Agenda - DAY ONE | 26th Annual Mineral Sands & Rare Earths Conference

8:15am - 9:00am

Registration and Coffee

9:00am - 9:10am

OPENING | Opening remarks from the Chair

9:10am - 9:40am

Scenery Changes in the long-running drama Mineral Sands & Rare Earths Drama

9:40am - 9:50am

KEYNOTE CO PRESENTATIONS

9:50am - 10:00am

Reaching the full potential of value by Understanding your HMC and process design.

10:00am - 10:10am

Mine tailings transfer and reprocessing using dredging techniques

10:10am - 10:40am

Realising Australia’s Critical Mineral Opportunity

10:40am - 11:20am

Networking and refreshment break

11:20am - 11:50am

What is The Progress with Reflux Classifiers Replacing Spirals in Mineral Sands Plants?

11:50am - 12:20pm

From mine to metal: Partnering to accelerate a western rare earths champion

12:20pm - 12:50pm

Why Mineral Sands Deposits Fail During the Early Phases of Development and Mining — and How to See It Early

12:50pm - 1:50pm

Lunch and networking break

1:50pm - 2:20pm

Arafura Rare Earths Limited

2:20pm - 2:35pm

CASE STUDY | Beyond Grade: Building Australia’s Next Rare Earth Developer – From Resource to Resilient Supply Chain

2:35pm - 3:00pm

Astron Corporation Limited

3:00pm - 3:25pm

Sustainability Under Scrutiny: What Buyers Really Want from Mineral Sands & REE Producers

3:25pm - 4:00pm

Networking and refreshment break

4:00pm - 4:20pm

Critical Mineral Potential Hiding in Plain Sight

4:20pm - 4:40pm

Hastings Technology Metals

4:40pm - 5:00pm

Boland: The Scalable ISR Amenable Heavy Rare Earths Project in Australia.

5:00pm - 5:05pm

Closing remarks from the Chair

5:05pm - 5:10pm

Networking Function

DAY ONEWednesday, 25 March 2026