BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Northern Miner - ECPv6.5.0.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Northern Miner X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.northernminer.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Northern Miner REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Toronto BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20170312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20171105T060000 END:STANDARD TZID:America/Vancouver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD TZID:America/Denver BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:MDT DTSTART:20170312T090000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:MST DTSTART:20171105T080000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20171023T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20171023T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170824T143011Z LAST-MODIFIED:20180920T161441Z UID:1003788854-1508747400-1508783400@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:The Progressive Mine Forum DESCRIPTION:Building on the success of its inaugural conference\, the Canadian Mining Symposium in London\, England\, in May of this year\, The Northern Miner is launching its second one-day event entitled The Progressive Mine Forum. \nLive roundtable discussions will be complemented by real-time interaction with the audience via social media\, as well as commentary from industry leaders. We are set to take the event forum to an entire new level of inter-activity. \nThe event will also be the occasion for the launch of the PDAC’s 85th anniversary special edition publication. The Northern Miner’s leading industry reporters will examine what innovations the PDAC believe will be re-shaping the industry in the next 15 years and a live roundtable discussion will be borne out of those reports. \nThe Progressive Mine Forum will be held at The Carlu’s Round Room in downtown Toronto. This innovative event will focus on bringing together service providers\, mining company executives as well as students and young professionals to learn about and interact with the most cutting-edge innovations that are set to re-define the mining industry. URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/progressive-mine-forum/ LOCATION:The Carlu\, 444 Yonge St.\, Toronto\, M5B 2H4\, Canada ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.northernminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/PMF-logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171025 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170612T150656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170612T150656Z UID:1003786987-1508716800-1508889599@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:Metallurgy for the Non-Metallurgists DESCRIPTION: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. \nMetallurgy 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. URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/metallurgy-non-metallurgists-2/ LOCATION:Montreal\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada CATEGORIES:Course ORGANIZER;CN="EduInsight":MAILTO:eduinsight@iaemm.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171026 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170505T193635Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170505T193635Z UID:1003786080-1508630400-1508975999@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:DMEC Exploration 2017 DESCRIPTION:Exploration ’17 is the sixth of the very successful series of DMEC decennial mining exploration conferences\, which have been held in the seventh year of every decade starting in 1967. The theme of the Exploration ’17 conference is “Integrating the Geosciences: The Challenge of Discovery”\, featuring a multi-national\, multi-disciplinary technical programme\, exhibition\, workshops and field schools. URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/dmec-exploration-2017/ LOCATION:Metro Toronto Convention Centre\, Toronto\, Canada CATEGORIES:Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171026 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20161011T172939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161019T142001Z UID:1003778236-1508544000-1508975999@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:Exploration 2017 – Integrating the Geosciences DESCRIPTION:Integrating the Geosciences: The Challenge of Discovery: October 21 to 25\, 2017 with 1000 delegates and noted speakers reviewing the role of integrated geosciences and how we can overcome the dirth of discoveries in the last ten years. URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/exploration-2017-integrating-geosciences/ LOCATION:Alberta CATEGORIES:Conference,Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171019 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171021 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170331T135621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170331T135621Z UID:1003784961-1508371200-1508543999@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:North Americas IT in Mining & Energy Conference (NAITMEC) DESCRIPTION:There has not been a better or a more challenging time to be a CIO. With rising opportunities in technology advancement\, like digital transformation\, machine learning\, artificial intelligence\, data analytics and more; presenting CIOs with the prospect of discussing topics of significant value to their organisation. At the same time risks associated with security are also at the top on board level agenda. “Where should we play and how can we win?” is one question leaders are seeking to get an answer. \n“North Americas IT in Mining & Energy Conference (NAITMEC)” is a unique event that will bring together CIOs & IT Leaders from the Mining & Energy Sector to evaluate emerging trends to stay ahead and increase IT operations business value. URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/north-americas-mining-energy-conference-naitmec/ LOCATION:Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton Centre Hotel\, Toronto\, Ontario\, Canada CATEGORIES:Conference ORGANIZER;CN="White Paper Summits":MAILTO:mahesh@wpsummits.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171019 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171021 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170330T204215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170330T204215Z UID:1003784836-1508371200-1508543999@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:"Metallurgical Testwork\, Interpretation & Process Design" Short Course DESCRIPTION:The metallurgical testwork program is generally the most important critical path item for process design of a circuit and if it is not implemented in a well-structured and framed way by an experienced subject matter expert it can become the main reason of a mining project fatal flow.\nNot two ore bodies are the same. Although development of a suitable process flowsheet to treat an orebody appears to be a relatively straightforward\, selecting the optimum process whilst maintaining the maximum recovery and revenue is a complex task.\nAspects of metallurgical test program ranging from initial sample selection and ore characterisation to understand metallurgical response of an ore to complex pilot tests. It is necessary to develop metallurgical testplan that can cater for the variability in the orebody\, whilst still providing optimum economics on the majority of the process plant feed. This course will provide the participants with the knowledge to:\n• Why and what metallurgical testwork?\n• Developing metallurgical testwork\n• Identify the testwork requirement\n• Definition of the laboratory testwork appropriate for the study type and sampling requirement\n• Test results and data interpretation\n• Sample variability and pilot tests\n• Process circuit design and flowsheet development based on testwork outcome\n• Risk and mitigation in testwork URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/metallurgical-testwork-interpretation-process-design-short-course/ LOCATION:OreVenture\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada CATEGORIES:Course,Short Courses ORGANIZER;CN="OreVenture":MAILTO:info@oreventure.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20171018T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20171018T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170921T220124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170921T220124Z UID:1003789705-1508317200-1508331600@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:Optimizing Mine Performance Through Digital Innovation DESCRIPTION:This half-day seminar on “Optimizing Mine Performance Through Digital Innovation by The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business and Hatch will cover\n– Digital mining overview: unleashing the value of data in mining\n– Road mapping the digital transformation\n– A lifecycle for developing the digital twin\n– From RAM analysis to predictive maintenance\n– Underground operational management system (short interval control)\n– Performance/integrated operations centers URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/optimizing-mine-performance-digital-innovation/ LOCATION:Onario Investment and Trade Centre\, 250 Yonge Street\, 35th Flor\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M5B 2L7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Seminar ORGANIZER;CN="The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business":MAILTO:bruce@canadaafrica.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20171018T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20171020T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170720T130805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170731T225042Z UID:1003788158-1508313600-1508518800@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:Project Management for Mining DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe 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. URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/project-management-mining-2/ LOCATION:Colorado School of Mines\, 80401 CATEGORIES:Course END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20171018T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20171019T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20161227T194009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170719T203707Z UID:1003782068-1508313600-1508432400@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:AEMQ Xplor\, Québec Mining Exploration Convention DESCRIPTION:Xplor brings together more than 1\,000 participants every year: investors\, entrepreneurs\, prospectors\, engineers\, geologists and service providers. This key event for the mining industry offers networking opportunities and a high quality conference program. URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/xplor-quebec-mining-exploration-convention/ LOCATION:Hotel Bonaventure Montreal\, 900 DE LA GAUCHETIERE W.\, Montreal\, Ontario\, H5A 1E4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Convention ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.northernminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/XPLOR-AEMQ-banner-980x250-EN.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Quebec Mineral Exploration Association":MAILTO:dg@aemq.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171018 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170612T150408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170612T150408Z UID:1003786543-1508112000-1508284799@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:Practical Steelmaking and Casting DESCRIPTION: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. URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/practical-steelmaking-casting/ LOCATION:Montreal\, Montrealc\, Quebec\, Canada CATEGORIES:Course,Short Courses ORGANIZER;CN="EduInsight":MAILTO:eduinsight@iaemm.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171017 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170331T135114Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170331T135114Z UID:1003784866-1508025600-1508198399@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:“Advanced Mass Balancing and Inference” Short Course DESCRIPTION:In order to optimize a mineral processing plant there are nine steps required:\n1. Collect data (measurement)\n2. Collate data (into a database)\n3. Flowsheeting\n4. Mass Balance\n5. Inference\n6. Determine Operational Parameter\n7. Model fit\n8. Simulate\n9. Optimise\nMass 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.\nIn 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). URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/advanced-mass-balancing-inference-short-course-2/ LOCATION:OreVenture\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada CATEGORIES:Course,Short Courses ORGANIZER;CN="OreVenture":MAILTO:info@oreventure.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171012T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171012T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170818T144847Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170818T144847Z UID:1003788768-1507798800-1507824000@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:Mining Law 2017 DESCRIPTION:Who should attend: Lawyers and mining executives. \nLearning level: All levels \nMining continues to be of major importance both in British Columbia and on the international economic stage. This course will focus on the legal and pragmatic implications of current developments affecting practice in this area. Join us for a comprehensive update\, both legal and practical! \nLaw Society of BC CPD Hours: 6 hours (including a minimum of 1 hour pertaining to professional responsibility and ethics\, client care and relations\, and/or practice management.) \nCourse Chair\nGraham H. Scott — McCullogh O’Connor Irwin LLP\, Vancouver URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/mining-law-2017-2/ LOCATION:Pan Pacific Vancouver Hotel\, 999 Canada Pl\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6C3B5\, Canada CATEGORIES:Course END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171014 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170331T134549Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170331T134549Z UID:1003784854-1507766400-1507939199@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:“Advanced Excel VBA for Engineers and Scientists” Short Course DESCRIPTION: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.\nIndeed there are ‘Horror stories’ where poor Excel management has lead to millions of dollars in direct losses through wholesale loss of data and models.\nThe 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. URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/advanced-excel-vba-engineers-scientists-short-course-2/ LOCATION:OreVenture\, Toronto\, ON\, Canada CATEGORIES:Course,Short Courses ORGANIZER;CN="OreVenture":MAILTO:info@oreventure.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20171010 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20171014 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170503T202002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170503T202002Z UID:1003786001-1507593600-1507939199@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:Geostatistical Mineral Resource Estimation and Meeting the New Regulatory Environment: Step by step from sampling to grade control DESCRIPTION:Instructors: Marcelo Godoy\, Newmont Mining Corporation\, USA; Roussos Dimitrakopoulos\, McGill University\, Canada; and Guy Desharnais\, SGS Canada Inc.\, Canada \nContent and Objectives\nThis course is designed according to the latest regulations on public reporting of Mineral Resources. It aims at showing how state-of-the-art statistical and geostatistical techniques help answering the requirements of those regulations in an objective and reproducible manner. A particular emphasis is put on understanding sampling and estimation errors and how to assign levels estimation confidence through the application of resource classification fundamentals. In addition to a solid introduction to mining geostatistics this course provides a comprehensive overview of industry’s best practices in the broader field of Mineral Resource estimation. \nAttendees will learn:\n• How to use statistical inference to identify problems with the data\n• How to produce models that address the needs of mining companies\n• Compliance with NI43-101\, SEC Industry Guide 7 and JORC\n• Effective workflows from data preparation to resource classification\n• How to validate\, reconcile and communicate resource estimation results\n• The fundamentals of resource classification and how to apply them in practice\n• How to produce auditable and reproducible resource estimates\n• Estimation of grade control models and best practices in ore selection\n• How to leverage costly geometallurgical testing to reduce risk\n• How to use conditional simulations to quantify uncertainty in resource estimates\n• How to integrate orebody simulations into mine planning \nTo register or for more information please contact:\nDeborah Frankland\nCanada Research Chair and Laboratory Administrator\nCOSMO – Stochastic Mine Planning Laboratory\nDepartment of Mining and Materials Engineering\nMcGill University\nFrank Dawson Adams Building\, Room 123A\n3450 University Street\nMontreal\, Quebec H3A 0E8\nCanada\nTel.: (514) 398-5461\nE-mail: admcrc.mining@mcgill.ca URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/geostatistical-mineral-resource-estimation-meeting-new-regulatory-environment-step-step-sampling-grade-control/ LOCATION:McGill University – COSMO Stochastic Mine Planning Laboratory\, 3450 University Street\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A0E8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Course ORGANIZER;CN="COSMO Stochastic Mine Planning Laboratory":MAILTO:admcrc.mining@mcgill.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20171009T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20171013T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20161216T174429Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161219T151355Z UID:1003781736-1507536000-1507914000@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:Sampling Theory\, Sampling Practices\, and Their Economic Impact DESCRIPTION:Poor sampling\, compounded by poor laboratory subsampling\, leads to questionable geostatistics\, and generates severe conciliation problems between the geological model\, the mine\, and the plant estimates. These problems also affect the price of commodities and the validity of environmental assessments. The result is a huge money loss for the company involved\, evolving later in likely litigation. It is of key importance for geologists\, miners\, metallurgists\, chemists\, and environmental specialists to extract maximum information from the available data\, as large investments and crucial decisions depend on it. URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/sampling-theory-sampling-practices-economic-impact/ LOCATION:Colorado School of Mines\, 80401 CATEGORIES:Course ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.northernminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/sampling.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171004T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20171004T173000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170919T122848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170919T122848Z UID:1003789229-1507131000-1507138200@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:AME Speaker Series: Junior Company Playbook DESCRIPTION:AME Speaker Series: Junior Company Playbook – Positioning Yourself for Success \nAME – in partnership with Women in Mining BC – launches the 2017/2018 Speaker Series with “Junior Company Playbook – Positioning Yourself for Success\,” a panel discussion about how to position your company for success\, including how to turn your technical information into a clear message to investors about the potential value of your project. \nAt this session\, you will hear industry experts share what you should – and shouldn’t – do to get the attention of institutional\, retail and strategic investors\, attract investment and analyst coverage. Our panel experts will share what they have learned so you can take action immediately to strengthen your company. \nThe panel will consist of: \nMichael Gray\, moderator\, Senior Vice President & Team Head Canadian Mining Equity Research\, Commodities and Global Markets\, Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd.\nZara Boldt\, CFO & Corporate Secretary\, Strongbow Exploration\, Inc.\nBart Melek\, Global Head of Commodity Strategy\, TD Securities\nRosie Moore\, Consulting Geologist and Analyst \nReception and networking will follow the discussion. URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/ame-speaker-series-junior-company-playbook/ LOCATION:Hyatt Regency Hotel Vancouver\, 655 burrard street\, vancouver\, british columbia\, v6c2R7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Networking event,Panel Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.northernminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/AME-Lockup_Hor_3C_Blue_RGB.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170927T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170929T123000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170421T172637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170421T172637Z UID:1003785688-1506535200-1506688200@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:Coal Association of Canada 2017 National Conference DESCRIPTION:The CAC conference is where the Canadian and international coal industry gathers each year. Industry leaders and experts offer delegates insights into the Canadian and international coal industry. Stay ahead of the curve by learning about the latest developments and trends in the coal industry and make business connections that will last long after the conference is over. \nIn addition to our first-class presentations and panels\, our social and networking events give delegates a chance to get re-acquainted with industry colleagues and forge new relationships throughout the duration of the conference. Our annual banquet presentation of the 2017 Coal Association of Canada’s Award of Distinction is not to be missed! \nFrom a value perspective\, companies wanting to send multiple delegates can take advantage of a free full delegate registration for every two full registrations purchased! \nIt’s clear\, the return on investment is solid and the value can’t be matched. Delegates leave with insight and connections that can be put to work in their business right away. \nWho attends the conference?\nThe conference attracts a diverse group of delegates from across Canada and around the world representing the broad spectrum of the coal industry. Here is just a sample of some of the groups represented at our conference each year:\n. coal companies (exploration\, development and production)\n. coal transporters (rail and trucking)\n. ports and terminals\n. equipment manufacturers\n. suppliers of goods and services\n. Canadian governments (federal\, provincial and municipal) \nFor sponsorship enquiries\, please contact the Coal Association of Canada or see our conference website! URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/coal-association-canada-2017-national-conference/ LOCATION:Westin Bayshore Vancouver\, 1601 Bayshore Drive\, Vancouver\, V6G 2V4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.northernminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/115962-pic.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Coal Association of Canada":MAILTO:info@coal.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170926T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170929T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170919T122542Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170919T122542Z UID:1003788821-1506412800-1506704400@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:High-Speed Imaging Methods for Research and Expermentation DESCRIPTION:World leaders in digital high-speed imaging and explosive education\, Vision Research and the Colorado School of Mines\, have announced a collaboration to develop a university-level short course on high-speed imaging’s wide range of applications with a focus on experimentation with explosives and ballistic applications. \nThe short course is a carefully structured introduction to main topics in field of explosive engineering and how to best use digital high-speed imaging when conducting experiments or research for military or civilian applications. Both the fundamentals theory and practical training will be conducted at Colorado School of Mines in Explosive Research Laboratory at Idaho Springs. \nA wide range of material will be covered including: detonation and shock wave physics\, selection of explosives\, an introduction to high-speed imaging\, scaling experiments for high-speed imaging\, lighting and selecting lenses for the best results\, triggering strategies\, analysis of high-speed imagery\, and more. Each topic will be presented by internationally renowned experts in their respective fields\, and will address an audience spanning a wide range of scientific backgrounds. URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/high-speed-imaging-methods-research-expermentation/ LOCATION:Colorado School of Mines\, 80401 CATEGORIES:Course END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170925 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170927 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170331T135013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170331T135013Z UID:1003784869-1506297600-1506470399@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:“Water Treatment & Management in Mining and Mineral Processing” Short Course DESCRIPTION:Water is fundamental to mining and mineral industry and widely used for processing and treatment\, heating\, cooling\, dust suppression\, etc. Managing water and effluent discharge quality throughout the mine life is key to efficient mining and has a big role in mining environmental impact and footprint.\nTreatment technologies often must deal with regulatory requirements\, environmental sensitivity\, social issues and conflicts and there are risks associated with each option. Mining companies must treat wastewater to highest standards\, need to recycle and have commitment to sustainable water use.\nIn this course we introduce participants the basic concepts of available technologies and operations involved in treatment and managing water and waste water in mining and mineral industries. URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/water-treatment-management-mining-mineral-processing-short-course/ LOCATION:OreVenture\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada CATEGORIES:Course,Short Courses ORGANIZER;CN="OreVenture":MAILTO:info@oreventure.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170924 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170928 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170724T183403Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170724T183403Z UID:1003788229-1506211200-1506556799@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:Denver Gold Forum DESCRIPTION: URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/denver-gold-forum/ LOCATION:The Broadmooor\, 1 Lake Avenue\, Colorado Springs\, CO\, 80906\, United States CATEGORIES:Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170918T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170921T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170919T122656Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170919T122656Z UID:1003788822-1505721600-1506013200@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:Tunneling Fundamentals\, Practice and Innovations DESCRIPTION: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. \nA 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. \nLab and demonstrations will cover: \n EPB Soil Conditioning\n Rock Cutting\n Abrasity and Wear\n Shotcrete\n Grouting URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/tunneling-fundamentals-practice-innovations/ LOCATION:Colorado School of Mines\, 80401 CATEGORIES:Course END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170918 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170920 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170330T204532Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170330T204532Z UID:1003784845-1505692800-1505865599@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:“Uranium Ore Processing” Short Course DESCRIPTION:Uranium is known to occur in over 200 different minerals but most of these do not occur in deposits of sufficient grade to warrant economic extraction. Uranium ore can be extracted by open pit\, underground or in-situ mining methods.\nUranium mill process flowsheets and unit operations for yellow cake production vary based on chemical and mineralogical characteristics of the ore to be processed. Ore characteristics are a particularly important component of the understanding the process development. Numerous other factors such as geology\, radiation safety\, economics\, geography\, environment\, and regulations can change the uranium ore processing technology selection criteria.\nIn this course we introduce participants to the basic concepts and operations involved in uranium ore processing including:\n• An overview of the various types of mining techniques in uranium industry.\n• An introduction of the mineralogy of uranium bearing ores and associated minerals and the impact this has on the method of uranium extraction used.\n• The basic operations and equipment used in uranium mills.\n• The structure of flowsheets and their application to various uranium ores.\n• Metallurgical testwork required to characterise a uranium ore.\n• Meeting regulatory compliance for environmental and radiation concerns in the Uranium industry. URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/uranium-ore-processing-short-course/ LOCATION:OreVenture\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada CATEGORIES:Course,Short Courses ORGANIZER;CN="OreVenture":MAILTO:info@oreventure.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170913T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170915T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170503T201642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170503T201642Z UID:1003786000-1505293200-1505494800@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:Strategic Mine Planning with New Digital Technologies\, Risk Management and Mineral Value Chains DESCRIPTION:Instructors: Roussos Dimitrakopoulos\, McGill University\, Canada and Ryan Goodfellow\, McGill University\, Canada \nObjectives and Content\nAt the time of a continuing rebound of metal markets\, learn how the application of new digital technologies that can add substantial value to strategic mine planning and asset valuation. The new technologies and related tools integrate technical risk management while capitalizing on the synergies amongst the elements of mineral value chains through their simultaneous optimization – from mines to products to markets. \nLearn how you can improve performance by:\n• Learning the state-of-the-art strategic mine planning concepts and new approaches that unlock and add value to mining assets\n• Finding out how to minimize technical risks and produce optimal pit designs with strategic mine planning processes and the next generation optimization methods\n• Discovering methods and tools for the simultaneous risk-managing (stochastic) optimization of mining complexes and mineral value chains from mines to products to markets\n• Discovering how the new developments will help you capture the “upside potential” in mine plans and minimize “downside risks”\, as well as increase cash flows\n• Exploring and learning from real-world examples\, practices and comparisons in diverse applications\, from gold and copper mines to iron ore and nickel laterites\n• Understanding how to deal with blending and non-linear geo-metallurgical interactions in the processing streams\, as materials are transformed from bulk material to refined products\n• Participating in hands-on computer sessions that show how to increase project value by employing new risk-managing simultaneous optimization models \nTo register or for more information please contact:\nDeborah Frankland\nCanada Research Chair and Laboratory Administrator\nCOSMO – Stochastic Mine Planning Laboratory\nDepartment of Mining and Materials Engineering\nMcGill University\nFrank Dawson Adams Building\, Room 123A\n3450 University Street\nMontreal\, Quebec H3A 0E8\nCanada\nTel.: (514) 398-5461\nE-mail: admcrc.mining@mcgill.ca URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/strategic-mine-planning-new-digital-technologies-risk-management-mineral-value-chains/ LOCATION:McGill University – COSMO Stochastic Mine Planning Laboratory\, 3450 University Street\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3A0E8\, Canada CATEGORIES:Course ORGANIZER;CN="COSMO Stochastic Mine Planning Laboratory":MAILTO:admcrc.mining@mcgill.ca END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170912T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170913T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170713T190952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170713T190952Z UID:1003787969-1505206800-1505304000@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:Argus Lithium\, Cobalt and Nickel Markets and Investment 2017 DESCRIPTION:LiCoNi Markets and Investments is an ideal platform for junior mining firms to showcase their current and future lithium projects before investors who are eyeing opportunities along the Li-ion battery supply chain. \nThis event will also feature unparalleled market intelligence over 1½ days on how the supply chain for Li-ion battery metals evolves\, what new innovations in the downstream sectors are shaping future demand for metals and how the supply picture for raw materials will develop going forward. \nJoin us in Singapore in the heart of Asia and meet mining firms\, consumers and investors. \nKey highlights\nWill there be sufficient raw materials to support the expected demand for\nLi-ion batteries? \nShould we be worried? – hedge funds and speculators are reported to have stockpiled nearly 20pc of global cobalt production \nHow will game-changing innovations shape future demand? – cathode materials\, EV\, ESS\, portable electronics and more \nWhat do the fundamentals tell us? – the current supply-demand balance in the lithium\, cobalt and nickel markets \nRecycling of Li-ion batteries – what influence will it have on supplies? URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/argus-lithium-cobalt-nickel-markets-investment-2017/ LOCATION:Carlton Hotel SIngapore\, 76 Bras Basah Road\, Singapore\, Singapore CATEGORIES:Conference ORGANIZER;CN="Argus Media Singapore Group":MAILTO:yuanchang.yu@argusmedia.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170912T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170912T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170420T205959Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170420T205959Z UID:1003784719-1505203200-1505250000@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:Labrador MINEx DESCRIPTION:Join Mining Industry Leaders\, Analysts\, Suppliers and Supporters at the first LABRADOR MINEx in Labrador West. We will examine the industry outlook\, opportunities and the innovative future of mining. \nOur Sessions:\n+Activity in the trough\n+Sustainability\n+Innovation in the North \nFor more details contact the Labrador West Chamber of Commerce at 944-3723 or look for our event on www.eventbrite.ca URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/labrador-minex/ LOCATION:Alberta CATEGORIES:Conference END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170911T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170915T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20161214T164230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161219T150956Z UID:1003781643-1505116800-1505476800@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe course covers economic analysis techniques used to optimize the development and operation of mining\, petroleum and non-natural resource production and processing operations. URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/economic-evaluation-investment-decision-methods-6/ LOCATION:Colorado School of Mines\, 80401 CATEGORIES:Course ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.northernminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/econeval00.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170830 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170831 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170621T214022Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170621T214022Z UID:1003787251-1504051200-1504137599@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:Women of Innovation Symposium DESCRIPTION:The project Women of Innovation aims to recognize and document the experiences and accomplishments of innovative Canadian female engineers and to disseminate their inspiring stories through a peer-reviewed publication and a symposium at a national conference. The innovation and influence of Canadian female engineers is still unrecorded. Through these oral history interviews\, the publication of a manuscript\, and the symposium\, this project aims to build the collective and individual memories of women in engineering. By recovering and writing the stories of these women’s lives\, this project will also pay tribute to the accomplishments of Canadian women in engineering; inspire current engineers to become innovators in their field; and provide girls and women with inspiring role models that could lead them to pursue careers in STEM. URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/women-innovation-symposium/ LOCATION:Hyatt Regency Hotel Vancouver\, 655 burrard street\, vancouver\, british columbia\, v6c2R7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.northernminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/WOI-book-logo-manual.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Metallurgy &%3B Materials Society of CIM":MAILTO:bfarah@cim.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20170827T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20170830T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20170621T213659Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170621T213659Z UID:1003787246-1503853200-1504112400@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:Conference of Metallurgists hosting World Gold & Nickel-Cobalt DESCRIPTION:Taking place in Vancouver August 27-30\, COM 2017’s theme on Innovation will not only include the 7th World Gold conference and the 4th conference on Nickel Cobalt (Pyrometallurgy NiCo\, Hydrometallurgy NiCo) it will also present symposia on Environment\, Mineral Processing\, Materials & Corrosion\, Light Metals and Women of Innovation. Co-organized with TMS\, CIM\, SAIMM and AusIMM\, COM will offer short courses\, industrial tours and social activities to complete your networking and learning experience. Be part of the event where GREAT MINDS MEET! http://web.cim.org/com2017/ URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/conference-metallurgists-hosting-world-gold-nickel-cobalt/ LOCATION:Hyatt Regency Hotel Vancouver\, 655 burrard street\, vancouver\, british columbia\, v6c2R7\, Canada CATEGORIES:Conference,Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.northernminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/COM-2017-Facebook-image.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Metallurgy &%3B Materials Society of CIM":MAILTO:bfarah@cim.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170809T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170811T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20161212T160140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20161213T163929Z UID:1003781594-1502265600-1502470800@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:APCOM 2017 Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry DESCRIPTION:The 38th International Symposium on the APPLICATION OF COMPUTERS AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH IN THE MINERAL INDUSTRY (APCOM 2017) is taking place August 9 through 11\, 2017 at Colorado School of Mines in Golden\, Colorado USA. \nColorado School of Mines and the Society for Mining\, Metallurgy and Exploration\, Inc. (SME)\, announce with pleasure the 38th International Symposium on Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mineral Industry (APCOM 2017) to be held in Golden\, Colorado USA\, from August 9 through 11\, 2017. The focus of the 38th APCOM is to further the APCOM goal of contributing to effective decision-making processes throughout the entire mineral industry. The technical program of this symposium would be a balanced of traditional areas of exploration\, including geostatistics\, mine design\, production planning\, investment analysis\, artificial intelligence simulation\, mine automation\, rock mechanics\, mineral processing\, and data management systems. All are designed to facilitate and promote application of computers and operations research in the mineral industry. URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/apcom-2017-application-computers-operations-research-mineral-industry/ LOCATION:Colorado School of Mines\, 80401 CATEGORIES:Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.northernminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/apcom-logo-533x98.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Denver:20170724T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Denver:20170728T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T143108 CREATED:20160914T174744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20160914T174744Z UID:1003777355-1500883200-1501243200@www.northernminer.com SUMMARY:Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe course covers economic analysis techniques used to optimize the development and operation of mining\, petroleum and non-natural resource production and processing operations. URL:https://www.northernminer.com/event/economic-evaluation-investment-decision-methods-5/ LOCATION:Colorado School of Mines\, 80401 CATEGORIES:Course ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.northernminer.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/econeval00-3.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR