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Eldorada Continued f rom Page 28 capacity is the critical factor in supply cons iderations; as you know uranium has no value until it has at least been transformted intlo a poundi of ~yellow,-cake. Iin recognition of ~ iifact, emphasis has shifitd rrom prïce to security of supply, and w..e are mnoving from a period of fixed-price contracts to contracts based on niegotiated or worldi markect price formulas. Rather than creating greater uncertaint-y, 1 believet4hat this trend marks the beginning of a perio-d of price stability. As the dialogue beween uraniumi producers and uilies improves, supply- demand stability is also likely to imiprove. The likely resuis ILabour Shou- Most miining operations are located in theý more remote areas of the country. If is very difficulf to attract Canadians, the miajority of whl-om prefer the comifortable living stand- ards available in the southern part of the country. tin past years, immigration has been a vitfal source of miners. More recentfly, thîs- source has dried op, due largely f0 government poicies which liirnt the numn- ber of immigrants and are aimed at attracing people are stable prices and ordierîy expansion of the world's produ ctive capacity. rtage in Isoated Mining Arecs Yull Bring Innovations with other skilîs. Moreover, at the present time, the mining industry is unable f0 use hîgh wages and benef ifs as an incentive, due to the F ede rali Government's anti-inflatioýn program. But, even with any slackening of wage controls, if is doubtful whether money alone is capable of solving this prob- lem. One reason is that demo- graphic studies project a decline in, the proportion of young men in the labour force. Mining operations in the North have long depended on the young, altheugh usually trans- PROGREÇ ient, :indilvidual. in order for Canladian industry f0 exploit the opporfunifies of growing u ranium demand, if will have f0 start attracting a different type of worker - people Who are willinrg f0 settie into a mining job for years, if not for lite. To attract, such people, clearly the fraditional spartan concept of a miner-'s life must change.,Since promisîng pro- ducing areas tend f0 be remote f rom civilization inno- vations wilI be required f0 attract a suitable work force - innovat ions such as commut- ing f0 the mine site, employ- ment of working couples, Statesman, March 2, 1977 29 Don't forget to GUVE N 0m . % SS EDITION The Canadian hiring of more women for production jobs, and the building of more elaborate infrastructujres that will make the miners' environnent simi- jar f0 thaito 0 which Canadian population has become accus- tomned. These are somne of the measures that will be necess- ary. AIl of this is going to cost mnoney. 1 believe the est ablished or future Canadian producers, through innovation and hard work, will solve the problemns 1 have lust described and still achieve a gross operating profit. However, at this point they haveto share the benef ifs of their labour with the provinces and the federal government-paricularly the provinces. BE SURE.. DEAIL WITH EXPERIENCED PEOPLE WHO GET RESULTS 4 GEORGE VAN DYK REA LTOR Gî We con arroae second rtgages Ann Van Dyk SECRETARY i 1REAL ESTATE LTD. CHURCH STREET PHONE 623-4428 lu It-L L-0 Ed Vanhaverbeke GENERAL MANAGER Darlene Prager Robert Cooper Be a RED CROSS 1