NLIS 2
October 30, 2000
(Mines and Energy)
2000 Department of Mines and Energy open house
Mines and Energy Minister Paul Dicks announced today that the 24th annual departmental open house will be taking place on Thursday, November 2 at the Delta St. John�s.
This open house is a one-day event that will coincide with the 47th annual meeting of the Newfoundland Branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum.
The morning session will include overviews of activities and provide technical presentations on projects that are currently taking place within the Department of Mines and Energy. In the afternoon session, project poster displays and informal discussions with project leaders will be available to participants.
Another highlight will be the annual public lecture on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. to be given by Douglas Boyce, geological survey paleontologist, entitled: Life The Real Survivor: A Four-Billion-Year Odyssey Through The Fossil Record.
Minister Dicks said that this open house will present an overview of the current field and research activities of the department, as well as updates in mining, petroleum and exploration in the province.
"This event will be informative and rewarding to all participants," said Mr. Dicks. "It is an opportunity to share information about various aspects of the department with the public and industry representatives."
It is expected that approximately 200 industry representatives will participate in this year�s open house.
The open house begins with an address by Minister Dicks at 9:00 a.m. in Salon B. Project displays will be maintained until 3:00 p.m., Friday, November 3, in Salon A.
Agenda follows.
Media contact: Gary Callahan, (709) 729-4890.
DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND ENERGY
REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES 2000
Thursday, November 2, Salon B, Delta St. John�s
A G E N D A
CHAIRMEN
Paul Dean and Frank Blackwood
Department
of Mines and Energy
9:00
Welcome to
participants
Paul Dicks
Minister of 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
10:05
Mining Update
Lew
Higdon
Mineral Development Division,Department of Mines and Energy
10:30
Petroleum
Sector Update
Phonse Fagan
Petroleum Resource Development Division, Department of Mines and Energy
10:55 BREAK
11:15
Review Centre
for Earth Resources Research
Jim Wright
Department of Earth Sciences,Memorial University of Newfoundland
11:35
The Appalachian Foreland and Platform Bridge
Project in eastern Canada: Current status of the Newfoundland Bridge and significance for the
resource industry
Denis Lavoie, Steve Colman-Sadd
Daniel Lebel, Doug Boyce, Elliott Burden
Tom Calon, Ian Knight, John Waldron
1 Centre G�oscientifique de Qu�bec, GSC
2 Geological Survey, Dept. of Mines and
Energy
3 Dept. Earth Sciences, Memorial Univ. of
Nfld.
4 Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric
Sciences,University of Alberta
11:55
The Burin Ultramafic Belt: New gold environment in Newfoundland
Cyril
O�Driscoll, John Hinchey,
Mike Dean
1 Geological Survey, Dept. of Mines and
Energy
2 Dept. Earth Sciences, Memorial Univ. of
Nfld.
12:15
The Nain Plutonic Suite in its Type-area: Its
many components and its
mineral occurrences
Bruce Ryan
Geological Survey
Department of Mines and Energy
2:00 p.m.
Poster session (Salon A)
Posters continue on Friday, November 3
2000 10 30 11:50 a.m.
|
|
|
All material copyright the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. No unauthorized copying or redeployment permitted. The Government assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of any material deployed on an unauthorized server. Disclaimer/Copyright/Privacy Statement |
