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Strong conference speaker line-up demonstrates strength in Queensland’s North West Minerals Province

 

MEETING OF THE MINES CONFERENCE: September 11 to 13

 

The strong line-up of speakers at this week’s Cloncurry Shire Council Meeting of the Mines Conference is testament to the focus and investment in Queensland’s North West Minerals Province, with participation on track to exceed expectations.

Confirmed speakers include:

  • The Hon Scott Stewart MP, Minister for Resources and Critical Minerals
  • Neville Power, Omnia Company Director
  • Jason Floyd, Evolution GM Ernest Henry Mine
  • Johannes Van Heerden, Harmony Eva Copper Mine Group Chief Operating Officer
  • Aaron Colleran, AIC Mines Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
  • Dan Kelleher, GM Northern Australia Operations, and Dan White, IPF Trading Manager and CEO Qantum Fertiliser for Incitec Pivot Limited
  • Graham Fyfe, Axon Graphite CEO
  • Helen Degeling, Cobalt Blue Holdings Project Acquisition Manager
  • John Williams, Trade Commissioner, Canada
  • Jarrod Cowley-Grimmond, Deputy Director General, Water Resource Management
  • Darren Cleland, Far North Queensland Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning Director
  • Scott Sullivan, Executive Director, Department of Environment, Science and Innovation
  • Tara Beazley, NGH Consulting Regional Manager
  • Paul Holden, Executive Director, and Kerry Smeltzer, Assistant Coordinator-General for Critical Minerals Queensland
  • Warwick Squire, Coexistence Queensland CEO
  • Thomas Dockray, Powerlink Queensland Project Director
  • William Weaver, Sunwater GM North Operations
  • Maria James, MITEZ CEO

 

Focused topics include Sustainable Pathways, Critical Minerals, Liquid Gold (water) and Sustainable Mining Futures.

 

One session entitled Serving Communities in Moments of Need has a panel of health experts including LifeFlight Chief of External Affairs and Advocacy, Terry Kempnich, Retrieval Services Queensland Executive Director, Dr Mark Alcock, Aeromedical Contract Management & Support Director, Michael Cussen, and LifeFlight GM of Philanthropy, Peter Duffy.

 

Now also confirmed is renowned celebrity chef, Miguel Maestre, who will be returning to Cloncurry in 2024 to host the Meeting of the Mines Gala Dinner.

 

Cloncurry Shire Council Mayor Greg Campbell said this year’s event will build on the success of the inaugural Meeting of the Mines in 2023 that was named Regional Event of the Year by the peak body representing Australian event planners.

 

“Last year's inaugural conference featured a stellar lineup of speakers, key discussions on unlocking the region's potential, informative panels, and conversations with industry leaders,” he said.

 

Meeting of the Mines was created by Cloncurry Shire Council with the aim of tackling the challenges and opportunities facing future mining projects in the region.

 

Meeting of the Mines 2024

11-13 September.

Learn more at www.meetingofthemines.com.au

 

MEDIA ENQUIRIES: Kath Rose on 0416 291 493 kath@kathrose.com

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