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Seminar

APEGBC is pleased to present a one day seminar for engineers, geoscientists and others working or interested in the mining and mineral exploration sector.  Leading practices will be identified that integrate sustainability principles into the design, planning and management of mining and mineral exploration projects. Practical experiences will be reviewed by reference to relevant case histories within the mine life cycle.

Participants will learn about:

• The practical implications of sustainability for engineers and geoscientists;
• How the objectives and principles of sustainability are reflected in leading practices in the mineral exploration and mining context
• When and how sustainability can be incorporated into each phase of the mine lifecycle.

This seminar will be of specific interest to Professional Engineers and Geoscientists with a technical background and experience in mining and mineral exploration, members-in-training. 

Instructors

Dr. Malcolm Scoble, P. Eng., University of British Columbia

Dr. Scoble is former Head and Director of the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, and inaugural holder of the Robert E. Hallbauer Chair in Mining and Sustainability at UBC, is a renowned expert in a number of areas related to mining engineering. Throughout his academic career, he has maintained close links with industry and has had extensive consulting experience in Canada and overseas. His tireless efforts to bridge high-calibre university research with industrial practice have led to numerous fruitful industry collaborations. He is recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Lecturer Award (1996) and Fellowship Award (1994) “for outstanding contributions to the Canadian minerals industry,” both from the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Teresa Ryan, First Nations Resource Manager, Gitlan, Tsimshian

Teresa belongs to the Gitlan tribe of the Tsimshian Nation, House of Xpe Hanaax, Ganhada clan. She has earned a Bachelor of Science in Fisheries/Aquatic Ecology, a Master of Science in Resource Management and is currently working on a PhD in the Institute of Resources, Environment and Sustainability at the University of British Columbia. Her research has focused on the integration of Traditional Ecological Knowledge into science and resource management. Her professional experience includes administration and governance for First Nations including natural resources planning, environmental assessment, legal advisory, community outreach and economic development.

Alistair Kent, P. Eng.,  AECOM Ltd.
Bio coming soon

Dirk Van Zyl, P.E., University of British Columbia

Dirk has more than 30 years experience in research, teaching and consulting in tailings and mined earth structures. During that period he was a faculty member for 13 years at four Universities in the US and Canada. For the last 10 years much of his attention has been focused on mining and sustainable development. He has been involved internationally in many mining projects. These projects covered the whole mining life cycle, from exploration to closure and post-closure, in a large range of climatic and geographic environments. His present research is in the area of the contributions that mining makes to sustainable development as well as the application of life cycle assessment to mined earth structures.

APEGBC is an AIBC/CES registered provider offering an AIBC-Accredited activity for 5.5 Core Learning Units.

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