2015 Mining Day - Recap Page and Photo Gallery
Congratulations to all of our writing contest ($20 pure silver coin) and bicycle draw winners!
Writing Contest Winner Jamie-Lynn Yellowhead (Grade 4, McKellar Park)
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Writing Contest Winner Peyton Fadden (Grade 6, St. Annes)
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Writing Contest Runner-Up Owen Dacre (Fishing Kit as Prize)
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Bicycle Draw Winner Leyton Reid
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Bicycle Draw Winner (unknown)
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List of 2015 exhibitors:
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List of 2015 exhibits / activities:
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Abitibi Geophysics
Accurassay Bjorkman Prospecting CEDC Thunder Bay Chaltrek Canadian Institute of Mining Confederation College Emily Cross - International Science Fair Award Winner Fastenal Garden Lake Timber Goldcorp (Musselwhite Mine) Halfway Motors Helion Exploration HGC Consulting Intola Safety Kal-Tire Look Drilling LU Anthropology Major Diamond Drilling MNDM Resident Geologists Program MNR Fire New Gold Inc. Noront Resources Ltd. North American Palladium Northwestern Ontario Prospectors Association Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario Ontario Mine Rescue Pleson Geoscience Premier Gold Mines Ltd. PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise Ray Hietapakka Robert Deschamp Skills Ontario Sling Choker TBT Engineering Women in Mining Zenyatta Ventures Ltd. |
Helicopter (Expedition Helicopters)
Gold Panning with real gold! (NWOPA, Accurassay) Scoop Tram and Jumbo Drill (North American Palladium) Mining Equipment Tires (Kal Tire) Drone (Pleson Geoscience) Portable Drill (Helion Exploration) Ask a Geologist (Peter Vanstone, Geoff Heggie) Mining Equipment Simulator (Operating Engineers Training Institute) Heavy Equipment Simulator (HGC Consulting) Treasure Hunt (Chaltrek) Diamond Drill (Major Diamond Drilling) Diamond Drill (Look Drilling) Core Racks and Boxes (Garden Lake Timber) ATV Safety (Intola Safety) Prospecting Tent (Bjorkman Prospecting) Ontario Mine Rescue Equipment Electric Car (Halfway Motors) |
2015 Presentations Included:
Thunder Bay Building Stone walking tours
Searching for Kimberlites in the Canadian Arctic
Training For Careers in Mining and Exploration
The Thrill of Prospecting and its Role in Exploration
Searching for Kimberlites in the Canadian Arctic
Training For Careers in Mining and Exploration
The Thrill of Prospecting and its Role in Exploration
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