy
11:40	NEW DATA FROM THE GRENVILLE PROVINCE, SOUTHERN LABRADOR Don James, Geological Survey, Department of Mines and Energy Leo Nadeau, Geological Survey of Canada
12:00	GEOLOGY AND ECONOMIC POTENTIAL OF THE NEW BAY POND - DAWES POND AREA, CENTRAL NEWFOUNDLAND Lawson Dickson, Geological Survey, Department of Mines and Energy
12:20	LUNCH
2:00	POSTER SESSION (Salon A) *NOTE: Posters continue on Friday, November 5
7:30 p.m.	PUBLIC LECTURE - ANCIENT VOLCANOES OF NEWFOUNDLAND/ AND THEIR IMPORTANCE TO US TODAY Dr. Andrew Kerr, Geological Survey, Department of Mines and Energy