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Sunday, March 2
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Most mining companies have committed to decarbonizing, yet many are struggling to implement at scale i.e. across their portfolio. This session will s…
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2 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Creating holistic, integrated and diversified economies in decarbonizing regions
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
TBC
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Decarbonization by design
Presenter(s): Gisela Gips, BHP
2:45 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Monitoring decarbonization across a streaming portfolio
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Join us for a deep dive into the global commodities to get ready for the future.
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2 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.
Setting the stage: The future of commodities
2:10 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The big decisions: Leadership in volatile times
2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
3:15 p.m. - 3:50 p.m.
Future of lithium: Trends, price pressures and emerging players
3:50 p.m. - 4:10 p.m.
Uranium rebooted
Presenter(s): Per Jander, WMC
4:10 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Are exploration expenditures focused on the right commodities?
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Monday, March 3
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Uncover the transformative impact of the integration of science, expertise, advanced technologies and innovative finance in mineral exploration and de…
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10 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Where should the money go to and why?
11:50 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Progress made from 2024
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The session will delve into the intricacies of deep-sea mining, exploring technological advancements, environmental considerations, and regulatory fra…
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10 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Overview of deep-sea mineral deposits, their formation and distribution
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Navigating deep seabed mining: Regulatory developments and future opportunities
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Technological developments and methods for deep-sea mineral exploration
Presenter(s): Anna Lim, Argeo
10:45 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Environmental impacts of deep-sea mining: Scales, indicators, threshold values and gaps
11 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
The Metals Company exploration and mining case studies: Approaches to deep-sea mining
11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Investigating geology, mineralization and environmental sensitivity along Mohns Ridge using seismic, electromagnetic and bathymetric data
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Porphyry copper deposits (PCD) are the primary source of copper world-wide. They are a critical resource required for the energy transition and it has…
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10:30 a.m. - 10:54 a.m.
Overview of the significance and types of porphyry copper deposits
10:54 a.m. - 11:18 a.m.
Metal enrichment and zoning in porphyry copper deposits
11:18 a.m. - 11:42 a.m.
Unlocking discovery: Fusing mineral system science with cutting edge AI to transform exploration
11:42 a.m. - 12:06 p.m.
Geophysical signatures of porphyry copper deposits
12:06 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Geochemical approach to hydrothermal alteration and Cu-Au grades in porphyry deposits
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10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Long known for its diamond production, Angola is currently the main focus of the world's diamond exploration and new mine development. This session wi…
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2 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Angola diamond overview
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Diamond exploration in Angola: Past and present
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Luele: Angola's newest diamond mine
Presenter(s): Joao Felix, SMLUELE
2:45 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Catoca: Producing diamonds since 1997
3 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Chiri diamond project, Angola
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
The Lulo diamond project, Angola
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Geology of Angolan kimberlites: Challenges and opportunities
3:45 p.m. - 4 p.m.
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The on-shoring of mining, production, and successful processing of REEs and other critical metals is key to securing North American supply chains and …
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2 p.m. - 2:18 p.m.
Mountain Pass: Past, present and future challenges
2:18 p.m. - 2:36 p.m.
Radioactive (REE-Th-U) abyssal pegmatites (& associated rocks) of the Alces Lake high-grade gneiss terrain, Saskatchewan: Geophysics, geology, and critical mineral potential
2:36 p.m. - 2:54 p.m.
An update on the Trans-Hudson alkaline-carbonatite igneous province and its critical-metal potential
2:54 p.m. - 3:12 p.m.
Genesis, mineralogy, and extreme rare earth and high field strength element enrichment of the Strange Lake deposit, Quebec-Labrador border
3:12 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Western phosphorite as a critical minerals source?
3:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Canadian rare earth element processing capabilities
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Tuesday, March 4
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From data collection to decision-making, the mineral exploration industry thrives with innovation and creativity in developing new tools and methods t…
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10 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Human-in-the-loop AI on large exploration unstructured datasets
10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
AI agents for exploration: Artisanal mining detection and beyond
10:40 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Core scanning: Lessons learned and how to plan for your program
11 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Case studies in muon tomography and AI
11:20 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
AI-powered mineral exploration: Drill targeting redefined
11:40 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Human intelligence to AI: Enhancing decision making by managing uncertainty
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The current industry-wide practices for project evaluation largely rely on simplistic and deterministic methods that tend to overlook real-world uncer…
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10 a.m. - 10:22 a.m.
Stochastic orebody modelling for strategic mine planning: Past, present and future
10:22 a.m. - 10:54 a.m.
Stochastic optimization to derisk mining project reserves: Methods and case studies
10:54 a.m. - 11:16 a.m.
Maximizing project returns under uncertainty
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The area of exploration geophysics is rapidly advancing on many fronts. In this session we cover many diverse applications from 3D MT and CSEM modell…
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2 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
Anisotropic resistivity in MT and CSEM 3D modeling
2:20 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Innovations for sustainable seismic exploration
2:40 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Groundwater monitoring to have better understanding of potential antropogenic influences on the salinity of the GW
3 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
A geophysical IoT: A new paradigm in geophysical acquistion
Presenter(s): Stephen Busuttil, BHP
3:20 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.
Past, present and future of the lithium industry: The role of geophysics
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Spodumene pegmatites constitute a large proportion of the world’s high-grade lithium resources. This session explores their geological context, local …
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2 p.m. - 2:24 p.m.
Feature presentation: Lithium pegmatite mineral systems
2:24 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Corvette lithium deposit
2:40 p.m. - 2:56 p.m.
Exploration vectors in granitic lithium pegmatite systems: Yellowknife pegmatite field
2:56 p.m. - 3:12 p.m.
Brazil´s lithium-rich pegmatites: Overview and perspectives
3:12 p.m. - 3:28 p.m.
Eastern Brazilian Pegmatite Province and Lithium Ionic's Bandeira project
3:28 p.m. - 3:44 p.m.
Pegmatite supply and demand: A new dataset for mineral resource grade-tonnage models and a valuation of pegmatite-derived commodities for U.S. industries
3:44 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Exploration for pegmatites in greenfield terranes: Advances in exploration methods and applied data science
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Wednesday, March 5
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Potash plays an important role in the Canadian and global mineral industry, the global potash market is expected to reach $82.6 billion by 2030. The b…
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10 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
How does Saskatchewan potash compare to the rest of the world?
10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Peak Minerals Sevier Playa potash project: The most significant SOP development project in North America
10:40 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Potash exploration: Typical approaches and unique challenges
11 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Challenges in geosciences when developing a new potash mine
Presenter(s): Remy Chemillac, BHP
11:20 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
A potassium fertilizer from igneous rock
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The New discoveries session, as its name implies, showcases some of the most important new discoveries in Canada and across the world in the past year…
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10 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Revealing the recently discovered high grade (>5%) core of an incredible stratiform copper system: The Mingomba deposit in Zambia
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
The Oko West gold deposit, Guyana
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
The Feni and Ferguson Projects, Papua New Guinea
10:45 a.m. - 11 a.m.
The Odienne project, Côte d'Ivoire
11 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Adina project, Quebec
11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
LDS Project, Brazil
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Orogenic systems host some of the world’s most prolific gold deposits. The session will review key concepts involved in the formation of orogenic gold…
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10:30 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.
Feature presentation: Orogenic gold: Scientific and technical challenges
10:55 a.m. - 11:11 a.m.
Orogenic gold deposits of the Snow Lake Camp, Manitoba
11:11 a.m. - 11:27 a.m.
Another look at Hemlo
11:27 a.m. - 11:43 a.m.
The world-class Cuiabá BIF hosted orogenic gold deposit, Iron Quadrangle, Brazil
11:43 a.m. - 11:59 a.m.
Geoscientific breakthroughs at the world-class Odyssey Gold project, Canadian Malartic complex, Canada
11:59 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Controls on gold mineralization in the Great Bear deposit: A data driven approach
12:15 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Geology of the Troilus Au-Cu deposit
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10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.