Nunavik Mining Workshop 2025

Nunavik Mining Workshop 2025

The 2025 Nunavik Mining Workshop will be held from April 1 to 3 at the Kattitavik Town Hall in Kuujjuaq.

8:30am EDT

Starlink Wifi Access - Sponsored by WhiteRock Lithium - Starlink Wifi ᐱᑐᒍᑎᒃ - ᐱᑐᒍᑎᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᐃᑦ WhiteRock Lithium Katittavik Town HallWhiteRock Lithium

9:00am EDT

Travelling Day - ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓂᐅᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ

3:00pm EDT

Booth Set-up | ᓇᑉᐸᑎᑦᓯᓂᖅ ᐃᓂᑦᓴᓂᑦ Katittavik Town Hall Welcome and Registration | ᑐᖕᖓᓱᑦᑎᓯᓂᖅ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᓗ Katittavik Town Hall

5:30pm EDT

Welcome Dinner - Sponsored by Makivvik Corporation - ᐅᓐᓄᒍᒥᑕᕐᓇᖅ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒃ ᑯᐊᐳᕇᓴᓐ YVP Pub and GrillMakivvik Corporation

8:00am EDT

Participants' Arrival and Breakfast - ᐃᓚᐅᔪᐃᑦ ᐃᑎᕐᑐᐃᑦ ᐅᓪᓛᕈᒥᑕᕐᓱᑎᓗ Katittavik Town Hall

8:15am EDT

Translation - Sponsored by Alamos Gold - ᑐᓵᔨᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ Alamos Gold Katittavik Town HallMichelle Sciortino

8:30am EDT

Starlink Wifi Access - Sponsored by WhiteRock Lithium - Starlink Wifi ᐱᑐᒍᑎᒃ - ᐱᑐᒍᑎᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᐃᑦ WhiteRock Lithium Katittavik Town HallWhiteRock Lithium

9:00am EDT

Welcoming Word by Northern Village of Kuujjuaq representatives - ᑐᖕᖓᓱᑦᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕐᑎᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᖓᓄᑦ ᑰᑦᔪᐊᒥ Katittavik Town HallMary Johannes • Claude Gadbois

9:15am EDT

Welcoming Word by Makivvik Corporation - ᑐᖕᖓᓱᑦᑎᓯᔪᑦ ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒃ ᑯᐊᐳᕆᓴᓐ Katittavik Town HallAndy Moorhouse

9:30am EDT

Mineral Exploration in Nunavik 2025 - Cynthia Brind'Amour-Côté, P. Géo, Technical Director, NMEF - ᐅᔭᕋᕐᓂᐊᕕᑦᓴᐅᒪᖔᑕ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ 2025... Katittavik Town Hall

10:10am EDT

Sacred Banana Lithium Project - Patrik Schmidt, Vice President Exploration, WhiteRock Lithium - Sacred Banana Lithium ᐸᑎᕆᒃ ᓯᒥᑦ, ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᑉ ᑐᖓᓕᖓ ᕿᓂᕐᓂᒧᑦ, WhiteRock Lithiu... Katittavik Town HallPatrik Schmidt

10:30am EDT

Networking Break - Sponsored by Taqramut - ᐱᑐᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒧᑦ ᓄᕐᖃᑫᓐᓇᓂᖅ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔭᒧᐃᑦ ᑕᕐᕋᒧᑦ Katittavik Town HallTaqramut Transport Inc.

11:00am EDT

Raglan Mine Operational Update - Trevor Blair, Director of Exploration, Raglan Mine... Katittavik Town HallTrevor Blair

12:00pm EDT

Lunch - Sponsored by Commerce Resources - ᐅᓪᓗᒍᒥᑕᕐᓇᖅ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ Commerce Resources Katittavik Town Hall

1:30pm EDT

Overview Bedrock Mapping Survey : Coming up activities in 2025 - Carl Bilodeau, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests... Katittavik Town HallCarl Bilodeau

2:00pm EDT

Underground water modelisation, permafrost thaw and climate change - Milad Fakhari, Postdoctoral Researcher, Water Earth Environment Centre, INRS... Katittavik Town HallMilad Fakhari

2:30pm EDT

Migratory Caribou Monitoring Program and demographic update - Vincent Brodeur, Biologist MSc, Direction de la gestion de la faune du Nord-du-Québec, Ministry of Environment, of fight against climate change, of... Katittavik Town HallVincent Brodeur

3:00pm EDT

Networking Break - Sponsored by Torngat Metals - ᐱᑐᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒧᑦ ᓄᕐᖃᑫᓐᓇᓂᖅ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ Torngat Metals Katittavik Town Hall

3:30pm EDT

Finance Global Trend Update - Ran Maoz, Analyst, Tax Policy & Capital Markets, PDAC... Katittavik Town HallRan Maoz

3:55pm EDT

Innovative interactive tools for business development - Martin Loiselle, Coordinator at maximizing economic benefits, Plan Nord Society... Katittavik Town HallMartin Loiselle

4:20pm EDT

Wabun Council: Negotiating Exploration Agreements and Best Practices in Mining - Wabun... Katittavik Town HallNicole Charbonneau

6:00pm EDT

Dinner - Sponsored by Raglan Mine - ᐅᓐᓄᕈᒥᑕᕐᓇᖅ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖓ Auberge Kuujjuaq InnRaglan Mine

8:15am EDT

Participants' Arrival and Breakfast - ᐃᓚᐅᔪᐃᑦ ᐃᑎᕐᑐᐃᑦ ᐅᓪᓛᕈᒥᑕᕐᓱᑎᓗ Katittavik Town Hall

8:30am EDT

Starlink Wifi Access - Sponsored by WhiteRock Lithium - Starlink Wifi ᐱᑐᒍᑎᒃ - ᐱᑐᒍᑎᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᐃᑦ WhiteRock Lithium Katittavik Town HallWhiteRock Lithium

9:00am EDT

Recent Amendments to the Mining Act: Presentation of Bill 63 - Céline Létourneau, Office of the Deputy Minister associated with the MRNF... Katittavik Town Hall

10:00am EDT

Strange Lake project : Baseline Study and Strategic Goals - Adamie Delisle-Alaku, Vice President - Department of Environment, Wildlife and Research, Makivvik... Katittavik Town HallAdamie Delisle-Alaku

10:30am EDT

Networking Break - Sponsored by Midland Exploration - ᐱᑐᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒧᑦ ᓄᕐᖃᑫᓐᓇᓂᖅ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ Midland Exploration Katittavik Town Hall

11:00am EDT

Kanak and Inuit Experiences with Mining Benefits and Impacts and Post-Mining Futures - Thierry Rodon, Professeur titulaire, Laval University and Jean-Marc Séguin, P. Geo, Qiniqtiq Landholding Corporation... Katittavik Town HallThierry Rodon • Jean-Marc Séguin

12:00pm EDT

Lunch - Sponsored by TIVI- ᐅᓪᓗᒍᒥᑕᕐᓇᖅ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ ᑎᕕᒃᑯᑦ Katittavik Town HallTIVI

12:15pm EDT

Screening of the NMEF Documentary Nunatta Ataani -ᑕᑯᓐᓇᑐᐃᑦ NMEF-ᑯᓄᑦ ᑕᕐᕋᓕᔮᓕᐊᕕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑌᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᓄᓇᑦᑕ ᐃᑭᐊᖓᓂ Katittavik Town HallJean-Philippe Brochu

2:15pm EDT

Networking Break - Sponsored by Torngat Metals - ᐱᑐᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒧᑦ ᓄᕐᖃᑫᓐᓇᓂᖅ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ Torngat Metals Katittavik Town Hall

2:45pm EDT

Toward a Sustainable Nunavik: Challenges, Opportunities and CRI's Commitment - Simon Brassard, Director Maintenance, Canadian Royalties... Katittavik Town HallSimon Brassard

3:15pm EDT

Nunavik’s Archaeological Resources and Sustainable Heritage Management - Elsa Cencig, Archeologist, Project Manager, Nunatop Coordinator, Avataq Cultural Institut... Katittavik Town HallElsa Cencig

4:15pm EDT

Alamos Gold : Gold and Critical Mineral Exploration in Nunavik - Michelle Sciortino, Manager, Special Projects, Exploration, Alamos Gold Inc... Katittavik Town HallMichelle Sciortino

6:00pm EDT

Dinner - Sponsored by Canadian Royalties - ᐅᓐᓄᕈᒥᑕᕐᓇᖅ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ Canadian Royalties Auberge Kuujjuaq InnCanadian Royalties

9:00pm EDT

Music Show: Throat Singing Artists Janice Parsons Gordon and Sandy Emudluk, followed by Juurini Band - Sponsored by KRG - ᐃᖕᖏᑐᖅ ᔫᕆᓂ - Janice Parsons Gordon and Sandy Emudluk... LoungeKativik Regional Government

8:30am EDT

Starlink Wifi Access - Sponsored by WhiteRock Lithium - Starlink Wifi ᐱᑐᒍᑎᒃ - ᐱᑐᒍᑎᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᐃᑦ WhiteRock Lithium Katittavik Town HallWhiteRock Lithium

8:45am EDT

Translation - Sponsored by Alamos Gold - ᑐᓵᔨᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ Alamos Gold Katittavik Town HallMichelle Sciortino Participants' Arrival and Breakfast - ᐃᓚᐅᔪᐃᑦ ᐃᑎᕐᑐᐃᑦ ᐅᓪᓛᕈᒥᑕᕐᓱᑎᓗ Katittavik Town Hall

9:30am EDT

Lac Gayot Project Update - Michael Tucker, CEO & Director, Perseverance Metals... Katittavik Town HallMichael Tucker

10:00am EDT

The Eldor Carbonatite : Ashram REE & Fluorspar Project and beyond - Cindy Valence, General Manager and Marie-Pier Boivin, Exploration Manager, Commerce Resources Corp - The Eldor Carbonatite : Ashram REE & Fluorspar... Katittavik Town HallCindy Valence • Marie-Pier Boivin

10:30am EDT

Networking Break - Sponsored by Avjet Holding -ᐱᑐᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒧᑦ ᓄᕐᖃᑫᓐᓇᓂᖅ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ Avjet Holding Katittavik Town HallAvjet Holding inc

11:00am EDT

Geothermal Energy : Pilote Project at the Kuujjuaq Forum - Jasmin Raymond, Professor, INRS - Geothermal... Katittavik Town HallJasmin Raymond

11:30am EDT

Overview of GEM-GeoNorth program, Véronique Séguin, GEM GeoNorth Coordinator, Geological Survey of Canada - Northern Canada Division - ᓱᓇᐅᓂᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᖅ GEM-GeoNorth... Katittavik Town HallVéronique Séguin

12:00pm EDT

Lunch - Sponsored by Torngat Metals - ᐅᓪᓗᒍᒥᑕᕐᓇᖅ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ - Torngat Metals Katittavik Town Hall

1:30pm EDT

Introduction Kautapikkut Strategic Table - Round Table: Inuit Employment, Best practices and challenges... Katittavik Town HallDave McMullen

3:00pm EDT

Networking Break - ᐱᑐᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒧᑦ ᓄᕐᖃᑫᓐᓇᓂᖅ Katittavik Town Hall

3:30pm EDT

KoBold Metals Cape Smith Belt 2024 Program Overview and 2025 Outlook - Jeff J. Jurinak, Chief Operating Office, KoBold Metals Company - KoBold Metals Cape Smith Belt 2024... Katittavik Town HallJeff J. Jurinak