Mines from every angle es, ell ur at n es urc o ess R et des hmont ère de l’Énergie Eagle, Mines Ric APRBESTSRENACTTAST IOOFN SO RAANLD POSTERS Photos: MinistMines Agnico- November 23-26, 2015 Québec City Convention Centre Q M . . . uebec ines gouv qc ca DV 2015-06 Coordinators Charlotte Grenier Jean-Yves Labbé Translation and linguistic revision Venetia Bodycomb Michèle Mainville Marie Racine Editing Joanne Nadeau Drawing Marie-Eve Lagacé Cover page and design HATEM+D Marie-Eve Lagacé André Tremblay Technical supervision Charlotte Grenier DISCLAIMER This report contains data from various sources. The accuracy and reliability of these data depend entirely on these sources. Dépôt légal – Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec ISBN : 978-2-550-74623-2 © Gouvernement du Québec, 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS Québec Mines team ........................................................................................................................................6 Abstracts of oral presentations ......................................................................................................................9 Abstracts of posters ........................................................................................................................................35 Location of projects at Géologie Québec ........................................................................................................41 Acronyms ........................................................................................................................................................89 A WORD FROM THE MINISTER FOR MINES, MR. LUC BLANCHETTE It is with great enthusiasm that I invite you to attend Québec Mines 2015 under this year’s theme Mines from Every Angle. This convention, organized for the past 35 years by the Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles, gathers everyone together with an interest in Québec’s mining development, whether it be industry representatives, the general public, researchers and undergraduates. “NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, QUÉBEC MINES IS AN EXTRAORDINARY VENUE FOR LEARNING, DISCOVERING AND NETWORKING” This year’s program is of the highest quality. It offers a wide range of talks, workshops and networ- king activities given by people of high calibre, many with an international reputation. As for large-scale government projects — the Plan Nord, the Chantier sur l’acceptabilité sociale, the Maritime Strategy, and of course the Strategic vision for Québec mining development — the convention will cover vital subjects on these fronts, whether it be recent exploration work, the financing of exploration projects, mining development in northern settings, nickel exploration, research, the use of technology at all stages of the mining process, new geological discoveries or the social acceptability of mining projects. “THE EXHIBITION HALL WILL SHOWCASE THE KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE AND KNOW-HOW OF ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN MINING DEVELOPMENT IN QUÉBEC” The Ministry will also unveil the results of its annual geological work, which typically identifies new exploration targets. The international facet of the convention will build bridges between our province and elsewhere, especially in light of the Stratégie économique pour la Francophonie, which was adopted during the 15th Francophonie Summit held in Dakar in November 2014. One thing is certain: Québec Mines will highlight the province’s geoscientific knowledge and the development of its mining industry. It is the premier rendezvous for key actors in the mining sector, at home and abroad. I hope to see you in great numbers from November 23 to 26, 2015. Luc Blanchette Minister for Mines WORD FROM THE DEPUTY MINISTER FOR MINES I’m proud to invite you to Québec Mines, the annual ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles en matière de développement minier convention. This unifying and open to the world convention brings together stakeholders from here and elsewhere in the mining world. So for a few days, Québec Mines will raise the issue of mining development from all angles. We are able to present a rich and exciting program each year which includes many networking activi- ties. Québec Mines 2015 is certainly worth a visit! There will be 13 workshops and training sessions, as well as nearly 90 high-level conferences over 15 sessions that are structured around three major the- mes: the economy, environment and society; mining; and finally, geology and exploration. It includes several exclusive features and brings together internationally renowned specialists to a workshop and two nickel exploration conference sessions! This is a unique event in North America! I wish to emphasize that this major convention is counting on the invaluable participation of several community partners again this year and I would like to thank them for their involvement. The exceptional quality of the Québec Mines program demonstrates its commitment to benefitting all convention participants. I invite you to fully enjoy Québec Mines 2015. Line Drouin Associate Deputy Minister, Mines Sector Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles QUÉBEC MINES TEAM ORGANIZING COMMITTEE AND COMMUNICATION TEAM Andrea Amortegui Gladys Chamberland Christian Fortin (coordonnateur) Robert Giguère Charlotte Grenier Jean-Yves Labbé Alain Vigneault LOGISTIC TEAM Yan Carette André Cloutier Diane Devault Marie Dussault Marie-Josée Hudon Marie-Eve Lagacé Caroline Nadeau Sylvie Otis Pierre-Thomas Poulin Gaétan Simard TECHNICAL PROGRAM Michel Jébrak Jean-Yves Labbé Marcel Laflamme Jean Vavrek QUÉBEC MINES DISCOVERY ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Julie Gagné Charlotte Grenier Sylvie Otis (coordonnatrice) QUÉBEC MINES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Robert Giguère Nicole McKinnon Jean-Benoît Ratté Alain Vigneault COLLABORATORS Association des économistes québécois Association minière du Québec Association québécoise des sciences de la Terre First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Economic Development Commission Comité sectoriel de main-d’oeuvre de l’industrie des mines Conseil d’intervention pour l’accès des femmes au travail CONSOREM Government of Canada Groupe MISA Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Institut national des mines Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie Réseau Environnement 48e Nord International THE MINISTRY WANTS TO THANK THE FOLLOWING PERSONS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE EVENT Sadi Aid Stéphan Baribeau Noémie Beaupré Stéphane Beauséjour Serge Bédard Caroline Béliveau Samir Bouaouni Marlène Bouchard Roxanne Croteau-Thomassin Benoît Demers Claude Dion Daniel Dubé Nathalie Germain Daniel Faustino Silvestre Johanne Jobidon Claudie Laplante Martine Lévesques Terry McKinnon Sonia Montambault Joanne Nadeau Michaël Roy Jérémi S.Pressé Jack Schlott Anne Veilleux Audrey Verreault André Tremblay ABSTRACTS OF ORAL PRESENTATIONS SESSION 2 Apatite and ilmenite in Québec: World-class The challenges of mining engineering potential .................................................................18 Rare earths: From ore to applications ..................19 Summary of the various stages and conclusions of the McLeod Deep feasibility study .....................12 SESSION 9 Costs and benefits of replacing steel cables by Mineral deposits in sedimentary environments equivalent high-performance synthetic cables for Gold in Rhyacian terrigenous detrital production hoisting in deep and ultra-deep metasediments (2300-2050 Ma) ..........................19 underground mines ...............................................12 Gold exploration in Archean metasedimentary The challenges of Alimak mining at the rocks: Constraints and tools derived from applied Langlois mine ........................................................13 metamorphic petrology .........................................20 Logistics and challenges for dike construction The Eleonore mine: A metamorphosed world-class in northern Québec ................................................13 gold deposit, hosted in wackes (<2675 Ma), Eeyou Automation as a solution to challenges faced Istchee Baie-James, Québec, Canada ..................20 in mining ................................................................14 Geology of gold mineralization associated with SESSION 3 Canadian Shield banded iron formations: Example The Mine Heritage component of the Natural of the world-class Musselwhite (Ontario) and Resource Fund: Seven years of knowledge Meadowbank (Nunavut) deposits .....................21 acquisition, research and development Orogenic gold mineralization in sedimentary rocks: Example of deposits in the Otago district of New Synthesis of geological work on the Opinaca and Zealand and their genetic implications .................21 La Grande subprovinces: Implications for gold exploration ................................................14 New developments in Appalachian metallogeny ..........................................................22 The UQAT-UQAM Chair in Mining Entrepreneurship: From the mine to the community ..........................15 SESSION 10 CONSOREM: An exploration R&D Mining projects seeking new financing options business model .....................................................15 Innovation in mining finance: The Osisko Gold Cree Mineral Exploration Board, Cree Nation Royalties approach ................................................22 and the mining industry .........................................16 Developing the next great canadian base SESSION 5 metal mine .............................................................23 Innovations in mine restoration How to support our present and future mining flagships ....................................................23 Restoring the Solbec Cupra mine site ...................16 A case study of the 2014 financing Waste management – From concept to rehabilitation: of the Renard project: C$1B for Québec’s first Case of the Éléonore Mine, Goldcorp ....................17 diamond mine ........................................................24 SESSION 6 SESSION 11 Industrial and high-tech minerals and metals: Rock mechanics Québec’s place Post-placement mechanical behaviour of mine The lithium-ion battery revolution and the raw backfill: A study of backfill-rock interactions .......24 materials that will drive it......................................17 Studies of the interaction between backfill and host From exploration to processing: Example of the structures for more reliable barricade design ......25 Lac Knife graphite mine and industrial transformation projects of Focus Graphite .....................................18