Page 59 Advanced TIER 4 SCR Technology VOLVO PENTA INDUSTRIAL AND POWER GENERATION www v olv opentacom WAJ AX PO WER SY STEM IS PR OUD T O SER VE THE INDUSTR Y WITH L OCA TIONS A CR OSS CAN AD A EX CL USIVE V OL V O PENT A PO WER CENTRE SALES P AR TS SER VICE WARRANTY W AJAX POWER SYSTEMS REPRESENTS VOL VO PENT A IN ALL REGIONS EXCEPT ALBERT A BRITISH COLUMBIA YUKON AND NORTHWEST TERRIT ORIES WWW WAJ AXPO WERCOM 18887177131 AuRicoYOUNGDA VIDSON MINE iatown Englehart and New Liskeard People from all walks of life includ ing the Matachewan and T emagami First Nations contractors and suppli ers and top management of AuRico travelled to the Matachewan mine site for a day of festivities A video was prepared for public viewing showing the stories of those who pioneered the earlier mining ac tivities in the Matachewan area after the discovery of gold in 1916 The original Y oungDavidson Mine was in operation from 1934 to 1957 The historic portion was followed by cameos of team leaders responsible for construction of the current mod ern mine The video presents new exploration and cutting edge extraction techniques of today s mining with emphasis on working in partnership with local First Nations groups in an environ mentally sensitive framework This video can be viewed on youtubecom under AuRico GoldY oung Davidson Mine The celebration included catered food served in lar ge tented pavilions and a bus tour of the mine site that created a complete transparency of the op eration Staf f volunteers opened their doors to repairs shops warehousing control rooms and even the main of AuRico celebration included cater ed food served in large tented pavilions Contd from pg 58 Page 58 By Jay Cornelsen The offcial birth of the new Y oung Davidson Gold Mine in the T ownship of Matachewan saw speakers concen trated on the future of the operation but the long mining history of the area was not for gotten On Aug 1 1 2012 AuRico Gold Inc CEO Rene Marion now retired and Colin Benner chairman of the board and other dignitaries cut the ribbon marking the opening of Ontario s newest comme rcially operati ng gold mine The opening was signifcant because it launched the second 100 years of a Northern Ontario Gold Rush which started in T immins in 1908 reached Kirkland Lake in 191 1 and spread across Northeastern Ontario like wildfre There never has been a year since 1910 when there were not gold mines in production in Northeastern Ontario AuRico hosted a celebration on site with over 750 people coming from surrounding historic mining commu Past not forgotten as bright futur e of AuRico s new mine toasted nities such as Kirkland Lake V ir gin Photo by Jay Cornelsen Pictured from left to right Peter MacPhail currently Chief Operating Offcer of AuRico Andrew Cormier Project Manager of the construction of YD Rene Mari on President and Chief Executive offcer at the time now retired Luc Guimond General Manager YD Colin Benner Executive Chairman of the Board Contd on pg 59 AuRicoYOUNGDA VIDSON MINE