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Day One: Thursday March 18 2010
| Day One | Day Two |
9.00
Registration and coffee
9.30
Opening remarks from the Chair
9.40
Nickel market outlook – How long will the oversupply persist
  • Nickel production
  • Nickel consumption
  • Demand - supply balance
Vanessa Davidson, Managing Consultant, Nickel & Chrome Group, CRU Analysis
10.10
Has nickel price turned the corner?
  • Outlook for 2010 and beyond
  • What impact will supply have on nickel price?
Jim Lennon, Executive Director Commodities Research, Macquarie Securities
10.40
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
  • An overview of Talvivaara operations
  • Production update
  • Bioheapleaching and metals recovery
  • Market outlook and long term strategy
Pekka Perä, Chief Executive Officer, Talvivaara Mining Company Plc
11.10
Refreshments and networking break
11.40
Production costs and the implications for project development
  • Costing Methodology
  • Historical Industry Costs
  • Operation Closures and Project Deferrals
  • Capital Expenditure and Project Costs
Andrew Mitchell, Principal Nickel Analyst, Brook Hunt & Associates Ltd A Wood MacKenzie Company
PROJECT UPDATE
12.20
The latest developments in the Kun-Manie nickel deposit in far east Russia
Robin Young, Chief Executive, Amur Minerals Inc.
12.50
Lunch
2.00
An overview of the future production and demand of ferronickel
Robert Cartman, Senior Consulting Analyst/, Hatch Beddows Strategy Consulting
2.30
Nickel pig iron in China
  • NPI output in 2009
  • The cost structure of NPI producers
  • Outlook for Chinese NPI market
Michael Widmer, Metals Strategist, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
3.00
Refreshments and networking break
FOCUS ON TURKEY
3.30
The aldag nickel laterite heap leach project in Western Turkey
Simon Purkiss, Managing Director, European Nickel plc
4.00
The Gordes Nickel Cobalt HPAL Project
  • Process selection for an effective investment
  • How to make HPAL process a success
  • Turkey's advantages for nickel investment
Safder lplikcioglu, General Manager and Mete Yesil, Executive Director, Meta Nikel Kobalt A.S.
4.30
Conclusive discussion followed by networking drinks
5.30
Close of day one
 
Day Two: Friday March 19 2010
| Day One | Day Two |
9.00
Coffee
9.30
Opening remarks from the Chair
9.40
Nickel – A sustainable resource for innovation
Stephen Barnett, President, Nickel Institute
10.10
The drivers behind metals prices – A bank perspective
David Wilson, Director - Metals Research, Societe Generale
10.40
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Challenges and opportunities for global mineral exploration in today's difficult economic climate
Eric Finlayson, Head of Exploration, Rio Tinto plc
11.10
Refreshments and networking break
11.50
Stainless steel markets, prospects and directions 2010 and beyond
  • Current market situation & market drivers
  • Stainless producer’s strategies
  • Short-term outlook
Dr. Gerhard C. Pariser, Director Market Research, Heinz H. Pariser Alloy Metals & Steel Market Research Germany
12.20
Raw materials: An increasingly important part of the supply chain
Michael Wright, Chief Operating Officer, ELG Haniel GmbH
12.50
Lunch
1.50
Unlocking disseminated nickel sulphide ores, an under-utilized nickel resource
  • Massive sulphides vs disseminated
  • Smelters and disseminated ores
  • Hydrometallurgical advantages and options
  • Comparison to laterites
David Jones, Chief Metallurgist, CESL, Teck Corp.
2.20
Nickel sulphide versus laterite: The hard sustainability challenge remains
Dr Gavin Mudd, Lecturer Civil Engineering, Monash University (Australia)
PROJECT UPDATE
2.50
The Turnagain Nickel Project
Neil Froc, Executive Vice President, Hard Creek Nickel Corporation
3.20
Conclusive remarks
3.30
Conference close
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