Technical Program

CIM 2021 will be offering 150 presentations in the form of live panels and pre-recorded presentations. Our pre-recorded presentations will be followed by a live chat with the presenters while our presentations in real time will be followed by an on-camera Q&A.

The technical program schedule will be available shortly.

Click on the themes below for descriptions and sub-themes.

• keyboard_arrow_downDigital Transformation
  • Technology Deployment in Operations
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Automation
  • Mobile Equipment Data Access
  • Remote technology/monitoring/expertise put forward to keep operations going
• keyboard_arrow_downThe Impact of COVID-19 on the Mining Life Cycle
  • The impact of COVID-19 on mine-mill design, and on operating-organizational philosophies
  • Human Resources management challenges in the wake of pandemic
  • Change Management and Pandemic
  • COVID-19 best practices to manage and protect
  • Key projects leveraging the COVID-19 experience and initial lessons learned
• keyboard_arrow_downProduction
  • Managing Operation - Mine to Mill
  • Cost
  • Material Movement
  • Drilling and Blasting
  • In situ leaching in underground orebodies
  • Advances in shaft design and excavation
  • Modern ventilation techniques in underground mines - beyond ventilation on demand
  • Unique mining methods (Torex monorail, railveyor, alimak mining narrow viend etc.,)
  • Hoisting expertise
• keyboard_arrow_downSurface Mine Geotech
  • Pit wall stability
  • Waste dump stability
  • Standard development for Surface geotech
• keyboard_arrow_downPit to Port
  • Interdependencies throughout the value chain
  • Value from Waste, Mining Circularity
  • Alternate Post-mine Developments
• keyboard_arrow_downWorking with the Rock
  • Learning from instrumentation
  • Ground support: what works well and not so well
  • Measuring and working with stress underground
  • Stability and instability: Case studies from underground mines
  • Rock mass data for design
  • Design methods in rock: what works and doesn't work
• keyboard_arrow_downRisk Management
  • Tailings management: strategies to reduce risk and liability
  • Finance: credit, market, economic, treasury, liquidity
  • Operations: enterprise, operational, cyber
  • Management: portfolio, business
  • Geopolitical
• keyboard_arrow_downGeology: Mineralizing Systems and Beyond
  • Knowledge Advances in Porphyry systems
  • Unconventional Porphyries: what are they?
  • Ore Systems: Enhanced models for ore genesis
  • 43-101: Best practices and case studies
• keyboard_arrow_downSocial Engagement, Partnerships & Transparency
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Meeting in the middle (balancing op’s needs vs. communities AND global demands vs. potential impacts)
  • Impact - Creating meaningful opportunities for Indigenous peoples and businesses
  • IBAs, partnered development, working together for shared value – case studies
  • Stakeholder Engagement in a post-Covid-19 stage
  • The future of “Social License to Operate”
  • Social License for Closure
  • Harmonizing Technical/Financial Pre-Feasibility with environmental and social impact
  • Operationalizing ESG - From C-Suite to Field Management
  • Transparency through ESTMA – Or Canadian EITI
• keyboard_arrow_downEnvironmental Engagement and Expertise
  • Environmental Compliance
  • Environmental Risk and Mitigation
  • Water Management and Treatment
  • Mining with Climate Change
  • Green technologies and Processes
  • Preserving and Restoring Mine Sites throughout Mine Life, from Opening to Closure
  • The Future Best Practices
  • Governmental Legislation
  • New Technologies and Permitting
  • Canadian Leadership
  • Lessons Learn
• keyboard_arrow_downMineral Economics
  • Strategic Mine Planning
  • COVID implications on metals demand and supply
• keyboard_arrow_downChanging World of Health and Safety
  • Innovations in Mine Safety
  • Technical innovations that support Health and Safety
  • Best practices in the development of H&S leading indicators
  • Promotion of H&S in Canadian Mining Education
  • Risk Management
  • Automation and its Potential Impact on Health and Safety
  • Global Trends in Health and Safety
  • Mental Health, Wellness and Occupational Health