Project Management for Mining
2017-10-18 08:00 - 2017-10-20 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
Project Management for Mining is a 3-day practical course focused on the successful delivery of mine development projects. Primary emphasis is placed on major greenfield mine development, but the information presented is fully applicable to brownfield project undertakings.
The course teaches project management best practices, and how they are woven together from initial mineral resource identification on through the project stages of opportunity, viability, planning, execution, and completion, to delivery of a sustainable operating property. The course focuses on the key steps in each stage that must be properly executed to achieve project success.

"Metallurgical Testwork, Interpretation & Process Design" Short Course
2017-10-19 - 2017-10-20 | OreVenture, Vancouver, BC, Canada
The metallurgical testwork program is generally the most important critical path item for process design of a circuit and if it is not implemented in a well-structured and framed way by an experienced subject matter expert it can become the main reason of a mining project fatal flow.
Not two ore bodies are the same. Although development of a suitable process flowsheet to treat an orebody appears to be a relatively straightforward, selecting the optimum process whilst maintaining the maximum recovery and revenue is a complex task.
Aspects of metallurgical test program ranging from initial sample selection and ore characterisation to understand metallurgical response of an ore to complex pilot tests. It is necessary to develop metallurgical testplan that can cater for the variability in the orebody, whilst still providing optimum economics on the majority of the process plant feed. This course will provide the participants with the knowledge to:
• Why and what metallurgical testwork?
• Developing metallurgical testwork
• Identify the testwork requirement
• Definition of the laboratory testwork appropriate for the study type and sampling requirement
• Test results and data interpretation
• Sample variability and pilot tests
• Process circuit design and flowsheet development based on testwork outcome
• Risk and mitigation in testwork

Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgists
2017-10-23 - 2017-10-24 | Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Metals and alloys are used in a great variety of applications. Understanding how metals behave and how they can be obtained by processing raw materials is valuable to employees in this area. Extraction of metals applying various technologies, including physical separation, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy and electrometallurgy.
Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgists Workshop is an important learning platform where a comprehensive overview of metallurgy and advances in the field are shared among the participants both formally and informally. This course provides important, practical knowledge to the non-metallurgist. The objective of the course is to provide a comprehensive overview of the subject ranging from topics relevant to conventional or modern technology.

Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods
2017-11-13 08:00 - 2017-11-17 12:00 (America/Denver) | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
This intensive 3- or 5-day course has been presented over 950 times to more than 21,000 people since 1970. Organized for managers, engineers, geologists, landmen, scientists, accountants and others concerned with evaluating investments, this course relates to the economic analysis of income producing and service producing investments using discounted cash flow analysis criteria and procedures.
The course covers economic analysis techniques used to optimize the development and operation of mining, petroleum and non-natural resource production and processing operations.

"Gold Ore Processing" Short Course
2017-11-16 - 2017-11-17 | OreVenture, Toronto, Canada
Gold is among the first metals used by man because it naturally occurs in its native state. Over the years different process flowsheets have been developed with the purpose of optimising gold extraction from a particular feed material using the most appropriate technology.
Due to numerous factors ranging from technical e.g. geological, mineralogical, metallurgical and economical to non-technical such as geographical, environmental and political, diverse industrial flowsheet for gold production have been developed in different part of the world.
In this course we introduce participants the basic concepts and operations involved in gold extraction. Attendees of the course will:
• Study the introductory concepts of the mineralogy of gold bearing ores and minerals and the effect this has on the method of gold extraction used.
• Learn the basic operations and equipment used in gold extraction.
• Understand the structure of flowsheets and their application to various gold ores and minerals.
• Understand metallurgical testwork required to characterise a gold ore.
• Develop skills and knowledge in achieving maximum productivity at minimum costs.

“Uranium Ore Processing” Short Course
2017-11-20 - 2017-11-21 | OreVenture, Toronto, ON, Canada
Uranium is known to occur in over 200 different minerals but most of these do not occur in deposits of sufficient grade to warrant economic extraction. Uranium ore can be extracted by open pit, underground or in-situ mining methods.
Uranium mill process flowsheets and unit operations for yellow cake production vary based on chemical and mineralogical characteristics of the ore to be processed. Ore characteristics are a particularly important component of the understanding the process development. Numerous other factors such as geology, radiation safety, economics, geography, environment, and regulations can change the uranium ore processing technology selection criteria.
In this course we introduce participants to the basic concepts and operations involved in uranium ore processing including:
• An overview of the various types of mining techniques in uranium industry.
• An introduction of the mineralogy of uranium bearing ores and associated minerals and the impact this has on the method of uranium extraction used.
• The basic operations and equipment used in uranium mills.
• The structure of flowsheets and their application to various uranium ores.
• Metallurgical testwork required to characterise a uranium ore.
• Meeting regulatory compliance for environmental and radiation concerns in the Uranium industry.

“Water Treatment & Management in Mining and Mineral Processing” Short Course
2017-11-22 - 2017-11-23 | Oreventure, Toronto, ON, Canada
Water is fundamental to mining and mineral industry and widely used for processing and treatment, heating, cooling, dust suppression, etc. Managing water and effluent discharge quality throughout the mine life is key to efficient mining and has a big role in mining environmental impact and footprint.
Treatment technologies often must deal with regulatory requirements, environmental sensitivity, social issues and conflicts and there are risks associated with each option. Mining companies must treat wastewater to highest standards, need to recycle and have commitment to sustainable water use.
In this course we introduce participants the basic concepts of available technologies and operations involved in treatment and managing water and waste water in mining and mineral industries.

American Exploration & Mining Association Annual Meeting, Exposition, & Short Courses
2017-12-03 - 2017-12-08 | Nugget Casino Resort, 1100 Nugget Avenue, Sparks, NV, 89431, United States
American Exploration & Mining Association (formerly known as the Northwest Mining Association until 2013) is a 122 year old, 1,900 member, non-profit, non-partisan trade association based, in Spokane, Washington. AEMA members reside in 42 states and are actively involved in prospecting, exploring, mining, and reclamation closure activities on USFS administered lands, especially in the West. Our diverse membership includes every facet of the mining industry including geology, exploration, mining, engineering, equipment manufacturing, technical services, and sales of equipment and supplies. AEMA’s broad membership represents a true cross-section of the American mining community from small miners and exploration geologists to both junior and large mining companies. More than 90% of our members are small businesses or work for small businesses. Most of our members are individual citizens.

“Mineral Processing for non-mineral Processors” Short Course
2017-12-08 | OreVenture, Toronto, ON, Canada
Mineral processing can involve four general types of unit operation:
• Comminution
• Sizing & Classification
• Concentration
• Dewatering
Knowing the fundamental principles, conventions and terminology in mineral processing, and having broad overview of current technical and operating issues and circuit design considerations are essential for engineers, technicians, operators, support staff such as accountants, brokers, investors and others working in the mineral processing industry.
The course covers unit operations in mineral processing including comminution, physical separation, flotation, classification and dewatering.
Upon completion of this course the participants are able to
• Identify various unit operations in mineral processing.
• Understand the step used for the processing of various minerals.
• Describe and explain commonly occurring processes for mineral beneficiation.
• Analyze reasons for selection of processes based on raw material properties.
• Have knowledge of process conditions to suggest process selections for hypothetical raw materials.

“Mineral Processing for non-mineral Processors” Short Course
2017-12-11 | OreVenture, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Mineral processing can involve four general types of unit operation:
• Comminution
• Sizing & Classification
• Concentration
• Dewatering
Knowing the fundamental principles, conventions and terminology in mineral processing, and having broad overview of current technical and operating issues and circuit design considerations are essential for engineers, technicians, operators, support staff such as accountants, brokers, investors and others working in the mineral processing industry.
The course covers unit operations in mineral processing including comminution, physical separation, flotation, classification and dewatering.
Upon completion of this course the participants are able to
• Identify various unit operations in mineral processing.
• Understand the step used for the processing of various minerals.
• Describe and explain commonly occurring processes for mineral beneficiation.
• Analyse reasons for selection of processes based on raw material properties.
• Have knowledge of process conditions to suggest process selections for hypothetical raw materials.

PMP Exam Preparation
2018-01-15 08:00 - 2018-01-19 16:30 (America/Toronto) | Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, P3E 2C6, Canada
This 5-day course is an intense review of exam material. At the beginning of each module, there is a practice pre-test before the presentation of the course material which is followed by realistic, challenging, multiple-choice questions. This course is aligned with the PMBOK 6th Edition and includes access to an online exam simulator.

MDRU Geophysics for Mineral Exploration Short Course
2018-02-26 08:00 - 2018-02-28 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 3B7, Canada
This innovative three-day training course led by Prof. Mike Dentith uses applied learning techniques and real-world mineral exploration scenarios to train participants in the key principles of interpreting geophysical data sets, without the need for complex mathematics and physics. Participants will learn how to integrate geological and geophysical methods to optimize mineral exploration opportunities.
When: 26 – 28 February, 2018
Where: UBC Robson Square, Downtown Vancouver
Cost: MDRU Corporate Members $960 + GST (see event website for Non-Member and Student prices)
For more information, including the key principles covered each day, download the course flyer on the MDRU event website.

Understanding the Mining Industry From A to Z
2018-03-01 - 2018-03-03 | Radisson Admiral Hotel Toronto – Harbourfront, 249 Queen's Quay West, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2N5, Canada
Join the more than 200 participants who have mastered the mining industry by taking our acclaimed three-day course “Understanding the Mining Industry From A to Z”. This modern and interactive course provides you with an overview on all aspects of mining and financing, including:
Day 1 – Introduction to Mining (mine life stages, exploration, mining studies, the mining process, design and planning, quantification and interpretation, extraction and processing, rehabilitation)
Day 2 – The Economics of Mining (operations into economics, exploration expenditure, determining capital requirements, mining equipment options, economic evaluation)
Day 3 – Financing and Deal-making (raising funds and financial instruments, equity investments, debt and project finance, joint ventures, marketing and off-take agreements, technical report and media release interpretation)
Your class leader is Dr. Willem Smuts, a geologist with a Masters degree in sedimentology from the University of Port Elizabeth and a Ph.D. from Pretoria University, who has authored over 79 scientific and technical papers. Willem has 27 years of technical and management experience in research, exploration, mining and consulting. He has edited several leading mining magazines, independently consults on coal, gold and base metals exploration and has been delivering hands-on mining courses for companies and individuals around the globe.

Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods
2018-03-26 08:00 - 2018-03-28 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
This intensive 2.5- or 4-day course has been presented nearly 1,000 times to more than 23,000 people. Organized for managers, engineers, geologists, landmen, scientists, accountants, and others concerned with evaluating investments, this course relates to the economic analysis of income producing and service producing investments using discounted cash flow analysis criteria and procedures.
The course covers economic analysis techniques used to optimize the development and operation of mining, petroleum and non-natural resource production and processing operations.

Project Management for Mining
2018-03-28 08:00 - 2018-03-30 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO, 80401, United States
Project Management for Mining is a 3-day practical course focused on the successful delivery of mine development projects. Primary emphasis is placed on major greenfield mine development, but the information presented is fully applicable to brownfield project undertakings.
The course teaches project management best practices, and how they are woven together from initial mineral resource identification on through the project stages of opportunity, viability, planning, execution, and completion, to delivery of a sustainable operating property. The course focuses on the key steps in each stage that must be properly executed to achieve project success.
Participants will be assigned to work on real issues faced by actual project managers in the field. Interactive case study discussions leading to valid solutions and practical usable tools are fundamental elements of the course.

Underground Grouting and Ground Improvement
2018-05-14 - 2018-05-16 | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
Underground Grouting and Ground Improvement is a three-day course that covers engineering, equipment, materials and methods for grouting and ground modification used in underground construction, tunneling and mining. It includes topics in engineering, equipment, materials and methods for grouting and ground modifications used on various types of underground projects. The course consists of classroom presentations by internationally-recognized experts and hands-on laboratory demonstrations and testing of grouts and grouting methods as well as off-campus field demos.

Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods
2018-05-14 - 2018-05-17 | Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO, 80401, United States

ALTA 2018 Nickel-Cobalt-Copper, Uranium-REE & Gold-PM Conference & Exhibition
2018-05-19 08:00 - 2018-05-26 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Pan Pacific Perth, 207 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, Western Australia, 6000, Australia
ALTA 2018, organized by ALTA Metallurgical Services, will be the 23rd year of one of the world’s premier annual metallurgical events. This annual event is a gathering of the global Nickel, Cobalt, Copper, Uranium-REE and Gold-PM industries and features highly focused programs, topical forums and presentations by key international speakers. Held over eight days, it comprises:
Three international conferences
– Nickel-Cobalt-Copper, including Hydroprocessing of Sulphides Forum & Panel
– Uranium-REE, including Uranium Ion Exchange Forum & Panel
– Gold-PM, including Refractory and Complex Gold Ores Forum & Panel
Three short courses
– A-Z of Copper Ore Leaching
– SX and its Application to Copper, Uranium & Nickel-Cobalt
– Uranium Ore Processing
This conference will be an outstanding platform for exposing the latest worldwide developments in plant operations, process technology, new projects, test work & scale-up, process modelling & control systems, application of mineralogy & geometallurgy, R&D, equipment, reagents, materials, tailings disposal and environmental alleviation. The event provides an excellent opportunity to network with a wide variety of key industry professionals and showcase products and services to decision-makers in the pertinent field.

Practical Mineral Processing and Extraction
2018-06-04 08:00 - 2018-06-05 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Montreal, Montrealc, Quebec, Canada
Practical Mineral Processing and Extraction Workshop provide a concise and thorough overview of extractive metallurgy as it is applied in industry today. It provides an overview of the processing and extraction challenges and provides answers to these challenges.

Filtered, Paste and Thickened Tailings
2018-06-05 08:00 - 2018-06-08 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
Filtered, paste and thickened tailings is developing into a mature technology with wide application in mine tailings management. Several large tonnage operations are being developed based on paste and filtered tailings systems.
The successful implementation of filtered, paste and thickened tailings technology is dependent on a sound understanding of slurry colloidal behavior, thickening and thickener operation, filtration, rheology, pump and pipeline transport systems, conveyor transport and disposal methodologies.
This four day course provides delegates with a thorough background to the field so that they are better equipped to successfully implement filtered, paste and thickened tailings systems.

Mine Water Solutions Conference 2018
2018-06-12 - 2018-06-15 | University of British Columbia, 2329 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
The Mine Water Solutions 2018 organizing committee and the University of British Columbia are hosting the 3rd Annual Mine Water Solutions Conference (MWS2018) in Vancouver Canada.
Mine Water Solutions 2018 is the third innovative conference that will examine a wide range of water issues stretching through societal, financial, business and technical. It includes topics like: water as an asset, operational water management and managing water in different climatic settings.
The conference will provide a forum for presentation and discussion about successful practices that enable responsible mining to be undertaken in challenging environments. All aspects of mine water management, including hydrology, hydrogeology, diversion, containment, conservation, minimization of water-quality impacts, seepage interception and treatment may be addressed.
Conference themes:
Water as a Valued Asset
Regulatory and Social Challenges
Operational Water Management
Water Treatment
Water Management
Characterization and Prediction
Program:
June 12, 2018 – Short courses – all day and Evening reception
June 13-14, 20185 – Single track of conference proceedings
June 15, 2018 – Field trips to near-by mining operations

WMMI Speakers’ Bureau Lecture with Daniel Kile
2018-06-12 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | Western Museum of Mining & Industry, Colorado Springs, CO, 80921, United States
Introduction to Ore Microscopy
Ever since ore minerals have been mined, there has been a need to identify them and discern their chemistry and associations. This information is essential to the mining industry to assess the value of the ore, and to determine the most efficient means of concentrating the mineral of economic interest. This lecture will highlight some of the important observations and corresponding properties that can be evaluated with an ore microscope, and give an overview of the basic equipment required to do so.
The reflected light/ore microscope used for ore microscopy was developed in the 1920s. In contrast to a transmitted light microscope that is used to examine rock thin sections, an ore microscope utilizes vertically incident light to examine the metallic, opaque minerals that are of economic importance. Optical properties of reflectance, bireflectance, and anisotropism, as well as physical properties of cleavage, twinning, internal reflections, and hardness, as can be observed in an ore microscope, will be summarized in this lecture, in addition to a discussion and demonstration of some of the required equipment.
Despite the advent of X-ray diffraction and microbeam techniques to determine quantitative chemistry, the utility of the ore microscope has not been rendered obsolete. Interpretation of replacement and weathering processes, textures, and intergrowths can significantly affect the outcome of ore beneficiation – and only visual observation with polarized–reflected light can provide that information.
This will be a one-to-two hour lecture, and will assume a basic knowledge of mineralogy.
Lecture Outline:
The ore microscope: Construction, light path
Reflected light: Incident/bright field vs. oblique/dark field illumination
Polarized light: Plane and crossed polars
Ore mounts & ore leveling press
Basic Properties: Color, reflectance, hardness
Optical Properties: Observations in plane polarized light (bireflectance, cleavage); observations in partly crossed polarized light (anisotropism, twinning, internal reflections)
General Observations: Weathering/alteration, replacement, exsolution, deformation
Mineral groups: Native elements, sulfides, sulfosalts, oxides, arsenides
Resources for ore mineral identification: Texts, charts
Author Biography
Daniel Kile was formerly a Research Geochemist with the U.S. Geological Survey, and currently is Scientist Emeritus with that organization, as well as Adjunct Faculty at the Hooke College of Applied Sciences (Westmont, Illinois), where he teaches Optical Crystallography. He has taught Ore Microscopy at both the Colorado School of Mines and at the Hooke College of Applied Sciences, and was previously Adjunct Faculty at the Colorado School of Mines where he taught a semester class in Optical Mineralogy. He has written nearly 150 articles and abstracts in the fields of mineralogy and environmental sciences, published in professional journals and magazines, and has been a guest lecturer at numerous earth sciences organizations over the past 40 years.
Only $5 per person! Free to Museum Members.
Please RSVP to 719-488-0880 or email rsvp@wmmi.org

Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods
2018-06-25 08:00 - 2018-06-27 17:00, 2018-07-23 08:00 - 2018-07-26 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
2018 4-day program updated with examples and problems related to the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act!
This intensive 2½- or 4-Day course has been presented nearly 1,000 times to more than 23,000 people. Organized for managers, engineers, geologists, landmen, scientists, accountants, and others concerned with evaluating investments, this course relates to the economic analysis of income producing and service producing investments using discounted cash flow analysis criteria and procedures.
The course covers economic analysis techniques used to optimize the development and operation of mining, petroleum and non-natural resource production and processing operations.
The course textbook, Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods, 15th Edition, 2017 by Franklin J. Stermole, John M. Stermole, and Andrew H. Pederson, demonstrates the evaluation techniques presented using a variety of applications for people with technical and non-technical backgrounds, with or without previous evaluation experience.

Recycling Metals from Industrial Waste
2018-06-26 08:00 - 2018-06-28 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
Recycling Metals from Industrial Waste, now in its 26th year, focuses on current plant practices to convert metal-containing wastes to products. Processors, raw materials, and markets are identified and quantified. Speakers with decades of hands-on experience detail multiple approaches to recycling metals and associated materials – backed up by slides, videos, and the syllabus.
Particular emphasis is given to combinations of physical, hydrometallurgical, and pyrometallurgical processing, along with associated regulations, to facilitate economical recycling. The presentations are on a practical level, focusing on plant operations, with ample opportunity for interaction by the course participants.

Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgists
2018-07-09 - 2018-07-10 | Montreal, Montrealc, Quebec, Canada
Metals and alloys are used in a great variety of applications. Understanding how metals behave and how they can be obtained by processing raw materials is valuable to employees in this area. Extraction of metals applying various technologies, including physical separation, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy and electrometallurgy .
Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgists Workshop is an important learning platform where a comprehensive overview of metallurgy and advances in the field are shared among the participants both formally and informally. This course provides important, practical knowledge to the non-metallurgist. The objective of the course is to provide a comprehensive overview of the subject ranging from topics relevant to conventional or modern technology.

Practical Steel making and Casting
2018-07-09 08:00 - 2018-07-10 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Montreal, Montrealc, Quebec, Canada
This workshop has been designed to give insight of various steel making and casting processes from industry point of view. It covers evolution of various steel making processes, their operation and limitation and latest development on making clean steel through various secondary refining treatments.

New Directions in Mineral Processing Fundamentals
2018-07-17 08:00 - 2018-07-20 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
The course will emphasize the unit operations used in industry and their application to operations as follows:
Feed characterization (mineralogy, size, liberation)
Comminution (size reduction via crushing, grinding, and etc.) for liberation
Particulate separation based on particle size, floatability, specific gravity, magnetic susceptibility, conductivity, and other mineral traits
Liquid-solid separation
Process flowsheets and their control
How to know how well your plant is operating
The outcome of the course will be an understanding of how processes evolve from feed to products. Copies of the course presentation materials will be provided. Finally, there will be laboratory demonstrations of most of the unit operations discussed in the class.

APGO COURSE: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATION – TORONTO
2018-08-09 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Bond Place Hotel, Piccadilly Room, 65 Dundas St East, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 2G8, Canada
The APGO is hosting RPA to give this one day course on September 19. This course was sold out and very highly reviewed when given in a slightly expanded form at the PDAC earlier this year.
Five specialists from RPA will outline the key components and important considerations for mineral resource estimation, so that the target audience, exploration and mining geologists, can incorporate these learnings into their work.
The course proceeds from the drill hole database through to classification and reporting, and includes useful exercises to complement the learning outcomes.
Register: https://www.apgo.net/mpower/event/loadevent.action?e=104#home

APGO COURSE: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATION - TORONTO
2018-09-19 08:30 - 16:30 (America/Toronto) | Bond Place Hotel, Piccadilly Room, 65 Dundas St East, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 2G8, Canada
