SUNDAY, MARCH 4
COMMODITIES AND MARKET OUTLOOK
Sponsored by BMO Capital Markets, GMP Securities, Macquarie North America, National Bank Financial, RBC Capital Markets and Scotia Capital
1:00 – 5:00 pm
CHAIRS: Greg Barnes, TD Newcrest, Toronto, Canada & Victor Flores, HSBC Securities, New York, U.S.
Overview, Victor Flores, HSBC Securities Inc., New York, USA
Gold, Martin Murenbeeld, Dundee Wealth Management, Victoria, Canada
Silver, Jim Steel, HSBC Securities, New York, U.S.
Copper, Speaker to be announced
Nickel, Santo Ranieri, Xstrata, Toronto, Canada
Zinc, Mark Patell, Xstrata, Toronto, Canada
Platinum, Speaker to be announced
Aluminum, Greg Barnes, TD Newcrest, Toronto, Canada
Uranium, David Doerksen, Cameco Corporation, Saskatoon, Canada
MONDAY, MARCH 5
OPENING CEREMONIES
8:45 – 9:15 am
KEYNOTE SESSION: MINING’S CHALLENGES IN THE 21ST CENTURY
9:15 – 11:30 am
CHAIRS: Rodney N. Thomas, Consulting Geologist, Toronto, Canada & Bob Schafer, Hunter Dickinson, Salt Lake City, U.S.
Big successes and big disappointments of the current mining investment cycle, Barry Cooper, CIBC World Markets, Toronto, Canada
Success strategies in the face of rising resource nationalism, Alex Gorbansky, Frontier Strategy Group, Cambridge, U.S.
Operational strategies and best practices in developing countries, Carol Fries, Chariot Resources, Lima, Peru
The dynamics of mergers and acquisitions and their impact on the junior mining sector, Gordon Bogden, National Bank Financial, Toronto, Canada
Where will the next generation of explorers come from, where will they explore and how will they do it? Oliver Warin, BHP Minerals (retired), San Francisco, U.S.
DIAMOND FACETS FROM EXPLORATION
TO ENVIRONMENT
2:00 – 4:00 pm
CHAIRS: Patricia Sheahan, MDRU-UBC Consultant & Jonathan Fowler, De Beers Canada, Toronto, Canada
Rio Tinto provides an update on its worldwide exploration activities, Andy Davy, Rio Tinto Mining & Exploration, Bristol, England
Namdeb: There is life yet in this hundred year old world-class placer deposit, Robert Burrell, Namdeb Diamond, Oranjemund, Namibia
Addressing environmental challenges within De Beers operations, Patti Wickens, De Beers Group Mining & Exploration, Claremont, South Africa
Leadbetter diamond property, Northwestern Ontario: A new deposit model for diamond exploration in Canada, John Ryder, Dianor Resources, Val d’Or, Canada
Diamonds North’s Pelly Bay diamond district: Demonstrates the potential for success, Mark Kolebaba, Diamonds North Resources, Vancouver, Canada
EXPLORATION TOOL BOX
2:00 – 4:30 pm
CHAIRS: Peter Legein, Quantec Geoscience & Reno Pressacco, Micon International, Toronto, Canada
Evolution and application of 2D and 3D GIS in mineral exploration, John McGaughey, Mira Geoscience, Westmount, Canada
Development and use of Ground IP and MT geophysical surveys, Rob Gordon, Quantec Geoscience, Toronto, Canada
GPS in mineral exploration, Murray Hall, Halltech, Guelph, Canada
Geochemistry as a tool for discovery of the Ixhuatan Au district, Mexico, Philip Pyle, Linear Gold, Houston, U.S.
Data mining: Access and use of government geoscience databases, Ric Syme, Manitoba Geological Survey, Winnipeg, Canada
3D GIS: A discovery tool in the Noranda VMS Camp, Louis Martin, Xstrata Copper, Rouyn-Noranda, Canada
THE AFRICAN COPPERBELT: A RENAISSANCE
2:00 – 4:30 pm
CHAIRS: David Davidson, Paradigm Capital & Kevin van Niekerk, Equinox Minerals, Toronto, Canada
A new look at the geology of the Zambian copperbelt, David Selley, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Infrastructure challenges, Arnaldo Ismay, Ausenco Engineering, Vancouver, Canada
Handling investment risk in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and political risks in Zambia, Ronald Doyle, Millennium Credit Risk Management, Ottawa, Canada
Social issues and corporate responsibility, Richard Culp-Robinson, PACT, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Panel focusing on recent experiences in mine development
TUESDAY, MARCH 6
ABORIGINAL PARTICIPATION IN THE MINERAL INDUSTRY: CANADA AND INTERNATIONAL
9:00 – 12:00 noon
CHAIRS: Don Bubar, Avalon Ventures & Hans Matthews, Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association, Toronto, Canada
Red Dog zinc-lead mine: A model partnership, Jim Kulas, Teck Cominco Limited, Anchorage & Walter Sampson, NANA Regional Corp., Alaska, U.S.
Commercial certainty and commercial security for all, Parry Agius, ALRM Native Title Unit, Adelaide, Australia
Fortune Minerals/TliCho First Nation: Working together for the successful development of the NICO gold-cobalt-bismuth project, N.W.T., Robin Goad, Fortune Minerals, London & Grand Chief George Mackenzie, TliCho First Nation, Northwest Territories, Canada
Lessons to be learned in Ontario: Kl First Nation and Platinex, John Olthuis, Olthuis, Kleer, Townshed, Toronto, Canada
Panel discussion on aboriginal participation
THE NEW ARCHEAN (PART ONE OF TWO)
9:00 am – 12:00 noon
CHAIRS: Neil Gow, Aurogin Resource, Toronto & Phil Thurston, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada
Archean cratons: A global view, Wouter Bleeker, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
New stratigraphic and structural influences on development of structure and related base metal mineralization in the Abitibi greenstone belt, Phil Thurston, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada
The role of early architecture and late structural overprinting in Abitibi greenstone belt metallogeny, John Ayer, Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, Sudbury, Canada
New geological framework of the Qubec portion of the Abitibi sub-province: Implications for VMS and gold exploration, Jean Goutier, Ministre des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune Qubec, Rouyn-Noranda, Canada
Reflection seismic surveying in the Abitibi: Looking for structure, Laurie E. Reed, L.E. Reed Geophysical Consultant, Rockwood, Canada
Diversity of styles and timing of giant gold deposits in the Superior Province, Canada, Benot Dub, Geological Survey of Canada, Qubec City, Canada
GEOPHYSICS
2:00 – 4:30 pm
CHAIRS: Peter Walker, Geophysical Algorithms, Mississauga & Richard Smith, Fugro Airborne Surveys, Ottawa, Canada
Squid development at Anglo-American, Tiaan LeRoux, Anglo American, Johannesburg, South Africa
Resistivity mapping of deep alteration zones: The LARC Principle, Rodney Koch, Areva Resources Canada, Saskatoon, Canada
Integration and visualization of geophysical and geological data at Inco, Ben Polzer, Inco Technical Services, Sudbury, Canada
Early survey results from the Falcon helicopter-borne airborne gravity gradiometer system, Arthur Maddever, BHP Billiton Technology, Wallsend, Australia
Assessment of Megatem data, Denis Bois, Universit du Qubec en Abitibi-Tmiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, Canada
Mapping subsurface alteration from gravity and magnetic inversion models, Nick Williams, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
THE NEW ARCHEAN (PART TWO OF TWO)
2:00 – 4:00 pm
CHAIRS: David Christie, TD Newcrest, Toronto & Alan Galley, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
The tectonic evolution of the Archean of southern Africa with emphasis on the Zimbabwe craton and the distribution of gold and nickel-copper mineralization, Paul Dirks, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
New insights into the geodynamic and metallogenic evolution of the Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia, Richard Blewett, Geoscience Australia, Canberra, Aus
tralia
From plumes to accretion: Changing mineralization styles through 800 million years of crustal evolution in the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia, Martin J. Van Kranendonk, Geological
Survey of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Archean evolution of the Fennoscandian Shield (and a framework for mineralization), Peter Sorjonen-Ward, Geological Survey of Finland, Kuopio, Finland
Archean base metal metallogeny in light of new tectonic models: Old rocks, new tricks, Harold Gibson, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7
NEW DISCOVERIES AND DEVELOPMENTS
9:00 am – 12:00 noon
CHAIRS: Bill Mercer, Consulting Geologist, Toronto, Canada & Joe Hamilton, African Copper, London, England
Solwara 1 copper-gold seafloor VMS project, Papua New Guinea, David Heydon, Nautilus Minerals, Carnidale, Australia
Fruta Del Norte gold project, Ecuador, Patrick Anderson, Aurelian Resources, Toronto, Canada
Twangiza gold project, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Michael Skead, Banro Corp., Toronto, Canada
FINANCE
9:00 am – 12:00 noon
CHAIRS: Bill Washington, Wellington West Capital Markets Inc. & Daryl Hodges, Jennings Capital, Toronto, Canada
Mining equity market trends: Gold, base metals and uranium, Bill Washington, Wellington West Capital Markets, Toronto, Canada
Building a new major uranium producer, Neal Froneman, sxr Uranium One, Parktown, South Africa
Providing a strategic alternative capital source for juniors, Paul Brink, Newmont Capital, Toronto, Canada
Bank project financing: What, why and how, Jeff Stufsky, BNP Paribas, New York, U.S.
Flow-through from the fund manager’s perspective, Dennis da Silva, Middlefield Capital, Toronto, Canada
A portfolio approach to acquisitions and divestments, Hugh Agro, Kinross Gold, Toronto, Canada
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