Como todos los años, el conocido empresario minero Guillermo Re Kühl llevará a la exposición de la Prospectors and Developpers Association of Canada la promoción de la minería argentina. En diálogo con Mining Press, Re Kühl anticipó que “el pabellón de la industria minera argentina en la PDAC 2013 va a contar, como en los últimos 10 años, con la presencia de mineras, proveedoras de servicios, miembros de la comunidad minera y abogados en la búsqueda de oportunidades”,
Re Kühl, presidente de Alto Americas, tiene un buen balance de la convocatoria: “Unas 30 empresas son las que siempre nos acompañan en diversas categorías de sponsors. La idea es mantener las reuniones desde el inicio con desayunos de trabajo desde el domingo hasta reuniones organizadas y presentaciones especiales terminando con el habitual espectáculo de “Tango y Salsa”.
El Argentine Pavillion es el espacio privado que organiza Re Kühl y que tiene como vecino al pabellón argentino que monta, por su parte, la Secretaría de Minería de la Nación.
Re Kuhl. Promoviendo negocios mineros en Toronto
“El congreso cierra formalmente el miércoles al mediodía y la gran mayoría de los negocios se cierran entre el domingo y el martes. El evento tiene la particularidad de existir a pesar de los años conflictivos y este es un año de commodities de precios bajos, los fondos están dudando en qué invertir y las empresas han reducido por diversos motivos, los presupuestos de exploración. A pesar de todo esto que preocupa a los gerentes, la feria de Toronto es la cita indicada para los que están bien, los que están más o menos y hasta los que van a buscar trabajo. Por eso, el número de inscriptos va a superar los 30.000, por encima de los números del año pasado”, destacó Re Kühl .
“La PDAC es la reunión minera por excelencia y pese a que las circunstancias no son las optimas, iremos de nuevo a mostrar nuestro potencial. La Argentina está perdiendo algunas posiciones competitivas frente a países como Colombia o Perú, dentro de un contexto de Latinoamérica por motivos macro y macroeconómicos. Los temas que más le preocupan a los inversores con respecto a la Argentina son bien conocidos, como la disponibilidad de utilidades, que es algo que se tendrá que solucionar”, remarcó el organizador del Argentine Pavillion”
¿Cuál es el consejo para quienes asisten desde Argentina a la PDAC 2013. “Mi primer consejo es armar un buen proyecto, una buena propuesta, porque siempre hay inversores atentos a venir a la Argentina, aún en un contexto internacional complicado como éste”, dijo Re Kühl .
“Tango&Salsa. El clásico de Re Kühl vuelve a Toronto”
Sunday, March 3
Commodities and market outlook
Sponsored by Raymond James Ltd., RBC Capital Markets, Scotiabank & Standard Chartered
1:00 - 5:00 pm
Chairs: Santo Ranieri, Paradigm Capital Inc. & Terence Ortslan, TSO & Associates, Toronto, Canada
Industry capital, operating and geopolitical developments: Sector case example iron ore, Phil Newman, CRU, London, England
Global economic parameters and impact on base/bulk commodities, Duncan Hobbs, Macquarie Commodities, London, England
Silver/Platinum Group Metals (PGMs), William Tankard,Thomson Reuters GFMS, London, England
Gold, Martin Murenbeeld, DundeeWealth Inc., Victoria, Canada
Diamonds, Jeffrey Brenner, Rockwell Diamonds Inc., Johannesburg, South Africa
Uranium, Tim Gabruch, Cameco, Saskatoon, Canada
Potash/Phosphates, Paul Burnside, CRU, London, England
Zinc, Steve Hayes, Full Metal Zinc, Vancouver, Canada
Nickel, Gerhard Pariser, Heinz H. Pariser, Xanten, Germany Copper, Paul Benjamin, Wood Mackenzie, London, England
Land access challenges and solutions
1:00 - 3:30 pm
Chair: Eira Thomas, Lucara Diamond Corporation, Vancouver, Canada
Building social licence in resolving land dispute settlement, Frieda River project, Papua New Guinea, Justin Rogers, Xstrata Copper, Brisbane, Australia
Securing Free, Prior and Informed Consent at Inmet's Cobre Panama project, Mercedes Morris, Inmet Mining Corporation, Panama City, Panama & Edwin Urresta, rePlan, Quito, Ecuador
Regulatory solutions to challenges facing Aboriginal communal land holdings in Mexico, Ralph Cuervo-Lorens, Blaney McMurtry LLP & Guillermo Cruz Rico, Cruz Herrera Ltd., Toronto, Canada
Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia's (AME BC) revised Aboriginal Engagement Toolkit, Gavin Dirom, Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC), Vancouver, Canada
Developing a linear access road: Black Thor chromite project, Khaled Abdel-Barr & Chris Sanderson, Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver, Canada
The future of Impact Benefit Agreements (IBAs): From CSR to commercial transactions, Mark Podlasly, Nlaka'pamux First Nation, Vancouver, Canada
Maximizing the value of your company
1:00 - 3:30 pm
Chairs: John Morganti, Morganti Advisors Inc. & Bob Schafer, Hunter Dickinson Inc., Vancouver, Canada
Does selling your property add shareholder value? Jason Goulden, SNL Metals Economics Group, Halifax, Canada
What is the value of your project? William Roscoe, RPA Inc., Toronto, Canada
Preparing your project for sale, Dave Strang, Lumina Copper Corp., Vancouver, Canada
Maximizing the value of your project during the data due diligence, Ryan MacMillan, Merrill DataSite, Canada, Toronto, Canada
How to help your investment banker maximize the value of your project, Bruno Kaiser, Paradigm Capital Inc., Toronto, Canada
How to help your legal counsel maximize the value of your project, Darrell Podowski, McMillan LLP, Vancouver, Canada
New mines in the Southern Andes
1:00 - 4:00 pm
Chairs: Neil Gow, Consultant & Catherine Gignac, Catherine Gignac and Associates, Toronto, Canada
Special presentation: A decade of discovery in the Southern Andes, Introduction by Stephen McIntosh, Rio Tinto, Melbourne, Australia and presentation by Richard H. Sillitoe, Independent Consultant, London, England
The geology of the Relincho porphyry copper-molybdenum deposit, Atacama region, Chile, Paul Johnston, Teck Resources Limited, Vancouver, Canada
Exploration and geology of Eocene porphyry-related Cu-Au deposits at EI Morro, Chile, Gassaway Brown, Goldcorp Inc., Santiago, Chile
Main alteration-mineralization events in the Taca Taca porphyry, Salta province, Argentina, Guillermo Almandoz, Lumina Copper Corp., Salta, Argentina
Discovery and geology of the Santo Domingo IOCG deposit inChile, Lars Beggerow, Capstone Mining Corp., Vancouver, Canada.
Monday, March 4
Opening Ceremonies
8:30 - 9:15 am
Keynote session: Risk and reward in mining exploration and development
9:20 - 11:30 am
Chairs: Peter Legein, Alexandria Minerals Corporation, Toronto & Stephen Wallace, Jourdan Resources Inc., Canada
An economist's perspective on mineral exploration and development, Roderick Eggert, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, USA
An industry at risk, Chris Hinde, IntierraRMG (UK) Ltd., London, England
How should mineral exploration risks be evaluated? Donald Singer, U.S. Geological Survey (Retired) Consultant, Cupertino, USA
Detour Lake mine: A successful development case study, Gerald Panneton, Detour Gold Corporation, Toronto, Canada
Global business risks in mining and metals with a spotlight on Canada, Michael Elliott, Ernst and Young Australia, Sydney, Australia
Development issues pertaining to mines and mineral deposits: Capex and low grades
9:00 am - 12 noon
Chair: David Mallalieu, Gaultheria Mineral Services Inc., Ottawa & David Christie, Goodman Investment Counsel, Toronto, Canada
Mine feasibility methods still need correction, Richard Bullock, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Longview, USA
Rewards and risks of low-grade gold projects: All projects are not equal - The Mt. Todd gold project, a case study, Frederick Earnest, Vista Gold Corp., Littleton, USA
Developing a low-grade gold deposit: Lessons learned, Pierre Beaudoin, Detour Gold Corporation, Toronto, Canada
What makes or breaks a low-grade deposit: Geological perspectives, Michael Gareau, M. Gareau & Associates Geological Services Inc., Fall River, Canada
The challenge of precisely estimating the tenor of a lowgrade gold deposit: The Bomboré example, with emphasis on the sampling and analytical issues, Pascal Marquis, Orezone Gold Corp., Ottawa, Canada
CAPEX calamities: Where do we go from here?, Jay Collins, Merit Consultants International, Vancouver, Canada
Building Aboriginal capacity for economic independence
9:00 am - 12 noon
Chairs: Patricia Stirbys, Stirbys & Co., Toronto & Mafalda Arias, Mafalda Arias & Associates, Vancouver, Canada
Capacity building through Impact Benefit Agreements, Merle Alexander, Bull Housser, Vancouver, Canada
Avalon and Deninu K'ue First Nation partnering in the north, David Swisher, Avalon Rare Metals Inc., Toronto & Chief Louis Balsillie, Deninu K'ue First Nation, Fort Resolution, Canada
A new community engagement best practice, Michelle Drylie & John van Nostrand, rePlan, Toronto, Canada
Negotiating IBAs with a positive legacy, Nalaine Morin & Rob McPhee, Tahltan Nation, Dease Lake, Canada
Panel discussion: Building sustainable relationships and self-sufficiency, Laura Stirret, British Columbia Aboriginal Mine Training Association, Vancouver; Chief Shane Gottfriedson, Tk'emlups te Secwepemc, Kamloops; Melanie Sturk, Mining Industry Human Resource Council (MiHR), Kanata and Jeremiah Windigo, Naicatchewenin Development Corporation, Fort Frances, Canada
Canada in 2013: A cross-country check-up of exploration and development successes and potential problems
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Chairs: Roger Wallis, Roger Wallis & Associates & John Sullivan, Excellon Resources Inc., Toronto, Canada
Mineral resource development in Canada: An overview of exploration and advanced projects, Louis Arseneau, Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Atlantic Canada, Peter Dimmell, Silverspruce Resources Inc., St. John's, Canada
Quebec, André Gaumond, Virginia Mines Inc., Quebec City, Canada
Manitoba & Saskatchewan, MaryAnn Mihychuk, Corporate Relations Services, Winnipeg, Canada
British Columbia & Yukon, Tom Schroeter, Fjordland Exploration Inc., Vancouver, Canada
Northwest Territories & Nunavut, Tom Hoefer, Northwest Territories and Nunavut Chamber of Mines, Yellowknife, Canada
Diamonds from the Arctic
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Chairs: Patricia Sheahan, Consultant, Toronto & Jennifer Pell, Peregrine Diamonds Ltd., Vancouver, Canada
An overview of Russia: Geology, regional diamond depositarenas, Felix Kaminsky, KM Diamond Exploration Ltd., Vancouver, Canada
On the evaluation of new territories for ALROSA, exploration activities in eastern European and Siberian platforms (Naykyn and specific pipes), Victor Ustinov, ALROSA, St. Petersburg, Russia
The development of the Grib pipe: The world's next major diamond mine, Maxim Mescheryakov, OAO Arkhangelskgeoldobycha (AGD), Arkhangelsk, Russia
New prospective for diamond deposits in Siberia, Nick Poikhilenko, Russian Institute of Geology and Minerology, Novosibirsk, Russia
ALROSA's role in the international diamond production and marketing arena, Chaim Even-Zohar, Tacy Ltd., Ramat Gan, Israel
Tuesday, March 5
Financing in a volatile market
9:00 am - 12 noon
Chairs: Daryl Hodges, Jennings Capital Inc. & Marc Mills, National Bank Financial, Toronto, Canada
From concept to cashflow in 12 months: The Santa Elenamine, Mexico, Eric Fier, SilverCrest Mines Inc., Vancouver, Canada
Breathing new life into a historic deposit: The Rio Tinto mine, Spain, Harry Anagnostaras-Adams, EMED Mining, Nicosia, Cyprus
Multi-partner financing in Brazil: The RDM gold project, Brazil, Dino Titaro, Carpathian Gold Inc., Toronto, Canada
A passing grade with production in sight, Claudio Mancuso, Colossus Minerals Inc., Toronto, Canada
Commodity streaming revisited: Alternative financing options in an uncertain equity market, Nolan Watson, Sandstorm Gold Ltd., Vancouver, Canada
Metals & mining M&A: The sale is on, but who's buying? John Nyholt, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Toronto, Canada
Iron ore in Canada
9:00 am - 12 noon
Chairs: Robert Herzig, RPA Inc., Toronto & David Lentz,
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada
Review of the petrogenesis of the iron ore deposits: An examination of key to subtle characteristics and the endmember processes responsible for ore formation in a wide variety of geodynamic environments, David Lentz, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada
The world-class Canadian iron ranges: New developments and exploration in Labrador and Quebec, Andy Kerr, Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John's, Canada
How do large iron deposits form? Andrey Bekker, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
DRI in the 21st century: A new technology to produce DRI from oolitic iron ores, Victor Hernandez, Hatch, Mississauga, Canada
Predicting and optimizing iron ore production through geometallurgical
characterization, Hugh de Souza, SGS Minerals Services, Lakefield, Canada
Canadian iron ore in the world market, Jan van Veelen,FERRUM Consultants, Zug, Switzerland
Jackpot at 8 Ma: Select mineral deposits in the Middle Cauca Gold Belt, Colombia
9:00 am - 12 noon
Chairs: David Ross, RPA Inc., Toronto & Darryl Lindsay, Batero Gold Corp., Vancouver, Canada
Tectono-magmatic setting of Au (Cu, Ag-Pb-Zn) mineralization in the Middle Cauca Belt, Colombia, Robert Shaw, Braeval Mining Corp., Toronto, Canada
Buritica and Colombia's Cordilleran potential, Vic Wall, Continental Gold Limited, Toronto, Canada
Porphyry gold-copper and epithermal mineralization associated with a 7.5 Ma caldera event in the Titiribi District, Antoquia, Colombia, Colin Andrew, Sunward Resources Ltd., Vancouver, Canada
Deep mineralization discovery at the Marmato Au-Ag deposit, Caldas, Colombia, Alessandro Cecchi, Gran Colombia Gold Corp., Toronto, Canada
Advances at the La Cumbre gold deposit, Batero-Quinchia project, Quinchia, Colombia, Darryl Lindsay, Batero Gold Corp., Vancouver, Canada
Large igneous provinces and metallogeny [Part One of Two]
9:00 am - 12 noon
Chairs: Wouter Bleeker, Geological Survey of Canada &
Richard Ernst, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
LIPs and metallogeny: An overview, Richard Ernst, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Structural controls on Ni-Cu-PGE sulfide mineralization in the roots of large igneous provinces, Peter Lightfoot, Vale, Sudbury, Canada
Using the LIP knowledge base to explore for PGE, V-Ti-Fe oxide and chromite deposits, David Peck, Peck Geoscience & Exploration Corp., Brandon, Canada
Tropical LIPs: Weathered voluminous ultramafic complexes and the future for nickel, Tony Donaghy, Anglo American, Goiânia, Brazil
Understanding Archean komatiite magmatic provinces: The search for new nickel camps, Steve Beresford, MMG Limited, Perth, Australia
LIPs and Proterozoic uranium deposits of the Canadian Shield, Charlie Jefferson, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Australian Au-Cu deposits: Current scene and hidden future
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Chairs: Marian Moroney, Barrick Gold Corporation, Toronto, Canada & Rick Rogerson, Geological Survey of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Australia's iron oxide Cu-Au provinces: World-class opportunities, Roger Skirrow, Geoscience Australia, Canberra, Australia
Exploring undercover for the next generation of Australian discoveries, T. Campbell McCuaig, Centre for Exploration Targeting, Perth, Australia
Can new drilling technology uncover the next generation of deposits? Richard Hillis, Deep Exploration Technologies Cooperative Research Centre (DET CRC), Adelaide, Australia
Evolution of the world-class Cadia gold-copper province, central western New South Wales, Colin Moorhead, Newcrest Mining Limited, Melbourne, Australia
Tropicana gold deposit, Western Australia: The geological and geochronological framework of a frontier greenfields discovery, Mark Doyle, AngloGold Ashanti Limited, Perth, Australia
DeGrussa: A new Proterozoic Cu-Au district in Western Australia, from discovery to production in three years, Bruce Hooper, Sandfire Resources NL, Perth, Australia
Geology, structure and exploration potential of the Peak Mines' Cobar Gold Field, New South Wales, Speaker to be announced, New Gold Inc.
Geophysics
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Chairs: Greg Hodges, Fugro Airborne Surveys, Toronto & Jean Legault, Geotech Ltd., Aurora, Canada
Exploration and exploitation of deep ocean orebodies: Status and potential, Peter Kowalczyk, Ocean Floor Geophysics Inc., Surrey, Canada
A new generation MIP system using SQUID sensors and remote referencing, Dennis Woods, Discovery International Geophysics Inc., Saskatoon, Canada
GRAVILOG: An update on the development and use of borehole gravity for mining exploration, Chris Nind, Scintrex Ltd., Concord, Canada
Recent advances and the road ahead for large-scale 3D geophysical inversion, Michael Zhdanov, TechnoImaging, LLC, Salt Lake City, USA
Seismic reflection imaging for deep mine planning and exploration in the Kevitsa Ni-Cu-PGE deposit, northern Finland, Alireza Malehmir, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
The good, the bad and the ugly: Airborne EM and the regolith, Chris Wijns, Quantum Minerals Ltd., Perth, Australia
Airborne gravity gradiometry in the Ring of Fire, Desmond Rainsford, Ontario Geological Survey, Sudbury, Canada
Emerging metallotects of northern Canada
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Chair: John Percival, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa & Neil Gow, Consultant, Toronto, Canada
Lithospheric structure and diamond potential of northern Canada, David Snyder, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Base and precious metal opportunities in the northeastern Rae Craton, David Corrigan, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
New insights on Churchill province metallogeny, Sally Pehrsson, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
IOCG potential in northern Canada: Lessons from the Great Bear Magmatic Zone, Louise Corriveau, Geological Survey of Canada, Quebec City, Canada
Uranium potential of northern Canada's Proterozoic basins, Charlie Jefferson, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
New gold metallotects of the northern Cordillera, Craig Hart, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Regional framework and mineral potential of the Arctic Islands, Chris Harrison, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Large igneous provinces and metallogeny [Part Two of Two]
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Chairs: Wouter Bleeker, Geological Survey of Canada &
Richard Ernst, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Ring of Fire, Jim Mungall, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Jackpot at 290 Ma: Au, Ni-Cu and other commodities associated with the Tarim LIP, Reimar Seltmann, Centre for Russian and Central EurAsian Mineral Studies (CERCAMS), Natural History Museum, London, England
LIPs, iron formations and VMS deposits, Andrey Bekker, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada Sullivan (SEDEX) and its associated LIP, John Lydon, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
LIPs, kimberlites and carbonatites, Don Schissel, DJS Group Inc., Concord, USA
Exploration fundamentals for Precambrian IOCG: Anorthosite - A-type granite LIPs by induced convection at craton margins, Robert Kerrich, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
LIPs and reconstructions and tracing of metallogenic belts, Wouter Bleeker, Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
Wednesday, March 6
The silver session
9:00 am - 12 noon
Chairs: Robert Valliant, Tri Origin Exploration Ltd., Aurora & Andrew Kaip, BMO Capital Markets, Toronto, Canada
The future of silver industrial demand, Michael DiRienzo, The Silver Institute, Washington, USA
Mexico: Main street for silver, Peter K.M. Megaw, MAG Silver Corp., Tucson, USA
The great Fresnillo silver mining district, Zacatecas, Mexico, David A. Giles, Fresnillo plc, Chihuahua, Mexico Silver deposits of Peru, Isac Burstein, Hochschild Mining plc, Lima, Peru
The Escobal silver deposit, Guatemala, Brian Brodsky, Tahoe Resources Inc., Reno, USA
Major silver districts of the western United States: Their importance relative to past and current North American production, Paul Hohbach, Coeur d'Alene Mines Corp., Coeur d'Alene, USA
Geology and production of world-wide districts: Historic, current and new developments, Michael Steinmann, Pan American Silver Corp., Vancouver, Canada
Specialty metals and minerals
9:00 am - 12 noon
Chairs: Don Bubar, Avalon Rare Metals Inc. & Don Hains, Hains Engineering Co. Ltd., Toronto, Canada
Lac Knife graphite project, Gary Economo, Focus Graphite Inc., Ottawa, Canada
Albany graphite project, Aubrey Eveleigh, Zenyatta Ventures Ltd., Thunder Bay, Canada
Canada Lithium: Up and running, Peter Secker, Canada Lithium Corp., Toronto, Canada
Inwood magnesium project, Douglas Reeson, Gossan Resources Ltd., Winnipeg, Canada
Huajan germanium coal project, Lee Barker, Sparton Resources Inc., Toronto, Canada
Orbite Aluminae Grande Vallée project, Richard Boudreault, Orbite Aluminae Inc., Saint Laurent, Canada
New discoveries and developments
9:00 - 11:30 am
Chairs: Charles Beaudry, Xmet Inc. & Bill Mercer, Avalon Rare Metals Inc., Toronto, Canada
The Rackla project, Yukon, Robert Carne, ATAC Resources Ltd., Vancouver, Canada
The Tujuh Bukit project discovery story, Indonesia, Gary Snow, Intrepid Mines Ltd., Perth, Australia
Carrapateena iron oxide copper-gold project, Australia, Mick Sawyer, OZ Minerals, Parkside, Australia
The Romero gold-copper discovery in the Dominican Republic, William Fisher, Goldquest Mining Corporation, Toronto, Canada
Ontario's Ring of Fire: Unlocking potential and creating opportunity
9:00 am - 12 noon
Chairs: Roger Wallis, Roger Wallis & Associates, Toronto &
Christine Kaszycki, Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, Sudbury, Canada
Title to be announced, Christine Kaszycki, Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, Sudbury, Canada
Ring of Fire and beyond: The exceptional mineral potential of Ontario's far north, an overview, James Franklin, Franklin Geosciences Ltd., Nepean, Canada
Chromite: World distribution, uses, supply/demand, future, Gerhard Pariser, Heinz H. Pariser, Xanten, Germany
Enabling the Ring of Fire through infrastructure development, Speaker to be announced, Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., Cleveland, USA
First Nations perspective on Ring of Fire development, Speaker to be announced, Matawa First Nations, Thunder Bay, Canada
Ontario's long-term strategy: Opportunities for success, George Ross, Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines, Toronto, Canada
