More Dollars for Mining Students
Friday, December 21, 2012 @ 2:46 PM
CNC’s Randall Heidt ( second from left) accepts cheque from Canadian Institute of Mining members (-photo-submitted)
Prince George, B.C.- The Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM) has donated $10,000 to the College of New Caledonia to help support students interested in a career in mining.
The donation makes CIM’s total contribution $40,000. A total of $36,000 will go into an endowment fund, which will continuously generate scholarships and bursaries. The remaining $4,000 was handed out last year and this year as eight awards worth $500 each.
“We have had a very good year and were able to increase our donation to $10,000 instead of the $5,000 we had promised,” said Christy Smith, Manager of Community and Aboriginal Affairs Taseko Mines.
CNC’s mining certificate program has been successfully delivered at campuses in Fort St. James, Burns Lake, Mackenzie, Quesnel and Vanderhoof with about 80% of graduates finding employment.
CIM is the leading technical society of professionals associated with the Canadian minerals and materials industry. CIM has 11,000 members from industry, government and academia who are dedicated to the discovery, production, utilization and economics of minerals, metals and petroleum.
The North Central BC Branch of CIM opened in the fall of 1997 as a result of increased mining activity in the area. The NCBC Branch spans a large area, about 600 km north to south, encompassing Quesnel, Williams Lake, Prince George and Smithers, as well as many other small communities.
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