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21st Annual Mineral Sands Conference

Australia’s key meeting place for the mineral sands industry.

18-19 March 2020 | The Westin Perth

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STANDARD RATE $3,095 (SAVE $100) – EXPIRES ON 01 MAR 2020 // SEE PRICING BELOW

overview

Join us on 18-19 March 2020 at The Westin Perth for the 21st Annual Mineral Sands Conference – Australia’s must-attend event for the mineral sands industry.

Global trade tensions and international economic uncertainty have impacted zircon producers and the difficult market conditions expected for at least the next six months create a challenging environment for the mineral sands industry. However a strong demand for high-grade titanium products put a more positive slant for the outlook beyond the next 6 months.
Once again this well-established event will deliver a comprehensive analysis and insight of the latest industry updates from industry players.

Some featuring topics:

  • Market outlooks for zircon and TiO2
  • Project and operation updates
  • Potential for the rare earths market and production
  • The impact of competition from cheaper, lower-grade products from Asia
  • End users perspective
  • Environmental issues and site rehabilitation case studies
  • Mineral processing trends
  • Transport and logistics

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from and network with your peers and the major industry players.

This year’s 21st Mineral Sands Conference will be run concurrently with the 23rd Global Iron Ore & Steel Forecast Conference as a key industry gathering and a networking opportunity not to be missed.

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agenda

8:30 am

Registration and Morning Coffee

INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

9:00 am

OPENING | Opening remarks from the Chair

Reg Adams, Managing Director, Artikol London

9:10 am

  • Economic overview: world trade & GDP, energy prices, commodity cycles & investment climate
  • Supply/demand & prices for TiO2 pigment
  • Supply/demand & prices for mineral sand products
  • Dwindling ore grades & cost implications
  • Changing regional dynamics
  • Mergers, demergers & acquisitions throughout the value-chain
  • Addressing the issues of price volatility
  • Health & safety concerns
  • Carbon footprint & other environmental concerns
  • Key factors affecting the industry over the next 25 years

9:50 am

Tronox – impact on the Australian and global TiO2 industry

Steve Forrest, Marketing Manager APAC, Tronox

OPERATATION UPDATES

10:30 am

  • Thunderbird is one of the largest undeveloped zircon rich deposits globally
  • Thunderbird will be a globally dominant zircon producing project for 37 years
  • Australia is a very stable mining jurisdiction
  • Thunderbird is fully permitted
  • Global zircon supply issues will emerge from 2020
  • Global high grade TiO2 feedstock supply issues are already emerging

11:00 am

Refreshment break

11:40 am

  • The next phase of Kwale Operations and mine life extension
  • Toliara Project DFS outcomes and progress report

12:10 pm

Securing Critical Minerals for the Future

Graham Howard, Managing Director, VHM Limited

12:40 pm

Lunch

1:50 pm

  • Dry Bulk Supply and Demand Fundamentals
  • The Impact on Shipping Freight Rates for Mineral Sand Exporters

INVESTMENT PERSPECTIVE

2:20 pm

Financing and markets perception of mineral sands

Hugh Stackpool, Director, Petra Capital

3:00 pm

Investing in the mineral sands industry – NAIF perspective

Peter Ross, Executive Director, Origination (WA) Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility

3:30 pm

Refreshment break

PROJECTS UPDATE

4:00 pm

  • Boonanarring Mineral Sands Project; 100%-owned, high-grade, zircon-rich
  • Located 80km north of Perth in infrastructure-rich North Perth Basin in WA
  • Construction and commissioning completed ‘on-time’ and ‘on-budget’
  • Ramped up to full production in 2nd month of operation (Jan 2019)
  • Profitable in Q1 2019; cashflow positive in Q2
  • Beat expectations for 3 QTRs through Sep 2019
  • 2020 forecast to be a banner year Image Resources NL

4:30 pm

Developing the Thule Black Sands Project in Greenland

Greg Jones, Geological Services Manager, IHC ROBBINS

5:00 pm

Open discussion and closing remarks from the Chair

5:30 pm

Networking drinks

8:30 am

Registration and Morning Coffee

9:00 am

OPENING | Opening remarks from the Chair

9:10 am

  • Demand weakness in 2019, followed by a recovery in 2020 and 2021
  • Decline in global sulfate feedstock supply offset by an increase in ilmenite output from China
  • What does an increase in chloride slag output mean for ilmenite supply, and what does it mean for metals and welding segments?
  • What new supply is likely to come online in 2020 and beyond?

9:40 am

Developing a new process for treating low-TiO2 slags and tailings

Sean Molloy, CEO, Avertana

10:10 am

  • Local/regional and national rarity of grassy woodland communities
  • Current landscape use
  • Securing seed supplies for restoration – seed production approaches
  • Approaches to re-establishing complex functional grassy communities
  • Integrating fauna into rehab
  • Examples of early success using planned techniques

10:40 am

Refreshment break

RARE EARTHS

11:10 am

Australia and the Rare Earths Market: Uniquely Placed to Provide the Diversity required for Sustainability

Dudley Kingsnorth, Adjunct Professor, Western Australia School of Mining

11:40 am

Monazite - Economic source of rare earth elements or fuel for the future?

Murray Lines, Director, Stratum Resources

12:10 pm

  • Review of the EPBC Act occurs every 10 years, setting the Commonwealth environmental regulatory framework for the next decade
  • The nuclear trigger will be one of the aspects examined which will impact the mineral sands industry
  • How can the mineral sands industry engage with the Commonwealth over regulatory reform

12:40 pm

Lunch

TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVES

1:40 pm

Processing Options For Mineral Sands With A High Slimes Content

Damian Connelly, Director / Principal Consulting Engineer, Mineral Engineering Technical Services (METS)

PROJECTS UPDATE

2:10 pm

Clean metals process for zirconium and other technology metals

Alister MacDonald, General Manager - Marketing, Alkane Resources

2:40 pm

Session to be advised

3:10 pm

CLOSE | Closing remarks from the Chair

Afternoon break and close of Conference

pricing

Packages Price
Package(Two Days)$3095+GSTEarly Bird

Event pricing

  • Standard rate $3,095 – Expires 01 Mar 2020
  • Full rate $3,195 – From 02 Mar 2020

speakers

Steve Forrest

Marketing Manager APAC, Tronox

Reg Adams

Managing Director, Artikol London

Tim Carstens

Managing Director, Base Resources

Bruce McFadzean

Managing Director, Sheffield Resources Ltd

Patrick Mutz

Managing Director, Image Resources

Carolyn Balint

Senior Principal Environmental & Social Impact Assessment Consultant, Coffey International Ltd

Dr Paul Gibson-Roy

Manager Ecological Restoration, Kalbar Resources

Peter Ross

Executive Director, Origination (WA) Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility

Hugh Stackpool

Director, Petra Capital

Murray Lines

Director, Stratum Resources

Luke Graham

Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Strandline Resources Limited

Peter Malpas

Director, Braemer

Sean Molloy

CEO, Avertana

Cameron Perks

Consultant, TZMI

Dudley Kingsnorth

Adjunct Professor, Western Australia School of Mining

Graham Howard

Managing Director, VHM Limited

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2019 EXHIBITORS

when & where

18 - 19 Mar 2020

The Westin Perth
480 Hay St, Perth WA 6000
+61 (08) 6559 1888

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION RATE
We have secured an accommodation rate of $265* per room per night for conference attendees at The Westin Perth for the nights of the 17-19 March 2020 inclusive.

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* Room availability and rates are subject to availability and valid until Monday 17 February 2020, unless sold out prior.

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Diana Lauzi
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+61 2 9080 4313
Diana.c.lauzi@informa.com

Megan Rogulski
Sponsorship Manager
+61 (02) 9080 4030
Megan.Rogulski@informa.com.au

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