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Mining & Resources
Close-up: Paulo Castellari
Paulo Castellari is the Chief Executive of Iron Ore Brazil at Anglo American. Paulo joined the company’s Iron Ore Brazil business as Commercial Director in May 2011. He has been appointed to Chief Executive position in January 2012. Paulo has previously been the chief executive of Anglo American’s Phosphates and Niobium businesses in Brazil. He…
25 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Speaking notes: Achieving a globally competitive coal chain
In a recent interview with IMM Events, Andrew Woodley, Managing Director at Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique stated that "it is critical that we build a sustainable and well-respected industry made up of globally competitive mining and associated businesses." Andrew recently delivered a presentation at the 4th annual Mozambique Coal conference. His talk covered Rio Tinto's…
25 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Presentations: The market outlook for nickel
New Caledonia Nickel is the not-to-be-missed global industry gathering that attracts top level executives from the world’s major nickel companies and industry stakeholders. The business gathering that took place in Noumea in early July provided for a fantastic week of industry updates, case studies, technical presentations, and invaluable networking opportunities. We have made some of…
24 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Global nickel industry meets in New Caledonia
Despite the current slowdown of the global nickel market, the 2013 New Caledonia Nickel Conference held from 1-5 July 2013 in Noumea was again great success. The week brought together top level executives from major international nickel companies and industry stakeholders to discuss present challenges and future opportunities for the industry. Here is some feedback we…
24 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Close-up: Paul Runge
Paul Runge is MD of the specialised consulting firm Africa Project Access. His company supplies approximately 120 companies and organisations with early alerts of projects across a broad range of sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa. As a former diplomat, he served in Gabon and supervised projects in the Cape Verde Islands. He spent six years with…
24 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Insights from New Caledonia Nickel
At a time of critical challenges and high volatility of the markets, the week-long New Caledonia Nickel conference provided attendees from the global nickel industry the opportunity to discuss the most pressing topics and questions as well as unrivalled networking opportunities with their peers. Jim Lennon, Chairman Commodities research at Macquarie Securities asked in his…
23 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
“Strong future” for Australian uranium industry
Australia's uranium industry is set for a strong future, federal resources and energy minister Gary Gray has claimed. Speaking at the Australian Uranium and Rare Earths Conference in Fremantle on Wednesday (July 17), the politician argued that the country is excellently placed to take advantage of a boost in market conditions for the commodity. "Australia…
23 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Taking a “whole-of-system” approach to mining automation
Up until now, the mining industry has been fairly conservative in implementing new technologies in comparison to other industries. This week BHP Billiton followed in Rio Tinto’s footsteps when they announced the opening of their remote operations centre in Perth. We had the chance to speak to Citigold Corporation’s CEO Mark Lynch about the opportunities…
15 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources | Technology
Mining and Exploring the Isa: Fostering innovation in regional mining
The annual Mining the Isa conference is the only one of its kind to focus solely on the Isa region and its mining considerations. We have made some of the presentations given at the 2012 event available for viewing and download. 1) Aston Metals – An update on Exploration in NW Qld Presenter: Dan Johnson,…
12 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Contributing to innovative solutions that build a better tomorrow
Advanced technologies are enabling the minerals industry to explore and operate with ever-increasing efficiency. LKAB (Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB) is a renowned high-tech international minerals group and world leading producer of processed iron ore products for steelmaking. We had the chance to speak to Senior Vice President Per-Erik Lindvall about the biggest challenges for suppliers in the current…
11 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsInforma Australia is the nation's leading event organiser. Our events comprise of large scale exhibitions, industry conferences and highly specialised corporate training.
