Activity Reports
Airborne Survey Updates
Argentina, Chile Airborne Meeting Update
After the September 28 meeting in which a number of mining
companies confirmed their intent to participate, a time-line
was established to assure that the survey will commence next
season (February 2000). To accomodate this it is necessary that
companies interested in participating in the consortium send
a letter of intention to SEGEMAR by October 20, 1999. The participation
fee can be paid as late as March 31, 2000.
For further information about this airborne survey please
contact one of the following MAP project leaders:
Dra. Moyra Gardeweg, SERNAGEOMIN, Chile (email: mgardeweg@sernageomin.cl
Tel: 56-2-737-5050) or Dr. Eduardo O. Zappettini, SEGEMAR, Argentina
Email: ezappe@secind.mecon.ar
Tel: 54-11-4349-3162
Bolivia, Chile, Peru Airborne Survey Update
Following input from interested companies, the survey boundaries
were revised. The area as shown covers approximately 90,000 km2.
Companies are invited to indicate their interest in participating
and to suggest modifications or areas of priority by October
30, 1999. The final area will then be established by the technical
committee which will include a representative from each participating
company. Please address questions or comments to Dr. Dennis Teskey:
Tel: (613) 834-0598
email: dteskey@travel-net.com
Verifiable Indicators
The October 30, 1999 deadline for submission of the Verifiable
Indicators questionnaire is quickly approaching. Please send
completed questionnaires to Mr. Mike Ellerbeck by email to: mellerbe@nrcan.gc.ca
or through the MAP web page at the following URL:
http://www.pma-map.com/indicators.html
Map Certificates
Certificates for participation in MAP short courses were distributed
at the recent Executive Council Meetings in Santa Cruz in Agust.
As this was the first time that diplomas have been issued during
the project, administration made certificates for all previous
short courses from the first two years of MAP. Please advise
MAP administration if anyone was left off the certificate list.
Also please keep a list of all attendees at future short courses
and send them to administration so that certificates can be issued.
PIMA Training
(Activity: A.99/B-1, A.99/C-2, A.99/P-1)
Ms. Anne Thompson of PetraScience Consultants Inc. of Vancouver,
Canada has been contracted to give introductory training on the
PIMA mineral analyser in Lima from November 2 to 5 and in La
Paz from November 22 through 26.
Fluid Inclusion Training
(Activity: D.97/C-5, D.96/B-7, D.98/P-2)
Mr. Jim Reynolds of Fluid Inc. of Colorado, USA has been contracted
to travel to Bolivia, Peru and Chile to set up the Fluid Inclusion
Equipment donated by MAP. In Bolivia and Peru Mr. Reynolds will
also be giving a short introductory course on the use of the
Fluid Inclusion Equipment.
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