Mining Victoria

Mining Victoria
21-22 March 2012 - Mercure Ballarat

"Victoria was the original Australian mining boom state during the 19th century gold rush and still boasts stong natural gas, coal, mineral sands and base metals production" The Age – September 29, 2011.

Recently there has been a renewed focus on the Victorian mining industry – With excellent heavy mineral endowment, rising gold and mineral prices and the support of state government initiatives there is a push to develop Victoria as a mining state. We are pleased to announce our regional Mining Victoria conference being held on 21-22 March, 2012 in Ballarat, VIC.

The two day program will focus on:

• The future of Victoria’s resources industry
• Challenges and opportunities facing miners and explorers in the region
• Commodity and investment outlooks
• Supporting government policies and initiatives including the accessibility of world-class geoscience data
• Case studies of the operations, projects and exploration opportunities in the region

We expect the event will bring together the mining industry from areas of gold, mineral sands, base metals and coal; government bodies; industry analysts and a myriad of other players associated with the advancement of this mining region.

The outstanding speaker panel includes:

• Lindsay Ward, Managing Director, Dart Mining
• Charlie Speirs, Director, Clean Coal Victoria, Earth Resources Development Division, Department of Primary Industries
• John Cahill, Resource Director, GBM Gold Ltd
• Geoff Hill, Manager Economic Development, Latrobe City Council
• Julia Agostino, Manager Regional Partnerships, Latrobe City Council
• Roland Davies, Executive Manager - Development & Projects, Loy Yang Power
• Megan Davison, Executive Director - Victorian Division, Minerals Council of Australia
• Anthony Gray, Managing Director, Octagonal Resources Limited
• Geoff Turner, Director Exploration, Nagambie Mining Ltd.
• Geoff McDermott, Managing Director, Navarre Minerals Limited
• Caryn Anderson, Executive General Manager Business and Planning, Port of Melbourne
• Dr Michael Tuck, Associate Professor of Mining Engineering, School of Science, Information Technology and Engineering, University of Ballarat
• Jennifer Field, PHD Candidate, W.A. School of Mines, Curtin University and Founder and Creative Director, Map You Pty Ltd

"Victoria could become one of the world’s leading miners of mineral sands and increase its relevance as a mining state" The Age - September 29, 2011

"The Victorian government is committed to economic development and provides a positive business environment, efficient regulation and security of tenure for explorers and developers. It has introduced a major initiative to support mineral sands exploration" miningtechnologyaustralia.com.au - October 2011