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THE CONFERENCE

Orebody Modelling and Strategic Mine Planning is a two-day symposium highlighting the latest advances, technologies, practices and concerns in the field. Since the outstanding success of the last conference in 2004, the world has changed in very important ways. Firstly, the world has begun to respond to predictions of climate change, with CO₂ trading, capping and taxation systems emerging worldwide. The indication is that these programs will continue to grow. Secondly, the world has also seen a significant increase in the demand and production for most commodities but the growth in Reserve Bases has not kept pace. Both climate change and the mismatch between demand and Reserve Base growth add new dimensions of complexity and uncertainly to the already challenging domains of Orebody Modelling and Strategic Mine Planning.

In 2009, along with a diversity of new technical problems and solutions, we will examine whether our approaches are adequate to handle these new and complex extra dimensions. We should be prepared to discuss not only how we do what we do, but why we do what we do.

Have the objectives in modelling and planning changed?

Do our technologies for modelling and planning need to change?

You are invited to actively participate in this global event and to interact with internationally recognised practitioners and experts.

Organising Committee

• Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, Professor, McGill University, Montreal (CIM) - Chair
  
• David Whittle, Mine Engineering Manager, BHP Billiton, Melbourne (AusIMM)
• Jean-Michel Rendu, Consultant, Denver (SME)
  
• Michael F O'Brien, Evaluation Manager, AngloGold Ashanti, Johannesburg (SAIMM)

Event Management

Miriam Way - Manager, Conferences & Events
Katy Wynn - Senior Coordinator, Conferences & Events
The AusIMM, PO Box 660
Carlton South Vic 3053
Telephone: (03) 9658 6125
Facsimile: (03) 9662 3662
Email: kwynn@ausimm.com.au