Introduction

The course is designed to introduce the techniques used to assess and value mineral projects.  The focus is on the costs, risks and returns associated with the mineral exploration and feasibility phases of the mineral supply process whereby unknown mineral deposits are discovered, developed and produced.  The course integrates the technical information related to mineral deposits with the economic assessments required to make proper investment decisions in the minerals industry.  The number of participants will be limited to 30 in order to maximize the interaction and discussion throughout the week.  International case studies will be used to highlight the course material and provide a highly applied approach to mineral project evaluation.

Course Format and Delivery

The course will be delivered over a 5-day intensive program integrating lectures by the course leader and group assignments for course participants.  The course is structured so as to be highly applied and maximize interaction of course leaders and participants.  An integral part of the course is small group work whereby participants in the course are divided into smaller groups of five to discuss and complete assignments and industry case studies based on each segment of the course material.  Each group will be responsible for presenting their assignments to the class.  Lectures and course materials will be presented in English.

Dr. Michael Doggett is the President of HanOcci Group – a resource investment and mining advisory service based in Toronto and Vancouver.  He has 25 years of experience in the field of mineral economics advising mining companies, governments and international agencies.  He has delivered professional development programs in mineral project evaluation to more than 1,500 people in a dozen countries.  Dr. Doggett is an Adjunct Professor at Queen’s University, Canada where he served as Director of the Mineral Exploration Master’s Program from 1997 to 2007.  In 2002 he was the recipient of the Robert Elver Mineral Economics Award of the Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM).  He has served as the Society of Economic Geologists International Exchange lecturer in 2005 and as a CIM Distinguished Lecturer in 2010-2011. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of six exploration and mining companies. 

$2400 CAD early registration (by October 26, 2012)  |  $2800 CAD late registration (after October 26,  2012)

Fee includes: 5 full days, shortcourse notes, breaks and lunch daily and participation certificate 

Payments accepted by cheque, wire and bank transfers, and all major credit cards

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER:

Please find the course brochure PDF here.

Register here by filling in the attached registration form, and sending it back by email, fax or by mail

Please contact Karie Smith at karie@klsgeotours.com for more information....