UPCOMING EVENTS
Technical Session I
TECHNICAL SESSION I
Join us for our 1st Technical Session of the 2026-2027 Season!
Technical sessions are designed to provide opportunities for both professionals and students.
Enjoy an evening of dinner, drinks, and industry insights! Learn about the latest research in the field, participate in an exciting Q&A session, and connect with the most active professionals in Idaho!
PRESENTATION DETAILS
Idaho Copper: post PEA Update and on to the Prefeasibility Study
Andrew Brodkey, Chief Executive and Operating Officer, Idaho Copper Corp.
Idaho Copper has been focused on technical work since 2023, with a goal to update and significantly improve the 2020 PEA. Among other things, we have incorporated improved XRF ore sorting technology into our process, which has greatly enhanced the separation of waste, middling/stockpile, and primary mill feed materials, enabling the Company to dramatically reduce the size of the mill and corresponding Capex and Opex. Our PEA update, released in October, demonstrates a very robust project in terms of NPV, payback, C1 cash and AISC costs, and other metrics.
This result allows Idaho Copper to raise additional capital funding with a much-improved market valuation.
Next on the horizon is a Pre-Feasibility Study, which will include a host of potential project upsides which were not a part of the PEA update. These include:
A Tungsten recovery and processing study
The use of in pit crush and convey instead of convention truck-shovel haulage
Additions to XRF ore sorting in the form of MRI or PFTNA/PGNAA sensing which can improve separation
Study of the construction of a molybdenum roaster, complemented by a ferro-molybdenum plant for value-added products
Use of gondola conveyance of copper concentrates in place of truck haulage to a rail loadout
Studies for leaching of low-grade copper sulfide stockpiles and leaching of copper sulfide concentrates
If you are interested in presenting your research at future Technical Sessions, please fill out the form linked here.
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Wednesday, November 18th, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: The Riverside Hotel (North Star Room), 2900 West Chinden Boulevard, Garden City, ID 83714
Dinner: Seated service and hosted bar
EVENT SPONSORS
Session Sponsor: Thank you to CWI for their sponsorship of this event!
Bar Sponsors: Thank you to CGS Mule for sponsoring the bar!
REGISTRATION
PLEASE REGISTER BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13th to ensure a proper headcount can be provided to The Riverside.
Please note that to complete your registration, you must complete the Google form following payment. Your dietary restrictions and contact details will be collected via this form.
Professionals, if you would like to register for this event, please click the button below:
*Late registration (after November 13th) increases to $55/professional
Students, if you would like to register for this event, please click the button below:
RAFFLE DONATIONS
We are always looking for swag or other donation items to include in our raffle giveaways at the end of every Technical Session.
If you have any items you'd like to donate to the giveaway, please bring them with you to the event. If you cannot attend the event but would still like to donate items for the giveaway, please click here to contact us!
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS?
Have additional questions regarding this event? Please click here and let us know!
Technical Session II
TECHNICAL SESSION II
Join us for our 2nd Technical Session of the 2026-2027 Season!
Technical sessions are designed to provide opportunities for both professionals and students.
Enjoy an evening of dinner, drinks, and industry insights! Learn about the latest research in the field, participate in an exciting Q&A session, and connect with the most active professionals in Idaho!
PRESENTATION DETAILS
Ima Tungsten Project, Idaho - Exploration and Development of America's next Critical Minerals Project
Austin Zinsser P.G., VP Exploration, American Tungsten Corp
The Ima Mine is a past producing tungsten mine located in Lemhi Co, ID. American Tungsten is rapidly advancing the project through exploration and engineering studies to recommence underground tungsten mining operations at the Ima. This presentation will discuss project geology, mine rehabilitation and development in support of the 2026 underground drilling program, development of mineral resource estimates, and on-going engineering work and conceptual mine plans.
If you are interested in presenting your research at future Technical Sessions, please fill out the form linked here.
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Wednesday, January 20th, 2027
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: The Riverside Hotel (North Star Room), 2900 West Chinden Boulevard, Garden City, ID 83714
Dinner: Seated service and hosted bar
EVENT SPONSORS
Session Sponsor: Sponsorship for this event is open!
Bar Sponsors: Sponsorship for this event is open!
REGISTRATION
PLEASE REGISTER BY FRIDAY, JANUARY 15th to ensure a proper headcount can be provided to The Riverside.
Please note that to complete your registration, you must complete the Google form following payment. Your dietary restrictions and contact details will be collected via this form.
Professionals, if you would like to register for this event, please click the button below:
*Late registration (after January 15th) increases to $55/professional
Students, if you would like to register for this event, please click the button below:
RAFFLE DONATIONS
We are always looking for swag or other donation items to include in our raffle giveaways at the end of every Technical Session.
If you have any items you'd like to donate to the giveaway, please bring them with you to the event. If you cannot attend the event but would still like to donate items for the giveaway, please click here to contact us!
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS?
Have additional questions regarding this event? Please click here and let us know!
Students & Professionals Discussion Panel
STUDENTS & PROFESSIONALS DISCUSSION PANEL
The Students & Professionals Discussion Panel aims to engage students with professionals in various mining-related disciplines, including environmental science, geoscience, engineering, and more. This event will include a panel of professionals sharing their transition from academia to the professional world.
SME Boise Section wants to take the mystery out of this transition and provide students with the opportunity to hear how people who were once in their shoes took the next step into the professional world. The panel will be followed by informal break-out sessions, where panelists and SME members will circulate to engage one-to-one with students.
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Thursday, September 10th, 2026
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: The Riverside Hotel (North Star Room), 2900 West Chinden Boulevard, Garden City, ID 83714
Dinner: Dinner will be a casual affair with a buffet and hosted bar.
EVENT SPONSORS
Session Sponsor: Thank you to Perpetua Resources for their sponsorship of this event!
Perpetua Resources, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is focused on the exploration, site restoration, and redevelopment of gold-antimony-silver deposits in the Stibnite-Yellow Pine district of central Idaho that are encompassed by the Stibnite Gold Project. The Project is one of the highest-grade, open-pit gold deposits in the United States and is designed to apply a modern, responsible mining approach to restore an abandoned mine site and produce both gold and the only mined source of antimony in the United States. Antimony is a federally designated critical mineral for its use in the national defense, aerospace, and technology sectors.
Bar Sponsor: Thank you to M3 Engineering for sponsoring the bar!
M3 is a privately held full service design firm. They are a merger of 3 disciplines; Architecture, Engineering and Construction Management, providing continuous design and construction services from project conception to final testing and integration. M3 has the experience and expertise to develop creative design solutions for a wide variety of project types ranging from complicated dynamic structures to state of the art research laboratories.
REGISTRATION
PLEASE REGISTER BY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4th to ensure a proper headcount is provided to The Riverside.
Please note that to complete your registration, you must complete the Google form following payment. Your dietary restrictions and contact details will be collected via this form.
Professionals, if you would like to register for this event, please click the button below:
*Late registration (after September 4th) increases to $45/professional
Students, if you would like to register for this event, please click the button below:
RAFFLE DONATIONS
We are always looking for swag or other donation items to include in our raffle giveaways at the end of every Technical Session.
If you have any items you'd like to donate to the giveaway, please bring them with you to the event. If you cannot attend the event but would still like to donate items for the giveaway, please click here to contact us!
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS?
Have additional questions regarding this event? Please click here and let us know!