Definitive Feasibility study is essential in determining the potential profitability and productivity of a Mining Project. However, stringent legislation, time restrictions, a shortage of skilled technical staff along with no guarantee of financial approval, makes conducting a feasibility study difficult. IQPC’s 5th Annual conference on Mine Site Feasibility, along with our 4 specialised workshops, will equip you with the information you need in order to improve the overall management and success of your feasibility study.Hearing from experienced industry professionals will help you in the development of your own feasibility study. Mine Site Feasibility’s success is evident as in 2011 we will be reproducing the event for the 5th time. The improved and updated event will maintain its relevance as it will answer the immediate issues facing today’s Mining market. For more information about the event, please visit http://minesitefeasibility.com.au or call +61 2 9229 1000.

1. Main Conference: 12 & 13 April 2011
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Featuring Presentations by: With an Expert
Kim Stanton-Cook,
Speaker Line Up:
Managing Director,
GOLDEN CROSS RESOURCES Harald Muller,
General Manager of Projects,
Mun Lum, METALS FINANCE
Head of Mining & Resources Infrastructure, Project & Structured
Chris Groves,
Finance Specialised Lending,
Associate Director Natural Resources,
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Lindsay Delzoppo, David Thiel,
Senior Director – Environmental Impact Assessments, in Brisbane, Professor - Griffith School of
DERM QLD Engineering, GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY
Erhan Kozan,
Professor – Faculty of Science
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Why Attend Mine Site Feasibility in 2011? QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY
OF TECHNOLOGY
Learn more about the development and management of a definitive
feasibility study. Dr. John Whiteoak,
Professor – Faculty of Business,
Improve your knowledge on environmental legislation UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST
and approvals to ensure adherence to government policy. Andrew Querzoli,
Manager – Project Development,
Develop your strategies to help you build a strong project URANEX NL
management team for the life cycle of your feasibility study.
Juan Camus,
Increase bankability and ensure your business case covers all the PhD Industry Fellow Mining
elements required by the bank. Engineering Division,
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
Hugh Thompson,
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2. Conference Agenda Day One Tuesday 12 April 2011
8.30 Registration and Refreshments • etermining NPV (Net Present Value)
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9.00 Opening Remarks from Conference Chair and Mining IQ • Sensitivity of commodity price, fluctuations, and the type of Mine site
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9.10 CASE STUDY: The Lucky Break Feasibility Study • efining a commodity from an inferred resource to an indicated resource
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The case study examines their Lucky Break nickel project in Northern
Queensland and focuses on feasibility study strategies that can help you deal 12.45 Lunch and Networking Opportunity
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with the impact of the current economic climate.
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• The influence of the Global Financial Crisis 1.45 CASE STUDY: Feasibility Studies - A Uranium Perspective
• Reducing the scope of the Lucky Break study This presentation will use Case Studies to analyse numerous factors that
• Maximising benefits of economies of scope rather than economies of scale
influence Uranium Project Feasibility. The topics discussed will focus on aspects
that are unique to “Uranium” Feasibility Studies.
Harald Muller, General Manager of Projects, METALS FINANCE
• he effect of Uranium Grade on Feasibility. A particular focus on the recent
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9.55 Feasibility of Demand-Responsive Integrated Mine Transport System trend of applying Heap Leach to Low Grade Uranium Deposits
The development of an integrated mine transport system may bring many • he Specifics of an InSitu Recovery (ISR) Feasibility Study. Field Leach Trials
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benefits towards achievements of some long-term goals including: i) (FLTs) are essential to determine Wellfield Design/Recovery/OPEX, but they
determining the more efficient feasible operational mine train schedules; ii) can add complexity, cost and time to the Studies
increasing the railing capacity to the full; iii) preparing the latent capacity to • he effectiveness of fast tracking Feasibility, EPCM and Commissioning -
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meet even the highest forecast tonnage demands; and iv) offering accurate A Case Study
and quantitative advice on relatively balanced mine, port and rail capacity • he uniqueness of the Uranium Market and its impact on Feasibility Studies
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expansion. To achieve these goals: (Supply and Demand / Spot vs Contract)
• Mine rail corridors and mine terminals in a demand-responsive integrated
• he uniqueness of the Uranium Regulatory Approvals Process
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system Andrew Querzoli, Manager – Project Development, URANEX NL
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optimisation techniques 2.30 Feasibility Consulting for Successful Study Completion
• ew models and solution techniques in the areas of tactical planning on
N In recent times the pathway to a succesful definitive feasibility study in our
stockpiles and sophisticated operational scheduling in a demand-responsive industry has changed significantly, therefore the effective way to select and
integrated transport system; use consultants needs to be re-assessed.
• case study is presented to provide the meaningful insights and
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quantitative advice on feasibility to upgrade the infrastructure and improve study
the utilisation rate of coal rail network; • ow to select consultants
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• comprehensive sensitivity analysis is applied to validate the proposed
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techniques, which are able to make a great efficiency improvement on the goals
overall mine supply chain.
• hich contract types work best with which consulting breakdowns
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Erhan Kozan, Professor, QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
• ow to value innovation in a consulting environment
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10.45 Morning Tea and Networking Opportunity Hugh Thompson, Principle Mining Consultant, GHD
11.15 Raising Financing: What Banks Look for in a Bankable Feasibility Study 3.15 Afternoon Tea and Networking Opportunity
Nobody wants to spend time and money on a study and then not win
3.45 ROUNDTABLE: Completing a Rough Budget to Improve Cost
funding. This session covers how to increase the chance of your feasibility
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study being bankable.
Managing Costs in a feasibility study is crucial in order to produce a successful
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• Ensuring a smooth and efficient financing process
• oordinating with the finance manager/officer to set realistic budgets
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Mun Lum, Head of Mining and Metals Project Finance, ANZ
• uotations to set preliminary cost calculations
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12. 00 PANEL DISCUSSION: Forecasting of Commodity Value: Helping you Set • ccounting for closure costs
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Realistic Expectations of Return on Investment • etermining equipment, operation and mining personnel costs
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agree that it is difficult to determine the price of commodities. This can have a
4.30 Closing Comments from the Chair and End of Day One
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significant impact on predicting your possible return and income on a mining
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4.45 Beginning of Workshop:
• Using schotastic parameters in replace of the more traditional terministic
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• nput parameters to establish price, grade, and cost
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WORKSHOP Tuesday 12 April 2011 • 4:45pm - 7:45pm (including a light dinner)
Leading an Effective Cross-Functional Team for Improved Project Outcomes
This session draws upon research conducted by the facilitator on leadership and Your Workshop Leader:
performance in Queensland mine sites. Leading an effective project team requires
Dr. John Whiteoak,
successful professionals to learn and apply skills that are often beyond their technical
training. In this session we explore some of the fundamentals of leadership and team Professor – Faculty of Business,
effectiveness. The workshop will provide participants with practical leadership skills to UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST
help improve their personal leadership capacity. The session will also investigate team Dr. John Whiteoak has more than ten years experience working with many well known
dynamics that are associated with a more successful project team. Australian and Global organisations. He is known as a dynamic and engaging presenter
on topics including leadership, strategy, change, teamwork and culture. As a
Agenda management consultant he has extensive practical experience facilitating strategic
planning sessions and running organisational development workshops across a wide
4.45 Leadership fundamentals range of corporate management issues in many industries including the mining industry.
5.15 What makes a great leader? John has conducted research investigating employee performance and leadership in the
5.45 Personal leadership assessment Australian mining industry and has published work in team effectiveness and motivation
6.15 Light Dinner with many high quality international management journals. Finally, John has worked with
6.45 Developing a strong team hundreds of Executive Masters of Business of Administration (MBA) students lecturing
leadership in Australia and overseas.
7.15 Success factors in a project team
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3. Conference Agenda Day Two Wednesday 13 April 2011
9.00 Opening Remarks from Conference Chair 12.45 Lunch and Networking Opportunity
9.10 DERM’s Approach to Management of Environmental Impact Studies 1.45 Value Creation in Mining
for Mining Projects This presentation challenges the deep-rooted notion that value creation in
When conducting your feasibility study it is crucial that you understand the mining is all about production and costs. This session will focus on;
approval process especially in regards to Environmental policy and legislation. • he capacity of companies to continually increase the prospective mineral
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This session will focus on environmental impact studies for mining projects. resources and transform them into economically mineable mineral reserves
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public domain information on company financial and technical
Lindsay Delzoppo, Senior Director – Environmental Impact Assessments, in performance.
Brisbane, DERM QLD
Juan Camus, PhD Industry Fellow Mining Engineering Division,
THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
9.55 CASE STUDY: Copper Hill Project: Making the Transition from
Pre-Feasibility to a Definitive Feasibility Study
2.30 Filling in the Detail – Ground-based Electromagnetic Geophysics on
The Copper Hill Project has recently confirmed extended economic grades of Green Field Sites.
copper at Copper Hill North. This session delivered by the Managing Director
This session will be facilitated by Professor David Thiel who has extensive
of Golden Cross resources will focus on how you can make the transition to a
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definitive feasibility study. Accurate planning and forecasting of your project
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can help in the management of cost and time.
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• ncreasing the drilling program to determine Indicated or measured material
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Kim Stanton-Cook, Managing Director, GOLDEN CROSS RESOURCES 3.15 Afternoon Tea and Networking Opportunity
10.45 Morning Tea and Networking Opportunity 3.45 ROUNDTABLE: Managing Risk to Avoid Surprises in Project
Implementation
11.15 What The Banks Expect from Your Feasibility Study Feasibility studies have to consider the potential risks involved in your project.
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A lender will be interested in the economics of your feasibility study. In In particular methods to deal with risk need to be well though out.
particular the assurance that your Mining project will be able to generate • void “warehousing” of the project
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Chris Groves, Associate Director of Natural Resources, NABINSTITUTIONAL
4.30 Closing Remarks from the Conference Chair and End of Conference
12.00 PANEL DISCUSSION: Forecasting of Materials and Machinery:
Ensuring availability and optimizing efficiency
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ccurate forecasting of material and machinery requirements is important in
the timely running of the feasibility study. Shortages of drilling rigs and other
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Joined by key speakers of the day
Who Will Attend Mine Site Companies That Have Previously Attended
Feasibility 2011? Mining IQ events Include:
Project Managers/Directors
 AMEC Minproc
 Integra Mining
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General Manager Projects
 Arafura Resources Ltd
 Jabiru Metals
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Operations Managers
 Ausenco Services
 Lincoln Minerals Ltd
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Managing Directors
 Australasian Resources
 Minara Resources
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Chief Operating Officers
  ustralian Bulk Minerals
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Mindax Ltd
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Barrick Gold
 Panorami Resources
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Geology Managers
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Bauxite Resources
 Perilya Mining
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Exploration Managers
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 Iron
BC  Tinto
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  Billiton
BHP  aracen Mineral
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Mine Planning Engineers
 Golden Cross Resources
 Holdings
Heads of Mining
 Golden West Resources
 Silver Mines
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Regional General Managers
 Grange Resources
 SKM Consulting
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Engineering Managers
 Independence Group
 Syrah Resources Ltd
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