Mining in the Arctic
7th International Symposium
| CANMET
Mineral Technology Branch |
The 7th International Symposium on Mining in the Arctic was held
in Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada, from March 29 to April 1, 2003. The
symposium was hosted by the International Arctic Mining Advisory
Council, whose annual chair was Dr. J.E. Udd, Principal Scientist,
CANMET Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories (MMSL) of Natural
Resources Canada (NRCan) and organized through the Canadian Institute
of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM). Seventy-five participants
from Canada, Russia, the United States, Norway and Denmark attended
the symposium.
The symposium covered topics such as mineral exploration, mineral
economics, mine development, regulatory issues, working with Aboriginal
people, mine environments, environmental impacts and mine closure.
NRCan, through CANMET-MMSL, was proud to be one of the sponsors.
The participants were welcomed during two banquets by Mr. Oleyak
Akesuk, Minister of Sustainable Development of Nunavut, and by Mrs.
Nancy Karetak-Lindell, local M.P. and Parliamentary Secretary to
the Minister of Natural Resources. Two unique events of the symposium
were the opening of two sessions to local public, with simultaneous
translation in Inuktituk, and a special session organized by the
World Wildlife Fund of Canada on Landscape Planning in the Canadian
Arctic, chaired by Dr. Richard Haworth, Assistant Deputy Minister,
Minerals and Metals Sector, NRCan.
CANMET-MMSL staff presented a total of six papers on topics ranging
from on-line monitoring to mine decommissioning to surface environment.
Falconbridge Mine Raglan staff provided a fantastic field trip on
March 28. The 8th Symposium will be held in 2005 at Apatity, Kola
Peninsula, Russia.
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| Mining
in the Arctic 2003 |
TDR
equipment demo |
Attendees
in front of headframe |
Moderating
the panel discussion |
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| Sponsors
thanked |
NRCan-sponsored
banquet |
M.P.
and CANMET-MMSL employees
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Presentation
of Inuit print |
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Dr.
John E. Udd with proceedings
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Scenes
of Iqaluit |
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