Roundup 2010 Technical Sessions

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• Monday AM: Official Opening and 2009 BC, Alaska, Yukon, Saskatchewan and Ontario Exploration Reviews

  In addition to the Opening Ceremonies, this session will provide British Columbia, Alaska, Yukon, Saskatchewan and Ontario exploration reviews.

  Sponsored by: Teck Resources Limited
  Session Chairs: Jason Weber, Kiska Metals; Sue Craig, Northern Freegold Resources

  Time	Speaker	Affiliation	Topic
  8:30am	Jason Weber	Chair, Mineral Exploration Roundup 2010	Welcoming Remarks
  8:30 – 8:40am	Chief Ian Campbell	Squamish First Nation	Welcoming Remarks
  8:40 – 8:50am	Hon. Randy Hawes	Minister of State for Mining	Welcoming Remarks from Province of British Columbia
  8:50 – 8:55am	Gregor Robertson	Mayor of Vancouver	Welcoming Remarks from the City of Vancouver
  8:55 – 9:00am	Don Lindsay	President & CEO, Teck Resources Limited	Welcoming Remarks from Teck
  9:00 – 9:05am	Andrea Shaw	Executive Vice President Sponsorship, Sales & Marketing, Vanoc	Welcoming Remarks from the Olympics
  9:05 – 9:15am	Rob Stevens	Chairman, Association for Mineral Exploration BC	Chairman’s Address
  9:15 – 9:45am	COFFEE SPONSORED BY Anglo American Exploration (Canada) Ltd.
  9:45 – 10:15am	Bruce Madu	Regional Geologist, South Central British Columbia, Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources	British Columbia: Mining, Development and Exploration Review 2009
  10:15 – 10:45am	David Szumigala	Senior Minerals Geologist, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys	Alaska’s Mineral Industry 2009 Review – New Discoveries and New Mines
  10:45 – 11:15am	Mike Burke	Staff Geologist, Yukon Geological Survey	Yukon Mining, Development and Exploration Overview, 2009
  11:15 – 11:35am	Dr. Gary Delaney	Director, Northern Geological Survey, Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources	Saskatchewan Exploration Overview
  11:35 – 11:55am	John Mason	Regional Manager, Northern Development, Mines and Forestry, Ontario Geological Survey	Mineral Exploration and Mining Highlights, Northwestern Ontario, 2009

• Monday PM: Commodities Overview, from the Front End of Exploration: Mineral Deposits that Matter

  The Commodities Overview session focuses on the key mineral deposits that produce them.  Never more relevant than today is the need for companies to focus on “best of breed” deposit types, those that can generate positive cash flows during any economic condition.  During the past 100 years, numerous deposit types, and many different districts, have had their “day in the sun” as preeminent global producers.  From the experiences of seminal geologists, and the approaches of the leading global mining companies, this session will present a series of “past, present and future” overviews on the deposits types, and/or districts, which have dominated global supply for the key commodities.  In short, what were our key producers in the past, which deposits will see their companies through the current cycle, and where will our industry’s attention need to be focused in the future.

  Sponsored by: Teck Resources Limited
  Session chairs: Mike Gunning, Triex Minerals Corporation and Fred Daley, Teck Resources Limited.

  Time	Speaker	Affiliation	Topic
  12:30 - 12:35pm	Mike Gunning Fred Daley	Triex Minerals Corporation Teck Resources Ltd.	Introduction to Session
  12:35 - 1:05pm	Cam Allen	Consultant; formerly Chief Geologist, Cominco Ltd.	Zinc: The Good, the Bad, and the Future
  1:05 - 1:35pm	Dave Peck	Consultant; formerly Anglo              American Exploration Ltd.	Nickel & Platinum Group Metals:A Reality Check
  1:35 - 2:05pm	Dan Brisbin	Chief Geologist, Exploration Cameco Corporation	Uranium Deposits that Matter
  2:05 - 2:35pm	Jay Hodgson	Consultant; formerly Chief Geologist, Barrick Gold Corp.; Queens University	Big Gold Deposits: Characteristics, Distribution, and Where To Look for More
  2:35 - 3:05pm	Bob Quartermain	President,                                            Silver Standard Mines	Silver Deposits that Matter: Past - Present - Future
  3:05 - 3:30pm	Michael Doggett	President, HanOcci Mining Advisors	The Global Copper Industry: Learning from the Past
  3:30 - 3:55	Mark Selby	VP Market Development,                  Quadra Mining	Strategic Thinking in Global Copper Supply & Demand
  3:55-4:30	John Thompson	VP Technology & Development,           Teck Resources Ltd.	Game Changers in the Exploration and Mining Industry: Past - Present - Future

• Tuesday AM: The Power of Public Geoscience

  Public geoscience programs provide an important foundation for developing new concepts and knowledge of geology and mineral potential.  This work, conducted by dedicated and experienced professionals, encourages new mineral exploration activity and helps in the successful targeting of minerals related investments.  Geoscientists from the British Columbia Geological Survey, the Geological Survey of Canada, Geoscience BC, and the Yukon Geological Survey present recent successes from field and research programs throughout the Canadian Cordillera. Talks will highlight results from current Cordilleran bedrock and surficial mapping initiatives and interpretations of geophysical and geochemical datasets and compilation projects, and will present new insights into the economic geology and mineral deposits of the Canadian Cordillera.  Virtually all new public geoscience data is delivered online through world-class tools such as MapPlace and MapMaker Online.

  Session chairs: Carolyn Relf, Yukon Geological Survey; Kirstie Simpson, Geoscience BC
   

  Time	Speaker	Affiliation	Topic
  8:30 - 8:50am	Carmel Lowe	Geological Survey of Canada	Overview (covering all 4 orgs)
  8:50 - 9:05am	Bob Anderson	Geological Survey of Canada	New Maps, Ideas, and Targets for Base Metals Exploration in Southern B.C.; TGI-3: Year Five Summary of Progress
  9:05 - 9:20am	Cees van Staal	Geological Survey of Canada	Edges - Year 1 Results
  9:20 - 9:35am	Don Murphy	Yukon Geological Survey	Edges Geoscience Surveys Present New Mineral Exploration Opportunities in Central and Western Yukon
  9:35 - 9:50am	Lee Pigage	Head Resource Assessments and Outreach, Yukon Geological Survey	Coal River – New Bedrock Geology Map for Southeast Yukon Highlights Au and Base Metal Potential
  9:50 - 10:05am	Larry Diakow	BC Geological Survey	The Spence Bridge Project: Mesozoic Geology and Mineralization in the Merritt Region, Southern B.C.
  10:05 - 10:25am	COFFEE SPONSORED BY BANK OF MONTREAL
  10:25 - 10:40am	George Simandl	BC Geological Survey	Industrial Minerals - “A Gold-paved Highway to Riches” or “A Deadly Quicksand Trap”
  10:40 - 10:55am	Craig Hart	Geoscience BC	Targeting Methods for BC Porphyry Cu-Au Deposits: Collaborative Projects between MDRU and GeoscienceBC
  10:55 - 11:10am	David R. Heberlein	Consulting Exploration Geochemist, Geoscience BC	Geochemical Exploration through Thick Glacial Cover:  Case History from Kwanika, North-Central BC
  11:10 - 11:30am	Paul Heithersay	PIRSA (Primary Industries and Resources South Australia), Government of South Australia	Implementation of Public Geoscience in South Australia

• Tuesday PM: British Columbia and Yukon Exploration Highlights

  In 2008, British Columbia maintained its status as Canada’s only molybdenum producer, its largest copper producer and the largest exporter of coal. The Province also produces gold, silver, zinc, and lead, as well as a number of industrial mineral and dimension stone products. Exploration and deposit appraisal expenditures in BC in 2008 remained high, at $367 million. While down from the recent peak in 2007 of over $415 million, 2008’s exploration expenditures are still a long way up from a mere $25 million in 1999.  BC’s share of exploration spending in Canada was 14.9 %, down slightly from 16.6% in 2007, but still well up from the low of 5.7% in 2001.  This session will present a number of talks on selected BC exploration programs, advanced development projects, and important mining operations. Exploration, development, and mining of metallurgical coal, and BC’s three most important metallic (molybdenum, copper, and gold), deposits will be highlighted. 
  
  Session chairs: 'Lyn Anglin, Geoscience BC; Diane Nicolson, Hunter Dickinson Services Inc.

  Time	Speaker	Affiliation	Topic
  2:30 - 2:50pm	David Lortie	Western Canadian Coal Corp.	Coal Mining in the Northeast Coal Block of British Columbia - Risk and Opportunity
  2:50 - 3:10pm	Gerald Grubisa	Teck Highland Valley Copper Partnership	An Overview of the Geology and Exploration at the Highland Valley Copper Deposit, South Central BC
  3:10 - 3:30pm	Chris Rees and Steve Robertson	Imperial Metals Corporation	The Red-Chris Porphyry Copper-Gold Deposit, Northwestern BC: Recent Exploration Results and Advances in Understanding the System
  3:30 - 3:50pm	Robert McLeod  and Jodie Gibson	Underworld Resources Inc	White Gold: The Best Canadian Gold Discovery In 2009
  3:50 - 4:10pm	Wade Barnes, Emily Miller and Susan Craig	Northern Freegold Resources	Freegold Mountain Project, Yukon, Canada: Tripping over Targets
  4:10 - 4:30pm	Bill Wengzynowski (1); Mathew Dumala  (1); Rob Carne (2)	(1) Archer Cathro & Associates (1981) Limited; (2) ATAC Resources Ltd	The Rau Project: A Nevada-style Gold Deposit in the Yukon
  4:30 - 4:50pm	Charles Downie	Yellowjacket Venture	The Yellowjacket Gold Project - Lode Gold Production from an Historic Placer District
  4:50 - 5:00pm	Dirk Tempelman-Kluit	Richfield Ventures Corp.	HOT OFF THE PRESS- Blackwater Gold Project

• Wednesday AM: Canadian Exploration Highlights

  The commodity boom turned to bust towards the end of 2008 and has remained volatile though 2009.  While exploration budgets have tightened, Canada remains an attractive resource-rich, stable jurisdiction, and explorers have continued to make new discoveries and develop mining properties.  This session looks at some of the Canadian projects that have excited the industry and market during 2009.

  Sponsored by: Imperial Metals Corporation
  Session chairs: Andrew Ham, Passport Capital Corp.; Jeff Wilson, Wardrop Engineering Inc.

  Time	Speaker	Affiliation	Topic
  8:30-8:35am			Opening Remarks
  8:35-8:55am	Paul Matysek and Max Ramey	Potash One	Overview of the Potash One – Legacy Project Potash Solution Mining
  8:55-9:15am	Cashel Meagher and Kelly Gilmore	HudBay Minerals Inc.	The Lalor Project; A Story of Discovery in a Known VMS Camp
  9:15-9:35am	Jeremy Niemi	Noront Resources	Noront’s Exploration Update with Respect to the Mineralogical Diversity of the Ring of Fire
  9:35-9:55am	Bill Stone	Magma Metals	The Thunder Bay North Project, Ontario:  A Magma Conduit Hosted Platinum-Palladium-Copper-Nickel Deposit Associated with the Keweenawan-age Mid-Continent Rift
  9:55-10:10am	COFFEE SPONSORED BY RAYMOND JAMES
  10:10-10:30am	William S. Ferreira	San Gold	Geologic Model of the Hinge deposit, Bissett, Manitoba
  10:30-10:50am	Brooke Clements	Peregrine	The Chidliak Diamond Project, Baffin Island, Nunavut, 18 Months After Discovery
  10:50-11:00am	Eric Kallio	Lake Shore Gold	Recent Exploration Activities by Lake Shore Gold Corp in the Timmins Gold Camp
  11:10-11:30	Eberhard Scherkus	Agnico Eagle	Development of the Meadowbank Mine

• "I still don't get it?": Incorporating Social Responsibility and Environmental Best Practices into Exploration Programs

  In today’s social and political environment more is expected from front line field geologists and project managers than ever before.  Not only must they be competent in the science of geology, they also need to have a high level of computer, organizational, and budgeting skills as well as knowledge of sound safety and environmental practices.  They also continue to be called on to ensure positive relationships are developed early with project stakeholders and communities.  This task requires more than a basic appreciation of communication skills.  To a large extent, project success will depend upon geologists being able to effectively integrate all these considerations into exploration project planning and execution.

  This technical session will cover the nuts and bolts of integrating sustainability into early to late stage exploration projects.  Talks will provide practical instruction on: integrating sustainability issues, such as social responsibility, environmental protection and community consultation into project planning, as well as outlining techniques and approaches to communication, consultation, and environmental data collection.  Case studies and hypothetical examples will be used to demonstrate the “Do’s and Don’ts” of sustainable mineral development.

  Sponsored by: Hunter Dickinson Services Inc.    
  Session chairs:  Jamila Abassi, Gleichen Resources Ltd.; Deirdre Riley, Hunter Dickinson Services Inc.; Justin Himmelright,  Selwyn Resources Limited

  Time	Speaker	Affiliation	Topic
  2:30 - 2:50pm	Mike McPhie	Heenan Blaikie Global Advisors	Sustainability and Exploration – Introduction
  2:50 - 3:15pm	Wade Stogran	North American Tungsten	Practical Instruction on how to Integrate Sustainability into Exploration Project Planning
  3:15 - 3:40pm	Tania Barron	Senior Consultant ERM	Practial Instruction on Consultation and Communication Skills
  3:40 - 4:05pm	Jennifer Hill	Senior Environmental Scientist, Micon International	What I Wished I Knew.  Practical Lessons about Sustainability Planning
  4:05 - 4:20pm	Representative	PDAC	Introduction to E3 and the New Sustainability Planning Toolkit
  4:20 - 4:35pm			Wrap-up

• Thursday AM: International Case Studies: Risk to Reward

  Since the globalization of the mining industry there are very few jurisdictions where mining companies haven’t ventured in search of new mines.  This session attempts to focus on a variety of factors which influenced, positively or negatively, decisions to enter an area to explore, discover, and hopefully develop a mine.  The recent worldwide economic downturn has increased the risk, narrowed the preferred countries, and diminished the target types companies might consider spending their hard-earned cash on.  What are the key components that influence moving forward?

  Sponsored by: Endeavour Silver Corp.
  Session chairs: Craig Hart, Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU), University of British Columbia; Tom Schroeter, Fjordland Exploration Inc.

  Time	Speaker	Affiliation	Topic
  8:30 - 8:55am	Dick Whittington	Farallon Mining Ltd.	Campo Morado (G-9), Mexico
  8:55 - 9:20am	Yale Simpson	Exeter Resource Corp	Caspiche, Chile
  9:20 - 9:45am	Karl Roa	Kinross Gold Corp	Fruta del Norte, Ecuador
  9:45-10:15am	COFFEE SPONSORED BY
  10:15 - 10:40am	Nicholas Hayward	BHP Billiton	Discovery and Making of the Supergiant Olympic Dam Ore Deposit
  10:40 - 11:05am	Dan McCoy	Keegan Resources Inc	Esaase: A New Multi-Million Ounce Gold Discovery in the Asankrangwa Belt, SW Ghana
  11:05 - 11:30am	Charles J. Ronkos	VP Exploration, Goldcorp Inc.	Peñasquito Acquisition Thought Process

   

• Thursday PM: International Exploration Successes

  The Global Financial Crisis may have dented 2009 exploration budgets for some, but the record spending of the last few years is still paying dividends. Companies committed to continuing exploration are finding that disciplined groundwork on greenfields projects over the last few years is now paying off with exciting drill results. Presentations in this session will showcase some of the exploration projects, teams, and approaches that grabbed the industry’s attention during 2009. They will also demonstrate that the exploration sector abroad is alive and well.

  Sponsored by: Vale   
  Session chairs: Neil Adshead, Passport Capital Corp.; Tony Scott, Teck Resources Inc.

  Time	Speaker	Affiliation	Topic
  2:30 – 2:50pm	Florinio Lazo	Ivanhoe Australia Ltd	Merlin Molybdenum-Rhenium Discovery; A New Deposit type in the Cloncurry District in NW Queensland, Australia
  2:50 – 3:10pm	Craig MacDougall	President & CEO, Continental Nickel Ltd	Nachingwea Nickel-Copper Sulphide Discoveries: A Potential New Proterozoic Age Nickel District in East Africa
  3:10 – 3:30pm	Kevin Heather	Vice President Geology, Antares Minerals Inc	Haquira East Copper-Molybdenum-Gold Porphyry Deposit, Southern Peru: A Giant in the Making?
  3:30 – 3:50pm	Mark Cruise	President, Trevali Resource Corp	Santander Project – New Zinc–Lead–Silver Discoveries in the World-class Central Peruvian Polymetallic Belt
  3:50 – 4:10pm	Stuart Moller	Vice President of Exploration, Continental Gold Ltd	New High Grade Gold Discoveries in the Buritica District, Antioquia, Colombia
  4:10 – 4:30pm	Quinton Hennigh	President and Chief Geologist, Evolving Gold Corp	Rattlesnake Hills Alkaline Gold Project, Natrona County, Wyoming, USA
  4:30 – 4:50pm	Chris Puchner	International Tower Hill Mines Ltd	Discovery and Geology of the Money Knob Deposit, Livengood District, Interior Alaska, USA