Hello, and welcome to the CGS Quito 2022 update.
We have organised two course as part of CGS Quito 2022 as part of our remit to build knowledge and understanding.
Design and Implementation of Environmental Studies Base Line for Mining Projects
8-9 June by Patrick Williamson of Intera
The objective of this course is to provide a general knowledge of the best practices of the mining industry for environmental basestudies base necessary for the development of a mining project, with an emphasis on hydrology, hydrogeology and waste geochemistry. Click below to download the course information (in Spanish).
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The Mineral Deposits of the Northern Andes: Ecuador, Colombia and Panama
5 June by Dr Stewart Redwood
This is the popular regional geology course attended by more than 150 people over the years at our sister event in Colombia, CGS Medellin.
It features regional geology, tectonics and terranes, the metallogenic belts and metallogenesis of Panama, Colombia and Ecuador and much, much more. Click below to download the course information.
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And of course, don’t forget to register for the main event, CGS Quito 2022 6-7 June. We continue to work on the program and have added more speakers as people have confirmed including Jose Antonio Dávalos – SubSecretary of Environmental Quality, Ministry of Water, Environment and Ecological Transition.
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Strategic partners
We are proud to announce that the Camera de Minería de Ecuador is a strategic partner and will be participating in the event. We also have the Cámara Ecuatoriano Británica as a strategic parter and Vía Minera, El Mono Minero and Kitco Mining as media partners. Many thanks to you for your support.
Sponsors
We would also like to thank and officially welcome our first event sponsors Globexplore, ALS, SolGold and Lundin Gold. For more information about the brand positioning opportunities at CGS Quito, please contact direccion@eme2.co.
Speaker updates
We are making great progress on the speaker program, and you can download the current program HERE. We are particularly proud with the social-environmental portion of the programme which brings leading international experience towards positive social engagement and developing mines while protecting water and forest resources. Highlights include:
Water and mining, protecting and sharing water resources, Patrick Williamson, Intera
Developing a forest strategy for a mine development project, Juan David Ramirez, B2Gold
Forests and Mining, management and compensation, Fabio Arjona, Conservation International
Engaging communities for success, Guillen Calvo, Insuco
The current program is available here.
More speakers will be announced as invitees confirm. Please check our website www.CGSQuito.com for updates. If you would like to present at the event please send a title and brief summary of your talk to paul.corresponsal@gmail.com.
Short Courses
Dr Stewart Redwood will provide his popular regional geology introduction course, while interantional water expert Patrick Williamson will provide a course on environmental baseline. Outlines of each course are available below.
Please email paul.corresponsal@gmail.com to reserve your place.
Hilton Colon Hotel
The Hilton Colon Hotel Quito has an excellent conference centre which provides us with ample room for more than 300 delegates plus the commercial exhibit that accompanies all CGS events. We have negotiated a special tariff for the event which you can access via this link