Timings reflect Canadian Eastern Time

26 April 2023

8:30 am

Registration, refreshments & networking

9:00 am

Welcome from the chair

Speaker

9:10 am

STRATEGIC LANDSCAPE OF WATER

9:10 am

Bridging the gap between cultural connections to water and environmental regulations

Exploring how mining companies need to include all stakeholders of a water basin into water and environmental management plans. How can we better collaborate and regulate to foster positive transformation? Outlining BHP’s visions and strategic goals around building a company ethos centered around water.

Chaired by Lesley Warren, Director, Lassonde Institute of Mining 

Speaker

  • Jed Youngs

    Jed Youngs
    Practice Lead Water Stewardship - BHP

9:30 am

The role of mining in achieving a nature-positive future

Demystifying how to strengthen stewardship and coordinate at a landscape level to enhance stakeholder inclusion. Analyzing site and catchment-based approaches to be more aligned with the stewardship maturity framework and how it works with the water accounting framework. 

Chaired by Lesley Warren, Director, Lassonde Institute of Mining 

Speaker

9:50 am

Investors’ expectations for mining companies

Delving into water management data from mining companies globally and analyzing how this impacts investor risk and return. Portraying the importance for mining companies to understand their data and reporting.  

Chaired by Lesley Warren, Director, Lassonde Institute of Mining 

Speaker

10:10 am

Responding to investors ESG demands

Revealing the process and strategy to develop water stewardship targets in alignment with investor ESG demands. Will cover the pathway to Anglo American’s freshwater reduction metric, which led to its inclusion in the first of its kind sustainability-linked bond (SLB) to include a water target.

Chaired by Lesley Warren, Director, Lassonde Institute of Mining 

Speaker

10:30 am

Question & answer session

10:50 am

Networking and refreshments break 

11:20 am

PROACTIVE SOLUTIONS TO WATER QUALITY

11:20 am

Porewater to Watersheds: ERM’s strategic approach to Water Management

Identifying water risks and opportunities to provide scalable nature-based solutions.  Examining the application of this approach from the smallest perspective to watershed approach. 

Chaired by Lesley Warren, Director, Lassonde Institute of Mining 

Speaker

  • Deb Bryant

    Deb Bryant
    Project Manager & Freshwater Scientist - ERM

11:40 am

Preventing mine waste leaching through source control

Developing new construction approaches for mine waste facilities in order to minimize and possibly eliminate the need to treat mine impacted water. 

Chaired by Lesley Warren, Director, Lassonde Institute of Mining 

Speaker

12:00 pm

Evaluation of flow characteristics and improved hydraulic design in saline mine water discharge lagoons

Investigating contaminant removal through and improving water quality in closed mines when operating in aggressive saline environments.

Chaired by Lesley Warren, Director, Lassonde Institute of Mining 

Speaker

12:20 pm

Question and answer session 

12:30 pm

Sit down lunch and networking

1:30 pm

BREAKOUT SESSIONS – Pick a topic of your choice

Stream A: Climate Adaptive & Environmental Protection

Stream B: Monitoring & Data To Mitigating Risk

1:30 pm

Emergency crisis planning: managing flooding events

CLIMATE ADAPTIVE & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Using water balance models to forward plan, prepare and respond to extreme weather. Sharing lessons learned to minimize impact to local communities, reduce environmental damage and protect mine operations. 

Chaired by Lesley Warren, Director, Lassonde Institute of Mining 

Speaker

1:30 pm

Managing water risk through data 

MONITORING & DATA TO MITIGATING RISK

Showcasing how AGA have harnessed water data to build robust and successful water management strategies. Outlining the importance of data and how you can enhance its use in water management.  

Chaired by Jay Werber, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

Speaker

1:50 pm

Mitigating risk and building climate resilience

CLIMATE ADAPTIVE & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Mine water management is already vulnerable to climate-related extremes and this will be exacerbated under future climate change. Providing an overview of the vulnerability of Canadian mining operations to climate variability, and proposes solutions for improved adaptation strategies.

Chaired by Lesley Warren, Director, Lassonde Institute of Mining 

Speaker

  • Nadja Kunz

    Nadja Kunz
    Canada Research Chair - The University of British Columbia

1:50 pm

Harvesting data to build the Water Risk Filter scenarios and make informed decisions

MONITORING & DATA TO MITIGATING RISK

Combining basin risk data with operational risk information to increase your understanding of water risk in your value chain and operation.  

Chaired by Jay Werber, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

Speaker

2:10 pm

Question and answer session

CLIMATE ADAPTIVE & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
2:10 pm

An adaptive management approach for the first pit lake in the Alberta oil sands region

MONITORING & DATA TO MITIGATING RISK

Describing an inter-disciplinary approach to steward the first pit lake in the oil sands region to achieving closure objectives. 

Chaired by Jay Werber, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

Speaker

  • Carla Wytrykush

    Carla Wytrykush
    Senior Associate Ecologist - Syncrude Research & Development

2:20 pm

Roundtable discussion: Responding to environmental spills and pollution

CLIMATE ADAPTIVE & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
  • What technology and monitoring are you using to track spills and leakages?  
  • When spills do occur, how can the industry respond to diminish environmental damage?  
  • How should spills be communicated to local communities? 

Chaired by Lesley Warren, Director, Lassonde Institute of Mining 

2:45 pm

Question & answer session 

MONITORING & DATA TO MITIGATING RISK
2:50 pm

Feedback session

CLIMATE ADAPTIVE & ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
3:00 pm

Refreshments and networking break

3:30 pm

WATER IN THE AGE OF CRITICAL RESOURCES

3:30 pm

Developing and implementing a water stewardship approach in the early stages of mine design

Sharing Galore Creek’s experience with embedding a water stewardship approach and best practices into early mine planning and development to establish a comprehensive and holistic water management strategy, and collaborating closely with indigenous partners and local communities to ensure alignment with values and water stewardship principles.

Chaired by Lesley Warren, Director, Lassonde Institute of Mining 

Speaker

3:50 pm

Managing the mine water cycle for the environment and community

Benchmarking ecological transformation through developing and deploying solutions capable of radically turning the tide and responding to our society’s concerns. Sharing global case studies on supporting the goal of ecological transformation by managing the mine water cycle to benefit the environment and local community. 

Chaired by Lesley Warren, Director, Lassonde Institute of Mining 

Speakers

  • James Murray

    James Murray
    Mining Market Director - Veolia HQ

  • David Oliphant

    David Oliphant
    Vice President of Heavy Industry - Veolia Water Technologies North America

4:10 pm

Question and answer session

4:20 pm

Fireside chat MAC & COSIA – a united approach

Discussing how to drive efficiency in protecting the environment, prioritizing communities with regards to water.  

  • What is the role of reporting and governance?  
  • How can associations encourage and facilitate collaboration around innovation and community engagement? 
  • How can the industry prepare and address the skills gap? 

Chaired by Lesley Warren, Director, Lassonde Institute of Mining 

Speakers

  • John Brogly

    John Brogly
    Director of Water - COSIA

  • Charles Dumaresq

    Charles Dumaresq
    Vice President, Science and Environmental Management - Mining Association of Canada

4:55 pm

Closing remarks from the chair

5:00 pm

Close of day 1 & opening of networking drinks reception

The Networking Dinner is included in the Premium Package or as an Add-On to the Conference Only Package

GALA DINNER (3)