NEW CALEDONIA NICKEL 1-5 July 2013 Le Meridien Noumea The world s largest nickel conference Simultaneous translation French/English Major Sponsors Associate Sponsor Supported by: GROUPE ERAMET Event Dinner Sponsor To register: Email: immevents@informa.com Phone: +61 2 9080 4308
Welcome Networking & Social functions Dear Executive, It gives me great pleasure in bringing you the final program for the highly anticipated 5th New Caledonia Nickel conference which will be held in Nouméa on July 1 5 2013 at Le Meridien Hotel. This prestigious event, organised by IMM Events part of Informa Australia - and officially supported by the New Caledonian Government and the South Province, is now in its 5th successful edition and has become a regular meeting place for the global nickel industry, and offers direct access to the island s nickel industry. At a time of critical challenges and high volatility of the markets, key topics and questions currently affecting the nickel industry will be explored at this year s conference: Can the laterite revolution continue? What is the status of the current projects? Pre-conference cocktail From 5pm, Sunday 30th June 2013 at Le Meridien Exhibition area Your introduction to this premier event in Noumea begins with our pre-conference welcome reception. The perfect opportunity to see old friends and meet new peers in a relaxed and convivial atmosphere. Official cocktail reception Hosted by the Government of New Caledonia From 5.30pm on Monday 1st July 2013 at Le Fare Le Meridien Join speakers, delegates, sponsors and guests for a drink in the tropical surroundings of the South Pacific. Official Conference Dinner at the Royal Tera Resort Sponsored by From 7pm on Monday 1st July 2013 The Official dinner takes place at the end of the first day of the conference and is the ideal opportunity to network and do business whilst enjoying a French style dinner. How will the new capacity impact on prices? Is the market in supply surplus or deficit? Is the nickel industry at a crossroad? Offering you a week of updates and networking opportunities with the global nickel industry, this unique event gives you the chance to combine insightful industry information with practical site visits to the major nickel operations in New Caledonia. These visits are very popular, so make sure you register your interest early at The 5th New Caledonia Nickel conference is the MUST ATTEND nickel event in 2013 and I look forward to welcoming you in Nouméa. Regards Diana Lauzi IMM Conference Director Cocktail reception Hosted by the South Province From 6.30pm Tuesday 2nd July 2013 at the South Province headquarters Farewell Dinner at the restaurant Le Roof From 6.30pm, Wednesday 3rd July 2013 Take well deserved time out to celebrate and relax with your colleagues after a productive 3 days of learning, networking and conducting business. Le Roof Restaurant - built on pylons is situated on the south-east corner of the Anse Vata. Online Networking Tool IMM is pleased to announce that attendees at the New Caledonia Nickel Conference will benefit from the availability of our Online Networking Tool. This will allow delegates, speakers, exhibitors and sponsors to extend their networking outside of the conference and surrounding social events. Join the International Mining & Metals community, hear the latest industry news and post comments. To join, simply go to: www.immevents.com/linkedin
Conference program/programme de la Conférence Sunday June 30th 2013 Dimanche 30 juin 2013 5pm Registration and pre-conference welcome cocktail Inscription et cocktail de bienvenue Day One: Monday July 1st 2013 Premier jour: lundi 1er juillet 2013 8.30 Morning coffee, registration and exhibition viewing Café, inscription et visite de l exposition 9.00 Opening remarks from the Chair Ouverture de la Conférence 9.10 Welcome address Discours de bienvenue Gilbert TYUIENON, Vice-President of the Government and in charge of Mining, Infrastructure and Transport 9.30 The nickel market outlook - can the laterite revolution continue? Les perspectives du marché du nickel - la révolution de latérite peut-elle continuer? Jim Lennon, Chairman, Commodities Research, Macquarie Securities KEYNOTE ADDRESSES 10.10 Xstrata Nickel Ian Pearce, CEO, Xstrata Nickel 10.50 Industry perspective - Eramet Eramet - Une perspective de l industrie Bertrand Madelin, Delegate CEO Nickel Division Managing Director, Groupe Eramet 11.20 Coffee break 11.50 Vale s nickel activity L activité nickel du groupe Vale Ricardo Rodriguez de Carvalho, Director Base Metals for Asia, Pacific and Africa, President, Vale Nouvelle Caledonie 12.30 SMSP Perspectives and strategies 1.10 Lunch SMSP Perspectives et stratégies André Dang Van Nha, President and CEO, SMSP Déjeuner 2.20 Ministerial Address from the Indonesian Government Jero Wacik, Minister for Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia (An invitation has been extended to the Minister) 2.50 New nickel plants to design production rate and beyond Nouvelles usines de nickel taux de production et au delà Nils Voermann, Global Managing Director, Technologies, Hatch 3.30 Coffee break Pause café 4.00 An overview of Western Australia Nickel: An industry in transition? Une vue d ensemble de l industrie du nickel en Australie Occidentale: une industrie en transition? Nicole Roocke, Director, The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia 4.40 Session to be advised Please check the conference website for updates on speakers and sessions 5.20 Closing remarks from the Chair Remarques de clôture 5.30 Cocktail reception offered by Government of New Caledonia Soirée cocktail au Meridien offerte par le Gouvernement de la Nouvelle Calédonie 7.00 Official Conference dinner sponsored by: Diner officiel de la conférence offert par: Day Two: Tuesday July 2nd 2013 Deuxième jour: mardi 2 juillet 2013 9.00 Opening remarks from the Chair Ouverture de la Conférence 9.10 Welcome Address Discours de bienvenue Cynthia Ligeard, President, South Province 9.30 The mining industry in New Caledonia - latest developments and strategy perspectives L industrie minière et métallurgique en Nouvelle- Calédonie - point de situation et perspectives stratégiques Aurélien Louis, Director, Department of Mining and Energy, DIMENC
Conference program/programme de la Conférence 10.00 Nickel in New Caledonia - The challenges ahead, nickel and dependences Nickel en Nouvelle Calédonie - les défis à venir, nickel et dépendances Didier Julienne, Commodities Strategist 10.30 Nickel and the human environment, nickel and the sustainable economic development Nickel et environnement humain, Nickel et développement économique durable Alban Tremblier, Special Advisor to the President on Mining and Metallurgy, South Province 11.00 Coffee break Pause café 11.30 General overview on legal issues for mining projects in New Caledonia Aperçu général sur les aspects juridiques liés aux projets miniers en Nouvelle-Calédonie Frederic Descombes, Managing Partner, Descombes & Salans 12.00 SLN - Resolutely turned towards the future SLN, résolument tournée vers l avenir Pierre Gugliermina, Managing Director, Societé Le Nickel SLN 12.30 Vale Nouvelle-Caledonie 1.00 Lunch Stuart James Macnaughton, Managing Director, Vale Nouvelle Caledonie Déjeuner OPTIONAL AFTERNOON SITE TOUR SLN s Doniambo Smelter Visite facultative dans l après-midi de l usine SLN à Doniambo SLN processes the ore at its metallurgical plant at Doniambo, close to Nouméa, which is the world s biggest ferronickel plant. Ferronickel makes up about 80% of production, with the remaining 20% consisting of nickel matte, processed in France at the Sandouville refinery. SLN aims to produce 60,000 metric tons in 2013 and the output at Doniambo should rise to 62,000 tons annually by 2014. 6.30 Cocktail reception offered by the South Province Soirée dinatoire offerte par la Province Sud Day Three: Wednesday July 3rd 2013 Troisième jour: mercredi 3 juillet 2013 9.00 Opening remarks from the Chair Ouverture par le Président de séance 9.10 Welcome address Discours de bienvenue Paul Néaoutyine, President, North Province (Invited) 9.30 Koniambo - the first production Peter Hancock, President, Koniambo Nickel SAS 10.00 Nickel The Song Remains the Same. The outlook for nickel projects and prices Nickel - La chanson reste la meme. Les perspectives des projets et prix du nickel Andrew Mitchell, Principal Nickel Analyst, Wood Mackenzie 10.30 Nickel Ore: Potential bottleneck for nickel supply Minerai de nickel: goulet d étranglement potentiel pour l offre du nickel Nikhil Shah, Principal Consultant, CRU Analysis 11.00 Coffee break Pause café 11.30 From construction to operation - What are the challenges for the New Caledonian Projects? De la construction à l exploitation - quels sont les défis pour les projets de la Nouvelle Calédonie? Mathieu Hanaut, Partner, Baker McKenzie
Conference program/programme de la Conférence 12.00 Professional training of mining operators in New Caledonia: a novel approach La formation des opérateurs miniers en Nouvelle- Calédonie: une approche originale Christian Habault, Président, Conseil d Administration du Centre de Formation aux Techniques de la Mine et des Carrières 12.30 The business case for a new process of creating high value products from nickel laterites L argument commercial en faveur d un nouveau processus de création de produits à haute valeur à partir de laterites de nickel James Vaughan Lecturer, The University of Queensland - School of Chemical Engineering, and Dr Tony Keating, Associate, Innovation and Commercial Development UniQuest Pty Ltd 1.00 Close of Conference 1.15 Lunch Clôture de la conférence Déjeuner 6.30 Farewell dinner at the Restaurant Le Roof Diner de clôture au restaurant Le Roof Day Four: Thursday July 4th 2013 Quatrième jour: jeudi 4 juillet 2013 OPTIONAL SITE VISIT TO VALE NOUVELLE CALÉDONIE Visite facultative de Vale Nouvelle Calédonie Vale Nouvelle-Calédonie is a word class mining and metallurgical operation and a key part of Vale s growth strategy. It is located on the Great South of the island and is among the best saprolite and limonite orebodies in the world. The industrial complex employs 3000 people and is based on hpal technology. It includes a mine, a plant and a port. Vale Nouvelle-Calédonie has produced NHC (Nickel Hydroxyde Cake) since 2011 and nickel oxyde and IPCM (cobalt) since Septembre 2012 and is currently ramping up production. ALTERNATIVELY OPTIONAL SITE VISIT TO NEPOUI-KOPETO Visite facultative de Népoui-Kopeto The Népoui Kopéto mining centre is located on New Caledonia s west coast, in North Province, some 250km from Nouméa. A number of deposits have already been mined at this site over a period spanning more than a century. A big SLN mining centre was in fact set up in 1970, and then made dormant in 1983. It was re-opened in 1994 when work started on the Kopéto B2 deposit. Below the mine, the Bernheim mill has the advantage of the latest ore concentration technologies developped by engineers from SLN and ERAMET. The present-day mining centre: 43km of roads for an impressive rate of output. Day Five: Friday July 5th 2013 Cinquième jour: vendredi 5 juillet 2013 OPTIONAL SITE VISIT TO KONIAMBO Visite facultative de Koniambo In collaboration with its partner Xstrata Nickel (that took over Falconbridge in a bid in 2006) and through the intermediary joint venture company Koniambo Nickel SAS (KNS), the SMSP Group has set as a target March 2013 for starting up the pyrometallurgical ferronickel process plant with an annual production capacity of 60,000 tons of nickel metal. Under the terms of the partnership agreement, Xstrata Nickel has a 49% stake and the SMSP Group a 51% stake in the joint venture.
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