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To: UPTICK who wrote (32478)	2/9/2007 8:58:42 PM
From: E. Charters	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78424

A tad more than 20 cents I am afraid. Probably would have been a good buy. Canadian mining is a mafia, and you won't submerge its tangled web of connections that easily. cliffordframe.com nupge.ca The non-unionized mine, featuring so-called "state of the art technology," opened in 1991 near New Glasgow, N.S., despite widespread warnings that it was unsafe and dangerous. The 26 miners died in a methane explosion at 5:18 a.m. on May 9, 1992. The blast was so strong it blew the top off the mine, more than a mile above, and knocked out steel roof supports throughout the mine. In the nearby towns, windows shattered and houses shook. Neither Frame nor any of the other political or corporate figures was convicted of any crime in the wake of the tragedy. Frame, now involved with a company called OntZinc, has applied to reopen another closed mine near Elmsdale, evoking memories of the Westray mine. However, MLAs in the provincial legislature unanimously passed a motion on April 15 opposing his company's application, and specifying that Frame should never again be entrusted with responsibility for the safety of Nova Scotian miners. John Hamm, the current Tory premier of the province, has asked two cabinet ministers to examine Frame's role in the Westray explosion when they review his latest mine licence application. globeinvestor.com casselsbrock.com siliconinvestor.com

To: UPTICK who wrote (32478)	2/9/2007 11:03:58 PM
From: ogi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 78424

Westray was an example of the misery of Gov't stupidity. The N.S. Dept of labour had asked for operational safety improvements but they were not done. Upon subsequent inspections, Curragh Resources should have been shut down until brought up to code but Government had $ 80 million in their make work private partner initiative. Good Buddies instead of dispassionate protectors of labour. Sucks!! Mine manager Gerald Phillips went off to work for someone I had been invested in in Central America, can't recall, Greenstone? Changed my view of them. CEO Clifford Frame is still active in the industry and was in the news in the last couple of weeks, did not miss a beat. The results, new Labour regulations in Nova Scotia, now I cannot run my video rental store without having staff trained in first aid to protect the clerks from the dangers of the workplace foisted on them by their evil overlords. I must have a "safety committee" chaired by a staff member elected by his/her peers so that I cannot have a puppet safety officer, they must have annual meetings and keep minutes. I have no stairs, no machinery, no deep fat fryers, just counters, shelves and 3 oz dvd's!! I was inspected and found wanting by the officer, an out of work coal miner!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, Newfoundland won't be a barrier to a good mine. Cheers, Ogi