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Mine Water Solutions Conference 2018
2018-06-12 - 2018-06-15 | University of British Columbia, 2329 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
The Mine Water Solutions 2018 organizing committee and the University of British Columbia are hosting the 3rd Annual Mine Water Solutions Conference (MWS2018) in Vancouver Canada.
Mine Water Solutions 2018 is the third innovative conference that will examine a wide range of water issues stretching through societal, financial, business and technical. It includes topics like: water as an asset, operational water management and managing water in different climatic settings.
The conference will provide a forum for presentation and discussion about successful practices that enable responsible mining to be undertaken in challenging environments. All aspects of mine water management, including hydrology, hydrogeology, diversion, containment, conservation, minimization of water-quality impacts, seepage interception and treatment may be addressed.
Conference themes:
Water as a Valued Asset
Regulatory and Social Challenges
Operational Water Management
Water Treatment
Water Management
Characterization and Prediction
Program:
June 12, 2018 – Short courses – all day and Evening reception
June 13-14, 20185 – Single track of conference proceedings
June 15, 2018 – Field trips to near-by mining operations

WMMI Speakers’ Bureau Lecture with Daniel Kile
2018-06-12 19:00 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | Western Museum of Mining & Industry, Colorado Springs, CO, 80921, United States
Introduction to Ore Microscopy
Ever since ore minerals have been mined, there has been a need to identify them and discern their chemistry and associations. This information is essential to the mining industry to assess the value of the ore, and to determine the most efficient means of concentrating the mineral of economic interest. This lecture will highlight some of the important observations and corresponding properties that can be evaluated with an ore microscope, and give an overview of the basic equipment required to do so.
The reflected light/ore microscope used for ore microscopy was developed in the 1920s. In contrast to a transmitted light microscope that is used to examine rock thin sections, an ore microscope utilizes vertically incident light to examine the metallic, opaque minerals that are of economic importance. Optical properties of reflectance, bireflectance, and anisotropism, as well as physical properties of cleavage, twinning, internal reflections, and hardness, as can be observed in an ore microscope, will be summarized in this lecture, in addition to a discussion and demonstration of some of the required equipment.
Despite the advent of X-ray diffraction and microbeam techniques to determine quantitative chemistry, the utility of the ore microscope has not been rendered obsolete. Interpretation of replacement and weathering processes, textures, and intergrowths can significantly affect the outcome of ore beneficiation – and only visual observation with polarized–reflected light can provide that information.
This will be a one-to-two hour lecture, and will assume a basic knowledge of mineralogy.
Lecture Outline:
The ore microscope: Construction, light path
Reflected light: Incident/bright field vs. oblique/dark field illumination
Polarized light: Plane and crossed polars
Ore mounts & ore leveling press
Basic Properties: Color, reflectance, hardness
Optical Properties: Observations in plane polarized light (bireflectance, cleavage); observations in partly crossed polarized light (anisotropism, twinning, internal reflections)
General Observations: Weathering/alteration, replacement, exsolution, deformation
Mineral groups: Native elements, sulfides, sulfosalts, oxides, arsenides
Resources for ore mineral identification: Texts, charts
Author Biography
Daniel Kile was formerly a Research Geochemist with the U.S. Geological Survey, and currently is Scientist Emeritus with that organization, as well as Adjunct Faculty at the Hooke College of Applied Sciences (Westmont, Illinois), where he teaches Optical Crystallography. He has taught Ore Microscopy at both the Colorado School of Mines and at the Hooke College of Applied Sciences, and was previously Adjunct Faculty at the Colorado School of Mines where he taught a semester class in Optical Mineralogy. He has written nearly 150 articles and abstracts in the fields of mineralogy and environmental sciences, published in professional journals and magazines, and has been a guest lecturer at numerous earth sciences organizations over the past 40 years.
Only $5 per person! Free to Museum Members.
Please RSVP to 719-488-0880 or email rsvp@wmmi.org

Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods
2018-06-25 08:00 - 2018-06-27 17:00, 2018-07-23 08:00 - 2018-07-26 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
2018 4-day program updated with examples and problems related to the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act!
This intensive 2½- or 4-Day course has been presented nearly 1,000 times to more than 23,000 people. Organized for managers, engineers, geologists, landmen, scientists, accountants, and others concerned with evaluating investments, this course relates to the economic analysis of income producing and service producing investments using discounted cash flow analysis criteria and procedures.
The course covers economic analysis techniques used to optimize the development and operation of mining, petroleum and non-natural resource production and processing operations.
The course textbook, Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods, 15th Edition, 2017 by Franklin J. Stermole, John M. Stermole, and Andrew H. Pederson, demonstrates the evaluation techniques presented using a variety of applications for people with technical and non-technical backgrounds, with or without previous evaluation experience.

Recycling Metals from Industrial Waste
2018-06-26 08:00 - 2018-06-28 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
Recycling Metals from Industrial Waste, now in its 26th year, focuses on current plant practices to convert metal-containing wastes to products. Processors, raw materials, and markets are identified and quantified. Speakers with decades of hands-on experience detail multiple approaches to recycling metals and associated materials – backed up by slides, videos, and the syllabus.
Particular emphasis is given to combinations of physical, hydrometallurgical, and pyrometallurgical processing, along with associated regulations, to facilitate economical recycling. The presentations are on a practical level, focusing on plant operations, with ample opportunity for interaction by the course participants.

Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgists
2018-07-09 - 2018-07-10 | Montreal, Montrealc, Quebec, Canada
Metals and alloys are used in a great variety of applications. Understanding how metals behave and how they can be obtained by processing raw materials is valuable to employees in this area. Extraction of metals applying various technologies, including physical separation, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy and electrometallurgy .
Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgists Workshop is an important learning platform where a comprehensive overview of metallurgy and advances in the field are shared among the participants both formally and informally. This course provides important, practical knowledge to the non-metallurgist. The objective of the course is to provide a comprehensive overview of the subject ranging from topics relevant to conventional or modern technology.

Practical Steel making and Casting
2018-07-09 08:00 - 2018-07-10 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Montreal, Montrealc, Quebec, Canada
This workshop has been designed to give insight of various steel making and casting processes from industry point of view. It covers evolution of various steel making processes, their operation and limitation and latest development on making clean steel through various secondary refining treatments.

New Directions in Mineral Processing Fundamentals
2018-07-17 08:00 - 2018-07-20 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
The course will emphasize the unit operations used in industry and their application to operations as follows:
Feed characterization (mineralogy, size, liberation)
Comminution (size reduction via crushing, grinding, and etc.) for liberation
Particulate separation based on particle size, floatability, specific gravity, magnetic susceptibility, conductivity, and other mineral traits
Liquid-solid separation
Process flowsheets and their control
How to know how well your plant is operating
The outcome of the course will be an understanding of how processes evolve from feed to products. Copies of the course presentation materials will be provided. Finally, there will be laboratory demonstrations of most of the unit operations discussed in the class.

APGO COURSE: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATION – TORONTO
2018-08-09 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Bond Place Hotel, Piccadilly Room, 65 Dundas St East, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 2G8, Canada
The APGO is hosting RPA to give this one day course on September 19. This course was sold out and very highly reviewed when given in a slightly expanded form at the PDAC earlier this year.
Five specialists from RPA will outline the key components and important considerations for mineral resource estimation, so that the target audience, exploration and mining geologists, can incorporate these learnings into their work.
The course proceeds from the drill hole database through to classification and reporting, and includes useful exercises to complement the learning outcomes.
Register: https://www.apgo.net/mpower/event/loadevent.action?e=104#home

APGO COURSE: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATION - TORONTO
2018-09-19 08:30 - 16:30 (America/Toronto) | Bond Place Hotel, Piccadilly Room, 65 Dundas St East, Toronto, Ontario, M5B 2G8, Canada

Project Management for Mining
2018-10-10 - 2018-10-12 | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
Project Management for Mining is a 3-day practical course focused on the successful delivery of minerals industry projects. Primary emphasis is placed on major greenfield mine development, but the information presented is fully applicable to brownfield project undertakings.
The course teaches project management best practices, and how they are woven together from initial mineral resource identification on through the project stages of opportunity, viability, planning, execution, and completion, to delivery of a sustainable operating property. The course focuses on the key steps in each stage that must be properly executed to achieve project success.
Participants will be assigned to work on real issues faced by actual project managers in the field. Interactive case study discussions leading to valid solutions and practical usable tools are fundamental elements of the course.

Tunneling Fundamentals, Practice and Innovations
2018-10-15 08:00 - 2018-10-18 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
Tunneling Fundamentals, Practice and Innovations is an annual short course for industry professionals that provides a comprehensive overview of tunnel planning, design and construction across all applications and all geologies. Through presentations by the tunneling industry’s top-practicing experts combined with one-of-a-kind hands-on labs and demonstrations, this four-day course will provide you with a sound understanding of the state practice and innovations in tunneling worldwide.
A unique component of this course will be the opportunity to participate in hands-on labs and demonstrations in state-of-the-art testing and research facilities at Colorado School of Mines.
Lab and demonstrations will cover:
EPB Soil Conditioning
Rock Cutting
Abrasity and Wear
Shotcrete
Grouting
Slurry

Tunneling Fundamentals, Practice and Innovations
2018-10-15 08:00 - 2018-10-18 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
Tunneling Fundamentals, Practice and Innovations is an annual short course for industry professionals that provides a comprehensive overview of tunnel planning, design and construction across all applications and all geologies. Through presentations by the tunneling industry’s top-practicing experts combined with one-of-a-kind hands-on labs and demonstrations, this four-day course will provide you with a sound understanding of the state practice and innovations in tunneling worldwide.
A unique component of this course will be the opportunity to participate in hands-on labs and demonstrations in state-of-the-art testing and research facilities at Colorado School of Mines.

Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods
2018-11-12 08:00 - 2018-11-15 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
2018 4-day program updated with examples and problems related to the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act!
This intensive 2½- or 4-Day course has been presented nearly 1,000 times to more than 23,000 people. Organized for managers, engineers, geologists, landmen, scientists, accountants, and others concerned with evaluating investments, this course relates to the economic analysis of income producing and service producing investments using discounted cash flow analysis criteria and procedures.
The course covers economic analysis techniques used to optimize the development and operation of mining, petroleum and non-natural resource production and processing operations.
The course textbook, Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods, 15th Edition, 2017 by Franklin J. Stermole, John M. Stermole, and Andrew H. Pederson, demonstrates the evaluation techniques presented using a variety of applications for people with technical and non-technical backgrounds, with or without previous evaluation experience

AME Mineral Exploration Roundup
2019-01-28 09:00 - 2019-01-31 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Vancouver Convention Centre East | 999 Canada Place, Vancouver, B.C. V6C 3T4, 999 Canada Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3T4, Canada
Join us at the 2019 AME Mineral Exploration Roundup, one of the world’s premier technical mineral exploration conferences. Hosted by the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME), the 36th annual conference is held in Vancouver, B.C.
Roundup attracts more than 6,000 people from over 40 countries representing all facets of the mineral exploration industry. Attendees include industry leaders and influencers, government, academics, prospectors, geologists, investors, and suppliers, who come together to share their latest findings, stories, successes, and innovative ideas to further the exploration industry in B.C. and beyond.
Centred on the theme of Elements for Discovery, Roundup 2019 will explore topics such as the role of mineral exploration for a low-carbon future, B.C.’s copper advantage, innovations, and emerging technologies. Additionally, the 7th annual AME Gathering Place at Roundup is a leader in showcasing Indigenous content and promotes important dialogue.

MASTERMINING course: Understanding the Mining Industry From A to Z
2019-02-28 09:00 - 2019-03-02 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Radisson Admiral Hotel Toronto – Harbourfront, 249 Queen's Quay West, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2N5, Canada
Master the mining industry in a modern and interactive 3-day course that builds an understanding of the mining industry and investments; covering Introduction to Mining, the economics of mining and financing and deal-making.
Day 1 – Introduction to Mining (mine life stages, exploration, mining studies, the mining process, design and planning, quantification and interpretation, extraction and processing, rehabilitation)
Day 2 – The Economics of Mining (operations into economics, exploration expenditure, determining capital requirements, mining equipment options, economic evaluation)
Day 3 – Financing and Deal-making (raising funds and financial instruments, equity investments, debt and project finance, joint ventures, marketing and off-take agreements, technical report and media release interpretation)

Project Management Course - Project Management Essentials
2019-03-25 08:00 - 2019-05-27 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, P3E 2C6, Canada
This course is designed to give new project managers and project team members an overview of the various tools and techniques of project management and the key elements needed to deliver successful projects. This course covers the complete project lifecycle from initiating, through project planning and execution, to project close-out. 21 PDUs.

Project Management Course - Managing Project Risk
2019-03-28 08:00 - 2019-03-29 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, P3E 2C6, Canada
This 2-day course explores quantitative and qualitative techniques to identify and analyze project risk factors (risk event, event probability, and event impact). A variety of risk response choices are discussed, and risk identification and risk response are practiced in workshop groups. Quantitative techniques are applied to problems but don’t worry, advanced mathematics is not used!

Practical Mineral Processing and Extraction
2019-04-15 - 2019-04-16 | Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Practical Mineral Processing and Extraction Workshop provide a concise and thorough overview of extractive metallurgy as it is applied in industry today. It provides an overview of the processing and extraction challenges and provides answers to these challenges.
The primary objective of this workshop is to discuss current techniques and future trends in the area of mineral processing and metal extraction. This is an important and growing area, yet there are few practical and up-to-date workshops that devoted to this purpose.
This workshop not only discusses the different techniques available for mineral processing and metal extraction, but it also provides attendees sound information on plant optimisation and cost reduction

Practical Steel making and Casting
2019-05-06 - 2019-05-07 | Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Manufacturing process in steel industry undergoing changes for making steel better and better in terms of quality, cost & efficiency. Advance melting techniques like Ladle Metallurgy play an important role in this direction. The focus is to get steel of higher strength/weight ratio along with longer life. This has enabled designer to make product with less section thickness for higher efficiency and less environmental pollution. This workshop has been designed to give insight of various steel making and casting processes from industry point of view. It covers evolution of various steel making processes, their operation and limitation and latest development on making clean steel through various secondary refining treatments. Continuous casting process is covered for making bloom and billet which are used in rolling mills for long and flat products. Steel Casting plays an important role and cast products are integral part in all industries. Manufacturing of steel castings, particularly resin bonded sand casting process is covered to get insight of casting processes. For better understanding of steelmaking and casting process, some important fundamental metallurgical concepts are also covered along with examples.

Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgist
2019-05-06 - 2019-05-07 | Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Metals and alloys are used in a great variety of applications. Understanding how metals behave and how they can be obtained by processing raw materials is valuable to employees in this area. Extraction of metals applying various technologies, including physical separation, hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy and electrometallurgy .
Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgists Workshop is an important learning platform where a comprehensive overview of metallurgy and advances in the field are shared among the participants both formally and informally. This course provides important, practical knowledge to the non-metallurgist. The objective of the course is to provide a comprehensive overview of the subject ranging from topics relevant to conventional or modern technology

Secondary steelmaking process and continuous casting process
2019-05-06 - 2019-05-07 | Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Manufacturing process in steel industry undergoing changes for making steel better in terms of quality, cost & delivery. Advance melting techniques like Secondary Steel Making play an important role in this direction. Quality of rolling mill products depend to a large extend on quality of continuously cast steel. Minor non metallic inclusion may cause surface defects on rolled sheet after undergoing rolling deformation. Inclusion and gas content in cast steel to be controlled before they are sent to Tundish of CCM. On tundish also, care must be taken so that there is no reoxidation and entrapment of inclusion from tundish and mould do not happen. This two days workshop has been designed to give insight of various secondary refining process, injection metallurgy along with continuous casting process.

Project Management Course - PMP Exam Preparation
2019-05-06 08:00 - 2019-05-10 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, P3E 2C6, Canada
This 5-day course is an intense review of exam material. At the beginning of each module, there is a practice pre-test before the presentation of the course material which is followed by realistic, challenging, multiple-choice questions. This course is aligned with the PMBOK 6th Edition and includes access to an online exam simulator. For participants preparing for the CAPM Exam, questions for the CAPM Exam will be distributed during class.

Understanding the Basic Mineral Processing Flowsheet
2019-09-18 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | British Columbia
Summary
The purpose of this short course is to provide attendees who are new to the topic with an overall understanding of a typical copper/gold mineral processing circuit from crushing and grinding to concentration by flotation.
The material is presented in a manner that starts with the simple process flow, then goes to more detailed explanations of sub circuits and components, without using highly technical and mathematical formulas. The course also provides explanations of basic concepts used in mineral processing on a daily basis.
Objectives
After attending this course each participant will be able to:
name the major building blocks of a typical processing plant;
explain the process at a block diagram level;
explain basic concepts and principles such as:
liberation,
separation,
dewatering,
S/G,
% solids, and
% passing;
explain each sub circuit and name its components:
crushing/conveying,
grinding,
flotation, and
dewatering;
name the major parts and explain the basic operation of all major components:
crushers,
conveyers,
grinding mills,
flotation cells,
regrind circuit, and
dewatering circuit; and
explain basic process automation.

MASTERMINING course: Understanding the Mining Industry From A to Z
2020-02-27 09:00 - 2020-02-29 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Radisson Admiral Hotel Toronto – Harbourfront, 249 Queen's Quay West, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2N5, Canada
Join the 400+ participants who have mastered the mining industry with our acclaimed 3-day course that builds an understanding of the mining industry and investments; covering Introduction to Mining, the economics of mining and financing and deal-making.
Day 1 – Introduction to Mining (mine life stages, exploration, mining studies, the mining process, design and planning, quantification and interpretation, extraction and processing, rehabilitation)
Day 2 – The Economics of Mining (operations into economics, exploration expenditure, determining capital requirements, mining equipment options, economic evaluation)
Day 3 – Financing and Deal-making (raising funds and financial instruments, equity investments, debt and project finance, joint ventures, marketing and off-take agreements, technical report and media release interpretation)

Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods
2020-03-23 08:00 - 2020-03-25 17:00 (America/Toronto), 2020-05-11 08:00 - 2020-05-14 17:00 (America/Denver) | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
This intensive 2½- or 4-Day course has been presented nearly 1,025 times to more than 23,500 people. Organized for managers, engineers, geologists, landmen, scientists, accountants, and others concerned with evaluating investments, this course relates to the economic analysis of income producing and service producing investments using discounted cash flow analysis criteria and procedures.
The course covers economic analysis techniques used to optimize the development and operation of mining, petroleum and non-natural resource production and processing operations.
The course textbook, Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods, 16th Edition, 2019 by Franklin J. Stermole, John M. Stermole, and Andrew H. Pederson, demonstrates the evaluation techniques presented using a variety of applications for people with technical and non-technical backgrounds, with or without previous evaluation experience.

Exploration for Magmatic Ore Deposits Modular Course
2020-03-31 - 2020-04-09 | Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, P3E 2C6, Canada
The Harquail School of Earth Sciences at Laurentian University offers some of the most comprehensive field- and laboratory-based Earth Science graduate research and education courses in the world. The modular courses are designed for geoscientists employed full-time in the mineral exploration industry, industry professionals needing professional development and accreditation, and graduate students.
GEOL 5606 – Exploration for Magmatic Ore Deposits
31 Mar – 09 April 2020
On site (3 cr.) and webcasting delivery (non-credit). 10-day intensive course in magmatic Ni-Cu-(PGE), PGE, Cr, and Ti-V deposits including 3 days of theoretical material, 8 days of exploration applications and case studies, and (weather permitting) a 1/2 to 3/4- day field trip in the Sudbury Igneous Complex. Topics include: S and Cr solubility and metal partitioning in maficultramafic magmas; generation of fertile magmas; applications of stable and radiogenic isotopes (including massindependent S isotopes) in identifying S and metal sources; sulfide transport and localization mechanisms; textures and deformation of Fe-Ni-Cu sulfide ores, sulfide recalculation and plotting methods; geology/genesis of and exploration for Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposits in mafic-ultramafic lava channels, feeder sills/dikes, and magma conduits; geology/genesis of and exploration for PGE deposits in mafic-ultramafic layered intrusions; geology/genesis of and exploration for stratiform and podiform Cr deposits and Ti-V deposits in anorthosites and mafic-ultramafic intrusions (including those in the “Ring of Fire” district of northern Ontario). Case studies and laboratory practicals will include: Alexo (Ontario), Duke Island (Alaska), Duluth (Minnesota), Kambalda (Western Australia), Noril’sk-Talnakh and Pechenga (Russia), Jinchuan and other deposits in China, Thompson (Manitoba), Raglan (Nunavik), Voisey’s Bay (Labrador), and Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE; and Bushveld (South Africa) and Stillwater (Montana) PGE and Cr; and ‘Ring of Fire” Cr.
Non-student cost: Full Course: CDN $3304 + 13% HST. Individual Days: CDN $339 + 13% HST.
Mix and match group rates are also available. Videoconference participation is available only for non-students.
Live Webcast Option
Several of the modules are available to industry professionals/non-students via live webcast from our state-of-the-art Executive Learning Centre, which provides an immersive experience if remote participants have high-speed fibre connections and use high-quality headsets. Students enrolling for credit must enrol in the on-campus course so that they can complete the laboratory exercises, but the remote option may be preferable for non-students. Contact the course coordinator if you are interested in this option.

Valuation of Mineral Projects Based on Technical and Financial Modelling
2020-03-31 08:00 - 2020-04-03 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | UBC Robson Square, 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 3B7, Canada
Market turbulence significantly affects the mining industry. While the intrinsic value of a mineral project is still a key consideration, understanding the interrelationship between technical and financial risk to truly understand the long term value of an asset, helps companies make better investment (or divestment) decisions. Companies that are able to secure debt finance for both development and acquisition of advanced projects have greater strategic flexibility. Understanding how debt impacts the valuation of projects allows for an objective approach to determining levels of gearing; this is relevant to both the investment banking and mining communities. The Valuation of Mineral Projects course is designed to address these issues.
This course is for professionals with a basic to intermediate understanding of the principles of the accounting cash flow model that wish to gain expertise in quantitative finance in the context of mining. Actual operating mine valuations are a central focus of the course. To gain the most out of the course, attendees should have had some exposure to the technical aspects of minerals and mining.
Attendees are expected to have their own laptop computers available for this course. Workshop sessions are an integral part of the course delivery. Use will be made of the IC-MinEval software, which automates the generation of Excel™-based spreadsheets to produce models for a wide range of mineral projects. These models can be used independently of the software once the course is completed.
At the end of the course, attendees will:
Know how to build a financial model using realistic assumptions and inputs such as a rate of production appropriate to the size of the resource, and associated capex and opex costs using CostMine data.
Understand the circumstances in which it is appropriate to set up models based on a straight discount rate basis vs a model that includes debt (in the latter case the approach to determining the appropriate level of debt will be explained).
Be able to analyse the financial performance indicators generated by the IC-MinEval software outputs and indicate the valuation that could be placed on the asset based on the output.
Be able to undertake a sensitivity analysis on key technical and financial variables. Particular attention will be given in the course to why sensitivity on variables such as mining dilution should not be considered.
Appreciate the role of financial models in identifying those technical variables that have the greatest impact on financial performance and then back-engineering that to the corresponding technical risk.
Have worked through a variety of case studies that are based on real projects.
This course is characterized by dynamic interaction between presenter and delegates that promotes inter-delegate professional dialogue.
Previous courses presented in Vancouver, London, Johannesburg and Stockholm have received wide participation from major finance and mining companies, providing an opportunity to bring together professionals with common concerns in this area.
In addition to the presentation slides, attendees will receive a copy of the book Metals and Energy Finance, authored by Prof. Buchanan.

Practical Mineral Processing and Extraction
2020-06-15 - 2020-06-16 | Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Practical Mineral Processing and Extraction Workshop provide a concise and thorough overview of extractive metallurgy as it is applied in industry today. It provides an overview of the processing and extraction challenges and provides answers to these challenges.
The primary objective of this workshop is to discuss current techniques and future trends in the area of mineral processing and metal extraction. This is an important and growing area, yet there are few practical and up-to-date workshops that devoted to this purpose.
This workshop not only discusses the different techniques available for mineral processing and metal extraction, but it also provides attendees sound information on plant optimisation and cost reduction.
