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TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 3, 2020
Tuesday Morning
Session 1
Tuesday Afternoon
Session 2
9:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
GEOSCIENCE INVESTIGATIONS
SESSION CHAIR | Joe Kurtak, BLM (Retired)
9:00 A.M.
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The New Shaw Creek and Shawnee Peak Airborne Magnetic Survey and DGGS Minerals Program Update
PRESENTATION LINK
- Abraham Edmond, ADGGS
Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys
9:30 A.M. -
Tungsten Skarn Potential of the Yukon-Tanana Uplands, Eastern Alaska, USA—A Mineral Resource Assessment
- George Case, USGS
United States Geological Survey
10:00 A.M. -
Progress Report: Cobalt at Bornite
PRESENTATION LINK
- Zach Mahffey, UAF
University of Alaska Fairbanks
10:30 A.M. -
Alteration Characteristics of the Newly Discovered AG Zone Deposit Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Prospect, Palmer Property, Southeast Alaska
- Fred Transburg, UAA
University of Alaska Anchorage
INDUSTRY OVERVIEW and POLICY UPDATES
SESSION CHAIR| Bill Jeffress, AMA President
1:00 P.M
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Alaska Mining 2020: Discoveries are Waiting
PRESENTATION LINK
- Curt Freeman, Avalon Development Corp.
1:30 P.M. -
Office of Project Management and Permitting: Looking Forward
- Kyle Moselle, DNR & OPMP
Department of Natural Resources
Office of Project Management & Permitting
2:00 P.M.
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Alaska Mineral Tenure Post-SB155
- Ramona Monroe & Shannon Bleicher, Stoel Rives LLP
2:30 P.M.
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Clean Water 404 Changes Within the Last Year
- Victor Ross, Stantec
WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 4, 2020
Wednesday Morning
Session 3
9:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
Wednesday Afternoon
Session 4
1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
EARLY AND INTERMEDIATE STAGE
EXPLORATION PROJECTS
SESSION CHAIR | Varina Zinno, Calista Corp
9:00 A.M.
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The Oreo Mountain Porphyry Cu-Mo-Ag-Au Prospect and Exploration History, Metallogenics and Industry Activity in the Tanacross Quadrangle, East-Central Alaska
PRESENTATION LINK
- David Hedderly-Smith, D.A. Hedderly-Smith & Associates
9:30 A.M. -
64North Project - First Year Exploration Highlights From An Emerging Gold Camp
- Christine Lawley, Resolution Minerals
10:00 A.M. -
The Tibbs Gold Project: An Outlier in the Goodpaster Mining District
PRESENTATION LINK
- Eric Buitenhuis, Tectonic Metals
10:30 A.M. -
The Complete and Continuing Story of the Niblack Project; Prince of Wales Island, Southeast Alaska
PRESENTATION LINK
- Graham Neale & Rob McLeod, Heatherdale Resources
ADVANCED STAGE
EXPLORATION PROJECTS
SESSION CHAIR | Dave Szumigala, Ambler Metals
1:00 P.M
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Alaska’s Pebble Opportunity - a project update
PRESENTATION LINK
- John Shively, Pebble Limited Partnership
1:30 P.M. -
Alaska’s Next Gold Mine - Advancing the Peak Gold deposit to a production decision in partnership with Kinross and the Tetlin Tribe
PRESENTATION LINK
- Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse, Contango ORE
2:00 P.M. -
Ambler VMS Belt- A New Company, New Access, and New Opportunities
PRESENTATION LINK
- Andy West & David Szumigala, Ambler Metals
2:30 P.M. -
Swabs and Jobs: Rising to the Challenge at Donlin
PRESENTATION LINK
- Michelle Deal, Donlin Gold
THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 5, 2020
Thursday Morning
Session 5
9:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
ELECTIONS RECAP
& POLICY UPDATES
SESSION CHAIR | Deantha Skibinski, AMA
9:00 A.M.
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2020 General Elections Recap
- Ralph Samuels, Holland America Line
9:45 A.M. -
Investing in Alaskans, Access, and Infrastructure for Alaska’s Resources
- Alan Weitzner, AIDEA
10:15 A.M. -
Implications of the Supreme Court's Maui County Decision for the Mining Industry
- Eric Fjelstad, Perkins Coie, LLP
10:45 A.M. -
The Essential Art of Prospecting
- Jessica Bjorkman, Bjorkman Prospecting
Thursday Afternoon
Session 6
1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
MINING
OPERATIONS
SESSION CHAIR | Dan Graham, Donlin Gold
1:00 P.M.
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The Future of Kinross in Alaska
- Jeremy Brans, Kinross Fort Knox
1:30 P.M. -
Recent Water Quality Changes in Northwest Alaska Observations from the Red Dog Mine
- Mike Rieser, Teck America
2:00 P.M. -
Hecla Greens Creek Mine Drystack Tailings: North Extension Project
- Aaron Marsh, Hecla Greens Creek
2:30 P.M. -
Kensington Mine - A Stalwart Member of the Community Looks to its Future
- Mark Kiessling, Coeur Alaska Kensington Mine
3 - 3:30 P.M | BREAK
3:30 P.M. | KEYNOTE SPEAKER
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Attracting Venture Capital for Large-Scale Mine Exploration and Development in Alaska
- Greg Beischer, Millrock Resources
* Please note: all technical session times, presentation titles, and presenters are subject to change - thank you! *
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