<strong>SEG</strong> 2006 Conference Organizing Committee John Dow, Chair Nate Brewer, Jeffrey Hedenquist, Murray Hitzman, Brian Hoal, Eric Nelson Borden Putnam, Laura Reed, John Thoms Wealth Creation in the Minerals Industry Integrating Science, Business, and Education www.seg2006.org <strong>SEG</strong> 2006 CONFERENCE May 14-16, 2006 Keystone, Colorado, USA Pre- and Post-Conference Workshop Titles Geochemistry in Mineral Resource Development Sampling, QA/QC and Exploratory Data Analysis The Role <strong>of</strong> Geophysics in Wealth Creation Resource & Reserve Estimation Managing Exploration Risk Sustainable Development & The Social License to Operate What Constitutes a Bankable Feasibility Study? Pre- and Post-Conference Field Trips Bingham, Utah – Carlin, Nevada Climax, Colorado Cripple Creek, Colorado Henderson, Colorado Lisbon Valley, Utah Western Slope, Colorado (wine tour) <strong>Society</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Economic</strong> <strong>Geologists</strong> 7811 Shaffer Parkway Littleton, Colorado 80127-3732 USA General conference queries: Tel: +1.720.981.7882 Fax: +1.720.981.7874 E-mail: seg2006@segweb.org Conference exhibit queries: Quality Business Services 3110 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Suite 307 Denver, Colorado 80227-4810 Tel: +1.303.914.0694 Fax: +1.303.382.8064 E-mail: dianna@qbs<strong>of</strong>fice.com
DAY 1 – Saturday, May 13, 2006 <strong>SEG</strong> Student Chapter Conference All day program Welcoming Cocktails and Exhibits Open Student Mentoring Event DAY 2 – Sunday, May 14, 2006 Wealth Creation – The Business <strong>of</strong> Exploration Pierre Lassonde, President, Newmont Mining Corporation "Exploration – The Life Blood <strong>of</strong> the Mining Industry" Charles “Chip” Goodyear, Chief Executive, BHP Billiton “The Role <strong>of</strong> Exploration in the Suite <strong>of</strong> Value- Enhancing Options” Ge<strong>of</strong>f Stanley, Senior Analyst, BMO Nesbitt Burns "Exploration – The Perspective <strong>of</strong> Wall Street" Phillip Crowson, Hon. Pr<strong>of</strong>., Centre for Energy, Mineral & Petroleum Law & Policy, University <strong>of</strong> Dundee “Metals and Minerals: The Past 25 Years” Richard Schodde, Mineral Economist Jon Hronsky, Manager-Strategy & Generative Services, both with Mineral Exploration Team, BHP Billiton Ltd. (both formerly from WMC Resources) "The Role <strong>of</strong> World-Class Deposits in Wealth Creation" Tom Albanese, Chief Executive, Copper and Exploration, Rio Tinto “The Exploration Philosophy <strong>of</strong> Rio Tinto – A Longer Term View <strong>of</strong> Value Creation” Ian Thompson and Susan Joyce, Principals, On Common Ground Consultants “Changing Industry Approaches to Sustainability” Jeremy Richards, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Economic</strong> Geology, University <strong>of</strong> Alberta “Sustainable Mining Development in Action: Rosia Montana, Romania and Nui Phao, Vietnam” Leigh Freeman, Downing Teal Paul Bartos, Colorado School <strong>of</strong> Mines Maeve Boland, Colorado School <strong>of</strong> Mines “Human Resource Strategies for the Minerals Industry – Careers, Competencies and Compensation” Richard Sillitoe, Consulting <strong>Economic</strong> Geologist John Thompson, Chief Geoscientist, Teck Cominco “Changes in Exploration Methods and Discovery Strategies” Michael Doggett, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Queen’s Univ. Richard Leveille, President, Phelps Dodge Exploration Corporation “Measuring Costs, Risks and Returns from Exploration – Improving the Success Rate” <strong>SEG</strong> 2006 Conference Program Mike Etheridge, Managing Director, Tectonex Geoconsultants Pty Ltd. “Management and Evaluation <strong>of</strong> Risk in Exploration Programs: Adding Value” Harry Parker, AMEC “Reserves, Resources and Reconciliation” DINNER PRESENTATION Guest Speaker: Randall Oliphant Chief Executive, Silver Bear Resources “Exploration: Is the Discovery Really Worth the Finding?” DAY 3 – Monday, May 15, 2006 Wealth Creation – Generating and Delivering Wealth Norm Keevil, Chairman, Teck Cominco “Wealth Creation through Joint Ventures” William Mercer, Falconbridge Robert Schafer, Hunter Dickenson “Exploration Business Strategies and Relationships within the Major Mining Company and Junior Exploration Sectors” Rob McEwen, Chairman, Goldcorp, Inc. “Challenge and Prosper: The What, Why and How the Goldcorp Challenge Worked” Karin Hoal, Colorado School <strong>of</strong> Mines Terry McNulty, T.P. McNulty & Associates Roland Schmidt, Hazen Research “New Initiatives in GeoMetallurgy” Mark Johnson, Senior Vice President and COO, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. “Grasberg: Process Metallurgical Feedback into Exploration and Mining” Andre Douchane, President and CEO, North American Palladium “Timing is Everything – Almost: The Optimization <strong>of</strong> Lac des Iles” Leroy Schutz, Director, Minesite Exploration, Newmont Mining Corporation “Value Creation in Near-Mine Development Programs at Newmont’s Nevada Gold Operations” Michael Orobona, Senior Geologist, Hibbing Taconite Company “Exploring the Data – Adding Value with Non- Traditional Geologic Initiatives on Minnesota’s Mesabi Range” Scott Long, Chief Geochemist, AMEC “Bones <strong>of</strong> Contention – Current Controversies in Assay Quality Control Practices” Ge<strong>of</strong>f Handley, Executive VP, Strategic Development, Placer Dome “Turquoise Ridge and Cortez Hills – A Contrast in <strong>Economic</strong> Outcomes” G. Neil Phillips, Former Head <strong>of</strong> CSIRO Exploration and Mining “Discovery <strong>of</strong> the Yandal Gold Province: Integration <strong>of</strong> Empirical and Predictive Geoscience with Intense Exploration Activity” Paul Bartos, Colorado School <strong>of</strong> Mines “Creating Wealth by Innovation: SX-EW and the Technology Cycle” Roger Scoon, Former Director, Exploration Manager, Platexco, Inc. “The Merensky and UG2 Reefs at Winaarshoek: Geologic Overview and Review <strong>of</strong> the Exploration and Feasibility Programs <strong>of</strong> Platexco” <strong>SEG</strong> AWARDS DINNNER Guest Speaker: Donald Coxe Global Portfolio Strategist, BMO Financial Group “Hard Rock Rocks” DAY 4 – Tuesday, May 16, 2006 Wealth Creation – Case Histories Barton J. Suchomel, Principal, Western Mining Services LLC “Wealth Creation through Sustained, Successful Mineral Exploration: The WMC Experience” Stephen P. Quin, Executive VP, Miramar Mining “The Vagaries <strong>of</strong> Wealth Creation through Acquisition & Exploration: Hope Bay” Francisco Camus & Sergio L. Rivera, Codelco “Wealth Creation through Exploration: The Codelco Experience 1990-2005” Colin Macdonald, VP Exploration, Cameco “Uranium Market Fundamentals and Exploration Success: Cameco’s Strategy” Robert A. Gannicott, Chairman and CEO, Aber Diamond Corporation “Aber Diamond Corporation: Exploration Success to Holistic Diamond Company” Guido del Castillo, Chief Executive, Aruntani SAC “History <strong>of</strong> Exploration and Development <strong>of</strong> the Aruntani District” Steve Aaker, Group Executive, Newmont Capital “Creating Value with Royalties” Ross Beaty, CEO, Lumina Copper “A Classic Case History <strong>of</strong> Wealth Creation by a Junior Resource Company, Measured by the Metric <strong>of</strong> Share Price Growth” Oliver Warin, VP Exploration, BHP Billiton (retired) “The Discovery <strong>of</strong> the Ekati Diamond Deposit” Doug Kirwin, Executive VP Exploration, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. “The Discovery <strong>of</strong> Oyu Tolgoi Cu-Au Deposit” R. Edward Flood, Deputy Chairman and Director, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. “A Case History: Value Creation at the Oyu Tolgoi Porphyry Copper-Gold Deposits, South Gobi, Mongolia” Stephen Enders, Newmont Mining Corporation Stephen Kesler, University <strong>of</strong> Michigan John Thompson, Teck Cominco “Conference Wrap-up”
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