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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