The Northern Miner

“Advanced Mass Balancing and Inference” Short Course
2017-06-28 - 2017-06-29 | OreVenture, Vancouver, BC, Canada
In order to optimize a mineral processing plant there are nine steps required:
1. Collect data (measurement)
2. Collate data (into a database)
3. Flowsheeting
4. Mass Balance
5. Inference
6. Determine Operational Parameter
7. Model fit
8. Simulate
9. Optimise
Mass balancing is often taught using least squares minimization. Inference is generally not taught and in the absence of inference, model fitting is rendered very difficult, which is why mineral processing simulation is generally much more difficult than it should be.
In this course we focus on mass balancing and inference. Whilst mass balancing is taught initially from a conventional least squares minimization approach, the course then discusses a probabilistic or information theory approach. Information theory is a relatively new area of mathematics which is only available to participants through this course. By using information theory one can infer ore properties at each stream in great depth (i.e. multi-mineral particle distributions); thereby providing the basis for later steps (particularly modelfitting).

Recycling Metals from Industrial Waste
2017-06-27 08:00 - 2017-06-29 12:00 (America/Denver) | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
Recycling Metals from Industrial Waste, now in its 25th 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.

17 International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2017
2017-06-27 - 2017-07-06 | Paradise Blue Congress Center, Albena Resort & SPA, Bulgaria, Albena, Bulgaria
It is an honor for us to invite you to the 17th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference & EXPO SGEM2017, where we bring together scientists, educators and practitioners, representing research and educational institutions, companies, governmental agencies and consulting organizations from all over the world to exchange ideas, to define the research priorities in the below fields and to propose potential solutions to problems related to the global changes. Over the past years we have established high standards in publishing research papers, stimulating their progress and achievements. Papers are approved by the Review Committee and will be published into the SGEM CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS indexed by SCOPUS, ELSEVIER, Thomson Reuters, ISI Web of Knowledge, EBSCOhost, ProQuest.
Papers from the upper mentioned proceedings will be also online available via Mendeley, CiteUlike, Google Scholar, British Library and SGEM@Lib Social Sciences and Arts On-line Scientific library.
Following our tradition, SGEM considers questions concerned with Geology, Hydrogeology, Engineering Geology and Geotechnics, Exploration and Mining, Mineral Processing, Applied and Environmental Geophysics, Oil and Gas Exploration, Informatics, Geoinformatics, Geodesy and Mine Surveying, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Cartography and GIS, Hydrology and Water Resources, Soils, Forest Ecosystems, Marine and Ocean Ecosystems, Nuclear Technologies, Renewable Energy Sources and Clean Technologies, Recycling, Air Pollution and Climate Change, Ecology and Environmental Protection, Environmental Economics, Education and Accreditation in GeoSciences, Environmental Legislation, Multilateral Relations and Funding Opportunities, Micro and Nano Technologies, Advances in Biotechnology, Green Buildings Technologies and Materials, Green Design and Sustainable architecture, Planetary Sciences and Space Technologies.
The conference will be organized in Workshops and Invited Sessions that will be held as a parallel to the conference oral presentations sessions. These are additional opportunities for the SGEM participants to exchange views and to learn about the best practices in the environmental researches application and management. The concurrent SGEM Expo, related to the conference topics, is another excellent opportunity to promote a company, to meet potential clients and business partners. All the sessions are accompanied with various social events to make the conference a pleasant experience in all aspects.
All theoretical, methodological and conceptual reports presenting contemporary geoscience development and problem solving ideas are expected with a great interest. Special attention will be given to reports, proposing science based ideas for decision-making and adaptation to the new reality of global changes. During the Official Award Ceremony, which will be held on the last day, authors of the Best presentations (Oral/PhD/Poster) will be awarded by the Scientific Committee with special crystal plaques.

Money Mining & Sustainability Seminar
2017-06-26 - 2017-06-27 | One King West Hotel, 1 King St West, Toronto, Ontario, M5H1A1, Canada
Gain the Latest Insights in Business Planning
– Releasing value through better planning decisions
– Exploring the latest developments in optimization for the mining industry
– Simultaneously optimizing the whole value chain: mining, mineral processing, logistics, production and capital
– Incorporating sustainability considerations: social, political & environmental
– Planning and optimization with geological uncertainty and volatile metal markets
– Operational and cost modelling techniques for optimization
– Theory of constraints for mining
– Implementing an effective planning process “Money Mining”
Overview
Effective long-term planning can enhance the value of a minerals business by 5% – 35% or significantly more. This seminar details an optimization methodology that involves 10 distinct mechanisms, which when applied simultaneously can produce counter intuitive results that challenge conventional thinking on how to run a mining and mineral processing business. Covering the latest developments in optimization methods, the subjects span mine design and scheduling, cut-off grades and stockpiling, plant configuration, product specification, logistics and capital scaling, incorporating a broad range of sustainability considerations, a comprehensive approach to managing risk and uncertainty, strategic optimization and modelling techniques, theory of constraints as it applied to a minerals business, advanced cost modelling, and implementation/change-management. The result is a comprehensive approach to asset management.
It shows how these disciplines can take the economic view of the business and coordinate their activities to extract value that is currently concealed between the organizational silos that the management structure creates.
It is also relevant to equity analysts, venture capitalists, fund managers and investment bankers who want to better understand the drivers of value in a minerals business, and to be able to recognize where the full potential of a business has not yet been realized.
The principles examined are applicable to Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Iron ore, Coal, Diamonds, Bauxite, Manganese, Platinum and other commodities. Pit, underground and complex portfolios of assets are covered.

Money Mining & Sustainability Seminar
2017-06-26 - 2017-06-27 | One King West Hotel, 1 King St West, Toronto, Ontario, M5H1A1, Canada
Gain the Latest Insights in Business Planning
– Releasing value through better planning decisions
– Exploring the latest developments in optimisation for the mining industry
– Simultaneously optimising the whole value chain: mining, mineral processing, logistics, production and capital
– Incorporating sustainability considerations: social, political & environmental
– Planning and optimisation with geological uncertainty and volatile metal markets
– Operational and cost modelling techniques for optimisation
– Theory of constraints for mining
– Implementing an effective planning process “Money Mining”
Overview
Effective long term planning can enhance the value of a minerals business by 5% – 35% or significantly more. This seminar details an optimisation methodology that involves 10 distinct mechanisms, which when applied simultaneously can produce counter intuitive results that challenge conventional thinking on how to run a mining and mineral processing business. Covering the latest developments in optimisation methods, the subjects span mine design and scheduling, cut-off grades and stockpiling, plant configuration, product specification, logistics and capital scaling, incorporating a broad range of sustainability considerations, a comprehensive approach to managing risk and uncertainty, strategic optimisation and modelling techniques, theory of constraints as it applied to a minerals business, advanced cost modelling, and implementation/change-management. The result is a comprehensive approach to asset management.
It shows how these disciplines can take the economic view of the business and coordinate their activities to extract value that is currently concealed between the organisational silos that the management structure creates.
It is also relevant to equity analysts, venture capitalists, fund managers and investment bankers who want to better understand the drivers of value in a minerals business, and to be able to recognise where the full potential of a business has not yet been realised.
The principles examined are applicable to Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Iron ore, Coal, Diamonds, Bauxite, Manganese, Platinum and other commodities. Pit, underground and complex portfolios of assets are covered.

This seminar will change forever the way
you look at your mining business!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
This seminar is designed for decision makers including:

• Senior executives
• Directors
• Department, divisional or project managers
• Professionals who are currently, or will be, involved
in the technical aspects of optimisation analysis
• Institutional investors in mining funds
• Financial analysts
• Project financiers
• Geologists
• Mining engineers
• Process engineers and metallurgists
• Logistics managers
• Marketing managers
• Finance and HR managers
(This is not a software course.)

SEMINAR CERTIFICATE: A Certificate of Completion will be awarded to all participants completing 90% of the total seminar hours.
OUTCOMES OF THE SEMINAR: By the end of this intensive two day programme, you will take back to your organisation fresh views of how economic value can be generated. You will be able to recognise the real drivers of value, and how flexibility in all parts of the value chain can be harmonised and exploited to increase value and robustness of the business in the face of uncertain resources, technical challenges and volatile metal markets.

About your expert trainer
Gerald has more than 30 years of experience in business planning, analysis and change management in a range of industries in Australia and internationally. As Managing Director of Whittle Consulting (specialists in business optimisation for the mining industry) for the last 16 years, Gerald handles optimisation project management, optimisation strategies and model design, business analysis and management reporting/presentations. Some major clients include Xstrata, Vale/Inco, BHP Billiton, Minara, Lihir, Newcrest, AngloGold Ashanti and Goldfields, covering a range of commodities including Nickel, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Coal, Iron Ore and Bauxite. Bringing together important lessons learnt in other industries, including activity based costing and the theory of constraints, Gerald brings new light to the peculiar challenges of business planning and optimisation for the minerals industry.

“Advanced Excel VBA for Engineers and Scientists” Short Course
2017-06-26 - 2017-06-27 | OreVenture, Vancouver, BC, Canada
More than 90% of quantitative professionals (inclusive of Engineers, scientists and analysts) use Excel at a basic level. Yet possibly less than 10% would have received any guidance on how to use Excel effectively. Hence many professionals use Excel in a manner that much of their work is not shared effectively with their colleagues leading to a significant loss in productivity.
Indeed there are ‘Horror stories’ where poor Excel management has lead to millions of dollars in direct losses through wholesale loss of data and models.
The course focuses on providing a strategy to ensure that Excel is used efficiently. At the end of the course participants will be invited to estimate the efficiency gain that is provided by using the strategies of the course.

Media Training for Mineral Exploration and Mining Professionals
2017-06-20 08:30 - 2017-06-21 12:30 (America/Toronto) | Regus location (1500 – 885 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, V6C 3E8, 1500 - 885 West Georgia Street , Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3E8, Canada
Led by a mining and business journalist veteran with more than two decades of media training experience, we specialize in customized and highly practical media training for mineral exploration and mining company professionals. Our workshops are designed to educate and empower whether media coverage is your top priority, your darkest fear, or something in between.
What you will learn
• How to tell compelling stories;
• How to prepare for media interviews;
• How to write news releases that get noticed;
• Techniques for succeeding in media interviews;
• Storytelling and key messages;
• How to be an effective spokesperson;
• How to managing conflict.

Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods
2017-06-19 08:00 - 2017-06-21 12:00 (America/Denver) | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
This intensive 3- or 5-day course has been presented over 950 times to more than 21,000 people since 1970. 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

1st Annual All Colorado Festival
2017-06-17 10:00 - 19:00 (America/Toronto) | Western Museum of Mining & Industry, Colorado Springs, CO, 80921, United States
Join the Western Museum of Mining & Industry (WMMI) as it hosts the 1st Annual All Colorado Festival! Attendees to this event will have the opportunity to sample the finest of Colorado spirits, beer, and wine. So have a taste, enjoy a snack from a food vendor or two, and then complete the day by listening to live local country music! Bands that will be playing include: The Jacob Christopher Band, Exit West, and Donovan Lee.
WMMI wants to thank the following event sponsors: Downtown Fine Spirits & Wines, Nash FM 95.1, and Mountain Cellars Fine Wines and Spirits!

16th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium
2017-06-17 08:00 - 2017-06-22 17:00 (America/Denver) | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration is pleased to announce the upcoming 16th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium, which will be held at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado from June 17 through 22, 2017.
The North American Mine Ventilation Symposium is organized by the Underground Ventilation Committee (UVC) of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration. Since the first Symposium in 1982, the UVC has sought to provide mine ventilation engineers and technicians in the underground coal, metal, and industrial mineral mining industry with the latest information and operating practices from the field and promote the exchange of ideas and research in a variety of related areas to include the monitoring of air contaminants, determining fresh air requirements, and producing power efficient ventilation and cooling systems.

Empirical Design Methods For Underground Mines
2017-06-15 08:30 - 2017-06-16 17:00 (America/Toronto) | EduMine, 580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6C 3B6, Canada
The ultimate objective of the course is to assist the mine operator in making decisions employing sound geotechnical input with reference to case histories for relevance to safety, weak rock mass assessment, reduction in dilution, and backfill.
This course provides the operators of underground mines with the tools required to make on site pillar and opening stability assessments in order to ensure a safe and cost effective mine operation. Tools for assessing opening stability are provided. Empirical methods for considering the complex interaction of stress, opening geometry, structure, and rock mass are provided. Ample time is given for solving stability problems and participants are strongly encouraged to bring case histories or questions from their own operations.
Case history data brought to class should include stope or pillar geometry, depth, and estimated stress levels as well a description of the rock mass and photos as possible.
Participants will learn how to:
make decisions on site stability assessments of openings and pillars;
develop an understanding of the critical field data required for stability assessment;
judge the influence of rock mechanics on the stability of planned openings; and
understand the influence of rock mechanics on overall mine design.
For details of topics covered see the course schedule.
Over four hundred participants throughout North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia have taken this course over the last twenty years; it is recognized by mining operations in North America as providing “common core” training for onsite personnel in the field of rock mechanics.
People interested in this course may also want to register for Rock Mass Characterization for Mine Design, scheduled to run in the same week.

Argus Americas Rare Earths Summit
2017-06-12 11:00 - 2017-06-14 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Rancho Bernardo Inn, 17550 Bernardo Oaks Drive, San Diego, CA, 92128, United States
Join senior-level rare earths consumers, producers, processors, traders and government representatives in San Diego this June for networking and in-depth insight on rare earths supply, end product demand, navigating supply chain concerns, the future of rare earths substitutions and much more!

Rock Mass Characterization for Mine Design
2017-06-12 08:30 - 2017-06-14 17:00 (America/Toronto) | EduMine, 580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6C 3B6, Canada
The purpose of this course is to provide mine staff the tools required to effectively gather geotechnical data for rock mass classification and rock mechanics design calculations. The majority of rock falls in mine operations are structurally controlled. Design is largely controlled by existing structure. It is critical that site characterization be performed so as to identify the structural factors that would affect rock slope angles, drill and blast design, support requirements, resultant dilution and span design, etc. A good understanding of rock mass structure forms the basis of rock mass classification which is used in the majority of rock mechanics design methods.
Upon completion of the course the participants will be able to gather geotechnical data, either from rock cuts, drifts or core, and process the information for subsequent analysis. The focus of the course is towards gathering information for purposes of analysis and design. The goal is to use effective mapping techniques to obtain data that can be used as input for any of the established rock classification systems. All of the commonly used classification values such as Barton’s Q and Q’ systems, Bieniawski’s RMR, Laubscher’s MRMR and Hoek’s GSI systems will be covered.
This course will include a half-day underground mapping and rock classification tour at Britannia Mine, and a half-day surface mapping and rock classification field trip on the outskirts of Vancouver.
People interested in this course may also want to register for Empirical Design Methods For Underground Mines, scheduled to run in the same week.

Mining Investment Europe
2017-06-12 08:00 - 2017-06-14 17:00 (Europe/Berlin) | frankfurt, Germany
Mining Investment Europe is a strategic mining conference and exhibition for the leaders of the mining, quarrying and construction materials industries, bringing together 250 attendees from 20 countries.
Mining companies, investors, governments and service providers travel from all over Europe, Middle East, Asia and North America for three days of partnering, networking and business matching.

Mining 101 - A Non-Technical Overview
2017-06-06 08:00 - 2017-06-08 11:00 (America/Toronto) | Live Webcast, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3B6, Canada
Mining 101 is an overview and introduction to the mining industry. It is presented in non-technical language and covers topics from the formation of mineral deposits to their extraction and sale.

Practical Mineral Processing and Extraction
2017-06-05 - 2017-06-06 | Ottawa, 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.

“Lithium Processing (Hard Rock and Brine)” Short Course
2017-06-04 - 2017-06-05 | OreVenture, Toronto, ON, Canada
Lithium (and its chemicals) has been a hot commodity over the last couple of years due to new applications of this metal in consumer electronics, smart grid storage, lithium ion batteries and electric battery powered vehicles. Lithium based chemicals are produced either from lithium brines or from lithium bearing minerals.
Lithium projects are not easy to develop and there are examples of project failures due to lack of knowledge and understanding of complexity in impurity removal or temporal component of grade and composition in brine deposits or chemistry issues in hard rock processing.
In this course we introduce participants to the basic concepts and operations involved in lithium processing including:
• An overview of the mineralogy and geology of lithium bearing ores and genesis and the impact this has on the processing plant.
• A comparison between hard rock lithium mining vs. harvesting lithium brines.
• The unit operations and equipment used in lithium processing (hard rock and brine).
• Typical flowsheets and their application to various lithium ores (coarse vs. fine particle separation).
• Metallurgical testwork required to characterise a lithium ore or brine.

“Lithium Processing (Hard Rock and Brine)” Short Course
2017-06-01 - 2017-06-02 | OreVneture, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Analysis of Mining Financials
2017-05-31 09:00 - 2017-06-01 17:00 (America/Toronto) | EduMine, 580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, B.C., V6C 3B6, Canada
This course will enable you to develop an awareness of the relevant financial information you can discover about a mining corporation from its audited financial statements. You will also have an appreciation for how accountants are challenged with exercising professional judgment on qualitative issues involving alternative accounting standards, balanced with a need for numerical precision. You will recognize that professional judgments included in financial assessments are similar to those made in demonstrating probable and proven mineral reserves.
“Analysis of Mining Financials” uses the business environment in the mining industry as a relevant context for understanding the financial statements of mining corporations. It isolates select accounting aspects as being fundamental to your becoming an informed reader of audited financial statements . . . including balance sheets, income statements, cash flows statements, statements of shareholders’ equity and the audited notes. Examples of financial statements of both large and small mining companies are used and analyzed to illustrate these fundamentals.
The course draws on credible sources to highlight relevant characteristics of accounting for mining. The objective of this material is to identify some prominent aspects of financing the corporate mining strategy, delve into the distinct areas where there are issues in accounting for the mining industry, and summarize the risks that are inherent in understanding the financial statements of those involved in mining. The course provides the tools to establish a profile of a company’s overall financial status and identifies the attributes that contribute to financial health and flexibility.
Participants are advised to bring a laptop computer (with MS Excel).

Canadian Mining Expo
2017-05-31 - 2017-06-01 | McIntyre Community Centre, 85 McIntyre Road, Timmins, Ontario, P4N 8R8, Canada
Timmins Mine Expo regarded as a must-see trade show

By LEN GILLIS

The Big Event, Northern Mines Expo which opened at the McIntyre Community Building in Timmins is becoming well known as Canada’s largest gold mining show. More than that however it is also becoming known as one of the must-see and must-go industrial trade shows in Canada.

That’s according to several exhibitors who have made the trip to Timmins to put their goods and services on display, because they know that all the major players in the mining and mining supply industries will be looking.

Deborah Brideau, of the University of New Brunswick (UNB) in Fredericton said she takes part in about a dozen industrial trade shows every year. She is the Marketing and Sales lead for the UNB Online Occupational Health and Safety Programs.
“The people at the industrial trade shows, we talk to one another. And we were told that the Timmins mining show is one of those shows we should take part in,” said Brideau.

She said health and safety programs are in demand across Canada, especially in resources industries such as oil and gas, and now mining. She said UNB is internationally recognized for its health and safety programs and needs to maintains a strong presence in the marketplace.

“We’ve been to other mining shows, but the Timmins show is one that people are talking about. Everyone in the mining industry is represented here,” she said.

Brideau added the UNB online courses cater to many health and safety professionals already established in industry, but might need an occasional refresher course, or a specialized course. She said it is critical to keep in touch with that market.
Jason Levesque and his partner Denise Coulombe, both of Sudbury, were at the mine expo to showcase Sluice Inc, a business that sells hats and clothing products that feature a mining motif.

“We are here to show off our products and see if miners are interested to show themselves off as miners. That’s what we specialize in,” said Levesque. He said he knows that miners are usually proud of the work they do and so he has a line of goods that fit that scheme.

Levesque said he has taken part in the Sudbury mining show but now sees that the Timmins mine expo is larger than he expected.

“Yeah, it’s a big event here in Timmins. There’s lot of miners and mining companies in town coming by. I figured it would be a good event for us.”

Levesque is a Sudbury-based artist who is also a hardrock miner. He said he’s confident the products will sell themselves, once the business becomes better known. He said that’s why he signed up for the Timmins show. Selling merchandise is not the only benefit he said. He was also handing out scores of business cards for www.sluice.biz for online marketing.

Timmins Mayor Tom Laughren, who is a big fan of the show because of the heavy equipment displays, said he was pleased to see that the show has grown significantly in the past 10 years. He said the mining expo features the latest technology in the mining industry and that in itself will attract more people who want to see what’s new in the marketplace.

Along with heavy equipment, the show features every conceivable type of supply from boots, to coveralls, to mining cap-lamps, to shovels, to drill bits, to ventilation tubing to explosives.

The expo also features a mining related jackleg drilling competition, which seems to be a crowd-pleasing event, although jackleg drilling is not as common in modern mining as it once was.

“This is not just a Timmins event. This is a regional event,” said Laughren, who referenced the positive financial impact the show has for the hotel and restaurant industry in Timmins.

Laughren said all the hotels rooms in Timmins are booked and some of the trade show participants have booked hotel rooms in such places as Kapuskasing and Temiskaming Shores.

Laughren said many of the exhibitors who have been in the Timmins show in the past have returned to Timmins because of the business they contacts they established during the mine expo.

Picnic-N-Planes
2017-05-24 09:30 - 12:30 (America/Toronto) | Western Museum of Mining & Industry, Colorado Springs, CO, 80921, United States
Do you like watching the Thunderbirds flyover for the Air force Academy’s Graduation? Have trouble finding a place to watch them that has a great view and is safe and comfortable? Look no more! The Western Museum of Mining is honored to be the Academy’s neighbor…and lucky too! Here is why: The Mining Museum is the perfect place to watch the amazing aerial acrobatics of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds as they fly for the Air Force Academy’s graduation. Bring and enjoy a picnic lunch by our spring fed ponds and flowering meadow as you experience the mighty Thunderbirds soar over you! The Thunderbird’s demonstration will take place between 9:30am and 12:30pm. Come early, set up your family picnic, and enjoy the show! Admission to the grounds only for this event will be $5.00 per vehicle. Regular museum admission applies for those interested in seeing the museum afterwards. Visit www.wmmi.org or call 719-488-0880 for more!

TGDG Hosts: Geo Games for Grown Ups
2017-05-23 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario Bar Association, 20 Toronto St., Toronto, Ontario, M5C 2B8, Canada
This is your chance to play individual and team games that will test your earthly knowledge and teamwork skills. The games will be provided by the Royal Ontario Museum, Mining Matters and the Young Toronto Mineralogists Club. You can come with your team or we’ll organize teams when you arrive. There will be exciting prizes!
FREE for all! This is the last meeting of the TGDG Season and we welcome all geoscientists, miners and wanna-be geologists to a fun networking event.
Come out to learn more about Mining Matters and the Young Mineralogists Club, then find out if you’re smarter than a fifth-grader!

Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgists
2017-05-22 08:00 - 2017-05-23 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Understanding how metals behave and how their properties can be altered by common processing is valuable to employees in this area. 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.

ALTA 2017 Nickel-Cobalt-Copper, Uranium-REE & Gold-PM Conference & Exhibition
2017-05-20 08:00 - 2017-05-27 18:00 (America/Toronto) | Pan Pacific Perth, 207 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, Western Australia, 6000, Australia
ALTA 2017, organized by ALTA Metallurgical Services, will be the 22nd year of one of the world’s premier annual metallurgical events. This annual event is a gathering of the global Nickel, Cobalt, Copper, Uranium-REE and Gold-PM industries and features highly focused programs, topical forums and presentations by key international speakers. Held over eight days, it comprises:
Three international conferences
– Nickel-Cobalt-Copper, including Pressure Acid Leaching Forum & Panel
– Uranium-REE, including Lithium Processing Forum & Panel
– Gold-PM, including Cyanide Alternatives/Alleviation Forum & Panel
Three short courses
– Treatment of Nickel-Cobalt Laterites
– Copper SX/EW Basic Principles and Detailed Plant Design
– Heap Leaching & its Application to Copper, Gold, Uranium & Nickel Ores
This conference will be an outstanding platform for exposing the latest worldwide developments in plant operations, process technology, new projects, test work & scale-up, process modelling & control systems, application of mineralogy & geometallurgy, R&D, equipment, reagents, materials, tailings disposal and environmental alleviation. The event provides an excellent opportunity to network with a wide variety of key industry professionals and showcase products and services to decision-makers in the pertinent field.

Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods
2017-05-15 08:00 - 2017-05-19 12:00 (America/Denver) | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
This intensive 3- or 5-day course has been presented over 950 times to more than 21,000 people since 1970. 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.

17th Annual European Shared Services and Outsourcing Week
2017-05-15 08:00 - 2017-05-18 18:30 (Europe/London) | EventCity Limited, Peel Dome, Intu Trafford Centre, TRAFFORDCITY, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M17 8PL, United Kingdom
With sleek end-to-end processes, digital transformation, and business critical insight defining today’s business strategies, many shared services leaders find themselves rapidly moving into uncharted territory.
Although challenging, the smart and automated business environment provides immense opportunities for shared services that have a plan and know how to manage that transformation.
SS&O Week Europe 2017 is where you will discover new ideas, trends and technologies that will transform yor shared services centre while keeping an eye on the fundamentals that have built Shared Services into the multi billion-dollar industry it is today.
SSON’s 17th Annual European Shared Services & Outsourcing Week focuses on the following core themes:
• Deploying Automation and Robotics to increase productivity and eliminate errors
• Transitioning from a transactional to value-adding shared service centre
• Using PEX and creating a continuous improvement culture to achieve marginal gains and productivity improvements
• Creating a GBS and Global Process Owner Model to take advantage of global
standardization and economies of scale
• Leadership: Developing your leadership skills to lead your team through change!
• Accelerating change, leapfrogging forward in the SSC maturity journey

Pike’s Peak Antique Machinery Days
2017-05-12 10:00 - 2017-05-14 16:00 (America/Toronto) | Western Museum of Mining & Industry, Colorado Springs, CO, 80921, United States
The Western Museum of Mining & Industry will host the first annual Pikes Peak Antique Machinery Days on our historic 27- acre Reynolds Ranch! Join WMMI, the Arkansas Valley Flywheelers, Front Range Antique Power Association, antique automobile clubs, tractor pulls, and more!
There will be antique tractor pulls, unique items at the silent auction, antique engines and tractors on display, the museum’s operating steam engines, and much more fun for the whole family to enjoy!

Risk Management for Mining Organisations: Tools and Techniques
2017-05-09 08:00 - 2017-05-11 11:00 (America/Toronto) | Live Webcast, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3B6, Canada
Effective risk management is integral to the success of any mine, plant, or corporate function. This course combines practical risk management tools and techniques, with case studies of where they have been made to work and added value to an organization.
Risk management is about predicting where things might go wrong and stopping them before they spiral out of control. It is also about identifying opportunities and taking steps to ensure you make use of them.
Risk management allows us to put a framework around how we identify, understand, and control risks, allowing us to manage them as a team, be that as a shift, or as an entire organisation.
The cost-benefit analysis required to ensure that your mine is resilient both technically and financially can be incredibly complex. Rarely are there enough financial or human resources available to manage all of the risks you face. Specific risk management tools and techniques can help you to prioritise where resources should be utilised, and to proactively manage uncertainty. This helps to ensure that your mine makes best use of both the opportunities and threats it faces, and is ultimately: resilient.

Symposium Mines Guinea
2017-05-09 07:00 - 2017-05-11 19:00 (Africa/Conakry) | Sheraton Grand Conakry, Kipe Centre, Emetteur, Commune de Ratoma, Conakry, Guinea
SMG 2017 will encompass all aspects of mining through a three-day technical conferences, a trade show, pre-event training and workshops, visits to flagship sites in Guinea mining project, The Data Room, with up-to-date information on investment in new mining projects and numerous social activities followed by dinners, cocktails and lunches

Canadian Mining Symposium in London
2017-05-09 | Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London, SW1Y 5BJ, United Kingdom
The Northern Miner, along with our Canadian Mining Symposium partners the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada, the High Commission of Canada (UK) and The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame, are presenting a day-long symposium that will present a discerning London audience with a deep dive into the Canadian mining success story: from exploration, to corporate development, to how we have exported our expertise in exploration and mining across the world.

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