Welcome to FEM 2021 Online event
The 13th Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining Conference (FEM 2021) will be organized as a condensed online event without a trade show, short courses and excursions.Our programme consists of four online events.
Do you want to know what’s hot in Fennoscandia – the current players and upcoming commodities? In addition, we bring keynote talks by Sarah-Jane Barnes and Richard Goldfarb, globally known experts on nickel and gold. Other presentations cover for example current situation on mining acts in Nordic countries, and Rupert Resources’ world-class Ikkari gold discovery.
We would like to warmly thank all our speakers for their support in sharing the FEM spirit virtually. Our special thanks go to our sponsors Anglo American (Sakatti Mining Oy), Agnico Eagle Finland Oy, Boliden, and to our cooperation partner the Finnish Mining Association (FinnMin).
FEM 2021 Online event registration is now closed.
Event schedule
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FEM 2021 Anglo American (Sakatti Mining Oy) Online event on Tuesday 2 November 2021 at 15:00 – 17:00 Helsinki time. Finland has changed from summer time to winter time (EET), UTC +2. Due to this event schedule has been updated in Toronto and Perth. Update: 09:00 – 11:00 Toronto time | 21:00 – 23:00 Perth time.
FEM 2021 Agnico Eagle Finland Oy Online event on Wednesday 3 November 2021 at 15:00 – 17:00 Helsinki time (EET), UTC +2. Finland has changed from summer time to winter time (EET), UTC +2. Due to this event schedule has been updated in Toronto and Perth. Update: 09:00 – 11:00 Toronto time | 21:00 – 23:00 Perth time.
FEM 2021 Student Online event on Thursday 4 November 2021 at 11:30 – 14:00 Helsinki time (EET), UTC +2. Finland has changed from summer time to winter time (EET), UTC +2. Due to this event schedule has been updated in Toronto and Perth. Update: 05:30 – 08:00 Toronto time | 17:30 – 20:00 Perth time.
FEM 2021 Boliden Online event on Thursday 4 November 2021 at 15:00 – 17:00 Helsinki time (EET), UTC +2. Finland has changed from summer time to winter time (EET), UTC +2. Due to this event schedule has been updated in Toronto and Perth. Update: 09:00 – 11:00 Toronto time | 21:00 – 23:00 Perth time.
FEM 2023
The 14th Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining (FEM 2023), will take place from 31 October to 2 November 2023 in Levi, Lapland, Finland.
The biannual FEM, founded in 1998, brings together over thousand exploration and mining industry leaders, experts and researchers from over 30 countries.
FEM highlights exploration and mining in Fennoscandia. In addition to Nordic experts, the conference will feature many international speakers, including top names, corporate management in the field, researchers and specialists from e.g. Canada and Australia.
Many mining and exploration events concentrate on mining technology and processing industry. The Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining (FEM), on the other hand, has from the very beginning focused mainly on exploration and mine development. Therefore FEM invites speakers from exploration and mining companies, research institutes, academia, authorities and geological surveys. All presentations are by invitation only (no open call for abstracts).
RICH GOLDFARB
Research professor, Colorado School of Mines, FireFox Gold Corp., USA
Keynote: The orogenic gold model: commonalities and contrasts with occurrences in the Central Lapland greenstone belt
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Richard J. Goldfarb received his BS in geology from Bucknell U., MSc in hydrogeology at University of Nevada-MacKay School of Mines, and his PhD in geology at the University of Colorado. He was a research geologist at the U.S. Geological Survey for 36 years where his studies focused on global metallogeny, geology of ore deposits in the North American Cordillera with emphasis on orogenic gold, lode gold deposits in China, and geochemical applications to the understanding of ore genesis.
He is a past-president of the SEG and past chief editor of Mineralium Deposita. He was awarded the Silver Medal by SEG in 2011, Kutina-Smirnov Medal by IAGOD in 2014, and the Gold Medal by SGA in 2021 for his various contributions to economic geology. Presently, Rich is a research professor at Colorado School of Mines, serves as a technical advisor to Firefox Gold Corp., and is an independent consultant to the exploration and mining industry.
SARAH-JANE BARNES
Professeure émérite, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Canada
Keynote: Formation of magmatic Ni ore deposits – implications for exploration
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Sarah-Jane Barnes – is a Professeure émérite, Université du Québec Chicoutimi (UQAC). Her main research interests are in ore deposits associated with mafic and ultramafic rocks. To better study these she has established a geochemical laboratory devoted ore deposits research LabMaTer at UQAC. BSc (Hons) University Witwatersrand 1975, MSc University Cape Town 1979, PhD University Toronto 1983, Post-doctoral fellow Geological Survey Norway 1984-1986, Research associate UQAC 1986-1990, Professor UQAC 1990-2020.
She has trained 45 post-graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. Fellow of the Royal Society Canada 2020, Duncan Derry Medal GAC 2020, Jean Descarreaux Prize 2016, SEG Distinguished Lecturer 2014, Mineralogical Association Canada Past-Presidents Medal, 2007, Gross Medal GAC 1994.
PERTTI LAMBERG
PhD, Professor, Sakatti Project Manager, Anglo American (AA Sakatti Mining Oy), Finland
Welcome words: FEM 2021 Anglo American (Sakatti Mining Oy) Online event
Presentation: Sakatti – Anglo American’s mine of the future
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Prof. Pertti Lamberg (PhD, geology), Anglo Amercian’s Sakatti Project Manager and CEO of AA Sakatti Mining Oy, has more than 30 years’ experience in mining industry and academia.
He worked in different R&D positions in Outokumpu and Outotec between 1990 and 2010. 2011-2016 Pertti worked as a Professor in Geometallurgy in Luleå University of Technology, and 2016-2020 as a CEO of Keliber Oy. He joined Anglo American in June 2020. Pertti has wide technical expertise from exploration, resource characterization, geometallurgy, process design and mining project development and management.
JANI LÖSÖNEN
Managing Director, Agnico Eagle Finland Oy
Welcome words: FEM 2021 Agnico Eagle Finland Oy Online event
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Jani Lösönen joined Agnico Eagle as Vice-President, Europe, and Managing Director of Agnico Eagle Finland Oy, which is a subsidiary of Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, in May 2017. He worked previously as the CEO of Ekokem.
He graduated from the Lappeenranta University of Technology with a Master’s degree in industrial engineering and management, and he has also held several senior management positions at Kemira.
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Henrik Grind holds a MSc degree in Geology and Mineralogy from Åbo Akademi. He has previously worked for Boliden (1995 -2001), Nordkalk and Lappland Goldminers until he re-joined Boliden (2014) as manager for the External Growth team.
Since January 2020 Henrik has been leading the Boliden Kevitsa mine in Sodankylä, Finland.
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News 8 November 2019
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