OFFICIAL OPENING | NT Resources Week

Alexandra Bennet, Conference Director, Informa Australia

Welcome to Country

OPENING | Opening remarks from the Chair

NORTHERN TERRITORY MINISTERIAL ADDRESS

Following the election an invitation will be extended to the Chief Minister, Northern Territory Government of Australia

FEDERAL MINISTERIAL ADDRESS

Hon Madeleine King MP, Minister for Resources; Minister for Northern Australia

PANEL DISCUSSION | The outlook for the energy transition in Australia

• New investment in renewables, critical minerals, clean energy supply chain
• A Future Made in Australia, for all Australians
• Traditional Owner Engagement – Achieving successful, respectful partnerships with shared benefits

Alister Trier, Chairman – Gas Taskforce, Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet, Northern Territory Government
Erica Lampropoulos, Executive Director, Pollination Group
Cameron Garnsworthy, CEO, SunCable
Darryl Cuzzubbo, Managing Director and CEO, Arafura Rare Earths Limited

PANEL DISCUSSION | The green premium conundrum

• Current pressures are creatingtension between near-term financial performance and commitments toward a net-zero world
• Where to from here?

Celia Hayes, Partner – Sustainability and Climate Change, Deloitte 

FEDERAL SHADOW MINISTERIAL ADDRESS | Securing the Future

Senator Susan McDonald, Shadow Minister for Resources and Shadow Minister for Northern Australia

This concludes our joint Plenary session. Concurrent sessions starting after the refreshment break:

• SEAAOC
• Mining the Territory
• NT Clean Energy & Decarbonisation Forum

Networking and refreshment break in the exhibition

MINING THE TERRITORY MAIN SESSION COMMENCES

Welcome remarks from the Chair

NT mining industry: How to grow mining in the NT

Cathryn Tilmouth, Executive Director – Northern Australia, Minerals Council of Australia

The Territory’s exploration boom

Dr Ian Scrimgeour, Senior Executive Director, Northern Territory Geological Survey

Policy and advocacy update

Neil van Drunen, Director | Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia & Industry Policy, Association of Mining and Exploration Companies

The Warrego Rehabilitation Project

Senior Representative, Northern Iron

Lunch and networking break

PANEL DISCUSSION | The critical minerals strategy and its implications for the Territory

Update on Arafura Resources’ Nolans Project

Darryl Cuzzubbo, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Arafura Rare Earths Limited

The need to build major mineral processing hubs in regional Australia for battery minerals

Shannon O’Rourke, Chief Executive Officer, Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre

Update on Glencore’s McArthur River Mine

Mark Furlotte, General Manager, McArthur River Mining

Networking and refreshment break

Update on Newmont Tanami operations

Justin de Meillon, Mine Manager Tanami, Newmont

Building an Australian Battery Supply Chain

Brett Clark, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Avenira Limited

Update on the Molyhil Tungsten Project

Andrew McIlwain, Managing Director, Investigator Resources Limited

CLOSING | Closing remarks from the Chair

Networking Drinks in the exhibition halls

NT RESOURCES WEEK GALA DINNER

Mindil Beach Casino & Resort

OPENING | Opening remarks from the Chair

PANEL DISCUSSION | A Future Made in Australia and its potential impact on the Territory

Castile Resources’ Rover 1 Gold Project

Mark Hepburn, Managing Director, Castile Resources

Tennant Minerals’ Bluebird discovery

Vincent Algar, Chief Executive Officer, Tennant Minerals Ltd

Emmerson Resources’ Tennant Creek projects

Mike Dunbar, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Emmerson Resources

Eastern Metal’s Arunta project

Ley Kingdom, Chief Executive Officer, Eastern Metals

Networking and refreshment break 

PANEL DISCUSSION | The outlook for skills shortages in the NT

Update on the Elliott Copper Project

Senior Representative, Encounter Resources

Litchfield Minerals Mount Doreen and Lucy Creek projects

Matthew Pustahya, Managing Director, Litchfield Minerals

Discovering high-grade uranium in the Pine Creek Orogen: the Thunderball example

Dr Michael Green, Exploration Manager, PNX Metals

Lunch and networking break

Social licence & community engagement

Update on Kingsland Minerals’ plans for the NT

Richard Maddocks, Chief Executive Officer, Kingsland Minerals

Update on Tellus Holdings’ Chandler Facility

Nathaniel Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Tellus Holdings

Decarbonising the mining sector

CLOSING | Closing remarks from the Chair & End of Mining the Territory Conference

NT RESOURCES WEEK SUNSET HARBOUR CRUISE