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Final Program120th Annual Meeting, Exposition & Short CoursesDecember 1-5, 2014JA Nugget Casino ResortSparks/Reno, NV USA10 N Post Street, Ste. 305 ~ Spokane, WA USA509.624.1158 ~ info@miningamerica.orgminingamerica.org ~ themoreyoudig.com$10,000 and up$5,000 - $9,999$2,500 - $4,999$1,000 - $2,499$ 500 - $ 999Up to $ 4992014 Annual Meeting SponsorsA Professional Law CorporationDaviesEnviroscientists, Inc.Enviroscientists,I n c .Enviroscientists, Inc.Enviroscientists,I n c .Erwin & Thompson LLPLawyers Hall Mineral Services LLC FormationBAIRD ? HANSON LLPA T T O R N E Y S A T L A WRITASCATMDenver, Inc. Durán Bokich Enterprises, LLCEnvironmental ContractorsKappes, Cassiday & Associates Barrick Gold Corporation of North AmericaHecla Mining CompanyGeotemps, Inc.Coeur Mining, Inc.Pershing Gold CorporationNewmont Mining CorporationSmall Mine Development LLCEagle Mining LLC - Lundin MiningKinross Kettle River - BuckhornMidway Gold Corp.SRK Consulting (U.S.) Inc.MWH Global, Inc.Ruen DrillingStillwater Mining CompanyEnviroscientists, Inc.Tahoe Resources, Inc.Klondex MinesAmerican Vanadium Corp.TonaTec ExplorationCDM SmithFormation Metals, Inc.Forsgren AssociatesMine Development AssociatesRio Tinto - Kennecott Utah CopperVictaulicAMECAcker Drill CompanyChris DailFordiaHall Mineral ServicesItasca Denver, Inc.Jentech Drilling Supply, Inc.Pilot Gold (USA) Inc.PolyMet MiningRockwood Casualty Insurance CompanyElko Convention & Visitors AuthoritySherwin Williams Co.ACZ Laboratories, Inc.ASM Affiliates, Inc.Daycon Minerals CorporationFrontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc.Duran Bokich Enterprises, Inc.Hidden Valley Insurance, Inc.Florin Analytical ServicesThe Northern MinerJA NuggetGoldcorp, Inc.OUSEI KANKYOSHOJI Co., LtdAllied Nevada Gold Corp.Davis Graham & Stubbs LLPGolder AssociatesMidas Gold, Corp.Baird Hanson, LLCParsons Behle & LatimerDavies Public AffairsNuLegacy Gold Corp.Royal Gold, Inc.Stantec Consulting ServicesBoart LongyearHDR EngineeringFirst DrillingNewFieldsErwin & Thompson LLPLionel Sawyer & CollinsResolution Copper CompanyRio Tinto - Kennecott Exploration CompanyRio TintoAmerican Metallurgical LabBDOCrowley fleck, PLLPDebbie & Eric StruhsackerGallatin Public AffairsHouston International Insurance GroupJackson Kelly PLLCNational Exploration Wells & Pumps, Inc.Perkins Coie LLPRenaissance GoldSage Engineers, Inc.Newpark Drilling Fluids LLCAgru America, Inc.Borealis Mining Company LLCNational Filter MediaCGS MuleF&H Mine Supply, Inc.Gochnour & AssociatesIDSFinal Program ~ Page 1Schedule of EventsSunday November 303:00 - 5:00 Registration & Packet Pick UpMonday December 17:00 - 5:00 Registration & Packet Pick Up8:00 - 5:00 Short CoursesTuesday December 28:00 - 5:00 Registration & Packet Pick Up Short Courses Exhibitor Set Up2:30 - 5:00 AEMA Board Meeting6:00 - 8:00 Awards & Recognition ReceptionWednesday December 37:00 - 5:30 Registration & Packet Pick Up7:00 - 9:15 Hosted Burrito Breakfast8:00 - 5:30 Technical Sessions9:00 - 7:30 Exhibit Hall & Student Posters9:35 - 10:20 Coffee Break in the Exhibit HallNoon - 1:30 Welcoming Luncheon Keynote Speaker: former MT Gov. Brian Schweitzer, Chairman of the Board of Stillwater Mining CompanyNoon - 1:30 Exhibit Hall Sandwich Lunch2:30 - 5:30 Afternoon Technical Sessions3:35 - 4:20 Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall5:30 - 7:30 Welcoming ReceptionThursday December 47:00 - 5:30 Registration & Packet Pick Up7:00 - 8:00 Government Industry Breakfast - invitation only7:00 - 9:15 Hosted Burrito Breakfast8:00 - 5:30 Technical Sessions9:00 - 6:30 Exhibit Hall & Student Posters9:35 - 10:20 Coffee Break in the Exhibit HallNoon - 1:30 Industry Outlook Luncheon Keynote Speaker Andrea E. Neuman, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPNoon - 1:30 Exhibit Hall Sandwich Lunch2:30 - 5:30 Afternoon Technical Sessions3:35 - 4:20 Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall5:30 - 6:30 Happy Hour Reception6:30 - 9:00 Young Professionals ReceptionFriday December 57:00 - 1:00 Registration & Packet Pick Up7:00 - 9:15 Hosted Burrito Breakfast8:00 - 11:30 Technical Sessions9:00 - 1:00 Exhibit Hall & Student Posters9:35 - 10:20 Coffee Break and Moose Milk the Exhibit Hall11:30 - 1:00 Hosted Farewell Sandwich Lunch1:00 - 5:00 Tear DownPage 2 ~ American Exploration & Mining Association’s 120th Annual Meeting, Exposition Table of ContentsAnnual Meeting Sponsors ............................................................. Inside front coverSchedule of Events .......................................................................................... Page 1Welcoming Luncheon Keynote Speaker ..................................................... Page 3Industry Outlook Luncheon Keynote Speaker ............................................. Page 3Technical Session Program and Exhibit Hall Schedule at a Glance.......... Page 4Technical Sessions• Wednesday ..................................................................................... Pages 6 - 12• Thursday ......................................................................................... Pages 13 - 19• Friday ............................................................................................... Page 20 - 21Student Poster Contest ................................................................................. Page 16Exhibitor Listing - By Company ............................................................. Pages 22 - 28Exhibitor Listing - By Product or Service .............................................. Pages 29 - 36Exhibit Hall Map ............................................................................ Inside Back Cover2014 Annual Meeting Program Chair Eric Williams, PartnerGallatin Public AffairsSpokane, WA 509.624.7655EricW@gallatinpa.comA Partner at Gallatin Public Affairs, Eric Williams is a national-ly recognized expert in mining, minerals and natural resource policy and politics. For nearly two decades, energy and natu-ral resource companies have looked to Eric to help them navi-gate the challenging state and federal regulatory procedures required to permit major projects. In addition to permitting policy and communi-cations expertise, he also is a skilled researcher on topics and organizations critical to natural resource debates.Based in the firm’s Spokane office, but frequently traveling to project-sites across the western United States, Eric understands how to effectively position projects in the public eye and how to build and activate community and grassroots support for controversial projects. Prior to joining Gallatin, he was a partner with Enviro-nomics Inc., a regional public affairs firm. Earlier, Eric was a reporter with the Hel-ena Independent Record and The Montana Standard. He has served two terms as a Trustee of the American Exploration & Mining Association (formerly NWMA). Born and raised in Central Montana’s renowned cattle county, Eric earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Montana. Eric lives with his wife near Spokane, and they have two grown children and a granddaughter.Final Program ~ Page 3Welcoming Luncheon Keynote SpeakerFormer Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer Chairman of the BoardStillwater Mining Company Brian Schweitzer was elected Chairman of the Board of Stillwater Mining Company in May, 2013. Gov. Schweitzer most recently served as Governor of Montana, from January 5, 2005 to January 7, 2013. Gov. Schweitzer maintained one of the highest approval ratings among American politicians, delivered the eight largest budget surpluses in Montana history, cut the most taxes in history and froze tuition increases at state universities, before retiring due to term limits. Gov. Schweitzer is the only Governor in Montana history elected directly from the business world, not having been elected to any other office. As Governor, he served as Chair of the Western Governors’ Association, during 2009, and the Democratic Governors’ Association, during 2008. Gov. Schweitzer also served as the 2011 President of the Council of State Govern-ments. In 1993, he was appointed by former President Bill Clinton to the United States Department of Agriculture as a member of the Montana USDA Farm Service Agency Committee. While at the Department of Agriculture, Gov. Schweitzer served on the Montana Rural Development Board and the National Drought Task Force. Gov. Schweitzer earned his Bachelor of Science degree in interna-tional agronomy from Colorado State University and a Master of Science in soil science from Montana State University, Bozeman. Industry Outlook Luncheon Keynote SpeakerAndrea E. NeumanPartnerGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPAndrea E. Neuman is a partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Co-Chairs Gibson Dunn’s Transnational Litigation Practice Group. She also is a member of the Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort, Appellate and Class Action Practice Groups. Ms. Neuman is a high-stakes trial lawyer, whose cases include billion dollar matters for Chevron Corporation and Dole Food Company. Chevron’s racketerring and fraud case against Donziger and related litigation has been called “the case of the century,” and will be the subject of her talk described on page 11. She was named in 2014 by Benchmark Litigation as one of the nation’s Top 100 Trial Lawyers, repeatedly named one of California’s Top 100 lawyers by the Daily Journal, received the California Lawyer Attorneys of the Year (CLAY) Award from California Lawyer magazine, an Attorney of the Year award from The Recorder and has been repeatedly recognized as a Top Female Litigator in the State of California. Ms. Neuman has also been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America© in the field of Commercial Litigation. She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia, and dual degrees from the University’s McIntire School of Commerce with high distinction.Page 4 ~ American Exploration & Mining Association’s 120th Annual Meeting, Exposition 2014 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM SCHEDULETECHNICAL SESSION AREAS OF INTERESTMINERAL DEPOSITS, GEOLOGY & EXPLORATIONBUSINESS & FINANCEOPERATIONS ENVIRONMENTALLEGISLATIVE & PUBLIC AFFAIRSEXHIBIT HALLWEDNESDAYMORNING8:00 - 11:30State & Province ReportsRich PerryNevada Division of MineralsJunior Miners: 2014 Improved, or the Same Old, Same OldDavid PoyntonDaycon Minerals Corp.Underground/Surface Mining Advanced Technologies for the Mining IndustryKanaan HannaSpace Mining & Resources CoalitionEndangered Species - They just keep on comingNils JohnsonHolland & Hart“Running with Scissors”Avoiding self-inflicted wounds during the permitting processChris HopkinsThe Saint Consulting GroupExhibits Open 9:00Coffee Break 9:35 - 10:20Noon - 1:30 Welcoming Luncheon - Former Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, Stillwater Mining CompanyCelebrity Showroom - Main FloorSandwich LunchWEDNESDAYAFTERNOON2:00 - 5:30State & Province ReportsRich PerryNevada Division of MineralsExplorers and Emerging Producers SessionTa Li &Nick MichaelTetra TechThe Good, The Bad & The Ugly Within Drilling MethodsJames Stephens National EWP&Ron ParrattSchlumbergerMine Closure & RemediationDustin WasleyTrihydroCorporationCoffee Break 3:35 - 4:205:30 - 7:30 WELCOMING RECEPTION 5:30 - 7:30 in the Exhibit HallTHURSDAYMORNING8:00 - 11:30Great Lakes States Operations, Development Projects & ProposalsFrank OngaroMining-MinnesotaAlaska Deantha CrockettAlaska Miners AssociationRegulations on Reporting Resources and ReservesRex BryanTetra Tech, IncMine Permit Successes - How did it happen?Rich DeLongEnviroscientists, Inc.Mining & Exploration HydrologyRon ParrattSchlumberger&Mike Hardy Lumos EngineeringExhibits Open 9:00Coffee Break 9:35 - 10:20Noon - 1:30 Industry Outlook Luncheon - Andrea E. Neuman, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPCelebrity Showroom - Main FloorSandwich LunchTHURSDAYAFTERNOON2:00 - 5:30Traditional Large Left Lateral LeapsEric SaderholmWestern Pacific Resources, Inc.Raising Capital in Tough Markets: Will 2015 Improve? Are Alternative Sources the Best Option?Tim AlchFinancial AnalystInnovations in the Mining IndustryClark WestAgru America, Inc.How will the Next Gen-eration of Environmental Professionals beEffective or Affect Change?Marie ParèNewfieldsCoffee Break 3:35 - 4:205:30 - 6:30 HAPPY HOUR RECEPTION IN THE EXHIBIT HALL 5:30 - 6:30 in the Exhibit HallFRIDAY MORNING8:00 - 11:30Nevada Prospectors ForumEric StruhsackerRenaissance Exploration, Inc.& Marilyn MillerRenaissance Gold Inc.Space Exploration and MiningKanaan HannaSpace Mining & Resources CoalitionLegislative & Regulatory AffairsLaura SkaerAmerican Exploration & Mining AssociationExhibits Open 9:00Moose Milk & Coffee Break 9:35 - 10:2011:30 - 1:00 HOSTED FAREWELL SANDWICH LUNCH - 11:30 - 1:00 in the Exhibit Hall1:00 - 5:00 TEAR DOWNFinal Program ~ Page 5“Discovery” by Gary PrazenInterested in what the explorers are up to?Want to let the world know what you’re up to?Curious about what the Coalition is doing for our industry?Come to the Nevada Mineral Exploration Coalition’sExplorers’ LoungeCarson RoomThe Nugget in SparksWednesday and Thursday9:30 am to 4:30 pmOpen to all – Welcome Explorers, investors, suppliers, the curious and the tired.A great place to meet clients, prospects and the cream of Nevada investment opportunities2014 Life Member, Awards & RecognitionReceptionTuesday Evening6:00 - 8:00 pmStart your week by joining us at the Poolside Terrace (5th floor). Meet up with old friends and build relationships with new. See and read about the 2014 award recipients, network and enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres and cocktails.Sponsors: JA Nugget, MWH Global, Inc., NuLegacy Gold Corp., Pershing Gold CorporationYoung Professionals MixerThursday eveningfollowing the Exhibit Hall Happy Hour Reception6:30 - 10:00 pm - GenoaSponsored in part bySRK Consulting (U.S.), Inc.Page 6 ~ American Exploration & Mining Association’s 120th Annual Meeting, Exposition Technical Session Sponsors: Eagle Mining, LLC - Lundin Mining, Allied Nevada Gold Corp., AMEC, American Metallurgical Lab, BDO, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, Debbie & Eric Struhsacker, HDR Engineering, Newfields, TonaTec Exploration LLC and VictaulicMorning Coffee Break: 9:35 - 10:20Sponsors: Boart Longyear Contracting Services Group, Forsgren Associates, Inc., HDR Engineering, Rockwood Casualty Insurance CompanyState & Province Reports - Part IRoom - Ponderosa BArea of Interest: Mineral Deposits, Geology & ExplorationChair: Rich Perry, Administrator, Nevada Division of Minerals, Carson City, NV Session Description:Get the very latest update on all mining, minerals, and energy activity in the key states and provinces. From gold to sand and gravel, from exploration to production, this is a “must session” for exploration, miners, and investors. Bring your notebook and find out what is really happening from the regional experts in our business. Today’s rocks are tomorrow’s riches. • Alaska Mineral Resources: 2014 Preliminary Review, Larry Freeman, Sec-tion Chief, Mineral Resources Section, Alaska State Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, AK• Vanadium Deposits in Arizona, Tony Hammond, Mining & GIS Consultant, Hammond Swayne LLC, San Manuel, AZ• Mining and Exploration in Montana, Chief, Environmental Management Bu-reau, Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Helena, MT• Idaho Mining and Exploration, 2014, Virginia Gillerman, Associate Research Geologist, Idaho Geological Survey, Boise, ID• Addressing the Need for Mineral Resource Information: A Report on Current Activities and Future Directions of the USGS Mineral Resources Program, Jeff Doebrich, Associate Coordinator Mineral Resources Program, USGS, Res-ton, VA Junior Miners: 2014 Improved, or the Same Old, Same OldRoom - Ponderosa AArea of Interest: Business & Finance Chair: David Poynton, President & CEO, Daycon Minerals Corporation, Toronto, ON, CANADASession Description:This Session will update our 2013 inaugural presentation - the industry is still struggling and so junior explorers are continually scrambling to finance, protect key assets and survive until better times return. Is 2014 the year when many will succumb? This Session is expected to again include speakers from the TSX (To-ronto) on the current climate for listings, an investment banking firm and a min-ing focused fund on funding challenges, an IR firm on the role of marketing, a Technical SessionsWednesday Morning8:00 - 11:30 amFinal Program ~ Page 7major to discuss investing in juniors, and the Chair who will discuss cost reduction strategies that must now be considered by all as a matter of prudent planning and protection of shareholder value. All talks will be presented before the break and a panel discussion will follow the break. • TSX & TSXV - Myths and Realities on Challenging Times: 2014 and Ahead, Robert Fong, Director, Listed Issuer Services, TSX Venture Exchange, Cal-gary, AB, CANADA• Cutting to the Bone...And Staying Alive...Any Improvements in 2014?, Da-vid Poynton, President & CEO, Daycon Minerals Corporation, Toronto, ON, CANADA• Financing Alternatives for Junior Companies: The View in 2014, Craig War-ren, Managing Director, Investment Banking, Canaccord Genuity Corp., Toronto, ON, CANADA• Private Equity for Miners in 2014 and Beyond, Corey MacKinnon, Partner, Baker McKenzie LLP, Toronto, ON, CANADA• Streams & Royalties to the Rescue, Denver Harris, Investor Relations, Sand-storm Gold, Ltd., Vancouver, BC, CANADAUnderground/Surface Mining - Advanced Technologies for the Mining IndustryRoom - Bonanza AArea of Interest: Operations Chair: Kanaan Hanna, Vice President, Space Mining and Resources Coalition, Littleton, COSession Description:This session will cover technological development and case studies in mining. Topics will include mine automation and control, monitoring and modeling for ground control, 2D/3D mine imaging, and 3D geological mapping. The session will also target remote sensing, and mine scheduling and optimization. This session will focus on the use of new technologies to enhance safety and environment, improve productivity, and to reduce overall mining costs. • Photogrammetry - A Tool for Monitoring Ground Support Performance, Stephen R. Iverson, Mining Engineer, CDC NIOSH OMSHR Spokane, WA • Bringing 21st Century Mapping Technology to Underground Mines, Richard Darling, President, Darling Geomatics, Tucson, AZ• La Quinua Combined Heap Leach Facility and Mill Sands Storage Facility, Jeffrey Coffin, Mining Engineer, Knight Piesold and Company, Denver, CO• Ground Control Research at the Lucky Friday Mine: An Update on Hecla and NIOSH Research Collaboration, Brad Seymour, Mining Engineer, CDC NIOSH OMMSHR, Spokane, WA (Wednesday morning continued on next page.)Exhibit Hall Bars are Sponsored ByEnviroscientists, Inc., Formation Metals and Sage Engineers, Inc.Page 8 ~ American Exploration & Mining Association’s 120th Annual Meeting, Exposition Endangered Species - They just keep on comingRoom: Bonanza B & CArea of Interest: EnvironmentalChair: Nils W. Johnson, Director, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Holland & Hart LLP, Washington, DCSession Description:The Endangered Species Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Bald and Golden Ea-gle Protection Act and other wildlife laws and regulations along with court-relat-ed decisions continue to affect the mining industry. With the addition of federal agency procedures to address climate change considerations, it is an ongoing and shifting quandary to address compliance with legislative and regulatory re-quirements for sensitive and listed plant and wildlife species. State conservation plans and BLM resource management plans continue to evolve, and there is a pending U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision on the listing of the Greater Sage Grouse. The session will examine the land management and wildlife and veg-etation conservation requirements of the federal and state agencies and their ongoing effects on the mining industry. A Question and Answer period will allow attendees an opportunity to discuss impacts and possible mitigation steps that the mining industry is taking and can take to address the regulatory onslaught. • Greater Sage Grouse Update - State and Federal Conservation Plans and Agency Rules and Policies Affecting the Listing Decision, Dessa Reimer, As-sociate, Holland & Hart, LLP, Jackson, WY• Climate Change and the Endangered Species Act, Murray Feldman, Part-ner, Holland & Hart, LLP, Boise, ID• Update on the Lesser Prairie-Chicken (Tympanuchus pallidicinctus) Range-wide Conservation Plan, Steve Thompson, Vice President, American West Conservation, LLC, Sacramento, CA• Congressional Legislative Actions Affecting the Endangered Species Act, Todd Ungerecht, Special Counsel, Natural Resources Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington DC• A State Look at the Greater Sage Grouse Listing Process, Cally Younger, Associate Council to the Governor, State of Idaho“Running With Scissors” How to Avoid Self-inflicted Wounds During the Permitting ProcessRoom: 5th Floor - Poolside TerraceArea of interest: Legislative & Public AffairsChair: Christopher Hopkins, Senior Vice President, The Saint Consulting Group, Franklin, TN Session Description:Public support is not a spigot that can be turned off and on at a desired mo-ment and time. Support for a project, especially a controversial project, needs to be nurtured and takes time, patience and education to develop. When working with the public, you need to avoid costly mistakes as you progress through the process and if you make a mistake, identify it and take corrective action. This panel discussion will focus on how to avoid mistakes that could turn public sup-Wednesday morning... continuedFinal Program ~ Page 9port and ultimately the decision makers against your project. Each of the panel members will provide examples of mistakes to avoid, mistakes they have made in the past, the effects it had on the process and how they were able to correct those mistakes. We will also focus on the topic of “Ten Commandments” of dealing with an angry voter and the “The 12 Rules for Dealing With Reporters” taken from the joint MIT/Saint Consulting Course on land use politics taught at the Massachusetts Insti-tute of Technology’s Center for Real Estate. • Running with Scissors” How to Avoid Self-inflicted Wounds During the Permit-ting Process, Christopher Hopins, Senior Vice President, The Saint Consulting Group, Franklin, TN• And Somebody Actually Thought That was a Good Idea, Eric Williams, Part-ner, The Gallatin Group, Spokane, WA• Most Wounds Are Not Self Inflicted, John Davies, CEO, Davies Public Affairs, Santa Barbara, CA• Even though litigation is likely from opponents, what can be done legally to limit the exposure to litigation, Patrick G. Mitchell, Partner, Mitchell Chad-wick, Roseville, CAWednesday’s Welcoming Luncheon Keynote SpeakerFormer Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer Chairman of the Board Stillwater Mining Company Developing mineral resources in North America has never been more important. Resource nation-alism and our dependence on crit-ical and strategic metals from China, South Africa, Rus-sia, etc. have hurt America’s economy and forced us into reliance on unfriendly and/or unstable nations. Many mining companies have learned the hard way how im-portant it is to do business in safe geopolitical regions that respect the rule of law… read North America.Sponsored by: Baird Hanson, LLP, Coeur Mining, Inc., Goldcorp, Inc., Hecla Mining Co., Midway Gold, Royal Gold, Inc. and Stillwater Mining CompanyPage 10 ~ American Exploration & Mining Association’s 120th Annual Meeting, Exposition Technical SessionsWednesday Afternoon2:00 - 5:30 pmAfternoon Coffee Break: 3:35 - 4:20Sponsors: Boart Longyear Contracting Services Group, HDR Engineering, Itasca Denver, Inc. and Mine Development AssociatesState & Province Reports - Part IIRoom: Ponderosa BArea of Interest: Mineral Deposits, Geology & ExplorationChair: Rich Perry, Administrator, Nevada Division of Minerals, Carson City, NV Session Description:A continuation of the morning session, the very latest update on all mining, minerals, and energy activity in the key states and provinces. From gold to sand and gravel, from exploration to production, this is a “must session” for explora-tion, miners, and investors. Bring your notebook and find out what is really hap-pening from the regional experts in our business. Today’s rocks are tomorrow’s riches. • Mining and Exploration Activity in Nevada, 2014, James Faulds, State Geol-ogist, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Reno, NV• Mining and Exploration Activity in New Mexico, 2014, Virginia McLemore, Senior Economic Geologist, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, Socorro, NM• Mining Activity and Mineral Resources in Texas, Brent Elliott, Economic Ge-ologist, Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX• Mining and Exploration Activity in Utah, 2014, Ken Krahulec, Section Chief, Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT• Yukon Mineral Industry Overview, 2014, Laura Lewis, Economic Geologist, Yukon Geological Survey, Whitehorse, YT, CANADAExplorers and Emerging Producers SessionRoom: Bonanza B & CArea of Interest: Business & FinanceChair: Ta Li, Vice President Operations, Tetra Tech-Minerals Division, Golden, CO Nick Michael, Manager & Senior Mineral Economist, Tetra Tech-Minerals Division, Golden, COSession Description: Among the meetings favorite session, papers will focus on new juniors and emerging producers and how they’re meeting the challenge for mineral devel-opment in the current environment for mine financings. • Golden Summit, Alaska - A Large Gold Resource with Room to Grow, Kristi-na Walcott, President & CEO, Freegold Ventures Ltd., Vancouver, BC, CAN-ADA• Pershing Gold: An Emerging Nevada Producer Fast Tracked to Resume Pro-duction, Steve Alfers, Executive Chairman, CEO & President, Pershing Gold Corporation, Lakewood, CO Technical SessionsWednesday Afternoon2:00 - 5:30 pmFinal Program ~ Page 11• Bear Lodge, The Next North American Rare Earth Project, George Byers, Vice President Environmental & Community Relations & Jaye Pickarts, P.E., Chief Operating Officer, Rare Element Resources, Ltd., Lakewood, CO• Mt. Todd: Australia’s Largest Undeveloped Gold Project - Moving Toward Shovel-Ready Status, Fred Earnest, President and CEO, Vista Gold Corpo-ration, Littleton, CO• Ann Mason; Revival of the Yerington Mining District, Robert Cinits, Vice Pres-ident, Corporate Development, Entrée Gold Inc., Vancouver, BC, CANADA• Moving Toward Integrated Copper Operations in the Upper Peninsula, Ross Grunwald, R.P.G., Special Consultant, Highland Copper Company, Inc., Ex-ploration, Calumet, MI• Urgency for Discovery - Exploring Around an Existing Mill, Mark Kolebaba, President & CEO, Adamera Minerals Corp., Vancouver, BC, CANADAThe Good, The Bad & The Ugly Within Drilling MethodsRoom: Ponderosa AArea of Interest: OperationsBeer Sponsors: American Metallurgical Lab, CGS Mule, IDS, Newpark Drilling Fluids, LLC, and TonaTec Exploration LLCChairs: James Stephens, Client Services Manager, National Exploration Wells & Pumps, Inc., Gilbert, AZ Ron Parratt, Project Hydrogeologist, Schlumberger, Reno, NVSession Description: Discussing the pros and cons of different drilling methods:• Core Drilling, Brian Johnson, Client Services Representative, National Ex-ploration Wells & Pumps, Elko, NV• RC Drilling, James Stephens, Client Services Manager, National Exploration Wells & Pumps, Elko, NV• Sonic Drilling, Jacob Gallagher, Client Services Representative, National Exploration Wells & Pumps, Richmond, CA• Mud & Air Rotary Drilling, Jim Bruneio, Client Services Representative, Na-tional Exploration Wells & Pumps, Montclair, CA• Drilling Safety, John Fowler, Safety Supervisor, National Exploration Wells & Pumps, Gilbert, AZ• Flooded Reverse Drilling, Mark Scharenbroich, Business Development Manager, Hydro Resources-West Inc., Winnemucca, NV(Wednesday afternoon continued on next page.)Exhibit Hall Walk Around Sandwich Lunchnoon - 1:30Wednesday Sponsors: Borealis Mining Company, LLC, CDM Smith, Inc., Elko Convention & Visitors Authority, Fordia USA, Formation Metals, Jentech Drilling Supply, Inc., National Filter Media, NewFields, PolyMet Mining, Small Mine Development, TonaTec Exploration LLC and VictaulicPage 12 ~ American Exploration & Mining Association’s 120th Annual Meeting, Exposition Mine Closure & RemediationRoom: Bonanza AArea of Interest: EnvironmentalChair: Dustin G. Wasley, Director of Business Development - Mining and Natural Resources, Trihydro Corporation, Spokane, WASession Description: The mining industry and land management agencies contend with significant technical, legal, and financial considerations for mine closure. Mine closure challenges run the gamut from remediating turn-of-the-century abandoned mines to closing modern operations. This session will present case studies and technical presentations on closure criteria and approaches from the mining industry and land management agencies. • Black Pine Mine - Repository Design and Project Update, Devin Clary, Project Manager, Montana Department of Environmental Quality, Helena, MT • Selenium Attenuation via Reductive Precipitation in Unsaturated Waste Rock: Evidence of a Control on Groundwater Impacts in the Idaho Phosphate Patch, Frederick Partey, Specialist, Mine Environmental Projects, Agrium, Soda Springs, ID• Beal Mountain Mine - Ongoing Challenges at a Cyanide Heap Leach, MaryBeth Marks, Geologist, Minerals Staff Officer, Forest Service - Region 1 - Bozeman, MT• Removal of Toxic Mine Waste, Site Reclamation, and Acid Mine Drainage Treatment at the Blue Ledge Mine in Northern California/Southern Oregon, Samatha Crauthers-Knight, Project Geologist, ERRG, San Francisco, CA• Reclamation and Closure of the Grouse Creek Mine Site, Dr. Falma Moye, Project Manager, Hecla Limited/Grouse Creek Unit, Challis, IDWednesday afternoon... continuedIndustry Outlook Luncheon Keynote SpeakerAndrea E. Neuman, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPAndrea Neuman was one of the lead trial attorneys representing Chevron Corporation in its recent racketeering trial against Steven Donziger, the lawyer behind a $18 billion fraudulent environmental judgment in Ecuador. Ms. Neuman will discuss how she and her colleagues built their overwhelming case against Donziger through years of investigative work, forensic analysis, and dogged lit-igation in over twenty U.S. court proceedings — culminating in a sweeping judgment finding Donziger and his allies to have committed fraud, extortion, and racketeering. Among the numerous scams uncovered was the hiring of Stratus Consulting (Stra-tus and former employees Doug Beltman and Ann Maest were among named co-de-fendants) to ghost write the report of a purportedly independent expert which was used by Donziger & Stratus to validate their baseless claims.Sponsors: Coeur Mining, Inc., Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP,Goldcorp, Inc., Hecla Mining Co., Midas Gold, Inc., and Pershing Gold CorporationFinal Program ~ Page 13Technical SessionsThursday morning8:00 - 11:30 amMorning Coffee Break: 9:35 - 10:20Sponsors: Boart Longyear Contracting Services Group, Forsgren Associates, Inc., HDR Engineering, Mine Development AssociatesMining Development in the Midwest: Great Lakes States Operations, Development Projects and ProposalsRoom: Ponderosa AArea of Interest: Mineral Deposits, Geology & ExplorationChair: Frank Ongaro, Executive Director, MiningMinnesota, Duluth, MNSession Description:The advancement of iron and copper/nickel mining development projects is bringing both opportunity and opposition to the Midwest. Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan are attracting global investment and poised to lead the way in responsible development of the metals that make our modern society possible.This session will highlight several of the development projects and proposals moving forward in the region and their exemplary efforts toward environmental responsibility. • PolyMet’s NorthMet Project: The Road to a Final EIS and Next Steps, Brad Moore, Executive VP for Environmental & Governmental Affairs, PolyMet Mining, St. Paul, MN• History of Nonferrous Mining in Wisconsin and Prospects for Regulatory Re-form, Stephen V. Donohue, Ph.D., Vice President - Mining, Foth Infrastruc-ture & Environment, LLC, Greenbay, WI• Twin Metals Minnesota Project Update - PFS and Beyond, Anne Williamson, Vice President, Environment and Sustainability, Twin Metals Minnesota, St. Paul, MN• Base and Precious Metal Mineralization in the Early Proterozoic Penokean Volcanic Belt, Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Tom Quigley, Vice President Exploration, Aquila Resources, Inc., Menominee, MI• Turning Billions into Trillions - Doubling the Size of the Industry in Minnesota, Frank Ongaro, Executive Director, MiningMinnesosta, Duluth, MN(Thursday morning continued on next page.)Join us for the Welcoming ReceptionWednesday 5:30 - 7:30 in the Exhibit HallSponsors: OUSEI KANKYOSHOJI Co. Ltd., Ruen Drilling, Resolution Copper, Rio Tinto, Rio Tinto - Kennecott Copper and Kennecott Exploration CompanyPage 14 ~ American Exploration & Mining Association’s 120th Annual Meeting, Exposition AlaskaRoom: Ponderosa BArea of Interest: Mineral Deposits, Geology & ExplorationChair: Deantha Crockett, Executive Director, Alaska Miners AssociationSession Description:Alaska continues to reveal tremendous mineral potential, with projects on the horizon that stand to be some of the largest mines of their kind in the world. How-ever, national anti-development campaigns and some federal agencies seem intent on prohibiting Alaska from developing its mineral resources. The Alaska session will provide an update on the obstacles standing in the industry’s way and what Alaskans are doing to push back and ensure the industry will flourish. • Pebble vs. EPA, John Shivley, Chairman of the Board, Pebble Limited Part-nership, Anchorage, AK• The Palmer Project, Garfield MacVeigh, President & CEO, Constantine Met-al Resources Ltd., Vancouver, BC, CANADA• State of Alaska Incentives to Attract Mining Explorers, Jon Bittner, Deputy Commissioner, State of Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development, Anchorage, AK• Coordinated Mine Permitting Processes in Alaska and Canada, Kyle Mo-selle, State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Office of Project Management and Permitting, Anchorage, AKRegulations on Reporting Resources and Reserves – Past, Present and the FutureRoom: GenoaArea of Interest: Business & FinanceChair: Rex Bryan, Ph.D., MBA, QP, Senior Geostatistician, Tetra Tech, Inc., Gold-en, COSession Description:This session will delve into the past, present and possible future impact of NI43-101 regulation, JORC Code and the SEC on the reporting of minerals explo-ration results, mineral resources and ore reserves. Talks will focus on the BRE-X fraud 17 years ago; how it impacted regulations governing the mining industry afterward and what the future might bring. Speakers and topics include:• History & Origins: A Whirlwind Tour of the Post Bre-X Regulatory Landscape, Rex Bryan, Ph.D., Senior Geostatistician, Tetra Tech Corporation, Golden, CO• Tough Ethical Decision Case - the Brucejack Deposit Example, David Ab-bott, Jr. CPG, FAusIMM (CP), AIPG Ethics Committee Chairman & Consult-ing Geologist, Denver, CO• Compliance in Older Projects - Making the Most of Legacy Data, Don Hulse, BS, Vice President Latin American Marketing & Senior Mining Engineer, Gus-tavson Associates, Lakewood, CO• Resources and Reserve Reporting - Remaining Technical and Regulatory Issues, Dr. Greg Gosson, Ph.D., P.Geo, Technical Director of Geology and Geostatistics, AMEC, Vancouver, BC, CANADAThursday morning... continuedFinal Program ~ Page 15• The 2014 SME Guide to Exploration Results, Mineral Resources and Miner-al Reserves, Dr. Harry Parker, Ph.D., FAsuIMM(CP), Director of Resourses, AMEC, Sparks, NVMine Permit Successes - How Did it Happen?Room: Bonanza B & CArea of Interest: EnvironmentalChair: Rich DeLong, President, Enviroscientists, Inc., Reno, NVSession Description:This session will address effective permit strategies for mine permitting. • Keys to Successful Permitting at Midway’s Pan Project, Tom Williams, Direc-tor of Environmental Affairs, Midway Gold Corp., Englewood, CO• The Hycroft Model, Deborah Lassiter, Vice President, Environmental Affairs, Allied Nevada Gold Corp., Reno, NV• Mt. Hamilton Mine Project - Multiple Agencies and Making the Best Use of Private Land in Permitting Decisions, Opal Adams, Vice President, Envirosci-entists, Inc., Reno, NV• Successful Expansion of Coeur Mining, Inc.’s Rochester Mine, Erika Malmen, Partner, Perkins Coie LLP, Boise, IDMining and Exploration HydrologyRoom: Bonanza AArea of interest: EnvironmentalChairs: Ronald T. Parratt, Project Hydrogeologist, Schlumberger Water Services, Reno, NV Mike Hardy, Water Resources Project Manager, Lumos Engineering, Reno, NVSession Description:Water can be a necessary resource and/or obstacle when it comes to min-eral exploration and mining. While many of the mining and milling processes require large volumes of water, others mining operations require the extract and remove the resource before continue. Because of the importance of this resource, the topic of hydrology has become a critical component in many aspects of mineral exploration and mining. The Mining Hydrology Session plans to address many of the challenges associated with this resource and how these challenges are being resolved in the industry. The topics within mining hydrol-ogy include, but are not limited to, mine dewatering, groundwater modeling. Permitting (Water Pollution Control Permits), potable water, hydrological as-pects of closure, contaminant transport, water rights, water treatment, slope depressurization, and pit lake characterization. Minerals exploration deals with water rights, conveyance, and availability issues. The proposed session will work to bring to center stage the important issues that surround the hydrological as-pects of mining and mineral exploration. With the hydrology topic becoming a very important component within the mining sector, the information will be of value to mining professionals who attend. (Mining and Exploration Hydrology continued on next page.)Page 16 ~ American Exploration & Mining Association’s 120th Annual Meeting, Exposition Thursday morning... continuedMining and Exploration Hydrology continued • Controlling Source Audio Magnetotellurics/Magnetotellurics for Targeting Groundwater Aquifers, Mike Hardy, Water Resources Project Manager, Lu-mos & Associates, Reno, NV• Management Tools for Improved In-Pit Dewatering Planning and Optimiza-tion, Jay Dixon, Senior Hydrologist, Kinross - Round Mountain Gold Corpora-tion, Round Mountain, NV• Rehabilitation of a Fresh Water Supply Well Using a High Strength Low Alloy Liner and Glass Beads, Phoenix Mine, Nevada, Bob St. Louis, Regional Hy-drology Manager, Newmont Mining Corporation, Elko, NV• Solids Separation and Electrocoagulation (EC) for Enhanced Water Treat-ment in Underground Mines, Charles Landis, CleanWave Product Manager, Haliburton Industrial Products, Houston, TX• Review of a Mature Numerical Groundwater Model for Newmont’s Gold Quarry Mine, Sandy Hodge, Senior Hydrogeologist/Groundwater Modeler, Itasca Denver, Inc., Lakewood CO, Bob St. Louis, Regional Hydrology Man-ager, Newmont Mining Corp. – Nevada Operations, Elko, NV 2014 Student Poster Contestants• Time-space Relationships Between Carlin-style Gold Mineralization and Intrusion-Related Polymetallic Mineralization at Kinsley Moun-tain, Nevada, Tyler Hill, University of Nevada - Reno• Characterization of Clay & Associated Miner-als at the Northstar Mine, Main Tintic District, Juab County, Utah, James E. Tabinski, New Mexi-co Institute of Mining & Technology• Magentic Investigations in the J-M Reef Sec-tion of the Stillwater Complex, Montana, Joseph Wnukowski, Southern Illinois UniversitySponsors: Erwin & Thompson LLP, Enviroscientists, Inc., SRK Consulting (U.S.) Inc. and Tahoe ResourcesFinal Program ~ Page 17Afternoon Coffee Break: 3:35 - 4:20Sponsors: American Vanadium Corp., Boart Longyear Contracting Services Group, Jackson Kelly PLLC and Midas GoldTraditional Large Left Lateral LeapsRoom: Ponderosa BArea of Interest: Mineral Deposits, Geology & ExplorationBeer Sponsors: ASM Affiliates, Inc. and Elko Convention & Visitors AuthorityChair: Eric Saderholm, President & Director, Western Pacific Resources Corp., Elko, NVSession Description:2014 Large Left Lateral Leaps will continue the tradition of provocative talks, accentuated by (un)conventional beverages and free-wheeling discussions and commentary from the audience. The session targets presentations at the cutting edge of geologic-geophysical-geochemical science, and presenters are welcome and invited to contribute new ideas, hypotheses on exploration and development of mineral projects worldwide. • Discard the Name Comus Fm. New Predictive Carlin-Type Gold-Host Mod-els for the Getchell Trend: Will the Real Cambrian-Ordovician Comus FM Please Stand Up and Reveal Your True Identities and Birth Places?, Harry E. Cook, Ph.D., CPG-11001, President/CEO Carbonate Geology LLC, Red-wood City, CA • Airborne IP: Extracting Chargeability Information from Airborne EM, Adam Shales, Sales & Marketing Manager, CGG Airborne, Vancouver, BC, CAN-ADA• Integrated Interpretation: Generating Geologic Value out of Geophysical Data, Jeff Witter, Ph.D., PGeo, Senior Geoscientist, Mira Geoscience, Van-couver, BC, CANADA• Sediment-Hosted Mineralization in the Stibnite/Yellow Pine Mining District: A Long Way from Northeast Nevada but “Carlin-esque” None-the-Less, Chris Dail, Project Manager, Midas Gold, Liberty Lake, WA• Mineral Exploration Under Glacial, Desert, and Jungle Cover in Gravity Anomaly Areas Based on the Impact Theory of Mineral Deposition, Herbert S. Jacobson, Retired Geologist, Anthem, AZ Technical SessionsThursday afternoon2:00 - 5:30 am(Thursday afternoon continued on next page.)Exhibit Hall Walk Around Sandwich Lunch noon - 1:30Thursday Sponsors: Agru America, CDM Smith, Inc., Fordia USA, Formation Metals, Jentech Drilling Supply, Inc., NewFields, Newpark Drilling Fluids, LLC, PolyMet Mining, Small Mine Development and TonaTec Exploration LLCFriday Exhibit Hall Farewell Lunch - 11:30 - 1:00Sponsored in part by Houston InternationalPage 18 ~ American Exploration & Mining Association’s 120th Annual Meeting, Exposition Raising Capital in Tough Markets: Will 2015 Improve? Are Alternative Sources the Best Option?Room: Ponderosa AArea of Interest: Business & FinanceChair: Tim Alch, Managing Director & Financial Analyst, New York, NYSession Description:Leading experts will discuss latest trends, issues and opportunities to raise cap-ital. We will talk about what Boards, Executives, Investors should know about when looking to fund exploration, development, equipment, expansion: What are the best sources of capital? Are private equity and alternative capital sources able to fund the gap? What are PIPES, Confidentially Marketed Public Offerings and Convertible Debt? What are the financing consequences of con-struction arrangements and alternative sources of capital? What sectors look best? What drives valuations? Are conditions improving? Is M&A an option? We welcome all to attend with questions. • Accessing Non-traditional US Capital Markets, David Cheney, Managing Director, Metals and Mining, Wells Fargo Securities, New York, NY• Important Accounting and Auditing Data Issues for Raising Capital and Fi-nancings, Kevin Karo, Partner, BDO, Las Vegas, NV• Development Stage Gold Companies Value Proposition Timeline, Joel Schneyer, Managing Director, Minerals, Capital & Advisory, Headwaters MB, Denver, CO• Juniors, Metals and Projects 3.0, (Mickey) Fulp, The Mercenary Geologist, Albuquerque, NM• Financing Consequences of Construction Arrangements and Alternate Fi-nancing Structures, Cynthia Urda Kassis, Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, NY• Hard Realities: What Management and Shareholders Need to Know Abut How Money is Being Raised Today, Benjamin Cox, Managing Director & Founder, Oren, Inc., Vancouver, WAInnovations in the Mining IndustryRoom: Bonanza AArea of Interest: OperationsChair: Clark West, Mining Service/Marketing Manager, Agru America, Inc., Fern-ley, NVSession Description:This session will bring to the mining industry participants, new and innovative systems to the industry that will help to maximize logistics, exploration and or production cost and quality. Speakers and topics include:• Thermoelectrics - Low Cost Energy, Matt Scullin, CEO/Founder, Alphabet Energy, Hayward, CA• Innovations in Hazardous Process Containment, Stacey McDonald, Presi-dent, Tankhouse Maintenance, Inc., Tucson, AZThursday afternoon... continuedFinal Program ~ Page 19• Fatigued & Distracted Driving: Strengthening Your First Line of Defense (Shhh - Keep it Under Your Hat)s, Debra Johnson, CEO/Founder, Eco-edge LLC, Chandler, AZ• Advancements in Borehole Geophysics and Flow-Logging. Missteps in Data Interpretation and Murphy’s Law, Greg Bauer, Manager of Business Devel-opment/Senior Hydrologist, IDS, Lakewood, CO• Ore Deposit Lithogeochemical Production Functions – An Extremely Promis-ing Tool for Increasing Mineral Exploration Efficiency, Larry Turner, President/Managing Geologist, DIR Exploration, Arvada, COLLLL Environmental Professionals - How will the Next Generation of Environmental Professionals be Effective or Affect Change?Room: Bonanza B & CArea of interest: EnvironmentalBeer Sponsors: SRK Consulting (U.S.) Inc., Enviroscientists, Inc.,ACZ Laboratories, Duran Bokich Enterprises, LLCChair: Marie-Hélène Paré, Mining Geologist, NewFields, Missoula, MT Session Description:Who is the next generation behind the current leaders of the environmental field? Are we effectively passing the torch? Is the current permitting and reg-ulatory process too broken for even new blood and vision to fix it? The session will allow young environmental professionals from various areas of the mining industry to discuss how they will move forward through environmental issues and challenges. The session will discuss the importance of mentoring, innovation, rigorous requisite qualification requirements, passion and persistence. Speakers will answer questions on topics such as the influence of public opinion on poli-cies, NGOs and political pressure, future of governmental agencies and policy management, how far will mining regulations go, and can the industry survive the challenges from all quarters.• Jared Webley, Associate, Gallatin Public Affairs, Spokane, WA• Mindy Sue Vogel, Mining and Geology Program Manager, USFS - Coronado National Forest, Tucson, AZ• Doug Stiles, VP Planning, Revett Mining Co., Spokane, Valley, WAMany thanks to our General Convention SponsorsDavies Public Affairs, Tahoe Resources, Klondex Mines, CDM Smith, Inc., Crowley Fleck PLLP, Hall Mineral Services, Perkins Coie LLP, Pilot Gold (USA) Inc., Sherwin Williams Co.,Allied Nevada Gold Corp., AMEC, CGS Mule, American Vanadium Corp., Daycon Minerals Corporation, F&H Mine Supply, Inc., Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc., Gochnour & Associates, Hidden Valley Insurance, Inc. and NewfieldsPage 20 ~ American Exploration & Mining Association’s 120th Annual Meeting, Exposition Morning Coffee Break: 9:35 - 10:20Sponsor: NewmontMoose Milk Sponsor: First DrillingNevada Prospector’s ForumRoom: Bonanza B & CArea of Interest: Mineral Deposits, Geology & ExplorationChairs: Eric M. Struhsacker, Vice President Exploration, Renaissance Exploration Inc., Reno, NV Marilyn Miller, Computer Geologist, Renaissance Gold, Inc., Reno, NVSession Description: The Nevada Prospector’s Forum will consist of one session on Friday morn-ing. The Forum will feature short presentations describing mineral and geo-thermal energy prospects in Nevada and adjacent locations in the Basin and Range. The forum will provide explorationists an opportunity to discuss the min-eral endowment and promising targets of their prospects in the context of geo-logic setting and style of mineralization. • Intrusives in the Walker Lane: Skarn Gold at Copper Hill (Jurassic Cu-Mo) vs the Cedar Mountain Gold (Tertiary W-Mo) Prospects, E.L. “Buster” Hunsaker III, Senior Geologist, Hunsaker, Inc., Elko, NV• Low-sulfidation Epithermal Gold System at Spring Peak, Nevada, Greg Hill, Vice President Exploration, Kinetic Gold Corporation, Reno, NV• North Bullfrog Yellowjacket Discovery - How Persistence, Technology, and Luck have Grown a New Gold Resource in Nevada, Chris Brown, Explora-tion Manager - Alaska, Corvus Gold Corporation, Reno, NV• Geology of the Bruner Au-Ag Deposit, Nye County, Nevada, Ellie Leavitt, Consulting Geologist, Canamex Resources US, Inc., Reno, NV• Exciting Surface Expressions of Major Deposits Still Exist in Nevada, Anthony Taylor, President & CEO, Selex Resources Ltd., Reno, NV• Bravada Gold Corporation’s Nevada Portfolio of Gold/Silver Projects, Jo-seph Kizis, President, Bravada Gold Corporation, Reno, NV• New Discoveries in an old District - Railroad-Pinion Project, Carlin Trend Ne-vada, Mac Johnson, Vice President Exploration, Gold Standard Ventures Corp., Elko, NV• The Iceberg Gold Deposit-A Discovery Lurking in a Historic Database, Roger Steininger, NuLegacy Gold Corporation, Reno, NV• The Golden Trend Project, Eureka County, Nevada, David Shaddrick, Presi-dent, Rubicon Resources, Inc., Reno, NV Technical SessionsFriday morning8:00 - 11:30 amDon’t Miss Thursday’s Happy Hour Reception 5:30 - 6:30 in the Exhibit HallSponsors: Barrick Gold Corporation of North America, OUSEI KANKYOSHOJI Co. Ltd. and Stantec Consulting ServicesFinal Program ~ Page 21Space Exploration and MiningRoom: Ponderosa AArea of Interest: OperationsChair: Kanaan Hanna, Vice President, Space Mining and Resources Coalition, Lit-tleton, COSession Description:This session will present an overview of future space mineral resource tech-nology, cast into a framework that views space as an extension of the global economy. Focus areas will include exploration and mining-related technolo-gies that have already been used in space as well as requirements for technical advances that will be needed in order to extend today’s mining technology to low-gravity, high vacuum environmental conditions. • The Economic Potential of Space Mineral Resources, Brad R. Blair, General Partner, NewSpace Analytics LLC, Idaho Springs, CO• Extraterrestrial Drilling: Past, Present, and Future, Kris Zacny, Ph.D., Vice Pres-ident, Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corporation, Pasade-na, CA• Application of Terrestrial Mining and Resource Project Concepts to the De-velopment of Proposals for Mining the Near Earth Asteroids, Daniel Fabes, Chief Operating Officer, Deep Space Industries, Moffet, CA• The Billion Year Plan, Peter GarretsonLegislative & Regulatory AffairsRoom: Bonanza AArea of Interest: Legislative & Public AffairsChair: Laura Skaer, Executive Director, American Exploration & Mining Associa-tion, Spokane, WASession Description:Industry exports will offer their insights on key legislative, regulatory and judi-cial issues facing the industry including Greater Sage-grouse, permitting reform, tailing impoundment regulations, the annual federal issues update and a look at the 114 Congress. Speakers and topics include:• Mining and Public Lands in the 114th Congress, Congressman Mark Amodei (R-NV) (Invited)• Enforcing the ESA as Written and Intended, Laura Granier, Partner, Davis, Graham & Stubbs LLC, Reno, NV and Debbie Struhsacker, Senior Vice Pres-ident, Pershing Gold Corporation, Reno, NV• Streamlining is not a Four Letter Word; An Insider’s View of Administration Efforts to Reform Project Permitting, Fred R. Wagner, Principal, Beveridge and Diamond, P.C. Washington, D.C.• Mt. Polley and Beyond – What Have We Learned? Brian Hanson, Baird Han-son LLP, Boulder, CO • Federal Issues Update, Matt Ellsworth, Government Affairs Manager, Amer-ican Exploration & Mining Association, Spokane, WAPage 22 ~ American Exploration & Mining Association’s 120th Annual Meeting, Exposition AACI Northwest, Inc., HVAC, 730Acker Drilling, Drilling Equipment, Drilling Rigs, 538ACZ Laboratories, Inc., Analytical Laboratory Services, 319Ad Wear, Advertising Specialties Apparel, 211AECOM, Environmental Services, 866Agate Inc., General Contractor-Mine Operations, 658Agru America, Inc., Geosynthetics, Liners, 203AIL Mining, Mining Construction, 752AirFlow Catalyst Systems, Inc., Diesel Emissions Control, 671Alaska Marine Lines, Inc., Transporta-tion Services, 730ALS Minerals, Assay Laboratory, Labo-ratory Analytical Services, 132AMEC, Engineering and Environmen-tal Consultants, Consulting Engi-neers, 432America West Drilling Supply, Drilling Supplies, 846American Assay Laboratory, Assay Laboratory, Mineralogy Analyzer, 729American Drilling Corp., LLC, Dia-mond Core Drilling, 425, 427American Mining & Tunneling, LLC, Mine Development, Contract Min-ing, 413, 415American Mining Insurance Compa-ny, Insurance, 642Anachemia Mining LLC, Laboratory Equipment & Supplies, Laboratory Chemicals, 775ANDRITZ Automation, Solid/Liquid Separation, 749Anvil International, Plastic Connec-tions, 820A...(Continued)Applied Soil Water Technologies LLC, Engineering Consulting & Design, Geomembrane Leak Location, 528ARCADIS, Environmental Services, Engineering Services, 437ASM Affiliates, Archaeologists, 744ASTERimages, inc., Terra Aster Imag-ery & Alteration Maps, 124Atlas Copco Mining, Rock Excava-tion, and Construction LLC, Mining Equipment, Rock Support, 222Atlas Inspection Technologies, Visual Equipment/Services, 871Avanti International, Grout Suppliers, 526BBaroid IDP-CleanWave, Water Treat-ment, 123Baroid Industrial Drilling Products, Drilling Fluid Products, 712BDO, Accounting, 748Becker Mining America, Designer, Manufacturer & Commissioner of Electrical Systems, 664Black Rock Drilling, Drilling Company, 760Boart Longyear, Drilling Services, Drill-ing Company, 708, 710Broadbent & Associates, Inc., Environ-mental Consulting, Water Resourc-es, 772Brown and Caldwell, Environmental Services, 964Bruker Elemental, XRF Analyzer, Labo-ratory Equipment & Supplies, 424BV Group, Assay Laboratory, 111, 113CCardno, Environmental Services, 762Cascade Drilling, L.P., Drilling Con-tractor, 867Exhibitors by CompanyFinal Program ~ Page 23(Exhibitors by company cont’d next page.)C...(Continued)Cascade Earth Sciences, Engineering & Environmental Consulting, 218Cd’A Metals (The Coeur d’Alenes Company), Metals Products & Pro-cessing, Wear Plate, 877CDM Smith, Engineering Services, 770Cementation USA Inc., Mine Con-struction, 976Century Wireline Services, Geophysi-cal Downhole Logging, 970CETCO, Geosynthetics, 732CGG Airborne, Aerial Photography, Mapping, Airborne Geophysical Surveys, 310CGS Mule, LLC, Geological Supplies, 305CH Spencer & Co, Pumps & Valves, 767Challenger Pipe & Steel, Steel Pipe & Casing, Grooved Piping Products, 327ClearSpan Fabric Structures, Tension Fabric Structures, 872Coeur Products Ltd Inc., Core Boxes, Core Drills, 229Colorado Mining Association, Mining Industry Association, 836COMANCO, Geosynthetics, 303Comstock Mining Company, Mining Company, 771Cornell Pump Company, Mining Pumps-Centrifugal, Redi-Prime, 429Crux Engineering Group,, Engineering Services, 968Crystals Unlimited, Gems & Minerals, Jewelry, 739, 741Cummins Northwest LLC, Diesel En-gines, Diesel Parts & Service, 661DDarling Geomatics, Environmental Services, 826Dassault Systemes GEOVIA, Mining Soft-ware, Mine Modeling Software, 323D...(Continued)DelHur Industries, Heavy Civil Industrial Constructors, 428Diversified Drilling, Drilling Company, 528DMC Mining Services, Contract Min-ing, Engineering, 209DOSECC Exploration Service, Dia-mond Core Drilling, Drilling Contrac-tor, 765Doyon, Limited, Private Land Owner, 756Drift Exploration Drilling, Inc., Drilling Company, 822Dyno Nobel Inc., Explosives, 205, 207EEastern Driller Mfg. Co., Inc., DTH Hammer, 858EC Applications, Inc., Geosynthetics, 842EDCON-PRJ, Inc., Geophysical Ser-vices, 335Elko Convention and Visitors Authori-ty, Convention Center/Elko Mining Expo, 771Energy Laboratories, Inc., Environ-mental Laboratory Services, 336Engineering Analytics, Inc., Engineer-ing Consultants, 317Envirocon, Inc., Environmental and Reclamation Services, 731Environmental Products & Applica-tions, Inc., Dust Control-Roads and Erosion, 225Environmental Resource Manage-ment (ERM), Environmental Con-sulting & Permitting, Engineering/Environmental, 860Enviroscientists, Inc., Environmental Consulting & Permitting, 733EnviroTech Services, Inc., Dust Con-trol/Erosion Control, 534EVCO, Core Boxes Core Chucks, 416Page 24 ~ American Exploration & Mining Association’s 120th Annual Meeting, Exposition FFalcon Drilling, Inc., Drilling Company, 324First Drilling Group, Drilling Contractor, 830, 832Florin Analytical Services, Analytical Laboratory Services, Laboratory Services, 208Flowrox, Inc., Pumps & Valves, 848Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Mining Company, 874Frontier-Kemper Constructors, LLC, Hoisting System, Conveyance & Vertical Belts, 747, 749GGeneral Moly, Molybdenum Mine, 215General Tool, Inc., Diamond Bits, Diamond Saw Blades, 414Geo-Logic Associates, Engineering Consulting Services, 508Geological Society of Nevada (GSN), Books & Publications, 438Geoprobe Systems, Soil Probing Units, 670Geopros, Inc., Direct Staffing Services for Industry, 237GeoStabilization International, Geo-hazard Mitigation, 759Geotech Ltd., Airborne Geophysics, 210-BGeotemps, Inc., Staffing Services/Min-ing Industry-Temporary, 239Gilson Company Inc, Materials Test-ing Equipment, 965GIS Land Services, Geologic & Cartographic Services, Title Due Diligence, 405Global Mining Equipment LLC, Mining Equipment, 755Golder Associates Inc., Consulting Engineers, Environmental Services, 338G...(Continued)Granite Construction, Mining Services, 672Great Lakes Exploration, Inc., Geo-physical Services, 824GSE Environmental, Liners, 423Gustavson Associates LLC, Mining & Mineral Processing Consultants, Engineering Consultants, 700Guy F. Atkinson Construction, LLC, Underground Construction, 226HH2E, Inc., Electrical Engineering Ser-vices, 419Harris Exploration Drilling, Drilling Company, Drilling Services-Reverse Circulation, 750Harrison Western Construction Corpo-ration, Contract Mining, 875Hayden Diamond Bit Industries, Drill Bits, 834HDR Engineering, Inc, Engineering, 870Hecla Mining Company, Silver Mining Company, 322Hidden Valley Insurance Inc., Insur-ance Services-General Liability, Worker’s Comp, Professional Liabil-ity, Insurance & Risk Management, 307Hoffman Diamond Products, Inc., Diamond Bits, 536Hole Products, Drilling Supplies, 873Hose Solutions Inc., Hose, 518Houston International Insurance Group, Insurance/Reclamation, Insurance Services, 231hydroGEOPHYSICS, Inc., Geophysical Services, 422IICMJ’s Prospecting & Mining Journal, Mining Magazine - Monthly, 213IDEA, Drilling Company, 125Exhibitors by company... continuedFinal Program ~ Page 25(Exhibitors by co - N cont’d next page.)I...(Continued)IDS/COLOG, Gyro Surveying, Geo-physics, Hydrophysics, Directional Drilling, Refelx Rental & Sales, 722, 724InfoMine USA, Inc., Mine Information, Cost Estimating Services, 235Intermountain Electronics, Inc., Elec-trical Control and Distribution Systems, 330International Lining Technology, Liner Installation, 532Itasca Denver, Inc., Hydrology, Geomechanics & Geochemistry Consulting, Environmental Consult-ing & Permitting, 746JJentech Drilling Supply, Inc., Drilling Supplies, 743KK & N Electric, Electric Motors for Min-ing, Electric Motor Field Service, 758Kappes, Cassiday & Associates, Engineering Consulting Services, Laboratory Services, 208Kinross Gold Corporation, Gold Min-ing Company, 214Knight Piesold, Consulting Engineers, Environmental Consulting & Permit-ting, 704LLayne Christensen Co., Drilling Com-pany, 316Leapfrog Software (ARANZ Geo Can-ada Ltd.), Mining Software, 522Legacy Building Solutions, Structures, 514Linkan Engineering, Water Manage-ment, 864Lumos & Associates, Inc., Engineer-ing/Environmental, 304MM2 Technical Services, Engineering & Geology Support Services, 865Maccaferri Inc., Gabions, Erosion Control Products, 309Mackay School of Earth Sciences & Engineering, Educational / Univer-sity, 436Magnus Pacific Corporation, Environ-mental Construction, 764Major Drilling, Drilling Contractor, 210Matex/Control Chemical (1989) Corp, Drilling Fluids, 126M-I Swaco, Drilling Fluid & Solids Con-trol Company, 640Micromine, Mine Software, 506Mill Man Steel Inc., Sales & Supply of Steel Pipe & Accessories, 232Mincon, Inc., DTH Hammers and Bits, Reverse Circulation Hammers & Bits, 417Miners News, Publications, 638Minex, LLC, Core Drilling Products, Winkie Drills, 127Mintec, Inc., Mine Modeling Software, Mine Software, 212Monsen Engineering Supply Inc., Survey & GPS Equipment, 504MTech/CAMP, University, Metallurgi-cal Consulting, 667MWH Global, Environmental & Engi-neering Consultants, Engineering/Environmental, 318NNational EWP, Drilling Company, Ex-ploration Company, 718, 720Neptune Automated Wheel Wash Sys-tems (IES), Automated Wheel Wash & Heavy Equipment Wash, 773Netzsch Pumps North America, LLC, Pumps-Progressing Cavity, 964Page 26 ~ American Exploration & Mining Association’s 120th Annual Meeting, Exposition N...(Continued)NewFields Mining & Energy Services, Consulting Engineering, Environ-mental Services, 426Nexans AmerCable, Inc., Electric Mining Cable, 653NIOSH, Mine Safety, 723Northwest Linings and Geotextile Products, Inc/Sierra Geosynthetic Services, Inc., Liner Installation, Geosynthetics, 673Northwest Machine Works, Inc., Drill-ing Products Manufacturer, Under-ground Core Drilling Parts, 233Northwest Territorial Mint, Bullion, Cus-tom Minting, 329OOCENS, Satellite Communications, VoIP & Network Controls, 312O’Keefe Drilling, Drilling Company, 306, 308Oliver Boots by Honeywell, Safety Boots, 761Olympus NDT, XRF Analyzer, Soil Prob-ing Services, 727ORICA, Explosives, 648, 650Original Creations, Bronze Sculptures, 134, 135PPace Analytical Services Inc., Lab-oratory Services, Environmental Laboratory Services, 754Parsons Behle & Latimer, Legal Ser-vices, 217PayneWest Insurance, Insurance Services, Bonding, 325Placer Gold Design, Mining Related Fine Jewelry, Awards, Gift Items, Jewelry, 702Precision GeoSurveys Inc., Airborne Geophysics, 972PSC Environmental Services, Environ-mental Services/Disposal/Transpor-tation, Transportation Services, 407RRain For Rent, Pumps/Generators/Systems, HDPE Pipe, Fusion Sales & Equipment, 337, 339Reflex Instrument North America, Data & Geochem Intelligence, Down Hole Survey/XRF Rentals, 406Resource West, Evaporation Equip-ment, Surface Storage Tanks, 502Rockmore International, Drilling Equip-ment (Bits & Steel), DTH Hammers & Bits, 726RockTech USA, Drilling Products, Drill Hole Survey, 326, 328Ruen Drilling, Inc., Drilling Company, 404RungePincockMinarco, Consulting Engineers, 418SS & G Electric Motor Repair, Electric Motor Repair, Pump Repair, 647SAFEmap International, Consult-ing-Training, 665Schlumberger, Hydrologic Services/Water Pumps & Services, 659Schramm, Drilling Rigs and Compres-sors, 315Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., Electrical Power Protection, 524SGS Minerals Services, Analytical Laboratory Services, Metallurgical Consulting, 224Skyline Assayers & Laboratories, Assay Laboratory, Laboratory Ana-lytical Services, 643SLR International, Environmental and Engineering Consultants, 402Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Ex-ploration, Inc. (SME)/MEC, Profes-sional Association, 219Society of Economic Geologists, Pub-lications, 313Space Mining & Resources Coalition, Inc., Mineral Exploration, 668Spatial Dimension Canada Inc., Land Management Software, 516Exhibitors by company... continuedFinal Program ~ Page 27(Exhibitors by company cont’d next page.)S...(Continued)SpecTIR, LLC, Hyperspectral Imaging, 973Spectral International Inc., Spectrom-eters, 124SRK Consulting (US), Inc., Consulting Engineers & Scientists, 223Stanka Consulting, Engineering Con-sulting Services, Water Resource Consultants, 774Stantec Consulting Services, Environ-mental Consultants, 333State of Alaska-DGGS, Government Services/Information, 115State of Nevada-Division of Minerals, Information of Geology & Mining in Nevada, 434Summit Engineering Corporation, Engineering, Surveying, Permitting, Geotechnical, 512Sunset Manufacturing, Core Sample Bags, Safety Apparel, 435Superior Industries, Conveyors, 655SWCA, Environmental Consulting, 844TTarget Logistics, Housing, 869TerraCore International, Hyperspectral Imaging, 967, 971TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc., Ana-lytical Laboratory Services, 403Tetra Tech, Engineering Consultants, Environmental Services, 740, 742The Mining Record, Mining Publica-tions, Maps, 719, 721The Northern Miner, Mining Newspa-pers/Publications, Media, 109Thermo Scientific Portable XRF Ana-lyzers, XRF Analyzers, 130Timberline Drilling, Drilling Company, 129TonaTec Exploration LLC, Drilling Con-tractor, 228Trihydro Corporation, Environmental Consultants, Engineering Consul-tants, 753T...(Continued)Tsurumi Pump, Pumps, 852Tunnel Radio of America, Under-ground Communications & Track-ing, 412UU. S. Bureau of Land Management, Government, 838, 840U. S. Forest Service, Government, 652, 654U. S. Geological Survey, Government, 854United Central Industrial Supply, Cap Lamps, Gas Detection, Mine Res-cue, Ventilation Products, Services, 675URS Global Mining Partners, Engineer-ing Construction, Mining Contrac-tors, 227VVeolia Water Solutions & Technolo-gies, Water Treatment, 332, 334Victaulic, Grooved Piping Products, 734VISTA Training Inc., Training, 974 WWaterSolve LLC, Water Purification, 644Welsh Hagen Associates, Environmen-tal Science & Engineering, 433West-Core Drilling, LLC, Drilling Com-pany, 768Western Cultural Resource Manage-ment, Inc., Cultural Resource Man-agement Consulting/Planning, 314Western Environmental Testing Lab-oratory, Environmental Laboratory Services, 408Willowstick Technologies, LLC, Geo-physical Services, Water Resource Consultants, 302Women In Mining Education Founda-tion, SME, Education, 766Women’s Mining Coalition, Educa-tion/Governmental Affairs, Public Affairs/Grassroots, 439Page 28 ~ American Exploration & Mining Association’s 120th Annual Meeting, Exposition XXylem Dewatering Solutions, Pumps/Generators/Systems, 117, 119ZZAPATA Incorporated, Geophysical Services, 660Zonge International, Inc., Geophys-ical Services, Geophysical Instru-mentation, 725Exhibitors by company... continuedCoreshack sponsored by:Chris DailErwin & Thompson LLPMidway GoldRenaissance GoldCORE SHACKAdamera Minerals Corp., Junior Ex-ploration Company, C 2Canamex Resources Corp, Junior Exploration Company, C 3Constantine Metal Resources Ltd./Carlin Gold Corporation, Explora-tion Companies, C 8Cypress Development Company, Junior Exploration Company, C 18Desert Hawk Gold Corp., Junior Explo-ration Company, C 5Entrée Gold, Junior Exploration Com-pany, C 12Idaho North Resources Inc., Junior Exploration Company, C 15Kinetic Gold (US) Inc., Junior Explora-tion Company, C 10Klondex Mines, Mining Company, C 11Midas Gold Inc., Junior Exploration Company, C 7Midway Gold Corp, Junior Exploration Company, C 16NuLegacy Gold Corp., Junior Explora-tion, C 1Pershing Gold Corporation, Emerging Producer, C 13Premier Gold Mines USA Inc., Junior Exploration Company, C 17Rare Element Resources, Inc., Junior Exploration Company, C 14Renaissance Exploration, Inc., Junior Exploration Company, C 9Terraco Gold Corp., Junior Exploration Company, C 5Thunder Mountain Gold Inc., Gold Exploration, C 6Final Program ~ Page 29AACCOUNTINGBDO, 748ADVERTISING SPECIALTIES APPARELAd Wear, 211AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY/LiDAR MAP-PINGCGG Airborne, 310Quantum Spatial Inc., 824AIRBORNE GEOPHYSICS/GEOPHYSI-CAL SURVEYSCGG Airborne, 310Geotech Ltd., 210 BPrecision GeoSurveys Inc., 972ANALYTICAL LABORATORY SERVICESACZ Laboratories, Inc., 319Florin Analytical Services, 208SGS Minerals Services, 224TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc., 403ARCHAEOLOGISTSASM Affiliates, 744ASSAY LABORATORYALS Minerals, 132American Assay Laboratory, 729BV Group, 111 & 113Skyline Assayers & Laboratories, 643AUTOMATED WHEEL WASH & HEAVY EQUIPMENT WASHNeptune Automated Wheel Wash Systems (IES), 773BBONDINGPayneWest Insurance, 325BOOKS & PUBLICATIONSGeological Society of Nevada (GSN), 438BRONZE SCULPTURESOriginal Creations, 134 & 135BULLIONNorthwest Territorial Mint, 329Exhibitors by Product or Service(Exhibitors by prod/serv cont’d next page.)CCAP LAMPS, GAS DETECTION, MINE RESCUE, VENTILATION PRODUCTS, SERVICESUnited Central Industrial Supply, 675CONSULTING ENGINEERSAMEC, 432Golder Associates Inc., 338Knight Piesold, 704NewFields Mining & Energy Services, 426RungePincockMinarco, 418SRK Consulting (US), Inc., 223CONSULTING-TRAININGSAFEmap International, 665CONTRACT MININGAmerican Mining & Tunneling, LLC, 413 & 415DMC Mining Services, 209Harrison Western Construction Corpo-ration, 875CONVENTION CENTER/ELKO MINING EXPOElko Convention and Visitors Author-ity, 771CONVEYORSSuperior Industries, 655CORE BOXES/CORE CHUCKSCoeur Products Ltd Inc., 229EVCO, 416CORE DRILLS/DRILLING PRODUCTSCoeur Products Ltd Inc., 229Minex, LLC, 127CORE SAMPLE BAGS, SAFETY APPARELSunset Manufacturing, 435COST ESTIMATING SERVICESInfoMine USA, Inc., 235CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONSULTING/PLANNINGWestern Cultural Resource Manage-ment, Inc., 314Page 30 ~ American Exploration & Mining Association’s 120th Annual Meeting, Exposition C...(Continued)CUSTOM MINTINGNorthwest Territorial Mint, 329DDATA & GEOCHEM INTELLIGENCEReflex Instrument North America, 406DESIGNER, MANUFACTURER & COM-MISSIONER OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEMSBecker Mining America, 664DIAMOND BITSGeneral Tool, Inc., 414Hoffman Diamond Products, Inc., 536DIAMOND CORE DRILLINGAmerican Drilling Corp. LLC, 425 & 427DOSECC Exploration Service, 765DIAMOND SAW BLADESGeneral Tool, Inc., 414DIESEL EMISSIONS CONTROLAirFlow Catalyst Systems, Inc., 671DIESEL ENGINESCummins Northwest LLC, 661DIESEL PARTS & SERVICECummins Northwest LLC, 661DIRECT STAFFING SERVICES FOR IN-DUSTRYGeopros, Inc., 237DOWN HOLE SURVEY/XRF RENTALSReflex Instrument North America, 406DRILL BITSHayden Diamond Bit Industries, 834DRILL HOLE SURVEYRockTech USA, 326 & 328DRILLING COMPANYBlack Rock Drilling, 760Boart Longyear, 708 & 710Diversified Drilling, 528Drift Exploration Drilling, Inc., 822Harris Exploration Drilling, 750IDEA, 125Layne Christensen Co., 316D...(Continued)DRILLING COMPANY...(Continued)National EWP, 718 & 720O’Keefe Drilling, 306 & 308Ruen Drilling, Inc., 404Timberline Drilling, 129West-Core Drilling, LLC, 768DRILLING CONTRACTORCascade Drilling, L.P., 867DOSECC Exploration Service, 765First Drilling Group, 830 & 832Major Drilling, 210TonaTec Exploration LLC, 228DRILLING EQUIPMENTAcker Drilling, 538Rockmore International, 726DRILLING FLUID & SOLIDS AMC USA LLC, 974Baroid Industrial Drilling Products, 712Matex/Control Chemical (1989) Corp, 126M-I Swaco, 640DRILLING PRODUCTSRockTech USA, 326 & 328DRILLING PRODUCTS MANUFACTURERNorthwest Machine Works, Inc., 233DRILLING RIGS & COMPRESSORSAcker Drilling, 538Schramm, 315DRILLING SERVICESBoart Longyear, 708 & 710DRILLING SERVICES-REVERSE CIRCU-LATIONHarris Exploration Drilling, 750DRILLING SUPPLIESAmerica West Drilling Supply, 846Hole Products, 873Jentech Drilling Supply, Inc., 743DTH HAMMERS & BITSEastern Driller Mfg. Co., Inc., 858Mincon, Inc., 417Rockmore International, 726Exhibitors by product/service...continuedFinal Program ~ Page 31(Exhibitors by prod/serv cont’d next page.)D...(Continued)DUST CONTROL/EROSION CONTROLEnvironmental Products & Applica-tions, Inc., 225EnviroTech Services, Inc., 534EEDUCATIONMackay School of Earth Sciences & Engineering, 436Women’s Mining Coalition, 439 Women In Mining Education Founda-tion, 766ELECTRIC MINING CABLENexans AmerCable, Inc., 653ELECTRIC MOTOR FIELD/REPAIR SERVICEK & N Electric, 758S & G Electric Motor Repair, 647ELECTRICAL CONTROL AND DISTRIBU-TION SYSTEMSIntermountain Electronics, Inc., 330ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING SERVICESH2E, Inc., 419ELECTRICAL POWER PROTECTIONSchweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., 524EMERGING PRODUCERPershing Gold Corporation, C 13ENGINEERINGDMC Mining Services, 209HDR Engineering, Inc, 870ENGINEERING & ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTINGAMEC, 432Cascade Earth Sciences, 218ENGINEERING & GEOLOGY SUPPORT SVCSM2 Technical Services, 865E...(Continued)ENGINEERING CONSULTANTSApplied Soil Water Technologies LLC, 528Engineering Analytics, Inc., 317Geo-Logic Associates, 508Gustavson Associates LLC, 700Kappes, Cassiday & Associates, 208Stanka Consulting, 774Tetra Tech, 740 & 742Trihydro Corporation, 753URS Global Mining Partners, 227ENGINEERING SERVICESARCADIS, 437CDM Smith, 770ENGINEERING, SURVEYING, PERMITTING, GEOTECHNICALSummit Engineering Corporation, 512ENGINEERING/ENVIRONMENTALEnvironmental Resource Manage-ment (ERM), 860Lumos & Associates, Inc., 304MWH Global, 318ENVIRONMENTAL AND RECLAMATION SERVICESEnvirocon, Inc., 731ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRUCTIONMagnus Pacific Corporation, 764ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTSBroadbent & Associates, Inc., 772Cardno, 762Stantec Consulting Services, 333SWCA, 844Trihydro Corporation, 753ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING & PERMITTINGEnvironmental Resource Manage-ment (ERM), 860Enviroscientists, Inc., 733Itasca Denver, Inc., 746Knight Piesold, 704Page 32 ~ American Exploration & Mining Association’s 120th Annual Meeting, Exposition E...(Continued)ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY SVCSEnergy Laboratories, Inc., 336Pace Analytical Services Inc., 754Western Environmental Testing Labo-ratory, 408ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERINGWelsh Hagen Associates, 433ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICESAECOM, 866ARCADIS, 437Brown and Caldwell, 964Darling Geomatics, 826Golder Associates Inc., 338NewFields Mining & Energy Services, 426Tetra Tech, 740 & 742ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES/DISPOSAL/TRANSPORTATIONPSC Environmental Services, 407EVAPORATION EQUIPMENTResource West, 502EXPLORATION COMPANYConstantine Metal Resources Ltd./Carlin Gold Corporation, C 3National EWP, 718 & 720EXPLOSIVESDyno Nobel Inc., 205 & 207ORICA, 648 & 650GGABIONS, EROSION CONTROL PRODUCTSMaccaferri Inc., 309GEMS & MINERALSCrystals Unlimited, 739 & 741GENERAL CONTRACTOR-MINE OPER-ATIONSAgate Inc., 658GEOHAZARD MITIGATIONGeoStabilization International, 759G...(Continued)GEOLOGIC & CARTOGRAPHIC SER-VICESGIS Land Services, 405GEOLOGICAL SUPPLIESCGS Mule, LLC, 305GEOMEMBRANE LEAK LOCATIONApplied Soil Water Technologies LLC, 528GEOPHYSICAL INSTRUMENTATIONZonge International, Inc., 725GEOPHYSICAL SERVICESEDCON-PRJ, Inc., 335hydroGEOPHYSICS, Inc., 422Willowstick Technologies, LLC, 302ZAPATA Incorporated, 660Zonge International, Inc., 725GEOSYNTHETICSAgru America, Inc., 203CETCO, 732COMANCO, 303EC Applications, Inc., 842Northwest Linings and Geotextile Products, Inc/Sierra Geosynthetic Services, Inc., 673GIS SOFTWAREEsri, 402GOLD EXPLORATIONKinross Gold Corporation, 214GOLD MINING COMPANYThunder Mountaion Gold Inc., C 6GOVERNMENTState of Alaska-DGGS, 115U. S. Bureau of Land Management, 838 & 840U. S. Forest Service, 652 & 654U. S. Geological Survey, 854State of Alaska-DGGS, 115GROOVED PIPING PRODUCTSChallenger Pipe & Steel, 327Victaulic, 734Exhibitors by product/service...continuedFinal Program ~ Page 33(Exhibitors by prod/serv cont’d next page.)G...(Continued)GROUT SUPPLIERSAvanti International, 526GYRO SURVEYING, GEOPHYSICS, HYDROPHYSICS, DIRECTIONAL DRILLINGIDS/COLOG, 722 & 724HHDPE PIPE, FUSION SALES & EQUIPMENTRain For Rent, 337 & 339HEAVY CIVIL INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUC-TORSDelHur Industries, 428HOISTING SYSTEM, CONVEYANCE & VERTICAL BELTSFrontier-Kemper Constructors, LLC, 747 & 749HOSEHose Solutions Inc., 518HOUSINGTarget Logistics, 869HYDROLOGY, GEOMECHANICS & GEOCHEMISTRY CONSULTINGItasca Denver, Inc., 746Schlumberger, 659HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGINGSpecTIR, LLC, 973TerraCore International, 971IINFORMATION OF GEOLOGY & MIN-ING IN NEVADAState of Nevada-Division of Minerals, 434INSURANCE SERVICESAmerican Mining Insurance Compa-ny, 642Hidden Valley Insurance Inc., 307Houston International Insurance Group, 231PayneWest Insurance, 325I...(Continued)INSURANCE SERVICES-GENERAL LIA-BILITY, WORKER’S COMP, PROFES-SIONAL LIABILITYHidden Valley Insurance Inc., 307INSURANCE/RECLAMATIONHouston International Insurance Group, 231JJEWELRYCrystals Unlimited, 739 & 741Placer Gold Design, 702JUNIOR EXPLORATION COMPANYAdamera Minerals Corp, C 2Canamex Resources Corp., C 3Cypress Development Company, C 18Desert Hawk Gold Company, C 4Entrée Gold, C 12Idaho North Resources Inc., C 15Kinetic Gold (US) Inc., C 10Midas Gold Corp., C 16Midway Gold Corp., C 16NuLegacy Gold Corp., C 1Premier Gold Mines USA Inc., C 17Rare Element Resources, Inc., C 14Renaissance Exploration, Inc., C 9Terraco Gold Corp., C 5LLABORATORY ANALYTICAL SERVICESALS Minerals, 132Skyline Assayers & Laboratories, 643LABORATORY CHEMICALSAnachemia Mining LLC, 775LABORATORY EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIESAnachemia Mining LLC, 775Bruker Elemental, 424LABORATORY SERVICESFlorin Analytical Services, 208Kappes, Cassiday & Associates, 208Pace Analytical Services Inc., 754LAND MANAGEMENT SOFTWARESpatial Dimension Canada Inc., 516Page 34 ~ American Exploration & Mining Association’s 120th Annual Meeting, Exposition L ...(Continued)LEGAL SERVICESParsons Behle & Latimer, 217LINER INSTALLATIONInternational Lining Technology, 532Northwest Linings and Geotextile Products, Inc/Sierra Geosynthetic Services, Inc., 673LINERSAgru America, Inc., 203GSE Environmental, 423MMAPSThe Mining Record, 719 & 721MATERIALS TESTING EQUIPMENTGilson Company Inc, 965MEDIAThe Northern Miner, 109METALLURGICAL CONSULTINGMTech/CAMP, 667SGS Minerals Services, 224METALS PRODUCTS & PROCESSINGCd’A Metals (The Coeur d’Alenes Company), 877MINE CONSTRUCTIONCementation USA Inc., 976MINE DEVELOPMENTAmerican Mining & Tunneling, LLC, 413 & 415MINE INFORMATIONInfoMine USA, Inc., 235MINE MODELING SOFTWAREDassault Systemes GEOVIA, 323Mintec, Inc., 212MINE SAFETYNIOSH, 723MINE SOFTWAREMicromine, 506Mintec, Inc., 212Exhibitors by product/service...continuedM ...(Continued)MINERAL EXPLORATIONSpace Mining & Resources Coalition, Inc., 668MINERALOGY ANALYZERAmerican Assay Laboratory, 729MINING & MINERAL PROCESSING CONSULTANTSGustavson Associates LLC, 700MINING COMPANYComstock Mining Company, 771Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, 874Klondex Mines, C 11MINING CONSTRUCTIONAIL Mining, 752MINING CONTRACTORSURS Global Mining Partners, 227MINING EQUIPMENTAtlas Copco Mining, Rock Excava-tion, and Construction LLC, 222Global Mining Equipment LLC, 755MINING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONColorado Mining Association, 836MINING MAGAZINE - MONTHLYICMJ’s Prospecting & Mining Journal, 213MINING NEWSPAPERS/PUBLICATIONSThe Mining Record, 719 & 721The Northern Miner, 109MINING PUMPS-CENTRIFUGALCornell Pump Company, 429MINING RELATED FINE JEWELRY, AWARDS, GIFT ITEMSPlacer Gold Design, 702MINING SERVICESGranite Construction, 672MINING SOFTWAREDassault Systemes GEOVIA, 323Leapfrog Software(ARANZ Geo Can-ada Ltd), 522Final Program ~ Page 35M ...(Continued)MOLYBDENUM MINEGeneral Moly, 215PPLASTIC CONNECTIONSAnvil International, 820PRIVATE LAND OWNERDoyon, Limited, 756PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONSociety for Mining, Metallurgy & Ex-ploration, Inc. (SME)/MEC, 219PUBLIC AFFAIRS/GRASSROOTSWomen’s Mining Coalition, 439PUBLICATIONSMiners News, 638Society of Economic Geologists, 313PUMPS/PUMP REPAIRS & G Electric Motor Repair, 647Tsurumi Pump, 852PUMPS & VALVESCH Spencer & Co, 767Flowrox, Inc., 848PUMPS/GENERATORS/SYSTEMSRain For Rent, 337 & 339Schlumberger, 659Xylem Dewatering Solutions, 117 & 119PUMPS-PROGRESSING CAVITYNetzsch Pumps North America, LLC, 964RREFELX RENTAL & SALESIDS/COLOG, 722 & 724REVERSE CIRCULATION HAMMERS & BITSMincon, Inc., 417ROCK SUPPORTAtlas Copco Mining, Rock Excava-tion, and Construction LLC, 222(Exhibitors by prod/serv cont’d next page.)SSAFETY BOOTSOliver Boots by Honeywell, 761SALES & SUPPLY OF STEEL PIPE & AC-CESSORIESMill Man Steel Inc., 232SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONSOCENS, 312SILVER MINING COMPANYHecla Mining Company, 322SOIL PROBING SERVICESOlympus NDT, 727Geoprobe Systems, 670SOLID/LIQUID SEPARATIONANDRITZ Automation, 749SPECTROMETERSSpectral International Inc., 124STAFFING SERVICES/MINING INDUS-TRY-TEMPORARYGeotemps, Inc., 239STEEL PIPE & CASINGChallenger Pipe & Steel, 327STRUCTURESLegacy Building Solutions, 514SURFACE STORAGE TANKSResource West, 502SURVEY & GPS EQUIPMENTMonsen Engineering Supply Inc., 504TTENSION FABRIC STRUCTURESClearSpan Fabric Structures, 872TERRA ASTER IMAGERY & ALTERATION MAPSASTERimages, inc., 124TITLE DUE DILIGENCEGIS Land Services, 405Page 36 ~ American Exploration & Mining Association’s 120th Annual Meeting, Exposition T ...(Continued)TRAININGVISTA Training, Inc., 974TRANSPORTATION SERVICESAlaska Marine Lines, Inc., 730PSC Environmental Services, 407UUNDERGROUND COMMUNICATIONS & TRACKINGTunnel Radio of America, 412UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTIONGuy F. Atkinson Construction, LLC, 226UNDERGROUND CORE DRILLING PARTSNorthwest Machine Works, Inc., 233UNIVERSITYMTech/CAMP, 667VVISUAL EQUIPMENT/SERVICESAtlas Inspection Technologies, 871VOIP & NETWORK CONTROLSOCENS, 312WWATER MANAGEMENTLinkan Engineering, 864WATER RESOURCE CONSULTANTSBroadbent & Associates, Inc., 772Stanka Consulting, 774Willowstick Technologies, LLC, 302WATER TREATMENTBaroid IDP-CleanWave, 123Veolia Water Solutions & Technolo-gies, 332 & 334WEAR PLATECd’A Metals (The Coeur d’Alenes Company), 877WINKIE DRILLSMinex, LLC, 127Exhibitors by product/service...continuedXXRF ANALYZERBruker Elemental, 424Olympus NDT, 727Thermo Scientific Portable XRF Ana-lyzers, 130PAVILION DPAVILION EPAVILION BPAVILION CPAVILION AFREIGHT DOORPHONESLOADING RAMPAND PITROLL-UPDOORDOORROLL-UPKITCHENELEVATORBARELEVATOR9' HIGHF ExtELEVATORS10.5W X 11'HBusiness CtrBusiness CtrOFFICESBARBARBARAEMA TECHNICAL SESSION ROOMSAEMA TECHNICAL SESSION ROOMSEmergencyExit Only5 - 8 X 10 Booths236- 10 X 10 Booths241 Total Booths=24100 Sq.Ft.American Exploration & Mining AssociationNUGGET/PAVILIONS & ROSE A, BDecember 1-5, 201418 - 8' Poster Boards & 6’ tables for Core Shack & Student PostersFOODFloor Plan Subject to Fire Marshal ApprovalAll aisles at minimum 10’ wide except as noted in Pavilion DFOODFOOD20'109111113115117119123125127129131133208212214224226232203205207209211213215217219223225227229231233235237239302304306308310312314316318322324326328330332334336338303305307309313315317319323325327329333335337339402404406408412414416418422424426428432434436438403405407409413415417419423425427429433435437439502504506508512514516518522524526528532534536538124126130132642644648650652654658660664668670672638046643647649653655659661665667671673675702704708710712718720722724726730732734740742744746748750752754756758760762764766768770772774719721723725727729731733739741743747749753755759761765767771773775822824826830832834836838840842846848852854858860864866870872874865867869871873875877964966968970972974976965967971973700FOOD9'8'10'Core Shack / Student PostersREGISTRATIONSHOWENTRANCE123456789101112131415161718Double Space One CompanySingle Space One CompanyDouble Space One CompanyNo elevator accessduring showEmergency Exits OnlyColored Spaces are Reserved844222210228218210 B722873842772Save these dates...November 30 thruDecember 4,2015121st Annual Meeting, Exposition & Short CoursesSpokane Convention CenterSpokane, WashingtonCall for Sessions and Short Courses - January 2015Call for Papers - February 20152015December