DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employment and Training Administration

TA-W-52,524

VICEROY GOLD CORPORATION
CASTLE MOUNTAIN MINE
A SUBSIDIARY OF QUEST CAPITAL CORPORATION
IVANPAH, CALIFORNIA

Certification Regarding Eligibility
To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance and
Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance

In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19
USC 2273), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of eligibility
to apply for worker adjustment assistance.
In order to make an affirmative determination and issue a
certification of eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, the group eligibility requirements in either paragraph
(a)(2)(A) or (a)(2)(B) of Section 222 of the Trade Act must be met.
It is determined in this case that the requirements of (a)(2)(A) of
Section 222 have been met.
The investigation was initiated in response to a petition
received on August 12, 2003, and filed by a company official on
behalf of workers at Viceroy Gold Corporation, Castle Mountain
Mine, a subsidiary of Quest Capital Corporation, Ivanpah,
California. Workers at the subject firm produce gold and silver in
dore form; they are not separately identifiable by product line.
The investigation revealed that sales, production, and
employment at the subject firm decreased absolutely from 2001 to
2002 and further decreased from January through August of 2003 when
compared to the same period in 2002.
The Department of Labor surveyed the subject firms major
declining customer regarding its purchases of gold and silver in
dore form. This survey revealed increases in imports of gold and
silver in dore form during the period under investigation.
Other findings of the investigation show that workers of the
subject firm were certified eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance, petition number TA-W-39,592A, which expired on August
7, 2003.
In accordance with Section 246 the Trade Act of 1974 (26 USC
2813), as amended, the Department of Labor herein presents the
results of its investigation regarding certification of
eligibility to apply for alternative trade adjustment assistance
(ATAA) for older workers.
In order for the Department to issue a certification of
eligibility to apply for ATAA, the group eligibility requirements
of Section 246 of the Trade Act must be met. The Department has
determined in this case that the requirements of Section 246 have
been met.
At least 5 percent of workers of the firm are over age 50 and
do not possess skills that are easily transferable. Competitive
conditions within the industry are adverse.


Conclusion
After careful review of the facts obtained in the
investigation, I conclude that increases of imports of articles
like or directly competitive with gold and silver in dore form
produced at Viceroy Gold Corporation, Castle Mountain Mine, a
subsidiary of Quest Capital Corporation, Ivanpah, California,
contributed importantly to the total or partial separation of
workers and to the decline in sales or production at that firm.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act, I make the
following certification:
"All workers of Viceroy Gold Corporation, Castle Mountain
Mine, a subsidiary of Quest Capital Corporation, Ivanpah,
California, who became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 8, 2003, through two years from
the date of certification, are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Section 223, alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act of
1974."
Signed in Washington, D. C. this 29th day of August, 2003.


/s/ Linda G. Poole
______________________________
LINDA G. POOLE
Certifying Officer, Division of
Trade Adjustment Assistance