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7 President's Message

8 Executive Directors Message

9 2014 Board of Directors

12 Spotlight on Electricians The International Year of Light will be celebrated in 2015, but every day is a great opportunity to celebrate those who power the Yukon’s mining industry.

16 Metals, Meanings, and the Jewellery of Esther Winter Mayo-based jewellery designer Esther Winter shares how metals and their symbolic meanings inspire her jewellery.

18 What's New About Old Bones? Yukon Government paleontologist Grant Zazula explains how miners make a difference in the discovery of world-class fossils.

22 CNIM : The Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining CNIM’s Executive Director, Shelagh Rowles, answers questions on what’s new, what’s exciting, and what the Yukon has to look forward to in 2017.

24 Growing Crystals: Excitement in Education How the school in Watson Lake is taking rock and mineral classification to whole new levels.

27 2013 Yukon Geoscience Forum

33 Directory

48 Into the Field Exploring the industry through the lens of photographer Cathie Archbould.

58 Members Directory Index

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Mining is a pillar of Yukon’s identity. �e mining sector is a cornerstone of Yukon’s history, economy and culture.

�e trickle-down economic effects of a successful mining industry are obvious.

Mines and exploration programs hire Yukoners, and they use the services of a multitude of Yukon businesses. �at directly and positively impacts our economy and our communities.

�e Yukon government’s commitment to Yukon’s mineral industry is strong.

We will continue to work together for the benefit of the industry, our economy and all Yukoners.

Scott Kent, Minister of Energy Mines and Resources.

Energy, Mines and Resources


The Yukon Chamber of Mines is pleased to present another edition of our annual Yukon Mining and Exploration Directory. We hope you find this publication a useful resource for the 2014 field season.

Many of the challenges that faced our industry over the past year continue to be critical issues today. In 2013, the territory saw a decline in exploration activ-ity and cutbacks that affected the Yukon’s operating mines. A downturn in global metals prices, coupled with political issues eroding investor certainty, have underscored the need for a strong, unified lobby effort to protect and strengthen mining's contribution to the economy as the Yukon's primary industry.

The Yukon Chamber of Mines identified key priorities as part of its formal strategic plan in late 2013, and in 2014 the YCM will focus on strengthening relations with First Nations governments and increasing our lobbying efforts regarding access to land, improving permitting timelines, and the challenges associated with infrastructure and taxation. Another key priority for this year is the implementation of a communica-tions strategy that will enable us to increase communications with our members, the greater community, and decision makers, while building upon the positive relationships with local and national-level industry organizations and governments.

As a non-profit organization, a large portion of the Chamber’s funding comes from the support of our members. On behalf of the board of directors and staff at the Yukon Chamber of Mines, I would like to thank each company, orga-nization, and individual whose membership dollars help us continue lobby efforts with policy and decision makers at the community, territorial, and federal levels. The Yukon Chamber of Mines will continue to strengthen its voice as a representative of Yukon’s modern, responsible mining industry.

Sincerely,

Hugh KitchenPresident, Yukon Chamber of Mines

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YUKON CHAMBER OF MINES welcomed Samson Hartland on board as Executive Director in January 2014. Hartland joined YCM from his previous role in the Cabinet Offices of Yukon Government. His experience, strategic outreach, and collaborative approach will play a key role in develop-ing and implementing the Chamber’s strategic direction in the years ahead.

“It is a great honour to join Yukon Chamber of Mines at such a critical juncture in the organization’s history,” said Hartland. “I come from a family of miners and understand how modern and responsible resource extraction is

critical to the health of Yukon’s GDP growth and economy. It is crucial not to underestimate the importance of the open-entry system and its direct impact on jobs and Yukon’s economy.”

Yukon Chamber of Mines President Hugh Kitchen said, “We are delighted that Samson will be joining us as our new Executive Director. Samson is a life-long Yukoner who will bring to YCM his experience of strategic thinking for an organization with an active member-ship and encouraging partnerships and collaborations to bring together First Nations and other stakeholders, Yukon Government, and funders.” A

THE YUKON CHAMBER OF MINES represents a dynamic membership and, since its creation almost 70 years ago, has worked to serve its valued members and advance the interests of all those involved in the Yukon mining industry.

As the trusted voice of mining, the Yukon Cham-ber of Mines thrives on the government, com-munity, First Nations, and individual partnerships it forges to help facilitate an environment of responsible development—one in which its mem-bers can continue to contribute and prosper.

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Hugh Kitchen, President Hugh Kitchen moved to the ter-ritory in 1973 and has been active in aviation for over 30 years.He has serviced the mining industry in numerous ways —from scheduled service to Yukon communities, to exploration projects spanning grassroots exploration, through to development and production.

Brad Thrall, 1st Vice President/Treasurer Brad Thrall is Executive Vice Presi-dent and COO of Alexco Resource Corp, which owns and operates the Bellekeno Silver Mine in the Mayo Mining District at Keno Hill.Brad has been involved in the Yukon mining industry for over 15 years, including the design, construction, operation, and closure of the Brewery Creek mine. Prior to co-founding Alexco, in 2005, Brad held various management positions with Goldcorp, Barrick Gold, and Viceroy Resource Corp. Brad holds a B.Sc. in Metallurgi-cal Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and an M.B.A. from the University of Colorado.

Ron K. Light, 2nd Vice President Ron Light is the General Manager of Capstone Mining Corp.'s Minto Mine and is responsible for the overall management, direction, and coor-dination of the mine's operations.Ron has over 40 years of experience in mine management, mine engineer-ing, operations, maintenance, and mine expansions in both open-pit and underground scenarios. He holds a B.Sc., with a major in Mining Management from the Pacific West-ern University of Louisiana and is a member of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration and the American Management Association.

Carl Schulze, Director Carl Schulze is a professional Geo-Scientist with APEGBC and has been active as a geologist—involved in all aspects of mineral explora-tion—for the past 28 years throughout northern Canada and Alaska.

Carl served as President of the Yukon Chamber of Mines in 1998–1999. In 2003, Carl founded All-Terrane Mineral Exploration Services—a Whitehorse-based consulting firm focused primarily on Yukon exploration. Carl has been a Director of the Yukon Chamber of Mines since 2003 and again served as its President from 2007 to 2010.

Floyd Varley, Director Floyd Varley is the Mine General Manager of Yukon Zinc's Wolverine Mine with 35 years of experience in the mining industry. Floyd has held senior positions in the U.S. mining industry in underground metal, coal, and salt mines with Morton Salt, the U.S. Government, Magma Copper and Mid Continent Resources. His background includes mine management, techni-cal services group supervision, project management, mine design, and mine safety research management. Floyd is the author of several peer-reviewed technical papers on safety management and ground control engineering. Floyd has a B.Sc. in Mining Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines.

Tim Smith, Director Having graduated with an M.Sc. in Geology from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, Tim has over 15 years' experience in mineral exploration and mining.Starting off with a major gold miner in the Archean Yilgarn Craton of Western Australia, he subsequently moved into the junior exploration sector with Tanami Gold NL, in 2000. Working his way up to Geology Manager, Tim headed up all geologi-cal functions across the company.

As an offshoot to Tanami Gold, Tim also led the geology team for Jabiru metals Ltd., which has now resulted in an operating undergound mine.

Mike Burke, Director Mr. Burke has worked since 1983 in the mineral-exploration and mining indus-try. Previously employed by the Yukon Government, most recently as the Head of Mineral Services for the Yukon

Geological Survey, Mr. Burke was responsible for liaising with pros-pectors, mining and exploration companies, authoring the annual Yukon Mining, Development, and Exploration Overview, and presenting information on the Yukon to investors at conferences around the world. He was directly involved in recognizing and presenting investment opportunities in the Yukon to China. Mr. Burke holds a B.Sc. in Geology from the University of British Columbia and a member of the Society of Economic Geologists.

Sam Wallingham, Director Sam Wallingham is a Yukon resident and Na-Cho Nyak Dun citizen who has been involved in various aspects of the Yukon Mineral Industry for many years.

Marc Blythe, Director Marc Blythe has a M.B.A. from La Trobe University in Melbourne and a Bachelor of Mining Engineering degree from the Western Australian School of Mines. Mr. Blythe was Vice President, Mining, of Almaden Minerals Ltd., as well as Corporate Senior Mining Engineer for Placer Dome Inc. He has also managed mines in Kalgoor-lie, Australia, for Placer Dome. Mr. Blythe has led two feasibility studies which resulted in successful operating mines: Raleigh Mine and Bullant Mine, both owned by Barrick Gold Corp. Mr. Blythe holds a Western Aus-tralian First Class Mine Manager's Certificate of Competency.

Rob McIntyre, Past President Rob McIntyre is a Registered Engineer-ing Technologist with over 30 years expe-rience in the Yukon mining industry.After co-founding Access Consult-ing, Rob worked as Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Business Development for Alexco Resource Corp—operators of the Bellekeno Silver Mine at Keno Hill. Rob is also President and CEO of Resource Strate-gies Inc. and is Vice President of the Yukon Mines Legacy Foundation. A


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THE INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF LIGHT will be celebrated in 2015, but every day is a great opportunity to cel-ebrate the people who install, maintain, and repair our mills, camps, equipment, or powerlines—in short, those who give us light.

Power Lines, John Seehaver—The workers do what they must to get the poles in.

Size does matter to John Seehaver, Yukon branch manager of Nu-Line Powerline Contractors, especially when it comes to trucks. Nu-Line loves its new 25-metre bucket truck, believed to be the Yukon’s tallest. “Not even Yukon Electric or Yukon Energy have one that big,” Seehaver says. The sky-high truck was just the ticket for install-ing lines on 20-metre poles during a recent power-line extension at Capstone Mining Corporation’s Minto Mine. Seehaver says, “We need to have everything high for clearance of big mining equipment.”

One challenge for the high-voltage installation was working at –45° C. “We just bundled up,” Seehaver says, chuckling. At times, the crew has to deal with permafrost or putting lines through wet areas. The company is currently looking at purchasing a wet-site pole-haulage and setting equipment. “We need it to stay versatile,” Seehaver says.

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Electrical Contracting, Jerry Boss—If it wasn’t for electricians, things wouldn’t run.

Jerry Boss remembers the best compliment paid him during his six-and-a-half years as electrical supervisor at Minto Mine: “If I ever get stuck somewhere, I’d like you … to be around because you’d be able to get us out.”

“We kept the operations running, from generators to pumps,” Boss says of his work at the above-ground mill, where he found he had to be more a generalist than when he worked in construction. “In construction, everything is new,” he explains. “But out at the mine there’s no one to come by for a service call. If something needs fixing, it’s you who fixes it.”

Boss worked on telephones, computers, and radio communica-tions, and even changed the oil in a generator, not normally jobs most electricians would do.

While Boss found repairs and maintenance interesting, he also enjoyed commissioning new equipment and found learning new systems fun. “You learn; you grow,” he says.

Boss is always up for a challenge and recently became electrical supervisor with Nu-Line’s construction arm, having found that an in-town job better suits his family needs.

Industrial Electrical Services, James Krell—They may be angry when they call, but they’re happy when we’re done.

James Krell has been with Industrial Electrical Services for twenty years, but he still feels instant gratification when he fixes something. However, he wishes his customers would call him sooner rather than later. “Everybody wants to do it themselves, but some people do more damage than good,” Krell says.

The company has been a “one-stop shop for repairing, renting, or purchasing everything electrical in the field of mining for thirty years,” Krell notes. From motors to pumps, they carry it all, and they’re the only manufacturer of diesel-powered generators in the territory. “For anything you need on a mine site, we’re who you have to talk to,” Krell adds.

Industrial Electrical Service offers camp setup that includes put-ting in the generator, wiring tents and buildings, and, in Krell’s words, making the lights go on. “People are real happy when the lights go on,” Krell says with a smile.

Making customers happy anywhere is an around-the-clock job for Krell and half-a-dozen employees, a vocation that can take them throughout the North. This summer, Krell will be in the company plane, taking over some of the air missions from his father, Douglas Krell. “Once you’re in the air a lot,” he says about flying, “it’s just like being in a pickup truck.”

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Today, electricians make sure that operations and systems, above and below ground, make miners work easier and safe.

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Underground Electrical, Dan Lloyd—If it wasn’t for us, I ’d suppose they’d have canaries or candles to indicate a problem with carbon monoxide or oxygen.

For Dan Lloyd of Diamond North Electric, it’s truth time. Minto Mine, where he’s a contracted journeyman electrician, has just started blasting into the rock face for the new portal of their underground mine. As underground electrical project co-ordinator, Lloyd has helped design, budget, procure, and plan the installation of the electrical underground supports for “M Zone.” Soon, they would see if all systems were a go— fans, pumps, alarms, drills, and communications. For Lloyd’s team, after months of working, everything was finally falling into place.

Lloyd followed his brother’s footsteps into underground-mine work. “It piqued my interest,” he remembers. “Not too many people work underground.” He had worked in uranium and diamond mines before coming to the Yukon. He describes it as a lifestyle choice and says being in the tunnel is “just like being in a mall hallway.” However, this 5 m x 5 m mall hallway is deep underground, often with only a cap lamp to light the path. Miners appreciate that a competent person keeps the power on that runs equipment, pumps, and, especially, life-saving fans and alarms.

Electrical workers face many dangers in their work—dangers that can be minimized through proper equipment and procedures. But on any given day, an electrician might have to face weather and environmental challenges. He or she could fall from a great height, be electrocuted, or suffer severe burns from arch flash—explosive flashover of electrical discharge that travels through the air between conductors or to the ground. Despite the risks, elec-tricians are empowering the world of Yukon mining around the clock. A

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Metals, Meanings,

and the Jewellery of Esther Winter

Esther Winter at Keno Hill.

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Metals, Meanings,

and the Jewellery of Esther Winter

MAYO’S ESTHER WINTER designs and fabricates jewellery made from four metals found in the Yukon: gold, silver, copper, and tin. She’s been at it full-time since 2001, and in 2013, she sold more than 3,000 earrings, bracelets, and necklaces online, at craft fairs, and through trade shows that have put her into seventy stores in Canada and the United States.

In four of her collections, 41 symbols are hand-stamped onto different metal shapes. Winter’s interpretations of the aurora borea-lis, caribou, moose, and the perennially popular snowflake have positioned her in the retail world as a northern artist. Winter says she simply chose the symbols because she was inspired by her environment—the Yukon. Winter writes a story about the emblem on each piece she creates, saying the symbols and the tale they tell are an important part of the jewellery.

Recently, Winter opened up about the symbolic attributes of the materials she works with and her passion for metal.

When Winter had the metal assayed to make sure it was safe to be worn, she dis-covered the bulk of the gasoline cans were made of tin and iron. “In fact, it’s quite hard to work with,” she expresses. “It’s kind of brittle.” She cut pieces, sanded them, and applied a coating to “bring out the warm, rich colours.” Next, she hammered in copper with a ball-peen hammer to give the piece a rippled-water effect.

After several months of trial and error, Winter’s Old Tin Roof Line was born and almost an instant hit, especially with those people who love the creator’s philosophy that nothing should be thrown out.

Winter hopes for the day when she can add more territorial content to her products by buying sheets of Yukon metal rather than purchasing sheets from mixed-mine sources sold by smelters abroad. In the meantime, she’s still market testing—literally. She’s been known to take a booth at the Stewart Valley Farmer’s Market and have people try on items and give her feedback. You might be one of the people Winter surveys about which symbol, shape, and metal should go into her next metal creation.

GOLDWealth, prosperity, purity, and authority

“Interestingly, men buy my gold

pieces. Women rarely buy the

more expensive jewellery for

themselves,” Winter observes.

Winter works with gold nuggets from

Owl Creek, which drains into Mayo Lake.

She tries to acquire flattish nuggets so

she can apply a symbol. On one 3.7-

gram nugget, she fit two curious children

standing near an inuksuk. “No one else

puts symbols on gold nuggets,” Winter

says proudly. “It’s extremely unique.”

SILVERVision, clarity, awareness, focus,

persistence, and subtle strength

Winter’s first collection, Winterchild

Silver Jewellery Line, was crafted

from silver, her metal of choice. “I like

working with silver, and I understand

its qualities. I can put symbols into

it [and] shape and curve it. It’s not

too soft, and it holds its shape well in

earrings and necklaces,” Winter says.

“I think it’s neat that I live on the

Silver Mining Trail, in an area with

a silver-mining history, and that

I work with silver,” she adds.

COPPERCharisma, feminine beauty, artistic

creativity, affection, and balance

“The Sunset collection is by far

the showiest thing I’ve made,”

Winter says of her newest line. “It

is made mostly of copper, has a

mirror finish, and is very shiny.”

“People really like copper. It’s amazing

how it goes with everything,” Winter

observes. “When women try it on, I see

them rethinking how jewellery works and

realizing that anything could go with it.”

TINMeditation, balance, and

a philosophical view of life

The tin Winter uses is from a dis-

mantled log cabin that once stood on

her property. “Some of the logs were

being reused, but I was thinking about

the tin roof that had been made out

of flattened gas cans from the 1920s,”

Winter recalls. “I was on a long drive

and I was thinking, I should make

something out of that,” she continues,

“and I started to think about jewellery.”

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Esther Winter working in her Mayo studio.

The tin roof that inspired Winter's popular Old Tin Roof collection.

Ear rings from the Old Tin Roof collection.

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What’s New About Old Bones for Miners?

Baby mammoth jaw.


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“WITHOUT MINERS WE WOULD not have these fossils,” Dr. Grant Zazula, Yukon paleontologist, says of the collec-tion at the Heritage Resources Unit of the Department of Tourism and Cul-ture. Zazula and his team have spent years working with miners to harvest the bounty of the Klondike bone fields.

“The scientific world and placer miners have had a firmly established relation-ship for a long time,” Zazula explains. From the turn of the century, specimens were sent to museums around the world. With the territorial material so scattered, Zazula says a proper management regime was needed. In the 1990s, the Yukon’s Historic Management Act and Umbrella Final Agreement established that fossils on crown lands came under management of the territorial government, while those on First Nations territory stay with the First Nation. Now, a field unit summers in the Klondike to gather miners’ contributions of bones, which are sorted and later cata-logued in Whitehorse.

When Zazula took his position, in 2006, the collection held 4,000 items. Now, it’s at roughly 23,000 specimens. Do we need another mammoth tooth? “Yes!” Zazula snaps without a second’s hesitation. “Our goal is to have the best collection of ice-

age mammals. As long as mining is going, we intend to collect and store these things so that 100 years from now people can come and study a world-class collection.”

It might seem that with such a large pile of bones the Yukon’s collection should be nearly complete. However, Zazula is aware of the gaps. “The other day I was looking to compare horse-hoof types, but we only had five or six in the collection. How can we only have a handful? I thought.” In order to make meaningful comparisons, he explains, several examples of the same bone are required. If someone seeks to study entire populations for something specific like genetic sequences, a very broad sample is needed.

The paleontological community was pleased by a recent find of lion bones on land mined by Stuart Schmidt. “This is quite rare, as it might be for every 500 fossils we find a carnivore,” says Zazula. “Here we found eight lion bones. It tripled our collection.”

Schmidt, president of the Klondike Placer Miners’ Association, grew up in a mining family. In 1954, his father, Harold, found 20 Arctic lupine seeds in a 10,000-year-old Arctic ground squir-rel burrow. The seeds were brought to Ottawa by paleontologist Dr. Richard

Ancient lion humerus found at Quartz Creek.

A streak of tephra found at Gold Bottom Creek.


Harrington and planted. For a while they were thought to be the oldest seeds to ever germinate. “It’s a wonder I didn’t go into paleontology myself,” says Schmidt of that early exposure. “[I’m still] interested in old bones and knowing what the world was like long ago.” He can identify mam-moth, bison, horse, and even camel bones, but not those from lions—yet. Schmidt wrote in an email that “we try to collect everything whether we know what it is or not.” His daughter, Jemima, admires her dad’s love of the past and how he works. She writes in an email, “I have seen him carefully instruct employees to preserve these precious items that help shed light on how things were long ago.”

With more than a hundred years of doc-umented finds, Zazula admits there is still more to discover. The smaller pony-sized prehistoric horse is relatively well-known to Yukoners, but recently the bones of large horses have been uncovered. “They are cer-tainly bigger than any domestic horse in our comparative collection,” Zazula says with delight. The remains, found in 2003, have supplied information about equine evolution. Incredibly, the 700,000-year-

old horse genome from the Klondike permafrost is the oldest genome or genetic sequence found yet in the world.

Not all Zazula’s favourite finds are mammoth or even massive-horse sized. When he first began his research in the Klondike as a doctoral candidate, Zazula was fascinated when he came across little round bales of hay about 30 centimetres across that had been previously identified by Dr. Harrington as the nests of Arctic ground squirrels. “I was blown away by the seed and plant material,” Zazula recalls. He began showing the nests to miners. “At first they thought I was crazy or really weird,” he says, “but as I started to take them apart and describe what was in them, they got super excited.”

Miners could soon spot the nests from atop their bulldozers. They started saving nests for Zazula, sometimes in their freez-ers. From the plants, fecal material, and even complete skeletons, paleontologists have pieced together a more complete picture of the environment at a time when mammoths were munching on the ground cover. “Some of these plants are still in the territory,” Zazula says.

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“At first they thought I was crazy or really weird,” he says, “but as I started to take them apart and describe what was in them, they got super excited.”

A 25,000-year-old Arctic ground squirrel's nest.


The newest and perhaps most fragile thing Zazula and his geologist colleagues like to point out to curious miners is tephra (traces of volcanic ash). “It might appear in a mine cut like a wisp of white grey dust about 40 centimetres wide. It’s really hard to see, but these are important time markers,” Zazula says. Tephra, for example, indicates that 30,000 years ago a volcanic eruption 2,400 kilometres away in the Aleutian Islands may have signalled the beginning of a cold period in the Yukon. “We’d like to know if miners see any,” Zazula says.

Zazula feels the respectful relationship between paleontologists and miners, begun more than a century ago, is continuing. If a bulldozed-battered mammoth tusk is of no scientific interest, it might, for example, be returned to a miner who could sell it to the ivory-starved international-carving community. Every contribu-tion miners make—from delicate wisps of ancient volcanic dust to small prehistoric ground squirrel nests—makes paleontology in the Yukon a thrilling, world-class endeavour. A

Yukon paleontologist Dr. Grant Zazula at Quartz Creek, a fertile fossil ground, in 2011. Lion mandible.

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IN 2017, WHEN THE new building for the Centre

for Northern Innovation in Mining (CNIM)

opens, it will house Yukon College’s mining-

related education, training, and research.

The program has received funding from both

the territorial and federal governments, with

$5.6 million coming from Ottawa and more

than $11 million coming from the territory.

CNIM has already rolled out a mobile trades

trailer, is offering mining-related courses, and

has partnered on several research projects.

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the Yukon Mining and Exploration Directory.

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1. What’s exciting about CNIM for mining investors?CNIM offers investors and companies an opportunity to reduce expenses by drawing from a qualified, local workforce. This means that fewer companies will need to rely on importing workers from other parts of Canada or the world. In addition, they will experience greater employee retention, as northern residents have a vested interest in remaining in the North.

Investors will also be pleased to see innovative, north-ern, industrial research that is intended to improve the efficiency and sustainability of northern mining.

2. How will CNIM have influenced the employ-ment directions of graduates in 2017?In 2017, you will see heavy-equipment mechanics graduat-ing from a two-year diploma program, having completed all apprenticeship levels and close to obtaining journey-level status. These graduates will be highly sought after.

Underground- and surface- mining graduates will be sought after by Yukon mines and mines from across the country.

Graduation will also include many rural industrial apprentices that have entered the trades because of the opportunities provided by the mobile trades trailer.

3. What are some of the things that are different about CNIM so far?CNIM has already opened, and already our approach to training is changing. In Whitehorse, we are offering under-ground mining, surface mining, and mineral-resource technician, plus dual credit welding in Dawson City.

For programs such as underground mining and surface mining, we are delivering training by simulating the two-week-in, two-week-out, industrial shift model. Rather than using traditional academic course structure, we are trying to prepare students for real work experience.

Yukon College will be increasingly visible through our mobile training school that will offer trades training in Yukon communities and at mining and exploration sites.

4. What research directions are coming up through CNIM and what determines these directions?CNIM works closely with the Yukon Research Centre. Through this partnership, we have a Natural Sciences and Engineer-ing Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Industrial Chair who is researching technology development for limitation of the contaminant buildup in recycled process water. Her research was identified as a priority by the producing mines. We also have an NSERC research associate researching the use of biochar in Yukon mine reclamation water treatment. Her research was also identified as a priority by industry.

5. Can you comment on the tremendous support that CNIM has received?The support for this project has been incredible. You know you are on the right track when everyone works in cooperation to make sure a project of this size happens. We are especially grateful to our industry partners and our sponsors—includ-ing Yukon Government and Government of Canada—for all of their efforts to support this exciting initiative. A

Top left: The mobile trades-training trailer is ready to roll and provide mining-related education at communities and mine sites.

Bottom left: Celebrating the 2013 ribbon cutting for themobile trades-training trailer are: CanNor Yukon Regional Director Michael Bloor, Minister of Energy Mines and Resources Scott Kent, Minister of Education Elaine Taylor, Yukon College Board of Governors Chair Paul Flaherty, Yukon College President Karen Barnes, and Selkirk First Nation Chief Kevin McGinty.

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Growing Crystals: Excitement in Education

HEATHER COBBAN HAS HER STUDENTS at Watson Lake Sec-ondary School conjuring up cool crystals with two experiments designed to better understanding of rocks and minerals.

The young people pour melted glycerin soap and mica colou-rant onto different sized glycerin shards. They sprinkle in a bit of scent and then smoosh the gooey substance into balls. The next day, students cut the spheres in half to reveal glistening crystalline formations—homemade geodes. “No one knows how real rock geodes are formed,” Cobban muses, “but this certainly makes students aware of [them].”

Another classroom experiment highlights evaporates. Cobban worked from her childhood memories to develop instructions on growing simple halite crystals. First, students boil tap water and carefully create a saturated solution with salt, which is poured into a beaker. A stick with a string and paper clip attached is placed on top the beaker, which is then covered with a paper towel. The last step: everyone heads home for the weekend. “The students love coming back on Monday and seeing the sparkling crystals that they have made. It’s amazing!” Cobban says, noting the students’ exhilaration.

In addition to being simple, fun, learning experiences, the experiments are also a great introduction to rock classification and crystals. “We all live on this planet,” Cobban says. “[We should] become more familiar with the surface that we’re inter-acting with.” Cobban also suggests that one never knows where

Samantha Zacher and Kanisha Snow participated in a hands-on experiment about rock geodes.

Sparkling soap geodes created by Heather Cobban's classes at Watson Lake Secondary School.


these realizations may lead. “After all, my students are applying for summer jobs in mining-related industries,” she adds.

The experience could also lead to a nationwide stage. For the last ten years, Aura Pombert and the students of Harry Ainley High School in Edmonton, Alta., have entered the National Crystal Grow-ing Competition, winning top prize five years ago. Each team is given a compound and has six weeks to grow a perfect, single crystal—correct shape, clear, and blem-ish free. Pombert coaches the kids at the beginning, but once the crystals are started they’re the students’ sole responsibility. “I don’t do it for them,” Pombert insists. Still, she has a few secrets for her teams, like how to combat the school’s fluctuating temper-ature. “We use an incubator,” she shares. (Her tutelage paid off again this year: stu-dents Yiwei Chen and Jessica Cheng won The Best Quality Crystal award.)

The National Crystal Growing Competi-tion has been running for roughly 22 years, states Dr. Denis Bussières, the contest coordinator and professor of chemistry at

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. The tournament is organized by the Chemical Institute of Canada and can be followed at www.cheminst.ca/crystal. Bussières believes crystallography inspires young people and can be related directly to different rocks and geology. “Shapes and colours are also part of the basic information used by geologists in prospecting and mining,” he adds.

When UNESCO declared 2014 the International Year of Crystallography, it noted that the science “underpins most of the technological developments in modern society.” UNESCO is pushing to have contests for youth, similar to the one held in Canada, in countries around the world.

Bussières reveals that the 2014 National Crystal Growing Contest compound will be copper sulphite. While he hasn’t had an entry from the territory yet, he is pleased with recent queries from interested Yukon-ers. It could be that one of our schools, such as Watson Lake Secondary, is going to give the rest of the country a run for its money. A

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THE 41ST ANNUAL GEOSCIENCE FORUM and Trade Show pro-vided four days of professional expertise, Nov. 16–20, 2013. With over 350 delegates in attendance, 2013 tied with 2011 as the Forum’s biggest year yet. At the Yukon Convention Centre, attendees visited more than 70 booths staffed by mining companies and service providers, while students participated in scavenger hunts and tours. This sold-out success was achieved with the input of many contributors and gold sponsors: Archer, Cathro and Associates; Sandvik Mining; Pelly Con-struction; and Victoria Gold Corporation.

Forum highlights included the Klondike Placer Miners Association’s day-long Placer Forum and the Yukon Geological Survey’s workshop on airborne geophysics as applied to metals in the Yukon. Other topics addressed were investment and corporate and social responsibility, while further sessions provided project updates and got delegates up to speed on technological innovations. Speakers included government and industry experts, six mining company CEOs, Council of Yukon First Nations Grand Chief Ruth Massie, Yukon Government Minis-ters Dixon and Kent, and Premier Pasloski. Later, at the legislature, Minister Kent rose in tribute, stating, “The knowledge sharing that occurs over these four days assists us collectively in moving the indus-try forward in a sustainable and knowledge-based manner.”

The free Family Day at the High Country Inn engaged participants with career, conservation, paleontological, and geological displays and activities, such as checking out the territorial government’s Yukon Lands Viewer. Folks could also head outside to try the mining simula-tor that was onsite thanks to the Centre for Northern Innovation in Mining at Yukon College.


2013 Yukon Geoscience Forum Awards


Geoscience Forum 2013


DENNIS SHORTY is an award-winning artist of Mountain Slavey and Kaska heritage who has lived most of his life near Ross River, Yukon. He became interested in art by watching his grand-father and father carve traditional tools and toys. Creating art is a spiritual path for Dennis and a way for him to commu-nicate with his ancestors. His artwork is found in private, national, and interna-tional collections.

Yukon artist JEAN TAYLOR is of Teslin Tlingit heritage. Her art is inspired by the culture of her people as they dance and celebrate life in their rich, color-ful regalia. Jean’s art often contains images of snowshoes, moccasins, and mukluks, which reflect the influences of her relatives. Her inspiration to become an artist is rooted in her childhood, when she’d watch her ancestors create traditional clothing.

THE ARTWORK

The Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre was the venue for the classy Geoscience Awards Banquet. During the evening, a silent-auc-tion fundraiser was held in partnership with the Northern Safety Network for the Yukon Imagination Library. More than $6,000 was raised to provide children under the age of five with a free book every month.

When the awards were presented, Ron Stack was named Prospector of the Year by the Yukon Prospectors’ Association for his discovery of the Goldbank trend north of Ross River. The Department of Energy, Mines, and Resources acknowledged excellence in environmental stewardship in presenting the Robert E. Leckie Award to Ben Warnsby and Alex Seely for placer mining and Regent Ventures Ltd. for quartz mining.

Victoria Gold took the Yukon Chamber of Mines (YCM) Community Award for the advancement of sustainable and respon-sible mining industry in the Yukon with its Every Student, Every Day initiative. Tarsis Resources received the YCM Member Award for exemplifying good neighbour practices and going beyond legislated requirements in its community engage-ment and First Nations consultations. The YCM award winners were presented with commissioned pieces of art by outstanding Yukon creators Jean Taylor (The Lone Pros-pector) and Dennis Shorty (Native Pride).

The next Geoscience Forum and Trade Show takes place November 2014. A


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Challenger Geomatics Ltd. 302 Jarvis St. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2H2 (p) 867-668-6940 (f) 867-668-6950 [email protected]

Lamerton Land Surveys PO Box 928 Dawson City, YT, Y0B 1G0 (p) 867-334-7233 [email protected]

McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. 100–780 Beatty St. Vancouver, BC, V6B 2M1 (p) 1-604-683-8521 (f) [email protected] www.mcelhanney.com

Tetra Tech EBA Inc. 61 Wasson Pl. Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 0H7 (p) 867-668-3068 (f) 867-668-4349 [email protected]

Underhill Geomatics Ltd. 4081–4th Ave.Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 1H4 (p) 867-668-2048 (f) 867-668-4456 [email protected] www.underhill.ca

Yukon Engineering Services 1–151 Industrial Rd.Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 2V3 (p) 867-668-2000 (f) 867-667-6722 [email protected] www.yes-group.ca

ENVIRONMENTAL

Access Consulting Group #3 151 Industrial Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2V3 (p) 867-668-6463 (f) 867-633-4882 [email protected]

AMEC Environment & Infrastructure 202 Hawkins St. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1X4 (p) 867-393-2493 (f) 867-393-2492 [email protected] www.amec.com

Derome & Associates Develop-ment + Management Inc. PO Box 31417 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6K8 (p) 867-335-2077 (f) 855-333-8773 [email protected]

Ecofor Consulting Ltd. PO Box 31762, #3-102 Gold Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6L3 (p) 867-668-6600 (f) 867-668-6601 [email protected] www.ecofor.ca

EDI Environmental Dynamics 2195 2nd Ave. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 3T8 (p) 867-393-4882 (f) 867-393-4883 [email protected] www.edynamics.com

Hemmera Suite 230–2237 2nd Ave.Whitehorse, YT Y1A 0K7 (p) 867-457-4865 [email protected] www.hemmera.com

KBL Environmental Ltd. PO Box 1108 Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N8 (p) 867-873-5263 (f) 867-669-5555 [email protected]

KLM Consulting 70 Kluane Cres. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 3G8 (p) 867-335-6028 [email protected]

Stantec Consulting Ltd. 11–2042 Mills Rd.Sidney, BC V8L 5X4(p) 250-656-7966 (f) 250-656-4789 [email protected] www.stantec.com

Tetra Tech EBA Inc. 61 Wasson Pl. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 0H7 (p) 867-668-3068 (f) 867-668-4349 [email protected]

Tintina Consultants PO Box 31242 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5P7 (p) 778-229-4733 [email protected]

GEOSCIENCE

All-Terrane Mineral Exploration Services35 Dawson Rd.Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5T6 (p) 867-633-4807 (f) 867-633-4883 [email protected]

Aurora Geosciences Ltd. 34A Laberge Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5Y9 (p) 867-668-7672 (f) 867-393-3577 [email protected]

Equity Exploration Consultants Ltd. 200–900 West Hastings St. Vancouver, BC V6C 1E5 (p) 604-688-9806 (f) 604-688-0235 [email protected] www.equityexploration.com

Reflex Instruments 70-C Mount Joy St. North Timmins, ON P4N 4V7 (p) 705-235-2169 (f) 705-235-2165 www.reflexinstruments.com


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MINERAL COMPANIES

EXPLORATION

Archer, Cathro & Associates (1981) Ltd. 1016–510 W. Hastings St. Vancouver, BC V6B 1L8 (p) 604-688-2568 (f) 604-688-2578 [email protected]

Casino Mining Corp. Suite 1800–570 Granville St. Vancouver, BC V6C 3P1 (p) 1-888-966-9995 (f) 604-669-2926 [email protected] casinomining.com

Coureur Des Bois Ltd. 3 Ryder Pl. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5T5 (p) 867-668-2593 (f) 867-668-2592 [email protected]

DJ Drilling & Jedway Enterprises Unit 104 19286 21st Ave. Surrey, BC V3S 3M3 (p) 604-541-1362 ext. 101 (f) 604-541-1363 [email protected] www.djdrilling.com

Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. Suite 200, #44–12th Ave. South Cranbrook, BC V1C 2R7 (p) 250-426-0749 (f) 250-426-6899 [email protected] www.eagleplains.com

First Point Minerals Suite 200–1155 West Pender St.Vancouver, BC V6E 2P4 (p) 604-681-8600 (f) 604-681-8799 [email protected]

Kaminak Gold Corp. Suite 1020, 800 West Pender St. Vancouver, BC V6C 2V6 (p) 604-646-4527 (f) 604-646-4526 [email protected] www.kaminak.com

Klondike Gold Corp. 711–675 West Hastings St. Vancouver, BC V6B 1N2 (p) 604-685-2222 (f) 604-685-3764 [email protected] www.klondikegoldcorp.com

Kreft Exploration 1 Locust Pl. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5G9 (p) 867-668-7965 [email protected]

Overland Resources Yukon Ltd. Suite 504, 602 West Hastings St. Vancouver, BC V6B 1P2 (p) 604-632-9915 (f) 604-632-9925 [email protected]

Pika Exploration Inc. PO Box 218 Carcross, YT, Y0B 1B0 (p) 867-821-6075 [email protected] www.pikaexploration.com

Predator Mining Group Inc. 11521 N. Warren St. Hayden, Idaho 83825 (p) 208-635-5415 [email protected]

Selwyn Chihong Mining Ltd. #2701–1055 West Georgia St. Vancouver, BC V6E 0B8 (p) 604-620-6188x814 (f) 604-681-8344 [email protected] www.selwynchihong.com

Tarsis Resources Ltd. 1103–750 West Pender St. Vancouver, BC V6C 2T8 (p) 604-689-7644 (f) 604-689-7645 [email protected] www.tarsis.ca

Veris Gold 900–688 W. Hastings St. Vancouver, BC V6B 1P1 (p) 604-688-9427 (f) 604-688-9426 [email protected] www.verisgold.com

Wellgreen Platinum Ltd. 420–1090 West Georgia St. Vancouver, BC V6E 3V7 (p) 604-569-3690 (f) 604-428-7528 [email protected] www.wellgreenplatinum.com

HARDROCK MINING

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited 400 EN DASH 543 Granville St. Vancouver, BC V6C 1X8 604-608-2557 604-608-2559 [email protected] www.agnico-eagle.com

Alexco Resource Corp. 2–151 Industrial Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2V3 (p) 867-633-4881 (f) 867-633-4882 [email protected] www.alexcoresource.com

All-In Exploration 113A Platinum Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5M3 (p) 867-332-4437 [email protected] www.all-inexploration.com


Capstone Mining Corp.Minto Mine13 –151 Industrial Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2V3 (p) 604-637-8165 (f) 604-759-0561 [email protected] www.capstonemining.com

North American Tungsten 1640–1188 Georgia St. Vancouver, BC V6E 4A2 (p) 604-684-5300 (f) 604-684-2992 [email protected] www.northamericantungsten.com

Victoria Gold Corp. #584–1055 Dunsmuir St. Vancouver, BC V7X 1K8 (p) 877-682-5122 (f) 604-682-5232 [email protected]@vitgoldcorp.com www.vitgoldcorp.com

Yukon Zinc Corp. 410–700 West Pender St. Vancouver, BC V6C 1G8 (p) 604-682-5474 (f) 604-682-5404 [email protected] www.yukonzinc.com

MINING SERVICES & CONTRACTORS

COMMUNICATIONS

Dixon Event Coordination PO Box 21234 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6R2 (p) [email protected]

Galaxy Broadband Communications Inc. 4020A Sladeview Cres. Missisauga, ON L5L 6B1 (p) 877-463-9728 (f) 877-327-8448 enterprisesales@ galaxybroadband.cawww.galaxybroadband.ca

Mosaic Communications 8 Tagish Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 3P5 (p) 867-334-4770 [email protected]

Northwestel Inc. Business Customer Care (p) 1-800-661-0790 [email protected] www.NWTEL.ca

Total North Communications 127 Copper Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2Z7 (p) 867-668-5175 (f) 867-668-4710 [email protected] www.totalnorth.ca

DRILLING COMPANIES

Earth Tek Drilling Ltd. 48A Levich Dr. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 0A8 (p) 867-667-6767 (f) 867-667-6768 [email protected]

Falcon Drilling Ltd. 3549 Opie Cres. Prince George, BC V2N 1B8 (p) 250-564-7786 (f) 250-502-5937 [email protected] www.falcon-drilling.com

Kluane Drilling Ltd. 14 MacDonald Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 4L2(p) 867-633-4800 (f) 867-633-3641 [email protected]

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Midnight Sun Drilling Inc. 413–108 Elliot St. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6C4 (p) 867-633-2626 (f) 867-633-2628 [email protected] www.midnightsundrilling.com

Peak Drilling Ltd. PO Box 3057 Courtenay, BC V9N 9T1 (p) 250-897-0930 (f) 250-897-0960 [email protected] www.peakdrilling.com

DRILLING SUPPLIERS

Career Industries Ltd. 1148 Front St.Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1A6 (p) 867-668-4360 (f) 867-667-4337 [email protected] www.ccva.ca

Extreme Products Inc. 102–17910 55th Ave. Surrey, BC V3S 6C8 (p) 604-575-6660 (f) 604-575-5494 [email protected] www.extremeproductsinc.com

Fordia Group 103–19050 25th Ave. Surrey, BC V38 3V2 (p) 605-538-5050 (f) 604-538-5056 [email protected] www.fordia.com

Reflex Instruments 70–C Mount Joy St. North Timmins, ON P4N 4V7 (p) 705-235-2169 (f) 705-235-2165 www.reflexinstruments.com

EQUIPMENT, SERVICES & SUPPLIERS

15317 Yukon Inc. (Tintina Trenching Inc.) 208–108 Elliott St. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6C4 (p) 867-668-2765 cell 780-524-8553 [email protected]

1984 Enterprises Inc. 838 West Hastings St., 5th Floor Vancouver, BC V6C 0A6 (p) 604-736-8142 (f) 604-736-8119 [email protected]

Arctic Construction Ltd. Suite 106, 2131 2nd Ave. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1C3 (p) 867-393-2980 (f) 867-393-2985 [email protected]

Castle Rock Enterprises20 Laberge Rd.Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5Y8(p) 867-668-6188(f) [email protected]

Cobalt Construction Mile 923.4 Alaska Hwy. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 0J9 (p) 867-668-3004 [email protected] www.cobaltconstruction.ca

Earth Tek Drilling Ltd. 48A Levich Dr. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 0A8 (p) 867-667-6767 (f) 867-667-6768 [email protected]

Finning Canada Ltd. 143A Industrial Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2V2 (p) 867-668-4800 (f) 867-668-3871

[email protected] www.finning.ca

General Refining Corp. PO Box 627, 978 2nd Ave. Ste. 6 Dawson City, YT Y0B 1G0 (p) 867-993-5093 (f) 867-993-5094 [email protected] www.generalrefining.com

Hurlburt Enterprises Inc. PO Box 33058 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5Y5 (p) 867-633-3276 (f) 867-633-3274 [email protected]

Icefield Tools Corp. #300–116 Galena Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2W6 (p) 867-633-4264 (f) 867-633-4217 [email protected] www.icefieldtools.com

Lumisave Industrial LED Technologies Ltd. 1001 Great St. Prince George, BC V2N 2K8 (p) 250-563-7283 (f) 250-640-0918 [email protected]

MacPherson RentalsBobcat/Doosan 117 Copper Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2Z7 (p) 867-633-4426 (f) 867-456-2708 [email protected]

Mercer Contracting 12 Boulder Rd. McCrae Industrial Area Whitehorse, YT (p) 867-393-3648 (f) 867-393-3646 [email protected] www.mercercontracting.ca


Yukon owned and operated with over 35 years experience in Custom Mobile Aggregate Production

6 MacDonald Road, Whitehorse YT Y1A 4Y5Tel (867) 668-3662 Fax (867) 633-5354

[email protected]


Northern Superior Mechanical Ltd.Bag 7000 Dawson City, YT Y0B 1G0 (p) 867-993-5710 (f) 867-993-5089 [email protected] www.napacanada.com

NU-Line Powerline Contractors Ltd.12A Burns Rd. Whitehorse,YT Y1A 4Y9 (p) 867-393-2066 (f) 867-393-2068 [email protected]

Pelly Construction Ltd. 111 Industrial Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2T7 (p) 867-667-6161 (f) 867-667-4194 [email protected] www.pelly.net

Rugged Edge Holdings PO Box 3621, 3405–19th Ave. Smithers, BC V0J 2N0 (p) 250-877-7776 (f) 250-847-8970 [email protected]

Sandvik Mining PO Box 88 300 Range Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 08A (p) 867-668-5151 (f) 867-668-5157 [email protected] www.sandvik.com

Stewart Basin Exploration 12 Mossberry Lane Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5W4 (p) 867-633-3829 [email protected] www.north-land.com

Technic Canada #1–3551 Viking Way Richmond, BC V6V 1W1 (p) 604-270-8778 (f) 604-270-6529 [email protected]

TSL Contractors Ltd. 17 Denver Rd.Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5S7(p) 867-667-6156 (f) [email protected]

EXPEDITING

Enroute Expediting & Hot Shot Services 1 Basswood St. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 4P4 (p) 867-633-2736 [email protected]

Gold Rush Deliveries PO Box 20079 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 7A2 (p) 867-336-0318 (f) 867-633-2294 [email protected] www.goldrushdeliveries.com

Hurlburt Enterprises Inc. PO Box 33058 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5Y5 (p) 867-633-3276 (f) 867-633-3274 [email protected]

Mercer Contracting Suite 417–108 Elliott St. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6C4 (p) 867-393-3648 (f) 867-393-3646 [email protected]

Small's Expediting Suite 2–25 Pilgrim Pl. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6E6 (p) 867-668-4291 (f) 867-668-4475 [email protected]

FIRST AID, SAFETY

Northern Safety Network 478 Range Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 3A2 (p) 867-633-6673

(f) 867-633-6391 [email protected] www.yukonsafety.com

EDUCATION, MINE TRAINING

Yukon College (CNIM) 500 College Dr.PO Box 2799Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5K4 (p) 867-668-8760 [email protected] www.yukoncollege.yk.ca/cnim

Yukon Mine Training Association 2099 2nd Ave. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1B5 (p) 867-633-6463 (f) 867-633-2605 [email protected]

LABORATORIES

Acme Labs Ltd. 9050 Shaughnessy St. Vancouver, BC V6P 6E5 (p) 604-253-3158 (f) 604-253-1716 [email protected]

ALS Group 2103 Dollarton Hwy. North Vancouver, BC V7H 0A7 (p) 604-984-0221 [email protected] www.alsglobal.com

Maxxam Analytics 4606 Canada Way Burnaby, BC V5L 1K5 (p) 604-639-2607 (f) 604-731-2386 [email protected] [email protected] www.maxxam.ca

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With over 30 years of experience, Kluane Freight Lines Ltd. is a First Nation owned, Yukon basedcomapany offering daily freight service between Whitehorse and Dawson City. We also service Carmacks,

Pelly Crossing and Mayo, and have extensive experience in servicing the mining & exploration industry.We provide Hot Shot Loads Yukon wide, and interlining with all major carriers. We haul van, reefer units

and deck loads and offer our services year round.

WHITEHORSET 867-667-7447F 867-633-6492

1-888-257-7788

DAWSON CITYT 867-993-5632F 867-993-6525

[email protected]


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Process MineralogicalConsulting Ltd. 10630 240th St.Maple Ridge, BC V2W 2B2 (p) 604-477-2700 (f) 604-220-5052 [email protected] www.processmineralogy.com

SGS Minerals Services 3260 Production Way Burnaby, BC V5A 4W4 (p) 604-638-2349 (f) 604-444-5486 [email protected] www.sgs.com

SERVICE GROUPS

ACCOMMODATIONS

Alaska Structures, Inc. 9024 Vanguard Dr., Suite 101 Anchorage, AK 99507 USA(p) 907-344-1565 [email protected] www.aks.com

Downtown Hotel PO Box 780 Dawson City, YT Y0B 1G0 (p) 1-867-993-5346 (f) 1-867-993-5076 [email protected]

Edgewater Hotel Ltd. 101 Main St.Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2A7 (p) 867-667-2572 (f) 867-668-3014 [email protected]

Eldorado Hotel PO Box 338Dawson City, YT Y0B 1G0 (p) 867-993-5451 (f) 867-993-5256 [email protected] www.eldoradohotel.ca

Gold Rush Inn Ltd. 411 Main St.Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2B6 (p) 867-668-4500 (f) 867-668-7432 [email protected]@yukonhotels.com

High Country Inn 4051–4th Ave. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1H1 (p) 867-667-4471 (f) 867-667-6457 [email protected] [email protected] www.coasthotels.com

Mercer Contracting Suite 417–108 Elliott St. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6C4 (p) 867-393-3648 (f) 867-393-3646 [email protected] www.mercercontracting.com

Westmark Hotels of Canada Ltd. 201 Wood St. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2E4 (p) 867-393-9700 (f) 867-668-2789 [email protected] www.westmarkhotels.com

Yukon Inn 4220 4th Ave. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1K1 (p) 867-667-2527 (f) 867-668-7643 [email protected] www.yukoninn.com

EVENT VENUES

MacBride Museum1124 First Ave. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1A4 (p) 867-667-2709 (f) 867-633-6607 [email protected] www.macbridemuseum.com

EQUIPMENT,SERVICES & SUPPLIES

ALX Exploration Services Inc. 48 Levich Dr. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 0A8 (p) 867-668-6096 (f) 867-668-6098 [email protected] www.alx.ca

Aqua Tech Supplies & Services Ltd. 123 Copper Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2Z7 (p) 867-668-5544 (f) 867-668-7182 [email protected]

Builders Supplyland 414 Baxter St. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2T5 (p) 867-668-6068 (f) 867-668-6052

Challenger Construction#4 Chadburn Cres. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5Z2 (p) 867-393-4734 [email protected]

Coldwell Banker Redwood Realty4150–4th Ave. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1J2 (p) 867-668-3500 (f) 867-667-2299 [email protected]

Dall Contracting Ltd. 110 Galena Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2W6 (p) 867-667-2468 (f) 867-667-6704 [email protected]

Duncan's Ltd. 106 Copper Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2Z6 (p) 867-667-6613 (f) 867-668-4502 [email protected]


Above or below the ground, we can help maximize your mining tire investment.Fountain Tire’s extraordinary service and extensive line of mining tires for various all-terrain situations enables mining companies to maximize the full potential of the equipment they operate.

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Call 867-332-8468 www.TintinaAir.com email: [email protected]

We are proud bring the first corporate business jet to the Yukon for executive class charter. (This aircraft is certified for gravel airstrips). We serve the Yukon, NWT and Northern B.C. with our Cessna Caravan,

Piper Navajo, two DeHavilland Beavers (on floats and wheels), and our Piper Cherokee Six.Affordable rates t Pick-up and drop-off available t Bulk-fuel hauls t Crew changes


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Inkspirationz Graphix 301 Hoge St. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1V8 (p) 867-668-2114 (f) 867-668-6540 [email protected] digitalink.ca

Integraphics Ltd. 411–D Strickland St. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2K3 (p) 867-667-4639 (f) 867-668-2734 [email protected]

Kilrich Industries L.P. 30 Denver Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5S7(p) 867-668-5958 (f) 867-668-3682 [email protected] www.kilrich.ca

Klondike Business Solutions 212 Black St.Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2M9 (p) 867-456-3380 (f) 867-668-2650 [email protected]


Northern Industrial Sales 11440–163 St. Edmonton, AB T5M 3T3 (p) 780-454-2682 (f) 780-643-5920 jfernandez@ northernindustrialsales.ca www.northernindustrialsales.ca

Northern Vision Development L.P. 411 Main St. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2B6 (p) 867-668-7886 ex.25

[email protected] www.nvdlp.com

Nuway Crushing Ltd. 6 MacDonald Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 4Y5 (p) 867-668-3662 (f) 867-633-5354 [email protected]

Office Supply Centre 103 Elliot St. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1Z9 (p) 867-633-7563 (f) 867-633-7577 [email protected] www.yos-wbm.com

Skookum Asphalt Ltd. 1 Ear Lake Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6L4 (p) 867-668-6326 (f) 867-668-6045 csimons@ skookumasphalt.yk.ca www.terusconstruction.ca

Talik Industrial Services Inc. 102, 17910–55 Ave. Surrey, BC V3S 6C8 (p) 1-888-535-4033 (f) 604-575-4025 [email protected] www.talikindustrial.com

U.A. Plumbing & Pipefitting Local 170 #201–1658 Foster's Way Delta, BC V3M 6S6 (p) 604-526-0441 x234 [email protected]

Waterfront Station Business Centre 230–2237 2nd Ave Whitehorse, YT Y1A 0K7 (p) 867-393-6120 (f) 867-667-6141 [email protected] www.wsbcyukon.ca

Yukon Energy Corp. PO Box 5920 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6S7(p) 867-393-5300 [email protected]

FINANCIAL / LEGAL

AON Reed Stenhouse Inc. Suite 201–9016 Quartz Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2Z5 (p) 867-668-4343 (f) 867-668-4340 www.aon.ca

Austring, Fendrick, & Fairman 3081–3rd Ave.Whitehorse, YT Y1A 4Z7 (p) 867-668-4405 (f) 867-668-3710 [email protected] www.lawyukon.com

MacDonald & Company 200–204 Lambert St. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 3T2 (p) 867-667-7885 (f) 867-667-7600 [email protected]

Richard Buchan: Lawyer~Mediator~Arbitrator PO Box 21093, Stn. Main Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6P7 (p) 867-668-5611 (f) 867-668-5610 [email protected] www.resolvyt.ca

FOOD SERVICES

Northland Beverages Ltd.115 Copper Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2Z7 (p) 867-667-2602 (f) 867-667-2458 [email protected] www.northlandbeverages.ca


Bell 206B's & 206L4's, Astar 350B-2's & B-3's

The primary role of the Yukon Surface Rights Board (the “Board”) is to resolve access disputes between persons owning or having an interest in the surface of the land and others having a right to access or use the land. The Board’s process starts when the parties are unable to reach an agreement and a party applies to the Board. The Board’s jurisdiction is derived from several statutes. The primary authority for the Board is set out in the Yukon Surface Rights Board Act (Canada).Additional responsibilities of the Board are set out in other laws and agreements including the Additional responsibilities of the Board are set out in other laws and agreements including the Quartz Mining Act (Yukon), Placer Mining Act (Yukon), Oil and Gas Act (Yukon), Expropriation Act (Canada), Radiocommunications Act (Canada), and individual Yukon First Nation Final Agreements.

To learn more about the Board and its process visit yukonsurfacerights.com or contact the Board’s office.

Physical addressSuite 206 Horwood’s Mall,100 Main Street, Whitehorse, YukonMailing adressBox 31201, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 5P7Phone: (867) 667-7695Fax: (867) 668-5892Fax: (867) [email protected]

DISPUTEbetweenparties

Negotiation

Applicationto board

MediationMediation

BoardHearing

RESOLUTION(by parties)

BINDING DECISION(by Board)


TRANSPORTATION

AIR

Air North Ltd. 150 Condor Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6E6 (p) 867-668-2228 (f) 867-668-6224 [email protected] www.flyairnorth.com

Alkan Air Ltd. 105 Lodestar Lane Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6E6 (p) 867-668-2107 (f) 667-6117 [email protected]

Canadian Helicopters Ltd.PO Box 20452 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 7A2 (p) 867-633-4354 (f) 867-633-4345 [email protected]

Capital Helicopters (1995) Inc. 3–25 Pilgrim Place Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6E6 (p) 867-668-6200 (f) 867-668-6201 [email protected]

Fireweed Helicopters Ltd. PO Box 26Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5X9 (p) 867-668-5888 (f) 867-668-7875 [email protected] www.fireweedhelicopters.ca

Horizon Helicopters Ltd. 20 Electra Cres. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6E6 (p) 867-633-6044 (f) 867-633-6045 [email protected] www.horizonhelicopters.ca

Klondike Travel 308 Wood St. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2E6 (p) 867-668-5655 (f) 867-668-5658 [email protected]

Kluane Helicopters PO Box 2128 Haines Junction, YT (p) 867-634-2224 (f) 867-634-2226 [email protected]

Tintina Air Inc. 21 Carlisle Pl. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6V4 (p) 867-332-8468 [email protected] www.tintinaair.com

Trans North Helicopters PO Box 8 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5X9 (p) 867-668-2177 (f) 867-668-3420 [email protected] www.tntaheli.com

Uniglobe Specialty Travel 212 Lambert St. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1Z4 (p) 867-668-3300 (f) 867-668-3305 [email protected] www.uniglobespecialtytravel.com

FREIGHT

Alaska Marine Lines/Canadian LyndenPO Box 33066 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5Y5 (p) 867-633-5400 (f) 867-668-3196 [email protected]


FUEL

AFD Petroleum Ltd. 44 MacDonald Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 4L2 (p) 867-667-6211 (f) 668-3621 [email protected] www.afdpetroleum.com

North 60 Petro Ltd. 146 Industrial Rd. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2V1 (p) 867-633-8822 (f) 867-633-8841 [email protected]

Superior Propane 106 Galena Rd.Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2W6 (p) 867-668-7444 (f) 867-668-4946 [email protected]

RENTALS

Driving Force213 Range Rd.Whitehorse, YT Y1A 3E5 (p) 867-668-2137 (f) 867-633-3110 [email protected] www.drivingforce.ca

K & K Truck Rentals4211 Fourth Ave. Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1K2 (p) 1-888-871-0082 (f) 1-866-695-2322 [email protected] www.kandk.ca A

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MINTO MORNING: In most mines, environmental staff test and take samples alongside the operations crew.



WHEN MINING COMPANIES need quality images— and quickly—experience counts. That’s when Archbould Photography gets the call. “I’ve been around the mining community for a long time. There is a whole community of businesses that support the mining industry—they hang in there when prices are low, and get to work when prices bounce back.

“This collection of images I took last year is about the relationship between mining companies and the envi-ronmental professionals they rely on. I might take 1,500 images in a day, and from these I select the best. I have a lot of respect for companies that come in and work so efficiently. They don’t get to conduct the same test 1,500 times and pick their favourite result!”

Whether corporate, commercial, or industrial situations, Cathie Archbould has shot it all. As one of the Yukon's most sought after photographers, Archbould is no stranger to the territory's vast mining and exploration sector. She's travelled by land, air, and water to witness life on the job in all four cor-ners of the Yukon. Visit www.archbould.com for more images.

Exploring the industry through the lens of photographer Cathie Archbould.II Photos and captions by Cathie Archbould II

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WATER HIGHWAY: In today's mining industry, companies are collecting significant amounts of data on the environment at and around their mine site (especially on waterways, such as the Yukon River, seen here). This approach helps develop a better understanding of potential project impacts so that they can be avoided or mitigated.

LIFE BELOW SURFACE: As valuable as the minerals they are extracting, the employees both deep underground and those working above are a valuable asset to every mine.



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OPEN PIT: Before the first shovel is in the ground, mining companies are investing in environmental testing that will continue throughout the life of the mine.


DAWN WAIT: Waiting for morning light before transporting exploration visitors out to a remote site.

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ON THE GROUND: Vegetation surveys are completed before, during, and after mining. Plants provide not only insight on the ecology of the local area but can also be used to monitor effects like dust and the movement of metals through the ecosystem.


Inside the Industry

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COMPANY PAGE

15317 Yukon Inc. (Tintina Trenching Inc) 39

1984 Enterprises Inc. 39

Access Consulting Group 36

Acme Labs Ltd. 41

AFD Petroleum Ltd. 47, 60

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited 2, 47

Air North Ltd. 26, 37

Alaska Marine Lines/Canadian Lynden 47

Alaska Miners Association 35

Alaska Structures, Inc. 43

Alexco Resource Corp. 37

Alkan Air Ltd. 47, 59

All-In Exploration 37

All-Terrane Mineral Exploration Services 36

ALS Group 41

ALX Exploration Services Inc. 43

AMC Consultants 35

AME BC 35

AMEC Environment & Infrastructure 35, 36

AON Reed Stenhouse Inc. 45

Aqua Tech Supplies & Services Ltd. 43

Archer, Cathro & Associates (1981) Ltd. 37

Arctic Const. Ltd. 39

Associated Engineering & Summit Environmental 35

Aurora Geosciences Ltd. 36

Austring, Fendrick, & Fairman 45, 56

Builders Supplyland 43

Canadian Helicopters Ltd. 47

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency 35

CAP Engineering 35

Capital Helicopters (1995) Inc. 40, 47

Capstone Mining Corp. Minto Mine 38

Career Industries Ltd. 34, 39

Casino Mining Corp. 37

Castle Rock 39

Challenger Construction 43

Challenger Geomatics Ltd. 29, 36

Chief Isaac Inc. 35

Cobalt Construction 39

Coldwell Banker Redwood Realty 43

Copperbelt Railway & Mining Museum 35

Coureur Des Bois Ltd. 37

Dall Contracting Ltd. 43

Derome & Assc. Development + Management Inc. 36

Dixon Event Coordination 38

DJ Drilling & Jedway Enterprises 37

Downtown Hotel 7, 43

Driving Force 47

Duncan's Ltd. 20, 43

Eagle Plains Resources Ltd. 37

Earth Tek Drilling Ltd. 38, 39

Ecofor Consulting Ltd 36

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Edgewater Hotel Ltd. 7, 43

EDI Environmental Dynamics 36

Eldorado Hotel 43

Enroute Expediting & Hot Shot Services 41

Equity Exploration Consultants Ltd. 36

Extreme Products Inc. 10, 39

Falcon Drilling Ltd. 38

Finning Canada Ltd. 39

Fireweed Helicopters Ltd. 6, 47

First Point Minerals 37

Fordia Group 39

Galaxy Broadband Communications Inc. 38

General Refining Corp. 39

Gold Rush Deliveries 41

Gold Rush Inn Ltd. 7, 43

Hemmera 36

High Country Inn 7, 43

Horizon Helicopters Ltd. 26, 47

Hurlburt Enterprises Inc. 39, 41

Icefield Tools Corp. 39

Inkspirationz Graphix 45

Integraphics Ltd. 45

K & K Truck Rentals 34, 47

Kaminak Gold Corp. 37

KBL Environmental Ltd. 36, 44

Kilrich Industries L.P. 45, 52

KLM Consulting 36

Klondike Business Solutions 34, 45

Klondike Gold Corp. 37

Klondike Travel 47, 50

Kluane Drilling Ltd. 38

Kluane Helicopters 47

Kreft Exploration 37

Lamerton Land Surveys 36

LOOKNorth 35

Lumisave Industrial LED Technologies Ltd. 39

MacBride Museum 43

MacDonald & Company 45

MacPherson Rentals/Bobcat/Doosan 3, 39

Maxxam Analytics 41

McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd. 36

Mercer Contracting 25, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47

Midnight Sun Drilling Inc. 39

Mosaic Communications 38

Na Cho Nyak Dun Development Corp. 35

North 60 Petro Ltd. 47

North American Tungsten 38

Northern Industrial Sales 45

Northern Safety Network 41

Northern Superior Mechanical Ltd. 41

Northern Vision Development L.P. 45

Northland Beverages Ltd. 45

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Northwestel Inc. 38

NU-Line Powerline Contractors Ltd. 15, 41

Nuway Crushing Ltd. 40, 45

Office Supply Centre 45

Overland Resources Yukon Ltd. 37

Peak Drilling Ltd. 39

Pelly Construction Ltd. 41

Pika Exploration Inc. 37

Predator Mining Group Inc. 37

Process Mineralogical Consulting Ltd. 43

Reflex Instruments 36, 39

Richard Buchan: Lawyer~Mediator~Arbitrator 45

Rugged Edge Holdings 41

Sandvik Mining 41

Selwyn Chihong Mining Ltd. 37

SGS Minerals Services 43

Skookum Asphalt Ltd. 42, 45

Small's Expediting 41, 57

Stantec Consulting Ltd. 36

Stewart Basin Exploration 41

Superior Propane 47

Talik Industrial Services Inc. 45, 55

Tarsis Resources Ltd. 37

Technic Canada 41

Tetra Tech EBA Inc. 36

Tintina Air Inc. 44, 47

Tintina Consultants 36

Total North Communications 38

Trans North Helicopters 46, 47

TSL Contractors Ltd. 41

U.A. Plumbing & Pipefitting Local 170 45

Underhill Geomatics Ltd. 11, 36

Uniglobe Specialty Travel 47, 57

Veris Gold 37

Victoria Gold Corp. 38

Waterfront Station Business Centre 45

Wellgreen Platinum Ltd. 37

Westmark Hotels of Canada Ltd. 43

Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce 35

Yukon Chamber of Commerce 35

Yukon College (CNIM) 40, 41

Yukon Energy Corp. 45

Yukon Engineering Services 29, 36

Yukon Government—Energy, Mines & Resources 6, 35

Yukon Government—Economic Development 35

Yukon Inn 43

Yukon Mine Training Association 41

Yukon Mining Alliance 35

Yukon Women in Mining 35

Yukon Worker's Compensation H&SB 35

Yukon Zinc Corp. 38

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