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Orefinders Joins IAMGOLD & Young Mining Professionals to Establish the YMP Scholarship Fund for Canadian Mining Students
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nOrefinders Joins IAMGOLD & Young Mining Professionals to Establish the YMP Scholarship Fund for Canadian Mining Students\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrefinders Joins IAMGOLD & Young Mining Professionals to Establish the YMP Scholarship Fund for Canadian Mining Students\nCanada NewsWire\nTORONTO, Jan. 24, 2018\n\n\n\nTORONTO, Jan. 24, 2018 /CNW/ - Orefinders Resources Inc. (\"Orefinders\" or the \"Company\") (TSX.V: ORX) is proud to announce that it has joined Young Mining Professionals (\"YMP\") and IAMGOLD Corporation (\"IAMGOLD\") to establish the YMP Scholarship Fund. \n\nThe YMP Scholarship Fund has been created to attract young Canadians to the mining industry by supporting their academic studies in earth sciences and mining engineering. The Fund will help students who have demonstrated superior leadership, determination and an entrepreneurial spirit towards pursuing a career in mining. Orefinders is delighted to support an initiative that will encourage talented and resourceful young professionals to become Canada's next generation of mining leaders.\n\nCommented Stephen Stewart, CEO of Orefinders, \"Orefinders is proud to support all Canadians, specifically its Indigenous youth who will be the next generation of mining leaders. This YMP Scholarship program is a great way to encourage young people's interest in our industry. Mining needs sustainability on so many levels. Our most important resource is not the ore in the ground, it's the people who find and develop these resources. Undoubtedly sustainability at the people level is the most important aspect of our business. We tip our hat to the YMP team and to IAMGOLD for its support alongside Orefinders.\"\n\nFor the 2018/19 academic year, a total of C$12,000 will be awarded through three individual and equal scholarships of C$4,000. The three scholarships aim to represent the industry's increasingly diverse workforce and will be awarded to one female, one male and one member of Canada's Indigenous community.\n\nThese scholarships have been made possible through a commitment by O...