Douglas Silver, Mineral Economist, Keynote Speaker And Author Douglas began his career as an exploration geologist for Anaconda Minerals, one of the world’s largest copper mining companies. While there, he was a co-discover of the Silver Creek molybdenum deposit in Colorado. This success saw Douglas get promoted into the first fully dedicated acquisition team where he began a forty-year career of investigating, valuing and purchasing assets. In 1987, Mr. Silver was a founding member and head of investor relations for Bond International Gold, which became one of the world’s largest gold mining companies. Bond Gold’s NYSE listing was the largest mining IPO in 1989. Douglas then established his private company, Balfour Holdings Inc, where he acted as a strategic advisor to global mineral companies by providing appraisals, valuations, due diligence, investor relations and M&A advice.
In 2003 he co-founded International Royalty Corporation, a TSX-listed company, and served as its Chairman and CEO. His team built IRC into the world’s fourth largest royalty company in under five years. IRC was the largest mining-related IPO on the TSX in 2005 having raised C$190 million. Most of these funds went to purchase a royalty on the giant Voisey’s Bay nickel project, which represented the largest royalty transaction ever completed at that time. In 2010 the company was sold for C$749 million to Royal Gold. In 2011 he became a Portfolio Manager for Red Kite Management, a private equity firm, where he was responsible for sourcing, negotiating and closing investments. Subsequently, Red Kite spun out Orion Resource Partners in 2013. Douglas helped grow Orion into the world’s large mining private equity firm (managing ~US$9B) and directly managed the C$1.1 billion portfolio sale of Orion’s royalties and streams to Osisko Gold Royalties.
Mr. Silver retired from Orion in December 2020.
In 2018, Mr. Silver was inducted into the U.S. National Mining Hall of Fame. He holds an M.Sc. in Economic Geology from the University of Arizona and a B.A. in Geology and Zoology from the University of Vermont. He is also known for his philanthropic work with educators, women’s issues and industry non-profit organizations. In 1989, Mr. Silver founded the Denver Gold Group, today the world’s most prestigious gold investment conference.
Mr. Taylor is a structural and economic geologist, and mining entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience with both producers and exploration companies. He was most recently CEO, President and Director of Great Bear Resources Ltd., which was acquired in February 2022 by Kinross Gold Corp. for $1.8B. Currently, Mr. Taylor is Chairman of TSX.V listed companies Kodiak Copper Corp. and Advisor to K2 Gold Corp. Prior to this, he was a geologist with Imperial Metals, Inc., a TSX.V company from 2004 to 2009. Mr. Taylor graduated with a Bachelor of Science honors degree in Earth Sciences in 2000, and a Master of Science degree in Structural Geology from Carleton University in 2003.
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Dr. Erin R. Bobicki, Associate Professor, Faculty Of Engineering - Chemical And Materials Engineering Dept., University Of Alberta
Dr. Erin R. Bobicki is an Associate Professor of mineral processing in the department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alberta. Professor Bobicki’s research interests include microwave applications in mineral processing, comminution, bioreagent development, the rheology of complex mineral slurries, and value recovery from waste materials. She has worked as a researcher and plant metallurgist for Vale, as a Process Technology Development Engineer for Intel Corporation, and most recently was an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. She is currently commercializing microwave technology for the mining industry with Sepro Mineral Systems, and is a Founding Director of Aurora Hydrogen, a start-up developing technology for emission-free hydrogen production.
George Hemingway, Managing Partner, The Stratalis Group
George Hemingway serves as Managing Partner and head of the Innovation and Growth Practice at Stratalis, where he advises CEOs, Boards and heads of state on the future and how to conquer uncertainty. Through his work, he has collaborated with the world’s leading mining companies to set their future visions and re-imagine what is possible from industrial enterprises. His focus is on enabling leading companies to outperform in uncertain markets by moving to a future-focused strategy and through the challenging of long-held notions. He has pioneered the use of Futurecasting and uncertainty-based management with many of the leading mining companies and has helped set the vision for and execute multiple transformation efforts in the most challenging of areas, including in GHG reduction, tailings dams, underground safety and “Mine of the Future” programs.
George is considered one of the leading futurists in the mining industry and his work has won numerous awards, including the Robert E. Murray Innovation Award from SME, he has been named a 2021 Top 10 Technology Leader by Mining Global and a 2-time Mining Magazine award winner both for Innovation and Consulting. He is also a published monthly columnist and keynote speaker on the Future, Uncertainty and Transformation. George has keynoted at over 100 global forums (e.g., SME, NASA, S&P Global, Chief Strategy Officer Summit, The NYC Innovation Festival, Artificial Intelligence & Automation Summit, Asset Management Summit, World Mining Congress (2014, 2016), Brazilian Mining Congress, EXPOSIBRAM Brazil, Mines & Money Americas, Mines & Technology, Future of Mining London & Denver, OMOC, ISARC, SME Finance Innovation, Fiatech, QuebecMin and at dozens of public and private organizations, ranging from the University of Toronto to Metso to BASF.
Dr. Theo is a seasoned mining executive who built his experience and reputation in mining operations and professional services. He is a trusted advisor in mining business, mining engineering and geology. He currently focuses on enabling and fostering business transformation and technology adoption across the industry to support core business excellence and enterprise growth.
He is the sector leader for EY Americas & EY Canada Mining & Metals practice. Prior to his consulting experience, Theo spent many years in mining operations, engineering consulting and mining contracting services. Theo has been involved with many mining and metals companies for various transformation initiatives in Canada, the Americas, Africa and Australia.
Dr. Theo is a registered Professional Mining Engineer in Ontario; he holds an MBA with Distinction from the University of Oxford, a Ph.D. and B.Eng. in mining engineering from Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal. In addition, he has a B.Sc. (with honors) in Applied Geophysics from the Université Cadi Ayyad in Marrakech.
Mark Appleby, President, CEO & Director, Tartisan Nickel Corp.
Mr. Appleby was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Tartisan Nickel Corp. in December 2010. Mr. Appleby has over 30 years of experience in a variety of disciplines relating to investment banking, corporate finance and the capital markets. Mr. Appleby’s career began in 1983, where he served as an intern at Manulife in the equity and fixed income departments. In 1987 he joined First Boston Canada Ltd., where he reached the position of Vice-President-Bond Trading. Subsequently, Mr. Appleby has worked as an investment executive with Scotia Mcleod Inc., and is co-founder of The Atlantis Group, a Company specializing in a variety of disciplines including the resource sector. Mr. Appleby was also a Director of Guyana Goldfields Inc. [TSX: GUY] for five years.
Mr. Barr has over 35 years of experience in the Mining Industry managing public companies. Currently Mr. Barr is the Chairman & CEO of New Age Metals and El Nino Ventures. He is also on the Board of Directors of both companies. Mr. Barr has created shareholder value by building teams to assist him in corporate finance, project acquisition, and exploration and development of mineral projects in 9 countries and 3 continents. As a CEO, he has guided his management teams to complete over 43 option joint venture agreements with major mining companies, and over 300 with mid-tier and junior mining companies. Mr. Barr and his team have raised approximately $300 million in non-broker private placements, other equity arrangements and option joint venture agreements.
Mr. Cacos brings +30 years of executive level management and advisory expertise in the mineral exploration industry. He has worked with Grosso Group since inception and serves as a senior level executive for all the member companies. Mr. Cacos’ career includes administration, structuring and strategic planning for public companies. He currently serves as an officer and director of a number of TSX Venture Exchange listed companies. He holds a Master of International Management degree from Heidelberg, Germany and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of British Columbia.
Mr. Dembicki brings over 10 years of corporate finance and wealth management experience; dealing with high-net-worth individuals, corporations and institutional clientele. As a member of Canaccord Genuity, he structured and oversaw numerous multi-million dollar private, public and bought-deal financings in the mining and natural resource sectors. Mr. Dembicki’s industry designations include: Canadian Securities Course (CSC), Conduct and Practices (CPH) and Wealth Management Essentials (WME). Throughout his tenure at Canaccord, he continuously added to his compliance and education credits, positioning himself above the industry standards of continuing education. Mr. Dembicki is a Graduate from the University of Washington in Seattle, with a degree in Communications.
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Christian Goulet, Pilote de systéme, Ministére de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
Mr. Goulet joined the Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles in 2002 as a mapping technician. Shortly after, he joined the GESTIM application team as a customer service representative. His knowledge of the system allowed him to join the development team in 2006. Since 2009, he has been a system administrator for GESTIM, working on the maintenance and development of the system.
Matt Halliday, P.Geo, President, COO & VP Exploration, Canada Cobalt Silver Works
Mr. Halliday graduated from Dalhousie University in 2007 where he majored in Earth Sciences then spent the next 13 years in exploration and as a resource geologist with Kirkland Lake Gold, First Cobalt and SGS Geostat. Matt is a member of the PGO and is a Qualified Person for Exploration and Resource Development. Matt is passionate about opportunities in the Cobalt Camp and is focussed on developing world class projects in the silver and battery metals space.
Jean-Marc Lacoste, President & CEO, Monarch
Jean-Marc Lacoste earned his bachelor’s degree in Economics from McGill University in Montreal. In 1993 Mr. Lacoste started a career in finance at the Montreal Stock Exchange where he worked for National Bank Financial and, subsequently, Merrill Lynch Canada. In 2000 he left Montreal for Toronto to join Northland Power, a wind power energy corporation, as Vice President of Acquisitions.
He returned to Montreal in 2002 where he joined the boards of a few public and private companies. From 2004 to 2010, he took a major role in Golden Goose Resources Inc. where he became President and CEO and COB. Mr. Lacoste has great leadership skills and will be a tremendous asset for Monarch Mining Corporation.
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Jonathan Lafontaine, Mining Exploration Activity Monitor, Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
Christian Goulet, Pilote de système, Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
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Harry Barr, Chairman & CEO
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Jonathan Lafontaine, Mining Exploration Monitor, Ministére de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles
M Jonathan Lafontaine started his current role as the Mining exploration activity monitor for the ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles in August 2020. M Lafontaine graduated with a B.Sc. in geology from Laval University in 2001 including an academic exchange with the University of Alberta, and graduated with a M.Sc. in geology from the University of New Brunswick in 2007. He began his professional career in Saskatchewan for a uranium exploration and mining company and pursued professional interests as a geologist in New Brunswick, Quebec and Saskatchewan. Among his successes, he contributed to the discovery of the Matoush project, Quebec’s discovery of the year in 2008, which helped him convince the IAEA to now recognize it as a new deposit type. Between 2013 and 2020, he has assumed several different roles in the fields of corporate development and mining investments, and he managed technical committees in the field of hydrogen standardization at both the international and Canadian levels for ISO and SCC respectively, with hydrogen a significant path in the field in electrification. Since the beginning of his career, he has been involved with several commodities and numerous projects representing the entire mineral development process. M Lafontaine is a registered professional in Québec, du New-Brunswick and Saskatchewan.
Brian McEwen, VP Exploration & Development, Golden Arrow Resources Corp
Mr. McEwen is a professional geologist with more than 30 years of exploration and production experience in open-pit and underground mining projects and operations. The extent of his experience is global in managing numerous projects in Canada, US, Europe, Asia, Africa and throughout Latin America. Mr. McEwen’s previous roles include more than a decade with MRDI (AMEC Peru) where he was responsible for project management, economic resource and reserve calculations for various precious and base metal companies worldwide, including BHP Billiton, CM Antamina, Teck, Hochschild and Phelps Dodge among others.
James Moorhead has worked since 1988 at the mining division of the Ministère de l’Énergie et des ressources naturelles du Québec, first as a mapping geologist then as the resident geologist for the Val-d’Or office. Since 1995, he works as the scientific advisor at the Direction de l’acquisition des connaissances géoscientifiqes where he coordinates the yearly geoscientific surveys, the five year plans for these surveys and research projects with universities. He graduated with a bachelor and a master degrees in geological sciences from McGill University in 1983 and 1988.
Vince Osbourne is Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Lomiko Metals Inc. Vince is a senior finance and valuation professional with over 19 years of experience in all areas of financial management and business partnering. Prior to joining Lomiko Metals, he held the role of Real Estate finance business partner for Sobeys, contributing to significant value creation through the Real Estate portfolio, strategic partnerships and leading the valuations and impairment functions for the organization. Vince Osbourne graduated from York University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. Additionally, he holds the Chartered Business Valuator and Certified Management Accountant designation.
Stephen G. Roman, Founder, Chairman, President & CEO, Global Atomic Corporation
Stephen G. Roman is the founder, Chairman, President and CEO of Global Atomic Corporation, and was previously the President & CEO of TSX listed Harte Gold Corp. Mr. Roman has successfully identified, financed, developed, and brought into commercial production many mining and oil and gas projects in the past 40 years and notably he was the founder, Co-Chairman and Director of Gold Eagle Mines Ltd., that was acquired by Goldcorp Inc. for $1.5 Billion in 2008.
Previously he was a Policy Advisor to the Minister of National Defence, Canada, spearheaded the privatization of two major petrochemical companies in Central Europe, was Director and VP Exploration of Denison Mines Limited and was instrumental in the initial creation and leadership of Gabriel Resources, Belo Sun Mining, Exall Energy, Silvermet and Polar Star Mining among others. Mr. Roman received the “Bill Dennis Award” for Canadian Mineral Discovery from the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) in March 2016.
Gordana Slepcev, Chief Operating Officer, Lomiko
Gordana Slepcev, M.Sc.P. Eng, is a Professional Mining Engineer with more than 25 years of global mining experience in developing, building and leading safe mining operations. Ms. Slepcev’s extensive experience spans multiple commodities, including gold, base metals, coal and industrial minerals. She brings considerable experience in mineral exploration, permitting, corporate and regulatory/ First Nations/ Indigenous relations, and project financing to Lomiko. Before joining the Company, Ms. Slepcev held the position of COO for BMSI, a privately held company, where she was responsible for restarting the barite reprocessing facility, mitigating historical environmental impacts and overseeing EPCM contractors. She also formerly held the role of COO of Anaconda Mining, where she was responsible for the company’s operations and development of the Goldboro project. Ms. Slepcev graduated from the University of Belgrade with a M.Sc. and is the Chair of the Toronto Chapter of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM).
Stephan Theben, Managing Principal and Mining Sector Lead, SLR Consulting
Stephan is a Managing Principal and Mining Sector lead for the Canadian operations. He has provided engineering and environmental services for over 25 years for mining and other projects in over 25 countries in North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. His experience includes work with prefeasibility and feasibility studies, closure and remediation planning, EPCM, site construction, Environmental Assessments (EAs), management plans, environmental permitting and stakeholder consultation.
Kim Tyler, President, CEO and Director, Stratabound Minerals Corp.
Mr. Tyler is a mining and exploration professional with over 40 years of progressive management and executive experience in gold, base metals and industrial minerals with companies including Vale, Rio Tinto, Royal Oak Mines and Cominco Ltd. Mr. Tyler’s technical expertise, besides mineral exploration, includes mine operations management in both open pit and underground mining operations. Mr. Tyler is a Professional Geoscientist registered in both British Columbia and Ontario. He has worked within both junior and major mining and exploration environments.
Mitch has 14 years’ experience in the metals and mining space, including 10 years as an engineering consultant focused on mining project development, followed by three years as a mining analyst at an investment bank in Toronto and more than one year in his current role of CEO at Northgold AB. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering from Western University in Canada, a P.Eng. License in Ontario, and a mining-focused MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto.
Mr. Wallace has been involved in all aspects of the mining industry, from mineral exploration and project management, to financing, mergers & acquisitions and corporate development. Over the past 30 years, Mr. Wallace has been instrumental in building numerous high-quality mineral exploration, development and production companies, including co-founding Cayden Resources, which was acquired by Agnico Eagle Mines for $205M. Mr. Wallace is also Chair and Director of Coppernico Metals.
Québec, it’s more than 200 000 active mining titles, 22 active mines, 32 mining projects, 2.66G $ in private mining investments and 11.91G $ in shipment value.
Québec has significant mining potential that accounts for one-fifth of Canada’s mineral production. The province produces and develops 17 metals and 12 non-metallic commodities, making it the most diverse resource base in Canada. Québec is the 1st Canadian province to adopt a plan for critical and strategic minerals and contributes to supplying these minerals, since it produces nickel, niobium and graphite, and mining projects are underway for lithium, vanadium, rare earths and tantalum.
Québec is one of the most attractive mineral jurisdictions in the world with a stable business environment and favourable to investments. We assist companies at all stages in the development of their mining projects. Thanks to hydropower, roughly 99% of our energy is low-cost, stably-priced, clean and renewable and we have a vast infrastructure network including roads, railways, ports and airports.
Québec is strategically located north-east of the United States with a year-long maritime access to Ontario and the american midwest through the St-Laurence Seaway. It is close to major population and industrial centres and has easy access to Europe and Asia thanks to its deep-water ports. Québec also works closely with associations representing the mining sector and with communities that host projects. These communities are natural project partners and work with the Government to develop the mining sector. The Government also promotes the mining sector by outlining the principles of sustainable development and best practices of social acceptability through initiatives such as the ECOLOGO certification.
SLR is a global leader in environmental and advisory solutions, with a team of 1,800 talented professionals delivering advice and support from a network of o ces in Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and Africa.
With the increasing importance of environmental and related matters, SLR’s focus on environmental know-how, combined with strategic business acumen, o ers an attractive proposition for both clients and professionals.
Working on diverse and challenging projects, SLR specializes in the oil and gas, mining and minerals, infrastructure, built environment, industry, financial services and power sectors. Operating across 30 technical disciplines, SLR sta delivers on a wide range of both strategic and projectspecific issues to a growing base of business, regulatory and government clients.
Blue Sky Uranium Corp. (TSX.V: BSK; FSE: MAL2.F; OTC: BKUCF) is one of Argentina’s best-positioned uranium & vanadium exploration companies with more than 4,000 km2 (400,000 ha) of prospective tenements.
The Company’s mission is to deliver exceptional returns to shareholders by acquiring, exploring and advancing towards production a portfolio of uranium-vanadium projects, with an emphasis on near-surface deposits with the potential for near-term low-cost production. The Company follows international best practices in exploration, with a focus on respect for the environment, the communities, and the cultures in all the areas in which we work.
Global Atomic Corporation (www. globalatomiccorp.com) is a publicly listed company that provides a unique combination of high-grade uranium mine development and cash-flowing zinc concentrate production. The Company’s Uranium Division includes four deposits with the flagship project being the large, high-grade Dasa Project, discovered in 2010 by Global Atomic geologists through grassroots field exploration. With the issuance of the Dasa Mining Permit and an Environmental Compliance Certificate by the Republic of Niger, the Dasa Project is fully permitted for commercial production. The Phase 1 Feasibility Study for Dasa was filed in December 2021 and estimates Yellowcake production to commence by the end of 2024. Mine excavation began in Q1 2022.
Golden Arrow is a Vancouver-based explorer with a history of success in identifying, acquiring and advancing precious and base metal discoveries.
The Company is a member of the Grosso Group, a resource-focused management group that pioneered the mineral exploration industry in Argentina and has operated there since 1993. The Grosso Group, headed by Joseph Grosso, is credited with four exceptional mineral deposit discoveries, and has a highly-regarded track record for fostering strong relationships with communities and governments wherever it works. The Grosso Group leverages its vast network of local, regional and international industry contacts to support the exploration team as they search for quality resource opportunities.
Canada Silver Cobalt Works is a dual-focus precious metals and battery metals junior mining company with a valuable portfolio of critical energy metals projects based in safe and ecologically responsible jurisdictions. High-grade Silver deposits with Cobalt by-product. Battery Metals deposits with highgrade Nickel, Copper and Cobalt, as well as Platinum and Palladium. Re-2Ox processing technology for the environmentally compliant production of battery metals
Global Atomic’s Base Metals Division holds a 49% interest in the Befesa Silvermet Turkey, S.L. (“BST”) Joint Venture, which operates a modern zinc production plant, located in Iskenderun, Turkey. The plant recovers zinc from Electric Arc Furnace Dust (“EAFD”) to produce a high-grade zinc oxide concentrate which is sold to zinc smelters around the world. The Company’s joint venture partner, Befesa Zinc S.A.U. (“Befesa”) listed on the Frankfurt exchange under ‘BFSA’, holds a 51% interest in and is the operator of the BST Joint Venture. Befesa is a market leader in EAFD recycling, with approximately 50% of the European EAFD market and facilities located throughout Europe, Asia and the United States of America.
Golden Arrow advanced its Chinchillas Silver Project in Jujuy Province, Argentina, from discovery to development in just five years, and then successfully monetized the asset through a sale to SSR Mining. Golden Arrow now benefits from a significant equity interest in SSR Mining, providing upside potential and leverage to gold and silver. The Company is actively exploring in Chile and Argentina. With a pipeline of more than 180,000 hectares of high quality mineral projects at all stages of development, the Company is well positioned to define and develop exceptional new deposits.
Lomiko Metals is a people-first company whose mission is to manifest a world of abundant renewable energy with Canadian and Quebec critical minerals for a solution in North America. Its goal is to create a new energy future in Canada by growing the critical minerals workforce, becoming a valued partner and neighbour with the communities in which it operates, and providing a secure and responsibly sourced supply of critical minerals. Lomiko holds a 100% interest in its La Loutre graphite development, located within the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg (KZA) First Nations territory in southern Quebec 180 kilometres northwest of Montreal. It is also working towards earning a 70% stake in the Bourier lithium project, located near Nemaska Lithium and Critical Elements south-east of the Eeyou Istchee James Bay territory in Quebec, in Canada’s lithium triangle that has historically housed lithium deposits and mineralization trends.
New Age Metals is a junior mineral exploration and development company focused on the discovery, exploration, and development of green metal projects in North America. The Company has two divisions: a Platinum Group Metals division and a Lithium/ Rare Element division.
The PGM Division includes the 100% owned, multi-million-ounce, district scale River Valley Project, one of North America’s largest undeveloped Platinum Group Metals Projects, situated 100 km by road east of Sudbury, Ontario. The Company completed a positive Preliminary Economic Assessment on the Project in 2019 and, is fully financed to complete a Pre-Feasibility Study on the Project in Q4-2022. In addition to River Valley, the Company owns 100% of the Genesis PGM-Cu-Ni Project in Alaska and is working towards securing a option/ joint venture partner to help develop this road accessible drill ready project.
Stratabound Minerals Corp. is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company that is developing its advanced-stage flagship Fremont Gold Project in the Mother Lode Gold Belt of California. It has recently announced an updated NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimate of 1.16M Indicated and 2.02M Inferred ounces of gold at 1.90 and 2.22 g/t gold respectively.
Additionally, Fremont also hosts three undeveloped gold occurrences across four kilometres of strike length along the prolific Mother Lode Gold Belt.
The Company is also advancing its pipeline of other early-stage gold exploration projects including the Golden Culvert, YT and McIntyre Brook, NB in Canada. Additionally, the Company holds two other projects both of which feature NI 43-101 Mineral Resource Estimates in the Bathurst Camp of New Brunswick including the Captain CobaltCopper-Gold Deposit.
Monarch Mining Corporation (TSX: GBAR) (OTCQX: GBARF) is a fully integrated mining company that owns four projects, including the Beaufor Mine, which has produced more than 1 million ounces of gold over the last 30 years. Other assets include the Croinor Gold, McKenzie Break and Swanson properties, all located near Monarch’s wholly owned 750 tpd Beacon Mill. Monarch owns 29,504 hectares (295 km2) of mining assets in the prolific Abitibi mining camp in Quebec that host a combined measured and indicated gold resource of 666,882 ounces and a combined inferred resource of 423,193 ounces.
The Lithium Division is one of the largest mineral claim holders in the Winnipeg River Pegmatite Field, where the Company is exploring for hard rock lithium and various rare elements such as tantalum and rubidium. Further Exploration plans for 2022 include continued mapping/sampling field program following up on prospective trends outlined in the magnetic data, and phase two drill program at Lithium Two Project. The company has a partnership with Mineral Resource Limited (MRL, ASX: MIN), a top global lithium producer to explore and develop the Company’s lithium project portfolio. The 2022 budget for the Company’s Lithium Division is $1.8 million.
Exploring early-stage projects in Peru with untapped potential. Tier One Silver’s primary focus is on its Curibaya and Hurricane Silver projects, where it is actively targeting highgrade silver, gold and copper mineralization.
Torq Resources is establishing itself as a leader of new copper and gold exploration in prominent mining belts in Chile. The Company is guided by responsible, respectful and sustainable practices in its pursuit of a landmark discovery.
Northgold AB is Swedish-listed gold exploration and development company advancing resource-stage projects in the Middle Ostrobothnia Gold Belt (MOGB) of Central Finland. Northgold’s shares trades under symbol “NG” on Stockholm’s Nasdaq First North Growth Market exchange.
Tartisan Nickel Corp. is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company whose flagship asset includes the Kenbridge Nickel Deposit near Kenora, Ontario. The Kenbridge Nickel Deposit (Sedar, September 17, 2020) hosts an updated measured and indicated resource estimate of 7.5 Mt of 0.58% nickel and 0.32% copper for a total of 95 Mlb of contained nickel. An additional 0.985 Mt at 1% Ni and 0.62% Cu (22 Mlb contained nickel) were calculated as inferred mineral resources. Pit constrained + out of pit Cu totals 53 Mlbs. Mineralization is open at depth and along strike. The Kenbridge Nickel Deposit is equipped with a 622m deep shaft. In the Republic of Peru, Tartisan owns the Don Pancho Zinc-Lead-Silver Project, just 9km from Trevali’s Santander mine.
Tartisan also owns equity stakes in: Eloro Resources Ltd. that is exploring the ISKA ISKA project, a Gold, Silver, Zinc and Lead target with a planned 2500m drilling program currently underway in the Potosi district, Bolivia, and the low-sulphidation epithermal La Victoria Gold/Silver Project in Ancash, Peru; Class 1 Nickel & Technologies Limited who are advancing the Alexo-Kelex Dundonald nickel project near Timmins Ontario; and Peruvian Metals Corporation who are operating a toll mill in Peru and announced an exploration and bulk sampling program on the high grade Gold-SilverCopper Palta Dorada project located in the Ancash Department of Peru.
SLR is a global leader in environmental and advisory solutions, with a team of 1,800 talented professionals delivering advice and support from a network of offices in Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and Africa. With the increasing importance of environmental and related matters, SLR’s focus on environmental know-how, combined with strategic business acumen, offers an attractive proposition for both clients and professionals. Working on diverse and challenging projects, SLR specializes in the oil and gas, mining and minerals, infrastructure, built environment, industry, financial services and power sectors. Operating across 30 technical disciplines, SLR staff delivers on a wide range of both strategic and project-specific issues to a growing base of business, regulatory and government clients.
Pierre Gratton President and CEO Mining Association of Canada (MAC)
Pierre Gratton was appointed President and CEO of the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) on June 1, 2011. Based in Ottawa, MAC is the national organization for the Canadian mining industry. Its members are engaged in mineral exploration, mining, smelting, refining and semifabrication. Prior to his appointment to MAC, Pierre was President and CEO of the Mining Association of British Columbia (MABC). From 1999-2008, Mr. Gratton served as Vice President, Sustainable Development and Public Affairs for the Mining Association of Canada (MAC). In this capacity, he was instrumental in the development of Towards Sustainable Mining, MAC’s flagship program that is gaining international recognition and adoption.
Stephen Crozier is Vice President, Sustainability for Noront Resources. In his current role Stephen is responsible for indigenous engagement, community relations and permitting relating to Noront’s projects in the Ring of Fire. He is also responsible for government relations as it relates to the foregoing areas. Stephen has extensive experience in ESG-related mandates, including data collection and reporting, policy and program development and execution.
Kevin D’Souza Chief Sustainability Officer Resource Capital Funds
Kevin is a recognized professional and thought leader with 30 years of direct experience in responsible mining including Environment Social Governance (ESG) related issues, security management, and diversity & inclusion. Kevin is currently the Chief Sustainability Officer with Resource Capital Funds where he leads the full integration of ESG throughout the company’s investment processes. Kevin has a proven and successful track record focused on creating value through informed strategic planning, governance, and tactical operational implementation for numerous top, mid-tier, and junior mining companies. He has worked directly for or consulted to, numerous mining companies including many of the industry’s majors such as Barrick Gold, AngloGold Ashanti, Gold Fields, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Kinross, and De Beers and was recently the VP of Security, Sustainability & Environment for Centerra Gold.
Mr. Clouet is Corporate Director, Investor Relations at Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.
Over the last 20 years, he has held various engineering, business development and managerial roles within Agnico Eagle, Glencore, Xstrata and Falconbridge. He holds a Master in Business and Administration (HEC Montreal) and a Masters of Engineering with Rock Mechanics (Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London, UK). He is a member of the Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec.
Stephen Theben Managing Principal & Mining Sector Lead SLRStephan is a Managing Principal and Mining Sector lead for the Canadian operations. He has provided engineering and environmental services for over 25 years for mining and other projects in over 25 countries in North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. His experience includes work with prefeasibility and feasibility studies, closure and remediation planning, EPCM, site construction, Environmental Assessments (EAs), management plans, environmental permitting and stakeholder consultation.
ESG in Mining: How to make ESG meaningful Discussing meaningful changes and trends in the mining industry that promote and improve ESG performance.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28TH, 2022 | 11:30PM EST
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Québec, rich in minerals and opportunities Québec, it’s more than 200 000 active mining titles, 22 active mines, 32 mining projects, 2.66G $ in private mining investments and 11.91G $ in shipment value.
Québec has significant mining potential that accounts for one-fifth of Canada’s mineral production. The province produces and develops 17 metals and 12 non-metallic commodities, making it the most diverse resource base in Canada. Québec is the 1st Canadian province to adopt a plan for critical and strategic minerals and contributes to supplying these minerals, since it produces nickel, niobium and graphite, and mining projects are underway for lithium, vanadium, rare earths and tantalum.
Québec is one of the most attractive mineral jurisdictions in the world with a stable business environment and favourable to investments. We assist companies at all stages in the development of their mining projects. Thanks to hydropower, roughly 99% of our energy is low-cost, stably-priced, clean and renewable and we have a vast infrastructure network including roads, railways, ports and airports.
Québec is strategically located north-east of the United States with a year-long maritime access to Ontario and the american midwest through the StLaurence Seaway. It is close to major population and industrial centres and has easy access to Europe and Asia thanks to its deep-water ports. Québec also works closely with associations representing the mining sector and with communities that host projects. These communities are natural project partners and work with the Government to develop the mining sector. The Government also promotes the mining sector by outlining the principles of sustainable development and best practices of social acceptability through initiatives such as the ECOLOGO certification.
Mr. Frechette has graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering from Laval University in 2010. He has been working for the Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles for more than 10 years now. One of his main responsibilities is to work closely with different mining companies in helping them navigate through Quebec’s mining Act, especially in getting extractions rights and other authorizations.
Mr. Goulet joined the Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles in 2002 as a mapping technician. Shortly after, he joined the GESTIM application team as a customer service representative. His knowledge of the system allowed him to join the development team in 2006. Since 2009, he has been a system administrator for GESTIM, working on the maintenance and development of the system.
James Moorhead Senior Geologist Ministere de l’Energie
James Moorhead has worked since 1988 at the mining division of the Ministère de l’Énergie et des ressources naturelles du Québec, first as a mapping geologist then as the resident geologist for the Val-d’Or office. Since 1995, he works as the scientific advisor at the Direction de l’acquisition des connaissances géoscientifiqes where he coordinates the yearly geoscientific surveys, the five year plans for these surveys and research projects with universities.
He graduated with a bachelor and a master degrees in geological sciences from McGill University in 1983 and 1988.
Jonathan Lafontaine Geologist Ministere de l’EnergieM Jonathan Lafontaine started his current role as the Mining exploration activity monitor for the ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles in August 2020. M Lafontaine graduated with a B.Sc. in geology from Laval University in 2001 including an academic exchange with the University of Alberta, and graduated with a M.Sc. in geology from the University of New Brunswick in 2007. He began his professional career in Saskatchewan for a uranium exploration and mining company and pursued professional interests as a geologist in New Brunswick, Quebec and Saskatchewan.
Among his successes, he contributed to the discovery of the Matoush project, Quebec’s discovery of the year in 2008, which helped him convince the IAEA to now recognize it as a new deposit type.
Between 2013 and 2020, he has assumed several different roles in the fields of corporate development and mining investments, and he managed technical committees in the field of hydrogen standardization at both the international and Canadian levels for ISO and SCC respectively, with hydrogen a significant path in the field in electrification. Since the beginning of his career, he has been involved with several commodities and numerous projects representing the entire mineral development process. M Lafontaine is a registered professional in Québec, du New-Brunswick and Saskatchewan.
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