While Australia’s national resources sector grapples with the ongoing mining and petroleum tax row and issues, the state of Victoria’s future direction in tapping its mining and energy potential will be under the spotlight next week. Melbourne will play host to its third annual resources conference when the 2010 Paydirt Resources Victoria Conference is held at Melbourne’s Hilton-on-the-Park from Monday July 12 – Wednesday July 14 (the third day is a technical day). The conference has attracted 200 delegates and will be officially opened by Victoria’s Minister for Energy and Resources, the Honourable Peter Batchelor.
Delegates include mining and exploration executives, bankers and brokers, industry analysts, engineers, geologists, mining services and equipment suppliers, and heritage and community relations specialists.
Session One Chair: Rod Hanson, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Bendigo Mining Ltd 09:00 Welcome: Bill Repard, Executive Chairman, Paydirt Media Pty Ltd (5)
09:05 Hon Peter Batchelor, Minister for Energy and Resources, Victorian State Government, “The future of Victorian resources – sustainable development” (25)
09:30 Gary Comb, Managing Director, Jabiru Metals Ltd, “Discovering and developing low cost, long life metal mines” (20)
09:50 Nicholas Garling, Chairman/Managing Director, Morning Star Gold NL, “Gold production returns at Woods Point” (20)
10:10 Questions (5)
10:15 Morning tea, sponsored by ExxonMobil Australia Group (40)
Session Two Chair: Mathew Longworth, Managing Director, Heron Resources Ltd
10:55 Chris Fraser, Executive Director, Minerals Council of Australia – Victorian Division, “How do you rate Victoria?” (20)
11:15 Craig Haymes, Production Operations Manager, ExxonMobil Australia Group, “Leading the way towards nobody gets hurt: ExxonMobil’s commitment to safety” (20)
11:35 Rod Hanson, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Bendigo Mining Ltd, “Exploring for growth” (20)
11:55 Questions (5)
12:00 Lunch (80)
Session Three Chair: Hugh Wallace-Smith, Manager – Geelong, Bell Potter Securities Ltd
13:20 Dr. Richard Aldous, Deputy Secretary – Energy and Earth Resources, Department of Primary Industries Victoria, “Victoria: achievements, projects and performance” (25)
13:45 Steve Wickham, General Manager – Eastern and Western Operations, Iluka Resources Ltd, “Presentation by Steve Wickham” (20)
14:05 Paul Kilgour, General Manager – NSW and Victoria, BIS Industrial Logistics, “Strength through partnership” (20)
14:25 Questions (5)
14:30 Afternoon tea, sponsored by Iluka Resources Ltd (40)
Session Four Chair: Dr. Michael Hollitt, Executive Director – Earth Resources, Department of Primary Industries Victoria
15:10 Neil Doyle, Director, Oil Basins Ltd, “Investor update” (20)
15:30 Andrew Shearer, Resources Analyst, Austock Securities Ltd (20)
15:50 Dr. Graeme Beardsmore, Technical Director, Hot Dry Rocks Pty Ltd, “HDR Victoria: world leading geothermal energy advice and services” (20)
16:10 Rick Watsford, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Range River Gold Ltd, “Range River Gold – turning good prospects into gold” (20)
16:30 Questions (5)
16:35 Cocktail function to be held in the exhibition area
* This programme is subject to change
Program Day Two Tuesday 13 July 2010
09:00 Arrival tea, coffee and registration
Session Five Chair: Gary Comb, Managing Director, Jabiru Metals Ltd
09:30 Paul McDonald, Acting Director – GeoScience Victoria, Department of Primary Industries Victoria, “Realise Victoria’s potential” (25)
09:55 Tony Farnham, Economist, Patersons Securities Ltd, “The Australian mining sector: the golden goose finds MRRT egg in nest” (20)
10:15 Mark Miller, Managing Director, Greenearth Energy Ltd, “Geelong geothermal power project, July 2010” (20)
10:35 Questions (5)
10:40 Morning tea, sponsored by ExxonMobil Australia Group (40)
Session Six Chair: Michael Cairnduff, General Manager, Paydirt Media Pty Ltd
11:20 Damian Dwyer, Director – Energy Markets and Climate Change, Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association, “The role of natural gas in a cleaner energy future” (20)
11:40 Mathew Longworth, Managing Director, Heron Resources Ltd, “Evaluating the A1 gold mine” (20)
12:00 Charlie Spiers, Director, Clean Coal Victoria, “Clean Coal, the journey continues” (20)
12:20 Questions (5)
12:25 Lunch (80)
Session Seven Chair: Paul Kilgour, General Manager – NSW and Victoria, BIS Industrial Logistics
13:45 Andrew Adams, Managing Director, Bass Strait Oil Company Ltd, “Exploration update” (20)
14:05 Hugh Wallace-Smith, Manager – Geelong, Bell Potter Securities Ltd, “Relating exploration success to share market movements using Victoria as an example” (20)
14:25 Carolyn Vigar, Special Counsel – Commercial and Regulatory, Minter Ellison Lawyers, “Coexistence of resource entitlements” (20)
14:45 Dr. Jessie Davey, Principal Geologist, Manager 3D-GEOthermal, 3D-GEO Pty Ltd, “Validating geothermal resource models” (20)
15:05 Questions (5)
15:10 Afternoon tea, sponsored by Bass Strait Oil Company Ltd (40)
Session Eight
15:50 Panel Session: Andrew Shearer (Convenor); Dr. Michael Hollitt, Department of Primary Industries Victoria; Chris Fraser, Minerals Council of Australia; Craig Haymes, ExxonMobil Australia Group; Gary Comb, Jabiru Metals Ltd; Nicholas Garling, Morning Star Gold NL (40)