Aboriginal Engagement, Consultation and Sustainability in Mineral Exploration Presented by AME BC, Marlane Christensen (Arbutus Community & Aboriginal Engagement), Laureen Whyte (AME BC), Nalaine Morin (Tahltan Heritage Resources Environmental Team), TBD (Taku River Tlingit First Nation), Timothy J. Bekhuys (AMEC Earth & Environmental)
Date: Friday, January 23, 2009 Time: TBA Location: TBA Course Overview: This one-day course will provide participants with an understanding of current practices in Aboriginal engagement, consultation, environmental assessment, and sustainability practices during early and advanced mineral exploration. The presenters are highly experienced in the various aspects of sustainability practices with recent mineral exploration projects in British Columbia. From early engagement to consultation, Environmental Assessment and permitting and long-term agreements, the presenters will discuss current practices, trends and issues. Through presentations and exercises, course participants will learn about the expectations and desires of First Nations and regulators - and how to manage these effectively
Exploration Geophysics in Mineral Exploration Presented by AME BC, Nigel Phillips (Mira Geoscience), and Sergio Espinosa (Terrane Metals)
Date: Saturday, January 24, 2009 Time: TBA Location: TBA Course Overview: The goal of this one day course is to provide decision-making professionals of mining and exploration companies with the knowledge and understanding of the various geophysical techniques applied in the exploration pipelines and portfolios: from reconnaissance and grassroots to advanced exploration and deposit delineation. Attendees will gain a basic understanding of geophysical data and processing and modelling products, and knowledge of when and where to acquire which data.
Exploration & Mining 101 Presented by AME BC and Dr. Robert Stevens (BCIT)
Date: Saturday, January 24 and Sunday, January 25, 2009 Time: TBA Location: TBA Course Overview: This 2-day course will present an overview of mineral exploration and mining for non-technical personnel working in this exciting industry (investor relations personnel, accountants, lawyers, management, administrative support, and investors). Topics that will be discussed include geology and mineral deposits, exploration methods, drilling, resource and reserve calculations, and common mining methods. The course includes an overview of how to read technical news releases, understand drill and assay results and evaluate exploration properties and companies. Case studies using companies and properties in the news will augment the material presented. This course is adapted from the popular 4-day course called Exploration and Mining for Investment Advisors and Investors offered by AME BC and the BC Institute of Technology. A course manual will be provided.
Sources and Sinks in Hydrothermal Systems Presented by AME BC, Dick Tosdal (MDRU), Stephen Cox, Mike Lesher, Kurt Kyser, Peter Hollings, Wayne Goodfellow
Date: Saturday, January 24 and Sunday, January 25, 2009 Time: TBA Location: TBA Course Overview: Ore deposits require a source of fluids, ligands, and metals as well as a transport system and sink for precipitation in economic concentration. These involve the interplay between magmatic activity, basin development, and tectonics. Understanding the scale of those systems and recognizing where within a paleohydrothermal system on might be can provide important vectors toward undiscovered resources. This 2-day course will examine the sources and sinks of hydrothermal deposits. The course is aimed at mineral exploration, government, academic and student geologists, and provides an opportunity to meet and exchange data and views with leading researchers in the field.
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Geometallurgy: Introduction and Applications to Exploration and Production Presented by AME BC and the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) Dr. Jean Richardson (SGS Minerals Services), Dr Karin Hoal (Colorado School of Mines)
Date: Saturday, January 24 and Sunday, January 25, 2009 Time: TBA Location: TBA Course Overview:This two-day course will give participants an introduction to and an overview of the field of geometallurgy. Topics to be covered include: introduction to geometallurgy and its applications; the link between geology and metallurgy; the role of mineralogy and geochemistry in geometallurgy; the importance of geological information in geometallurgical analysis; sampling requirements and considerations; linking mineralogical, textural and metallurgical parameters; applications of quantitative mineralogy to geometallurgical investigations; the role of the block model, geostatistics and data handling; geometallurgical modeling, mill design and planning and production forecasting; mine planning, cash flow and NPV optimization; and the applications of the geometallurgy approach to other fields. This course is aimed at geological professionals, exploration geologists and executives, financial analysts, researchers, students, and members of SEG. The course is relevant to all professionals who influence or are affected by the bottom line in the minerals industry. This course will be taught by a combination of academic and applied practitioners, and will have a balance of theoretical and practical information with additional case studies.
Mining Company Disclosure 101 Presented by AME BC and TSX Venture Exchange
Date: Sunday, January 25, 2009 Time: TBA Location: TBA Course Overview: Learn the fundamentals of good mining company disclosure. This full-day course is designed to help geologists and engineers (i) prepare & approve technical disclosure and (ii) understand the principles of the timely disclosure that underlie it. The course covers Canadian regulatory requirements, focusing on companies listed on the TSX-V Exchange. It is presented by TSX Venture Exchange and Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) professionals experienced in mining disclosure issues, you'll get valuable information that you can apply immediately.
The course addresses common areas of mining technical disclosure including:
Data Management Best Practices: Extracting Information and Value from Your Data Presented by AME BC and Maxwell Geoscience Canada Inc.
Date: Friday, January 30, 2009 Time: TBA Location: TBA Course Overview: A considerable amount of effort and money is spent on collecting representative samples for exploration, estimation, grade control and metallurgical accounting. This short course will explore the type, volume and level of meta-data collected during both field sampling and laboratory analysis projects. It will demonstrate the importance and value of recording and capturing this data. It will also illustrate the link between data collection, storage, validation, and the generation of information crucial to all levels of decision-making. This highly-practical course will illustrate the tools and methods available to achieve best practice protocols for data management.
This one-day course is designed for explorationists working with the recorded data, as well as non-technical personnel involved in the decision-making process. A workbook containing all presentation notes and case studies will be presented to participants as a future guide.
Understanding Mineralization Controls: Applied Structural Geology to Exploration and Mining Presented by AME BC and SRK Consulting
Date: Friday, January 30 and Saturday, January 31, 2009 Time: TBA Location: TBA Course Overview: Understanding the structural geological controls on ore deposition and geometry is of critical importance in exploration and mining. Structural geological controls impact exploration area selection, near-mine exploration, resource delineation and estimation, geotechnical domaining, hydrogeology, and in some cases metallurgy. This two day course is designed to deliver practical tools for industry geologists to interpret and utilize structural data in regional and deposit scale exploration, resource estimation, and mining (e.g. in resource estimation: geology defines the resource not grade alone). The low-jargon course is highly practical and interactive through a combination of PowerPoint presentations and practical exercises, with case studies from exploration, mining, geotechnical and resource projects drawn from the collective global experience of SRK structural geologists. Day 1 will focus on the tools and methods for interpreting structural data and key structural principals in mineral exploration. This will be followed by an overview of the use of structural geology in regional exploration, geophysical interpretation (e.g. aeromagnetic interpretation), and exploration targeting/target ranking. Day 2 investigates the application of structural geology to near-mine/deposit scale exploration, 3D modelling of ore bodies and geology, and its impact in resource estimation (e.g. gross geometric controls; continuity/variability of ore zone contacts and grade) and mining (e.g. dilution factors; geotechnical domains). A workbook containing copies of all presentations and exercises will be provided to participants for their future reference.
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