First Announcement and Call for Papers
Abstracts Due: 1 April 2002
SYMPOSIUM OVERVIEW
The Seventh Symposium on Mining in the Arctic will be held in Iqaluit,
Territory of Nunavut, during the early spring of 2003. Iqaluit, the
capital of Canada's newest Territory, is easily accessible from Nuuk,
Greenland, from Ottawa, Montréal, and Yellowknife, Canada, and from
other communities in Canada's far north. The pre and post-symposium
field trips will all depart from Iqaluit.
A comprehensive technical program is planned. Social events will focus
on local cultural and leisure activities. Presentation of a paper at the
Symposium is a requirement for its inclusion in the Proceedings.
Symposium Topics
1) Mining Industry Case Histories
2) Mining under Hostile Conditions
3) Arctic Exploration Technologies
4) Arctic Environmental Issues
5) Arctic Mining regulatory Issues
6) Economics of Arctic Mining Developments
7) Decommissioning of Arctic Mines
Please Send Abstracts to:
Dr. John E. Udd, Principal Scientist
Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories
Natural Resources Canada
c/o 555 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1A 0G1
Telephone: 613/947-8383
Fax: 613/996-2597
E-mail: judd [at] nrcan.gc.ca
For more information on this international symposium on Mining in the
Arctic, visit the ISMA web site at:
http://www.nunanet.com/~cngo/isma.html
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