CIM 2010 Workshop:
“New Approaches to Greener Mining”
Sunday, May 9, 2010

Time Topic Presenter
9:00 – 9:05 Welcome & Outline Jeff Warner
9:05 – 10:00 Overview of SR techniques with application to green mining issues Jeff Warner
10:00 – 10:15 Break  
10:15 – 11:15 Canada’s Green Mining Initiative Louise Laverdure, NRCan
11:15 – 11:55 Technical Talk: Novel technologies applicable to the characterization and environmental management of mine wastes Skya Fawcett, Lorax
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch  
1:00 – 1:40 Technical Talk: Characterization of arsenic and antimony in mine waste using synchrotron microanalysis Heather Jamieson, Queen’s University
1:40 – 2:20 Technical Talk:
Synchrotron aided bacterial discoveries: new opportunities for enhanced mine performance
Leslie Warren, McMaster University
2:20 – 3:00 Regulatory Talk – upcoming trends in regulation Bruce Dudley, Delphi Group
3:00 – 3:15 Break  
3:15 – 4:15 Panel Discussion:
Using new analytical approaches for greener mining – what else is needed?
Moderator: Jeff Cutler
Panelists:
  • Laverdure
  • Dudley
  • Fawcett
4:15 – 4:45 Summary Discussion and Conclusions Jeff Cutler
4:45-5:00 Adjournment Jeff Cutler

 

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