Canada Day

CANADA DAY

Date: Sunday 4th December 2011

Venue: Business Design Centre

As the effects of the recession begin to recede, Canada remains one of the top destinations for mineral exploration.

Total exploration spending in Canada last year was some US$1.8 billion. This is only half the total spent in 2008 but reflects a similar decline in global expenditure.

Fortunately, access to capital has eased slightly (last year was a record period for mining-industry financing on the Toronto Stock Exchange) and commodity prices have recovered much of their lost ground. As a result, there has been resurgence in exploration activity across Canada, particularly in gold, potash and uranium.

Canadian provinces continue to dominate the Fraser Institute’s ranking of the world’s most attractive exploration destinations. In the institution’s mid-2010 rankings, five Canadian provinces were ranked in the top seven places (Alberta 1st, Quebec 3rd, Yukon 4th, Saskatchewan 5th and Newfoundland & Labrador 7th). The dominance was broken only by Finland (2nd) and Chile (6th).

These province offer strong government support, knowledgeable policy makers and many provinces continue to offer exploration incentives. Because of the local expertise, Canadian companies are also successful explorers around the world.

CANADA DAY
Sunday, December 4
9.45      Registration & Coffee
10.10    Opening Comments: Brian Parrott, Minister-Counsellor & Senior Trade Commissioner, Canadian High Commission, London
10.15    Intro / Sponsor Toronto Stock Exchange & TSX Venture Exchange
10.30    Northern Shield Resources – Ian Bliss, President & CEO
10.55    Selwyn Resources – Dr Harlan Meade, President & CEO
11.20    Montero Mining & Exploration – Dr. Antony Harwood, President & CEO & Director
11.45    Castle Peak Mining – Darren Lindsay, President & CEO
12.10    Rainy River Resources – Raymond Threlkeld, President & CEO
12.35    Fission Energy – Ross McElroy, President, CEO & Director
13.00    Lunch
13.50    Oremex Gold/Silver – John Carlesso, Chairman
14.15    South American Silver – Ilya Rogol, Corporate Development
14.40     Merrex Gold – Gregory Isenor, President & CEO
15.05     Atacama Pacific Gold Corp – Carl Hansen, President & CEO
15.30     Coffee
15.50     Argentex Mining Corporation -
16.15     Nevsun Resources – Scott Trebilcock, VP Business Development & Investor Relations
16.40     Namibia Rare Earths – Don Burton, President
17.05     Networking Drinks Sponsored by the Toronto Stock Exchange & TSX Venture Exchange

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For more information, contact:

Natalie Wootton
Delegates and Logistics
natalie.wootton@aspermontuk.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7216 6088