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Our invitation to "Mining Day On The Hill" hosted by The Economic Club Of Canada on Nov.24, 2009. Guests of the Mining Association Of Canada (MAC), the event held in Ottawa, began with opening remarks by the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources.
Our invitation to "Mining Day On The Hill" hosted by The Economic Club Of Canada on Nov.24, 2009. Guests of the Mining Association Of Canada (MAC), the event held in Ottawa, began with opening remarks by the Honourable Lisa Raitt, Minister of Natural Resources. During our conversation, I found her to be well versed & an enjoyable speaker. Her Dad worked in our industry & I felt a certain "appreciation" she has perhaps garnered from him. Her remarks were very positive about our industry & focussed on the significance of a strong mining sector as we recover from the world-wide recession. I was impressed- this is a smart lady who truly knows her stuff ! I was especially looking forward to Don Lindsay's talk. He reflected on the opportunities & challenges facing Canadian mining companies like Teck Resources. I am always fascinated how very talented people shape their businesses not only with profit in mind. His review of Teck's charitable work in the field, in developing countries makes me very proud to be a Canadian & working in this industry. He delivered his views on the future of the exploration, mining & resource industries. Most important, I especially enjoyed how he expertly moulded their connection to Canada's long term economic success. Thank-you, Don, & I took notes in my Ontario Exploration Field Notes booklet ... Some other notable invitees were Paul Hebert, Executive Director of The Federated School of Mines plus Alana Kennedy, Manager, Marketing & Communications. She is with Mining Industry Human Resources Council.
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On June 4th, 2009 our organization was invited by Consul General Lee McClenny & Pierre Richer, Sr. Commercial Specialist, U.S.
Commercial Service – United States Consulate - Montreal to address the West Virginia Trade Mission To Canada. The event was surgically
promoted by our office and successfully attracted visiting Canadian companies to meet US members of this Mission, who are seeking partnership
arrangements & sales assistance in Canada.
Lewis addressed the following topics:
1) A general review of the situation in our industry but also the Good News happening in our country. Comments from our client suppliers were addressed. Developments especially in Quebec & the opportunities welcoming our US visitors to look at both Ontario & Quebec.
2) Results of a survey just completed & why it is vital for North American companies to understand the ramifications of: "short term pain for long term gain". He touched on why our West Virginian visitors must look beyond the downturn & make strategic acquisitions NOW.. He named names & touched on the other international players playing "Hard Ball" & for keeps in Canada.
3) He touched on the contentious issue of President Obama's "Buy America" policy & how it is impacting our industry.
4) Finally - he reviewed mining on the Moon & on Mars & his association with the Planetary & Terrestrial Sciences Symposium. He also showed a sample of a substance that will turn coal into diesel fuel that few are aware of. Please email Lewis for details of this discovery.
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2009 Update: The Ontario Government, Ministry of Northern Development and Trade announces the continuance in its fourth year, with Mining Publications International, of promoting Ontario's mining supply companies. In 2009, the advertising exposure will be seen in the 15,000 monthly mailings plus 3,500 monthly distributions at 32 international trade shows and conferences.
The promotional activities will again include advertising in the USA based " Mining Engineering" of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME).
On behalf of our clients & the entire Supply community of Ontario, we extend our genuine thanks to The Honourable Michael Gravelle, Minister, Ministry of Northern Development and Mines for his concerted interest expressed to us and his very positive hands on support of our efforts to promote the mining communities of Ontario. Recently at the 2009 MinExpo in Las Vegas - he met with MPI's - Lewis Bonder to express his continued support of our best efforts for Ontario. Furthur developments and updates will be announced shortly.
Photo - PDAC 2008 - Taken after extensive conversations with The Honourable Michael Gravelle, Ontario Minister, Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. Topics included the role that Mining Publications International has undertaken to assist the Supply community in Ontario.The Minister expressed a great deal of interest in our innovative promotional programs that include Canada Issues in the SME's "Mining Engineering" monthly publication and assisting almost one hundred Canadian exhibitors in 2007 and 2008 to SME shows. Our colleages who set up the first time ever- Canada Pavilions - attracted so many mine operators & plant superintendents that the Minister remarked, that I should keep in touch with his office to update him on our other 2008 innovations. He was happy with the many Ontario suppliers who we had helped & he pledged his assistance to our efforts to promote Ontario as the Canadian province of mining innovations.
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PTMSS Planetary & Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium June 8-11, 2008
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Extraordinary sound clip-video captured from a deep subsurface geyser, Lupin Mine, Nunavut Territory, Canada.
Spectacular demonstrations of capability that have terrestrial & space mining applications.
 
Dale Boucher-NORCAT, Norcat Deep Planetary Drill
Gerald Sanders-NASA,
Lewis Bonder-MPI
Mars Exploratio, JPL, NASA
Norcat's DP drill will be here soon
Plus an eclectic blend of technical presentations that included: Biometric Drill design for in situ Astrobiological Studies; Proof of concept for a small lunar excavation robot; In the Mars yard & surrounding area; In situ geological analyzer for Lunar & Martian surfaces.
In my opinion, the most fascinating one was by D. Linne and Gerald Sanders of NASA entitled: "Design considerations for an oxygen production plant in support of a Lunar base."
The tour of the Canadian Space Agency was also spectacular and I want to express my thanks for the invitation, to Norcat and to Dale Boucher - Conference Chair.
First pictured here on the Mining Publications Int'l. site, it's a prototype drill. It will form part of a still yet-to-be-developed robot that would bore 33 feet below the Mars surface, grab core samples, bring them back to the surface, and then identify each of the samples. The robotic system would process the samples for examination, slicing them into thin pieces or polishing & grinding them before handing them off for analysis.
The "Canadadrill" weighs about 100 pounds and would use a rotating core drill bit with fused diamonds. The drill, with the accompanying robotic technology known as a subsurface sample acquisition and handling system, would sit on a fixed platform on the planet's surface.
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2008 has been an outstanding year for The ASIA MINER
We celebrated our third year of representing it.
In 2006 the magazine has grown from 28 pages in the First Quarter edition to 82 pages in our Nov.-Dec, 2008 issue. It has been an enormously successful year
Mining Publications International will be happy to send you a complimentary copy with its 2008 Media Kit. Both a recent edition & its Media Kit are now on our site under: "Publications We Represent."
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Congratulations to Mine Manager, Roger J. Emdin, P.Eng. of XSTRATA's Craig Mine, Sudbury Operations, Onaping Ontario. He has won...
Congratulations to Mine Manager, Roger J. Emdin, P.Eng. of XSTRATA's Craig Mine, Sudbury Operations, Onaping Ontario. He has won our very limited edition: "Mining Map Of South America" at the 2007 CIM exposition in Montreal. It is currently valued at $ 80.00 US. Thank-you to all of the CIM seminar attendees for visiting our innovative clients who were exhibitors. Please visit our page: "Mining Trade Show & Conference Services" for news on our next conference: RETC (Rapid Tunneling & Excavation Conference) in Toronto, June 10 - 13. Contact MPI to be involved in our low cost & effective promotional programs.
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Effective April 20, MPI is especially pleased to welcome Jon Baird, Managing Director of CAMESE as an advertising agency for its members. MPI has put together exceptional discounts, free ads & many other incentives for all of its clients, now including CAMESE & its 250 members.
Effective April 20, MPI is especially pleased to welcome Jon Baird, Managing Director of CAMESE as an advertising agency for its members. Existing relationships its members have with other agencies will be respected. Innovative monthly advertising programs can be viewed on the MPI site for all of our national & international publications. MPI has put together exceptional discounts, free ads & many other incentives for all of its clients, now including CAMESE & its 250 members.
Now ... Here's the story behind the story ... Jon & I had a conversation at the annual CIM "Round Up' in Vancouver a few months ago. We know each other professionally & so when he approached me, I invited him to "my office" outside of the convention center, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. He laid out his idea to me & asked what I thought about it. To me ... it was an instant "slam-dunk". But getting authorizations from my publications ... that required insight & planning. Nevertheless- I successfully achieved what Jon & I had initially agreed to.
Recently, at the Jean Beliveau charitable event in Montreal, I spoke to the Canadian Prime Minister. How could I resist when he asked me ... "what kind of work are you into, Lewis". That's when I brought Jon's plan into my conversation & asked what he thought of it. The PM knows of CAMESE's work, as International Trade Canada does provide important financial contributions to it. He said I was working with an honourable guy & to get it together with him. He wished me well.
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Effective January 1, 2007 Mining Publications International (MPI) will be responsible for all sales from coast to coast in Canada, for the USA based; Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME).
MPI began marketing to the Eastern Canadian provinces in September 2004. Effective January 1, 2007 Mining Publications International (MPI) will be responsible for all sales from coast to coast in Canada, for the USA based; Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME). We are especially thankful to the SME administration for the continuing confidence & solid support they have afforded to our organization. They include: Johanna McGinnis-Media Manager; Editor-Steve Kral & Executive Director-David Kanagy.
"I am very proud to be now representing my entire country for the SME, and bringing material benefits & unique marketing opportunities to Canadian mining suppliers." Lewis Bonder, Director- International Market Development.
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On November 21, 2006 MPI was invited by the Mining Association of Canada (MAC)
On November 21, 2006 MPI was invited by the Mining Association of Canada (MAC), to a reception at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier Hotel and lunch at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. More than fifty (50) Federal decision-makers were in attendance. The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources was the keynote speaker. The focus was on issues relating to the need for regulatory efficiency and project review plus the importance of geoscience in addressing declining mineral reserves.
I broke bread with Sonia Couto, Trade Commissioner, Metals and Minerals, Business Sector Bureau. Valuable insights to the operations of the Trade Commissioner Service were very much appreciated. I hope to have some exciting news in the future from our tete à tete.
A big “Thank-You” to Gordon R. Peeling, President & CEO of MAC for the invitation. They promote, through the collective action of their members, the growth and development of Canada's mining and mineral-processing industry, for the benefit of all Canadians.
Also in attendance was my former president of the Canadian Institute of Mining and first ever female to hold that post: Patricia J. Dillon. Pat currently is the Manager of Corporate Relations at Tek Cominco. It was enjoyable talking to her, as she was surrounded by many of the attendees. She commented on my successes at CIM and that was very much appreciated. She looked great!
Tim Kennedy, Director of Natural Resources & Environment, for Global Public Affaires shared our table and was an interesting person to talk to.
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 Donald R. Lindsay, President and Chief Executive Officer, Teck Resources Limited
2009 Mining Day On The Hill - Mining Association of Canada
 Lisa Raitt, Canadian Minister of Natural Resources
Consul General Lee McClenny welcomes Lewis & his staff to his residence in the evening, following their presentation at The West Virginia Mission to Canada.
At 2008 MinExpo, Atlas Copco's Torbjorn Redaelli, President & General Manager with Lewis.
Harper-Bonder-Beliveau
Pictured above, Lewis with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and seated, NHL legend Jean Beliveau. The celebration was held on March 29, 2007 in Jean's honour with charitable proceeds to benefit children's hospitals in Quebec. Many thanks to Madeleine Supino, NHL Director of Central Registry-Systems, for a fabulous evening.
Bonder-Beliveau
Jean Beliveau has represented for me those personal aspects that I have tried to make part of my business career. They include: dedication, perseverance & respect to both clients and competitors. He will always remain a class act who has set the tone; the vibration that comes as close to perfection as I can imagine. Bravo Jean, for your charitable work & resolve to make it happen!
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