MetPlant 2011

Plant Design & Operating Strategies Worlds Best Practice

8 9 August 2011, Perth, Western Australia

Above image courtesy of Outotec: Outotecs SAG mill at Sally Malay. Photo reproduced with kind permission of photographer Hugh Brown.

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Preliminary Information and Registration Brochure Conference and Workshops

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PRELIMINARY TIMETABLE
Sunday 7 August Workshop 1 Risk Management in Project Development 9.00 am 5.00 pm Exhibition Setup 2.00 pm 6.00 pm Registration Desk Open 4.00 pm 6.00 pm Monday 8 August Day 1 MetPlant 2011 Conference and Exhibition 8.00 am 5.45 pm Conference Dinner 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm Tuesday 9 August Day 2 MetPlant 2011 Conference and Exhibition 8.00 am 5.45 pm

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Wednesday 10 August Workshop 2 So you have a project? Tips to avoid the pitfalls of project development 9.00 am 5.00 pm

CONFERENCE DINNER VENUE AND ACCOMMODATION

Pan Pacific Hotel 207 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, WA 6000, Australia Telephone: +61 8 9224 7777 Facsimile: +61 8 9224 7788 Email: reserve.ppper@panpacific.com Web: www.panpacific.com/Perth A$280 for standard room. Delegates will need to quote group code AUSIMM0708 when booking to get this rate. Monday 8 August 2011 Where: Pan Pacific Hotel, Perth Time: 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm Cost: Complimentary for all delegates Guests: A$121.00 per person Dress Code: Smart Casual
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WORKSHOPS
For more detail please visit: http://www.ausimm.com.au/metplant2011/workshops.asp Workshop 1 Sunday 7 August 2011, 9.00 am 5.00 pm Risk Management in Project Development This workshop is for engineers involved with metallurgical plant design, equipment suppliers, operations metallurgists and metallurgical managers and consultants. The workshop will be an interactive open forum with critical issues introduced by industry leaders, and extensive peer to peer discussion with John Canterford in the chair. Operations, management, engineers, financiers and consultants will find this workshop valuable. Cost: A$990.00 Register early, places limited! Workshop 2 Wednesday 10 August, 9.00 am 5.00 pm So You Have a Project? Tips to Avoid the Pitfalls of Project Development For executives and managers of junior companies, financiers and consultants involved in planning, developing and executing a project. Operations and engineering professionals who wish to broaden their familiarity in these areas where risk is high will find the workshop useful. Many projects fail because unforseen problems arise, even for global companies. Understanding the sequence of steps to avoid such situations will be outlined by speakers including senior engineers from major consulting groups including a session on use of geometallurgy in project planning, an exploration manager, a company director, and speakers who will cover financing and ASX requirements. Cost: A$990.00 Register early, places limited!

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

A copy of the Proceedings on CD ROM is included in the Registration Fee. Additional copies may be purchased at the Conference for A$55 each.

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ORGANISING COMMITTEE
David Pollard Conference Convenor Geoff Dunlop Conference Convenor Email: metplant@internode.on.net

EXHIBITION
A trade exhibition will be held adjacent to the Conference plenary sessions. Lunches, morning and afternoon teas will be served in the exhibition area, ensuring maximum interaction between exhibitors and delegates.

EVENT MANAGEMENT
Miriam Way, Director of Conferences and Events Tara Hicks, Coordinator, Conferences & Events Olivia Tet Fong, Publications Coordinator Email: thicks@ausimm.com.au

TRAVEL
The Pan Pacific Hotel is 12 kilometres from the domestic airport. A taxi ride will take about 20 minutes and cost approximately A$25. The international airport is located 19 kilometres from the hotel, and costs approximately A$30 and will take about 30 minutes by taxi

REGISTRATION
The registration desk will be open: Sunday 7 August 2011, 4.00 pm 6.00 pm Monday 8 August 2011, 7.00 am 5.45 pm Tuesday 9 August 2011, 7.30 am 5.45 pm

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Provisional List of Papers
View Abstracts on www.ausimm.com/metplant2011/abstracts
Keynotes
Keeping Projects On the Rails John Canterford, Principal, Process Technologies Australia Guidelines for Economic Evaluation of Projects Peter Card, Principal, Peter Card Mining Evaluations The Performance of Australian Mineral Processing Projects Anne Hollonds, Senior Project Analyst, IPA-Asia Pacific Predicting Variations in Mill Feed Peter McCarthy, Chairman, AMC Consultants

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The Great Oil Debate Does Quenching Oil have a Deleterious Effect on Flotation? C Greet, J Kinal An Approach to High Solids Slurry Pipeline Design M Griffiths, N Steward The Integration of Geometallurgy with Plant Design G Harbort, G Cordingley, M Phillips Leach Residue and Pregnant Liquor Separation Process and Capital Comparison of Counter-Current Decantation and Counter Current Washing with Vacuum Filtration R Klepper, P McCurdie The Importance of Evaluating Grinding Performance R Koenig Cost Effective Concentrator Design G Lane, P Dakin, D Elwin Optimising Western Australian Magnetite Circuit Design M Larson, D David, M Li Float it, Clean it, Depress it Consolidating the Separation Steps at Clarabelle Mill V Lawson, M Xu In-Line Pressure Jig Preconcentration Plant at Pirquitas Mine A Lewis-Gray, T Hughes, G Delemontrex Flotation Process Control Optimisation at Prominent Hill J Lombardi, N Muhamad, M Weidenbach Were Metallurgists, not Magicians! E McLean In-Pit Tailings Worlds Best Practice for Long-Term Management of Tailings G Mudd, G Kyle, H D Smith, A Smith Energy Efficiency Opportunities in Milling Improving Comminution Circuit Efficiency F Musa, M Stewart, G Weiss Increasing Capacity and Efficiency of Grinding Circuits with High Frequency Screens B Packer Non-Contact Acoustic Measurement of Dynamic In-Mill Processes for SAG/AG Mills R A Pax Carbon Prefloat Circuit Improvements at Century Mine D G Rantucci, T J Akroyd, L J Grattan Agglomeration The Key to Success for the Murrin Murrin Ni Laterite Heap Leach D Readett, J Fox, D Williams, R Scheffel, A Guzman Quantifying Plant Flow Availability for an Alumina Refinery Expansion using Dynamic Simulation B Reynolds, S Collins Development and Implementation of the New 2240 kW VERTIMILL Grinding Mill for Newcrest Cadia Valley Operations J Robertson, B Knorr, J Allen IsaMill Design Improvements and Operational Performance at Anglo Platinum C M Rule, H De Waal The Influence of Liner Wear on Milling Efficiency P Toor, M Bird, T Perkins, M Powell, J Franke Secondary Copper Processing using Outotec Ausmelt TSL Technology J Wood, S Creedy, R Matusewicz, M Reuter Suspension of Solids and Scale Suppression using Swirl Flow Technology J Wu, D Nairn, B Nguyen, J Farrow, D Stegink

Papers
Step-Change Improvements in Gold Plant Flow Sheet Design A Case Study M Adams, R Imhof, M Battersby, S Flatman, D Young Energy Efficiency Assessments in Design Seminal Decisions and Effective Processes M Allen, N Rosaguti, B Innes, M Stewart Benefits of the Installation of the Geoscan On-Belt Elemental Analyser at Sepon Copper Project, Laos T Arena Solvent Extraction of Uranium Towards Good Practice in Design, Operation and Management P Bartsch, S Hall Crushers An Essential Part of Energy Efficient Comminution Circuits R A Bearman, S D Munro, C M Evertsson Reducing the Energy Required in Grinding Clinker to Cement Some Case Studies H Benzer, N Aydogan, H Dundar, A J Lynch Filtration Testwork Extracting the Whole Story for Studies and Design G Bickert, B Lnger Fosterville Gold Mine Heated Leach Process M Binks, P Wemyss Recent Improvements to the Gravity Gold Circuit at Marvel Loch A Bird, M Briggs Improving Mineral Processing Plant Fatality Rates N Cann, S Casey, R Mills, J Ross Flotation Mechanism Design for Improved Metallurgical and Energy Performance R Coleman, S Gronstrand Sensible Cost Cutting for Resource Projects D Connelly The Casposo Gold-Silver Project Process Selection and Design D Connelly, K Nilsson Integrating Sustainability Principles into Mineral Processing Plant Design G Corder, S Green Contract Commissioning and Operation of Western Areas' Cosmic Boy Concentrator C Dick, D Boska, C Fitzmaurice A Young Professional's Guide to Building Metallurgical Skills D Drinkwater, P Munro, P Tilyard, D Bradshaw Chirano Gold Mines Expansion A Case Study S Ellis, W Agbey Engineering and Science in Flotation Cell Design J Euston Differences Between the Engineering Cultures of Australia and Brazil C Fountain, P Libnio, G Lane The Wonawinta Silver Project Value Engineering at Work P Greenhill

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Companies represented at MetPlant 2008
Abesque AKCMR Aker Solutions ALS Mineralogy Pty Ltd Amdel Limited Amec Minproc Limited Amet Mining AMML Anglogold Ashanti Anvil Mining Apex Minerals Arafura Resources Ausenco Ausenco Services Pty Ltd Ban Phuc Nickel Mines LLC Barrick BHP Billiton Biernacki & Elvish Enterprises Pty Ltd Boliden Mineral AB Bureau Veritas/Amdel CBH Resources Pty Ltd CdeK Geological & Mining Services Ciba Australia Citadel Resource Group Cluff Resources Pacific Como Engineers Comsteel Grinding Media Consep Pty Ltd Consolidated Minerals Crosslands Resources Limited CS-2 Pty Ltd CSC Australia CSIRO Minerals Cytec Australia Holdings Pty Ltd David Wiseman Pty Ltd Deswik Mining Donhad Pty Ltd Downer EDI Engineering Projects Eacham Metallurgy Pty Ltd Ekato Corporation Engenium Esmont Pty Ltd Executive Compass FL Smidth Minerals Fluor Australia Pty Ltd FMR Investments GAJD Enterprises Australia Gekko Systems Goldfields Grange Resources Ltd GRD Minproc Limited Harmony Gold SE Asia Hatch Heathgate Resources Huntsman Ian Wark Research Institute IMP Group Pty Ltd Islamic Azad University Jabiru Metals Ltd JKMRC JKTech Kagara KCGM Koch Australia Koch Knight Division Kumba Iron Ore Kumera Corporation Laurion Pty Ltd Lycopodium Engineering Pty Ltd Magotteaux Australia Pty Ltd Manta Controls Pty Ltd Maunsel AECOM McRae Clough Pty Ltd MEP Instruments Metallurgical Project Consultants Pty Ltd MetData Pty Ltd METS Metso Minerals Miller Metallurgical Services Mincom Pty Ltd Minera Tizapa S.A. de C.V. Mining People International Mintek MIPAC Pty Ltd Motherwell Automation Multotec Pty Ltd Newcrest Mining Ltd Newmont Asia Pacific Norilsk Nickel Australia Norilsk Process Technology North Queensland Metals Ltd Northparkes Mines Oceana Gold OK Tedi Mining Limited Orica - Mining Chemicals Orway Mineral Consultants (WA) Pty Ltd Outotec Pty Ltd Peabody Energy Australia Coal Peak Gold Mines Pendragon (WA) Pty Ltd Pipeline Systems International Australia Pty Ltd Promet Engineers Q Group

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PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara Reptile Uranium Namibia Rio Tinto RJ Flotation Pty Ltd Rockwell Automation Australia Ltd Roger Gregg and Associates Ltd Russell Mineral Equipment Salamander Consulting Pty Ltd Sanwest Pty Ltd Scanalyse Pty Ltd Scantech International School of Chemical & Mathematical Sciences SGS Lakefield Oretest Silcar Pty Ltd Silkridge Consulting Simulus Pty Ltd Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd Sishen Iron Ore Company Pty Ltd SLS Technology Pty Ltd SNC-Lavalin SNF (Australia) Pty Ltd Specific Resources SDN BHD SRK Consulting Steinert Australia Pty Ltd Summit Valley Equipment and Engineering Inc Sydney University Talison Minerals Pty Ltd Tall Bennett Group Tech-Sol Resources Pty Ltd Tega Industries Australia Tiwest Joint Venture University of Cape Town University of Queensland University of Washington University of Western Australia URS Asia Pacific UXA Resources Limited Vale Exploration Pty Ltd WA School of Mines Warcom Pty Ltd Western Areas NL Western Process Equipment WorleyParsons WriMetco Pty Ltd Xstrata Copper Australia Pty Ltd Xstrata Nickel Xstrata Technology Zinifex Rosebery

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PERSONAL DETAILS
Title Please circle (Prof / Dr / Mr / Mrs / Miss / Ms ) Membership Number ........................................................................................................... Last Name .............................................................................................................................. First Name ............................................................................................................................. Preferred Name .................................................................................................................... Organisation .......................................................................................................................... Position ................................................................................................................................... Address ..................................................................................................................................
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1 REGISTRATION Please indicate ()

DELEGATE REGISTRATION AusIMM Member A$1,210 AUTHOR REGISTRATION All Authors A$1,045

Non-Member A$1,540

International A$1,210

* Authors must register by 16 May 2011

Non-Member A$1,320

NEW PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION (31 years & under) AusIMM Member A$1,045

International A$1,045

SINGLE DAY REGISTRATION (Delegate/Author/New Professional) AusIMM Member A$660 Monday 8 August

Non-Member A$880

International A$660

SELECT CONFERENCE DAY Please indicate () NB Conference Dinner is extra cost

Tuesday 9 August

International A$242

STUDENT REGISTRATION AusIMM Member A$242

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If the boxes are left blank, this indicates that you will NOT be attending the Conference Dinner. COMPLIMENTARY CONFERENCE DINNER ADDITIONAL DINNER TICKETS City .......................................................................... State ..................................................... Code ................................... Country ..................................................................................... Telephone ............................................................................................................................... Facsimile ................................................................................................................................ Mobile ..................................................................................................................................... Email ....................................................................................................................................... Conference Dinner x ................. tickets @

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3 CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS Please indicate ()

Note, that one CD ROM copy of the proceedings is included with your registration. Additional CD ROM copy

A$55 each

4 CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS Please indicate ()

WK1 Risk Management in Project Development A$990 per person WK2 So you have a project? A$990 per person

5 SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
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REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
ATTENDANCE Only pre-registered, pre-paid registrants will be guaranteed access to the event. Upon receipt of your registration and payment, The AusIMM will send registration confirmation. REGISTERING ON-SITE On-site registrants, with payment only, will be admitted subject to space availability. AusIMM MEMBER RATES To qualify for the special rates of AusIMM Member as quoted on the registration booking form you must be a financial (paid) member. AusIMM 2011 Membership Fees were due by 1st January 2011. Non-member registration fees apply to all non-members and non-financial AusIMM members. METHOD OF PAYMENT Payment must accompany all registrations. We accept the following credit cards: VISA, MasterCard, American Express and Diners. We accept money orders, company and personal cheques. Purchase orders will be accepted, however copies of the purchase order must be supplied with the registration, purchase order number quoted on the registration form and payment received in full prior to the Conference start date. GST All prices quoted in this brochure are inclusive of 10% GST. WHATS INCLUDED We welcome all overseas delegates, members, non members, authors, new professionals and students to register by completing the registration form and returning it with their remittance to Event Management. Author / Delegate / International Delegates / Non-Members / New Professionals Registration includes: attendance at technical sessions, conference proceedings, morning and afternoon teas, lunches and Conference Dinner. Student Registration includes: attendance at the technical sessions, conference proceedings, morning and afternoon teas, lunches and Conference Dinner. A Student must be currently enrolled full-time at a tertiary institution. Proof of full-time status must be submitted with the registration form. DELEGATE LIST Please note that all registered delegates will have their name, position, company and email address printed in a Delegate List. Should you not wish to have your details distributed please notify Event Management as soon as possible. CONFIRMATION OF BOOKINGS Conference registrations will be acknowledged as they are received with payment in full. Receipts for registration payments will be forwarded separately to the confirmation letter. Please check the confirmation letter and advise of any alterations immediately. CANCELLATION POLICY Cancellations of Registration must be by letter, facsimile or email only. Refunds will apply as follows: More than 28 days before the Conference Full Refund 28 7 days before the Conference Refund (less A$200 administration charge) 7 days or less before the Conference or non-attendance No Refund (no exceptions)

6 PAYMENT TAX INVOICE (INC 10% GST)

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An organisation may send an alternative delegate if registration has been paid and the registered person is unable to attend due to unforeseen circumstances. In such cases, the Event Management must be advised of the change prior to the Conference. WAIVER OF LIABILITY The AusIMM accept no liability to any persons or body for any loss, injury or damage howsoever and whether directly from any action or cause whatsoever undertaken, organised or sponsored by The AusIMM.

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Telephone: +61 3 9658 6100 Facsimile: +61 3 9662 3662 Email: conference@ausimm.com.au Online: www.ausimm.com