The Conference

International Mine Management 2012 is the second conference in a developing series of conferences on this theme that commenced in 2006. The broad objectives are to bring together mining professionals and to provide a forum for the discussion of the key management issues facing the industry today, and with sharing experiences and lessons learnt.

The AusIMM will be working in conjunction with its international peers, such as the CIM, in order to develop and present a truly global perspective of the issues.

The present resources boom has served both to emphasise and to exacerbate the shortage of trained and broadly experienced managers in the mining industry. The mining industry has been notoriously volatile in its demand for both managers and technical specialists, and places heavy demands on those who choose a career in the industry, including the need to work in remote locations and a lack of employment security during periods of cyclic recession. Minerals industry managers working in remote locations assume diverse responsibilities unfamiliar to their urban management peers, and must be sensitive to the expectations of a broader range of stakeholders.

Technology advancement has created avenues for management to operate smarter and safer, and to raise productivity as well as focus on reducing site costs.

IMM 2006 was held in Melbourne and drew an international audience of over 200 delegates. One of the outcomes was the decision that the AusIMM would produce and publish a reference volume, The Mine Management Handbook. This is underway and it is intended to launch this valuable document at IMM 2012.

In maintaining consistency with the Handbook the Organising Committee intends to develop its programme and the conference sessions around the themes developed in the Handbook. They are;

Capital Investment and Project Development
Environmental Management
Human Resources
Occupational Health and Safety
Operations Management
Stakeholder Relationships
Strategic Planning

IMM 2006 provided a forum for international mine managers to gather and discuss new ideas, share experiences which have affected their businesses, develop new contacts and to continue to engage with your peers. IMM 2012 will continue this direction and provide the platform to share new technologies, management processes and lessons learnt.

Organising Committee

Conference Chair
Jeff Williams, Mineral Deposits Ltd

Committee
Michelle Ash, Minerals and Metals Group
John De Vries, St Barbara Ltd
John Dunlop, John S Dunlop & Associates Pty Ltd
Chuck Edwards, The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
John Eltham, AJE Project Development Consultancy Pty Ltd
Alicia Ferdinand, The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
Matthew Gill, Castlemaine Goldfields Ltd
Andrew Hall, AMC Consultants Pty Ltd
Paul Harper, AMC Consultants Pty Ltd
Andrew Law, Optiro
Tim Lehany, St Barbara Ltd
James Llorca, Intrepid Mines Ltd
Melanie McCarthy, Mandalay Resources
Ron Morland, Morland Consulting Group Pty Ltd
Wayne Stange, AMIRA International Ltd
Jean Vavrek, The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
Miriam Way, The AusIMM

Event Management: The AusIMM

Alison McKenzie, Senior Manager, Events
Belinda Martin, Manager, Events Operations
Olivia Tet Fong, Senior Coordinator, Publications

For all enquiries including Sponsorship, Exhibition, Workshops and all general information, please contact:
Belinda Martin, Manager, Events Operations
Telephone: +61 3 9658 6125 | Email: bmartin@ausimm.com.au