Presentations from the 2009 Nunavut Mining Symposium are now available online. Please note that not all presentations are available. If there is anything in particular you are looking for, please contact us for further information.
The 2009 Nunavut Mining Symposium was held from March 31 – April 2, 2009 in Iqaluit, Nunavut.
Exploration Updates 1
Session Chairs: Linda Ham and Karen Costello
Overview of exploration activity in Nunavut
Karen Costello and Linda Ham, District Geologists, INAC Nunavut Regional Office
Update on the Lac Cinquante Project
Jeff Ward, Vice-President Exploration, Kivalliq Energy Corp
Izok and High Lake base metal projects update
Andrew Mitchell, Development Manager (Canada), OZ Minerals
Community Engagement
Session Chairs: Natalie Griller and John Main
Nunavut Prospector’s Program: Community-based mineral exploration and training
Gary White, Resident Geologist and Ronnie Suluk, Community Mining Advisor, Mineral and Petroleum Resources Division, ED&T
C-NGO/GSC’s community consultation and engagement template
Don James, Chief Geologist, C-NGO
Metal Prices, Currencies and Global Growth – Outlook for 2009-10
Patricia Mohr, Vice-President, Economics and Commodity Marketing Specialist, The Scotiabank Group
Exploration Updates 1 continued
The Southampton Island Project: new data and new ideas on exploration potential
Joyia Chakungal, Research Scientist, C-NGO
Roche Bay magnetite iron project
Steve Roebuck, Vice-President Exploration, Advanced Explorations
Ferguson Lake Ni – PGE project update
Allison Rippin Armstrong, Starfield Resources
Meliadine West gold project update
Mark Balog, Vice-President Exploration, Comaplex Minerals
Mineral exploration and mining in Nunavut: lessons learned and looking ahead
Gordon MacKay, Director, Mineral and Petroleum Resources Division, ED&T
Nunavut Coastal Resource Inventory
Janelle Kennedy, Project Coordinator and Corenna Nuyalia, Project Liaison, Fisheries and Sealing Division, Department of Environment
Collaborating to support community involvement in environmental consulting
Natalie Griller, Ecologist and Community Collaboration Facilitator, Golder Associates
Community engagement and baseline research via the Mary River Project Inuit Knowledge Study
Richard Cook, Senior Environmental Scientist, Knight Piesold
Promoting trades awareness: Miramar’s kimberlite summer camp
Alex Buchan, Manager Community and External Relations, Newmont – Hope Bay Mining
Regulatory Session
Session Chairs: Spencer Dewar and Kevin Buck
Regulatory Improvement Initiative
Stephen Traynor, Director, Resource Policy and Programs, INAC
New storage tank systems for petroleum products and allied petroleum products regulations
Gillian Brown, Compliance Promotion Officer, Environment Canada
Resource development and caribou in Nunavut: finding a balance
Mitch Campbell, Regional Wildlife Biologist, Department of Environment
Exploration Updates 2
Session Chairs: Eric Prosh and Gary White
Overview of C-NGO and GSC (GEM) geoscience projects in Nunavut
Don James, Chief Geologist, C-NGO
Committee Bay Belt – Three Bluffs
Andrew Turner, Project Manager, Committee Bay Resources
Environmental management systems in exploration at AREVA Resources
Peter Wollenberg, Director, Exploration and Acquisition, AREVA Resources Canada
Uranium exploration in the Thelon – applying science from area selection through to drilling
Gerard Zaluski, District Geologist, Nunavut and NWT, and Rebecca Hunter, Project Geologist, Cameco Corp
GEMs project: Northeastern Thelon geophysical compilation
Charlie Jefferson, Section Head and Research Scientist, GSC
Business Development
Session Chairs: Robert Connelly and Dushyenth Ganesan
Regional Socio-Economic Monitoring Committees
Rhoda Katsak, Qikiqtaaluk Director of Community Operations, ED&T and Chairperson of the Qikiqtaaluk Socio-Economic Monitoring Committee and William Hyndman, Policy Analyst, ED&T
Business partnerships in mining and exploration – private sector
Joeffrey Kaludjak, President, Kivalliq Drilling Inc. and George Demers, Partner and General Manager, Layne Christensen Canada
Business partnerships in mining and exploration – Inuit organizations
Brock Junkin, CEO and Hamish Tatty, Chairperson, Sakku Investments Corp
Transportation infrastructure needs of communities
Alan Johnson, Manager of Transportation Planning, ED&T
Marine transportation infrastructure for the Baffinland Iron Project
Steve Côté, Marketing Director, Groupe Ocean Inc
Marine transportation issues for Nunavut as they relate to mining and exploration
Tim Keane, Operations Manager – Canarctic Shipping (Fednav Ltd)
Advanced Projects
Session Chairs: Linda Ham and Karen Costello
New insights into the Precambrian geology of northern Canada
Mary Sanborn-Barrie, Research Scientist, GSC
Hackett River Silver-Zinc Project
Scott Burgess, Operations Manager and Nicole Hoeller, Director Investor Relations, Sabina Silver Corp
Exploration and development on the Hope Bay Gold Project
Chris Hanks, Director, Environment and Social Responsibility, Newmont – Hope Bay Mining
Update on the Kiggavik Project
Nicola Banton, Project Engineer, AREVA Resources Canada
Update on Baffinland’s Mary River Project
Rod Cooper, VP Operations and COO, Baffinland Iron Mines
Meadowbank Project update
Bruno Perron, Geology Superintendent, Agnico‑Eagle Mines
Education and Training
Session Chair: Mike Shouldice
Canadian Mining Credentials Program: Diversifying the workforce in mining
Barbara Kirby, Director Workforce Planning and Development, MIHR Council
James Bay and ASEP training
Patricia Hamilton, Coordinator for Mining, Northern College
Training with backbone and heart: motivation and mobilization at work
Phillipe Chevalier, Training and Coaching Director, YAB Management, Qikiqtani Employment and Training Consortium
Lessons learned: Saskatchewan training for Cluff Lake and McLean Lake
Morris Onyshevitch, Northern Affairs and Glen Lafleur, Manager, AREVA Resources Canada
Trades training and mine training in Nunavut – updates
David Ittinuar, Director, Trades Mining and Transportation Programs, Nunavut Arctic College
Building the labour force – opportunities and messages to youth
Mike Shouldice, Kivalliq Dean, Nunavut Arctic College
Keynote address
Sovreignty, security and resource development in Canada’s Arctic
Rob Huebert, Associate Professor, University of Calgary
