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8TuesdaySeptember22014INDUSTRYMININGGeoscienceForumattendancereflectslaggingexplorationByBILLBRADENSuppliersandgovernmentrepresentativesfaroutnumberedtheminersandexplorersatthisyearsGeoscienceforuminYellowknifereectingthesteepdropinexplorationactiv-ityacrosstheNorthinrecentyears.Stilltheforumattractedjustover700del-egates-downfromabout800lastyear-toits42ndyear.Theychosefromdozensofgeo-technicalregulatoryandenvironmentaltalksoverthreedays.ThebigtradeshowchangedvenuesthisyeartotheMultiplexArenawherealmost100boothscreatedacolourfulbackdropforcasualmeetingsandhospitalityincludingtheeventsrsteverNWTNightspotlightinggovernmentinitiativesaimedatbolsteringgeologicalscienceanddataresources.WhiletherehasbeenamarkedsurgeindiamondexplorationespeciallyintheGah-choKuareapricesforgoldandbasemet-alsareat.Riskandventurecapitalthatfeedsexplora-tionhasvirtuallydriedupmakingthisatoughseasonforexplorerssayindustryveterans.TheTuktoInuvikhighwayprojectgotproleonthiscolourfuloormap.MattFournierfrontiswiththeGNWTdepartmentofTransportationandRichardMakohoniukiswithHumanResources.RandyTurnerpresidentofCanterraMineralsandexplorationgeologistKendraJohnstonlookattheChamberofMinesannualmagazineMiningNorth.In1997TurnerscompanyWinspearResourcesfoundtodaysSnapLakediamonddepositandhesbacktoexplorefreshgroundinthesamearea.TheCapitalTheatresthreescreeningroomsbecamelecturehallsfordozensofgeotalksgivenoverthreedayslikethisoneontheGahchoKudiamondmine.Almost100boothstookoveroneoftheicerinksattheYellowknifeMultiplexforthe42ndAnnualGeosciencetradeshow.PhotosBillBraden