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

Geoscientific Knowledge Acquisition Work - Andréa Amortegui, Director of Geoscientific Knowledge Acquisition for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests | ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᓂᕐᒨᓕᖓᔪᑎᒍᑦ ᓱᑯᐃᔦᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᒪᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᖅ - ᐱᑦᓴᖑᕈᓐᓇᑐᓂᒃ ᓇᐹᕐᑐᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᓗ ᑐᕐᖃᑕᕐᕕᒃ Katittavik Town HallAndréa Mortegui

9:30am EDT

Mining Investments and Developments Potential in Nunavik - Andréa Amortegui, Director of Geoscientific Knowledge Acquisition for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests | ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᑎᓯᔩᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᓯᓂᕐᓗ ᐱᕕᑦᓴᐅᖑᓐᓇᕋᔭᕐᑐᓂᒃ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ -ᐱᑦᓴᖑᕈᓐᓇᑐᓂᒃ ᓇᐹᕐᑐᓕᕆ... Katittavik Town HallAndréa Mortegui

10:00am EDT

Unlocking the Future of Sustainable Energy - Francesca Rios, Community Relations Manager for WhiteRock Lithium | ᐊᑦᓱᖏᑦᔮᕆᓂᖅ ᓯᕗᓂᕐᒥ ᑖᕗᖓᐅᓕᒍᓐᓇᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᑯᒪᓕᐅᕈᓐᓇᐅᑎᓂᒃ - ᕗᕌᓐᔨᔅᑲ ᕆᐅᔅ, ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖃᑎᖃᕐᓂᒥ ᑲᒪᔨ WhiteRock Lithium-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ Katittavik Town HallFrancesca Rios

10:30am EDT

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

11:00am EDT

Cree Mineral Exploration Board : An overview (online conference) - Youcef Larbi, PhD., P.Geo, Chief Geologist and Director General, Cree Mineral Exploration Board |ᐊᓪᓓᑦ ᑯᔩᒃᑯᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕋᑦᓴᓯᐅᕐᑎᖏᑦᑕ ᑲᑎᒪᔨᖏᑦ: ᑐᑭᓯᓇᕐᑎᓯᔪᖅ (ᖃᕆᑕᐅᔭᒃᑰᑐᖅ)- Youcef Larbi, PhD., P.Geo,... Katittavik Town HallYoucef Larbi

11:30am EDT

Hopes Advance Project - Chris Batalha, Chief Executive Officer at Oceanic Iron Ore Corp. | ᐊᐅᐸᓗᒻᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᖅ - ᑯᕆᔅ ᐸᑕᓚ, ᐅᓯᐊᓂᒃᑯᓂ ᑲᒪᔨᒻᒪᕆᒃ Oceanic Iron Ore Corp. Katittavik Town HallChris Batalha

12:00pm EDT

Lunch - Sponsored by Canadian Royalties - ᐅᓪᓗᒍᒥᑕᕐᓇᖅ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ Canadian Royalties-ᑯᑦ Katittavik Town HallCanadian Royalties

1:30pm EDT

Inukshuk: Canadian Royalties' Futures - Mathieu Roberge, General Manager at Canadian Royalties | ᐃᓄᒃᓱᒃ: Canadian Royalties-ᑯᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᑦᓴᖏᑦ - ᒫᓯᐅ ᕈᐱᐊᔅ, ᑲᒪᔨᒻᒪᕆ Canadian Royalties-ᑯᓐᓂ Katittavik Town HallMathieu Roberge

2:00pm EDT

Economic Reconciliation: Building Sustainable Indigenous Economies - TBD, First Nation of Quebec and Labrador Economic Development Commission Katittavik Town HallDave Sergerie

2:30pm EDT

The Crater Lake Project: Towards the Prefeasibility Study, by Guy Bourassa - Scandium Canada | Katittavik Town HallGuy Bourassa

3:00pm EDT

Networking Break - Sponsored by Avjet Holding | ᐱᑐᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᒧᑦ ᓄᕐᖃᖓᑫᓐᓇᓂᖅ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ Avjet Holding Katittavik Town HallAvjet Holding inc

3:30pm EDT

Société du Plan Nord - Myriam Blais, Infrastructure Director and Martin Loiselle, Coordinator for Maximizing Economic Benefits ᐅᑭᐅᕐᑕᑐᒥᒃ ᐸᕐᓇᓯᒪᒍᑎᓕᐊᕆᓯᒪᔭᖓ ᑯᐯᒃᑯᑦ - ᒥᐊᔨᐊᒻ ᐱᓖ, ᐱᐅᒃᑯᑎᒻᒪᕆᓐᓅᓕᖓᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᔨ ᒫᕐᑏ ᓗᐃᓯᐊᓪᓗ, ᑐᑭᓯᒧᐊᑦᑎᓯᔨ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᖁᑎᐅᓂᕐᐸᐅᑎᑦᓯᒐᓱᐊᕐᓂᒥᒃ Katittavik Town HallMyriam Blais • Martin Loiselle

4:00pm EDT

From Agreement to Real Impact: Raglan Mine Engagement and Social Performance - Véronique Décoste, Lead Community Relations | ᐊᖏᖃᑎᒋᓐᓂᒥᑦ ᐱᒋᐊᕐᓱᒍ ᓱᕐᕋᑕᐅᓂᓪᓚᕆᒻᒧᑦ ᑎᑭᓪᓗᒍ: ᓄᓇᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖓᑕ ᖃᓄᐃᓘᖃᑎᒌᒍᑎᐅᓂ Katittavik Town HallVéronique Décoste

4:30pm EDT

Strange Lake Rare Earth Project - Sylvie St-Jean, Vice President Environment for Torngat Metals |ᑲᖏᕐᓱᐊᓗᑦᔪᐊᑉ ᑰᖓᑕ ᓴᓂᕐᕿᑎᖓᓂ (Strange Lake) ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑕᐅᔪᑦᓴᖅ - ᓯᓪᕕ ᓭᓐ-ᔭᖕ, ᐊᖓᔪᕐᖄᑉ ᑐᖓᓕᖓ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ Torngat Metals-ᑯᓐᓄᑦ Katittavik Town HallSylvie St-Jean

6:00pm EDT

Dinner - Sponsored by Raglan Mine | ᐅᓐᓄᒍᒥᑕᕐᓇᖅ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ ᓄᓇᒥᐅᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕕᖓ Auberge Kuujjuaq InnRaglan Mine

8:00pm EDT

Music Show: Qimutjuit - Sponsored by Mont Royal | ᑐᓴᕐᓂᔮᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ: ᕿᒧᑦᔪᐃᑦ - ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᖅ Mont Royal LoungeMont Royal Resources