Interactive Sessions
The Québec Exploration Organizing Committee is offering an interesting program of interactive sessions. This popular, hour-long meeting model offers the opportunity of discussing current issues and concerns related to mining exploration with experts from the Ministère des Ressources Naturelles et de la Faune (MRNF). Prepare your questions!
Registration is not required. Just show up in the “salon” a few minutes before the session begins.
Mineral Exploration and Professional Laws: Constraints and Compliance
Speaker: Alain Liard (Geo.), Secretary and Director General of the Ordre des géologues du Québec.
November 22, 11 a.m. to noon, Salon St. Louis
November 23, 11 a.m. to noon, Salon Montcalm
In the aftermath of the Bre-X stock debacle and other events, geological practices related to mineral exploration are governed by professional legislation throughout much of Canada. Since 2001, only geologists who are members of the Ordre des géologues can issue an opinion or produce a report on mineral resources in Québec. Geologists must belong to this professional corporation and comply with the legislation governing their profession.
This legal framework has created new constraints that businesses and individuals must take into account when conducting their activities. This presentation will focus on the nature of these constraints and how to adapt to them.
The law requires businesses to hire a licensed professional registered with the Ordre for certain tasks; otherwise they could face criminal penalties impacting on work organization. Licensed professional geologists must comply with various obligations related to protecting the public interest, producing reports and issuing opinions. Exploration practices are evolving accordingly and will continue to do so.
Mining Tax Return – 2011 Onwards
Speaker: Renée-Claude Pelletier (MRNF)
November 23, 11 a.m. to noon, Salon Québec
November 24, 11 a.m. to noon, Salon Québec
On March 30, 2010, the Québec Government announced a major reform of the mining rights system in Québec, and the reform bill was assented to on June 6, 2011. The Mining Tax Act contains various provisions that allow mine operators to calculate their mining tax or, where applicable, claim a refundable duties credit for losses. The new form to be used by operators as a result of the reform is presented in this session.
SIGEOM-Examine: How to Navigate the Geoscience Databank and its 3,000,000 Images!
Speaker: Julie Gagné, Geological Technician, Direction de l’information géologique du Québec (MRNF)
November 22, 11 a.m. to noon, Salon Québec
November 24, 11 a.m. to noon, Salon Montcalm
Québec’s geoscience databank includes over 75,000 documents consisting of more than 2.5 million pages and 300,000 plans that have been compiled over the past 125 years or so. One thousand new reports are added to the databank every year.
This interactive session will show you how to sift through this maze of information and essential data, whose value is estimated at approximately $3.9 billion. You will learn that all documents have been digitized and are available free of charge on the Internet. You will also learn that reported surveys have been georeferenced and that their perimeters can be visualized easily using Google Earth.
Don’t miss this chance to learn all about SIGEOM-Examine and see how it operates!
