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Conference Welcome
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Organising Committee, it is with great pleasure that I invite you to attend The AusIMM Sustainable Mining conference, the first AusIMM Conference to focus on operational aspects of meeting sustainable development challenges. As our mining businesses emerge from the trough in the global commodity cycle, we face increased community and media scrutiny in tackling the ongoing challenge of maintaining the triple bottom line. These social, environmental and economic pillars are critical to the mining industry’s ‘licence to operate’. Mining activities are expected to be more than financially and technically sound – they must also balance and embrace the evolving needs of the environment and community.
As with all new conferences, it has been both challenging and exciting to develop a technical program that will both interest and enhance the conference participants. We have had fantastic interest in submitted papers and we have invited keynote speakers From All Stakeholder Groups To Provide Well Rounded Open Panel Discussions. The Conference Program Will Include A Strong Local focus, offering delegates firsthand experience of how projects and operations deal with mining in close proximity to and below a regional city, and how regional infrastructure can assist with project security and community survival through challenging times. The conference will also show how cooperation and a concerted effort are required from industry, government and community to develop a successful approach to achieve sustainability.
The Kalgoorlie region is a brilliant example of long-term cooperative development between mining and the region – still going strong after 117+ years, despite numerous technical challenges, and changing regulatory requirements and social expectations. In addition to the technical sessions, there will be a program of professional development workshops, mine tours, geology of the Archaean and its ore deposits field trip, tools and solutions for developing regional partnerships between industry, the community and government.
The Organising Committee invites you to come and share both our experiences, to develop practical tools to take away and for great future networking. See you in Kalgoorlie in August!
Sincerely,
Morrie Goodz, Conference Chair, Sustainable Mining 2010
Organising Committee
- Morrie Goodz, MacPhersons Reward, Conference Chair
- Tim Berryman, KCGM
- Colby Crane, BHP Billiton - Nickel West
- Stephen Devlin, St Ives
- Simon Ellery, St Ives
- Sarah Fletcher, GEDC
- Hugh Gallagher, KBCCI
- Alison Keogh, AMC Consultants Pty Ltd
- Anna Littleboy, CSIRO – Minerals Down Under Flagship
- Donald McKee
- Bianca Newcombe, University of Queensland
- Ian Paynter, Paddington Gold
- John Player, WASM, Curtin University
- Danielle van Kampen, KCGM
- Sarah Webster, St Ives
- Clive Workman-Davies, WASM, Curtin University
- Elisa Young
Event Management: The AusIMM
Miriam Way, Director, Conferences & Events
Stephanie Finlay, Coordinator, Conferences & Events
Monika Sarder, Media Relations
The AusIMM, PO Box 660, Carlton South Vic 3053
Telephone: +61 3 9658 6105 Facsimile: +61 3 9662 3662
Email: sfinlay@ausimm.com.au
Website: www.ausimm.com
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