FEM 2011 Conference Programme and Timetable

Keynote: An Overview of Exploration Strategies and Lithospheric through to Local Targeting (PDF)
Dr. Jon Hronsky, Director
Western Mining Services, Australia

Sakatti Discovery, Northern Finland
Jim Coppard, Regional Head of Exploration - Arctic
Anglo American Exploration

Bright and Exciting Future of Talvivaara, Finland
Kari Vyhtinen, General Manager - Expansion
Talvivaara Mining Company Plc

Pyhäsalmi Mine - Five Decades of Profitable Mining (PDF)
Kimmo Luukkonen , Managing Director
Pyhäsalmi Mine Oy

Coffee Break

Kevitsa Ni-Cu-PGE Project - Expanding Mineral Resources through Definition and Exploration (PDF)
Markku Lappalainen, Geology Manager
FQM Kevitsa Mining Oy

Outokumpu Copper: Finland's Most Famous Mining Camp Lives Again (PDF)
Dr. Alistair Cowden, Managing Director
Altona Mining Limited

Northland - Developing into a Major European Iron Ore Producer (PDF)
Anders Antonsson , VP - Investor Relations
Northland

Mineral Potential of Kola Peninsula (PDF)
Prof. Yury Voytekhovsky, Director
Geological Institute of the Kola Science Centre RAS

Lunch
Restaurant Okta, Hotel Levi Panorama

Student - Industry Networking Luncheon - By Invitation Only
Gold Digger Bar (7th floor), Levi Hotel Panorama

The Booming Finnish Mining Cluster (PDF)
Hannu Hernesniemi, Research Director
Etlatieto Oy

Finland's Minerals Policy (PDF)
Pekka Suomela, Chief Inspector of Mines
Ministry of Employment and the Economy

Sweden's Minerals Policy (PDF)
Dr. Kaj Lax, Head of department, Mineral Resources
Geological Survey of Sweden

Nordic Mineral-related Education and Research (PDF)
Pär Weihed , Professor in Ore geology
Luleå University of Technology, Sweden

New Aspects of Exploration and Mining in Europe - Promine (PDF)
Gabor Gaál, Professor
Geological Survey of Finland

Coffee Break

Viscaria D-Zone Fe-Cu Prospect, Kiruna District, Northern Sweden (PDF)
Nicholas (Nick) Bryce, Principal Geologists
Avalon Minerals Viscaria AB

Developing a Major Base Metals Exploration Company in Finland (PDF)
Charles Wilkinson, General Manager of Exploration
Western Areas NL

New Generation Fluorspar Projects in the Nordic Countries (PDF)
Patrick Cheetham, Executive Chairman
Tertiary Minerals plc

The New Kiruna Iron Company, Northern Sweden (PDF)
Christina Lundmark , General Manager
Scandinavian Resources Ltd / Kiruna Iron AB

Trade show
Levi Summit Conference Centre

Conference Dinner
Hullu Poro Areena