Technical Sessions

   

Monday to Wednesday am sessions sponsored by Raymond James Ltd.
Monday and Tuesday pm sessions sponsored by CVRD Inco

Hear the experiences of industry experts and your peers on next and best practices. These sessions allow delegates to listen to experts’ views and gain timely insights they can put to work right away.

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Tuesday, March 6

Aboriginal participation in the mineral industry: Canada and international - Room 104A

Chairs: Don Bubar, Avalon Ventures Ltd. & Hans Matthews, Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association, Toronto, Canada

9:10 am Nunavut Tunngavik Inc’s participation in exploration and mining Paul Kaludjak and James Eetoolook, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc., Iqaluit, Canada
9:35 am Red Dog zinc-lead mine: A model partnership Jim Kulas, Teck Cominco Alaska, Anchorage & Walter Sampson, NANA Regional Corporation, Alaska, USA
10:00 am Commercial certainty and commercial security for all Parry Agius, ALRM Native Title Unit, Adelaide, Australia
10:25 am Fortune Minerals Limited / TliCho Government - Working together for the successful development of the NICO gold-cobalt-bismuth project, NWT Robin Goad, Fortune Minerals Limited, London & Ted Blondin, BehCho Ko Development Corporation, BehCo, Canada
10:50 am Lessons to be learned in Ontario: Kl First Nation and Platinex

Background documents related to the presentation on KI and Platinex
Main factum in the KI injunction case (PDF)
Third party claim against Ontario in the main KI action (PDF)
PDAC aboriginal affairs website

Kate Kempton, Olthuis, Kleer, Townshend, Toronto, Canada

11:15 am Panel Discussion: Ontario after Platinex/KI: How do we best move forward? Panelists: Hans Matthews, Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association; Kate Kempton, Olthuis, Olthuis, Kleer, Townshend; Neal Smitheman, Fasken, Martineau, DuMoulin LLP and Owen Young, Ontario Ministry of the Attorney-General, Toronto, Canada
Moderator: Don Bubar, Avalon Ventures Ltd.

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