2012 Conference Program
- Evaluating the economic impact of mining and minerals on the US economy
- Addressing critical challenges faced by the modern mining sector
- Promoting collaboration, communication and knowledge transfer within the industry
- Exploring emerging technologies for improved environmental and production performance
- Which sectors are showing signs of economic recovery and renewed activity?
- Which areas of the minerals and metals sector are expected to see an increase in demand?
- Assessing the influence of foreign market production and demand on North American mining companies
Advances in developing the Eagle's Nest Nickel-Copper-Platinum-Palladium Deposit
- Developments in technical studies, feasibility studies and permitting
- Challenges and opportunities relating to exploration and production within Ontario
- Sucessful strategies for meaningful engagement with local First Nations communities
- Forging strong relationships with all levels of government
Achieving Excellence in Design and Development in Surface Mining Operations
- Building for the future: taking a life cycle approach to mine design and development
- Incorporating remediation strategies at the mine design phase
- Top techniques for removing and managing overburden
Overcoming Cross-border Issues in M&A and Capital Raising
- Reserves disclosure under U.S., Canadian, and other regimes (and their impact of deal structuring)
- Mergers, plans of arrangement, takeover bids, and the SEC
- New SEC rules — mine safety disclosure
- Developments in international equity offerings
Paul Hilton
Partner, Co-Chair Capital Markets and Corporate Governance Practice
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Community Engagement Strategies in Support of Overall Operational Effectiveness
- Shaping public opinion in order to build trust
- Controlling the agenda of debate and overcoming opposition
- Organizing and activating substantial public support to during the review and permitting
- Accelerating the permit approval process
- Outlook on pricing and supply for copper, silver and gold
- Employing innovative technologies to improve total yield
- Addressing unique operational challenges in terms of logistics, labor and increased competition
- Establishing best practices in community relations and environmental management
Slurry System Technologies for Enhanced Production Performance
- Key factors to consider when evaluating your current slurry systems and infrastructure
- Options for improving pipeline performance in highly erosive and corrosive conditions
- What role can elastomer linings play in controlling costs and extending asset life?
Enterprise Software Solutions for Mine Optimization and Risk Management
Sponsored by: MineRP
Key Elements for Mineral Exploration Success: an example from Neve Corvo, Portugal
- The 3 R’s: Right place, Right time, Right stuff
- Barriers to success: identifying the challenges and developing solutions through a measured, integrated exploration approach
- Developing and implementing better targeting techniques
- Improving drilling technologies
- Successful management and work cultures
- Future directions for continuing exploration success
- Impact of government participation and partnership in promoting resource development
- Evaluating infrastructure requirements for remote operations
- Solutions to power and fuel challenges when working in isolations
- Engaging First Nations for successful mineral exploration programs in Northern Ontario and Quebec
- Overcoming Logistical Challenges for Mine Development in Challenging Environments
Resource Estimation and Reporting
Building a Better Balance Sheet through Reliable Reserves Reporting
- Understanding the impact or reserve evaluations on share price and access to capital
- Accommodating the limitations of current geological and geophysical tools for accurate resource reporting
- Ensuring compliance with SEC and exchange guidelines in your reserves reporting
- Converting to IFRS and International Reporting Standards when reporting resources and reserves
Technology Innovation in Rare Earth Production
The Road Map for Establishing the Safest Uranium Mine in the World : the Coles Hill Project
- Exploring the potential of Coles Hill; one of the largest undeveloped uranium deposits in the world
- Results of the National Academy of Sciences study on uranium mining in Virginia
- Adopting a transparent partnership approach to promote a modern regulatory framework
- Ensuring public and environmental safety
- Incorporating life cycle costs and long term stewardship into project planning
Sponsored by: Pacific Environmental
Operational System Strategies to Ensure Safety Organization Wide
- Demonstrating executive leadership in implementing your corporate safety strategy
- Assessing the current state of your operations to prioritize areas for improvement
Development Strategies for Underground Mining Operations
- Avoiding common pitfalls in the initial scoping phase
- Emerging technologies to improve ventilation, energy and safety performance
- Exploring geophysical tools for narrow vein operations
Establishing and Maintaining the Social License to Operate
- Incorporating sustainable practices in your mine operations
- How do sustainable business practices improve permitting and approval timelines?
- Ensuring sustainability becomes an enterprise-wide responsibility
Case Study: Building a Next Generation Copper Producer
- Favorable cost implications of proximity to road, rail, power and water infrastructure
- Enhancing operational performance and production efficiencies with advanced ISCR technologies
- Results of the bankable feasibility study and next steps going forward
- Minimizing energy and water requirements in an environmentally sound extraction process
- Collaboration projects promoting innovation in mining technologies
- Progress of current projects in in the areas of exploration, deep mining, integrated mine engineering, environment and sustainability
- Industry trends directing future projects in mining innovation
Molycorp Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Dr. John Burba will discuss the groundbreaking rare earth processing technologies developed by Molycorp scientists that are dramatically shrinking the environmental footprint of rare earth production in the U.S. as well as reducing production costs
- Forecasts for competition and collaboration from Chinese rare earth operations
- Challenges facing the development of the North American rare earth sector
- Developing a downstream infrastructure to reduce the reliance on exports
- Addressing the skills shortage through progressive partnerships between industry and academia
Workforce Planning – Labor Availability, Economic Volatility and the Ability of an Industry to Respond
- The size of the challenge – where will your workforce come from and why will they work for you?
- Resource nationalism and its impact on workforce planning
- Using shared mental models to advance workforce planning
- Managing through the cycles – how workforce planning can help
- Integrating workforce planning into existing and accepted processes
Establishing Early Stage Scoping Level Economics for Mineral Resource Development Projects
- Establishing key targets to determine tonnage and grade requirements based on the type of deposit and early stage scoping level economics
- Determining exploration capital requirements to advance the project to PEA level and beyond
- The role of Exploration Geologists and Mining Engineers informing senior management and directors of the potential merits of a project and future financing required
- Assuring financiers and accessing capital through well designed and cost-effective exploration management strategy
Exploring Emerging Opportunities in Colombian Mineral Resource Development
- Exploration trends and activities defining Colombia’s resource potential
- Overcoming challenges unique to operating in Colombia
- Assessing the local labor market and attracting qualified workers
- Establishing and communicating socially responsible and environmentally sound development proposals
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