February 2008 Edit ion

FEBRUARY MONTHLY MINER UPCOMING

EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

Newsletter Editor: Wendy Gilmour

SME Tucson Section

February 16, 2008

Engineer’s Week at the Foothills Mall

Tucson, Arizona

10AM—3PM

February 24-27, 2008

2008 SME Annual

Meeting & Exhibit

“New Horizons/ New Challenges”

Salt Lake City, Utah

1-800-763-3132

www.smenet.org

Email: meetings@smenet.org

February 13, 2008

SME Monthly Dinner Meeting

Speaker: Scott Hazlitt

Capital Gold Company

“The El Chanate Gold Project”

Reservations RESERVATIONS REQUIRED

DEADLINE Monday, February 11th

We want to see you there! 3 Ways to RSVP…

Call (520) 294-9861 E-mail imc@imctucson.com

Fax 520-294-9865 Please include complete spelling of first and last

names of all guests attending, THANK YOU!

Date & Time Wednesday

February 13th, 2008 6:30 PM (Social Half-Hour)

7:00 PM (Dinner) 7:30 PM (Meeting)

Cost $20 Per Person Students Free

Menu Charbroiled Chicken Breast

Marsala, Morron or Poblano Sauce

Garlic Mashed Potatoes Roll & Butter

Dessert Coffee/Tea/Soft Drink

(Vegetarian Menu Avail)

Location El Parador Restaurant

2744 E. Broadway Tucson, Arizona 85716 On Broadway between

Tucson & Country Club

Non-Members and Family are always welcome!!!

February Dinner Meeting Guest Speaker: Scott Hazlitt, Capital Gold Company

Sponsor: M3 Engineering

S cott Hazlitt is the Vice President of Mine Development for Capital Gold Corporation (CGC), a junior gold min-ing and exploration company. Since 2001 Scott has focused on all phases of the development, and financ-

ing of the El Chanate property for CGC. He served as manager at CGC’s Hopemore exploration project in Leadville, Colo-rado. He worked as Mine Operations Chief Geologist for Getchell Gold from 1995 to 1999. From 1992 to 1995 he was a consulting geologist in California and Nevada. From 1988 to 1992 he was a project geologist and Mine Superintendent for the Lincoln development project. Scott is a registered geologist in the state of California. For more info on Capital Gold and there projects visit www.capitalgoldcorp.com

M3 is an employee owned engineering and construction management firm with a staff of over 250 persons and has assisted over 900 clients with 7,000 projects. M3 was founded in 1986, and since then has specialized in mining project design and construction management. Today M3 is ranked as one of the largest and most experienced in minerals-oriented engineering companies in North America. M3 is also doing large green fields projects in the U.S. and Canada including 3 large copper projects in Arizona. www.m3eng.com

February 2-15, 2008 54th Annual Tucson Gem & Mineral Show

For more info visit

www.visittucson.org/gemshow/

Or call (520) 322-5773

Opening of “El Chanate” 11/9/07

February 13, 2008 Annual Meeting of the Mining Foundation of the Southwest

(Public Invited)

Arizona Historical Museum

949 E. Second Street @ 2:30PM

Contact Jean Austin

(520) 577-7519

admin@miningfoundationsw.org

For Your Information

If you have any suggestions or would like to add an event to the

monthly newsletter please e-mail Wendy Gilmour at wgilmour@geotemps.com! This is YOUR Newsletter SME!

*FUN FACT*

A 12-piece set of silver-plate flatware (knives, forks, spoons) contains over a

pound of copper!!

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Visit www.smetucson.org for all your up-to-date information and a recap of the night’s events including detailed topics, minutes and pictures!

*In the Community* Rain or shine

the Diggers and Duffers still play the nine

The 12th Annual Diggers and Duffers Golf Tournament on December 1st, 2007, had a wonderful turn out despite the wet weather. The players were only able to play the front nine but still made the best of the rainy weather. Sponsors, members, and locals came out to show their support for the U of A Student Chapter. This Year the event was able to raise $10,000. The money raised will be able to send almost 30 students to the SME National Conference in Salt Lake City this year! At the end of the day team Babbit prevailed and won the tournament. All of the students would like to express their gratitude to all of the sponsors and players who attended this year.

And the winners are……. From left to right: Mark Babbitt, Bert Babbit, John Ferney, Jason Wertz, were this years tournament winners!! Congratulations! Photo to the right

Team Tetratech From left to right: Jamie Monte, Nancy Fisbeck, Renee Grochowski, and Kathy Arnold.

Strongpoint, sponsor of the January 9 meeting of the SME Tucson Section, is a communications consulting firm with a specific focus on marketing communications and serves the industry as a consultant to Augusta Resources Corporation/Rosemont Copper Company. The company was founded in 2003 and is based on nearly 20 years of communication and media experience in Phoenix and Southern Arizona and an additional 10 years in the Midwest and on both coasts. It is the only Southern Arizona firm with two individuals nationally accredited by the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). “We take pride in becoming an integral part of our clients’ teams and knowing their issues and cultures deeply,” said Mary Rowley, APR, Strongpoint’s president. “Yet at the same time we bring a valuable outside perspective.” For more information on Strongpoint please visit their website at www.strongpt.com. Many thanks to Strongpoint for Sponsoring January SME meeting.

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ATTENTION:

The February 13th Dinner meeting is your last chance to pay $15 for your SME Dues!! Starting February 14th dues will increase to $20. Pay early and SAVE!!

February Monthly Miner

SME Members

Please don’t forget to turn in your 2008 dues!!

ASAP!!

Your current status for your dues will be located

next to your address under the membership form.

THANK YOU!!

SME Reminders

What a success the January dinner meeting was; 101 of our community and SME members came out to support Jamie Sturgess and hear him talk about the Rosemont Copper Mine Project. If you were unable to attended the dinner meeting, here is a recap of some of the economic impact we can expect.

• Pima County - Residents in the county will see a local increase of $156 million in direct revenues from Rosemont Copper and another $100 million generated through indirect contributions to personal incomes, business sales and local government incomes. Over the 19 years of mine operations, more than $4.8 billion will support schools, local governments, families and private businesses throughout Pima County. The mine will provide nearly 500 jobs with $29 million in salaries directly (based on 2006 wages) and another 1,200 supportive jobs with an annual total income estimated at $42 million, for an overall annual countywide increase in income of $72 million.

• Arizona - The Rosemont Copper mine will benefit the

state's economy by an average of almost $488 million per year to personal income, business sales, and government revenues. In addition, the economic support will include the direct and indirect creation of 2,950 new jobs. State, county, municipal, school districts, community college and other local governments across the state will see new revenue streams of almost $49 million per year during the 19 years, with the economic benefit to the state totaling more than $9.2 billion.

• United States - For nearly two decades, the national

economy will realize more than $2.3 billion annually, and more than a $43.7 billion boost through direct and indirect contributions related to the operation of the Rosemont Copper mine. Individual Americans will gain a substantial amount of personal income ($520 million annually), businesses will realize an additional $1.5 billion in sales generated, and the Federal Government will see an average of $164 million for each year of production.

Info from www.rosemontcopper.com

HYDROLOGIST NEEDED ASAP! Errol L. Montgomery is looking for a Mid-Senior level Mining Hydrologist

• 10 years + experience

• Bachelor's degree in Geology, Hydrology For complete job description or to submit your resume contact Hale Barter at hbarter@elmontgomery.com.

Pictures from left to right: Picture 1; Donna Cram, Mardee Briscoe, John Ward. Picture 2; Mike Clarke, Jamie Sturgess, Catherine Gignac Picture 3; Dave Kidd and Jamie Sturgess handing out raffle ticket prizes. Picture 4; Full house over 100 members came out to hear Jamie talk about the Rosemont Project.

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Happy Valentine’s Day!! SME Tucson Board Members

Eben Robinson, Chairman

Richmond Fenn, Vice Chairman

Diane Archer, Treasurer

Kalyn Galvez, Secretary

Joseph Baker, Membership Chairman

Larry Dykers, Sponsor Chairman

Robert Pratt, GEMS Chairman

Dave Kidd, Program Chairman

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