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.

9:00am EDT

Travelling Day | ᐊᐅᓪᓚᓂᐅᑉ ᐅᓪᓗᖓ TBA

2:30pm EDT

Booth Set-up | ᑕᑯᑦᓴᐅᑎᑦᓯᕖᑦ ᐃᓂᓪᓚᑎᕐᑕᐅᓂᖓ Katittavik Town Hall Welcome and Registration | ᑐᖕᖓᓱᑦᑎᓯᓂᖅ ᐊᑎᓕᐅᕆᓂᕐᓗ Katittavik Town Hall

5:30pm EDT

Country Food Welcome Dinner - Sponsored by Oceanic Iron Ore | ᓂᕿᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᓂᕆᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᑯᑦ ᑐᖕᖓᓱᑦᑎᑕᐅᓂᖅ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ ᐆᓯᐊᓂᒃᑯᑦ Oceanic Iron Ore YVP Pub and GrillOceanic Iron Ore

7:00pm EDT

Musical Performance by Kathy Snowball - Sponsored by NEAS | ᑐᓴᕐᓂᔮᕐᑎᓯᔪᖅ ᑳᑎ ᓯᓄᐹ - ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᖅ NEAS YVP Pub and GrillNEAS

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

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

8:30am 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.

9:30am EDT

Panel: Inuit/First Nation Perspectives and Communication Expectations Across All Stages of Exploration - Moderated by Jean-Marc Séguin, Mining Project Coordinator for Qiniqtiq LHC | ᐅᖄᔨᐅᑎᑕᐅᔪᑦ: ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᒍᓯᖏᑦ ᑐᓴᐅᒪᑎᑕᐅᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᒧᓪᓗ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᔭᖏᑦ ᐅᔭᕋᓐᓂᐊᕋᑦᓴᓯᐅᕐᓂᒧᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊ... Katittavik Town HallJean-Marc Séguin

11:00am EDT

Lunch - Sponsored by Taqramut Transport | ᐅᓪᓗᒍᒥᑕᕐᓇᖅ - ᓂᕿᖃᕐᑎᓯᔪᑦ ᑕᕐᕋᒧᑦ ᐅᓯᔩᑦ Katittavik Town HallTaqramut Transport Inc.