Engineering & Mining Journal

JAN 2014

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PDAC 2014 PREVIEW PDAC 2014 Schedule of Events Technical Program Sunday, March 2, 2014 Commodities and market outlook ..............................1 – 5 p.m. Current developments in financial markets and public disclosure ..........................................1 – 3:30 p.m. Maximizing company profits and growth by acquisition ..........................................1 – 3:30 p.m. Monday, March 3, 2014 Opening ceremonies ......................................8:30 – 9:15 a.m. Keynote session: Sharing mineral wealth ......9:20 – 11:30 a.m. Geometallurgy: The critical link between the deposit and the mill ......................................9 a.m. – noon Human resource opportunities and challenges in prospecting and mining ..........................9 a.m.– 11:30 a.m. Working with BRIC countries: Exploration, operation and investment ....................................9 a.m. – noon Wealth in weathered rocks ........................................2 – 5 p.m. Diamonds: Where do we go next? ........................2 – 4:30 p.m. Mineral economics: Approaches to understanding and managing uncertainty and risk ............................2 – 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Peruvian porphyry copper belts and deposits ........9 a.m. – noon Jackpot at 2200 Ma West Africa ..........................9 a.m. – noon Abitibi breaks ..........................................................2 – 5 p.m. Geophysics ..............................................................2 – 5 p.m. Zinc ........................................................................2 – 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2014 South Africa: An anniversary, new challenges and opportunities ................................................9 a.m. – noon Alternative financing sources for junior resource companies ............................................9 a.m. – noon Specialty metals and industrial minerals ..............9 a.m. – noon New discoveries and developments ......................9 a.m. – noon Trade Show and Investor Exchange Sunday, March 2 – Tuesday, March 4 ........10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 5............................................9 a.m. – noon CSR Event Series Sunday, March 2, 2014 The beyond zero harm framework ......................8:30 – 10 a.m. Getting it right: Community engagement for junior companies ....................................10:30 a.m. – noon Balancing performance in uncertain times: The relationship between capital markets and environmental and social risks ..................................................1 – 2:30 p.m. What you need to know and do: Lessons learned from Mesoamerica ......................3 – 4:30 p.m. Monday March 3, 2014 Local procurement: Strategies, tools and the benefits for companies and communities....................10:30 a.m. – noon Water, mining and stakeholders: Communicating with communities, government and investors ..............1:30 – 3 p.m. The role of government in company-community relationships: Lessons from Peru ..........................3:30 – 5 p.m. www.e-mj.com Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Resource nationalism: Moving beyond a narrative of threat ............................................4 – 5:30 p.m. CSR Event Series closing reception ......................5:30 – 7 p.m. Capital Markets Program Saturday, March 1, 2014 Investment fundamentals: Understanding mineral exploration and resource development and the relationship to company stock prices ............8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Sunday, March 2, 2104 Current developments in financial markets and public disclosure ..........................................1 – 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, 2014 The role of private equity in mineral exploration financing ....(TBA) Wednesday March 5, 2014 Alternative financing sources for junior resource companies....................................9 a.m. – noon Alternative financing strategies for challenging times ....2 – 5 p.m. Short Courses and Workshops Exploration geochemistry: Extracting knowledge from data ..........................Friday, February 28, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Health and safety in mineral exploration .................................... ........................Friday, February 28, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Understanding and running an effective QA/QC program ............ ..............................Friday, February 28, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Exploration in deeply weathered terrains: Basic to advanced concepts and pragmatic techniques .............. ..............................Friday, February 28, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. ........................ and Saturday, March 1, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Significant deposits of metals with emphasis on new types and future outlook..............Friday, February 28, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. .............................. and Saturday, March 1, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Novel applications of borehole imaging technology: Techniques for acquisition and interpretation ............................ ................................Saturday, March 1, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Primary diamond deposits: Information required to support robust business decisions related to project acquisition and investment....................Saturday, March 1, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Investment fundamentals: Understanding mineral exploration and resource development and the relationship to company stock prices ......Saturday, March 1, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Developing a cash flow: Best practices for converting a mineral resource into a mineral reserve .................................. ....................................Saturday, March 1, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. ....................................and Sunday, March 2, 9 a.m. – noon Accessing new data analysis techniques to maximize project value ....................Sunday, March 2, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Mineral disclosure standards under NI 43-101 .......................... ..................................Wednesday, March 5, 8 – 11:30 a.m. Alternative financing strategies for challenging times.................. ........................................Wednesday, March 5, 2 – 5 p.m. DMEC workshop series: Risk in exploration, measuring it and how to avoid ruin ..............Wednesday, March 5, 2 – 6 p.m. JANUARY 2014 • E&MJ; 61

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