A five-member delegation from the South Pacific French territory, New Caledonia attended UNR’s ERGI Academy in summer, 2023. The two-week (June 19-July 1, 2023) program at the ERGI Academy, funded by the Australian Government, consisted of short courses in ten specific topical areas and visits to an active gold mining operation plus the historical mining town, Virginia City, in Nevada. The program started with a general overview of energy mineral mining, followed by short courses on topical areas, such as mining data acquisition and management, mineral leasing, and licensing, mine reclamation and environmental management, fiscal terms and contracts, geographic information system, international standards of resource and reserve reporting, social licensing to operate, mine health & safety and mine life cycle analysis. The short course on each topic was prepared and delivered by a faculty expert from UNR’s Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering or a known expert from the industry in Western US.
Mr. France Jewine; Finance and banking advisor to the President of the Government of New Caledonia; Government of New Caledonia.
Mr. Willy Foucher; Mineral Resources Geologist SGNC; Directorate of Industry, Mines and Energy of New Caledonia (DIMENC).
Ms. Laurette Devaux; Foreign Trade Researcher in charge of nickel diplomacy; New Caledonia’s Regional Cooperation and External Relations Department (SCRRE).
Mr. Remy Desbordes; Inspector of Mines and Quarries; Directorate of Industry, Mines and Energy of New Caledonia (DIMENC).
Mr. Alphonse Pujapujane; Secretary General, representative of the Loyalty Islands Province, SODIL; Loyalty Islands Development Body.
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