Anchorage 80th Anniversary convention sets records
The 80th Anniversary Convention of our Alaska Miners Association set records on many levels, reflecting the opti- mism and positive winds leading the industry into 2020. More than 1,000 miners, mining industry executives, min- ing and supporting companies attending the convention Nov. 3-9 in Anchorage, our largest attendance ever. The three-day Mining Trade Show was a sellout, with more than 150 companies of every size, shape and specialty, gathering to network, plan work for 2020 and begin new working relationships. This trade show remains the largest gathering of mining companies in Alaska each year. Technical sessions, ranging from project updates on current and proposed projects, to strategic planning for safety, to new technology, also drew standing room only crowds, reflecting both the continuing growth the level of expertise in mining science, and the encouraging cur- rent climate for both exploration and investment in Alaska mining. All presentations as well as additional details from the convention are available at our AMA website. If you would like access to the convention materials, we have every- thing updated and posted to our website here or visit www. alaskaminers.org/previous-event-materials. To protect and safeguard information, we have made this section of our website password protected. The password is: AKMin- ers2019 We’d also like insight from attendees on what we can do better. We already received great feedback regarding the technical sessions and short courses and how informa- tive they were this year, but the more feedback we receive, the better we can make each convention for you, our wonderful members. We are always looking for feedback and ideas to ensure a successful event. Please respond to this survey honestly and constructively. We appreciate your response! Survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/2019AMA- Convention Our annual awards banquet and fundraiser for Alaska Resource Education was another sellout. The highlight was our annual recognition of members and companies who are leading our industry with hard work and inspiration every day. Our 2019 award winners are: n Hecla Mining Company, Corporate Member of the Year n Kinross Fort Knox, Hard Hat Safety Award n Varina Zinno, Volunteer of the Year n Jim Clark, Advocate of the Year n Jerry and Bev Harmon, Chuck Hawley Lifetime Achievement Award Look elsewhere in this issue of the Journal on more about each of these honorees.
And we set a huge new record raising more than $125,000 for ARE to continue its critical work educating Alaska’s young people about the critical importance of resource development in funding both Alaska’s critical services and future economic opportunities. Another feature that was new to this year’s banquet was a video that was created to Celebrate AMA’s 80th Anniver- sary and Mining in the Last Frontier. The video will be on the AMA website soon and was created with interviews that were conducted at our Alaska Mining Day 2019 event
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December 2019 I The Alaska Miner I www.alaskaminers.org
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