This conference aims to promote the adoption of a common reporting standard for minerals in the EU and will thus provide a unique opportunity to learn about and discuss concrete steps regarding mineral reporting in a cross‐disciplinary environment, including EU policy makers, national government officials, academics, minerals company executives, finance and industry experts.
MIN-WIN-WIN: Establishing Europe‐wide Minerals Resources and Reserves Reporting Standards - the key to reducing risk and increasing investors’ confidence, Brussels, 20-21.11.2014
Organised by the European Federation of Geologists (EFG) and the Pan‐European Reserves & Resources Reporting Committee (PERC)
This conference aims to promote the adoption of a common reporting standard for minerals in the EU and will thus provide a unique opportunity to learn about and discuss concrete steps regarding mineral reporting in a cross‐disciplinary environment, including EU policy makers, national government officials, academics, minerals company executives, finance and industry experts.
The programme will cover the following broad themes in 6 sessions:
- Introduction to the RMI and progress so far.
- Minerals supply chains and variability of information sources, public data and reporting requirements across the EU.
- National economic policies, governance structures and the EU minerals knowledge database.
- Stock exchanges, commodity markets, and financial systems, and their need for reliable and consistent minerals data.
- The PERC reporting standard, CRIRSCO, and the UNFC classification.
- “Best Practice”, ethics and the role of skilled geoscientists.
A one‐day PERC training course in minerals reporting using PERC standard (Wednesday, 19th November) is to be offered in conjunction with the conference.
More information:
- eurogeologists.eu/conferences
- Dr Isabel M Fernández Fuentes
EFG Executive Director, European Federation of Geologists
c/o Geological Survey of Belgium
Rue Jenner 13, 1000 Brussels
Phone: +32 2 788 76 31
Fax: +32 2 647 73 59
isabel.fernandez@eurogeologists.eu