Engineering & Mining Journal

APR 2016

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EURO MINE EXPO PREVIEW APRIL 2016 • E&MJ; 65 www.e-mj.com Conference Opening, Tuesday, June 14 (1-2:30 p.m.) Welcoming Remarks: Lennart Gustafsson, chairman of Georange Government and Keynote Address Innovation & Business Development (3:00-6:00 p.m.) Chaired by Jenny Greberg, Luleå University of Technology (LTU) Mining Redesigned: Equipment and Technology Needs for the Future May Hermanus, executive director, Natural Resources and Environmental Unit of the Council for Scientifc and Industrial Research (CSIR) South Africa What's the role of KIC and other EU Initiatives? Pär Johansson, director of commercialization, LTU Business Maria Magdalena Holmgren, manager EIT Raw Materials North- ern Co-Location Centre Why 5G can improve safety and productivity underground Peter Burman, program manager mine automation, Boliden Opportunities for Local Economic Linkages – the Case of South- ern Africa Johannes Danz, program offcer at the Federal Institute for Geo- sciences and Natural Resources, BGR Germany Sustainability in Action Wednesday, June 15 (9 a.m.-Noon) Chaired by Deborah Craig, International Women in Mining The Fossil Free Mine Karl-Erik Rånman, Boliden A Path Toward Sustainability Helena Ranängen, PhD., Industrial Environmental Management, LTU, and Åsa Lindman, LTU Women in Mining Georgette Barnes, Ghananian entrepreneur and owner of drilling company, chairwoman of Ghana Georgette Barnes Ltd. Health and Safety in Focus Glenn Mpufane, head mining industry, IndustriAll global union Prospecting for Secondary raw materials in the Urban Mine and Mining Wastes – ProSum Sarah Downes, MSc, Environmental Quality Management, Repic. Market Outlook: A Light at the End of the Tunnel? Thursday, June 16 (9 a.m.-Noon) Chaired by Anton Löf, SNL Metals & Mining New Corporate Landscape John Mayer, partner/mining analyst, SP Angel, London Metals Markets: Copper, Gold, Zinc, Silver and Lead Dr. Chris Hinde, director, reports, SNL Metals & Mining The Iron Ore Industry, Market and Prices Melinda Moore, head of iron ore, London Standard Bank "Still Rockin" – 10 Good Things about Today's Mining Industry Dr. Mike Armitage, chairman SRK Consulting Closing Remarks Magnus Eriksson, professor, Mineral Economics, LTU and co-founder and partner of the Raw Materials Group (RMG). Tommy Abrahamsson, CEO, Nolia AB Euro Mine Expo 2016 Conference Program (Preliminary as of April 4, 2016) university that focuses on the commer- cialization of research and continuing ed- ucation in the region. The opening session, Innovation & Business Development, offers a technical perspective. The frst speaker, May Her- manus with the Council for Scientifc and Industrial Research (CSIR) South Africa, will explore future technology needs. The second presentation by Pär Jo- hansson and Maria Magdalena Holmgren will discuss the KIC (pronounced kick) program and other European Union (EU) Initiatives. The European Institute of In- novation and Technology (EIT), which aims to enhance Europe's ability to adapt quickly to the fast pace of development, created a KIC (Knowledge and Innovation Community) for Raw Materials (http://eit. europa.eu). "The goal of this KIC is to boost innovation as far as the raw mate- rials challenges in Europe," said Öster- lund. "Several KICs have already been established for energy, health, etc." "During these periods of low metal prices is when the mining business usual- ly sees some of its greatest innovations," Österlund said. He cited the Boliden pre- sentation on 5G as an example. During that presentation, Peter Burman, program manager mine automation, Boliden, will discuss the ffth generation of wireless technology. The second session will delve into several aspects of sustainability. Refer- ring to Karl-Erik Rånman's presentation, The Fossil Free Mine, Österlund explained there is a big push in this region to distance themselves from carbon emissions. "For the mines of course, this means replacing diesel-powered equipment with biofuel or electrically powered equipment and using electricity generated from an emis- sions-free power plant," he said. Fol- lowing Rånman's presentation, two LTU researchers will discuss a path toward sustainability. On the fnal day, present- ers will turn their attention toward the markets and offer delegates thoughts as to where it is heading. This year the exposition side of the trade fair has been reduced from three The Kraft Arena, which is normally used for hockey, will host the main Euro Mine Expo exhibit.

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