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Mining & Resources
Close-Up: Neil Biddle
Neil Biddle has been appointed as the Director of Transol in April 2013. Earlier this year, Transol exercised its option to acquire 100 per cent of the Southern Cross Bore Project, including the Johnnies Reward gold-copper project, which is located 75km north-east of Alice Springs. Neil will share the latest updates on the Southern Cross Bore…
11 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Diversification – Key to growing regional cities during mining sector slowdown
The rapid growth of the mining industry in the Pilbara has encouraged the growth of the region. Despite the current slowdown in the mining sector, the Pilbara Development Commission is working closely with the resources industry and encourages different sectors to team up to sustain regional cities and towns, and develop industries further. Dr Ken…
4 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Private equity’s evolving landscape in the mining industry
The volatile nature of commodities, the scale and political risk of mining projects and a two-tier capital environment has led to the decreased reliance on traditional financing mechanisms. As a result, it is expected that more junior and mid-tier exploration and production companies will turn to private equity (PE) to finance growth. It is being…
3 Jul 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Driving operational efficiencies in difficult market conditions
The work of Nils Voermann, Global Managing Director Technologies at Hatch, is reflected in the design of metallurgical plants around the world. He has been involved in many of the landmark ferro-nickel projects over the last decades, including SNNC’s greenfield ferronickel plant in Korea in 2008, and most recently Koniambo. We had the chance to…
25 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Russia coal: Responding to a changing market
How should the coal industry respond to a changing market? This was the central question speakers and delegates addressed at the Russian & CIS Coal Summit in May. Over 100 key coal industry stakeholders and government representatives attended the gathering in Moscow to analyse global supply & demand trends, the interplay of consumption, exports and…
25 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Iron Ore: Challenges and opportunities in Africa
According to recent estimates by Wood Mackenzie, Africa is fortuitous in having a vast undeveloped iron ore resource. The value has been put at roughly 8.3 billion tonnes of marketable reserves. At the recent Africa Iron Ore conference, industry professionals and key government decision makers came together to discuss the challenges and opportunities for the…
25 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Assessing global nickel demand
“China is absolutely dominating demand, being virtually the ONLY growing market for nickel and stainless steel over the past decade”, Macquarie Securities’ Chairman Commodities Research, Jim Lennon said in a recent interview with IMM Events. Earlier this year, industry professionals came together at the China Nickel Conference in Shanghai to discuss the latest market trends…
24 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Rio Tinto interview: Building a sustainable mining industry in Mozambique
According to government forecasts, Mozambique is expected to be mining 50 million tonnes of coking and thermal coal annually by 2020. This will place the country amongst the world’s five largest exporters for coking coal. Andrew Woodley, Managing Director at Rio Tinto Coal in Mozambique spoke to us about the company’s current projects and what…
24 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Africa Iron Ore: Collaboration key for future success
Earlier this month, IMM Events held its 3rd annual Africa Iron Ore conference. The high-level industry event brought together executives from around the world to discuss the biggest opportunities and challenges in the current market, with a particular focus on the iron ore developments in the African continent. Our media partner Mining Weekly reported extensively…
24 Jun 2013, by Informa InsightsMining & Resources
Close-Up: Bill Hewitt
Bill Hewitt is the Country Manager Indonesia for Pan Asia Corporation , a company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). Bill will be making the case for extended divestment periods to improve long term outcomes including community engagement and environmental management in his talk at the Kalimantan Coal conference. The conference will be held on…
23 Jun 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.
