Medellin,
Colombia - Rick Rule of Sprott Asset Management is the keynote speaker at the
2017 Colombia Gold and Copper Symposium taking place on November 14th and 15th
at the Hotel San Fernando Plaza in Medellin, Colombia.
The
Colombia Gold and Copper Symposium is rapidly establishing itself as a
must-attend event for participants in the mining and exploration sectors in
Latin America interested in the gold and copper potential of the northern
Andean region.
With over
250 people forecast to attend this year, delegates will see over 15 exploration
and development companies talk about their projects including development stage
projects companies Minesa (private) talking about the Soto Norte gold project
in Santander, Continental Gold (TSX: CNL) presenting Buritica, Metminco (ASX: MNC)
talking about Miraflores, Red Eagle Mining (TSX: R) San Ramon and Antioquia
Gold (TSXV: AGD) talking about Cisneros.
CGS2017
also features a meaty session on the copper potential of the region, which is
attracting increasing interest from large producers as well as explorers,
particularly given the increasing copper price environment. The session
features an overview of Colombia’s copper potential from Gloria Prieto of the
Colombian Geological Survey (CGS) and the future round auction round of copper exploration
concessions.
Atico
Mining (TSXV: ATY) will present about the volcanic massive sulphide deposit
potential around its El Roble mine whilst Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB) will
provide an update about exploration at its San Matias project that has
potential for being district-scale. Solgold (TSXV: SOLG) will talk about the
copper and gold potential of northern Ecuador at its Cascabel project that has
elicited interest amongst majors, and Minera Cobre (private), a company formed
by the founders of Red Eagle Mining, will talk about the potential of its
extensive land package in the Murindo copper belt.
In terms of
Colombia’s gold potential, Orosur (TSXV: OMI) will provide an update about the
Anza project where it recently restarted drilling, Gran Colombia Gold (TSX: GCM)
will discuss the high-grade mineralisation it is finding at its Marmato project
and Tim Coughlin of Royal Road Minerals (TSXV: RYR) will talk about exploration
in Nariño, one of Colombia’s most promising areas now that the civil conflict
with the FARC is ending.
Colombia is
not without its operational and regulatory issues and CGS2017 features
presentations by Silvana Habib, president of the National Mining Agency and
Santiago Angel of the Colombian Mining Association on the efforts to improve
sector administration. The regulatory session will also include a roundtable
discussion by leading natural resource lawyers of strategies for companies to
adopt to deal with particularly aspects of bureaucracy.
Regulatory
issues are but one class of challenges that mining faces in the region and
obtaining the social license to operate often eclipses all others. CGS2017 will
look at strategies that can help companies turn potential threats into
opportunities, with Birsa International talking about optimizing community
relations, INTERA will talk about responsible water management and
communication, Brigitte Baptiste of the Humboldt Institute on under what
conditions mining is compatible with the environment and Control Risks will
talk through the issues and opportunities Colombia’s peace process brings for natural
resource companies.
A key
element of CGS2017 is the field trip programme, and this year sees visits to
San Matias (Cordoba Minerals), San Ramon (Red Eagle Mining), El Roble (Atico
Mining), Buritica (Continental Gold) and Anza (Orosur).
Mining and
exploration occur within an investment context, and CGS2017 includes the
participation of several experts to share their thoughts on the investment and
capital markets environment including Canadian bank CIBC, Peru’s Kallpa
Securities, EY, Oreninc and NortonRose Fulbright.
Colombia
Gold Symposium, 14-15 November at the Hotel San Fernando Plaza, Medellin,
Colombia. Colombiagold.co/en
About Colombia Gold Symposium
Colombia
Gold Symposium held its first event in 2016 that was attended by more than 200
people. The event was conceived and programmed by Paul Harris, a mining
journalist, researcher and analyst with 20 years’ experience in the industry
including 14 in Latin America.
For more
information contact:
Colombiagold.co/en
Paul Harris
Paul.corresponsal@gmail.com
+57 321 720 1537