8th Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining - FEM 2011
Sponsors
Many thanks to FEM 2011 Sponsors!
FEM 2011 Main Sponsor
It is a pleasure to welcome you all to the 8th
Fennoscandian Exploration and Mining Conference to be held
1-3 November 2011 at Levi in Kittilä, Finland.
Agnico-Eagle is delighted to sponsor this
event, the premier exploration and mining conference in
Northern Europe gathering together members of the mining
and exploration community in Finland and around the world.
It is the place to learn and showcase new discoveries,
emerging projects and mine development projects.
For the first time ever the event will take place at the
Levi Summit Conference Centre close to our new Kittilä gold
mine and we are very excited about that.
We look forward to a rich and productive experience and
hope the conference will provide excellent opportunities
for you to interact with your peers
Sincerely,
Ingmar Haga,
Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited
Vice-President, Europe
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Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited is a Canadian
international gold company with operations in Canada, Finland
and Mexico, and exploration and development activities in
Canada, Finland, Mexico and the U.S. The company is listed on
the New York and Toronto stock exchanges. Agnico-Eagle
currently operates four mines in Canada, one mine in Finland
and one mine in Mexico and expects to produce between 1.13
million and 1.23 million ounces of gold in 2011. The
company's Kittilä mine is one of the largest known gold
deposits in Europe, with current gold reserves containing
over 4 million ounces. The Kittilä mine is located in
northern Finland, approximately 900 kilometres north of
Helsinki and 150 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle. Open
pit mining began in 2008 from the Suuri pit. The open pit
mining will last for about four years and underground mining
to extract the deeper ore began in 2010. Kittila poured its
first gold on January 14, 2009. The 3,000-tonne-per-day
operation is expected to pour about 150,000 ounces of gold in
2011 and average 170,000 ounces of gold a year from 2012
through 2015. The continued growth of the orebody has led to
a feasibility study that is evaluating the potential for an
expansion of the gold production.'
Platinum Sponsors
'Anglo American plc is one of the world's
largest mining companies, is headquartered in the UK and
listed on the London and Johannesburg stock exchanges. Anglo
American's portfolio of mining businesses spans precious
metals and minerals - in which it is a global leader in both
platinum and diamonds; base metals - copper and nickel; and
bulk commodities - iron ore, metallurgical coal and thermal
coal. Anglo American is committed to the highest standards of
safety and responsibility across all its businesses and
geographies and to making a sustainable difference in the
development of the communities around its operations. The
company's mining operations and extensive pipeline of growth
projects are located in southern Africa, South America,
Australia, North America and Asia.'
"Nordea's vision is to be a Great European
bank, acknowledged for its people, creating superior value
for customers and shareholders. We are making it possible for
our customers to reach their goals by providing a wide range
of products, services and solutions within banking, asset
management and insurance. Nordea has around 11 million
customers, approx. 1,400 branch offices and is among the ten
largest universal banks in Europe in terms of total market
capitalisation. The Nordea share is listed on the NASDAQ OMX
Nordic Exchange in Stockholm, Helsinki and Copenhagen. Nordea
is active in project financing as well as commodity hedging
in the mining sector in the Nordic markets. Nordea sees the
mining industry as an important growth area in Nordic
countries and as such, a focus sector for the bank."
International Media Partner
'International Mining is a world leading
monthly technical magazine for mine management. This monthly
technical magazine goes deeper into the issues of the global
mining industry - looking closely at techniques and
technology, sustainable development, environmental management
and more. It circulates to over 145 countries around the
world and is now the only magazine for global technical
management in exploration, mining, mineral processing and
metallurgy that publishes a copy every month. Thus IM and
www.im-mining.com provide the widest and most timely scope of
technical information on offer. E-letter International Mining
Project News provides the latest news from the projects
around the world - every two weeks.'
Canada Pavilion Sponsor
'The Canadian Embassy's Trade Commissioner
Service is a worldwide network of professionals in
international business development, with preferred access to
business knowledge and contacts, committed to advancing
Canada's interests. We deliver services integral to helping
clients make better business decisions in order to achieve
their goals abroad. We strive to develop a trusted
relationship with clients, being well-prepared to meet client
needs and expectations, delivering quality and consistent
service.'
Gold Sponsors
"
Heliflite Oy, based in Sodankylä, is a
reliable helicopter service supplier in Northern Scandinavia.
The core of our experience for more than 10 years is built on
HEMS & SAR operations. In addition, we have an extensive
know-how of charter-, aerial lifting- and research flights.
Our fleet consists of four helicopters and our staff is total
18. Our own helicopter maintenance in Sodankylä is competent
to do all repairs and installations for our helicopter fleet.
We work to provide a flexible, reliable and swift helicopter
service for your business."
'Pyhäsalmi Mine Oy operates an underground
copper, zinc and pyrite mine at Pyhäjärvi, central Finland.
It is a fully owned subsidiary of Inmet Mining Corporation.
Inmet is a Canadian-based global mining company that produces
copper, zinc and gold. Our exploration strategy is focused on
the discovery of world-class copper deposits. We are actively
exploring in Latin America, Scandinavia, Turkey and Canada
and invite property submissions.'
Silver Sponsor
'Flowrox - Pumps and Valves for Mining and
Minerals Processing - Flowrox is the preferred supplier of
flow control solutions for the most demanding media. We focus
on abrasive, corrosive and other demanding shut-off, control
and pumping applications. Flowrox heavy duty valves and
peristaltic pumps have proven their superior quality,
reliability, excellent wear resistance and anti-jamming
properties in more than 100 000 installations around the
world. We work in partnership with our clients to specify,
design and deliver the optimal solution. We offer reduced
total cost of ownership through improved performance, longer
service lifetime and lower maintenance costs.'
'Tapojärvi Oy - Wide range of specialties.
The company is established 1955 in Finnish Lapland. Tapojärvi
is a company specialized in mining, material handling and
factory processes. The company has over 220 employees. We
work as a solid part of production processes at Outokumpu -
Tornio and Ruukki - Raahe steel plants as well as at
Outokumpu - Elijärvi, Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited - Kittilä
and Lappland Goldminers AB - Sodankylä mines. Tapojärvi
offers effective solutions and is prepared to do all kind of
subcontracting at steel plants and mines.'
Bronze Sponsors
'
Boliden is a leading European metals
company whose core competence is in the fields of
exploration, mining, smelting and recycling. Boliden's main
metals are zinc and copper. Other important metals
extracted and refined include lead, gold and silver. The
operations are conducted in two Business Areas: Mines and
Smelters. The number of employees is approximately 4 400
and the turnover in 2010 amounted to approximately SEK 37
billion. Its shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm,
segment Large Cap and on the Toronto Stock Exchange in
Canada.'
"Drillcon AB (publ), with its subsidiaries
Drillcon Core AB, Drillcon Iberia SA, Drillcon Norway AS and
Suomen Malmi Oy, is a diamond core and raiseboring contractor
to the mining and construction industry, with Europe as the
principal market.
Suomen Malmi Oy is the Finnish contracting
company in the Drillcon Group offering drilling, geophysical,
geological and rock mechanical services for natural resource,
engineering and environmental investigations."
'KATI is a Finnish drilling contractor with
more than 30 years of experience in diamond core drilling.
Our main operating focus is in Fennoscandian area. In
addition to drilling, we also offer some related services
such as hole deviation surveys. In core drilling business,
KATI is known for efficiency, strong performance in tough
conditions and applying environmental knowhow to core
drilling business as the leading company on the branch.'
'Oulu Mining School (OMS) is the network
which is responsible for the basic and continuing education
and research in the mining and mineral field at the
University of Oulu. The core partners are the Department of
Process and Environmental Engineering, the Department of
Geosciences and the Learning and Research Services. The
active co operation is made with Aalto University, Luleå
Technical University in Nordic Mining School and with mining
companies in Finland. The most important co operation
research institutes are the Geological Survey of Finland and
the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FIOH).'
'Saanio & Riekkola Oy is an independent
private consulting company and a member of The Finnish
Association of Consulting Firms (SKOL). Saanio & Riekkola
Oy offers the following rock engineering-related services:
design of excavation, grouting and reinforcement of open-cast
and underground mines, numerical analyses for rock mechanics,
assessment of excavation risks, groundwater control analysis,
environmental monitoring and conservation planning, project
timetable and cost estimation as well as expert supervision
of construction.'
'YIT is a successful European service
company in building systems, construction services and
services for industry. We build, develop and maintain quality
living environments in Nordic countries, Central Europe,
Russia and Baltic countries. In 2010, YIT's revenue amounted
to EUR 3.8 billion. The Group employs nearly 26,000 people.
YIT's share is listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.'
