WEDNESDAY,  21 August 2024                                 

Short Course - "Practical Application of Mineralogy and Geometallurgy"                                               

7:30 - 8:30        Registration (breakfast)                            

8:30 - 4:00        Short Course, Practical Application of Mineralogy and Geometallurgy                             

6:00 - 10:00        Registration / Icebreaker at NOVI NIGHT CLUB featuring

Empire West Band (https://empirewestmusic.com/)

                                               

THURSDAY, 22 August 2024                                                                                                     

7:00 - 7:45      5K Fun Run, Truckee River Walk                                                                                  7:30 - 8:30      Registration (breakfast)                                                            

8:30 - 9:30        Presentation #1, KEYNOTE, The State of Nevada's Mining,

Rob Ghiglieri, Nevada Division of Minerals                                                                                

9:30 - 10:00      Presentation #2, An Update on processing at Turquoise Ridge,
Matthew Warnert, NGM - Turquoise Ridge
          

10:00 - 10:30    Break,                

10:30 - 11:00    Presentation #3, Boulder to bullion – First Majestic’s vertical integration of a minting facility, Cory Anderson, First Majestic                                                                       

11:00 - 11:30    Presentation #4, Student Speaker #1, ADA Scrubber Improvements, 
Maxim Levi, UBC

11:30 - 12:00    Presentation #5, Phoenix flotation improvements with FloatStar process control, Christian Shyaka NGM, Phoenix                                                                                                

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12:15 - 1:30  LUNCHEON, The role and importance of government engagement for the mining industry on the state and federal level,

Christina Erling, Vice President, Government Affairs, North America at Barrick Gold Corporation

1:45 - 2:15        Presentation #7, Rochester Mine Expansion, 

Wayne Maita & Sam Wells, Coeur Rochester

2:15 - 2:45        Presentation #8, Student Speaker #2, High-Temperature Caustic Conditioning Testing on Preg-Robbing Ores, Jayce Esplin, UNR      

2:45 - 3:15        Break,               

3:15 - 3:45        Presentation #9, Magnetic separation of gold-bearing minerals from roaster tailings, Douglas “Al” Steiner, NGM

3:45 - 4:15        Presentation #10, Student Speaker #3, Elutions Variance Investigation Within the Cortez Mill, Ash Thompson, UNR

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6:30 -                Cocktails, LTA Award Dinner, Student Award                                               

2024 LTA Award Recipient, John Todd                                                                                                      

                                               

FRIDAY, 23 AUGUST 2024                                       

7:30 - 8:30        Registration (breakfast)                                                      

8:30 - 9:00        Presentation #11, Au Residue Reduction at the Carlin Roasters: Plant Benchmarking, Regular Team Technical Review, and Action Tracking, Courtney Shoel, NGM
9:00 - 9:30        Presentation #12, Remote Integration of Autoclave APC at Pueblo Viejo Mine Amidst the Covid-19 Pandemic, Jasper Schaffer, Woodgrove Technologies  

9:30 - 10:00      Break, Bloody Mary,                                                                                  

10:00 - 10:30    Presentation #13, Lithium extraction from sedimentary Lithium/Boron ore using vat leaching method, Michael Osborne, Ioneer, Rhyolite Ridge Project

10:30 - 11:00    Presentation #14, Gibellini Vanadium Project- Integrating Permitting and Project Development with a Focus on Stakeholder Needs and Expectations,

Ron Espell, Nevada Vanadium                

11:00 - 11:30    Best Technical Presentation Award, Meeting adjourns                           

                                            

Noon - 4:00  Lithium Nevada Technical Center

Group 1 -​ 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Group 2 - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

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1:30  - Onwards Gold at Silver Sage Golf Club

1:30 first tee time                   

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