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25th Annual Mineral Sands & Rare Earths Conference


Australasia’s key meeting place for the mineral sands and rare earths industries

26-27 March 2025 | Pan Pacific Perth

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Co-Located with The Australian Green Iron & Steel Forum

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Join us for the 25th Annual Mineral Sands & Rare Earths Conference held on 26th and 27th March 2025 at the Pan Pacific Perth.

Expect to hear about the latest market insights, views from international guest speakers, updates from Australia’s current projects and operations, and more at this key industry event.

Co-located with the Australian Green Iron & Steel Forum, the Mineral Sands Conference will provide once again the perfect opportunity for the region’s industry executives, project directors, analysts, fund manager, engineering firms, industry suppliers and many more to come together to reconnect and engage for 2 days of presentations, discussions, networking functions and private meetings.

Some key topics to be addressed:

  • Market outlooks for zircon and TiO2
  • Project and operation updates
  • Potential for the rare earths market and production
  • End user’s perspective
  • Environmental issues and site rehabilitation case studies
  • Investment in potential new projects in Australia
  • Mineral processing trends
  • Technology to enhance product quality and efficiency
  • Transport and logistics

This is your opportunity to keep ahead of industry developments and meet with the key project players!

Register your interest to be kept in the loop with developments.

Speakers

Reg Adams

Managing Director, ARTIKOL UK

Dan McGrath

Head of Rare Earths, Iluka Resources

Paul Gilman

Managing Director Australia, Tronox Holdings

Patrick Mutz

Managing Director, Image Resources NL

Rowena Smith

Managing Director & CEO, Australian Strategic Materials

Greg Bell

Chief Financial Officer, Astron Corporation Limited

Murray Lines

Director, Stratum Resources

Graham Reynolds

Founder, Concentrated Solutions

Dr Karin Soldenhoff

Principal Consultant, ANSTO

Michael Winternitz

Director of Projects, WIM Resource

David McCoy

Executive Chairman, TZMI

Simon Finnis

Managing Director, McLaren Minerals Limited

Darryl Cuzzubbo

Managing Director and CEO, Arafura Resources Limited

Damian Connelly

Principal Consulting Engineer, METS Engineering

Abhinav Gupta

Senior Analyst, Research Dry Cargo, Braemar

Louis Schurmann

Chief Geologist, Hastings Technology Metals Limited

Brett Hoyle

General Manager, Currumbin Minerals and Southern Gold Coast Laboratories

Bill Neumann

Projects and Technical Advisor, Neumann Contractors Pty Ltd

Greg Martyr

Executive Chairman, Capital Metals plc

Stuart Forrester

Chief Operating Officer, Capital Metals plc

Brett Hazelden

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, OD6 Metals Ltd

Michelle Wood

CEO, Gippsland Critical Minerals

Yongjun Lu

Principal Geoscientist, RSC

Agenda

9:00 am

Welcome by Informa Connect

9:05 am

OPENING | Opening remarks from the Chair

Damian Connelly, Principal Consulting Engineer, METS Engineering

INDUSTRY OUTLOOK

  • Tariffs and trade restrictions
  • Economic growth, price inflation & investment climate
  • Mineral sands value-chain
  • Supply/demand for TiO2 pigments & other major end-use sectors
  • Recap on recent industry events
  • New projects & new industry entrants
  • Uncertainties, risks & opportunities in planning for the future

9:35 am

Iluka Resources – catalysing an Australian rare earths industry

Dan McGrath, Head of Rare Earths, Iluka Resources

OPERATION UPDATES

10:05 am

Return to Production: Targeting Growth & Sustainability

Patrick Mutz, Managing Director, Image Resources NL

10:35 am

Donald Project - Development Update

Greg Bell, Chief Financial Officer, Astron Corporation Limited

11:05 am

Morning break

11:30 am

Avonbank Mine - Moving Ahead

Michael Winternitz, Director of Projects, WIM Resource

12:00 pm

Tronox Presentation

Paul Gilman, Managing Director Australia, Tronox Holdings

12:30 pm

Lunch

RARE EARTHS

Chairperson: Murray Lines, Director, Stratum Resources

1:20 pm

  • Pricing and market trends both within China and globally
  • Trump’s effect on the market after his second inauguration

1:50 pm

The recent developments of the Rare Earths market and the Nolans Rare Earths project

Darryl Cuzzubbo, Managing Director and CEO, Arafura Resources Limited

2:20 pm

Redefining the rare earths supply chain

Rowena Smith, Managing Director & CEO, Australian Strategic Materials

2:50 pm

Yangibana Rare Earths Project

Louis Schurmann, Chief Geologist, Hastings Technology Metals Limited

3:20 pm

Afternoon Break

MINERAL SANDS

3:40 pm

International Presentation | Developing a high grade minerals sands project in Sri Lanka

Greg Martyr, Executive Chairman, Capital Metals plc

4:10 pm

The Challenges of Producing Concentrates From Mineral Sands Resources Containing Leucoxene

Damian Connelly, Principal Consulting Engineer, METS Engineering

4:40 pm

Modifying the Economics of Minerals Sands Extraction in the Murray Basin

Graham Reynolds, Founder, Concentrated Solutions

5:10 pm

Networking Function

6:10 pm

CLOSE | Close of Day 1

9:00 am

OPENING | Opening remarks from the Chair

Reg Adams, Managing Director, ARTIKOL UK

9:05 am

The Future Role of Chinese Pigment in the World Market

David McCoy, Executive Chairman, TZMI

9:35 am

  • Global Outlook for HMS: Asia-Pacific Dominance
  • Key Drivers of Growth in Asia-Pacific
  • Market Challenges and Risks
  • Emerging Opportunities

10:10 am

Developing the McLaren Mineral Sands Project

Simon Finnis, Managing Director, McLaren Minerals Limited

10:40 am

  • Freight rate development
  • Demand and supply fundamentals
  • Market outlook

11:10 am

Morning break

TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE

11:40 am

Neumann Group Mining Services

Brett Hoyle, General Manager, Currumbin Minerals and Southern Gold Coast Laboratories

Bill Neumann, Projects and Technical Advisor, Neumann Contractors Pty Ltd

12:10 pm

Session to be advised

12:30 pm

Lunch

RARE EARTHS

1:20 pm

Radioactivity considerations relating to downstream processing of monazite

Dr Karin Soldenhoff, Principal Consultant, ANSTO

1:50 pm

Characterisation of clay-hosted rare-earth element deposits in Western Australia

Yongjun Lu, Principal Geoscientist, RSC

2:20 pm

Discovery & Process Developments at Splinter Rock REE Project

Brett Hazelden, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, OD6 Metals Ltd

2:50 pm

Unlocking Potential: Developing the Fingerboards Critical Minerals and Rare Earths Project with the East Gippsland community

Michelle Wood, CEO, Gippsland Critical Minerals

3:20 pm

CLOSE | Closing remarks from the Chair

CLOSE OF CONFERENCE

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Pricing

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Save $305.00 when you book by 14 February 2025!

Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities

Reconnect and Re-engage with your industry peers at this year’s Annual Mineral Sands & Rare Earths Conference

There are many opportunities for networking including social events such as networking drinks, lunches and refreshment breaks making this not just a conference… but an all-encompassing industry “experience”.

Event sponsorship or exhibiting will allow your organisation to:

  • Build relationships with potential and existing clients
  • Generate leads from a high-level, targeted audience
  • Close sales in a more personal manner than via phone
  • Demonstrate your product in person
  • Build brand awareness

To see what is on offer please contact:

Valerie Pogrebizhsky
Sponsorship Manager
E: valerie.pogrebizhsky@informa.com
T: +61 (0)2 9080 4362

Event Code of Conduct

We want everyone who comes to our events to have a great experience. This code explains our expectations and rules, which includes general good practice behaviour, and how to report anything witnessed or experienced that goes against them. Read our Event Code of Conduct here.

Sustainability

Our Commitment to Sustainability

In Australia, we are committed to running our events in an environmentally and socially responsible way. Across Informa Connect we are focusing on the short and long-term sustainability impacts we have on customers and colleagues alongside the communities we work in.

We recognise that it’s not just about the way we produce our events and products but recognising that we have a role to play in providing a space to work in partnership together with our markets to inspire the sustainable development of the industries we serve.

To read more on our latest sustainability reports and Faster Forward initiatives – click here.

when & where

26 - 27 Mar 2025

Pan Pacific Perth
207 Adelaide Terrace,
Perth WA 6000

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contact

Still have a question?

Diana Lauzi
Conference Manager
Diana.C.Lauzi@informa.com

Valerie Pogrebizhsky
Sponsorship Manager
E: valerie.pogrebizhsky@informa.com
T: +61 (0)2 9080 4362

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