| Silver Summit 2004 |
An investment conference focusing on the Silver
Valley in northern Idaho, its companies, its
opportunities and the silver mining industry.
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Inspired by the success of Silver Summit 2003, the Silver Valley Mining Association is pleased to announce Silver Summit 2004 - a three-day event featuring silver properties and investment opportunities in northern Idaho's fabulous Coeur d'Alene Mining District. Slated for Sept. 23-25 at the Best Western Coeur d'Alene Inn in beautiful Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Silver Summit 2004 will feature keynote presentations by
Before this year's Silver Summit, the SVMA will host full tours of the area's deep-shaft mines, including the Lucky Friday, the Galena, the Golden Chest and the Bunker Hill. The three-hour underground tours will be conducted in the early morning on Thursday, September 23, by Hecla, Coeur Silver Valley, New Jersey and Bunker Hill mining company mine managers. A total of 24 tours are available for a price of $100, first come first served. All proceeds from the tours will go to the community, educational and charitable activities conducted by the Silver Valley Mining Association and are tax-deductible. The Friday, September 24, Conference will feature presentations by the Summit's keynote speakers, as well as from area silver mining companies and community officials. Attendees will be able to familiarize themselves with a wide variety of properties and companies displaying their information in the conference hall. A hosted cocktail hour will follow the day's activities. Saturday, September 25, will feature an optional tour of the Silver Valley, including a bus trip from Coeur d'Alene to Wallace, a tour of the Sierra Silver Mine and the Crystal Gold Mine, and a catered lunch at the historic Jameson Restaurant in Wallace. Tickets will be available at the conference. The cost for the tour is $75 per person and includes lunch.
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Dennis Wheeler is the President
and CEO of Coeur d’Alenes Mines Corporation, the leading
primary silver producer in North America and a significant
gold producer. It also has interests in gold and silver
operations in Bolivia, Chile and Australia.
Phillips S. Baker, Jr. is President and
CEO of Hecla Mining Company. Hecla produced nearly 10 million
ounces of silver and more than 200,000 ounces of gold in 2003.
Mr. Baker joined Hecla in May 2001 as Chief Financial Officer, was
appointed President and COO in November 2001 and CEO in May 2003.
Mr. Baker holds JD and MBA degrees from the University of Houston
and an accounting degree from Texas A&M University.
He has 18 years of experience in the mining industry.
David Morgan publishes
Silver-Investor.com, is an author and
noted metals analyst, a regular contributor to the Silver
Valley Mining Journal, and has published on
Gold-Eagle.com, Goldseek, The Herald-Tribune,
Contact, The Gold Newsletter, and Le Metropole Cafe.
In addition, he has been interviewed on Don McAlvany's
radio talk show, Financial Sense Newshour, Hard Money Watch,
and has appeared on television discussing the silver market
and how investors can profit in the precious metals.
Jason Hommel,
of goldismoney.com, produces a free weekly silver stock
report on over 100 silver stocks that is emailed to about 10,000
people. He also writes weekly commentary on the
silver market and the monetary situation in the U.S.
Hommel, a former ski racer, received a B.A. in Psychology
from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
He lives in Grass Valley, California,
and is a definite "up-and-comer" in the new field of silver
stock pickers.
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