CERBA: RUSSIA & CIS INTERNATIONAL MINING CONFERENCE AT PDAC 2011

CERBA Annual Russia and CIS International Mining Conference 717B Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building

Canada Eurasia Russia Business Association (CERBA)


Russia and CIS International Mining Conference

Toronto Convention Centre, South Building, Room 717B

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

The Russian Federation, the world's largest and most mineral-rich nation, has quickly reshaped its mining industry in response to the global financial crisis. Recent legislative and policy changes have sought to address the demands of foreign mining companies in order to attract new investment. Other CIS countries such as Kazakhstan are also actively promoting additional investment in their mining sectors.

CERBA's annual mining conference will offer a full day program dedicated to developments in the Russian and CIS mining sector, identifying and explaining mining investment opportunities in Russia and the CIS for Canadian companies. Participants include representatives of leading Canadian and Russian mining companies, investors, suppliers, Russian and Canadian government officials and officials from the most significant mineral producing regions of Russia and some of the CIS countries..


Wednesday, March 9, 2011

-PROGRAM DRAFT-

08:30 – 09:00 Registration/Coffee

09:00 – 09:15 Opening Remarks

1. Nathan Hunt, Chairman, CERBA National Board of Directors

2. Lou Naumovski, VP and General Director, Russia, Moscow Representative Office, Kinross Gold Corporation

09:15– 10:45 Panel 1. – Part I

Opportunities in Russia and CIS - Mining and Metallurgy

Moderator –Steve Basadur, Trade Commissioner, Canadian Embassy in Moscow

a) The View from Government -

Speakers will describe the current state of the mining sector in Russia, including regulatory, fiscal and legislative environment, investment, general market and business development opportunities.

Keynote:

1. Sergey Donskoy, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Natural Resources, Russian Federation

2. Vladimir Rybkin, Head of Russia's state precious-metals repository (Gokhran Rossii)

3. Odette Corbu, M.Sc., P.Eng., Trade Commissioner, Ontario Region, Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Questions and Answers

10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break

11:15 – 13:15 Panel 1. - Part II

The View from Industry and Success Stories

Moderator: Paul Drager, Partner, Macleod Dixon LLP

Representatives of leading companies will describe the challenges and opportunities of investing in Russian mining and metals refining; economic and legal analysts will discuss the latest legislation and regulatory environment and provide an overview of the Russian gold sector.

b) The View from Industry:

1. Dmitry Shulgin, Director for Development and Foreign Economic Relations, Gulidov Refinery of Krasnoyarsk

2. Robert Mantse, Bank “Otkrytie” – report on the Russian Gold Industry

3. Anatoly Andriash, Managing Partner - Principal, MacLeod Dixon

Questions and Answers

c) Success Stories:

1. Lou Naumovski, VP and General Director, Russia, Kinross Gold Corporation

2. Boris Aryev, Chief Operating Officer, Stans Energy Corp. “Rare Earth Minerals”

3. Alexandr Boytsov, Deputy Director General, Atomredmetzoloto

4. John Pearson, VP Investor Relations, Centerra Gold

5. David Woodall, CEO Altynalmas Gold

Questions and Answers

13.15 – 14.15 Lunch

14:15 – 15:30 Panel 2. Junior Mining Sector in Russia & CIS vs. Canada: Potential, Activities and Portfolios

Panelists will provide a summary of the development of the junior mining sector in Canada; first-hand experiences in raising capital and in exploration and development in Russia, and review opportunities for junior miners in Russia and CIS.

Moderator – Lou Naumovski, VP and General Director, Russia, Kinross Gold Corporation

1. Denis Khramov, Department of State Policy in the Field of Subsoil Usage and Nature Management, Ministry of Natural Resources, Co-Chair of the Mining Working Group

2. Tim Babcock, Director, Listing Issuer Services, TSX Venture Exchange

3. Dr. Geoffrey Cowley, CEO White Tiger Gold

4. Tim McCutcheon, CEO, Ovoca Gold PLC

5. Roman Shetinskiy, Perspective Development Director, GV Gold (OS Vysochaishy)

Questions and Answers

15:30 – 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 – 17:15 Panel 3. Russian Regional and CIS Mining Opportunities

Representatives of various regions of Russia will provide their perspectives on opportunities for mining in their region; government incentives, respective regulatory and fiscal regimes, and examples of successful investment experiences.

Moderator – Boris Aryev, Chief Operating Officer, Stans Energy Corp.

1. Mr. Ivan Kurbatov Deputy Head of the regional division of the Federal Agency of Nature Management (Rosnedra), (Krasnoyarski Krai )

2. Georgy Yalovik, Head of Federal Agency of Nature Management for Buryatia (Buryatia)

3. Yerlan Ramazanov, Director, Investment Department, National Mining Company "Tau-Ken Samruk" JSC (Kazakhstan)

4. Mikhail Popov, Head of Primornedra, (Primorsky Region) (invited)

5. Erin Chutter, President & CEO, Global Cobalt Corp. (Altai)

Questions and Answers

17.15 – 19.30 Networking Cocktail Reception (Room 717B)

*** Individual meeting opportunities available (discuss technology, machinery and equipment, investment opportunities and more on-on-one). Please register for one-on-one meetings at Katherine@cerbanet.org or call +1 416-360-2299
 
For more information please contact:


Katherine Balabanova

Regional Director

Canada Eurasia Russia Business Association

Toronto Chapter

Tel: + 1 (416) 360-2299

Fax:+ 1 (416) 360-8425

katherine@cerbanet.org

LINKS

http://www.stansenergy.com/


http://www.kinross.com/

http://www.macleoddixon.com/

http://www.edc.ca/

http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/index-eng.asp

http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/index-eng.asp

http://www.international.gc.ca/international/index.aspx

http://www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca/com/index-eng.php

Chilean mine rescue capsule to be on display in Toronto at upcoming Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention

Chilean mine rescue capsule to be on display in Toronto at upcoming Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention

TORONTO (March 4, 2011) – One of the three rescue capsules built to rescue 33 Chilean miners trapped underground last year will be on public display at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s International Convention, Trade Show and Investors Exchange, to be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (south building) from Sunday, March 6 to Wednesday, March 9.

The 21-inch wide, bullet-shaped capsule, called Phoenix 1, will be standing tall and proud on the ceremonial floor of the convention centre and will be a fascinating reminder of the remarkable rescue that kept a billion people around the world riveted to television screens and internet monitors last October as, one by one, the miners were brought to safety. They had spent a record 69 days underground. This is the first time that any of the three capsules has been on display in North America.

The PDAC will pay tribute to the team responsible for the rescue, believed to have been the deepest ever at 700 metres, by presenting a special achievement award to its leader, Laurence Golborne, Chile’s Minister of Mining, at an awards ceremony on Monday, March 7 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.

Minister Golborne will be heading a large Chilean delegation attending this year’s convention, which attracts people and companies involved in mineral exploration from all over the world.  A record attendance of more than 22,000 is anticipated.

About the PDAC:
The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) is a national association representing the mineral exploration and development industry. Its 7,000 individual and corporate members are involved in the exploration, discovery and development of new mines and new wealth. The association’s convention is the world’s largest annual gathering of the mineral industry.  PDAC Convention 2011 will be held March 6-9 in Toronto.

Contact information:
Saley Lawton
Director, Communications, PDAC
416.362.1969 ext 225slawton@pdac.ca 

Remarkable Yukon prospector to be feted at the world’s largest annual mining convention, Toronto,
Sunday, March 6 to Wednesday, March 9
TORONTO (March 4, 2011) – Shawn Ryan, whose prospecting success has caused a claim staking gold rush in Yukon and whose discoveries could be the origin of the gold found in the Klondike at the end of the 19th century, will be presented with one of the top awards at the upcoming convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC). The event opens on Sunday, March 6 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and goes until Wednesday, March 9.
The convention, which includes trade and mining investment shows, attracts people in exploration and mining from around the world. Attendance this year is expected to surpass last year’s 22,000.
Ryan’s attendance will be one of the highlights of this year’s event. Others include:

• Opening ceremonies (Monday morning) with Assembly of First Nations National Chief Shawn Atleo; Minister of Natural Resources Canada Christian Paradis; and PDAC President Scott Jobin-Bevans.
• 50+ international delegations, including Argentina, China, Chile, India, Mexico, and Peru.
• Keynote speakers include Eric Sprott on investment survival in a meltdown; Lawrence Solomon on the real social, environmental and economic costs of climate science; and Donald Coxe who will moderate a lunchtime panel on China and the sustainability of its economic growth.
• 1,000 company displays (exploration and mining, service and equipment suppliers)
• Seven awards presentations, including a special achievement award to Chilean Mining Minister Laurence Golborne for heading the rescue of 33 miners last year.
• Sessions and papers on mining and corporate social responsibility and Aboriginal engagement.
• Sunday commodity session when experts look at trends, pricing, and supply of gold, silver, uranium and base metals.
• A panel discussion on the proposed merger between the TMX and LSE.