SO MANY CHANGES

It's hard to believe that it's been more than five years since Michael Gravelle, Ontario's Minister of Northern Development and Mines, broke ground at the Young-Davidson mine in Matachewan to mark the start of renewed construction on what today is one of the country's larger underground gold mines. To say that Alamos Gold Inc has taken its work seriously is an understatement because as the mine's General Manager Luc Guimond explains that the Young-Davidson project was a challenge from the start because it involved the implementation of new technologies with original designs and underground workings and anytime you combine the two, the old with new, there's always a chance the two don't get along. In the case of the Young-Davidson Mine, however, Guimond said the teams of miners from his company, plus those from both of the main contractors, Dumas and Cementation, worked extremely carefully when expanding the mine and today, he proudly oversees the accident-free and productive mine.