Future of Mining Americas conference set for Denver

The second annual Future of Mining Americas (FOM Americas) conference will take place Oct. 21-22 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver.

The conference, with an expected 250-plus attendees, will feature a commercial and operational agenda connecting the industry across the Americas, including the development, technology and sustainability of the mining life cycle.

The agenda will also focus on the challenges and planning ahead for the future of mining.

Speakers at the conference include Dominic Channer, vice president of community relations at Kinross Gold Corp.; Allison Coppel, director of social responsibility at Newmont Goldcorp; Joshua Serfass, director of corporate communication at Integra Resources; Gordana Slepcev, CEO at Anaconda Mining; Lesley Warren, director of the Lassonde Institute of Mining at the University of Toronto; and Jon Wylie, president of Global Natural Resources, Proudfoot.

According to FOM Americas, conference will discuss and seek to answer several questions:

• How real is the risk of falling short in the quest for new industry talent?
• What steps can the industry take toward breaking down barriers and being more open to real collaboration and sharing information?
• How can miners build and integrate an effective digital strategy into their operations?
• How can the risk of a tailings storage facility failure be managed from the outset?
• Case study: Stillwater’s Good Neighbor Agreement: How has this taken shape and adapted to the needs of the community surrounding the Stillwater & East Boulder mine?