#2018Xplor

$ SEG UQAC – Diversity of Gold Mineralization Styles in Precambrian Greenstone Belts: Implications for Exploration (workshop given in French)

The short course aims to provide guides to quickly identify genetic types and thus better guide exploration. Volcanogenic, orogenic and intrusion-related gold mineralization will be discussed to illustrate their characteristic and variability in styles and geometry. The course is based on almost 30 years of work on gold deposits, from personal studies and supervision of students at all cycles. Examples of gold deposits in the Abitibi belt (Archaean), Paleo-Proterozoic belts (Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger and Gabon) and neoproterozoic belts (Sudan) will be used for the training purposes. Presented by Cartier Resources and Eldorado Gold Lamaque. Regular rate :  $325  Student rate: $100 -  Lunch included

1 Day (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Sheraton Centre - Salon Hémon

Damien Gaboury

Damien Gaboury is a Professor at Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) where he has taught Economic Geology since 2004. He has close to 30 years of experience, mostly related to the exploration and study of gold deposits. He is the author/co-author of more than 30 journal papers, 40 industrial reports and over 100 talks […]

$ SEG INRS Laval University – Techniques for 3D Analysis and Modeling Applied to Mineral Exploration and Targeting (workshop given in French)

3D geological models are widely used as an input in resource estimation projects at the deposit scale, but 3D exploration models developed for near-mine sites, brownfields and regional exploration are less common and often only used for expressing generic exploration concepts. This workshop will propose an approach to integrate multidisciplinary datasets (geology, geophysics and geochemistry) into a cross-validated 3D exploration model. The data will then serve as a base for analyzing key mineralization features and develop an exploration model of the deposit. Numerous case studies will show the value-added of testing exploration hypotheses, validating geological/structural domains, conducting detectability studies for geophysical surveys, developing accurate alteration models, populating models with exploration criteria and identifying robust targets through conventional and new methodologies. Presented by Cartier Resources and Eldorado Gold Lamaque. Regular rate :  $325 - Student rate: $100

1 Day (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Sheraton Centre - Room C

Jean-Philippe Paiement

Jean-Philippe is a Senior Consultant at Mira Geoscience. He has a wide range of experience in modelling of diverse mineral system, applied to commodities such as gold, copper, zinc and lithium. Jean-Philippe has 10 years of experience in geostatistics applied to structural, geological and geochemical modelling; specializing in non-linear interpolation and simulation. He also seeks […]

Gervais Perron

Gervais has obtained his Bachelor in Geological Engineering in 1993 and his Masters in Applied Sciences in hard rock reflection seismology in 1996 from Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal for his work on high-resolution seismic reflection profiles as part of the Lithoprobe project. He then worked for 4 years as a physical scientist with the seismic […]

$ Xplo-Techno (workshop given in French)

Machine learning, geophysics, drones, applied mineralogy, drilling, software, etc Xplo-Techno is offered by a broad spectrum of Québec's consultants and manufacturers that intents to inform the exploration community about the latest technologies currently available. Attendees can expect to be familiarized with their uses and applications, as well as to learn how to foster an innovation culture in order to improve its exploration success. Trainers : Réjean GIrard, IOS Services Géoscientifiques; Pierre Bérubé, Abitibi Géophysiques Inc; Christian Dupuis, Université Laval; Éric Alarie, Géotic Inc; Alexandre Néron, IOS Services Géoscientifiques; Martin Blouin, Géolearn Inc; Éric Allard, SEMM Logging Inc; Pierre Gaucher, GDD Instruments inc; Jean-Christophe Ricard, Devbrio Géophysiques Inc; Dominique Huot, Reflex Instruments Inc; Philippe Laplante, Versadrill Canada inc; Pierre Vallée, Conseil national de la recherche du Canada. Presented by Cartier Resources and Eldorado Gold Lamaque. Regular rate :  $325 - Student rate: $100 - Lunch included.

1 Day (8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Sheraton Centre - Room B

Réjean Girard

Professional geologist for 33 years and directing IOS Services Géoscientifiques Inc since 27 years, M. Girard is known for being the “out-of-the-box” geoscientist, the guy who does things differently. Involved in more than 1400 exploration projects, IOS has built the reputation of being a leading geosciences provider to the industry, known for its wide spectrum […]

$ National Instrument 43-101 and Best Practices in Mineral Exploration Projects: Exploration, Mining and Financial Analysis (workshop given in French)

National Instrument 43-101 is essential because it regulates all public communications by listed mining companies. Despite the fact that the regulation has existed for more than 15 years, the same errors continue to appear in public communications. With this course you will be able to better understand the requirements of this regulatory framework and how applying best practice principles in your projects will help you to avoid the most common errors. Presented by Cartier Resources and Eldorado Gold Lamaque. Regular rate :  $500 - Student rate: $150

1 1/2 Day (Monday: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Continues on Tuesday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.)

Sheraton Centre - Room A

Elzéar Belzile

Mr. Belzile holds a bachelor’s degree in geological engineering from Université Laval (1983). He currently has 35 years of experience, mainly in mining geology and resource estimation. He has been a lead geologist at several mines, a director of mine geology (Cambior and IAMGOLD, 2002–2008) and an independent consultant (2008–2016). Since 2016, he has acted […]

Marcel Laflamme

Marcel Laflamme holds bachelor’s (1981), master’s (1985) and doctorate (1990) degrees in mining engineering from Université Laval. He has over 35 years of experience in the mining industry. He joined the company InnovExplo as technical director in 2018. He has previously been a mining engineering professor at Université Laval, a regional director and research manager […]

André Laferrière

Mr. Laferrière has held the position of geologist with Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) since July 2014. Being a Qualified Person as defined in NI 43-101, he acts as an expert analyst for different AMF departments, including the Continuous Disclosure and Corporate Finance departments. Mr. Laferrière has over 20 years’ experience as a manager in […]

Luc Arsenault

Since March 2008, Mr. Arsenault has served as a geologist with Autorité des marchés financiers, where he acts as an expert in the field of natural resources. He is a Qualified Person as per NI 43-101 and provides reviews of the scientific and technical content of continuous disclosure documents and funding proposals filed by mining […]

Charles Beaudry

Mr. Beaudry is a professional geologist with more than 37 years of experience in project building, business development, exploration geochemistry and project management. He is currently VP of Exploration for Orefinders Resources Inc., a company specializing in the acquisition and development of advanced projects containing historical gold resources. Previously, he has held management positions for […]

$ Junior Company Taxation (workshop given in French)

Participants will deepen their knowledge of the distinctive tax features of junior companies by learning about specific cases and doing practical exercises. The workshop will focus in particular on what the different requirements of the flow-through shares regime are and how to establish tax reserves at the end of the year. Presented by Cartier Resources and Eldorado Gold Lamaque. Regular rate :  $150  - Student rate: $50

Half a day (1 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Sheraton Centre - Room A

Stéphanie Roy

A Québec region native, Stéphanie Roy received her Chartered Professional Accountant designation in 2010. Her passion for taxation led her to complete CPA Canada’s In-Depth Tax Course program in 2013. She has almost 10 years of experience with Val-d’Or’s Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton. She is a Canadian Tax Manager and dedicates a great deal of […]

QMEA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGA)

Presented by : Red Cloud Klondike Strike

From 16 h 15 to 17 h

Room A - Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc.

Investment

OPENING COCKTAIL – PUB EXPLO

Presented by : GOLDCORP ÉLÉONORE  

From 17 h to 19 h

Pub Explo

TRADE SHOW

From 9 a.m to 4 p.m., visit the exhibitors and the different zones of the exhibition floor! Business Café des Affaires et Zone Rendez-vous Sponsored by : OSISKO GOLD ROYALTIES Pub Explo Sponsored by : FOND DE SOLIDARITÉ FTQ, HYDRO QUÉBEC,  RESSOURCES FALCO, RAYMOND CHABOT GRANT THORNTON, PROBE METAL INC Pause-café mercredi et jeudi Sponsored by : MIDLAND EXPLORATION

Metal Earth Update

Metal Earth, a seven-year, $104M research project funded by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund and 22 academic, government and industry partners, is led by Laurentian University’s MERC. Metal Earth will determine controls on the differential base and precious metal endowment of Archean greenstone belts and provide industry and government with tools to aid discovery and assess resource potential. This is an update of Transect and Craton research activities. The former includes targeted mapping and geophysical (seismic, MT, gravity) research along 13 (140-40km) transects across endowed and less endowed greenstone belts and trans-crustal structures in northern Quebec and Ontario. PARTENAIRE DE SESSION: IAMGOLD

25 min.

Room B - Forage G4

Geoscience

Harold Gibson

Harold, a Professor of Volcanology and Ore Deposits at the Harquail School of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, is the founding Director of Metal Earth, a $104M research project whose goal is to determine controls on the differential base and precious metal endowment of greenstone belts. Harold’s research spans ancient and modern volcanic ore systems with […]

Financing Québec Mining Exploration Projects – Our Challenges to Overcome (conference given in French)

40 min.

Room A - Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc.

Investment

Bryan Coates

Bryan A. Coates has been President of Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd since June 2014. From 2007 to 2014, he was the Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Osisko Mining Corporation. Mr. Coates was responsible for all activities related to financing, financial reporting, marketing relating to the gold industry, risk management and government relations. […]

Update on the Windfall Lake Gold Project (conference given in French)

Since 2015, Osisko Mining has drilled more than 700,000 metres on the Windfall Project. The drilling program allows a better understanding of the gold mineralization extent within the main zone associated with the contact between hosting tholeiitic volcanic rocks and cross-cutting granodioritic dikes. It also provides a better understanding of the controls of mineralization in the Lynx and Underdog zones. Moreover, the drilling program also resulted in the discovery of the Triple 8 zone. The presentation will provide an update on current knowledge on the project, including the mineral resource estimation and the preliminary economic assessment. SESSION PARTNER: IAMGOLD

25 min

Room B - Forage G4

Geoscience

Mathieu Savard

Mr. Savard graduated from the Université du Québec à Montréal with a bachelor’s degree (B.Sc.) in earth sciences. He is Vice-President of Exploration Québec for Osisko Mining. As a member of the executive team, he is a two-time winner of the Québec Mining Exploration Association’s Discovery of the Year Award for the discovery of the […]

Monster Lake Project, Chibougamau Area – Example of Orogenic High-Grade Gold Zones (conference given in French)

Co-writers: M.-F. Bugnon, S. Dickenson, A. Zamparutti. The Monster Lake project is held under an earn-in option to joint venture agreement between IAMGOLD Corporation and TomaGold Corporation. Located in the Matagami-Chibougamau mineral belt and underlain by mafic volcanic rocks of the Obatogamau Formation, this project has been regularly explored since 2013, and a series of gold-bearing zones have been identified, associated with altered and graphitic shear zones rich in sulphides and containing smoky quartz veins. A first resource estimate comprises 1,109,700 tonnes of inferred resources averaging 12.14 grams of gold per tonne for 433,300 ounces of contained gold. SESSION PARTNER: IAMGOLD

25 min

Salle B - Forage G4

Géoscience

Adrien Zamparutti

Adrien Zamparutti has been a geologist for IAMGOLD since 2011. He holds diplomas from Institute polytechnique UniLaSalle and École nationale d’applications des géosciences in France. He previously worked on the West African Craton (in particular on the IAMGOLD exploration projects in Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal) and the Guiana Shield. For approximately the last year […]

The Art of a Deal

Cuts in grassroots exploration by gold producers have limited their ability to replace reserves at current gold price levels. Gold producers are seeking to do deals (joint ventures, earn-in, private placements) with explorers to fill their project pipelines. We take a look at the backdrop that created the current environment and what deals look like from the producer’s and explorer’s viewpoint. SESSION PARTNER: OBERON CAPITAL CORPORATION

25 min.

Room A - Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc.

Investment

Joe Mazumdar

Joe Mazumdar has been Co-Editor and Analyst at Exploration Insights since December 2015. Previously, he spent six years as a Senior Mining Analyst at Haywood Securities and Canaccord Genuity in Vancouver, and prior to that another six years as Director of Strategic Planning, Corporate Development at Newmont Mining (Denver) and Senior Market Analyst/Commodity Trader at […]

Geology Update of the Upper Beaver Deposit

A discussion on Timiskaming-age, magmatic-hydrothermal gold-copper mineralization located within the Blake River Group, Northeastern Ontario. SESSION PARTNER: IAMGOLD

25 min.

Room B - Forage G4

Geoscience

Ray Zalnieriunas

State of the Metals Market and Trends (conference given in French)

The sector's performance is largely dependent on commodity prices in a context of global uncertainty and market volatility. Discover the economic factors, the forecasts, the latest trends and the future prospects SESSION PARTNER : OBERON CAPITAL CORPORATION

25 min

Room A - Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc

Investment

Maxime Guilbault

Maxime Guilbault is a partner in the Certification group and has been working for more than 15 years at PwC in Montréal. He specializes in providing services to mining clients and works with companies at various stages, from exploration to operations. In 2017, Maxime oversaw the writing of PwC’s most important global publication on the […]

Old Mine – New Perspective (conference given in French)

In early 2018, Troilus Gold Corp began re-evaluating Au-Cu pits Z87, J4 and J5. Recent results from the drilling campaign indicate that all mineralized zones have been affected by late faults causing significant displacement. The presentation integrates the new geological data with previous interpretations of the Troilus property to discover new deposits. SESSION PARTNER: IAMGOLD

25 min

Room B - Forage G4

Geoscience

Bertrand Brassard

Bertrand Brassard is a geologist (P.Geo., M.Sc.) who graduated from UQAM in 1985. He has served as a consultant or senior geologist for different companies, held several management positions and sat on numerous boards of directors. He has greatly contributed to geology through his involvement in scientific research and mining funds. Today he is Senior […]

Private Equity for Exploration – Modifying the PE Model to Finance Junior Miners

Mining-focused private equity, which got its start in the late 1990s, may now be at a crossroads. With many funds concentrating in, or moving toward, the construction and operating phases of projects, only a select few are focused on the earliest stage of the mining development cycle—exploration. Private Equity for Exploration will provide a background to private equity in mining, delve into the dynamics of the current investment landscape and the benefits of considering private equity as a financing option, and conclude by outlining what attributes of a company or project might attract private equity investment. SESSION PARTNER: OBERON CAPITAL CORPORATION

25 min.

Room A - Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc.

Investment

Russ Cranswick

Russ Cranswick, a Professional Geologist with over 30 years of mining industry experience, is a partner and Head of the Opportunities Fund at Resource Capital Funds, a group of mining-focused private equity funds. Prior to joining RCF in 2000 and relocating to Denver, Mr. Cranswick was based in Vancouver and spent four years as a […]

$ LUNCHEON WITH OUR HONORARY PRESIDENT MR. PIERRE LASSONDE (Conference given in French)

Gold or Copper: Which Has the Brightest Future? (conference given in French) Our entire civilization is built on copper–without electricity, we’d be back in the Middle Ages. Advances in solar energy and electric cars not only solidify copper’s position as a cornerstone of our civilization but point to an even greater consumption of the metal. However, the depletion of current reserves, coupled with a dearth of major new finds, foreshadows a period of high prices ahead. Gold is facing the same pressures: resources are being depleted, and new finds are rare. Meanwhile, there is a growing suspicion of paper currency, what with the rising debt levels of countries such as the USA, Japan and Italy. These debts are so astoundingly high they may never be repaid. The future looks bright for both these metals! Ticket cost :  $100 Additional tickets Form

120 min.

Sheraton Centre, Salon ABC

Presented by: Agnico Eagle, Lavery Avocats, PWC

Pierre Lassonde

B.A., B.Sc., U de Montréal 1971, M.B.A. U of Utah 1973, P.Eng. 1976, CFA 1984, Hon. Ph.D. Engineering U of Toronto, Montréal, Ryerson, Hon. Ph.D. Business, U of Utah, Hon. D. Law, York University, June 2014 and Western University, June 2015. Awarded Doctor of Science, Concordia University, June 2016. Pierre Lassonde co-founded Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation […]

AmAuCu – Lac Doré & Corner Bay Exploration and Resource Extension Success

With over 18,000 meters of drilling completed in 2017/2018, there were many high-grade intercepts that enabled us to add to the known historical resources at Cedar Bay and Corner Bay mines and identify several new zones of mineralization with economic potential at Corner Bay. This presentation will show those results and discuss the significance of the success and future opportunities they bring.

25 min.

Room B - Forage G4

Geoscience

Andrey Rinta

After graduating from Laurentian University with a B.Sc. in Geology (Honours), Andrey worked for Kinross Gold for a number of years in the Russian region (epithermal veins/porphyry systems in the Okhotsk-Chukotka volcanic belt) gaining experience in production and exploration geology before joining AmAuCu as Exploration Manager.

The Pascalis Gold Trend, Val-d’Or East, Quebec (conference given in French)

The Val-d'Or East project, which contains many gold occurrences and gold deposits, is in a less-explored and lesser-known part of the Val-d'Or mining camp. Since 2016, Probe Metals has completed significant exploration and development work in Val-d'Or East, including more than 160,000 metres of drilling along the Pascalis Gold Trend. This work has led to new discoveries and the expansion of historical resources. In 2018, a major gold system containing four deposits has been defined along the Pascalis Corridor, and these total 0.7Moz @ 2.4 g/t Au in indicated resources and 0.7Moz @ 2.4 g/t Au in resources.

25 min

Room B - Forage G4

Geoscience

Marco Gagnon

Mr. Gagnon, a graduate in geology from Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, has over 25 years of experience as a professional geologist, director and officer in mining exploration and operations in Eastern Canada, half of which has been with precious and base metals producers such as Barrick Gold Inc. and Inmet Mining Corp. During his […]

State of Mineral Finance 2018: Gaining Momentum (conference given in French)

The presentation will provide a detailed retrospective of financing dynamics for the mineral exploration and mining industry since 2011. Based on analysis of a broad set of financial metrics, the report outlines how available funding for and activity levels within the mineral industry have improved in recent years from low points in 2015. However, the apparent industry recovery has not been evenly distributed and both financing opportunities and activity levels remain well below the peaks seen in 2011.

25 min.

Room A - Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc.

Geoscience

Glenn Mullan

Over a career spanning more than 40 years, Glenn has followed a traditional exploration and prospecting path. He started out with contract geophysical surveys, then prospecting and staking mining claims independently while completing his B.Sc. in Geology and Earth Sciences at Concordia University. Glenn has brokered numerous prospector/vendor transactions with arms-length public companies, and formed […]

Update of the Croinor Gold Deposit and Property

Progress of the exploration and definition diamond drill campaign of the Croinor Gold deposit and of the exploration of the 150-square-kilometre Croinor property. How the diamond drill campaign relates to Croinor Gold's 2018 pre-feasibility study.

25 min.

Room B - Forage G4

Geoscience

Ronald Leber

Mr. Leber graduated from McGill University with a B.Sc. in Geological Sciences. He has worked in Quebec, Manitoba and Saskatchewan for 30 years in surface exploration and in the mining sector in production, development and underground exploration. Over his career, he has been involved in production and explored for gold and base metals. Mr. Leber […]

Corporate Governance and Investment Strategy in Regard to Climate Change (conference given in French)

A discussion regarding best practices in regard to corporate governance and an outline of our investment strategy in regard to the challenges of climate change. Discussion topics include board membership and committees, renumeration programs, diversity and climate change.

25 min

Room A - Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc

Investment

Odrey Robillard

Odrey Robillard holds the position of Senior Advisor, Responsible Investment and Proxy Voting. She is responsible for activities involving the exercise of voting rights and the commitment to and integration of environmental, social and governance factors for the utilities, materials and insurance sectors. She has also contributed to work regarding climate change, which led to […]

The Goldex Mining Complex: From Exploration to Mining of Multiple Contrasted Mineralized Ore Zones (conference given in French)

The Goldex mine is a low-grade stockwork deposit hosted in a dioritic intrusion. The geometry of the deposit changes significantly with depth. Drilling of high-grade vein-type mineralized zones is currently underway in the mafic volcanic rocks south of the diorite (South Zones). The nature of these mineralization zones is still uncertain. Exploration work is also underway east of Goldex in the area of the former Joubi mine, where the potential for Goldex-type and high-grade vein-type ore is under investigation.

25 min.

Room B - Forage G4

Geoscience

Richard Morel

Richard Morel is Assistant-Superintendent of the geology departement at Goldex Mine. He graduated from École Polytechnique de Montréal (UdM) in 2003 with a Bachelor of Engineering (Geology) degree. He has 15 years of experience in exploration, mining and mineral resource estimation in various Abitibi gold mines (Sigma, Doyon, Westwood, Goldex).

Quebec Exploration: Where is the Money Going?

The challenges facing resource juniors include the shrinking role of financial advisors as an interpretative gateway between investors and companies, the inherent difficulty in pricing an exploration project, and the isolation of juniors relative to a global audience. The presentation will explore a solution to this problem explained in the context of recent exploration activity in Quebec.

25 min

Room A - Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc

Investment

John Kaiser

John Kaiser operates Kaiser Research Online, an information portal that covers all Canadian- and Australian-listed resource juniors and publishes his Spec Value Hunter and Bottom-Fish recommendations. He is also founder of The Share Collective, a crowd-based online platform that enables members to visualize potential outcomes for resource projects. He worked as a Canadian brokerage analyst […]

Geological Update, Regional Potential and New Prospecting Ideas for the Eau Claire Deposit Area (conference given in French)

The Eau Claire gold deposit contains M&I mineral resources of 4.3 Mt @ 6.18 g/t Au (853,000 oz.) and inferred mineral resources of 2.4 Mt @ 6.53 g/t Au (500,000 oz.). Eastmain has completed a positive Preliminary Economic Assessment for the Eau Claire deposit. With this study in hand, along with improved geological understanding of the deposit, the company is returning to aggressive prospecting and property scale exploration of numerous underexplored locations in addition to the pursuit of favorable regional scale mineral styles to identify additional mineral resources to extend the project’s initial life span as outlined in the PEA.

25 min.

Room B - Forage G4

Geoscience

Carl Corriveau

Carl Corriveau holds a bachelor’s degree in resource geology from UQAM and has worked in Canada and abroad for junior and major exploration companies. He became Exploration Manager at Eastmain Resources in August 2016. Previously, he worked for Canadian Malartic Corporation, Osisko Mining Corporation, Clifton Star Resources, Areva, Unigold Inc. Consulteck and Geonordic Technical Services. […]

Junior Companies: Management – How to Spot the High Achievers (conference given in French)

It is essential to assess staff quality in order to identify the high achievers— the people who are the most likely to make money for investors. The three main characteristics of high-performing staff are: 1) Entrepreneurial spirit 2) Expertise 3) Communication skills It is highly desirable, if not essential, for junior companies to build a team that has all of these characteristics. Not checking one or two of these boxes leads to considerably lower chances of success and, consequently, poor stock performance.

25 min.

Room A - Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc.

Investment

Jacques Bonneau

Jacques Bonneau has a Bachelor’s of Geological Engineering and a Master of Science from Université Laval. With more than 40 years of exploration and development experience in the mining sector, he has worked for Soquem, Falconbridge Copper and the Vior-Mazarin mining group. Over the years, he has been actively involved in the acquisition, discovery and […]

$ COCKTAIL AND AWARDS GALA

Presented by FASKEN - Ticket cost : $ 150 Additional tickets Form  

Sheraton Centre, Salon ABC

$ BREAKFAST-CONFERENCE YOUNG MINING PROFESSIONALS (YMP) (conference given in French)

Innovation and the Next Generation in the Mining Sector (conference given in French) The conference will be given by Pierre Lassonde and Bryan Coates through a series of questions and answers and anecdotes from the speakers. The following topics will be covered: innovation, new methods and technologies used, artificial intelligence, and the role of the new generation in the mining sector. Ticket cost:  $70 Additional tickets Form

1 1/2 h

Sheraton Centre, Salon ABC

Présenté par: Harfang Exploration, Osisko Metals, SOQUEM

Bryan Coates

Bryan A. Coates has been President of Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd since June 2014. From 2007 to 2014, he was the Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Osisko Mining Corporation. Mr. Coates was responsible for all activities related to financing, financial reporting, marketing relating to the gold industry, risk management and government relations. […]

Pierre Lassonde

B.A., B.Sc., U de Montréal 1971, M.B.A. U of Utah 1973, P.Eng. 1976, CFA 1984, Hon. Ph.D. Engineering U of Toronto, Montréal, Ryerson, Hon. Ph.D. Business, U of Utah, Hon. D. Law, York University, June 2014 and Western University, June 2015. Awarded Doctor of Science, Concordia University, June 2016. Pierre Lassonde co-founded Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation […]

TRADE SHOW

From 9 a.m to 4 p.m., visit the exhibitors and the different zones of the exhibition floor! Business Café des Affaires et Zone Rendez-vous Sponsored by : OSISKO GOLD ROYALTIES Pub Explo Sponsored by : FOND DE SOLIDARITÉ FTQ, HYDRO QUÉBEC,  RESSOURCES FALCO, RAYMOND CHABOT GRANT THORNTON, PROBE METAL INC Pause-café mercredi et jeudi Sponsored by : MIDLAND EXPLORATION

What We Don’t Know About VMS Systems: Alteration and Composition Issues

Each of the five lithotectonic VMS environments has a unique set of components. We need better understandings of subvolcanic intrusions as possible metal sources, sub-seafloor vs. seafloor mound depositional settings, size and composition of key vectors in alteration systems, ore compositions, and the form and content of exhalite caps. Questions include: Why do advective vs. hydrothermal components in alteration systems vary in size: e.g., Na depletion from 2x footprint to 10s of km, what controls abundance/composition of carbonate alteration and on Ba and Tl partitioning into sericite vs. barite or low-T sulfides, and paleo- water depth control of Au content?

30 min.

Room B - Hecla Mining Company

Geoscience

James Franklin

James is a consulting geologist and former Chief Geologist at the GSC. Throughout his career, he has researched alteration fingerprinting methods for VMS deposits and vein-type gold deposits, developing new uses of lithogeochemical data to provide exploration vectors. He led the GSC’s Marine Minerals Program, discovering, mapping and drilling “black smokers” on oceanic spreading ridges. […]

How to Be a Winner

Marie-Philip Poulin - Olympic Gold Medalist - Women's Hockey

15 min

Room A - Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc

Investment

How to get Millenials to Invest in Mining – Red Cloud KS / Investment Sessions

Chad Williams - Founder and CEO -Red Cloud Klondike Strike SESSION PRESENTED BY : RED CLOUD KLONDIKE STRIKE INC.

15 min

Room A - Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc

Investment

What We Don’t Know About VMS Deposits: Metal Endowment Processes

VMS deposits are one of the best understood deposit types, an outcome of research on ancient and modern deposits. We have a good understanding of the processes responsible for sulfide deposition, zone refining and metal zonation, alteration, and their association with volcanic centres and synvolcanic structures. However, our understanding of the larger VMS ore systems is lacking. Notably, we cannot predict the VMS endowment or fertility of greenstone belts, nor can we predict metal tenor, especially gold content. We suspect a magmatic contribution is necessary for giant and/or Au-rich deposits, but arguments presented for ancient deposits are largely circumstantial.

30 min.

Room B - Hecla Mining Company

Geoscience

Harold Gibson

Harold, a Professor of Volcanology and Ore Deposits at the Harquail School of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University, is the founding Director of Metal Earth, a $104M research project whose goal is to determine controls on the differential base and precious metal endowment of greenstone belts. Harold’s research spans ancient and modern volcanic ore systems with […]

Blue Thunder Mining Corp. – Red Cloud KS / Investment Sessions

SESSION PRESENTED BY : RED CLOUD KLONDIKE STRIKE INC.

20 min.

Room A - Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc

Investment

Orford Mining Corporation – Red Cloud KS / Investment Session

SESSION PRESENTED BY : RED CLOUD KLONDIKE STRIKE INC.

20 min.

Room A - Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc

Investment

The Influence of Giants on Knowledge: The LaRonde Deposit Case, From 2000 to Today (conference given in French)

The LaRonde mine has produced over five million ounces of gold, in addition to major amounts of silver, copper and zinc. The gold-rich volcanogenic massive sulfide lenses of the LaRonde-Bousquet 2 complex are among the richest and largest of the world, with a total tonnage of 88 Mt (13.6 MOZ Au; cumulative production, reserves and resources). The detailed study of the LaRonde deposit has contributed significantly to our understanding of such deposits and helped improve exploration models. Access to new areas of the deposit at depth (underground and drill core) makes it possible to further study this exceptional deposit and improve our technical and scientific knowledge.

25 min.

Room B - Hecla Mining Company

Geoscience

Patrick Mercier-Langevin

Patrick has been a senior Research Scientist as a metallogenist at the Geological Survey of Canada in Québec City since 2006. He is currently Science Leader of the Gold Project of the Targeted Geoscience Initiative 5. Patrick is also the Vice-President for Regional Affairs of the Society of Economic Geologists.

Bonterra Resources Inc – Red Cloud KS / Investment Session

SESSION PRESENTED BY : RED CLOUD KLONDIKE STRIKE INC.

20 min.

Room A - Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc

Investment

Airborne EM Geophysics Applied to VMS Exploration – Case Studies (conference given in French)

Airborne EM methods have played a key role in the exploration of VMS deposits thanks to their excellent electrical properties. Over the last decades, the continuous improvement of modern EM platforms operating either in time domain (VTEM) or with natural sources (ZTEM) has led to a significant increase in their detection power, making it possible to easily detect deep deposits, which went undetected in the past. In this presentation, we show some successful examples of VTEM and ZTEM survey results that have led to the discovery of VMS mineralization in various regions of the world.

25 min.

Room B - Hecla Mining Company

Geoscience

Nasreddine Bournas

Nasreddine Bournas is a Senior Geophysicist with Geotech Ltd. (Aurora) and has expertise in the interpretation and modelling of airborne geophysical data and their integration with geology. He has been involved in many interpretation projects focusing on the exploration of various types of mineral resources worldwide. He holds a Ph.D. in geophysics and has delivered […]

Monarques Gold Corp. – Red Cloud KS / Investment Session

SESSION PRESENTED BY : RED CLOUD KLONDIKE STRIKE INC.

20 min.

Room A - Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc

Investment

The Scott Deposit: Geological Settting and Implications for VMS Exploration in the Chibougamau Region (conference given in French)

The Scott polymetallic deposit includes several distinct lenses of massive and stringer sulfides distributed over a distance of two kilometres. The mineralized zones are mainly associated with felsic volcanics with a particular chemical signature. A positive Preliminary Economic Assessment was recently filed on the deposit. Exploration work led to confirmation of a large, vigorous hydrothermal system that suggests the possible presence of a deposit larger than the resources discovered to date. Stratigraphic and lithogeochemical knowledge, combined with a better understanding of regional structures, could lead to other VMS discoveries on the property and elsewhere in the Chibougamau region.

25 min.

Room B - Hecla Mining Company

Geoscience

Gérald Riverin

Gérald Riverin received a degree in geological engineering from Université du Québec à Chicoutimi in 1972, and a Ph.D. from Queen’s University in 1977. He has spent his entire career in industry and was involved in the developement of several properties, including Troilus, an open pit gold and copper mine north of Chibougamau. More recently, […]

RNC Minerals – Red Cloud KS Investment Sessions

PRESENTED BY : RED CLOUD KLONDIKE STRIKE INC.

20 min.

Room A - Red Cloud Klondike Strike

Investment

Closing Remarks – Red Cloud KS / Investment Session

SESSION PRESENTED BY : RED CLOUD KLONDIKE STRIKE INC.

20 min.

Room A - Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc

Investment

New Horizons in the Bathurst Zn-Pb-Ag Base Metal Camp

Understanding of the Bathurst Mining Camp (BMC) has evolved from associations of rock type with mineralization, through complex structural geology, ore deposit geochemistry, and stratigraphic relationships within a complex volcano-sedimentary setting. Recent development of chemostratigraphic applications enhance the ability to predict and develop exploration targets within a complex 3D geometrical environment using advanced 3D GIS tools in combination with large data sets, geological interpretation and geophysics. An example is the comparison of the geometries and continuity of key mineralized horizons that can be expected in the BMC with those demonstrated in the thrust and fold belts of the Rocky Mountains.

25 min

Room B -Hecla Mining Company

Geosciences

Robin Adair

35 years of experience on North American and international mineral exploration and development projects involving both management and technical participation in base and precious metal projects from grassroots exploration through discovery, resource/reserve definition, feasibility and production. Record of exploration successes through senior positions and directorships held with public and private companies.

Environmental Authorizations in Quebec: the Impact of the Modernized Scheme on the Mining industry – Opinion of the Fraser Institute and Experts in the Field. (conference given in English and French)

The new Environment Quality Act (EQA) came into force on March 23, 2018, marking the beginning of the gradual implementation of a new environmental authorization scheme in Quebec. The panel will explain the new scheme and also address the new Act respecting the conservation of wetlands and bodies of water, highlighting the impact that these schemes might have on persons who wish to engage in a mining activity that is governed by Quebec legislation. Among the topics that will be addressed, particular emphasis will be placed on combating climate change, modulating the environmental authorization scheme based on the risk presented by a project, increased access to information, and greater public participation in environmental issues. The panel will also be an opportunity to present the recent study by the Fraser Institute on the environmental permit application process and delays. The Fraser Institute Study will be summarized and followed by an open discussion between the panelists and participants in the room. SESSION PARTNER: NEMASKA LITHIUM

1h30

Room A - Red Cloud Klondike Strike Inc

Investment

Elmira Aliakbari

Elmira Aliakbari is Associate Director of Natural Resource Studies at the Fraser Institute. She received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Guelph, and M.A. and B.S. degrees in Economics, both from the University of Tehran in Iran. She has studied public policy involving energy and the environment for nearly eight years. Prior to […]

Hélène Lauzon

Ms. Hélène Lauzon chairs the Quebec Business Council on the Environment / Conseil patronal de l’environnement du Québec (CPEQ), which presents the concerns and contributions of Quebec businesses to governments and other stakeholders in the areas of the environment and sustainable development. She is also co-chair of the Climate Change Advisory Committee in Québec’s Ministère […]

Pierre-Olivier Charlebois

Pierre-Oliver Charlebois is a leading lawyer in the areas of environmental, mining, energy, climate change and corporate social responsibility law. Recognized by his peers across Canada and internationally due to his multidisciplinary expertise, Pierre-Olivier is the go-to legal reference. Pierre-Olivier is the leader of the Corporate Social Responsibility group. He also heads the Environmental, Energy […]

Stratiform Copper Mineralization in Metamorphosed Manganese Siliceous Dolomites of the Grenville Supergroup, Mitchi Project, Kintavar Exploration (conference given in French)

Kintavar Exploration explores Mesoproterozoic (~1.2 Ga) copper-bearing marble basins over more than 100 square kilometres north of Mont-Laurier in Upper Gatineau. These are siliceous dolomites metamorphosed to amphibolite facies as indicated by olivine and by diopside paragenesis. The stratiform copper levels show at least three phases of Grenvillian folding. Two copper facies are distinguished: a) very finely disseminated chalcocite in a serpentinized olivine marble and phlogopite and b) coarser composite chalcopyrite-bornite grains in diopside-phlogopite rocks ranging from marble to feldspar-diopside rocks. In the region, the end of the Rigolet orogeny, at 0.95 Ga, is accompanied by the Lesueur alkaline intrusion and sodic-calcic hydrothermal activities associated with extension faults. Chalcopyrite and bornite can be remobilized in post-orogenic scapolite to infill cavities.

25 min.

Room B - Hecla Mining Company

Geoscience

Alain Cayer

Mr. Cayer, geologist, began his career with SOQUEM in 1998, looking for rare earth and base metal deposits on the North Shore in Quebec. In 2002, he joined the Virginia Gold Mines team as a project geologist and discovered, in 2003, the Éléonore gold deposit in James Bay. In 2011, he joined GéoMégA Resources as […]

Comparing the Metamorphic Volcanogenic Sulfide Deposits of Grenville and Australia (conference given in French)

The heavily metamorphosed Proterozoic volcanic-sedimentary sequences of Grenville Province contain volcanogenic sulfide deposits. These deposits share many similarities with two of Australia’s biggest metamorphic deposits: Cannington, one of the largest silver mines on the planet, and Broken Hill, where BHP was founded. Cannington’s sulfide deposits are located in metamorphic amphibolite facies, while Broken Hill’s are found in granulite facies. The talk will focus in particular on the remobilization and concentration of gold and silver in these deposits.

25 min.

Room B - Hecla Mining Company

Geoscience

Michel Gauthier

Michel Gauthier was a Professor of Economic Geology in Université du Québec à Montréal’s Earth and Atmosphere Sciences department from 1981 to 2013.

Significance of Magnetite in VMS From the Matagami Mining Camp, Abitibi: Implications for Exploration (conference given in French)

Magnetite is a common accessory mineral in VMS deposits. However, in some archean deposits, magnetite can be a major component (50%) of the mineralogy, rendering some parts of the deposit sub-economic or barren. This is the case in the Matagami mining camp, in Abitibi, where all of the 20 exploited deposits have at least 10% magnetite (up to 30%). This study aims to better understand the petrogenesis of the massive magnetite zones. The methodological approach combines 3D modelling of the magnetite zones, detailed petrography and in situ major and trace elements chemistry of sulfides and oxides.

25 min.

Room B - Hecla Mining Company

Geoscience

Dominique Gena

Undergrad (2007) at Montpellier (France) Master (2009) and Ph.D. (2015) at UQAC Recipient of the Julian Boldy Award (2011). Since 2013: Researcher at CONSOREM (Mineral Exploration Research Consortium). Since February 2018: Research Associate at UQAC