FEM 2023 programme – presentation slides are published on this page
FEM Conference focuses on exploration and mining. 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). Talks from service industry are not invited unless they are not mandated by an exploration and mining company.
There are several other events concentrating 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.
FEM 2023 Main topics
- Mining in Europe – the Minerals act: self-sufficiency and availability of human and monetary resources
- Exploration and mining technology
Venue info
- Conference venue: Levi Summit Event Centre & Hotel Levi Panorama
- Technical sessions: Auditorium, Levi Summit (1st floor)
- Trade show area A: Levi Summit (1st floor)
- Trade show area B: Levi Summit (ground floor)
- Trade show area C: Hotel Panorama (1st floor)
- Lunches: Restaurant Panorama (1st & 2nd floor)
- Pre-conference short course venue: Hotel Hullu Poro, Levi
- Fennoscandian Mining Night venue: Restaurant World, Levi Hotel Spa
Programme schedule may be subject to change.
All times are in Eastern European Time EET (UTC +2).
Monday 30 October 2023 | |
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| 15:00-18:00 | Pre-conference short course – Analytical Methods in Geology Alan R. Butcher, Professor of Geomaterials & Applied Mineralogy, Geological Survey of Finland |
| 15:00-18:00 | Pre-conference short course – The hyperspectral mineralogy and applications across the value chain Heta Lampinen, PhD, Research Scientist, CSIRO, Australia Jessica Stromberg, PhD, Research Scientist, CSIRO, Australia |
| 15:00-18:00 | Pre-conference short course – The orogenic gold model (including commonalities and contrasts with occurrences in the Central Lapland greenstone bel Rich Goldfarb, Research professor, Colorado School of Mines, FireFox Gold Corp., USA |
Tuesday 31 October 2023 | |
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| 08:30-16:30 | Pre-conference short course – Analytical Methods in Geology (cont.) |
| 08:30-16:30 | Pre-conference short course – The orogenic gold model (including commonalities and contrasts with occurrences in the Central Lapland greenstone belt) (cont.) |
| 08:30-16:30 | Pre-conference short course – The hyperspectral mineralogy and applications across the value chain (cont.) |
| 07:45-16:15 | Pre-conference excursion – Kaunis Iron Ore Mine, Sweden |
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| 12:00- | Conference registration Congress & Exhibition Centre Levi Summit (1st floor) |
| 16:00-17:00 | Welcome coffee/tea, trade show areas A, B & C |
| 17:00-19:30 | Conference and trade show opening |
| Chair: Jani Lösönen, Managing Director, Agnico Eagle Finland Oy Co-chair: Mika Riipi, County Governor of Lapland, Regional Council of Lapland, Finland | |
| 17:00-17:10 | (PDF) Welcoming words Mika Riipi, County Governor of Lapland, Regional Council of Lapland |
| 17:10-17:40 | (PDF) Keynote: Current development in the Nordic Countries Erika Ingvald, Head of Division, Geological Survey of Sweden |
| 17:40-18:00 | Main sponsor’s address Jani Lösönen, Managing Director, Agnico Eagle Finland Oy |
| 18:00-18:30 | Keynote: Shifting sands across the mineral industry Raymond Goldie, PhD, President of the PDAC, Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada |
| 18:30-19:00 | How diversity and inclusion have improved in the mining industry – and why it matters to you WiM Finland gives the equality prize called Louhi Hanna Junttila, Chair of the Board, Women in Mining Finland Association Emma Härdmark, Director of Communications, Svemin / Women in Mining Sweden |
| 19:00-19:15 | Fennoscandian Mining Award and FEM Special Award |
| 19:15-19:30 | Agnico Eagle Award |
| 19:30-22:00 | Ice-breaker Party, trade show areas A, B & C |
Wednesday 1 November 2023 | |
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| 07:45-08:50 | Mining & Financing -breakfast with Borenius Attorneys Ltd and FEM Restaurant Panorama (2nd floor), by invitation only |
| Chair: Laura Lauri, Section Manager, LKAB, Sweden Co-chair: Tobias Bauer, PhD, Associate Professor, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden | |
| 09:00-09:30 | (PDF) Keynote: The orogenic gold model Rich Goldfarb, Research Professor, Colorado School of Mines, FireFox Gold Corp., USA |
| 09:30-09:50 | The Rupert Lapland project and the Ikkari deposit Kalle-Pekka Kotiaho, Exploration Manager, Rupert Resources ltd., Finland |
| 09:50-10:10 | (PDF) Geology of the Helmi gold prospect, and B2Gold’s ongoing exploration activities in the CLGB Leanne Smar, Exploration Manager, B2Gold, Finland |
| 10:10-10:40 | Coffee/tea, trade show areas A, B & C |
| Chair: Maria Lohela, Country Manager – Finland, Rio Tinto Exploration Co-chair: Kaj Lax, PhD, Head of Department, Mineral Resources, Geological Survey of Sweden | |
| 10:40-11:20 | Panel session: Challenges in permitting process in Nordic countries Moderator: Casper Herler, Partner, Borenius Attorneys Ltd, Finland Jani Kiuru, SVP, Raw Materials, Finnish Minerals Group Øystein Rushfeld, CEO, Nussir ASA, Norway Maria Sunér, CEO, Svemin, Sweden Mikael Staffas, President and CEO, Boliden, Sweden |
| 11:20-11:40 | (PDF) Ambassador’s address: Canada, combatting climate change through sustainable mining Jeanette Stovel, Ambassador to Finland, Embassy of Canada |
| 11:40-12:00 | (PDF) Review of critical raw material resource potential in Greenland Diogo Rosa, Senior Researcher (Economic Geologist), Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch, Restaurant Panorama (1st & 2nd floor) |
| 12:00-13:30 | Student – Industry Networking Luncheon Gold Digger Bar (7th floor), by invitation only |
| Chair: Matti Talikka, CEO, Aurion Resources Ltd, Finland Co-chair: Sabina Strmic Palinkas, PhD, Professor, UiT The Arctic University of Norway | |
| 13:30-13:50 | (PDF) A responsible climate transition in Europe Mikael Staffas, President & CEO, Boliden, Sweden |
| 13:50-14:10 | LKAB: Mineral resources and exploration Ian Cope, PhD, Vice President Exploration, LKAB, Sweden |
| 14:10-14:30 | The Fen Carbonatite complex in Telemark, Norway. A potential European source of rare earth elements. Trond Watne, Chief Geologist, Rare Earths Norway AS, Norway |
| 14:30-14:50 | (PDF) Sokli – Enabling future Pasi Heino, Project Director, Sokli Oy, Finland |
| 14:50-15:20 | Coffee/tea, trade show areas A, B & C |
| Chair: Harry Guest, Exploration Geologist, Kuniko Norge AS Co-chair: Pertti Sarala, PhD, Professor, Oulu Mining School, University of Oulu, Finland | |
| 15:20-15:50 | Keynote: Combining Artificial Intelligence and core scanning technology – opportunities and risks Leena Rajavuori, Manager, Growth and Innovation, Agnico Eagle Finland Oy |
| 15:50-16:10 | (PDF) Placer mining economy – how to produce gold in a high cost country with 0.03 g/t cut off Antti Peronius, Geologists, Head of Legal Support, the Lapland Gold Prospectors’ Association, Finland |
| 16:10-16:30 | (PDF) Kendrick Resources PLC – Fennoscandian New Age Metals exploration and development Martyn Churchouse, Managing Director, Kendrick Resources PLC, United Kingdom |
| 16:30-16:50 | (PDF) Main reasons for leaking mining waste areas in Finland and improvement recommendations Peter W. Brandt, Geotechnical Engineer, Finland |
| 17:00-18:00 | Trade show areas A, B & C |
| 19:00- | Fennoscandian Mining Night Restaurant World, Levi Hotel Spa (1st floor) |
Thursday 2 November 2023 | |
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| Chair: Linda Smids, Advisor, Sustainability and Communications, Finnish Mining Association, FinnMin Co-chair: Juhani Ojala, PhD, Chief Geoscientist, GeoPool and Aurion Resources Ltd., FinnMin | |
| 09:30-10:00 | (PDF) Keynote: The hyperspectral mineralogy and applications across the value chain Heta Lampinen, PhD, Research Scientist, CSIRO, Australia Jessica Stromberg, PhD, Research Scientist, CSIRO, Australia |
| 10:00-10:20 | Sustainable natural graphite anode from mine to battery Christin Jonasson, Environmental Engineer, Talga Group, Sweden |
| 10:20-10:40 | Viscaria, the rediscovery of a copper play in the world class Kiruna-Gallivare mining province, Sweden Marcello Imaña, Chief Geologist, Copperstone Viscaria AB |
| 10:40-11:00 | (PDF) The district-scale Pulju Nickel Sulphide project, Finland Vern Langdale, Country Manager, Nordic Nickel Ltd, Finland |
| 11:00-12:30 | Lunch, Restaurant Panorama (1st & 2nd floor) |
| Chair: Hanna Junttila, Chair of the Board, Women in Mining Finland Association Co-chair: Jan Sverre Sandstad, Senior Geologist, Section for Mineral Resources, Geological Survey of Norway | |
| 12:30-13:00 | (PDF) Keynote: Exploring seabed minerals and their associated critical raw materials in pan-European seas Francisco Javier Gonzalez, PhD, Head of Marine Geology Resources and Extreme Environments research group at the Geological Survey of Spain (IGME-CSIC) |
| 13:00-13:20 | Responsible exploration – Kingsrose’s approach Fabian Baker, Managing Director, Kingsrose Mining Ltd, Jersey |
| 13:20-13:40 | Nussir – never ending story Øystein Rushfeldt, CEO, Nussir ASA, Norway |
| 13:40-14:00 | Kuniko’s exploration for critical battery metals Mona Schanche, COO, Kuniko Norge AS, Norway |
| 14:00-14:20 | (PDF) Engebø Rutile and Garnet, climate friendly minerals under way Ivar S. Fossum, CEO, Nordic Mining ASA, Norway |
| 14:20-14:50 | Coffee/tea, trade show areas A, B & C |
| Chair: Matti Hietanen, CEO, Finnish Minerals Group Co-chair: Tiina Rajala, Development Director, Council of Oulu Region, Finland | |
| 14:50-15:20 | (PDF) Keynote: The Golden Mile: evolution of giant Au-Te-S ore system Steffen Hagemann, Professor for Economic Geology, Director, Centre for Exploration Targeting, University of Western Australia, Director of Geology, Latitude 66 Cobalt Oy |
| 15:20-15:40 | Applications of hyperspectral drill-core scanning in geometallurgy Laura Tusa, Geologist, Helmholtz Institute Freiberg / TheiaX GmbH, Germany |
| 15:40-16:00 | (PDF) Developing Norway´s new phosphate mine Jørgen M. Stenvold, Project Director, Norge Mineraler, Norway |
| 16:00-16:20 | The challenges faced by the mining industry in Africa create an opportunity for strategic collaboration and contribute to capacity building initiatives Elina Rantanen, Senior Project Manager, Business Sweden |
| 16:20-16:30 | Closing remarks Tero Niiranen, PhD, Research Professor, Geological Survey of Finland Pertti Sarala, PhD, Professor, Oulu Mining School, University of Oulu, Finland |
Friday 3 November 2023 | |
| 07:45-16:00 | Post-conference excursion – Agnico Eagle Finland Oy’s Kittilä Mine |
| 07:45-17:00 | Post-conference excursion – Boliden’s Kevitsa Mine, Finland |