Oulu Mining Summit 2021 -webinaari
Oulu Mining Summit 2021 Program
Sustainable practices in mineral exploration and mine environment research in the Arctic.
The Oulu Mining Summit in 2021 will be held as a web-conference in September 14. – 15. 2021. This year the Oulu Mining Summit will concentrate on topics related to;1) the use of superficial glacial deposits in mineral exploration and 2) sustainable mining and environmental research.
Mineral exploration in formerly glaciated terrains, often covered with glacial sediments, imposes great challenges to discover new ore bodies in the underlying bedrock. In order to overcome these challenges, a profound knowledge on glacial geological processes including glacial stratigraphy, till geochemistry and former ice sheet behaviour is essential. This knowledge complemented with modern geophysical and other non-invasive and non-destructive prospecting methods together with high-resolution analyses, AI and data-processing methods are the key elements in the future exploration practices.
In the OM Summit one day session is dedicated to shed light on all aspects of mineral exploration in glaciated terrains. The invited key notes speakers in the session will cover a wide range of topics related to ore exploration.
During the second day, the talks are focused on themes covering various aspects of sustainable mine environment research including social issues related to mining operations in the Arctic. The keynote speakers will deliver talks ranging from non-invasive geophysical monitoring techniques and sustainable management of tailing storage facilities in Arctic mine environments to social licence to operate.
Tuesday 14.9.2021
THEME: Exploration
09:45
OPENING / Head of OMS Saija Luukkanen
10:00
Pertti Sarala (OY/GTK): Surface exploration process – research protocol
10:30
Janne Kinnunen (Mawson): Surface geochemical methods as a part of exploration process
11:00
Aleksi Salo (GTK): Future challenges in mineral exploration
11:30
Juha P. Lunkka (OMS): OMS Current research & Ph.D.-projects
12:00-13:00 LUNCH
13:00
Maarit Middleton (GTK): Phytogeochemistry for target scale mineral exploration in northern Finland
13:30
Bruno Lemier (BRGM) France: On-site geochemical exploration methods
14:00
Bo Stensgaard (Blue Jay Mine): Mineral exploration on Greenland?
14:30
Ferenc Molnar (GTK): Heavy mineral trace element research in exploration for mineral deposits
15:00
Isabelle McMartin (Ottawa, GSC): Geochemical and Quaternary geological mapping with emphasis on geochemical exploration in Arctic terrains
15:30
Elena Kozlovskaya (OMS): Non-invasive geophysical methods in mine environment.
16.00
End of the First Day / Saija Luukkanen
Wednesday 15.9.2021
THEME: Mine environments
09:45
OPENING
10:00
Marleena Hagner (LUKE): Biopeitto - the development cover materials, revegetation and landscaping research
10:30
Raul Mollehuara (OMS). Towards future TFS management. (JP)
11:00
Rob Bowell (SRK-consultants): Optimized water management during planning, operations and closure of mines in Arctic environments
11.30
Tommi Kauppila TBA, (GTK)
12:00-13:00 LUNCH
13:00
Veli-Matti Hilla; Terrafame
13:30
Leena Suopajärvi TBA, (University of Lapland), Social sustainability of mining in Northern Finland
14.00
Tracy Shimmield PhD, MSc, Director, British Geological Survey; Deep Sea Mining
14:30
Discussion Panel (moderators Suopajärvi & Kauppila): Noora Ahola (Mawson), Jaana Koivumaa (Hannukainen Mine) Veli-Matti Hilla - Future steps towards the sustainable mining in the Arctic
15:30
End of the conference / Saija Luukkanen