Open Sessions Cover a Wide Range of Topics

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Selected from a call for papers, these high-quality presentations offer insight into the most current and topical subjects.

MONDAY, MARCH 3

DEPOSITS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

2:00-5:00 pm

Chairs: David Ross, Scott Wilson Roscoe Postle Associates Inc. & Peter Legein, Quantec Geoscience, Toronto, Canada

Detour Lake project: A new, significant gold deposit in Ontario, Canada, Gerald Panneton, Detour Gold Corporation, Toronto, Canada

The Haquira Cu-Mo-Au primary porphyry deposit and associated supergene copper enrichment blanket, Kevin B. Heather, Antares Minerals Inc., La Serena, Chile

From soil survey to delineation drilling in two years: The Kao gold discovery, Burkina Faso, west Africa, Paul Anderson, Riverstone Resources Inc., Vancouver, Canada

The Nokomis deposit: One of the largest polymetallic discoveries in North America, Henry Sandri, Duluth Minerals Limited, Toronto, Canada

New “blind” polymetallic discoveries: Croydon, north Queensland, Australia, Ken Chapple, Gold Aura Limited, Spring Hill, Australia

Concept to reality and the implications for discovery: Kambalda nickel district, western Australia, Mike Sieb, Brilliant Mining Corp., Vancouver, Canada

Reasonable prospects of economic extraction, Greg Gosson, AMEC Americas Limited, Vancouver, Canada

IN EXPLORATION – PEOPLE MATTER

2:00 – 5:00 pm

Chair: Victoria Vargas, Alamos Gold Inc & Julie Raynor, Scott Wilson Roscoe Postle & Associates Inc., Toronto, Canada

Environmental and community best practices: From exploration forward, Sally Howson, Aurora Energy Resources, Vancouver, Canada

Mineral exploration and fatal accidents: How can we improve?, Bill Mercer, Chair, PDAC Health & Safety Committee, Oakville, Canada

How Eric Ness defended Richard Ness: Lessons on information readiness and communication from Newmont’s Buyat Bay case, Richard Ness, Newmont Mining Corporation and Shakeb Afsah & Eric Ness, Performeks LLC, Washington, DC, USA

Using todays principles of sustainable development in the re-activation of a mining camp: What weve learned in 50 years, Fergus Kerr, Pele Mountain Resources, Toronto, Canada

Mine infrastructure development in developing countries & project finance, Brent Thompson, Wardrop Engineering Inc., Vancouver, Canada

Greenhouse gas emissions in the mining sector: Risks, opportunities & responses, Melanie Steiner, Ernst & Young LLP, Toronto, Canada

Participation and development for sustainable social licenses in the mining industry, Romulo Zarauz, Social Sustainable Solutions, Lima, Peru

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5

NEW TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES

9:00am – 12 noon

Chairs: Roger Wallis, Roger Wallis & Associates Inc. & John Sullivan, Excellon Resources Inc., Toronto, Canada

Victor diamond mine: Environmental approvals, Sheila Daniel, AMEC Earth & Environmental, Mississauga, Canada

Flowline map of glaciated Canada, David Sharpe, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada

Sonic drilling applications to the minerals industry, L. Mark Knolle, Global Sonic Drilling Services, Norcross, USA

Utilization of prompt fission neutron technology in greenfields uranium exploration, Patrick Mutz, Uranium Exploration Australia Limited, Royston Park, Australia

How automated mineralogy is making a difference in mining exploration, Aukje Benedictus, Intellection Pty Ltd., Milton, Australia

Nickel resource estimation in disseminated ultramafic nickel deposits using sulphide-nickel leach assays, Scott Long, AMEC, Phoenix, USA

Life after closure, Brett McLennan, ENSR AECOM, Pymble, Australia

NEW OPPORTUNITIES: COMMODITIES & COUNTRIES

9:00am – 12 noon

Chairs: Eric Owens, Alexandria Minerals Corporation & Peter Legein, Quantec Geoscience, Toronto, Canada

The metallurgy and processing of uranium ores, Corby Anderson, Centre for Advanced Mineral and Metallurgical Processing, Butte, USA

The Canadian mining presence on the international scene, Sylvie Brassard, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada

Entering the mining sector in Africa: A case study of The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola, Poupak Bahamin, Heenan Blaikie LLP, Montreal, Canada

Evaluation and prospect of deep prospecting potential in China, Lin Zhiyong, China Geological Survey, Beijing, China

Exploration opoortunities in the Republic of Albania, James Kelly, Roxboro Consultants, Calgary, Canada

Karelia: Next gold rush?, Alexander Mikhailov, SRK Exploration Services Ltd., Cardiff, Wales

Thailand: Mineral wealth uncovering, John Steele, Geotai Exploration & Mining Ltd., Bangkok, Thailand