Agenda

Conference Day One: Tuesday November 17 2009

DAY ONE | DAY TWO

8.30 Registration and morning coffee

9.00 Opening remarks from IIR and chair introduction

9.10 Official Mining the Isa Conference welcome
The Hon. John Molony, Mayor, Mount Isa City Council

THE OUTLOOK FOR ISA

9.20 Federal member perspective on issues, challenges and opportunities for Mount Isa mining
The Hon. Bob Katter, Federal Member for Kennedy

9.50 Local member address
The Hon. Betty Kiernan MP, Member for Mount Isa

10.20 Morning refreshments

10.50 Outlining industry priorities for the North West Minerals Province
Andrew Barger, Director Industry Policy, Queensland Resources Council

KEY COMPANY PERSPECTIVES

11.20 KEYNOTE CASE STUDY: The growing need for phosphate rock

• Global trends in phosphate demand
• The Legend Phosphate Project milestones achieved to date
• Legends Phosphate future goals
• Impact of Legends rock supply through IFFCO to Indian rural farmers

Joseph Gutnick, President & CEO, Legend International Holdings

11.50 CASE STUDY: Xstrata Mount Isa Mines – celebrating 85 years of growth and development

• With the establishment of Mount Isa Mines in January 1924, Mount Isa transformed from a small miner’s camp to a community
• As Queensland celebrates 150 years of independence from New South Wales, Mount Isa celebrates 85 years of commerce and community.
• Mount Isa - and Mount Isa Mines – have made a significant contribution to the growth and economic prosperity of Queensland
• This presentation will reflect on the growth and development of Xstrata Mount Isa Mines over the past 85 years and future challenges and opportunities

Steve de Kruijff, Chief Operating Officer, Xstrata Copper North Queensland

12.20 Lunch for speakers and delegates

MOLYBDENUM DEVELOPMENTS

1.30 CASE STUDY: The Merlin molybdenum and rhenium project – rebuilding the Cloncurry province

• New Merlin molybdenum rhenium discovery is a watershed for IAL
• Merlin is the world’s highest grade molybdenumrhenium deposit
• Merlin discovered during step out drilling to extend the polymetallic zone of Mount Dore
• Molybdenite initially identified in low concentrations in the southern part of Mount Dore

Peter Reeve, Managing Director & CEO, Ivanhoe

2.00 How to convert molybdenum in your resource into a saleable product

• Economic grades of molybdenum in a resource
• Peculiarities of molybdenite processing
• Suitable processing technologies
• What makes a saleable concentrate?
• Further processing to high value products

Dr Nigel Ricketts, Process Engineering Manager, GRD Minproc Brisbane

OPERATIONAL CASE STUDIES

2.30 CASE STUDY: Citigold’s Charters Towers Gold Project

• Brief outline of the Charters Towers project and progress to date
• The outlook for gold
• Fundraising by small to mid-cap companies in a difficult climate
• Impacts of carbon trading on metal companies

Chris Towsey, Chief Operating Officer, Citigold Corporation

3.00 Afternoon tea

3.30 CASE STUDY: Universal Resources

• Corporate overview of Universal Resources
• Copper: the red metal has a bright future
• Roseby copper Project: an update
• Conclusions

Peter Ingram, Chairman and Managing Director, Universal Resources

4.00 CASE STUDY: Development of the Highland Plains Phosphate Project

• Resource characteristics
• Logistics options
• Development timeframe

Jim Richards, Chairman, Phosphate Australia

4.30 Outlining service and supply issues and challenges for the Carpentaria region
David Wallis, Executive Director, MESCA

5.00 Close of Conference Day One and Networking Drinks

Networking Drinks Sponsored by

6.30 Official conference dinner
Relax at the end of the conference day by dining with delegates, speakers and exhibitors in a relaxed and informal setting, enjoying the friendly hospitality of Mount Isa

Conference Day Two: Wednesday November 18 2009

DAY ONE | DAY TWO

8.00 Day Two bang up breakfast, brought to you by Mining the Isa Breakfast Sponsor: Port of Townsville
Ease into the second morning of Mining the Isa 2009 with a bang up barbeque breakfast right by the venue to get you ready for the morning’s proceedings



SPOTLIGHT ON INFRASTRUCTURE

9.00 Introduction of morning chair

9.10 The Northern Economic Triangle (NET) infrastructure plan
Addressing critical infrastructure issues to secure the future prosperity of North West and North Queensland’s mining, minerals processing and industrial development over the course of the next half century
Noel Thorne, Executive Director, Regional Development, Infrastructure and Economic Development Division, Department of Infrastructure and Planning, Queensland Government

9.40 Delivering transport solutions in the North West Minerals Province

• Rail as the major transport supplier – the journey so far
• About ARG “QR’s new Bulk Commodity specialist”
• Working with our mining customers to service their future growth needs

Chris Gregg, Group General Manager, ARG Bulk Eastern

10.10 CASE STUDY: Water for growth

• Overview of current customers, infrastructure and availability of water allocations
• Detailing plans for the future including; case studies of a proposed new pipeline to serve key parts of the Mount Isa Inlier
• Sunwater’s experience in transporting and treating water for the Queensland mining industry

Brett Stevenson, Regional Business Development Manager, SunWater

10.40 Morning refreshments

11.10 CASE STUDY: Pit to port – Developments at the Port of Townsville

• Introduction to Port of Townsville
• Overview of major bulk trades through the port
• Overview of cargo handling equipment (Shiploaders, Rail Dumps, Conveyors)
• Overview of current major projects with emphasis on: Eastern Reclaim Area, Outer Harbour Expansion, Berth 1, 8 & 10 upgrades, Construction of new Berth 12

Shenal Basnayake, General Manager Business Development, Port of Townsville

11.40 Accessing the infrastructure and economics of the National Electricity Market in the Carpentaria

• Cost of wholesale energy – particularly as a result of ETS; the fundamental value of 15,000MW of generation; risk moves from supply risk to price risk
• Network development – who pays and how?
• The role of networks as trading infrastructure
• How do we deal with long life assets?
• What do governments need to do?
• Creating leverage to dissipate costs over many users?

John O’Brien, Managing Director, Hill Michael

12.10 CASE STUDY: Clean Energy Australasia

• The proposal to build geothermal power stations in western Queensland - the first major geothermal plant of its type in Australia
• Putting QLD into front row in the development of geothermal energy - base load, zero emission, renewable, clean energy
• Getting the go-ahead; what needs to be done?

Joe Reichmann, Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Australasia

12.40 Lunch for speakers and delegates

EXPLORATION DEVELOPMENTS

The following sessions will outline developments for a range of mining concerns from the Mount Isa area and across the Carpentaria, giving insight into current projects, exploration plans
and future expansion

1.40 PANEL DISCUSSION: Explorer issues – the challenges shared in uncertain times
In a Parkinson style format the chair will facilitate a Q&A session with representatives from Mount Isa area mining explorers on some of the challenges being faced in an unprecedented time for the resources community. Delegates will then have the opportunity to ask questions from the floor

2.20 Syndicated Metals
Senior Representative, Syndicated Metals

2.50 Afternoon refreshments for speakers and delegates

3.20 Exco Resources
Michael Anderson, Managing Director, Exco Resources

3.50 MM Mining
Peter Rolley, CEO, MM Mining

4.20 Closing remarks from the chair and close of conference