NGU invites the exploration industry to two days of professional and social interaction to share knowledge, updates, and projects. The goal is to strengthen exploration strategies in Norway through effective exchange of data and experience.
February 18
11:30 – 12:30
Lunch and posters
12:30 – 12:45
Welcome and general information, by Torkil Sørlie Røhr (NGU)
12:45 – 13:00
National exploration programs – NGU approach, by Henrik Schiellerup (NGU)
13:00 – 13:45
Quick update on selected activities at NGU in 2024 by Trond Slagstad (NGU)
Geophysical mapping, by Marie-Andrée Dumais (NGU)
Isotope mapping and mineralisations, by Alf Andre Orvik (NGU)
Trace elements in molybdenite, Knaben/Ørsdalen, by Ana Miranda & Iain Henderson (NGU)
13:45 – 14:10
Coffee break and posters
14:10 – 15:30
Industry case studies by a few invited speakers, by Kari Aslaksen Aasly (NGU)
Exploration in northern Norway by Peter Dodds (Kingsrose)
Hot rocks: a high-grade uranium discovery in Tysfjord by Barry Stoeffell (Aurum Discovery)
Løkken project by Sven Gollan (Teako)
Engebø rutile & garnet – The way forward, by Trond Langeng (Nordic Mining)
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee break and posters
16:00 – 16:30
What are the answers to last year's questions? by Hanne-Kristin Paulsen (NGU)
Geochemistry – new digital services, new databases by Trond Slagstad (NGU)
Critical raw materials in Norway
News from the National drill core- and rock sample centre Løkken by Åse Kjønli Wolden (NBPS)
16:30– 17:00
Reflection, questions, and discussion by Kari Aasly Aslaksen and Marco Brönner (NGU)
19:00 –
Dinner in downtown Trondheim
February 19
09:00 – 09:15
Welcome to day 2 by Tine Larsen Angvik (NGU)
09:15 – 10:15
Planned activities at NGU in 2025 by Tine Larsen Angvik (NGU)
Planned geophysical surveys, by Marco Brönner (NGU)
The VMS-project, by Hanne-Kristin Paulsen (NGU)
The Gula Group project, by Johannes Jakob (NGU)
Ni in Norway, by Eduardo Mansur (NGU)
10:15 – 10:45
Coffee break and posters
10:45 – 11:15
Centre for Research-based Innovation: Minerals, by Steinar Løve Ellefmo (NTNU)
11:15 – 12:00
Reflection, questions and summary, by Henrik Schiellerup (NGU)
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch and posters
13:00
End of workshop
13:00 – 14:00
For those who wish, there will be an opportunity to visit the lab at NGU.
There will also be opportunities to discuss with participating geologists and geophysicists from NGU.
Attendance by invitation only.
For questions, please contact Trond Slagstad.
