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July 24, 2000
(Mines and Endrgy)
 

Government funding provided for 96 prospectors

Mines and Energy Minister Paul Dicks announced today that an additional 53 prospectors have received funding under the department�s Prospectors Assistance and Training Program since May. So far this year, 96 prospectors have received funding through this initiative.

Grants are awarded under the program up to an amount of $4,000 for individual prospectors working in Newfoundland and Labrador. Individual prospectors spend at least a matching amount of "in-kind" expenditures.

The Prospectors Assistance and Training Program is part of a $22 million, five year government and industry Mineral Exploration Assistance Program. Other program components include the Junior Company Assistance Program and the Dimension Stone Incentive Program.

Mr. Dicks said that it is encouraging to see the growing number of prospectors entering the mineral exploration sector.

"The strength of our industry relies on new exploration," said Mr. Dicks. "As more people begin to prospect in the province, we will witness new discoveries that will hopefully lead to new mine developments. This will result in an increase in investment, employment and revenue for the province."

The minister said the Mineral Exploration Assistance Program is an excellent example of the commitment and confidence that government and industry have in the future of the Newfoundland and Labrador mining sector.

Seventeen new prospectors also took part in the Prospector Training Course which ran from May 26-June 8. This brings the total number of students who have graduated from this high quality training course to over 200 during the past 10 years.

So far this year, $245,800 has been approved in grants through the Prospectors Assistance and Training Program. Full subscription will soon be attained again this year.

Following is a list of prospectors who have received assistance under the program this year.

Media Contact: Gary Callahan, (709) 729-4890 Communications

 

NAME

Community

2000 PAP Commitment

 

 

 

Arnold, Douglas

Grand Falls/Windsor

$1,500.00

Bailey, Wilbert

Shoal Hr.

$4,000.00

Baldwin, Steve

Gander

$1,500.00

Ballard, Geoff

Grand Falls/Windsor

$2,500.00

Barbour, David

Portugal Cove

$4,000.00

Basha, Michael

Flatrock

$3,600.00

Bishop, Graham

Corner Brook

$1,500.00

Bouzanne, Jim

St. John's

$3,600.00

Bromley, Brent

St. Anthony

$2,000.00

Burridge, George

New Perlican

$1,500.00

Chan, Lai Lai

St. John's

$3,000.00

Connors, Patrick

Labrador City

$3,000.00

Cooper, Maurice

Main Brook

$2,000.00

Cooper, Kevin

St. John's

$2,500.00

Cormier, Donald

Stephenville

$2,000.00

Crocker, Calvin

Benton

$4,000.00

Crocker, James

Benton

$1,500.00

Crocker, Paul

Cape Broyle

$2,400.00

Davis, Calvert

St. John's

$3,600.00

Dearin, Charlie

St. John's

$4,000.00

Deveraux, Glen

Terrenceville

$3,000.00

Dimmell, Peter

St. John's

$4,000.00

Dominey, Edwin

Burgeo

$1,500.00

Drew, Anthony

St. Alban�s

$2,500.00

Dunsworth, Sherry

Pasadena

$4,000.00

Elliott, Ray

St. Anthony

$3,600.00

Emberley, Steve

Mount Pearl

$2,000.00

Finn, Gus

Mount Pearl

$2,500.00

French, Roy

Carbonear

$2,500.00

Froude, Herb

St. John's

$4,000.00

Goodyear, Kevin

Clarenville

$2,500.00

Gosine, Thomas

Mount Pearl

$3,000.00

Greene, Noel

Norman�s Cove

$2,000.00

Greene, Stephen

Fogo Island

$2,500.00

Guinchard, Wayde

Mount Pearl

$2,500.00

Hawco, Tony

Mount Pearl

$2,000.00

Hillier, Varrick

Gander

$2,500.00

Hollett, Allan

Bay D'Espoir

$1,500.00

Hoskins, Gregory

Bay D'Espoir

$2,000.00

House, Glen

Appleton

$2,000.00

Hull, Gerald

Paradise

$2,500.00

Hynes, Raymond

Gander

$2,000.00

Keats, Allan

Benton

$4,000.00

Kelly, Dan

Marystown

$2,500.00

Krats, Karl

Labrador City

$3,000.00

Lannon, George

Placentia

$2,400.00

LeDrew, Les

Gander Bay

$1,500.00

Luffman, Garry

Goulds

$2,000.00

Lush, Tom

St. John's

$3,000.00

Mahoney, Lawrence

St. Alban's

$1,500.00

Marsden, Owen

Burgeo

$3,000.00

McBride, Allan

Terra Nova

$2,500.00

McGrath, Brian

St. John's

$2,000.00

Melbourne, Gus

Burgeo

$1,500.00

Mercer, George

Badger

$1,500.00

Mercer, Kevin

Badger

$2,000.00

Mercer, Walter

Badger

$2,500.00

Mercer, William

Badger

$2,000.00

Mesher, Ivan

St. John's

$2,000.00

Muggridge, Michael

Bloomfield

$3,000.00

Muise, Leonard

Stephenville

$2,400.00

Muise, Wiley

Manuels

$1,500.00

Northcott, Edwin

Ramea

$3,000.00

Noseworthy, Vic

Gander

$2,500.00

Pardy, Gerald

Grand Falls-Windsor

$4,000.00

Pollett, Frank

Gander

$3,000.00

Poole, Keith

St. Lewis

$2,500.00

Pottle, Calvin

Whiteway

$4,000.00

Power, Raymond

Paradise

$2,000.00

Quinlan, Eddie

Birchy Bay

$3,000.00

Quinlan, Larry

Birchy Bay

$3,000.00

Quinlan, Roland

Birchy Bay

$2,400.00

Quirke, Glenn

St. Mary's

$2,000.00

Regular, Michael

Botwood

$2,500.00

Reid, Cyril

Bishop's Falls

$3,000.00

Rogers, Peter

Labrador City

$3,000.00

Shears, Rod

Happy Valley-Goose Bay

$2,000.00

Slaney, Daron

Corner Brook

$2,500.00

Smith, Leroy

Arnold's Cove

$1,800.00

Stares, Alexander

Benton

$1,500.00

Stares, Robert

Benton

$2,500.00

Stead, Tony

Labrador City

$3,000.00

Stone, Albert

Marystown

$3,000.00

Stoodley, Joanne

St. John's

$2,500.00

Stoyles, Mike

St. John's

$3,000.00

Strickland, Melvin

South Branch

$3,000.00

Trask, Carl

St. John's

$2,500.00

Turpin Sr., Alex

Mount Pearl

$4,000.00

Walsh, Dennis

Gander

$3,000.00

Walsh, Joseph

Marystown

$2,500.00

Warren, Wayne

Arnold's Cove

$2,000.00

White, Clarence

Bay Roberts

$2,000.00

Wiseman, Dion

Topsail

$2,500.00

Woodland, Terry

Shoal Hr.

$2,000.00

Woodman, Albert

South Dildo

$2,500.00

Young, Perry

Corner Brook

$2,000.00

 

 

 

96

 

$245,800.00

2000 07 24              10:40 a.m.

 


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