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8:00 AM - 5:00PM – Mineral Economics—Fundamental Concepts
Short Course Leaders: Michael Stine, Michael Nelson
Monday, February 24
Afternoon – The Role Transition Plans Play in Value Creation for the Mining Industry, Room 104
Afternoon – Session: Industrial Minerals & Aggregates Digitalization and Automation in Industrial Minerals, Room 107
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Afternoon – Impactful Due Diligence from Exploration to Resource for Energy Transition, Room 601
Presenter: Brad Atkinson
Tuesday, February 25
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Presenter: Emily Sportsman
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Session Co-Chair: Michelle Theron
Afternoon – Session: Mining & Exploration: Innovation & Technology: Leveraging Machine Learning, AI, and Data, Room 506
Session Chair: Ela Talebi Esfandarani
Afternoon – Less Common Aspects for Mine Electrical Distribution. What you Need to Know, Room 502
Presenter: Julian Fisher
Afternoon – Longhole Stoping – A Practical Review of Sublevel Spacing, Room 502
Presenters: Paul Schmidt
Wednesday, February 26
Morning – Session: Mining & Exploration: Operations: Drill & Blast Operations – Improvements & Challenges II, Room 507
Session Chair: Zacharie Forest-Dupont
Morning – Enhancing Mine Closure Projects Through Proactive Risk Management, Room 607
Presenter: David Kijewski
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