The Northern Miner

Exhibit Lecture by Mindy S. Vogel
2017-04-13 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Western Museum of Mining & Industry, Colorado Springs, CO, 80921, United States
On April 13, Mindy S. Vogel, a Forest Service geologist, will present a lecture entitled “Rock, Paper, Forest Service: A Summary of Mining and Permitting on Forest Service Lands.” This lecture is in pairing with the Western Museum of Mining & Industry’s new exhibit, “Minerals You Use Every Day from the National Forests.” Light refreshments will be offered. The museum requests that those interested in attending please contact the museum to reserve a spot. Please call 719-488-0880 or respond by e-mail at rsvp@wmmi.org.
This exhibit consists of an interactive component from the National Museum of Forest Service History and a selection of minerals from WMMI’s collection. Whether we realize it or not, modern civilization is heavily dependent on minerals for everything from computers and electricity to toothpaste and makeup. This exhibit highlights this importance and demonstrates how America’s national forests help supply the country’s mineral needs. This exhibit will be open through June 3.

“A Tale of Two Husteds” lecture by Jack Anthony
2017-04-10 18:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Western Museum of Mining & Industry, Colorado Springs, CO, 80921, United States
The Palmer Lake Historical Society and the Western Museum of Mining & Industry are pleased to announce the second presentation of “A Tale of Two Husteds” by Jack Anthony!
About six miles south of Palmer Lake, East Husted and West Husted sprang up as railroad “tank towns” for the Denver & Rio Grande and the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe railroads. The two Husted depots midway between Colorado Springs and Palmer Lake became a place to pick up passengers and shipments of agricultural products. Both were thriving communities until the early 1920s. Then, development of the United States Air Force Academy in the mid-1950s caused the remaining buildings to be either moved or demolished. Only the Reynolds Ranch House remains, still in its original location east of Interstate 25 on the property of the Western Museum of Mining & Industry on Colorado Springs’ north side.
Jack Anthony is a graduate of the Air Force Academy. For almost 40 years, he has served in various military, intelligence, and NASA roles as an engineer, educator, leader, and operator. Jack successfully spear-headed the effort to have the Palmer Lake Star included on the State Register of Historic Properties. His presentation includes both sides and a short video.

9th Annual (2017) Mining Supply Chain Forum
2017-04-04 - 2017-04-05 | Prairieland Park, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Please note: $207.52 Forum registration will close on March 24, 2017. Forum tickets will then only be available on site for $413.65.
The Saskatchewan Mining Association, the Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy and the Saskatchewan Industrial and Mining Suppliers Association presents the 9th Annual Saskatchewan Mining Supply Chain Forum April 4 & 5, 2017 at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon.
This Forum provided information on how manufacturers, construction, equipment and service providers can access mining supply opportunities. In addition, there was a third session on operations topics such as engineering, maintenance, reliability, operations and productivity.
Forum topics have historically included (yet to be finalised for this year):
An overview of projects by Saskatchewan mining companies
Information on opportunities to supply equipment and services to the mining industry
The process and steps to become a supplier to the mining industry
Separate sessions on topics such as maintenance, repair and operations for mine site personnel
On Tuesday, there will be a Mining Innovation Boot Camp featuring presentation by those able to assist in research/development and those able to assist in funding. This event requires an additional ticket – one beyond a Forum registration. The event will flow as follows:
Innovation Facilitators 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
SRC
U of S
CLS
Saskatchewan Polytechnic
PAMI
30-minute networking 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Innovation Financing Groups 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
IMII
EDC
Clarence Campeau Development Fund
NRC/IRAP
WD
30-minute networking 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Close 5:00 pm

Project Closeout Best Practices
2017-03-29 08:30 - 16:30 (America/Toronto) | Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, P3E 2C6, Canada
This one-day workshop covers the best practices for getting final signoffs and closing out projects. Project
managers will leave with a structured closeout framework, and templates that can be used to complete
an orderly project closeout. Participants will earn 7 PDUs.

Quality Control of Assays
2017-03-28 08:00 - 2017-03-30 11:30 (America/Toronto) | Live Webcast, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3B6, Canada
In recent years there has been a strong international movement toward knowing and improving the quality of information used in the Mining Industry for resource/reserve estimation. In Canada, this culminated with the implementation of National Instrument 43-101 which incorporates, in part, general requirements pertaining to technical matters involved in obtaining assay data and the recognition that those data are of adequate quality to both publicize and form the basis of a resource/reserve estimation.
This course will demonstrate how the Qualified Person is able to meet the assay quality requirements of NI43-101. Topics to be discussed include: duplicate data collection, use of standards and blanks, simple statistics in the evaluation of standards, recognition of outliers, binary graphs as an interpretive aid to evaluating duplicate data, and displaying and analyzing data.
Emphasis will be placed on the use of simple statistical approaches that can be used to quantify data quality. Examples will be used to illustrate how sampling error, subsampling error, and analytical error can be determined, and how such results can be used as a basis for improving data quality. Reference will be made to several procedures used in the industry to quantify precision and the general pros and cons of these methods.

Project Management Essentials
2017-03-27 08:30 - 2017-03-28 16:30 (America/Toronto) | Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, Ontario, P3E 2C6, Canada
One day of self-paced online study must be completed before the two-day in-class session.
This course is designed to give 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.
The course covers the complete project lifecycle from initiating, through project planning and execution,
to project closeout. Participants will earn 21 PDUs.

Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods
2017-03-27 08:00 - 2017-03-29 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.

The Basics of Geology, Mining & Processing
2017-03-26 08:30 - 2017-03-27 17:00 (America/Toronto) | St. Andrew’s Club & Conference Centre, 150 King Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 1J9, Canada
Join other professionals in the seminar where you will get a better understanding of the vocabulary used in mining projects, and learn technical aspects of orebody characteristics, resources and reserves estimation, open pit and underground mining, costs and productivity, mineral processing, and extractive metallurgy. Our speakers will use their many years of industrial experience to convey a sense of the meaning of public information and give you a feel of technical risks through theory, due diligence process, and case studies.

"Gold Ore Processing" Short Course
2017-03-25
Gold is among the first metals used by man because it naturally occurs in its native state. Over the years different process flowsheets have been developed with the purpose of optimising gold extraction from a particular feed material using the most appropriate technology.
Due to numerous factors ranging from technical e.g. geological, mineralogical, metallurgical and economical to non-technical such as geographical, environmental and political, diverse industrial flowsheet for gold production have been developed in different part of the world.
In this course we introduce participants the basic concepts and operations involved in gold extraction. Attendees of the course will:
• Study the introductory concepts of the mineralogy of gold bearing ores and minerals and the effect this has on the method of gold extraction used.
• Learn the basic operations and equipment used in gold extraction.
• Understand the structure of flowsheets and their application to various gold ores and minerals.
• Understand metallurgical testwork required to characterise a gold ore.
• Develop skills and knowledge in achieving maximum productivity at minimum costs.

Mines and Money London
2017-03-24 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Business Design Centre, London, United Kingdom
With a 14-year history, Mines and Money London is Europe’s largest mining investment conference and exhibition, bringing together over 2,500 attendees from 75 countries.
Senior executives of 150 mining companies come together with the largest gathering of resource investors anywhere in Europe for four days of learning, networking and deal-making.
It’s where mining and investment professionals come to do business.

Project Management for Mining
2017-03-22 08:00 - 2017-03-24 17:00 (America/Denver) | Colorado School of Mines, 80401
Project Management for Mining is a 3-day practical course focused on the successful delivery of mine development 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.

Fundamentals of Mine Water Management
2017-03-14 08:00 - 2017-03-16 11:00 (America/Vancouver)
Water management is one of the key issues facing many mines in the 21st century. In response to requests by participants in previous webcasts on mine water management, we now present two closely related webcasts on the topic:
Webcast 1: Fundamentals of Mine Water Management
Webcast 2: Advanced Mine Water Management and Treatment
The first course, Fundamentals of Mine Water Management, is intended to introduce participants to the basic technical and engineering issues, as well as the solutions of managing mine waters. In this course, we will focus on the basics of surface water management at mines, groundwater management at mines, mine water balances, mine closure water management, and the geochemistry of mine waters. The course will review the theory of mine water management, explore best practices, present case histories of successful mine water management, and consider both surface water and groundwater analysis and modeling.
In the light of recent failures of tailings facilities as a result of mismanagement of water, the course will also focus on risk management as a way to deal with the many unknowns of water quantity and quality at mines. In particular, risk management as applied to the prediction and control of a mine’s water balance will be discussed.
The course will benefit those new to, as well as those experienced in, mine water management. For those new to or entering the field of mine water management, this course will introduce current practice, modern technical approaches, and best standard engineering practices. On the basis of the course, participants will be equipped to identify and manage solutions for best practice management of the surface waters and groundwaters of the mines with which they are associated or for which they may be responsible.
This webcast draws on and expands on the EduMine series of courses on mine water management. In addition, the course will draw on those parts of the EduMine courses on tailings facilities, heap leach pads, and mine closure that deal with surface water and groundwater issues associated with mine waste disposal facilities.
We invite participants to tell us, in advance, which topics are of the greatest interest to them, so that we may strive to tailor the presentations to the specific interests of the webcast participants.

Family Exploration Day: Science
2017-03-14 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Western Museum of Mining & Industry, Colorado Springs, CO, 80921, United States
Join WMMI as we spend the day exploring the world of science, with experiments and more that strengthen and support the key educational areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math! Come see Pikes Peak Soaring Club, Colorado Springs Utilities Electricity Demonstrations, Palmer Ridge Robotics Club, Science Matters, The Space Foundation Discovery Center, and more!
All activities included with standard museum admission rates!

CERBA Eurasia Mining conference 2017
2017-03-08 13:30 - 19:00 (America/Toronto)
CERBA Eurasia Mining conference
Canada Eurasia Russia Business Association (CERBA)
March 8, 2017
Room 205D, 1:30 pm – 7:00 pm
CERBA’s annual Eurasia mining conference will offer a program dedicated to developments in the Eurasian mining sector and mining opportunities for Canadian companies. Experts from business, purchasing, government, diplomatic, consulting, academic and non-profit backgrounds will focus on key trends, constraints and opportunities in Eurasia in the context of today’s dynamic global economy. Individual meeting opportunities available.
13:30 – 14:00 Registration & Coffee
14:00 – 14:15 Welcome Remarks:
• Lou Naumovski, CERBA Chairman
• H.E. Alexander Darchiev, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Canada
• Andrew Cheatle, Executive Director, PDAC
14:15 – 16:00 SESSION 1. Mining in Eurasia: Trends
Regulatory, tax and legal updates; Global investment programs and practices; Mitigating risks and legal aspects of the mining industry; Evaluating investment opportunities in mining in Eurasia; New international cooperation and investment opportunities; Operational efficiency and innovative solutions
Moderator: Lou Naumovski, Chairman, CERBA;
• Roman Kopin, Governor, Chukotka Autonomous Region, Russia
• Alexey Orel, Director of the Department of State Policy in the Field of Subsoil Usage and Nature Management, Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation
• Representative of ROSNEDRA
• Timur Toktabayev, Vice-Minister of Investment and Development of Kazakhstan
• Representative of Kazgeology (Kazakhstan)
• Representative of NADRA Ukraine
• Representative of GosComGeology (Uzbekistan)
• Ryan Cochrane, Senior Research Analyst – Mine Costs, Wood Mackenzie
• Aida Sitdikova, Director, Energy & Natural Resources, Russia, Caucasus & Central Asia, EBRD
16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 – 18:15 SESSION 2. Investor Experience in Eurasia
Regulatory, tax and legal updates; Global investment programs and practices; Mitigating risks and legal aspects of the mining industry; Evaluating investment opportunities in mining in Eurasia; New international cooperation and investment opportunities; Operational efficiency and innovative solutions
• Claude Schimper, Regional Vice President, Russia, Kinross Gold Corp.
• Andrey Koniuhov, COO, Director of Geology and Advance Projects, N-Mining
• Denis Alexandrov, CEO, Highland Gold
• Mikhail Dyagilev, CEO, Krastsvetmet
• Representatives of other mining companies doing business in Eurasia, such as: Cameco, Amur Minerals, Barrick, Silver Bear Resources, Uranium One, Eurasian Minerals
18:15 – 19:00 Networking Reception and One-on-one Meetings
Registration is required. Please register by visiting www.cerbamining.com or contact us:
Katherine Balabanova
Regional Director, Toronto Chapter, and National Coordinator
Canada Eurasia Russia Business Association
Tel: +1 (416) 862-4403
First Canadian Place
100 King Street West, Suite 1600
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5X 1G5
katherine@cerbanet.org
Julia Tikhomirova, CMP
Deputy Regional Director
Tel: +1 (416) 862-3527
julia@cerbanet.org

International Security for Miners: Are you prepared to manage and respond to a kidnapping and ransom, security, travel or terrorism event
2017-03-08 13:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Radisson Admiral Hotel Toronto – Harbourfront, 249 Queen's Quay West, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2N5, Canada
Natural resources companies and travelers abroad have increasingly become targets for kidnapping, bribery, terrorist acts, vandalism and theft. A proactive, planned approach to preventing and dealing with these threats has become an absolute necessity. This practical, hands-one, interactive one-day course led by international security expert Alan Bell will provide you with an overview on assessing security threats, developing a corporate crisis management plan and how to respond.

Medicine for Miners: Travel and Occupational Health Workshop
2017-03-08 08:30 - 10:00 (America/Toronto) | Radisson Admiral Hotel Toronto – Harbourfront, 249 Queen's Quay West, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2N5, Canada
People are your most important assets and protecting them when travelling to, or working in medically challenged regions is life and reputation saving. This complimentary 1.5 hour workshop with international health management expert Dr. Albie de Frey, will provide you with a concise overview on travel and occupational health, the major risks facing you and your employees, and how to proactively deal with these risks in a cost-effective manner. We are offering two complimentary workshops on March 8, 2017: the first running from 8:30 am to 10:00 am and the second running from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm.

18th Annual African Mining Breakfast & 15th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar
2017-03-07 07:30 - 11:30 (America/Toronto) | Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen Street West, Civic Ballroom, Toronto, Ontario, M5H 2M9, Canada
Join us for the biggest African event in North America – The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business 18th Annual African Mining Breakfast and MineAfrica’s 15th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar with Premier Sponsor SGS.
Our 15th Annual Investing in African Mining seminar with Premier Sponsor SGS takes place during the PDAC in conjunction with The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business’ 18th Annual Mining Breakfast and is the biggest African mining event in North America. The morning features 20 presenters and a senior-level audience of 350 participants – all with an interest in mining in Africa.
The morning kicks off with a welcoming address by His Excellency Professor Alfa Oumar Dissa, Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries, Republic of Burkina Faso and a keynote address by John Dorward, President and Chief Executive Officer, Roxgold Inc. Following the breakfast is MineAfrica’s seminar with concurrent presentations in four seminar rooms covering project updates by public and private mining companies, country overviews by African mining ministers and presentations on current trends in African mining by expert advisors.

Is Africa ready for the upturn?: Opportunities and critical issues in African mining
2017-03-05 08:30 - 10:30 (America/Toronto) | Radisson Admiral Hotel Toronto – Harbourfront, 249 Queen's Quay West, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2N5, Canada
Join us for this lively and interactive panel discussion with leading South African law firm Webber Wentzel, African Mining Ministers and senior industry executives on “Is Africa ready for the upturn?: An open, interactive discussion on opportunities and critical issues in African mining” on Sunday 5, 2017 – the opening day of PDAC.

PDAC 2017
2017-03-05 - 2017-03-08 | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada
Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada International Convention, Trade Show & Investors Exchange

Unearthed Toronto 2017
2017-03-03 17:00 - 2017-03-05 19:30 (America/Toronto) | Bitmaker, 220 King St W, Suite 200 , Toronto, Ontario, M5H 1K4, Canada
Unearthed Toronto is a 54-hour open innovation hackathon event featuring real data and challenges from the global mining industry. Talented local entrepreneurs, innovators and startups will select one of several challenges on offer and come together to build prototype solutions to challenges facing today’s mining industry. Top solutions will be awarded significant prizes and future development opportunities. All teams own 100% of the IP they generate at #UnearthedToronto
Friday 3rd March – Sunday 5th March 2017
Bitmaker

Cash Flow Evaluations for Mineral Projects and Operations
2017-03-02 08:30 - 2017-03-03 17:00 (America/Toronto) | DoubleTree by Hilton Toronto Downtown, Toronto, Canada
During this 2-day course, participants will become familiar with the concepts of a cash flow and discounted cash flow (DCF), as well as their application to mineral projects.
The course is structured as an interactive working session, in which the instructor and participants will work together to develop a working cash flow evaluation model, step-by-step. (A laptop computer with Excel and a working knowledge of Excel are prerequisites for the course.)
By the end of the course the participants will have developed:
A working cash flow model suitable for the evaluation of a new project.
An understanding of DCF evaluation metrics.
An understanding of discount rates and the time value of money.
An evaluation of a steady-state operation.
An evaluation of an expansion project.
An evaluation of a cost flow to choose between several operational alternatives.
A sensitivity analysis with tables and graphs.

Understanding the Mining Industry From A to Z
2017-03-02 - 2017-03-04 | 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)

Mine Planning - Strategy
2017-02-28 13:00 - 2017-03-02 16:00 (America/Vancouver)
This webcast introduces key mine planning concepts. The drive to exploit a mineral resource, such that it adds as much value as possible to the mining business, requires a continual update of the mine plan and the rapid implementation of any value-adding opportunities as they arise. Planning a mining operation requires a unique approach that differs from other industries. On completion of the course, participants will be able to recognize and use key levers in mining such as Mining Method Selection, Process Route Selection, Scale of Operation and Sequence & Scheduling to effectively unlock value from their mining operations.
This course requires participants to undertake numerous calculation based exercises to effectively demonstrate the impact of each of the key levers that will be addressed. All participants will be provided with template/pre-filled excel spreadsheets to minimize time spent on data entry. Good use of excel is therefore required.

Cordilleran Colloquium
2017-02-24 18:30 - 22:00 (America/Vancouver) | University of British Columbia, 2329 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
Program:
• Introductions
• Jim Mortensen – Perspectives on fifty years of tectonic and metallogenic research in the northern Cordillera
• Jim Monger – The Canadian Cordillera: some known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns’
• Richard Goldfarb – Terrane Framework for Regional Gold Metallogeny
• Wine & Cheese Social, Questions & Discussion
Cost: Free, with cash bar
Location: Earth Science Building, University of British Columbia Point Grey Campus
Visit https://cordillerantectonics.com for more information and to register

AIMS 2017 – Second International Conference Mining in Europe
2017-02-16 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | PPS Lecture Hall Building RWTH Aachen, Prof.-Pirlet-Str. 12, Aachen, NRW, 52074
The key objective of the 2nd International Conference Mining in Europe is to share the latest developments on mining expertise, activities, developments and research in Europe and beyond. The international exchange of professionals from industry, academia and governments helps to gain “knowledge to resource the future“.
The Conference will address a series of topics with a focus on
• Mineral resources
• Mining technologies
• Responsible mining
Authors are invited to submit abstracts (up to 300 words) for possible inclusion as poster or oral presentation in the Conference program. Abstracts are to be submitted electronically via the Conference portal.
Abstract submission is due by 1 April 2017.
Key Notes Speaker are:
Günter Becker, Munich Re.;Financial risk management in mining
Tom Butler, International Council on Mining and Metals, UK.; Improving the social and environmental per- formance of the mining and metals industry
Olaf Enger, MIRO.;The German pit and quarry industry
Gerd Kübler, K+S.; Challenges of salt and potash mining
Peter Woods, International Atomic Energy Agency.;Uranium resources and production

AIMS 2017 – Second International Conference Mining in Europe
2017-02-16 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | PPS Lecture Hall Building RWTH Aachen, Prof.-Pirlet-Str. 12, Aachen, NRW, 52074, Germany
The objective of the 2nd International Conference Mining in Europe is to share the latest developments on mining expertise, activities, developments and research in Europe and beyond. The international exchange of professionals from industry, academia and governments helps to gain “knowledge to resource the future“.
The Conference will address a series of topics with a focus on
• Mineral resources
• Mining technologies
• Responsible mining
Authors are invited to submit abstracts (up to 300 words) for possible inclusion as poster or oral presentation in the Conference program. Abstracts are to be submitted electronically via the Conference portal.
Abstract submission is due by 1 April 2017.
Keynote Speakers are:
Günter Becker, Munich Re.;Financial risk management in mining
Tom Butler, International Council on Mining and Metals, UK.; Improving the social and environmental per- formance of the mining and metals industry
Olaf Enger, MIRO.;The German pit and quarry industry
Gerd Kübler, K+S.; Challenges of salt and potash mining
Peter Woods, International Atomic Energy Agency.;Uranium resources and production

Quality Control of Assays
2017-02-07 08:00 - 2017-02-09 11:30 (America/Vancouver)
In recent years there has been a strong international movement toward knowing and improving the quality of information used in the Mining Industry for resource/reserve estimation. In Canada, this culminated with the implementation of National Instrument 43-101 which incorporates, in part, general requirements pertaining to technical matters involved in obtaining assay data and the recognition that those data are of adequate quality to both publicize and form the basis of a resource/reserve estimation.
This course will demonstrate how the Qualified Person is able to meet the assay quality requirements of NI43-101. Topics to be discussed include: duplicate data collection, use of standards and blanks, simple statistics in the evaluation of standards, recognition of outliers, binary graphs as an interpretive aid to evaluating duplicate data, and displaying and analyzing data.
Emphasis will be placed on the use of simple statistical approaches that can be used to quantify data quality. Examples will be used to illustrate how sampling error, subsampling error, and analytical error can be determined, and how such results can be used as a basis for improving data quality. Reference will be made to several procedures used in Industry to quantify precision and the general pros and cons of these methods.

Operational Excellence & Risk Management
2017-02-07 - 2017-02-09 | JW Marriott Houston, 5150 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX, 77056, United States
The Operational Excellence & Risk Management Summit will bring together over 100 Operations, HSE and OE leaders to discuss how to best manage human, asset and environmental risk to deliver consistent operational excellence.
Taking place in Houston February 7-9, 2017, the conference will see keynote speakers from Dow Chemical, Shell Oil, Veolia, NASA, US Navy, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement – plus over 20 case studies from risk, operations and EH&S leaders that will show you how to adopt the culture, systems and processes of the world’s Highest Reliability Organizations.
At the 2017 summit you’ll learn how to:
• Assess – and improve – your company’s safety culture
• Lay the foundation for OE by establishing principles that begin with safety
• Improve your OMS to better identify – and eliminate – sources of risk and value loss in your operations
• Increase risk visibility by optimizing data and information management – and minimize unplanned events
• Detect whether your work environments, systems and processes are increasing the likelihood of a risk occurring
• Benchmark your company against the characteristics of High Reliability Organizations (HROs)
To find out more about the event visit the official website www.opexandriskmanagement.com

Investing in African Mining Indaba
2017-02-06 08:00 - 2017-02-09 14:00 (Africa/Johannesburg) | Cape Town International Convention Center, Cape Town, South Africa
Investing in African Mining Indaba® remains the preferred deal-making platform for mining in Africa. It is the world’s largest mining investment event and Africa’s largest mining conference.

Mineral Property Valuation
2017-01-31 08:00 - 2017-02-02 11:00 (America/Vancouver)
This course examines the various approaches and methods of developing valuations for mineral properties and projects as well as mining companies. International standards are reviewed and the Canadian CIMVAL standard is discussed in more detail. The three valuation approaches (Cost, Market, Income) are examined along with the various methods within each approach. Techniques for risk assessment are described. Reporting requirements are examined and a suggested table of contents for a valuation report is discussed.
