Perth, Sep 5, 2006 AEST (ABN Newswire) - The issues and participation of listed Australian companies in mining exploration and project development throughout the collection of states within the African continent, will be under the spotlight this Thursday and Friday (7-8 September) in Perth at the 2006 Africa Downunder Conference hosted by Paydirt Publishing.
The program is detailed below.
Field Public Relations will be providing media room services at the Conference throughout both days. It is the biggest such Conference yet held, with 400 delegates and around 50 booths - well up on last year.
Contact: Media room via email, kevin@fieldpr.com.au or on 0414 822 631.
Perth media representatives are welcome to attend in the media room where a monitor will be available as well as selected access to broadband lines for copy transmission.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
DAY ONE 7th September 2006
7:15 Arrival tea, coffee and registration
Session One
- 8:15 Welcome: Bill Repard, Executive Chairman, Paydirt Media Ltd (5)
- 8:20 Session Chair: Rick Yeates, Principal, RSG Global - Opening Remarks (10)
- 8:30 Keynote - Adv. Sandile Nogxina, Director General, Dept of Minerals and Energy, South African Government (25)
- 8:55 John Lewins, Managing Director, Platinum Australia Ltd "From the Bushveld to the Kraaipan - Platinum Australia in Africa" (25)
- 9:20 Nick Halkas, Global Head, Oil & Gas, Mining & Chemicals, MIGA, World Bank, "Mitigating project risks in Africa" (20)
- 9:40 Nic Limb, Executive Chairman, Mineral Deposits Ltd, "Senegal - Sabodala gold and Grande Cote zircon developments" (25)
- 10:05 Ian Willis, Vice President Exploration, Anglo American plc, "Anglo American: global strategy, African strengths" (25)
- 10:30 Questions (5)
- 10:35 Morning tea - sponsored by Chubb Insurance Company of Australia Ltd (25)
Session Two Session Chair: Sean Heathcote, GRD Minproc
- 11:00 Keynote - Lennard Nkhata, Permanent Secretary, Zambian Government (25)
- 11:25 Craig Williams, CEO, Equinox Minerals Ltd, "Equinox: Launching a mid-tier copper producer" (15)
- 11:40 Marc Flory, CEO, Aim Resources Ltd, "Perkoa - An emerging zinc mine" (25)
- 12:05 Bill Turner, Managing Director, Anvil Mining Ltd, "Anvil expanding in the Congo Copperbelt" (25)
- 12:30 John Borshoff, Managing Director, Paladin Resources Ltd, "Commissioning a new uranium mine - a dream come true" (25)
- 12:55 Questions (5)
- 13:00 Lunch - sponsored by Aquarius Platinum Ltd (70)
Session Three Session Chair: John Lewins, Platinum Australia Ltd
- 14:10 Keynote - Hon.Charles Tibone, Minister for Minerals, Energy and Resources Botswana, Botswana Government (25)
- 14:35 Russell Bradford, General Manager Metallurgy, LionOre Australia, LionOre Mining International, "LionOre: Unlocking value through Activox" (25)
- 15:00 Jeremy Read, Managing Director, Discovery Nickel Ltd, "Discovery Nickel's Maun copper project - NW Botswana" (15)
- 15:15 Nigel Forrester, Chairman, Mt Burgess Mining NL, "Call to the border" (15)
- 15:30 Philip Green, High Commissioner to South Africa, Australian Government - DFAT, "Changing the landscape: Mining and Australia's relations with Africa" (25)
- 15:55 Questions (5)
- 16:00 Afternoon tea - sponsored by Prime Corporate Finance (25)
- Session Four Session Chair: Stuart Ratcliffe, Ausenco Ltd
- 16:25 Santiago Mba Andeme, Secretary General for Mines, Industry and Energy, Equatorial Guinea, "Equatorial Guinea - Mineral opportunities in the heart of Africa" (15)
- 16:40 Sir Sam Jonah, Non-Executive Chairman, Range Resources Ltd, "Puntland - The next oil frontier" (15)
- 16:55 Steve Parsons, Managing Director, Gryphon Minerals Ltd, "An African safari: The Banfora gold project" (15)
- 17:10 Dr Norman Lock, Geologist, MSA Geoservices "African mineral prospectivity - Bringing it to account" (15)
- 17:25 Dr Mohamed Bashir Baegi, Geologist, Ministry of Industry and Minerals, Libya (15)
- 17:40 Matthew Yates, Managing Director, OmegaCorp Ltd, "Uranium in Southern Africa" (15)
- 17:55 Questions (5)
- 18:00 Cocktail Function - sponsored by RSG Global
DAY TWO 8th September 2006
7:15 Arrival tea, coffee and registration
Session Five
- 8:15 Dramane Dembele, Director of Geology and Mines, Mali (25)
- 8:40 Max de Vietri, Managing Director, Baraka Petroleum Ltd "Baraka Petroleum - Unlocking the potential of West Africa" (25)
- 9:05 Peter Sullivan, CEO, Resolute Mining Ltd, "Resolute Mining Ltd" (25)
- 9:30 Charles Mostert, CEO, Nare Diamonds Ltd, "Nare Diamonds Limited - An emerging producer" (15)
- 9:45 Mark Gubbins, Partner, Trade & Political Risk, FirstCity Partnership Ltd, "Investing in Africa - The application of political risks insurance" (15)
- 10:00 Questions (5)
- 10:05 Morning tea - sponsored by Chubb Insurance Company of Australia Ltd (25)
Session Six Session Chair: Liam Twigger, Prime Corporate Finance
- 10:30 Keynote - Hon. Prof Leslye Obiora, Minister of Solid Mineral Development, Nigeria (20)
- 10:50 Hamish Halliday, Managing Director, Adamus Resources Ltd, "Emerging gold producer" (25)
- 11:15 Michael Bula, Barrister and Solicitor, Michael Bula Solicitors, International Lawyers, "OHADA - Quo Vadis? An overview of the uniform business laws treaty common to sixteen African countries" (15)
- 11:30 John Alefounder, Executive Director, Central Rand Gold Plc, "The Central Rand Goldfield project" (25)
- 11:55 Noah Greenhill, Manager:Business Development - JSE & AltX, JSE Ltd, "The JSE, Africa's premier exchange: A world of opportunity" (15)
- 12:10 Keith Liddell, Executive Chairman, Platmin Ltd, "The new PGM developer in the Bushveld" (25)
- 12:35 Questions (5)
- 12:40 Lunch (70)
Session Seven Session Chair: Mark Berger, E+PC Engineering & Projects Company Ltd
- 13:50 Dick van der Walt & Jaco Schoeman, CEO & Technical Director, Mintails Ltd, "There's gold in them thar hills! Mintails - A tale of how the West (Rand) was won!" (25)
- 14:15 Alem Kibreab, Director General, Department of Mines, Eritrea (15)
- 14:30 Mike Griffiths, CEO, Sub Sahara Resources NL, "Sub-Sahara's East Africa" (15)
- 14:45 Sean Heathcote, Business Development Executive, GRD Minproc, "Delivering mining projects in Africa - the logistics challenge?" (25)
- 15:10 Col Roberts, General Manager & Partner, RSG Global, "Foreign direct investment protection through international law" (20)
- 15:30 Questions (5)
- 15:35 Afternoon tea - sponsored by E+PC Engineering & Projects (25)
Session Eight Session Chair: Nigel Forrester, Mt Burgess Mining NL
- 16:00 Marc Smith, Global Business Development Manager for PITRAM & DOME, Micromine Ltd, "A global view of information management systems" (25)
- 16:25 Philip Blewett, Commercial and Business Development Manager, Minopex Pty Ltd, "Outsourced minerals processing - The success secrets" (15)
- 16:40 Questions (5)
- 16:45 Panel session: Rick Yeates (Convener), Ian Willis, Philip Green, Adv. Sandile Nogxina, Mark Gubbins, Nick Halkas,John Borshoff, Hon.Charles Tibone, Bill Turner (30)
- 17:15 Closing drinks - sponsored by Paladin Resources Ltd
Contact
Kevin Skinner
Senior Consultant
FIELD PUBLIC RELATIONS
231 South Road
MILE END SA 5031
Tel: (08) 8234 9555
Fax: (08) 8234 9566
Mob: 0414 822 631
kevin@fieldpr.com.au
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