Page 25 Contd from pg 24 By Frank Giorno Representatives from three gold mining companies spoke about the importance of their mining ventures to the T immins regional economy and why T immins has developed a well deserved reputation for being a leader in mining and mining technology The three speakers who participated on a panel discussion on the future of mining at the 2012 T immins Regional Eco nomic Conference were Kevin Montgomery the Director of Exploration for Gowest Gold Limited Drew Anwyll Direc tor of Operations Detour Lake Corporation and Paul Miller Surface Operations Superintendent Porcupine Gold Mines a subsidiary of Goldcorp Canada Ltd T immins is located in the AbitibiGreenstone gold belt and the Porcupine Destor Fault The T immins area is Canada s ounces in a little over 100 years of gold mining While Gowest Gold Ltd is developing a new mine site on land that has never been mined before both Porcupine Gold Mines and Detour Lake Corporation are returning to previ ously mined lands to extract gold Thr ee Mining Companies in T i mmins Region Set to Open Gold Mines T i mmins needs to become r e silient their products and services In the T immins State of the City Address Mayor T o m Laughren emphasized the need to diversify T immins economy an objective contained in T immins 2020 Strategic Plan Resource industry towns all over the world are recognizing the need to become resilient Mayor Laughren said This plan T immins 2020 Strategic Plan is our opportunity to develop a stronger health ier and more vibrant city one that relies on more than natural resources for its prosperity Mayor Laughren pointed to the signing of a partner ship agreement with the Canadian Space Agency and France s the Centre Detudes Spatiales CNES as an example of diversifying the local economy This ven ture will provide Canadian scientists an opportunity to launce new technologies to advance space science The Canadian Space Agency is investing an estimat ed 10 million over the next 10 years in building the paign at the T immins Airport Northern Gold Mining Inc TS X V NGM