Conferences Program

10:15 : SESSION 1
THE MINING SECTOR – NEW MINING LAW, NEW ORGANIZATION, NEW STRATEGY

– The New Algerian Mining Law: Interpretation, objectives, and support for stakeholders in the mining and quarrying sector, including monitoring and renewal of mining potential
By the National Agency for Mining Activities, ANAM
– The Importance of Ports (and Supply Chains) in the Mining Industry
By Mr. Yoss Leclerc, CEO of Logistro, Canada
– The Role of Mining in the Algerian Post-Hydrocarbon Economy Through New Partnership and Financing Frameworks
By SONAREM
– Strategies for Expanding the Mining Value Chain within the SONAREM Group
By SONAREM

12h00 : DEBATE
12h30 : LUNCH BREAK

14:00 – SESSION 2
THE ROLE OF NATIONAL MINING AGENCIES IN SUPPORTING ALGERIA’S MINING AMBITIONS

– The Geological Service Agency of Algeria: An Essential Partner for the Mining Sector
By Mr. Mokhtar Karim, Chairman of the Steering Committee
and Mr. Mouchene Hamza, Head of the Inventory and Metallogeny Department
– Algerian Iron at the Heart of the Revival of the National Steel Industry
By SONAREM
– The Issue of Phosphorus Removal from Gara Djebilet Iron Ore
By SONAREM
Innovation and Sustainability: The Tala Hamza Mining Project as a Case Study
By SONAREM

17h00 : DEBATE

10:00 – SESSION 3:
STRATEGIC MINERAL SUBSTANCES

– Industrial Minerals: A High Value-Added Sector to Be Developed
By Mr. Arezki Zerrouki, Certified Expert Engineer / Consultant in Mineral Resources and Geology

– Strategic Metals: Potentials, uses, global stakes, and the Algerian context
By Dr. Mouloud Issaad, University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene, USTHB
– Strategic Minerals and Energy Security: Is there a link to the market or to the potential?
By M. Boukhalfa Yaici, General Director, Green Energy Cluster, GEC
– Rare Metal-Bearing Granites: Potentials and outlook in Algeria
By Youcef Cherfi, PhD Candidate in Mineral Resources, USTHB

12h00 : DEBATE
12h30 : LUNCH BREAK

14:00 – SESSION 4:
PROFESSIONS AND RISKS IN THE MINING SECTOR – CURRENT SITUATION AND OUTLOOK

– Technologies and Conditions for Exploitation and Valorization in the Mining and Quarrying Sector
By Prof. Sami Yahyaoui, Head of Mining Engineering Department, National Polytechnic School (ENP), El Harrach
– Contribution on the Importance of Training in Mining Professions
By a Canadian Author
– Remote Sensing in Mineral Exploration
By Dr. Moussa Sofiane Karaoui, CTS/ASAL

– Mining Professions in Algeria: Current status, challenges, and perspectives
By Dr. Sonia Feltane, PhD in Mining Exploitation
– Environmental Protection Challenges in the Mining and Quarrying Sector
By Dr. Mouloud Issaad, University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene, USTHB

16h00 : DEBATE
17h00 : CLOSING OF THE EXHIBITION AND CONFERENCE