AGENDA
Dubai, 2 - 3 October 2017
Schedule
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Oct 208:45
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Organisers welcome
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David Beguely, Managing Director, Terrapinn Middle East FZ LLC
Oct 208:50
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Official welcome address
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H.E. Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei, Minister, Ministry Of Energy UAE
Oct 209:00
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Ministerial address
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Reserved for Deputy Ministry for Mines & Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia
Oct 209:10
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Ministerial address
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Reserved for Deputy Ministry for Mines & Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia
Oct 209:30
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Ministerial address
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Reserved for Minister of Mining
Hilal Mohamed Hamood Al Busaidi, CEO, Public Authority for Mining
Oct 209:40
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Keynote: Defying the great big bear and navigating exceptional territory
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- The world of mine investment strategy, economics and their impacts in 2017 and beyond: booms, busts, blow-overs and saying “bye-bye!” to normality
- The ingenious investor: how to make uncertainty useful
- Bulls vs bears: have we bottomed out?
Oct 210:00
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Keynote: Energy priorities, power challenges and the potential of renewables in mining
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- Reducing operational energy costs: exploring power and energy options
- Implementing integrated resource planning: sparking the culture and mindset of efficiency and sustainability
- Defining your energy strategy and why alternatives should be part of the mix
Alfredo Lamego Duarte, Global Senior Category Manager - Energy, Anglo American
Oct 210:20
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Keynote: Responsible leadership in the sustainable use of the earth’s natural resources
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- Leading exponential innovation with resource efficient technologies and life-cycle solutions
- Reinforcing the vision of a sustainable world: leadership in creating a positive footprint
- The OEM’s role in automating sustainability and energising the future
Markku Teräsvasara, President & CEO, Outotec
Oct 211:19
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Oct 211:20
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Panel: Strategic production in a world of shocks and shifts
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- Managing production of bull and bear metals
- Overcapacity and oversupply: the new normal of supply-demand dynamics
- Exercising production flexibility to protect position
Oct 211:20
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Ministerial address: Updates on mining industry of Sudan
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- Exploring new investment opportunities, titles and licenses
- Steps to pursuing mining exploration in Sudan
- Working to make Sudan a favourable and pro-business destination
H.E. Osheik Mohamed Taher, State Minister, Ministry of Minerals Sudan
Oct 211:20
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Quarry managers open Q&A: Open, interactive panel discussion of quarry challenges and their solutions
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- Loading and transporting
- Equipment, vehicles, maintenance and monitoring2. Crushers
- Types of crushers, belts, maintenance and drums3. Surveying
- Surveying technology, drilling, blasting, material handling4. Quality control
- Systems and processes
- Health, safety and environment
Afzaal Asghar, Manager Drilling and Blasting, Mining House Company (Al-Ayuni Group)
Mallikarjuna Rao Kommana, Head - Coal Mining Operations, Dangote Industries
Oct 211:30
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Ministerial address: Updates on mining industry of Egypt
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- Reform, renew and reengage: Egypt and its policies
- Egypt as a top mining jurisdiction in the world
- Revising investment models for mining in the 21st century
Fekry Youssef Mohamed, Undersecretary For Mineral Resources, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources - Egypt
Oct 211:40
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Getting long-term operational excellence right
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- Applying lean and six sigma: maximising value, minimising waste
- Optimising the production value chain and recycling to achieve sustainability
- Lessons from lean production and manufacturing from alternative industries
Oct 211:40
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Ministerial address: Mining investment and development in Jordan
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- Updates on mining investment and development opportunities in Jordan
- Overview of strategies and production sharing agreements
- Understanding regulations and frameworks for investment in Jordan
Oct 211:50
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Innovation in rock extraction
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- Updates in safe, efficient blasting and extraction
- Overcoming outdated technologies for future quarry growth
- Fueling uptime with innovation
Afzaal Asghar, Manager Drilling and Blasting, Mining House Company (Al-Ayuni Group)
Oct 211:50
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Mineral geology and investment opportunities of KSA
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- Updates on geological mapping and advances
- Overview of latest investment opportunities in mineral sector
- KSA’s Vision 2030 and where minerals and mining fit in
Oct 212:00
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Accelerating the future of underground mass-mining
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- Overcoming technical challenges and uncertainties with large underground mines
- Cost efficient excavation with mass-mining
- Targeting high-grade ore bodiesReserved for SNC Lavalin
Oct 212:00
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Ministerial address: Mines and minerals in Pakistan
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- Introducing new mine laws for investment in Pakistan
- Kickstarting mineral booms
- Ensuring availability and security of sustainable resources
Muhammad Iqbal, Director General - Mining, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources, Pakistan
Oct 212:00
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Optimisation of drill and blast operations
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- Establishing safe, efficient and cost effective blasting and use of explosives
- Principles of explosive and rock interaction
- Exploring explosive types, blast holes and optimum performance
Alajendro Caicedo, General Manager, Emirates explosives LLC
Oct 212:10
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Investing in emerging and foreign mineral markets
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- Pushing the hunt for new discoveries in developing mineral markets
- Adopting the long-term approach
- Sustaining investment in partnerships and skillsEnquire now to sponsor this session
Oct 212:22
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Oct 212:22
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1. Mining industrial special risks
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Oct 212:23
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2. Project update: Alara Resources in Oman
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Oct 212:24
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3. Mining and investment in Iran
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Oct 212:25
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4. Project update: mining in Iraq
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Ali Hussein Alwan, Director General, State Company For Mining Industries, Iraq
Oct 212:26
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5. Project update: DFPCL in India
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Oct 212:27
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6. Project update: Dangote Industries in Nigeria
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Mallikarjuna Rao Kommana, Head - Coal Mining Operations, Dangote Industries
Oct 214:19
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Oct 214:20
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Panel: The mine of the future
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- Envisioning the mine of the future: streamlined, safe and productive 24 hours a day
- Developing infrastructure required to facilitate autonomous and innovative technology in mining
- The future of mining is digital: humans vs robots
- ROI: to invest in technology or to invest in commodities?
Oct 214:20
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Ministerial address: Updates on mining industry of Morocco
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- Assessing the roadmap of geological infrastructure development
- Strategic and operational objectives of Morocco
- Facilitating cooperation with international markets
Addi Azza, Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water & Environment - Morocco
Oct 214:20
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Ministerial panel: UAE geology and mineral resources: investment laws, regulations and initiatives
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- Capitalising on mineral reserves for a diversified economy
- Meeting health, safety and environmental regulations: learning and development opportunities
- Propelling Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah as leaders in the GCC quarrying market
- Updates on investment laws, planning and licensing processes in UAE
- Understanding authorities involved and how to work with them
- Government initiatives to support UAE mineral development
Ali Hasan AL Sharief, Geological Expert, Fujairah Natural Resources Corporation
Khalid Ali Al Hosani, Geology Expert / Director of Geology & Mineral Resources Dept, Ministry Of Energy UAE
Oct 214:30
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Restarting a mining operation in KSA
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- Overcoming challenges of mining in KSA and the GCC
- Increasing productivity of underground and processing plants
- Developing new gold projects in KSA
Oct 214:50
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Mineral exploration in Central Asia
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- Topic details to be updated
David Oberhuber, Programme Director – Trade & Investment Facilitation, German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ)
Oct 215:00
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Photogrammetric software for smart, simple and cost efficient stockpile management
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- Effective resource utilisation by managing the object/stockpile in 3D mode
- Accurate workflow planning with a full-scale object/stockpile analysis
- Limitless software applications according your business needs
Oct 215:00
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Investing in people
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- Empowering people through great leadership
- Achieving innovation through investing in your workforce
- Addressing international standards for people management
Oct 215:10
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Mineral property valuation: guaranteeing ROI
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- Evaluating mineral projects: what to consider?
- The three valuation approaches: cost, market, income
- Techniques for risk assessmentEnquire now to sponsor this session
Oct 215:10
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Investing in MENA markets
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- The why’s and how’s of investing in minerals and aggregates
- New market entry: who are the local business partners and how to identify them?
- Tips for foreign investors looking to enter MENA marketsEnquire now to sponsor this session
Oct 215:19
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Oct 215:20
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Junior showcase: Ethiopia
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- Location, data, stocks
- Why invest?
Michael Forrest, Exploration Director, Nubian Gold Exploration
Oct 215:20
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Exploration in Saudi Arabia
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- Driving mineral exploration in gold, phosphates, bauxite and gold-copper
- Mineral business in Saudi Arabia
- Contract mining vs self-mining
Ali Alamri, CEO, Saudi Manajem for Mining Co
Oct 215:20
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Quarry development in Duqm, Oman
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- Opening the door for increased mineral exports in Oman
- Updates on the next superquarry of the region
- Reviewing the expansion programme for future sustainability
Oct 215:30
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Junior showcase: Saudi Arabia
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- Location, data, stocks
- Why invest?
Harry Anagnostaras-Adams, Executive Chairman, Kefi Minerals
Oct 215:30
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Evaluating potential mineral deposits in Oman
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- Updates on geological mapping of Oman
- Overview of current operational deposits: marble, chromite, silica
- Exploiting future deposits part of strategic long-term plans
Salim Al Busaidi, Chief Executive Officer, Maadin Enterprises
Oct 215:40
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Junior showcase: Tanzania
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- Location, data, stocks
- Why invest?
Oct 215:40
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Panel: Power and energy: the renewables shift
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- Adopting energy efficiency as a strategic priority to reduce operational expenditure
- Assessing renewable options for operational mines and quarries
- A look at the long-term ROI for investing in energy efficiency
- Can mines and quarries generate 100% of their energy from renewable sources?
- Examining solar, wind and hybrid initiatives
- Combating challenges with powering remote sites
- Assessing methods of storing and recycling excess power and energy
Alfredo Lamego Duarte, Global Senior Category Manager - Energy, Anglo American
Oct 215:40
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Public-private cooperation
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- PPPs: the MENA opportunity
- Making relationships with government work
- Cases of successful PPP initiatives
- Managing timelines and stakeholders involved in large PPP projects
Oct 215:50
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Junior showcase: Eritrea
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- Location, data, stocks
- Why invest?
Oct 216:00
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Junior showcase: Pakistan
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- Location, data, stocks
- Why invest?
Muhammad Yusaf, Senior Manager (Mining), Minerals Exploration & Development Organization (MEDO)
Oct 216:00
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Rethinking the optimum energy strategy
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- Optimising fossil-fuels, solar, battery and payment systems for best energy performance
- On-grid vs off-grid solutions to manage energy price increase and reliable supply
- Case studies to develop, fund and deliver renewable assets
- Energy improvements through better alignment and integrationEnquire now to sponsor this session
Oct 216:10
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Conducting due diligence of juniors
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- Sourcing the data you need efficiently and quickly
- How to use information to analyse a junior, exploration or development mining companyEnquire now to sponsor this session
Oct 216:10
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Maximising usable material from your quarry site
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- Advanced geotechnical modelling solutions for material management
- Waste minimisation strategies and techniques for quarry operators
- Cost gains of reusable materialEnquire now to sponsor this session
Oct 217:00
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Keynote: Digitally-savvy miners: the operator’s architecture for digital transformation
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- Developing new skills and business models to compete effectively in an all-digital world
- Inspiring change and top-down commitment
- Attracting change agents and championsEnquire now to sponsor this session
Oct 217:20
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Keynote: Recalibrating the extractives industry for a digitally energised world
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- Technological leadership and the innovation adoption curve in a world of disorder
- The disruptive operator: staying ahead of competition with technology
- Defining the miner’s innovation strategy: achieving breakthrough performance
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Oct 309:00
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Keynote panel: The world of investment, macroeconomics and geopolitical ripples
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- Assessing the business impacts of Trumponomics, Brexit and Eurozone crises
- Evaluating shifts in mood, sentiment, globalisation and the rise of economic nationalism
- Scenario planning to ride the waves of change
Biswajit Dasgupta, Chief Investment Officer, Emirates Investment Bank pjsc
Oct 309:30
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Keynote panel: Strategies for investing in today’s mineral markets
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- Approaching investment strategies in foreign mineral markets
- Shifting global powers: a look at the mineral contribution to sustainable economies
- CEO strategy: anticipating, maintaining and gaining in the new normal
Harry Anagnostaras-Adams, Executive Chairman, Kefi Minerals
Oct 310:00
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Keynote: Improving the long-term approach to investing in operational excellence
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- Striving for excellence and avoiding short-term views in a capital stricken climate
- Committing feasible long-term investment to operational excellence: adopting lean practices
- Finding new productivity gains: learning from alternative industriesEnquire now to sponsor this session
Oct 311:19
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Oct 311:20
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Hazards and how to avoid them
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- In-action case studies: cause and control
- Integrating hazard identification for sites
- Mitigation measures and their implementation
- Preparing for an accident investigation
Khuwailid Al Hinai, HSE & Security Manager, Gulf Mining Group
Oct 311:20
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Ministry showcase: Uganda
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- Growth and outlook of Uganda
- Taxes and licensing
- Exploration, mining and processing for gold and base metals in Uganda
Mayanja Jackson, Mining Engineer, Ministry of Energy and Minerals - Uganda
Oct 311:20
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Improving operational efficiency of mineral processing
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- Utilising world-class technology to ensure competitive leadership of production
- Mineral processing innovations in action: crushers, screens, wears and spares
- Implementing fully automated operations
Oct 311:30
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Ministry showcase: Tanzania
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- Growth and outlook
- Taxes and licensing
Oct 311:40
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Top miners’ health tech
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- Quality management of workforce health
- Prevent and monitor: recording milestones and triggers
- Deploying artificial intelligence in underground mines
- Monitoring and managing workforces with wearable devices
Oct 311:40
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Ministry showcase: Ethiopia
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- Growth and outlook
- Taxes and licensing
Belisti Adugna Kebie, Mineral Economist, Ministry of Mining ethiopia
Oct 311:40
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Saving power with optimised crushing chambers
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- Re-engineering crushing chambers in the Middle East
- Reducing power consumption without compromising crushing capacity
- Lowering total costs and reducing voltage to save energy
Oct 311:50
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South Africa mining investment in an African context
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- African mining activities and opportunities
- Investment environment in South Africa
- South African linkages and support for projects into Africa and South Africa
Oct 312:00
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Ensuring safe management of advanced additives and chemicals
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- Fertiliser chemical additives – what’s involved?
- Innovative products and approaches to chemical and fertilizer management in mining
- Helping the mining industry meet complex metallurgical and environmental challenges
Jamal Matalka, CEO, Saudi Specialty Chemical Industries
Oct 312:00
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Indonesia case study: The next trillion-dollar economy?
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- Indonesia as a mining destination: options for foreign investors
- Revised mining regulations, relaxed export rules and revitalised opportunities
- Update on in-country processing and refining requirements
Oct 312:00
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Fully automated plants and versatile quarries
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- Driving innovations in aggregates production with plant automation
- Asset integration: feeders, crushers, screens and conveyors
- Generating electricity through innovative conveyor management
Christian Drewes, Technical Manager, Quarry Mining LLC
Oct 312:10
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Developing mines in emerging markets
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- Establishing access in emerging markets
- Commissioning facilities to extract, treat and transport
- Going online and preparing for commercial production
Oct 312:22
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1. Updates on the mining industry of Algeria (discussion led in Arabic)
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Mabrouk Bezaz, Director, Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Algeria
Oct 312:22
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1. Investment opportunities of UAE: geophysical survey results 2002-2012
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Oct 312:23
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2. Mining update from Pakistan
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Muhammad Iqbal, Director General - Mining, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Resources, Pakistan
Oct 312:24
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3. Project update: Ariab Mining Company in Sudan
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Nasr Eldin Elhussein, General Manager, Ariab Mining Company
Oct 312:25
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Oct 312:26
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5. Project update: Uganda
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Mayanja Jackson, Mining Engineer, Ministry of Energy and Minerals - Uganda
Oct 312:27
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6. Project update: Najran cement in Saudi Arabia
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Oct 312:28
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7. Update on the minerals market in Afghanistan
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Oct 314:19
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Oct 314:20
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Junior exploration: the power of discoveries
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- Pioneering discovery investing and overview of discovery portfolio
- Reviving investor appetite in juniors and exploration
- Why juniors will spur the mining rebound
Oct 314:20
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Mastering innovation in mine asset management
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- Balancing the engineering and business perspective
- Running an automated asset management project with agility and flexibility
- Developing and executing your innovative, efficient asset management strategy
Oct 314:20
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Panel: Managing environmental concerns for quarry operators
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- Government agendas: climate change, recycling and waste, carbon emissions, biodiversity
- Meeting requirements and regulations: looking at internal training and development needs
- The quarry managers challenge of increasing output, whilst meeting regulations
Yousef Tayseer, Mining Advisor, Ministry Of Energy UAE
Hithame Al Khodry, Health & Safety Engineer, Fujairah Natural Resources Corporation
Oct 314:40
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The case for long-term leasing
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- Considering buy, lease or sell options for mines and quarries
- No ‘one size fits all in’ aggregates
- Assessing lease accounting rules, leases and contracts
- Lease financing vs bank financing
Oct 314:40
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Assets: integrity, ROI and maximising depreciation
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- Regular inspective and maintenance of assets
- Preventive and predictive maintenance
- Assessing how asset integrity management systems fit in to your strategy
- Accuracy of records and data management
Ahmed Hussein, Maintenance Coordinator, Lafarge Emirates Cement
Oct 314:40
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Corporate social responsibility in the mineral industry
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- The role of operators in reducing negative impacts of their projects
- Actions companies can undertake
- Investing in infrastructure, developing communities and building human capital
Yousef Tayseer, Mining Advisor, Ministry Of Energy UAE
Oct 315:00
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Metal streaming: the world’s saviour?
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- Streaming: a lucrative and low risk investment model
- Non-dilutive financing for mining companies
- Examples of streaming success
Oct 315:00
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India case study: Drone technology for mine monitoring
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- Introducing drones in mines: surveillance, monitoring, inspection and safety
- Recording drone data and resulting cost analysis benefits
- Defining the miner’s asset and resource inventory with drones: reclaimed area, profiling, volume calculation
Oct 315:00
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Hazardous waste disposal
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- How to identify and manage hazardous and non-hazardous waste
- Permits and regulations for managing hazardous waste
- Cutting edge solutions for waste facilities
Oct 315:10
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Dedust solutions: facts, fads and fillers
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- Dust control in bulk mineral handling and processing
- Advantages of installing dedust solutions: concepts, design and technicalities
- Health, safety and machinery maintenance considerationsEnquire now to sponsor this session
Oct 315:10
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Financial reporting in the mining industry
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- International financial reporting standards (IFRS)
- How to respond to accounting challenges along the value chainEnquire now to sponsor this session
Oct 315:10
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Unplanned equipment downtime: cease and desist!
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- Asset management, reliability and maintenance leadership
- Anticipating obstacles and eliminating unexpected repairs and replacements
- Top downtime fails of 2017 and how to prevent them!
Oct 315:19
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Oct 315:20
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Debt management in capital-stricken landscapes
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- Identifying and shedding non-core assets
- How big data can enable autonomous decisions on handling procedures
- Outlook for debt and leverage 2017-2018
Oct 315:20
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The great mining brain drain
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- Cyclical bear impact on the retiring and redundant
- Managing mass exodus of long-term, mid-level professionals
- Strategies for passing on expertise and managing skill-gaps
- The disappearing and disengaged: generation changes and demographics
Oct 315:20
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1000 examples of industrial IoT in action
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- From dust to concrete to vehicle tyres to conveyor belts: the most revolutionary IoT solutions
- Investing in IoT: making it work for your business
- Mapping your quarry network of sensors
- The power of IoT big data and analytics for quarries
Oct 315:40
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Performing effective risk management for mine investors
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- Identifying all material risks
- Implementing control measures
- Effective crisis management
- Maintaining stakeholder expectations and standards
Oct 315:40
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Panel: The ongoing drive for female empowerment in mining
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- Achieving gender equality
- Championing cultural change and moving the conversation forward
- Developing diverse teams
Mayanja Jackson, Mining Engineer, Ministry of Energy and Minerals - Uganda
Oct 315:40
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The network provider at the heart of mineral innovation
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- Network connectivity to facilitate the use of advanced technology
- Ensuring availability of network connectivity in remote locations
- The 5G path for mineral operators
- Bringing your project up to speed
Oct 316:00
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Automating traffic movement with radio frequency identification
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- RFID tags in action: solutions for busy, chaotic quarries
- Managing workforce, assets, contractor trucks and resource load efficiency
- Benefits to worker safety and load recoveryEnquire now to sponsor this session
Oct 316:00
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Junior showcase
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- Location, data, stocks
- Why invest?
Oct 316:10
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Junior showcase: Mali
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- Location, data, stocks
- Why invest?
Badara Diallo, Geology Manager, MGM
Oct 316:10
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Market rate alignment in a hypercyclical world
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- First port of call: salaries, contractor rates, expatriate packages, expenses
- Adjusting rates in line with market changes
- Importance of accurate data and analytics toolsEnquire now to sponsor this session
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