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28 SEG NEWSLETTER No 90 • JULY 2012 SENIOR EXPLORATION MANAGEMENT COURSE August 27–30, 2012, 8:30 am–5 pm SEG Conference Center, Littleton, Colorado Organizer: Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) Presenter: Western Mining Services (WMS) SCOPE This four-day training course concerns the principles and practices of effective exploration management. The curriculum covers the spectrum of mineral exploration business issues that typically confront senior exploration managers. Participants will leave with a better understanding of • Mineral exploration at the strategic scale – the roles of greenfields and brownfields exploration in development and implementation of corporate operating and growth strategies; • Designing and managing exploration programs and portfolios; • The importance of group structure, program design, process discipline and effective people management in achieving exploration group objectives; • Opportunity generation including the exploration search space concept, targeting science and the application of targeting models; and • How to negotiate land and minerals access deals transactions and how to identify and manage nontechnical risks in order to make informed decisions, achieve enhanced project economics and maintain the commercial and social licenses to operate exploration projects in diverse risk environments. The course format utilizes both lecture and workshop and stresses interactive thinking and problem solving. Participants will work in teams to design solutions to exploration management challenges and will present their results to the larger group. Enrollment may be restricted depending upon the number of applicants. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? This course is ideal for regional and country exploration managers and for senior project managers who are on track to move into positions of senior responsibility. It is also appropriate for geoscientists and commercial managers who have senior exploration management roles in their futures and for government and academic professionals who interact extensively with the mineral exploration industry. REGISTRATION & COURSE FEE Register at segweb.org/events • SEG Member: US$3,200 • Non-member: US$3,500 CANCELLATION POLICIES Full payment must accompany the registration form. Written cancellations must be received by July 31, 2012, to receive a refund, less 25% processing fee. After August 10, 2012, all fees are forfeited.
JULY 2012 • No 90 SEG NEWSLETTER 29 FACULTY Jon Hronsky (BAppSci, PhD, MAusIMM, FSEG) Jon has more than 25 years of experience in the mineral exploration industry, primarily focused on project generation, technical innovation and exploration strategy development. Jon has particular expertise in gold and nickel sulfide deposits, but has worked across a diverse range of commodities. His work led to the discovery of the West Musgrave nickel sulfide province in Western Australia. Jon joined Western Mining Services as a Principal in 2007 and has subsequently consulted to a wide range of major and junior mining companies. Before joining WMS, Jon was Manager- Strategy & Generative Services for BHP Billiton Mineral Exploration. Prior to that, he was Global Geoscience Leader for WMC Resources Ltd. Jon was SEG Distinguished Lecturer in 2009. Bart Suchomel (BA, M.Sc., RPG, FAusIMM, FSEG) Bart has over 25 years of experience in mineral exploration, including 14 years in corporate senior management roles. He has extensive experience in exploration strategy development and business planning. Bart is a principal in Western Mining Services. In this role he has provided assistance to numerous mining and exploration companies in the areas of exploration strategy, planning, portfolio management and new project development. Prior to co-founding WMS, Bart was General Manager - Exploration for WMC Resources Ltd., responsible for WMC’s global exploration programs including near-mine brownfields exploration. Bart is a past President of the SEG Foundation and serves on the SEG Audit Committee. Jeff Welborn (BA, JD) Jeff has 40 years of experience in the mineral exploration industry as a natural resources and mining lawyer and teacher, in corporate senior management for WMC Resources Ltd, and as a co-founder and a principal of Western Mining Services. His experience includes handling a broad range of commercial, legal and risk management matters that comprise the non-technical side of mineral exploration and mining globally. Jeff assists WMS clients with matters that involve commercial strategy, planning, deal analysis and negotiation, minerals/land access, commercial due diligence and risk analysis, and commercial risk management. WMS and the Centre for Exploration Targeting, University of Western Australia (CET), first presented this Course in February 2010. Participant reviews and referrals have been so positive that the Course has become a semi-annual event with alternating SEG and CET sponsorship. This SEG-sponsored Course in August 2012 will be the sixth Course presentation. COURSE CURRICULUM DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 • Mineral Exploration Principles, Philosophies and Culture • Mineral Exploration Strategy, Business Planning and Portfolio Management • People in Mineral Exploration • Introduction of Exploration Strategy Exercise • Minerals Access and Deal Making • Commercial Risk Management • Mineral Exploration Targeting • Introduction of Commercial Risk Management Exercise • Group Discussion • Mineral Exploration Targeting (cont.) • Mineral Exploration Tactics • Group Exercise • Commercial Risk Management Exercise Presentations • Exploration Strategy Exercise Presentations • Feedback, Awards and Group Discussion • Wrap-up
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