Challenges eyed ahead of the mining industry
Symposium emphasized potential opportunities but also falling metal prices
Karen K. Ho
Northern News Services
Monday, April 20, 2015
IQALUIT
Members of Nunavut's business and mining community gathered together this week in Iqaluit for the annual mining symposium at the Frobisher Inn in Iqaluit.
Hugues Lamer, director general of Solva-Rec, left, chats with Johnny Flaherty and Jeremiah Veevee of Qikiqtani Industry Limited at the 2015 Nunavut Mining Symposium's trade show held at the Frobisher Inn in Iqaluit on April 15. - Casey Lessard/NNSL photo |
The three-day conference brought together a mix of government representatives, company executives, academics, members of the aboriginal community, and environmentalists from around the territory and across Canada.
Scotiabank vice-president and commodities expert Patricia Mohr was symposium's keynote speaker. She specifically addressed how falling prices for iron ore and other metals would affect Baffinland's Mary River Project in the territory. The company received financing from Scotiabank for the project.
There were a total of 81 speakers scheduled for the event, as well as stone carving workshops, cultural performances and a trade show.
The theme was "unearth the potential."
