Nunavik Mining Workshop 2026

Nunavik Mining Workshop 2026

The 2026 Nunavik Mining Workshop will be held from May 20 to 22 at the Kattitavik Town Hall in Kuujjuaq.

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8:00am EDT

Participants' Arrival and Breakfast - Sponsored by Torngat Metals | ᑲᑎᒪᒋᐊᕐᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐃᑎᐊᔭᕐᑐᑦ ᐅᓪᓛᕈᒥᑕᕐᓱᑎᓗ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ Torngat Metals Katittavik Town HallTorngat Metals Starlink Wifi Access - Sponsored by WhiteRock Lithium | Starlink Wifi ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒧᑦ ᐱᑐᒍᑎᒃ - ᐱᑐᒍᑎᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᐃᑦ WhiteRock Lithium Katittavik Town HallWhiteRock Lithium Technical and Audiovisual Support - Sponsored by Scandium Canada |ᐱᓪᓗᑯᒋᐊᓕᕐᑎᒍᑦ ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᒍᑎᓕᕆᔨᑎᒍᓪᓗ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᑐᑦ - ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᑎᑕᐅᔪᖅ Scandium Canada-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ Katittavik Town HallScandium Canada Translation - Sponsored by Alamos Gold | ᑐᓵᔨᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ Alamos Gold Katittavik Town HallAlamos Gold Inc.

9:00am EDT

Opening Remarks From Official Representatives | ᑲᑎᒪᓂᐅᑉ ᐅᒃᑯᐃᑕᐅᓂᖓᓂ ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᑭᒡᒐᑐᕐᑎᒪᕆᓐᓄᑦ Katittavik Town HallRobert Deer • Mary Johannes • Maggie Emudluk

9:30am EDT

Arctic Mining Geopolitics: Opportunities and Challenges for Nunavik Communities - Michel Jebrak P.Geo, Emeritus Professor, Université du Québec à Montréal | ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᓂᕐᒨᓕᖓᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᕆᒍᓰᑦ: ᐱᕕᑦᓴᖃᕐᕕᐅᒍᓐᓇᑐᑦ ᓵᖕᖓᒐᓱᐊᕐᑕᐅᒋᐊᓖᓪᓗ ᓄᓇᕕᐅᑉ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᓐᓄᑦ - ᒥᓯᐊᓪ ᔨᐸᕋᒃ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎ... Katittavik Town HallMichel Jébrak

10:45am EDT

Networking Break - Sponsored by Avataani Environmental | ᐱᑐᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒧᑦ ᓄᕐᖃᖓᑫᓐᓇᓂᖅ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ ᐊᕙᑖᓂᒃᑯᑦ Katittavik Town HallAvataani Environmental

11:15am EDT

Adaptative Environmental Solutions for Remote Sites - Carl Sauvageau, Senior Project Manager and Stefan Lutzenkirchen, Project Manager - Avataani Environmentals |ᐊᕙᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᑉᐱᒋᔭᖃᑦᓯᐊᕈᑎᑦᓴᔦᑦ ᐅᖓᓯᑦᑐᒦᑦᑐᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᕕᐅᔪᓂ - ᑳᓪ ᓱᕙᔫ - ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ ᓯᑎᕚᓐ ᓚᑦᔨᓐᑯᑦᓯ... Katittavik Town HallCarl Sauvageau • Stefan Lutzenkirchen

11:45am EDT

SAMY Project - Dave Forrest, President at Tivi Transport Katittavik Town HallDave Forrest

12:00pm EDT

Lunch - Sponsored by Kobold Metals | ᐅᓪᓗᒍᒥᑕᕐᓇᖅ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ Kobold Metals Katittavik Town HallKobold Metals

1:45pm EDT

What minerals are there in Nunavik? - Cynthia Brind'Amour-Côté, P. Géo, Technical Director of the Nunavik Mineral Exploration Fund | ᓱᓇᐅᕚᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕋᑦᓴᔦᑦ? ᓯᓐᑦᓯᐊ ᐳᕆᓐ’ᑦᑕᒨᕐ- ᑰᑌ, ᓄᓇᓕᕆᔨ, ᐱᓪᓗᑯᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᑐᑭᒧᐊᑦᑎᓯᔨ, ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐱᑦᓴᑖᖑᒍᓐᓇᑐᓂᒃ ᕿᓂᔭᕐᓂᒨᓕᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᑎᑕᐅᕕᖓᓄᑦ Katittavik Town HallCynthia Brind'Amour-Côté, P. Geo

2:30pm EDT

Raglan Mine Operational Update - Benoit Soucy De Jocas, Geologist | ᓄᓇᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕕᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᓂᖓ ᑐᓴᕐᑎᓯᓂᖅ - ᐱᐊᓄᐊ ᓱᓯ ᑎ ᔫᑲᔅ, ᓄᓇᓕᕆᔨ Katittavik Town HallBenoit Soucy DeJocas

3:00pm EDT

Networking Break - Sponsored by Avataani Environmentals | ᐱᑐᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒧᑦ ᓄᕐᖃᖓᑫᓐᓇᓂᖅ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ ᐊᕙᑖᓂᒃᑯᑦ Katittavik Town HallAvataani Environmental

3:30pm EDT

Alamos Gold : Gold and Critical Mineral Exploration in Nunavik - Michelle Sciortino, Exploration Manager, Special Projects, Alamos Gold Inc. | Alamos Gold: ᑰᓪᑎᓯᐅᕐᓂᖅ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕋᑦᓴᔭᓂᓪᓗ ᕿᓇᔭᕐᓂᖅ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ - ᒥᓯᐊᓪ ᓯᑭᐅᑏᓄ, ᕿᓇᔭᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᔨ, Alamos Gold ᑎᒥᖁᑎᖓ Katittavik Town HallMichelle Sciortino

4:00pm EDT

Ashram Rare Earth & Fluorspar Project - Nicholas Holthouse, Managing Director for MontRoyal Resources |Ashram Rare Earth & Fluorspar-ᑯᓪᓗ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᑕᖏᑦ- ᓂᑯᓚ ᖁᓪᑦᖃᐅᔅ, ᑲᒪᔨ MontRoyal Resources-ᑯᓐᓂ Katittavik Town HallNicholas Holthouse

4:30pm EDT

Restoration: Asbestos Hill and Schefferville Sites - Cynthia Marchildon, Manager, Abandonned Mining Sites Office, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests | ᓄᓇᐅᑉ ᐱᐅᓯᕕᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᐅᑎᕐᑎᓯᓂᖅ: ᐳᑐᓂᕐᒥ ᓯᕗᕕᐊᒥᓗ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ -ᓯᓐᑎᐊ ᒪᕐᓯᑐᓐ, ᑲᒪᔨ ᐃᐱᕃᓐᓇᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕕᕕᓃᑦ ᐱᓇ... Katittavik Town HallCynthia Marchildon

6:00pm EDT

Dinner - Sponsored by Kativik Regional Government | ᐅᓐᓄᒍᒥᑕᕐᓇᖅ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ ᑲᑎᕕᒃ ᓄᓇᓕᓕᒫᑦ ᑲᕙᒪᖓ Auberge Kuujjuaq InnKativik Regional Government