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Technical Sessions
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 that can be utilized right away.
Monday to Wednesday AM
sessions sponsored by:
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Monday and Tuesday PM
sessions sponsored by:
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Page Index:
Sunday, March 7
Monday, March 8
Tuesday, March 9
Wednesday, March 10
Technical Program
Level 700, South Building
Sunday,
March 7
Afternoon
Commodities and market outlook
Room 701 |
Sponsored by BMO Capital Markets,
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Custom House, A Western Union Company, LGL, National Bank Financial Inc.,
Raymond James Ltd., RBC Capital Markets, Scotia Capital
Chairs: Greg Barnes, TD Newcrest, Toronto, Canada &
Victor
Flores, Paulson & Co., New York, USA
| 1:00 |
Overview, Andrew Keen, HSBC Securities Inc., London, England |
| 1:25 |
Gold/Silver, Martin Murenbeeld, DundeeWealth Economics, Victoria, Canada |
| 1:50 |
Iron Ore, Phil Newman, CRU Strategies, London, England |
| 2:15 |
Nickel, Greg Barnes, TD Newcrest, Toronto, Canada |
| 2:40 |
Potash, Paul D’Amico, TD Newcrest, Toronto, Canada |
| 3:05 |
Copper/Molybdenum, Michael Schwartz, Teck Metals Ltd., Toronto, Canada |
| 3:30 |
Platinum/Palladium, Suki Cooper, Barclays Capital, London, England |
| 3:55 |
Zinc, Steve Hayes, Breakwater Resources Ltd., Oakville, Canada |
| 4:20 |
Uranium, Ken Seitz, Cameco, Saskatoon, Canada |
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Panel discussion: Exploration expenditures are
increasing, but discoveries are not. Why?
Room 718A |
Chairs: Richard Moore, Vismand Exploration Inc.,
Toronto, &
Bob Schafer, Hunter Dickinson Inc., Vancouver, Canada
Moderator: Douglas B. Silver, Balfour Holdings, Inc., Centennial, USA
| 1:00 |
Introduction, Douglas B. Silver, Balfour Holdings, Inc.,
Centennial, USA |
| 1:15 |
Global exploration trends: An overview of global spending, Jason Goulden, Metals Economics Group, Halifax, Canada |
| 1:35 |
Global discovery trends 1950-2009: What, where and who found them, Richard Schodde, MinEx Consulting, South Yarra, Australia |
| 1:55 |
Measuring exploration effectiveness and efficiency: Do we need to do better?
Can we improve? Michael Doggett, HanOcci Mining Advisors, Vancouver, Canada |
| 2:15 |
Have we reached peak metals?, Alan Galley, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada |
| 2:35 |
Exploration effectiveness: The view of the major mining company, M. Stephen Enders, Renaissance Resource Partners, Castle Rock, USA |
| 2:55 |
Exploration and development: Paradigm shift required, David J. Hall, Stratex International plc, London, England |
| 3:15 |
Financing mineral exploration: The view from the banker and the investor, Gordon Bogden, Gryphon Partners, Toronto, Canada |
| 3:35 |
Exploration technology changes and resulting discoveries, Kelly Gilmore, HudBay Minerals, Flin Flon, Canada |
| 3:55 |
Panel introduction: Douglas B. Silver, Balfour Holdings, Inc.,
Centennial, USA |
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4:05 |
Panel discussion: Moderator and speaker affiliations noted above |
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Monday, March 8
Morning
Opening Ceremonies:
Jon Baird, PDAC President, and welcoming remarks from the Honourable
Christian Paradis, Minister, Natural Resources Canada & Waasaanese,
Alex Jacobs, Elder and member of the Ojibwe First Nations of Whitefish Lake
Room 701
8:30 – 9:15 am
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Keynote session: Adjusting to the new normal
– Factors influencing exploration and development
activities for the next decade
Room 701 |
Chairs: Joe Hinzer, Watts, Griffis & McOuat, Toronto, Canada & Hanjing Xu, Eldorado Gold Corp., Killara, Australia
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Mining & metals scenarios to 2030, Jan Klawitter, World Economic Forum, Geneva, Switzerland |
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9:40 |
Embracing uncertainty, Michael Chender, Metals Economics Group, Halifax, Canada |
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10:05 |
Gold mining in Sub-Saharan Africa over the last fifteen years: A review of the drivers to creating value, Mark Bristow, Randgold Resources Ltd., Jersey, Channel Islands |
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10:30 |
China outbound policies and practices and their implication for explorers and developers in Canada and elsewhere, Hanjing Xu, Eldorado Gold Corp., Killara, Australia |
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10:55 |
Mining’s contribution to societies in developing countries, John Groom, Ambassador, International Council on Mining and Metals, London, England |
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Afternoon
Diamonds: A return from the depths
Room 716 |
Chairs: Patricia Sheahan, Consultant & Jonathan Fowler,
De Beers, Toronto, Canada
| 2:00 |
Diamonds are forever but mines, even diamond mines, never are,
Robert Gannicott, Harry Winston Diamond Corporation, Toronto, Canada |
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2:25 |
The economic implications of kimberlite emplacement, Barbara H. Scott Smith, Scott-Smith Petrology Inc., Vancouver, Canada |
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2:50 |
Quality assurance/quality control in diamond exploration: It’s not just something someone else does, Howard G. Coopersmith, Coopersmith & Associates, Fort Collins, USA |
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3:15 |
Quality grading of gem diamonds at the GIA Laboratory, James Shigley, Gemological Institute of America (GIA), Carlsbad, USA |
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3:40 |
Where will all the rough diamonds come from?, Des Kilalea, Royal Bank of Canada Europe, London, England |
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Expanding the toolkit: Strategic partnerships
in project financing
Room 713 |
Chairs: Daryl Hodges, Jennings Capital Inc. & Bill
Washington,
Wellington West Capital Markets Inc., Toronto, Canada
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Risky business: Probabilities of success in exploration – Implications for investors and industry, Tim Searcy, Wellington West Capital Markets, Toronto, Canada |
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2:25 |
Strategic alliance with Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Jim O’Rourke, Copper Mountain Mining Corporation, Vancouver, Canada |
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2:50 |
Strategic alliance with Tata Steel, Robert A. Martin, New Millennium Capital Corp., Montreal, Canada |
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3:15 |
Strategic partnerships: An International Finance Corporation (IFC) perspective, William Bulmer, International Finance Corporation, Washington DC, USA |
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3:40 |
Commodity-linked financing for miners,
Scott Marsh, Deutsche Bank AG, London England |
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Global developments in iron ore
Room 715 |
Chairs: Robert Valliant, Tri Origin Exploration Ltd.,
Aurora, Canada
& Patrick R. Smith, Great American Minerals Exploration, Coeur d'Alene, USA
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Genesis of BIF-hosted, high grade hematite iron ore deposits worldwide, Nicolas J. Beukes, University of Johannesburg, Auckland Park, South Africa |
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2:25 |
Australia’s diversifying iron ore industry, Don Flint, Geological Survey of Western Australia, Perth, Australia |
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2:50 |
Iron ore resources of South Africa, Jens Gutzmer, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany |
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3:15 |
High grade iron ore resources of India: Geology, genesis & future prospects, Joydip Mukhopadhyay, Presidency College, Kolkata, India |
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3:40 |
An overview of iron ore deposits of Canada, Jan Peter, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada |
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4:05 |
The economics of the future iron ore industry: What happens after 2015?, Phil Newman, CRU Strategies, London, England |
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4:30 |
Update on global iron ore exploration and development activities, Patrick R. Smith, Great American Minerals Exploration, Coeur d'Alene, USA |
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Tuesday, March 9
Morning
World gold deposits
Room 716 |
Chairs: John Morganti, Morganti Advisors Inc.,
Vancouver,
Canada & Barry Cook, Consulting Geologist, Toronto, Canada
| 9:10 |
Is $1,000 gold sugar coating Peak Gold?, Pierre Lassonde, Franco-Nevada Corporation, Toronto, Canada |
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9:35 |
Similarities in the geologic setting of high grade, vein style
mineralization at Red Lake Gold Mines, Red Lake, Ontario, Dean Crick,
Goldcorp Inc., Balmertown, Canada |
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10:00 |
The Cortez Hills deposit, Nevada, USA: Geology and recent developments, Kevin Creel, Barrick Gold Exploration Inc., Crescent Valley, USA |
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10:25 |
Kupol: A high grade gold system, Glen Masterman, Kinross Gold Corporation, Toronto, Canada |
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10:50 |
Peñasquito, Mexico: Exploration and development of a giant porphyry-related Au-Ag-Zn-Pb deposit, Gassaway Brown, Goldcorp Inc., Zacatecas, Mexico |
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11:15 |
The LaRonde Penna mine: A world-class gold rich VMS deposit and a highly profitable multi-commodity producer in Abitibi, Quebec, David Pitre, Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited, Cadillac, Canada |
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Case histories in community engagement:
Canada and international
Room 713 |
Chairs: Don Bubar, Avalon Rare Metals Inc., Toronto &
Glenn
Nolan, Missanabie Cree First Nation, Missanabie, Canada
| 9:10 |
A recent case history in Aboriginal community engagement from the Northwest Territories, Canada: The Thor Lake rare metals project, William Mercer, Avalon Rare Metals Inc., Toronto, Canada |
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9:35 |
Organizing CSR departments for proper community engagement:
Cases from Peru, Andrés Recalde, Latin America Caribbean Development Associates,
Mississagua, Canada |
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10:00 |
Detour Gold – Reinventing relationships & redeveloping the Detour Lake mine,
Derek Teevan, Detour Gold Corporation, Toronto, Canada |
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10:25 |
An indigenous peoples’ community in Ecuador takes the lead to attract mineral
explorers, Tii Chiriap, Numpaim, Amazonia, Ecuador |
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10:50 |
A new mining act for Ecuador: Its impact and company/community relations,
Carolina Bernal, Ecuador, Ministry of Non-Renewable Natural Resources, Quito, Ecuador |
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11:15 |
Panel Discussion: Free prior and informed consent II: Latin American and Canadian perspectives |
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The Abitibi
Room 715 |
Chairs: Phil Thurston, Laurentian University, Sudbury &
Sylvain
Lacroix, Géologie Québec, Ministère des Ressources
naturelles
et de la Faune (MRNF), Val-d’Or, Canada
| 9:10 |
A new stratigraphic model for greenstone belts based on the Abitibi: Stratigraphic and economic importance of depositional gaps, Phil Thurston, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada |
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9:35 |
Gold-rich VMS deposits of the Abitibi greenstone belt: Distribution, main geological attributes and implications for exploration, Patrick Mercier-Langevin, Geological Survey of Canada, Québec City, Canada |
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10:00 |
A new vision for the Northern Abitibi belt: Implications for mineral exploration, François Leclerc, Géologie Québec (MRNF), Val-d’Or, Canada |
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10:25 |
The Blake River Group – a prolific VMS camp: Rejuvenating exploration with new mapping and geochronology, Jean Goutier, Géologie Québec, Rouyn-Noranda, Canada |
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10:50 |
Stratigraphic controls on base metal mineralization within the 2719-2710 Ma volcanic epoch: Southern Abitibi greenstone belt, Ben Berger, Ontario Geological Survey, Sudbury, Canada |
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11:15 |
New perspectives on komatiite-associated Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposits in the Abitibi greenstone belt, Canada, Michel Houlé, Geological Survey of Canada, Québec City, Canada |
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11:40 |
Abitibi tectonic and metallogenic evolution: An improved understanding based on focused Discover Abitibi and Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI-3) research, John A. Ayer, Ontario Geological Survey, Sudbury, Canada |
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Afternoon
40 years after Lowell and Guilbert:
The model now and some new deposits
Room 716 |
Chairs: Neil Gow, Consultant & George Cargill, Cargill Consulting Geologists Limited, Toronto, Canada
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History of the Lowell and Guilbert porphyry copper model, David Lowell, CIC Resources Inc., Rio Rico, USA |
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2:25 |
The Lowell and Guilbert porphyry copper model (1970): Right the first time!, Jeremy P. Richards, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada |
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2:50 |
Geology of the Codelco Norte Chuquicamata, MMH and RT ore deposits, Guillermo Müller Masser, Codelco, Corporacion Nacional del Cobre de Chile, Santiago, Chile |
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3:15 |
Grasberg porphyry copper-gold deposit, Papua, Indonesia: Structural setting and hydrothermal system, Mark Cloos, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA |
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3:40 |
Geology and hydrothermal controls on metal distribution in the Pebble porphyry Cu-Mo-Au deposit, Alaska, James Lang, Hunter Dickinson Services Inc, Vancouver, Canada |
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4:05 |
The geology of the Oyu Tolgoi gold-copper-porphyry deposits, Mongolia, David Crane, Ivanhoe Mines Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
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4:30 |
Mineralization and hydrothermal characteristics of the Red Chris porphyry-copper deposit, northern British Columbia, Canada, Chris Rees, Imperial Metals Corporation, Vancouver, Canada |
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Geophysics
Room 713 |
Chairs: Greg Hodges, Fugro Airborne Surveys, Toronto &
Richard Smith, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada
| 2:00 |
Geophysics in the discovery and development of the Lost Creek roll front uranium deposit, Great Divide Basin, Wyoming, Cal VanHolland, Ur-Energy USA, Casper, USA |
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2:25 |
Advances in geophysics for resource modeling of nickel laterites, Jan Francke, International Groundradar Consulting Inc., Vancouver, Canada |
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2:50 |
Integrated multidisciplinary high resolution 3D geophysics in brownfields and in-mine exploration: New successful approaches in gold, nickel and uranium districts, Peter Williams, HiSeis, Nedlands, Australia |
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3:15 |
Resistivity imaging using inductive source resistivity (ISR) measurements, Yves Lamontagne, Lamontagne Geophysics Ltd., Kingston, Canada |
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3:40 |
Airborne geophysics and mineral exploration in Northern Ireland, Garth Earls, Geological Survey of Northern Ireland, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
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4:05 |
Geomapping for energy and minerals (GEM) in support of Northern development, David Boerner, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada |
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4:30 |
Deep-seeking geophysics over the Lalor Lake deposit, northwest Manitoba: Discovery and follow-up test case study, Mark Shore, Magma Geosciences Inc., Nepean, Canada |
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Wednesday, March 10
Morning
New discoveries and developments
Room 716 |
Chairs: Bill Mercer, Avalon Rare Metals Inc. & Charles
Beaudry,
IAMGOLD Corporation, Toronto, Canada
| 9:10 |
The Colosa Au porphyry deposit, Cajamarca, Colombia, Robert P. Shaw, AngloGold Ashanti Ltd, Bogota, Colombia |
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La Bodega & Mascota gold deposits, Colombia, Jon Lehmann,
Ventana Gold Corp., Vancouver, Canada |
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10:00 |
White Gold – Underworld Resources’ Yukon discovery, Yukon, Adrian Fleming, Underworld Resources
Inc., Vancouver, Canada |
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10:25 |
Discovery and development potential of chromium deposits at McFaulds Lake, James Bay Lowlands, Moe Lavigne, Canada Chrome Corporation, Toronto, Canada |
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10:50 |
The Merlin high grade Mo-Re deposit: A new discovery in the Cloncurry district, northwest Queensland, Australia, Doug Kirwin, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Pathumtani, Thailand |
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11:15 |
Massawa: A Randgold Resources Greenfields gold discovery in Senegal, West Africa, Paul Harbidge, Randgold Resources Ltd., Jersey, Channel Islands |
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Industrial and rare metals
Room 713 |
Chairs: Don Hains, Hains Engineering Co. Ltd., Toronto &
Tassos Grammatikopoulos, SGS Mineral Services, Lakefield,
Canada
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Ranking and evaluating light to heavy rare earth deposits worldwide: Exploration considerations to economic assessment, David Lentz, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada & Tony Mariano, Consulant, Carlisle, USA |
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Geology of the Nechalacho heavy rare earths deposit, Nechalacho rare earths deposit, Northwest Territories, Chris Pedersen, Avalon Rare Metals Inc., East Selkirk, Canada |
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10:00 |
Perspectives of an emerging rare earths producer, Matthew James, Lynas Corporation Ltd, Sydney, Australia |
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10:25 |
The supplying of Canadian rare metal resources to the USA: Washington's perspective, Jack Lifton, The Jack Lifton Report, Farmington Hills, USA |
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10:50 |
Lithium One: A two-pronged approach to developing new lithium supply in Canada and Argentina, Iain Scarr, Lithium One, Inc., Highlands Ranch, USA |
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11:15 |
Magnesium and potash production from carnallite salts, Republic of the Congo, William Burton, MagIndustries Corp., Toronto, Canada |
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