Toronto Branch Luncheon
Location: Toronto Branch LuncheonDate: May 20, 2010
After earning a M.Sc. at Queen's University in Geological Sciences in 1981, Lynda gained experience as an exploration geochemist planning and interpreting geochemical surveys across Canada, and in many South America and African countries. She is recognized as a world-expert on assay methods and has traveled extensively worldwide to review sampling and analytical procedures.
Since 1989 she has been an officer and director of several junior mining corporations and most recently has been President & CEO of Halo Resources Ltd. since 2007, which raised over $15 million for exploration in Manitoba and Ontario.
She has extensive experience on a variety of volunteer boards such as the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy-Toronto Branch, including a term as Chairman. She is serving her third term as a director of the PDAC and is currently chair of the newly formed Public Affairs Committee. Her other volunteer work includes roles with the Association of Exploration Geochemists, Geological Association of Canada and government advisory boards (CAMIRO Expert Geochemistry committee, CANMET’s Reference Material Program, the Ontario Geological Survey and the Mining Technical Advisory and Monitoring Committee of the Canadian Securities regulators).
A New Lease on Life in Northwest Manitoba
HudBay Minerals recently celebrated 80 years of mining history and the development of 25 mines, in northwestern Manitoba. In 2006, a breath of fresh air drifted across northern Manitoba when Anglo American converted its interest in the region to a new publicly-listed company, which then aggressively invested in exploration. Equally important was the new directive to option off properties to junior mining companies, opening up a new era of investment in Manitoba.
Several years later, the region is reinvigorated with major new discoveries by HudBay in Snow Lake, Halo Resources at Sherridon and VMS Ventures at Reed Lake. Lynda will discuss the ability of juniors and majors to find new mines in a prolific VMS district, helping to offset the decline in Canada’s base metal reserves.
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