Agenda

Conference Day One: Wednesday 2 December, 2009

"While the current economic climate has cast a shadow over the short-term outlook for the minerals sector, the fundamentals of the mining industry, particularly in South Australia remain positive,"
The Hon Paul Holloway, Minister for Mineral Resources Development, SA Government, July 23, 2009

8.30 Registration and morning coffee

8.50 IIR welcoming remarks

FUTURE PROSPECTS FOR SA MINING

8.55 Introduction of Day One Chairmen
Mark Malcolm, Executive Manager, Southern Flinders Ranges Development Board
Steve Arndt, Chief Executive Officer, Whyalla Economic Development Board

9.10 Mining SA 2009 Official Conference Welcome
Cr. Jim Pollock, Mayor, City of Whyalla

9.20 Insight into the future for minerals and energy in South Australia
Dr Paul Heithersay, Executive Director, Minerals and Energy Resources, PIRSA

9.50 SACOME perspective on issues and challenges in South Australian mining
Jonathon Forbes, Director - Industry Development, South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy

10.50 LOCAL LEADERS PANEL: Local Government and the growth of the SA resources industry - Issues, challenges, and opportunities
Issues to be covered in this panel include:

Urban planning and social infrastructure
Power, water and infrastructure
Local approaches to building on SA's resources development

In a Parkinson style format, the chairman will ask a series of pre prepared questions to each guest. Delegates will then have the opportunity to ask questions of their own from the floor

Cr. Jim Pollock, Mayor, City of Whyalla
Cr. Brenton Vanstone, Mayor, Port Pirie Regional Council
Geoff Brock MP, Independent Member for Frome, SA Parliament

"The copper concentrate produced at Prominent Hill is the highest copper content of any concentrate in the world, which is very attractive to our customers."
Mick Wilkes, Prominent Hill Opening Ceremony, May 2009

10.50 Morning refreshments for delegates

KEY OPERATIONAL CASE STUDIES

11.20 CASE STUDY: Prominent Hill - In operation
Ross Sawers, Manager, External Relations and Environment, OzMinerals

11.50 CASE STUDY: Alliance Resources Four Mile Project
Patrick Mutz, Managing Director, Alliance Resources

"Four Mile is one of the most exciting uranium discoveries in the world and this decision will allow this region of the State to continue to supply uranium for several decades to come."
The Hon Paul Holloway, Minister for Mineral Resources Development, SA Government, July 14, 2009

12.20 Lunch for speakers and delegates in the Exhibition Hall

"What is needed in SA is planning for development of the mining industry. It's simple: if it can’t be seen, SA will no longer be an attractive place to invest."
Patrick Clifford, Ironclad Mining, SA Mines & Energy Journal, Aug/Sep 2009

THE SPOTLIGHT ON INFRASTRUCTURE

1.30 CASE STUDY: Flinders Ports
Vincent Tremaine, Managing Director, Flinders Ports

2.00 Port Bonython Fuels - Strategic infrastructure for South Australia

Diesel Supply to fuel industry expansion

Tino Guglielmo, Managing Director, Stuart Petroleum

2.30 Delivering Australia's first commercial geothermal energy supply
Peter Reid, Exploration Manager, Petratherm

3.00 Afternoon tea in the Exhibition Hall

"This (Wilgerup 10 year mining lease) announcement is yet another milestone for South Australia and highlights the continued confidence of this State’s minerals sector despite the global economic recession,"
The Hon Paul Holloway, Minister for Mineral Resources Development, SA Government, May 14, 2009

3.30 Wizard Power's solar energy storage pilot project

Wizard Power is constructing a solar energy storage demonstration plant in Whyalla South Australia.
The presentation will discuss project progress and also recent advances in Wizard Power's technology, market goals, commercialisation strategy, opportunities and plans in South Australia

Artur Zawadski, Business Development Manager, Wizard Power

EXPLORER UPDATE: PART I

The following sessions will outline developments for a range of mining concerns from across South Australia, giving insight into current projects, exploration plans and future expansion

4.00 CASE STUDY: Phoenix Copper
Paul J. Dowd, Managing Director, Phoenix Copper

4.20 CASE STUDY: Stellar Resources
Peter Blight, Chief Executive Officer, Stellar Resources

4.40 CASE STUDY: Centrex Metals
Gerard Anderson, Managing Director, Centrex Metals

5.00 Closing remarks from the chairmen and networking drinks in the Exhibition Hall

“One thing is certain - large investment in energy production will be required over the next decade, but we do not know what form this will take.”
SA Economic Development Board Report, March 2009

7.00 Official Mining SA Gala Dinner

Conference Day Two: Thursday 3 December, 2009

DAY ONE | DAY TWO

SA's mining industry - contribution to the SA economy
RESIC overview - establishment and purpose
Infrastructure demand/requirement of the resources and energy sectors
RESIC activities
Major Projects and Investment attraction

Joe Mastrangelo, Director, Major Projects and Investment Attraction, Resources & Energy Sector Infrastructure Council (RESIC)

9.40 Rural Solutions SA - Delivery of consultancy services

Meeting Government Reporting Needs
Applying Good Environmental Practices
Successful Community Engagement
Effective Cultural Awareness Training

Michy Kris, Business Development Manager, Rural Solutions SA

10.10 The economic outlook for the South Australian resources community, with emphasis on the impact of GFC and future growth for the region

"Exploration of the Pirie Basin for sediment-hosted uranium is at a similar stage to that of the Curnamona Province following the initial discovery of the Beverley prospect in 1969."
Nicole Galloway Warland, Exploration Manager, UraniumSA Ltd

10.40 Morning Coffee

"What we are seeing in SA is not simply a rush that will burn brightly and then fade away, but an expansion that will be with us for 100 years or more."
The Hon. Mike Rann, SA Premier, The West Australian, 11th June 2008

EXPLORATION UPDATE: PART II

The following sessions will outline developments for a range of mining concerns from across South Australia, giving insight into current projects, exploration plans and future expansion

11.10 CASE STUDY: Iron Road - Growing with South Australia
Andrew Stocks, Managing Director, Iron Road Ltd.

11.40 CASE STUDY: UraniumSA
Nicole Galloway, Exploration Manager, UraniumSA

12.10 CASE STUDY: Developing iron ore and uranium projects, eastern Eyre Peninsula
John Parker, Managing Director, Lincoln Minerals

12.40 Lunch for speakers and delegates

"The second wave of change is the pipeline of development proposals and new mines that follow from this successful investment in mineral exploration. The Minerals and Energy Resources Division of PIRSA will need to increase in size to handle the escalation in workloads associated with this second wave of development proposals."
Kevin Foley, SA Minister for Industry and Trade, June 6, 2008

1.40 CASE STUDY: The Cairn Hill Project
Simon Parsons, General Manager Cairn Hill Project, IMX Resources

2.10 CASE STUDY: Western Plains - Facing the Challenges
Bob Duffin, Executive Director, Western Plains Resources

2.40 Afternoon tea in the Exhibition Hall

3.00 CASE STUDY: Minotaur Resources
Richard Flint, Exploration Manager, Minotaur Exploration

3:30 CASE STUDY: Re-plumbing the Potential of the Peninsulas
John Anderson, Managing Director, Southern Uranium Limited

4.00 Closing remarks from the chair

4.10 Close of Mining SA 2009 Conference

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