SME 2025

Catch a Stantec presentation:

Saturday and Sunday, February 22 and 23

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
Session Chair: Debra Johnson

Afternoon – Impactful Due Diligence from Exploration to Resource for Energy Transition, Room 601
Presenter: Brad Atkinson

Tuesday, February 25

Morning – Session: Environmental: Creative Approaches to Mine Closure, Room 103
Session Chair: Resa Furey

Morning – Enhancing Mine Closure Resiliency in a Wildfire Prone West, Room 103
Presenter: Emily Sportsman

Morning – Mining’s Water / Energy Nexus – the Next Frontier for Major Impact, Room 104
Presenter: Debra Johnson

Morning – Session: Tailings: Alternative and Remedial Treatments, and reuse of tailings and mine waste, Room 607
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

Morning – Liquefaction Prediction Using Ensemble Machine Learning Methods, Room 607
Presenter: Prosper Ayawah