Oral Presentations
Open Forum: Technology - View from the Boardroom
The kick-off session will feature a panel of industry leaders commenting on the 'state-of-the-nation' in terms of minerals exploration technology; this will be followed by panel-audience discussion.
September 10 (Monday) 8:15 am to 10:00 am and 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
Session chair: Ken Witherly, Denver
Invited Panel:
Peter Duncan – Microsurveys, Houston
Leigh Freeman – Downing Teal, Denver
Ian Graham – Rio Tinto, Vancouver
Cam McCuaig – Centre for Exploration Targeting, Perth
Keith Morrison – Vismand, Toronto
Roland Horst – Royal Nickel, Mississauga
Plenary Session: The Leading Edge
Globally-recognized authorities will provide concise reviews of the state-of-the-art in mineral exploration technology.
September 10 (Monday) 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Session chair: Ken Witherly, Denver
Invited Panel:
Stephen Reford, Toronto- Opening of Exploration 07
David Cohen, David Kelley, Ravi Anand and Bill Coker- Major Advances in Exploration Geochemistry, 1998-2007
Steve Thomson, Dave Fountain and Tony Watts- Airborne Geophysics – Evolution and Revolution
Bruce McMonnies and Vince Gerrie- Ground Geophysics and Borehole Logging – A Decade of Improvements
Greg Hall and Vic Wall- The Use of Regional Geology Maps in Exploration Targeting
Dave Pratt and Doug Oldenburg- Geophysical Inversion for Mineral Exploration – A Decade of Progress in Theory and Practice
John Broome and Simon Cox- Geoscience Information Management and Access: A Key Enabler for Exploration Success
Bob Agar and Dave Coulter- Remote Sensing and InfraRed Reflectance Spectroscopy – A Decade Perspective 1997 -2007
Plenary Session: Sharpening the Sword: Honing Technology to Drive Discovery
A panel of experts will provide their insights into how to gain maximum benefit from technology followed by a panel-audience discussion.
September 11 (Tuesday) 8:30 am to 10:10 am
Session chair: Cam McCuaig, Perth
Invited Panel:
Nick Archibald, Perth- Implementation of Advanced Conceptual and Probability-based Exploration Targeting
John Gingerich, Toronto- Using Technology to Provide Business Solutions
Greg Hall, Perth- Benchmarking Exploration Practice
Tom Lane, Toronto- Is Research making a Difference in Industry Behavior
S.J. Balch, Toronto- Making Better Swords - A Geophysical Perspective
Tracey Kerr, Mississauga- Technology in Exploration - Do we need more?
Concurrent Geochemistry Session: Advances in Regional-scale Geochemical Methods
September 11 (Tuesday) 10:40 am to 12:20 pm
Session chair: Robert Jackson, Dartmouth and Graham Closs, Golden
Invited Panel:
Eric Grunsky- The Interpretation of Regional Geochemical Survey Data
Harrison Cookenboo and Herman Grutter- Mantle-derived indicator mineral compositions as applied to diamond exploration
Matt Leybourne and Eion Cameron- Groundwater in Geochemical Exploration: Methods, Applications and Future Directions
Steve Piercey- An Overview of the Use of Petrochemistry in Regional Exploration for Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide (VMS) Deposits
Concurrent Geochemistry Session: Advances in Prospect-scale Geochemical Methods
September 11 (Tuesday) 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Session chair: Hugh de Souza, Toronto and Charles Beaudry, Toronto
Invited Panel:
Colin Dunn- New Perspectives on Biogeochemical Exploration
Stewart Hamilton- Major Advances in Soil Geochemical Exploration Methods for Areas of Thick Glacial Drift Cover
Alan Mann- Ligand based Soil Extraction Geochemistry
Graham Closs and Dick Glanzman- Field PortableX-Ray Fluoresence Geochemical Analysis – Its Contribution to In Situ, Real -Time Project Evaluation
Concurrent Geochemistry Session: Frontiers in Geochemistry
September 11 (Tuesday) 8:30 am to 10:10 am
Session chair: David Leng, Toronto and Steve Piercey, Sudbury
Invited Panel:
Brenda Caughlin- Developments in Analytical Technology
Bill Griffin, Elena Belousova and Suzanne O'Reilly- Crustal History and Metallogenic Fertility: Terrane-scale Assessment with Detrital Zircons
Robert Jackson- 3D Geochemistry Applied to Mineral Exploration
Bill Coker- Future Research Directions In Exploration Geochemistry: Is There A Future?
Concurrent Geophysics Session: Advances in Airborne Geophysics
September 11 (Tuesday) 10:40 am to 12:20 pm
Session chair: Tony Watts, Toronto and Greg Hodges, Toronto
Invited Panel:
Peter Dorio (Mark Dransfield)- Airborne Gravity Gradiometry in the Search for Mineral Deposits
Michel Allard- On the Origin of Heli-Time Domain EM Species
Dave Coulter, Phoebe Hauff and William L. Kerby- Airborne Hyperspectral Remote Sensing
James Macnae- Developments in Broadband Airborne Electromagnetics in the Past Decade
Concurrent Geophysics Session: Advances in Ground and Borehole Geophysics
September 11 (Tuesday) 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
Session chair: Wei Qian, Toronto and Neil Hughes, Toronto
Invited Panel:
Yves Lamontagne- Deep Exploration with EM in Boreholes
James Macnae and Tiaan Le Roux- SQUID Sensors for EM Systems
John Donohue, John Kingman, Terry Ritchie- Distributed Acquisition In Electrical Geophysical Systems
Peter Williams, Anton Kepic, Luke Gibson and Somally Sheppard- Innovative EM Exploration in Surface Exploration and Underground Mine Settings
Concurrent Geophysics Session: Advances in Geophysical Inversion and Modeling
September 11 (Tuesday) 8:30 am to 10:10 am
Session chair: Peter Kowalczyk, Vancouver and Bill Morris, Hamilton
Invited Panel:
Peter Fullagar, Greg Pears- Geologically-realistic Inversion of Geophysical Data
Nick Williams, Greg Dipple- Mapping Subsurface Alteration using Gravity and Magnetic Inversion Models
John McGaughey- Geological Models, Rock Properties, and 3D Geophysical Modelling and Inversion
John Paine- Developments in Geophysical Inversion in the Last Decade
Concurrent Technology at Work Session: Advances in Regional Exploration
September 11 (Tuesday) 10:40 am to 12:20 pm
Session chair: Pierre Keating, Toronto and Iain Allen, Toronto
Invited Panel:
David Boyd and David Isles- The Key Role Played by Regional Magnetic Surveys in the Discovery of Mineral Resources
David Robson, David Hutchins and Rainer Wacklerle- The Impact of Government Pre-competitive Geophysical Data to the Exploration
Colin Barnett and Peter Williams- The Data Mining Approach to Target Generation in Mature District
Milovan Urosevic, Anton Kepic, Ned Stolz and C. Juhlin- 3D Seismic Exploration for Gold, Yilgarn Craton, Australia
Concurrent Technology at Work Session: Advances in 3D Visualization and Data Integration
September 11 (Tuesday) 12:20 pm to 2:00 pm
Session chair: Jules Lajoie, Vancouver and John McGaughey, Montreal
Invited Panel:
Gervais Perron- Software Workflows for 3D Quantitative Data Integration
Louis Martin, Gervais Perron and M. Masson- Discovery from 3D Data Visualization and Quantitative Modelling
Rob Gordon- An Integrated 3D Approach to Deep Search Exploration
Nick Archibald, D. Holden, D. Core, D. Byrne, A. Buckingham, M. McMahon, G. Cameron, S. Garvin, P. Wilson, N. Panizza and T. Worth- Using 3D Methods in the Management of Risk in Exploration Targeting
Harry Seigel and Norm Paterson- Technical Luncheon - Life's Lessons Learned
Concurrent Technology at Work Session: Advances in Mine Site Exploration and Ore Delineation
September 12 (Wednesday) 8:15 am to 10:00 am, 10:30 am to 12:45 pm, 2:00 pm to 3:40 pm and 4:00 pm to 5:40 pm
Session chair: Sharon Taylor, Bathurst and Rob Gordon, Toro
Invited Panel:
Glenn McDowell, R. Stewart and R. Monterio- In-mine Exploration and Delineation Using an Integrated Approach
Sean Hasson- The Chelopech Mine: An Exploration Perspective
Charles Pretorius, C. Chunnett, T. Chalke and M. Gibson- 3D data Integration for Exploration and Mine Planning
Clare O'Dowd, Dave Bingham, Brian Powell, Dan Brisbin and Rod Koch- Mine Site Geophysical Applications in the Athabasca Basin
Plenary Session: Ore Deposits and Exploration Technology - Linking Deposit Models and the Technologies to Explore for Them
Invited speakers in this day-long session will discuss the current thinking with respect to the characteristics of specific mineral deposit models and the technologies best suited to explore for them.
Session chair: Tom Lane, Toronto, Jan Peters, Ottawa and Laurie Reed, Toronto
Invited Panel:
Tom Lane- Introduction
Peter Lightfoot- Advances in Ni-Cu-PGE Sulphide Deposit Models and Implications for Exploration Technologies
Alan King- Review of the Geophysical Technology for Ni-Cu-PGE Deposits
Bruce Kjarsgaard and Laurie Reed- Kimberlite Pipe Models: Significance to Exploration
Laurie Reed and Ken Witherly- 50 Years of Kimberlite Geophysics
Rex Brommecker, F. Robert, P. Dobak and C. McEwan- Gold Exploration-Models Sides 1-54
Lee Sampson, B. Bourne, R. Rowe and X. Zhou- Gold Exploration-Technology Slides 55-67
Harold Gibson, R. Allen, G. Riverin and T. Lane- The VMS Model: Advances and Application to Exploration
Marc Boivin- Advances in Geophysical Technology for VMS Exploration
Charlie Jefferson, Dave Thomas, Dave Quirt, Jonathan Mwenifumbo and Dan Brisbin- Empirical Models for Canadian Unconformity-associated Uranium Deposits
Brian Powell and Garnet Wood and Lawrence Bzdel- Advances in Geophysical Exploration for Uranium Deposits in the Athabasca Basin, Canada
John Holliday and David Cooke- Advances in Geological Models and Exploration Methods for Copper ± Gold Porphyry Deposits
T. Cam McCuaig, Warren Thorne, Steffen Hagemann, Marcus Flis, H. Dalstra and P. Hodkiewicz- Recent Advances in BIF-related Iron Ore Models and Exploration Strategies
Ken Witherly- Conference Wrap-up