Agenda

• Maintaining key mining and processing skills in Europe
• Ground Support and equipment standardisation           
• The Sustainable Mine and Innovation of the Future
• Offshore mining
• Optimising Mine Resource Characterisation
• Future power sources for open pit and underground mining
• Optimisation of ramp construction and maintenance
• Real time mining optimisation and automated solutions 
• Robotic underground and underwater mining
• Increasing the detonation rate of production holes underground
• Shortening return time for investments in automated mining processes
• Moving theory into practice – through collaborative projects
• Innovative waste management practices 

• Mining opportunities for major players in Europe.
• Successful exploration and extraction strategies for junior companies in Europe.
• Creating new business opportunities with present and future partners.
• Use of advanced technologies to find mineralisation missed by historical exploration 
• Acquiring and transferring exploration licences and mining permits in Europe.
• From exploration to mining: how to avoid delays when taking the next step?
• Unexpected concerns of local people regarding licence applications: hydrogeology and environmental permission.
• The effect of popular opinion on licence approvals by governments and local authorities
• Understanding local mining tax and royalties and incorporating them in the business planning. 

• What does European mining has to offer global investors?
• A global competition: the challenges of funding mining projects in Europe.
• Are the capital markets open for new business?
• Which global capital markets offer the best solutions for European mining projects?
• How companies improve the investment appeal of projects: the role of social and environmental risk management.
• Solutions of obtaining funding for European projects.
• Investment funds pick of the European projects.
• Examining changing investment sentiment in Europe’s mining industry – in which countries and markets do investors see the greatest opportunity?
• Sharing practical experience on how to meet the requirements of Equator Principles banks investing in Europe.

• MINEX Europe survey results

Organised by SRK Consulting

In today’s increasingly challenging times, the mining community is increasingly focused on the optimisation of systems to enhance production and save money. Optimising production and minimising operating and working capital costs has rarely been more important. Insights into best practice and practical innovations that can positively contribute to these objectives is therefore more valuable than ever. Join the discussion by attending a series of interactive sessions aimed at exploring how technology and applications can help your organisation save time and resources, as well as better manage risks. The sessions will cover a range of disciplines which all play an important part in the modern mining industry, including geology, geotechnics, hydrogeology, mining, waste management and environmental and social management. We will introduce a number of case studies to examine innovation, efficiency and effective risk management and, in so doing, provide valuable insights into how to unlock value in your projects and operations.

Topics:

-Pro-active approaches to environmental and social management that can reduce risks to mining projects and operations, enhance regulatory compliance and minimise costs

-Integrating digital mapping and implicit modelling – A key tool for the modern mine geologist

-Techniques and case studies, optimising geotechnical operations

-Saving time and adding value: applications of stope optimisers