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  • This house asks “Whether mining should be allowed on the moon and in Antarctica?”

    Virtually

    The presentations will be presented from this GoToMeeting Room.  Click the Link at the end of the sentence to download the GoToMeeting App. Presentations will be made by four people outlining how mining could affect the moon and Antarctica either positively or negatively.  This number may evolve. Presenters Profiles: Dion Brandt Senior Associate and Geologist […]

  • Indigenous Culture and Mining: Culture Change: A Bottom-up Approach

    Virtually from Canada

    On Canada's National Indigenous People's Day (the 21st of June), the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum's Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee will have a webinar from 23:00 until midnight. A summary: Fitting a square peg into a round hole is never an easy task. So why are we as Indigenous people asked to […]

  • Lithium Potential in the UK

    The increase in the production of electric vehicles has caused the demand for lithium to soar. The Li supply, dominated by a handful of producing counties, is struggling to keep up. To mitigate supply risks for local manufacturers to and lower the global environmental impact of Li production numerous countries have started to investigate the […]

  • 2021 MinSouth Christmas Quiz

    Virtual

    The Quizmaster will be doing a number of rounds of questions. Teams of up to six people can work together on the questions, using a separate meeting platform for their group discussions (e.g. Skype, Whatsapp or Jitsi etc). Please register your team, provide names of team members and identify a team spokesperson and communicate this […]

  • Afghanistan Untapped Mining Potential: Challenges and Opportunities

    Virtual

    Isamil Amin will be discussing socio and geopolitical challenges, investment climate, present day opportunities and the future of mining in Afghanistan. Ismail Amin is a seasoned policymaker and engineer with a history of working with thought leaders, policy makers, government and international organisations. He had the privilege of dictating national mining policy decrees and associated […]

  • SNAP – Robert Pell from Minviro

    Virtual

    Robert Pell PhD is the Founder & Director of Minviro, a spin-out company from the University of Exeter. Minviro supports mining companies in adopting life cycle assessment approaches to their projects, highlighting environmental impacts and opportunities for improvements during the development stages of projects. Robert completed his PhD at Camborne School of Mines (University of […]