Page 5 Contd from pg 4 73 of the total equity raised there are more mining companies listed on the TSX than on any other exchange The statistics in this article are in dan ger of becoming yesterday s news if we as a society fail to realize the ju nior mining sector cannot survive in its present forms without help from the two senior levels government Red tape is a handicap that the explo ration sector eternally faces Govern ment talk a good game about reducing both red tape and the power of bu reaucrats but their actions belie their words New laws are passed without due re gard to their consequences on the ju nior mining sector Legitimate griev ances by Aboriginal communities are allowed to fester for years without any real attempt to settle them It takes 10 years from a discovery to production these days The modern society we have created cannot af ford such a waste of time and money