OFFICIAL OPENING | NT Resources Week

Saul Kavonic, Head of Oil, Gas and Energy for Australia, Credit Suisse

OPENING | Welcome to Country

NORTHERN TERRITORY CHIEF MINISTER’S ADDRESS

The Hon. Michael Gunner MLA, Chief Minister, Northern Territory

Australian Economic Update – Bouncing Back from COVID-19

Justin Smirk, Director – Senior Economist, Westpac Institutional Bank

Growing the NT Economy – What Needs to be Done?

Andy Cowan, Interim Territory Investment Commissioner & Deputy Chief Executive, Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet, Northern Territory Government
Jason Schoolmeester, Major Projects Commissioner, Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet, Northern Territory Government

PANEL DISCUSSION | The Energy Transition, Electrification, Decarbonisation and the Future for the Resources Industry

Laura Hillis, Director, Climate Action 100+, Investor Group on Climate Change

This concludes our Day 1 joint Plenary session and I now welcome you to attend our concurrent sessions at SEAAOC, Mining the Territory and Environmental Management at NT Resources Week

Networking and refreshment break

Welcome remarks from the Chair

Dorothy Close, Director Regional Geoscience, Northern Territory Geological Survey

The prospectivity of the NT region

Dr Andrew Heap, Chief – Minerals, Energy and Groundwater Division, Geoscience Australia

The current state of exploration in the NT

Dr Ian Scrimgeour, Executive Director, Northern Territory Geological Survey

Update on the National Drilling Initiative

Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive Officer, MinEx CRC

Update on Rio Tinto’s Gove Bauxite mine

Michelle Elvy, General Manager Bauxite Operations, Rio Tinto

Finnis lithium mine

Stephen Biggins, Managing Director, Core Lithium

Lunch and networking break

Indigenous employment: Embracing cultural respect for sustainable change

A fundamental change in the way Indigenous employees are recruited and supported has seen Indigenous employment at the mine rise from 18% to almost 25% in just six months. Steven Rooney will talk about the drivers and challenges of embracing cultural respect to lead to sustainable change in the MRM’s Indigenous Employment Program.

Steven Rooney, General Manager, McArthur River Mining

PANEL DISCUSSION | Northern Territory’s new code of conduct to ensure explorers and landowners understand their rights and obligations

Drew Wagner, Executive Director – Northern Territory Division, Minerals Council of Australia
Warren Pearce, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Mining and Exploration Companies
Further speakers to be advised

Update on Newmont Mining’s Tanami Gold Mine

Vince De Carolis, General Manager – Tanami Operation, Newmont

Power and Water Corporation – Supporting Development in the North

Charles Staples, Commercial Manager Gas Services, Power and Water Corporation

Networking and refreshment break

The push to decarbonise mining operations

Jason Dickfos, Head of Growth, EDL

Exploration activities in the Pine Creek region

Mark Edwards, Project Director-NT Mining Operations, Kirkland lake Gold

Building a unique global diamond producer and explorer

• Overview of Lucapa
• Diamond production and source exploration focus
• Growth – Merlin acquisition brings near term production opportunity in NT, Australia

Stephen Wetherall, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Lucapa Diamond Company

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

MINISTERIAL ADDRESS | Northern Territory Government’s Renewable Hydrogen Strategy

The Hon. Eva Lawler MLA, Minister for Infrastructure, Planning & Logistics, Environment, Climate Change and Water Security, Renewables and Energy, Essential Services, Northern Territory Government

Setting the conditions for investment – Regulatory reform for sustainable growth in the Territory

Shaun Drabsch, Chief Executive Officer, Department of Industry, Tourism & Trade, Northern Territory Government

FEDERAL MINISTERIAL ADDRESS

The Hon. Keith Pitt MP, Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia

CLOSE OF PLENARY This concludes our Day 2 joint Plenary session and I now welcome you to attend our concurrent sessions at SEAAOC, Mining the Territory and Environmental Management at NT Resources Week

Welcome remarks from the Chair

Update on Roper Bar iron ore mine

Stefan Murphy, Chief Executive Officer, Nathan River Resources

Developing and Integrated Fertiliser Industry in Northern Australia – Update on the Ammaroo Phosphate Project

Chris Tziolis, Managing Director, Verdant Minerals

Update on Nolans rare earth project

Gavin Lockyer, Managing Director, Arafura Resources

Networking and refreshment break 

Elliott Copper project

Will Robinson, Managing Director, Encounter Resources

Update on the Mount Peake Project

Paul Burton, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, TNG Limited

Update on the Mt Todd project

Brent Murdoch, Director & General Manager Australia, Vista Gold Australia

Update on Tellus Holdings’ Chandler Facility

Nathaniel Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Tellus Holdings

SER Undercover in the Territory

• First mover in the region securing multiple exploration licences across the broader East Tennant region
• Rapidly advancing exploration efforts assisted by two rounds of NTGS co-funding confirming targeting rationale
• First junior to drill test targets in the region having only secured the tenement less than 12 months ago
• High quality precompetitive data is the key to unlocking true greenfield exploration

David DeTata, Director, Strategic Energy Resources

Lunch and networking break

Castile Resources’ Rover 1 Project

Mark Hepburn, Managing Director, Castile Resources Limited

It’s no longer a skills shortage, it’s a skills famine. And we are all in this together

Owen Pike, Managing Director, MMC Australia Pty Ltd

New Technology and Commercial Relationships – the key to unlocking discoveries in the Tennant Creek Mineral Field

Rob Bills, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Emmerson Resources

Reinvigorating Australia’s Highest-Grade Gold Province

Peter Main, Managing Director, Tennant Mining

Georgina Basin Prospect

Matthew Healy, Chief Executive Officer, Greenvale Mining

CLOSING | Closing remarks from the Chair & End of Conference

NT RESOURCES WEEK SUNSET HARBOUR CRUISE

Departing from Stokes Hill Wharf