FEM 2019 technical programme
FEM 2019 programme with speakers
Presentations are available in PDF form.
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).
Main topics
- Exploration: old and new
- Mine development projects
- Mining for the better future
- Success stories applied to new exploration and mining technologies
Venue info
- Conference venue: Congress & Exhibition Centre Levi Summit & 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 Levi 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
Monday 28 October 2019 | |
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| 11:00-19:00 | Pre-conference short course – Drill core-based appraisal of complex Precambrian mineral systems Nick Oliver, PhD, Adjunct Professor of Economic Geology, James Cook University, Director, HCOV Global consultants Nick Cook, PhD, President, Mawson Resources James Cleverley, PhD, Global Product Manager – Geosciences, IMDEX Limited |
| 14:30-18:00 | Pre-conference short course – Enhancement and structural interpretation of gravity, aeromagnetic and seismic tomographic data at the prospect to lithospheric scale: applications to mineral exploration Lyal Harris, Professor, Institut national de la recherche scientifique – Centre Eau Terre Environnement (INRS-ETE), Québec, Canada |
| 14:30-18:00 | Pre-conference short course – Capital markets for geologists Nicole Adshead-Bell, PhD, Director, Cupel Advisory Corp. Neil Adshead, PhD, Portfolio Manager, Sprott Inc. Dale Mah, VP Corporate Development, Endeavour Silver Corp. Joe Mazumdar, Economic Geologist / Analyst, Exploration Insights |
Tuesday 29 October 2019 | |
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| 08:30-16:30 | Pre-conference short course – Drill core-based appraisal of complex Precambrian mineral systems (cont.) |
| 09:00-16:00 | Pre-conference short course – Enhancement and structural interpretation of gravity, aeromagnetic and seismic tomographic data at the prospect to lithospheric scale: applications to mineral exploration (cont.) |
| 09:00-16:00 | Pre-conference short course – Capital markets for geologists (cont.) |
| 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 | |
| 17:00-17:10 | (PDF) Welcoming words Mika Riipi, County Governor of Lapland, Regional Council of Lapland |
| 17:10-17:30 | Government address Petri Peltonen, Under-Secretary of State, Corporate Steering Unit, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment |
| 17:30-17:50 | (PDF) Main sponsor’s address Jani Lösönen, Managing Director, Agnico Eagle Finland Oy |
| 17:50-18:20 | (PDF) Keynote: The state of the global mineral industry – a Canadian perspective Felix Lee, President, Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) |
| 18:20-18:50 | (PDF) Keynote: MSc education for the European exploration and mining industry, an Université de Lorraine and EuroCore project perspective Anne-Sylvie Andre-Mayer, Professor, Université de Lorraine ENSG-GeoRessources, France |
| 18:50-19:00 | Women in Mining – how to find the mine’s true gold and why it matters Johanna Alitalo, Geologist & Data Manager, Nordic Gold / Women in Mining Finland 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 30 October 2019 | |
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| 07:45-08:50 | Mining & Financing -breakfast with Borenius Attorneys Ltd, Nasdaq Nordic and FEM Restaurant Panorama (2nd floor), by invitation only |
| Chair: Mika Nykänen, Director General, Geological Survey of Finland Co-chair: Henrik Schiellerup, PhD, Director for Geological Resources and Environment, Geological Survey of Norway | |
| 09:00-09:30 | (PDF) Keynote: Battery raw materials. A global and European perspective. Evi Petavratzi, PhD, Senior Mineral Commodity Geologist, British Geological Survey |
| 09:30-09:50 | (PDF) Smart mining for the 21st century – the case of battery materials Anna Utsi, General Manager, Talga Graphene AB |
| 09:50-10:10 | (PDF) What happens when a mine is closed? Nils Eriksson, Engineer, Environment, HR and Sustainability, Boliden Mines |
| 10:10-10:40 | Coffee/tea, trade show areas A, B & C |
| Chair: Eric Jensen, General Manager of Exploration, EMX Royalty Corp Co-chair: Pasi Heino, Head of Unit, Ore and Industrial Minerals, Geological Survey of Finland | |
| 10:40-11:00 | (PDF) Ambassador’s address: Innovating toward sustainable mining: Canadian prospects and economic developments in circulation Jason Tolland, Ambassador to Finland, Embassy of Canada |
| 11:00-11:20 | (PDF) Modern mineral management – digitalization and user oriented services Randi Skirstad Grini, Director, Directorate of Mining with Commissioner of Mines at Svalbard (DMF) |
| 11:20-11:40 | (PDF) SIMS – a European project about sustainable intelligent mining system Niclas Dahlström, Senior Project Manager, LTU Business, Sweden |
| 11:40-12:00 | (PDF) Moving towards construction at Nussir Øystein Rushfeldt, CEO, Nussir ASA |
| 12:00-12:20 | (PDF) Using hyperspectral imaging and geochemistry to assess the distribution of REE mineralizations in the Fe-rich dolomite carbonatite from the Fen alkaline complex, southern Norway Nolwenn Coint, PhD, Geologist, Geological Survey of Norway |
| 12:20-14:00 | Lunch, Restaurant Panorama (1st & 2nd floor) |
| 12:20-14:00 | Student – Industry Networking Luncheon Gold Digger Bar (7th floor), by invitation only |
| Chair: Laura S. Lauri, PhD, Specialist, LKAB Co-chair: Jukka Jokela, Sakatti Project Manager, Anglo American (AA Sakatti Mining Oy), Representative of FinnMin | |
| 14:00-15:00 | Panel session: Capital markets for geologists, by geologists Moderator: Joe Mazumdar, Economic Geologist / Analyst, Exploration Insights Nicole Adshead-Bell, PhD, Director, Cupel Advisory Corp. Neil Adshead, PhD, Portfolio Manager, Sprott Inc. Dale Mah, VP Corporate Development, Endeavour Silver Corp. Moderator: Joe Mazumdar, Economic Geologist / Analyst, Exploration Insights |
| 15:00-15:30 | Panel session: Nordic financing Moderator: Joe Mazumdar, Economic Geologist / Analyst, Exploration Insights Nicole Adshead-Bell, PhD, Director, Cupel Advisory Corp. Michael Hudson, Chairman & CEO, Mawson Resources Ltd Pertti Lamberg, PhD, CEO, Keliber Oy Saila Miettinen-Lähde, Chairman of the Board, The Mining Finland Association |
| 15:30-16:00 | Coffee/tea, trade show areas A, B & C |
| Chair: Olli Salmi, PhD, Managing Director, EIT RawMaterials Baltic Sea Innovation Hub CLC Co-chair: Sabina Strmic Palinkas, PhD, Associate Professor, UIT the Arctic University of Norway | |
| 16:00-16:10 | (PDF) Finnish Network for Sustainable Mining through reindeer herder’s eyes Marja Anttonen, Finnish Reindeer Herders’ Association, Member of the Finnish Network for Sustainable Mining |
| 16:10-16:20 | (PDF) Onegeology global mineral resource services – Finnish, Australian, British/European and Canadian Surveys James Passmore, GIS & WWW Specialist, British Geological Survey, Co-chair of the OneGeology Technical Implementation Group (TIG) |
| 16:20-16:40 | (PDF) The role of Finnish mining industry in developing the electric vehicle battery value chain Matti Hietanen, CEO, Finnish Minerals Group |
| 16:40-17:00 | A sustainable mining industry in Sweden – challenges and opportunities Lena Söderberg, Director General, Geological Survey of Sweden |
| 17:00-18:00 | Trade show areas A, B & C |
| 19:00- | Fennoscandian Mining Night Restaurant World, Levi Hotel Spa (1st floor) |
Thursday 31 October 2019 | |
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| Chair: Matthew Rovardi, Exploration Manager, Kinross Gold Corporation Co-chair: Tommi Lehtilä, Head of Section, Boliden Exploration Finland, Representative of FinnMin | |
| 09:30-10:00 | (PDF) Keynote: Building future mines through collaboration André van Wageningen, Engineering Manager – Shaft Project, Agnico Eagle Finland Oy |
| 10:00-10:20 | (PDF) Discovering an emerging new gold camp using basic exploration tools – boots and hammers – Aurion Resources Oy Mathias Forss, Exploration Manager, Aurion Resources, Founder & CEO, Ab Scandinavian GeoPool Ltd. |
| 10:20-10:40 | (PDF) A new approach to exploration at the Pahtavaara gold mine James Withall, CEO, Rupert Resources |
| 10:40-11:00 | (PDF) Applying S2’s greenfields exploration approach to the central Lapland greenstone belt Mark Bennett, Managing Director & CEO, S2 Resources Ltd |
| 11:00-12:30 | Lunch, Restaurant Panorama (1st & 2nd floor) |
| Chair: Sam Roffey, Principal II Geoscientist, Rio Tinto Exploration Co-chair: Tobias Bauer, PhD, Associate Professor, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden | |
| 12:30-13:00 | (PDF) Keynote: The geology of metal reworking versus multiple metal sources in the Fennoscandian and global context, with exploration implications Nick Oliver, PhD, Adjunct Professor of Economic Geology, James Cook University, Director, HCOV Global consultants |
| 13:00-13:20 | (PDF) Helicopter-borne remote sensing for geological mapping in the Arctic terrain Sara Salehi, PhD, Researcher, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Denmark |
| 13:20-13:40 | Deep crustal and upper mantle structural controls on mineralization, superior and yilgarn cratons Lyal Harris, Professor, Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Québec, Canada |
| 13:40-14:00 | (PDF) Active hyperspectral sensor for real-time ore classification Timo Dönsberg, Senior Scientist, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd |
| 14:00-14:20 | (PDF) Radiation protection from exposure to natural radiation – new legislation concerns also the mineral industries Pia Vesterbacka, PhD, Director, Environmental radiation surveillance and emergency preparedness, STUK – Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority |
| 14:20-14:50 | Coffee/tea, trade show areas A, B & C |
| Chair: Jaana Koivumaa, Manager, Hannukainen Mining Oy Co-chair: Kaisa Saarijärvi, Senior HR Manager, Europe, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, Representative of FinnMin | |
| 14:50-15:10 | (PDF) Kaunis iron – a local mine with a world class product – the resumption of mining in northern Sweden Åsa Allan, Site Manager, Kaunis Iron |
| 15:10-15:30 | (PDF) LKAB’s intensified exploration programs – plans and results Pierre Heeroma, SVP Exploration, Strategy and Business Development, Luossavaara-Kirunavaara AB, LKAB |
| 15:30-15:50 | (PDF) The challenge of sustainability and sustainable mining practices in Europe Michael Hitch, PhD, Professor of Mining, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia |
| 15:50-16:10 | (PDF) Mustajärvi and Jeesiö gold projects: new perspectives on exploration in the central Lapland greenstone belt Petri Peltonen, PhD, Exploration Manager, FireFox Gold Corp. |
| 16:10-16:20 | (PDF) Closing remarks Juhani Ojala, PhD, Chief Geoscientist, Ab Scandinavian GeoPool Ltd. & Aurion Resources Ltd. |
Friday 1 November 2019 | |
| 07:45-16:15 | Post-conference excursion – Agnico Eagle Finland Oy Kittilä Mine |
| 07:45-17:15 | Post-conference excursion – Boliden Kevitsa Mine |