Agenda

CONFERENCE DAY ONE
Thursday 23 September 2010

DAY ONE | DAY TWO

8.50 NT Resources Week Welcome to Country

9.00 Welcoming from Conference Chairperson
Invited: John Hartwell, Head of Resources Division, Department of Resources, Tourism & Energy, Australian Government

9.10 Official NT Resource Week Conference Welcoming Speech
The Hon Paul Henderson MLA, Chief Minister, Northern Territory Government

9.45 Commonwealth Government perspective on the outlook for oil and gas, and opportunities for the resources industry in Northern Australia
An invitation has been extended to the office of The Hon. Martin Ferguson, Minister for Tourism, Resources & Energy, Australian Government

10.15 Current economic outlook, the ever changing face of the global economy and the impact for mining, oil and gas and the Northern Territory

• Opportunities and potential roadblocks in resources investment

Richard Gibbs, Global Head of Economics, Macquarie Securities

10.45 Morning tea

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11.20 Keynote Government Address: Bringing Forward Discovery
The Hon. Kon Vatskalis, Minister for Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources, Northern Territory Government

11.45 The Northern Territory Government's approach to future development of the Minerals sector

• The need to maintain and improve our Geoscientific knowledge
• Our approach to facilitating further exploration and new projects
• A shift to a positive regulatory approach
• Addressing hurdles involved in gaining access to land.

Alister Trier, Executive Director Department of Regional Development, Primary Industry, Fisheries and Resources, Northern Territory Government

12.10 Keynote Address: Energy Resources of Australia
Rob Atkinson, CEO, Energy Resources of Australia Ltd

12.40 MCA - An Update
Scott Perkins, Executive Director, Minerals Council of Australia - NT Division

1.00 Lunch

1.40 Case Study: McArthur River Mine

> How the MRM Community Benefits Trust is delivering socioeconomic benefits to the Borroloola region
> Mine Update and discussion of the key learnings in structuring & operating this model for corporate social involvement as well as the outcomes achieved

Brian Hearne, Chief Operating Officer, Xstrata Zinc Australia

2.10 Case Study: GEMCO Expansions

> Insight into the current expansions of GEMCO on Groote Eylandt

Bryan Quinn, General Manager, GEMCO

2.40 Gearing up for growth - The challenges with transport/logistics infrastructure and capacity

• Challenges and Strategies
• People
• Equipment
• Land/Property
• The Road Ahead

David Jackson, Chief Executive Officer, Toll Global Resources

3.10 Case Study: The Groundrush Gold Project
Graeme Sloan, Managing Director & CEO, Tanami Gold

3.30 Afternoon tea

4.00 Economics of infrastructure development in the Northern Territory
Ian Satchwell, Director, ACIL Tasman

4.20 Update: The Nolans Project
Richard Brescianini, General Manager Strategic Development & Exploration, Arafura Resources Ltd

4.40 Case Study: Highland Plains Phosphate Project
Jim Richards, Chairman, Phosphate Australia Limited

5.00 Case Study: Update on the Rover Project
Andrew Beckwith, Managing Director, Westgold Resources Limited

5.20 Close of conference day one and NT Resources Week networking drinks

6.30 NT Resources Week Gala Dinner, Darwin Convention Centre

Dinner Sponsored by

CONFERENCE DAY TWO
Friday 24 September 2010

DAY ONE | DAY TWO

7.30 NT Resources Week Breakfast

8.45 Opening remarks from the chair

8.55 Bringing Forward Discovery: Stimulating mineral exploration in the Territory

• Latest highlights from mineral exploration in the Territory
• Highlights of geoscience programs and industry collaborations under the NT Government’s Bringing Forward Discovery initiative

Dr Ian Scrimgeour, Director of the Northern Territory Geological Survey, Department of Resources, Northern Territory Government

9.25 Outlook for investment in the mining industry and commodity markets
Gavin Wendt, Senior Resource Analyst, Mine Life Pty Ltd

9.50 Darwin Port expansion update
Robert Ritchie, Chief Executive Officer, Darwin Port Corporation

10.20 Morning tea

10.50 Case Study: Rock Phosphate Project, Wonarah

> An update on the world class Wonarah Phosphate Project in the Barkly tablelands. Will consider: status of permitting; status of financing; status of construction; anticipated markets for the products

Neville Bergin, General Manager, Projects Development, Minemakers Limited

11.20 Update of the Bootu Creek Manganese Operation

• Overview of OM Holdings - a vertically integrated manganese miner with a smelter in China and a marketing business.
• Overview of the Bootu Creek operations - its history and current status
• Successful commissioning of the Secondary Processing Plant
• Expansion to 1 million tones per year
• The outlook for the future

Brent D Murdoch, General Manager - Northern Territory, OM (Manganese)

11.50 Frances Creek Iron Ore Mine - Update

• Consistent production - exporting 2.2mtpa
• Managing the price and foreign exchange cycles
• Working in the Territory - Infrastructure & skills

Andy Haslam, Managing Director, Territory Resources Limited

12.20 Lunch

1.10 Case Study: Crossland Uranium Mines’ activities in the NT
Geoff Eupene, Executive Director, Crossland Uranium

1.35 Challenges in moving uranium explorers to the next stage of development
Bryn Jones, Managing Director, Uranium Equities Ltd

2.00 Case Study: Tennant Creek Mineral Province

The past may not be a good guide to the future - Emmerson's predictions suggest ~7mozs of gold (equivalent) yet to be found and likely hosted in an overlooked style of mineralisation.

> Key to success is applying bold new initiatives and technologies to find the missing 7mozs of gold
> Progress to date is highly encouraging & targeting new styles of mineralisation has been successful
> Underpinning this progress is our $28m JV with Ivanhoe Australia and also our team of people dedicated to discovery.

Mr. Rob Bills, Managing Director & CEO, Emmerson Resources Ltd

2.30 Case Study: TNG
Paul Burton, Director and CEO, TNG Limited

2.50 Electricity and Gas Supply Solutions to Remote Areas
Jeff Thong, Business Manager - Remote Power, EDL Group Operations Pty Ltd

3.00 Afternoon tea

3.30 Case Study: The Mount Bundy Polymetallic Mineral Province
Nigel Doyle, Exploration Manager, Rum Jungle Uranium

3.50 Case Study: West Warrego Gold Project
Mike Doepel, Managing Director, Sipa Resources Limited

4.10 Case Study: Thundelarra's Uranium Tenements in the Northern Territory
Brett Lambert, MD, Thundelarra Exploration Ltd

4.30 Case Study: Crocodile Gold's NT Operations
Dave Keough, Chief Operating Officer, Crocodile Gold Australia Pty Ltd

4.50 Case Study: The Tanami-Arunta Unlocking the Potential of Australia's Final Frontier for Gold
Dr Mike Etheridge, Chairman, ABM Resources NL

5.10 Close of conference

6.30 NT Resources Week Official Closing Function - Dinner, Crocosaurus Cove

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