IIR's Mining in Botswana Conference 2008
Improve your open-pit, underground and surface mining techniques with tools, tips

Date: 27 October 2008 - 29 October 2008
Venue: Grand Palm, Gaborone, Botswana

Top 10 reasons to attending highly practical and sought-after conference:
1. Compare the key strengths and weaknesses of your mining operations:  An Exploration, Mining and Processing refresher will be offered for you to refresh and rejuvenate your expertise.
2. Learn about grade estimations and geostatistics relating to ore body modelling
3. Examine the Life-Cycle of an exploration project form exploration to project implementation
4.  Know how to establish and optimise your open pit mining developments by examining crushing and grinding techniques that ensure mill to mill optimisation
5. Explore effective precautions to take and hot to pre-empt problems while implementing effective drilling techniques to maximise your outcome
6. Define a good open pit blasting operations and technique by implementing effective mine to mill ore blasting techniques
7. Discuss the role of minerals processing within your organisation: Take home tools, tips, techniques and spreadsheets  on Solvent Extraction, Attrition Scrubber Design, Thickening, Flotation and recent developments in mixing technologies
8. Review your safety and equipment fatigue safety by implementing sound preventative maintenance management on your system
9. Understand your Engineering Management, Project Management and Maintenance Engineering role to ensure operational excellence
10. Obtain first class knowledge on beneficiation techniques, why to beneficiate and its long term sustainability prospects

Learn from the following organisations case studies and practical examples:
• Debswana
• MC Process
• Marupule Colliery
• Dimonex Botswana
• Messina Copper Botswana
• Botswana Ash
• Local Enterprise Authority (LEA)

Who should attend?
The ideal candidates would be all mining designations who have a hand in ensuring plant/mine optimisation.  This event is geared for the technical and non-technical departments and is broken up into unlike focus areas for the different job titles.  The Legal, Infrastructure and Procurement job titles will gain from expertise on legal complexities, road and rail network challenges and supply chain management issues.  The Geologists, Section Engineers Hydrogeologists, Process Engineers, Modelling, Exploration Managers,  Metallurgy job titles will benefits from the Exploration, Crushing & Grinding, Drilling & Blasting and Minerals Processing focus areas.

The Engineering and Plant/Equipment Maintenance job titles will take home invaluable tools on how to enhance their Asset Management approaches and also managing the core operations and projects within the mine.

This conference is a must attend for the following designations:
Mine Manager, Technical Services Manager, Geo-Tech, Production Manager, Operations Manager, Mineral Specialist, Section Managers, Environmental, SHE/SHER/SHQ/SHERQ Manager, Risk Manager, Quality Manager, Plant Metallurgist, Mineral Rights Manager, Control & Instrumentation and Inspectors in ALL mines across Sub-Saharan Africa and Botswana.

Be part of a revolutionary event packed with all your mining challenges and best practise techniques.  You have expressed HIGH interests in all our industrial conferences, NOW be part of the only event in Botswana designed for the mining industry addressing all the technical Exploration, Mining, Engineering, Project, Maintenance and Mineral Extraction challenges and successes.

Register TODAY, to be part of this exciting one-of-its kind mining conference in Botswana.

Sponsorship and Exhibition Opportunities:
Participate as a sponsor or exhibitor in the Mining in Botswana Conference and your company will reach the top mining magnets and companies.  Take advantage of the unique networking opportunity, sponsoring or exhibiting provides a targeted approach to promoting your corporate image, produces and services as well as creating greater market awareness.  We have a selection of packages available but sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, so contact us now to learn how you can align your organisation with this event!

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