Canadian Women In Mining Townships Project Offers Choice of Three Mining Moguls – by Marilyn Scales

Marilyn Scales is a field editor for the Canadian Mining Journal, Canada’s first mining publication. She is one of Canada’s most senior mining commentators.

What do Eric Sprott, Rob McEwen and Frank Guistra have in common? They have volunteered to be the prizes in a draw of people who donate to The Townships Project, a cause supported by the Women in Mining (WIM) networks in Vancouver and Toronto. Three winners whose names are drawn will have a one-on-one meeting with a mogul.

The Townships Project is a Canadian-based registered charity that supports microloans for South Africans (mainly women) to start up or expand their own sustainable business. A $50 loan can change a life by breaking the cycle of poverty. And because loan repayment is better than 95% the money keeps on working over and over again.

WIM aims to raise $250,000 for the Townships Project. The campaign got off to a great start when its Bedrock sponsor, Homeland Energy, donated $50,000. Corporate sponsors and individuals will be recognized for donations of $25,000 (gold), $10,000 (silver) and $2,500 (patron). Every donation brings the project closer to its goal, and small donations add up quickly. But hurry. The contest ends on March 1, and the winners will be announced at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto on March 3, 2009.

Canada’s WIM network is 600 strong, half in Toronto and half in Vancouver. This is the group that raised $239,000 for breast cancer research in 2007. Support WIM. Go to www.Women-In-Mining.com to donate today.