FEM 2021 Online event programme
The 13th Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining Conference (FEM 2021) consists of four separate online events without a trade show, short courses and excursions.
Tuesday 2 November 2021
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. (programme pdf)
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Chairpersons
Juhani Ojala, PhD, Chief Geoscientist, GeoPool and Aurion Resources Ltd.
Therese Bejgarn, Phd, R&D Strategist, Geological Survey of Sweden
Welcome words
Pertti Lamberg, PhD, Professor, Sakatti Project Manager, Anglo American (AA Sakatti Mining Oy), Finland
Sakatti – Anglo American’s mine of the future
Pertti Lamberg, PhD, Professor, Sakatti Project Manager, Anglo American (AA Sakatti Mining Oy), Finland
Skaland graphite on Senja, Northern Norway; mining operation, exploration and downstream plans
Christoph Frey, General Manager, Skaland Graphite AS, Norway
Norge Mining PLC exploration in southern Norway: defining large Ti-P-V resources in the Bjerkreim-Sokndal layered intrusion
Jeroen van Gool, Ph.D. Branch Manager, SRK Exloration Services Denmark. Representing Norge Mining PLC
Seabed minerals on the Norwegian continental shelf – status by the NPD
Nils Rune Sandstå, Senior Geologist, Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD)
GTK Mintec – towards circular economy’s digitalized research platform
Jouko Nieminen, Head Of Unit – Circular Economy Solutions, Geological Survey of Finland
Critical minerals from tailings at LKAB
Ulrika Håkansson, Business Development Manager & Project Manager ReeMAP, Business Area Special Products, LKAB, Sweden
Natural graphite – how critical raw materials are enabling Europe’s green transition
Tom Kearney, Geologist, Talga AB
The Ikkari gold discovery, Central Lapland greenstone belt, Finland
Charlie Seabrook, Exploration Manager, Rupert Resources
Capella Minerals’ focus on the discovery of high-grade gold & copper deposits in Scandinavia
Eric Roth, President & CEO, Capella Minerals Ltd., Canada
Keynote: The orogenic gold model: commonalities and contrasts with occurrences in the Central Lapland greenstone belt
Rich Goldfarb, Research professor, Colorado School of Mines, FireFox Gold Corp., USA
Wrap up and closure
Jan Sverre Sandstad, Senior Geologist, Section for Mineral Resources, Geological Survey of Norway
Wednesday 3 November 2021
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. (programme pdf)
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Chairpersons
Sabina Strmic Palinkas, PhD, Associate Professor, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Tobias Bauer, PhD, Associate Professor, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
Welcome words
Jani Lösönen, Managing Director, Agnico Eagle Finland Oy
Canada’s mineral industry, critical minerals & opportunities for the future
Alex Christopher, PDAC President, PDAC, Canada
Sustainable gold mining
Elsi Malkki, Communication and Community Relations Manager, Agnico Eagle Finland Oy
Canada’s mineral industry, critical minerals & opportunities for the future
Jason Tolland, Ambassador to Finland, Embassy of Canada
Euromines: Contributing to EU priorities
Mark Rachovides, President of Euromines
The battery metals – a prerequisite for enabling the future of energy
Maria Åstrand, Vice President Active Materials, Northvolt, Sweden
Probably the most ambitious sustainability program in the world
Kimmo Collander, Secretary General, Finnish Network for Sustainable Mining
Mining act – Nordic perspective
Riikka Aaltonen, Senior Adviser, Mineral Policy, Department for Innovation and Enterprise Financing, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, Finland
Randi Skirstad Grini, Director, Directorate of Mining with Commissioner of Mines at Svalbard (DMF), Norway
Susanne Gylesjö, Desk Officer, Division for Sectors and Industry, Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation, Sweden
What’s hot in Fennoscandia? Current players and upcoming commodities
Henrik Schiellerup, PhD, Director for Geological Resources and Environment, Geological Survey of Norway
Wrap up and closure
Mika Riipi, County Governor of Lapland, Regional Council of Lapland, Finland
Thursday 4 November 2021
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. (programme pdf)
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Chairperson
Eetu Jokela, FEM 2021 Student event organizer, Project Geologists, AFRY Finland, represents FinnMin, Finland
Welcome words
Sondre Stenvold Simonsen, FEM 2021 Student event organizer, represents UIT the Arctic University of Norway
What happens in Norrbotten? – opportunities at LKAB
Laura S. Lauri, PhD, Section Manager Field Exploration, LKAB, Sweden
Methods to minimize negative environmental effects from mine waste
Roger Hamberg, PhD, Geologist, Geological Survey of Sweden
Considering environmental aspect as a service provider in exploration core drilling
Matti Rautakoski, Business Manager, Oy Kati Ab Kalajoki, Finland
New surface geochemical methods in mineral exploration
Pertti Sarala, PhD, Research Professor, Geological Survey of Finland – Oulu Mining School
Virtual field exploration course
Tobias Bauer, PhD, Associate Professor, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
Panel discussion: The future of online teaching and learning in higher education
Moderator: Dimitra Pitsa, FEM 2021 Student event organizer, represents Luleå University of Technology
Sabina Strmic Palinkas, PhD, Associate Professor, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
Glenn Bark, PhD, Senior Lecturer in Ore Geology, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
Pietari Skyttä, Professor (tenure track), University of Turku, Department of Geography and Geology, Finland
Emma Flodin, FEM 2021 Student event organizer, represents Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
Wrap up and closure
Saija Luukkanen, Professor, Head of Unit, Oulu Mining School, University of Oulu, Finland
Thursday 4 November 2021
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. (programme pdf)
Time zones, click here.
Chairpersons
Kaisa Saarijarvi, Senior HR Manager, Europe, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, Finland
Henrik Schiellerup, PhD, Director for Geological Resources and Environment, Geological Survey of Norway
Welcome words
Henrik Grind, General Manager, Boliden Kevitsa, Finland
Keynote: Formation of magmatic Ni ore deposits – implications for exploration
Sarah-Jane Barnes, Professeure émérite, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Canada
Trolley line project in Boliden Kevitsa
Roope Partamies, Development Engineer / Project Manager, Boliden Kevitsa, Finland
GTK’s data and online services
Niina Ahtonen, Head of Unit – Mineral Economy Solutions, Geological Survey of Finland
New gold and cobalt resources at Rajapalot, Finland
Nick Cook, Chief Geologist, Mawson Gold Limited
Nussir copper project – ready for construction
Øystein Rushfeldt, CEO, Nussir ASA, Norway
The Mining Waste programme in Sweden
Ildikó Antal Lundin, Head of Division Economic Geology, Geological Survey of Sweden
An introduction to Aappaluttoq
Hayley A. Henning, CCO, Greenland Ruby
Why do we need women’s association in mining industry?
Hanna Junttila, Chair of the Board, Women in Mining Finland Association
The graphite resources of Norway
Håvard Gautneb, Senior Geologist, Section for Mineral Resources, Geological Survey of Norway
Keliber – Integrated production from ore to lithium to meet the growing demand
Hannu Hautala, CEO, Keliber Oy, Finland
Fin(n)ishing the job: FQM’s return to Finland
Chris Hunter, District Geologist, First Quantum Minerals LTD
Sokli-project
Pasi Heino, Project Manager, Sokli Oy, Finnish Minerals Group Company
EMX – a junior company with a major’s portfolio
Johannes Holzäpfel, Exploration Manager – Europe for EMX Royalty Corp.
Possibilities of Underground Laboratories for the mining industry
Veiko Karu, Senior Project Manager, Tallinn University of Technology, Department of Geology, Estonia
Aurion Resources is at the epicenter of an emerging gold camp in Finland
Matti Talikka, CEO & Director, Aurion Resources Ltd
Wrap up and closure
Sabina Strmic Palinkas, PhD, Associate Professor, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
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).