IIR Conferences Australia

Senator Nick Sherry, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, will speak on the Federal Government’s latest responses to global financial market turmoil at the Financial Services Regulation Summit in Sydney on 29-30 October.

South Australian communities need to be prepared for the coming mineral boom to avoid the mistakes of other states, says Jason Kuchel, Chief Executive of South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy.

Geological studies reveal the Northern Territory as a world-class place to explore for a large range of commodities, especially uranium-based metals, phosphate, gold and rare earth elements, says Dr Scrimgeour.

South Australia is entering an exciting new developmental phase, with around $13 billion worth of minerals and energy projects under way.

Additional water allocations are welcome, but Murray Darling communities will need to plan for extended dry periods, says Murray Darling Basin Commission CEO Wendy Craik.

The Mining the Territory conference in Darwin, Australia on 14-15 October will provide an opportunity to debate the big challenges and opportunities in developing Northern Territory resources.

Although real time monitoring networks are essential to ongoing dust management, they are still a reactive management tool, says Jon Harper, Senior Atmospheric Scientist with Sinclair Knight Merz.

Carbon capture and storage has been demonstrated around the world for 10 years and can be ‘scaled up’ to meet Australia’s requirements, according to Frank van Schagen, Managing Director of Australian Black Coal Utilisation Research Ltd.

Accompanying the resources boom has been a resurgence in exploration and massive mine and infrastructure development. IIR Conferences has taken the deliberate step of locating key conferences in the regions, close to where the mines are being worked.

With around $13 billion worth of minerals and energy projects at various stages of development, South Australia offers major opportunities for investment in services.