With attendance now approaching 100 representing 11 different countries at the last count, the industry’s first ever dedicated IPCC conference in Belo Horizonte, Brazil from 21-23 September continues to garner interest in the industry where it really matters. Nearly two thirds of the event delegates attending are mining groups, engineering houses and other non-OEMs, which will make for a unique networking opportunity for all concerned. Miners attending include coal, iron ore, gold, copper and bauxite majors – most of whom are sending delegations, not individuals. All of the OEMs with IPCC systems are also represented; allowing those mining groups with an interest in the technology to see what refinements to system designs have been made of late as well as where the latest deliveries are being made, and how successful already installed systems have been.

Interested parties are advised to register as soon as possible, with the event now less than two months away. This can be done online at http://corporate.im-mining.com/imevents.asp. Some sponsorship opportunities as well as booth spaces also remain – for information on these, please contact the IPCC Conference Director and IM Editor, Paul Moore as soon as possible at [email protected]. Those able to stay in Belo Horizonte until the following week also have the advantage of being able to attend the Exposibram international mining exhibition from 26-29 September. The depth of IPCC information in the program is unequalled; the following lists the 23 presentations in place; with only one slot remaining:

IPCC mine planning – the differences to truck: Doug Turnbull, Principal Mining Engineer, Sandvik Mining & Construction

Applying IPCC at your mine: John McCarthy, Project Manager, IPCC Systems, P&H Mining

Coming to a mine plan near you – IPCC – are you ready?: Bob McCarthy, General Manager – Americas, Snowden

Case study of IPCC systems under various mining conditions: Christian Cavagnaro, CEO, Takraf South America

Key success factors for the planning, operation and maintenance of IPCC systems – a view from an operator of continuous mining systems: Ruediger Durchholz, Managing Director, Engineering, RWE Power International

Important parameters in the production of IPCC equipment specifications: David Morrison, Global Manager – Integrated Mining Systems, SKM

Developments in fully mobile rigs in the modern era: Andrew Dodman, Project Director – Americas, MMD Group

In-pit crushing with high mobility units: Jorma Kempas, Business Manager, In-Pit Crushing Solutions, Metso

Different methods of IPCC applied in Samarco and comparative results: José Raimundo, Specialist Engineer, Samarco

Fully mobile and semi-mobile IPCC equipment designs and alternatives: Stephen Kou, Director of Sales & GPM Crushing Stations, FLSmidth

How to get value out of a fully mobile IPCC system: David Morrison, Global Manager – Integrated Mining Systems, SKM

IPC with fully mobile crushing plants in regard to energy efficiency & CO₂ reduction: Ulrich Mentges, Senior Manager Mine Planning & Sales – Mining, ThyssenKrupp

Relocation of semi-mobile crushing systems: Martin Kreßner, Senior Mining Engineer, Takraf

Transport solutions for huge mining equipment: Bernd Schwengsbier, President, TII Sales (Kamag, Scheuerle and Nicolas)

New approaches to traditional conveying and stacking systems for waste handling: Grant Graber, Director of Project Development, Terra Nova Technologies

Conveyor belt shifting – work preparation and execution: Ruediger Durchholz, Managing Director, Engineering, RWE Power International

Uses of mobile conveying systems in the handling and placement of overburden: Ted Wagner, Global Product Manager of Mobile Conveying, FLSmidth

Waste crushing and conveying for the Caspiche gold / copper project: Phil Morriss, Consulting Mining Engineer, Exeter Resource

Mobile mineral processing: Allen Smith, Business Development Manager, Mining, Powerscreen

Antamina in-pit crushing, conveying and spreading project – breaking paradigms: Cristian Apeleo Toledo, WHP Project Manager, Business Planning and Development, Compañía Minera Antamina

Alternative waste mining systems for the Paragominas bauxite mine: Hildegundes Silva, Head of Mine Planning, Mineração Paragominas and David Tutton, Consultant Mining Engineer

Precision surface mining – a breakthrough technology in the mining industry: Jim Hutchins, Senior Applications Engineer, Vermeer

Surface miner applications: Hermann Volk, Product Support Manager, Wirtgen