:: "Where in the World is Knelson?"  

“Where in the World is Knelson?” transcends the traditional boundaries of milestone anniversary celebrations, to the infinite reach of the New Economy by the means of an online contest. “Where in the World is Knelson?” is a global search for Knelson through a virtual tour over the Internet to Russia, Africa, South America, Australia, S.E. Asia, and North America where mining and gravity gold recovery are strong and prominent. Each participant will have a chance to win the grand prize of an all expense paid trip to Vancouver BC Canada, or what Knelson knows best…….GOLD!

“The Goldcorp Global Search Challenge” was one of the first contests we saw from our industry that leveraged the Internet to market to the mining masses. We commend Goldcorp for leading the way,” comments Michael Allen, Internet Marketing Coordinator for Knelson. The “Where in the World is Knelson?” online contest leverages the same medium, but rather than seek new opportunities like Goldcorp, we’re using it as a channel to show appreciation to our customers in an entertaining, educational and engaging format in celebration of our 25th anniversary in 2003,” added Michael Allen.

Participants are given hints as to where Knelson may be around the world, and when guessed correctly, the participant will submit their passport details (contact information) for a chance to win a trip to beautiful Vancouver, BC Canada to attend Knelson’s anniversary event and to participate in “The Start of Something BIG!” ­ a top secret project Knelson has been stirring the curiosity of the marketplace over the last 6 months. In addition, as a bonus draw Knelson will be giving away a Canadian Maple Leaf gold coin to the winning participant who shares their Knelson experience.

This innovative concept is part of Knelson’s on-going commitment to leverage the Internet as a means of enhancing relationships with their global customer base. This was evident with the re-vamp and launch of their website in early 2002.

People wanting to enter and play the contest can visit www.KnelsonGravitySolutions.com.

Knelson is a Langley-based company specializing in the research, development and international marketing of mineral processing solutions.

In 2003, Knelson is celebrating 25 years of gravity concentration excellence having developed and commercialized the first centrifugal concentrator - The Knelson Concentrator - in 1978. Since that time, Knelson has supplied over 2500 units in more than 70 countries worldwide.