Learn and discuss the new and emerging regulatory reforms, practicalities, challenges, and future directions of land access. The 6th annual Land Access Forum will, bring together Government departments, coal, CSG, UCG mining and exploration companies, mining and petroleum industry associations, landholders, law firms and consultants to discuss the new and emerging regulatory reforms, practicalities, challenges, and future directions of land ac...

Australia is poised to become the world’s largest exporter of LNG post 2016. LNG discoveries, CSG extraction and shale gas are all contributing to an explosion within Australia’s gas sector. Fuelled by massive demand for gas from Asia, Australia is leading the world in CSG to LNG plants. The three plants on Curtis island are the world’s first CSG to LNG plants and their commercial success is driving similar facilities in Amer...

The Australian east coast is potentially only weeks away from its first LNG exports. Natural gas prices in the east coast domestic market have slumped to record lows, the global LNG spot market is awash with supplies and oil prices are falling rapidly. Northeast Asian LNG prices are almost 50% below levels seen this time last year, as consumer demand in the region is too weak to absorb the supply glut. The fourth annual Argus Australia and Glo...

Converting Big Data into Actionable Intelligence for the Business Mining companies investment into IT is due to multiply by 5 in the next 3 years and with every phase of a mining company’s value chain producing large amounts of data on a daily basis, big data analytics will certainly be a large part of this increase. A particular area of focus is real-time data acquisition and analytics in order to improve the day-to-day operations of a...

It is clear that the pressure on ventilation officers in recent months has been to reduce costs, yet still deliver unrivaled standards of safety. In addition, there is still clarity needed around some of the legislations that impact ventilation professionals, not least how to monitor and reduce diesel emissions down to the mandatory 0.1 mg per cubic metre. Ensure that you are maintaining up-to- date knowledge of legislation and best practice t...

The inaugural Gas Compressor Stations Conference is perfectly timed to discuss the design, build and maintenance of Australia's gas compressor stations. Topics to be discussed include: The economic success of a gas compression operationOperation and selection of the compressorsCost analysis initial cost, operating cost (especially fuel and maintenance cost), life cycle cost, availability, flexibility and emissionsThe layout of compressor stati...

This course will provide a new or relatively new entrant into the mining industry with a clear understanding of the fundamentals, workings and technical components of mining in general, and its application in the Australian and global industry. Participants will learn about the technical aspects of mining ranging from exploration methods, geology, resource estimation, surface mining and underground mining to mine planning, mining methods and m...