Nunavik Mining Workshop 2025: Full Schedule

This presentation aims at providing an overview of the conferences of the Workshop. It also present activites conducted by the Nunavik Mineral Exploration and other relevant information about the organisation.

Overview of the mineral development process with example from exploration projects in Nunavik. The Mineral Development Sequence can be divided in 6 phases : post-exploration, exploration, development, operation and closure. Social engagement needs to take place as early as possible before any work starts. This presentation of 60 minutes covers the main activities occuring during each phase of the mineral development cycle using concrete exemples of actual exploration companies active in Nunavik.

Speakers

Cynthia Brind'Amour-Côté, P. Geo

Technical Director, Nunavik Mineral Exploration Fund

Ms. Cynthia Brind’Amour-Côté graduated from the Laval University of Quebec with a Bachelor’s degree in Geologic Engineer in 2015. Between 2011 and 2015, she worked as field geologist for the Nunavik Mineral Exploration Fund (NMEF) a non-profit organization promoting the mineral... Read More →

Tuesday April 1, 2025 9:30am - 10:30am EDT
Katittavik Town Hall

Exploration and Mining

10:30am EDT

Networking Break - Sponsored by Midland Exploration - ᐱᑐᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒧᑦ ᓄᕐᖃᑫᓐᓇᓂᖅ

Tuesday April 1, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am EDT

Katittavik Town Hall

Sponsors

Midland Exploration

Tuesday April 1, 2025 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Katittavik Town Hall

Refreshments

11:00am EDT

Finance Global Trend Update from PDAC

Tuesday April 1, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am EDT

Katittavik Town Hall

Tuesday April 1, 2025 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
Katittavik Town Hall

Finance

11:30am EDT

Underground water modelisation, permafrost thaw and climate change - Milad Fakhari, Postdoctoral Intership, Water Earth Environment Centre, INRS

Tuesday April 1, 2025 11:30am - 12:00pm EDT

Katittavik Town Hall

Speakers

Milad Fakhari

Postdoctoral researcher, Institut National de Recherche Scientifique

Passionate about groundwater modeling and hydrogeological studies. Experienced in environmental field investigation, data collection, data analysis, laboratory work, modeling and writing reports and papers.PhD in Earth Sciences focusing on groundwater-river interaction from INRS in... Read More →

Tuesday April 1, 2025 11:30am - 12:00pm EDT
Katittavik Town Hall

12:00pm EDT

Lunch - Sponsored by TBC - ᐅᓪᓗᒍᒥᑕᕐᓇᖅ

Tuesday April 1, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT

Katittavik Town Hall

Tuesday April 1, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm EDT
Katittavik Town Hall

Refreshments

1:30pm EDT

Overview Bedrock Mapping Survey : Coming up activities in 2025 - Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests - ᐃᓘᓐᓈᒍᑦ ᖃᐃᕐᑑᑉ ᓇᓃᓐᓂᖓᑕ ᓄᓇᖕᖑᐊᓕᐅᕐᑕᐅᓂᖓᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᕐᑕᐅᓂᖓ: ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᑕᐅᓛᕐᓂᐊᑐᑦ 2024-ᒥ - ᓭᒪᓐ ᖀᐳ, ᓄᓇᓕᕆᔨ, ᑐᕐᖃᑕᕐᕕᖓᓂᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᑦᓴᑕᓕᒻᒥ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᐹᕐᑐᓕᕆᓂ

Tuesday April 1, 2025 1:30pm - 2:00pm EDT

Katittavik Town Hall

Tuesday April 1, 2025 1:30pm - 2:00pm EDT
Katittavik Town Hall

Geoscience

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 Fauna and Parks - ᑐᑦᑐᐃᑦ

Tuesday April 1, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT

Katittavik Town Hall

Speakers

Vincent Brodeur

Biologist, MELCCFP

Tuesday April 1, 2025 2:30pm - 3:00pm EDT
Katittavik Town Hall

Regional Program

3:00pm EDT

Networking Break - Sponsored by Taqramut ᐱᑐᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒧᑦ ᓄᕐᖃᑫᓐᓇᓂᖅ

Tuesday April 1, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT

Katittavik Town Hall

Sponsors

Taqramut Transport Inc.

Management Assistant, Sales and Operations, Taqramut Transport Inc.

Tuesday April 1, 2025 3:00pm - 3:30pm EDT
Katittavik Town Hall

Refreshments

3:30pm EDT

Wabun Council: Negotiating Exploration Agreements and Best Practices in Mining

Tuesday April 1, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT

Katittavik Town Hall

Speakers

Nicole Charbonneau

Mining Development Advisor, Wabun Tribal Council

Tuesday April 1, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm EDT
Katittavik Town Hall

Aboriginal

6:00pm EDT

Dinner - ᑲᑎᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᖅ

Tuesday April 1, 2025 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT

Auberge Kuujjuaq Inn

Tuesday April 1, 2025 6:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
Auberge Kuujjuaq Inn

Refreshments

8:30am EDT

Participants' Arrival

Wednesday April 2, 2025 8:30am - 8:45am EDT

Katittavik Town Hall

Wednesday April 2, 2025 8:30am - 8:45am EDT
Katittavik Town Hall

8:30am EDT

Starlink Wifi Access - Sponsored by WhiteRock Lithium

Wednesday April 2, 2025 8:30am - 8:45am EDT

Katittavik Town Hall

Sponsors

WhiteRock Lithium

Wednesday April 2, 2025 8:30am - 8:45am EDT
Katittavik Town Hall

9:00am EDT

Modernization of the Mining Act: presentation of Bill 63 - MRNF

Wednesday April 2, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT

Katittavik Town Hall

Speakers

Céline Létourneau, Aboriginal Affairs Councillor, Office of the Deputy Minister associated with the MRNF

Aboriginal Affairs Councillor, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forets

Céline Létourneau is trained in political science and public affairs. She has several years of experience as an Indigenous affairs advisor, first at the ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, then at the Secrétariat aux relations avec les Premières Nations et les Inuits... Read More →

Wednesday April 2, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am EDT
Katittavik Town Hall

Exploration and Mining

10:00am EDT

Networking Break - Sponsored by Avjet Holding ᐱᑐᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒧᑦ ᓄᕐᖃᑫᓐᓇᓂᖅ

Wednesday April 2, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am EDT

Katittavik Town Hall

Sponsors

Avjet Holding inc

Wednesday April 2, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Katittavik Town Hall

Refreshments

10:30am EDT

Strange Lake project : Baseline Study and Strategic Goals

Wednesday April 2, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am EDT

Katittavik Town Hall

Speakers

Adamie Delisle-Alaku

Vice President - Department of Environment, Wildlife and Research, Makivvik Corporation

Wednesday April 2, 2025 10:30am - 11:15am EDT
Katittavik Town Hall

11:15am EDT

Kanak and Inuit Experiences with Mining Benefits and Impacts and Post-Mining Futures - Thierry Rodon, Professeur titulaire, Laval University

Wednesday April 2, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT

Katittavik Town Hall

This presentation analyzes the relationship between Kanak entrepreneurs and leaders and Glencore, the operator of the Koniambo nickel project. It focuses on the economic, social and cultural impacts and compares them to the experiences of the Inuit of Nunavik. The presentation is based on discussions held in the northern province of New Caledonia in August 2023.

Key topics of discussion included employment integration, contract allocation, and benefit distribution. Kanak communities expressed both opportunities, such as increased local entrepreneurship, and challenges, such as tensions over the equitable distribution of economic benefits. Comparative insights with Inuit communities in Nunavik revealed similarities in the management of benefits from mining projects and distinctive approaches to conflict resolution.
Sociocultural impacts revealed a shift in community dynamics that often prioritized individual gains over collective values. Some traditional activities have declined as a result of mining employment. Economic benefits from projects have stimulated regional development, particularly in urban infrastructure and educational facilities. However, disparities in economic benefits between tribes and individuals have led to tensions.

Environmental concerns, including ecosystem disruption and water contamination from mining activities, have been highlighted, raising alarms in both regions. In post-mining planning, contrasts have emerged between New Caledonia and Nunavik, with Nunavik incorporating Inuit traditional knowledge into mine closure strategies.

Despite challenges, Kanak communities are working to promote local development through participatory frameworks and entrepreneurship, although unresolved tensions over equitable resource sharing remain. However, with operations closing following Glencore's withdrawal from the Koniambo project, Kanak communities need to develop post-mining strategies. The discussion made it clear that some tribes are more vulnerable than others.

Speakers

Thierry Rodon

Professeur titulaire, Université Laval

Thierry Rodon is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Université Laval and holds the INQ Research Chair in Northern Sustainable Development. He currently leads MinErAL, an international and interdisciplinary research project focused on extractive industries and Indigenous... Read More →

Wednesday April 2, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm EDT
Katittavik Town Hall