The SAIMM and the conference organising committee would like to thank the following sponsors for their invaluable contribution:

Platinum Sponsor:

Corporate Sponsors:

Palladium Sponsor:

Cocktail Sponsor:

 

Exhibitors:

 

Advertiser Sponsorship:

Pens & Pads Sponsorship:

 

Lanyard Sponsorship:

  

Exhibition / Sponsorship

The following sponosrship opportunities are available:

Platinum Package - R60 000
Corporate Package - R51 000
Palladium Package - R41 000
Conference Bag Package - R37 000
Exhibitor Package - R31 000
Cocktail Package - R30 000
Advertiser Package - R17 000
Pend & Pads Package - R10 000
Lanyards Package- R10 000
Technical Visit Package - R7 000

Companies wishing to sponsor or exhibit should contact the Conference Coordinator.

Jacqui Van  Der Westhuizen
Conference Co-ordinator
SAIMM, P O Box 61127
Marshalltown
2107

Tel: (011) 834-1273/7
Fax: (011) 833-8156 or (011) 838-5923

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Event Website: http://www.saimm.co.za

Sponsorship package details can be downloaded in the download section below

Registration	Early Bird Fees Before 14 July 2010	Registration Fee After 14 July 2010
SAIMM/ GSSA Members	R 7 300	R 8 300
Non - Member	R 8 300	R 9 400
Student / Retired Members	R 2 000	R 2 000
One Day Registration	R 2 850	R 2 850

Please note:
Non-members are entitled to free membership of the SAIMM, up to 30 June 2011, for attending this event

Registration Fees:
*Prepayment is required for all Registration Fees on or before the date of the event.
*Delegates who have not paid will not be permitted to attend the event
*Conference registration may be downloaded from download section below

 
Prospective authors are invited to submit titles and abstracts of their papers, in English, and to indicate the topic under which the paper should be categorised.

The abstracts should be no longer than 500 words and should be submitted to the Conference Co-ordinator

Jacqui Van  Der Westhuizen
Conference Co-ordinator
SAIMM, P O Box 61127
Marshalltown
2107

Tel: (011) 834-1273/7
Fax: (011) 833-8156 or (011) 838-5923

Co-ordinator Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Event Website: http://www.saimm.co.za

Papers are invited that integrate the following topics:

• Risk management and safety initiatives
• Environment and sustainability
• Impact of increasing cost utilities
• Exploration and ore body delineation
• Project valuation and funding
• Current and future mine design and layout
• Current and future mining operations
• Mineral processing, smelting, and refining
• New technologies for mining and processing
• Mining Charter and legislation
• Platinum marketing, uses and applications

26 February 2010              Submission of abstracts

26 April 2010                      Provisional acceptance of abstracts

28 June 2010                       Submission of papers

8 October 2010                   Pre-conference Tour – Zimbabwe Tour

8-9 October 2010               Pre-conference Tour – Eastern Limb Tour    

11–13 October 2010          Conference

14 October 2010                 Post Conference Tour – Western Limb Tour

Jacqui Van  Der Westhuizen
Conference Co-ordinator
SAIMM, P O Box 61127
Marshalltown
2107

Tel: (011) 834-1273/7
Fax: (011) 833-8156 or (011) 838-5923

Co-ordinator Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Event Website: http://www.saimm.co.za

The conference is aimed at the full spectrum of players in the platinum business.

It will address the most pressing concerns of persons involved in the production of platinum from exploration geologists to mining and process personnel. It will also be of great value to people who market platinum, use platinum i.e. jewellers and industrialists as well as Investors, mining companies and those involved in market analysis.

Conference accommodation may be booked with the confrence venue by completion of the Accommodation Reservation form that may be downloaded in the download section below

                                                                                               PRE- CONFERENCE TOUR

Tour 1   - 8 October 2010 

Zimbabwe

8 October 2010

Zimbabwe

Cost: R10 000.00 (includes flights and  accommodation)

Tour of Zimplats—The tour would include a site visit to the mining operations in Ngezi. There are
three mines situated in Ngezi about 140 km from Harare. The tour will extend to the concentrator at
Ngezi and the Selous Metallurgical complex which comprises a concentrator and smelter.

Included in the tour would be an opportunity to see the village where the mine’s employees are
housed and some of the infrastructural investments that Zimplats has made for the benefit
of the local community

Tour 2 - 8 & 9 October 2010

Eastern Limb

Approximate cost R2 700 per person (including transportation and accommodation)

Modikwa
Modikwa Platinum Mine is a UG2 platinum mine on the eastern limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex situated
approximately 20 kilometres north west of Burgersfort. The tour will include a presentation on the mine since its
inception in 2001 and the current production status as well as an underground visit to a UG2 stope and a short visit
to the concentrator plant.

Two Rivers Platinum
Two Rivers Platinum (TRP) is a Joint venture between ARM and Impala with a 55% to 45% shareholding and African
Rainbow Minerals has the Management contract. The mine is situated on the eastern limb of the Bushveldt Complex.
TRP mine the UG2 reef horizon at 250 ktm and producing 300 000 6E PGM ounces in a year. Safety is paramount
on the mine while maintaining a reputation of being one of the cheapest platinum producers in the industry.

Process Description – Concentrator Operations
TRP made some significant design changes to the original flowsheet in order to improve the concentrator
efficiencies. A secondar y crusher and additional cleaner capacity was added. These changes led to 5 %
improvement in throughput and a similar improvement in recovery.

A Primary Jaw Crusher breaks rock down to 120 mm and is further broken down to 25 mm by a Secondary
Cone Crusher. Crushed ore enters a MF2 plant with an extended cleaner circuit. Ore is milled down to 40% -75
microns in the Primar y Mill and floated in the Primary Rougher circuit. These tails enter a Secondary Regrind Mill
and subsequently floated in the Secondary Rougher circuit. Concentrate from these circuits are cleaned and recleaned
to produce a Final concentrate of 250 g/t PGM and less than 1.5% chrome. A LAROX plate filter is used to
filter the final concentrate. Concentrate is loaded onto trucks and transported to Impala Rustenburg smelter for
further processing.

POST CONFERENCE TOUR

Tour 3 – 14 October 2010

Western Limb

Approximate cost R650 per person (including transportation)

Eland mine
Eland mine is currently mining UG2 Ore from our opencast operations down to a depth of ~60m on a strike length of
some 5 km. Underground sinking commenced with Kukama Decline last year and Nyala Decline in Jan 2010.

A typical visit to Eland Platinum Mmine would include visits to the following areas:
1. Underground – Kukama or Nyala decline
2. Opencast Area – West, Central or East Pit.
3. Concentrator

Thembelani 2
The Thembelani 2 Mine, Anglo Platinum, was approved during the fourth quarter of 2006. Project execution commenced
thereafter and has since reached the 44% completion stage.

The Project includes the mining of the Merensky ore body in the decline shaft section of Thembelani 1 Shaft. The Project is
strategically important to mine as it improves the value contribution of Thembelani 1 Shaft and introduces a new man
and material shaft closer to the mining clusters.

THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT
The scope of the project comprises the following:

• One Man and Material Shaft from surface to 33 Level.
• One Ventilation Shaft from surface to 31 Level.
• Development of Capital footprint development for Merensky (27 to 33 level) plus associated level infrastructure and
   services.
• Two Surface refrigeration plants (R134A and Ammonia) plus potable and waste water lines.
• Installation of the surface permanent electrical supply from and including Eskom 88/33 kV in-feed Substation,
   Frank Consumer Substation and the Paardekraal 2 Shaft Main Substation infrastructure.
• Decline Chairlifts and chairlift extensions from 27 to 33 level.
• Decline Conveyors and conveyor extensions from 27 to 33 level.
• Decline Material Shafts from 27 to 33 level.
• Development of the 33 level pump station, settling system and mud press excavations plus construction and
   equipping of the associated infrastructure and services.

The visitors will be exposed to the following:
• Shaft sinking operations in 8.7 diameter vertical shaft.
• Methodology and lessons learned of the shaft reef pillar extraction and associated backfilling operations.
• Shaft compensating tower excavation.
• Lateral ore reserve development operations and temporary kibble hoisting operations, surface and underground
   installation, in the 6.5m diameter vertical ventilation shaft.
• Construction operations of a surface refrigeration plant.
• Installation of the surface permanent electrical supply from and including Eskom 88/33 kV in-feed Substation and
   Consumer Substation.
• Hoisting and related engineering support operations at sinking shafts.
• Introduction to safety management systems as utilised for Greenfields project operations.

Base Metal Refinery
The visit will include a general overview of the plant including a walk through the leaching, solvent
extraction and electrowinning areas. The visit will also include a view of the new nickel
electrowinning tank house utilising technology developed in-house for direct plating of Ni on Ti
blanks, automation and aerosol abatement, which should be under cold commissioning.

Kindly note that the prices quoted are an approximation and may vary according to the number of delegates attending. The organizers will however endeavour to remain as close to the approximated price as possible. Notification of the final prices will be distributed by the end of August 2010 once there is a clear indication of interest in each tour.

 

The following abstract have been  accepted:

Integrating pothole structures in Mineral Resource models at Lonmin's Marikana operations in the Marikana
district
Dennis Hoffman, Lonmin, South Africa

Proposed Development of the Kalahari Platinum Project
J Lewins, Platinum Australia Limited, Australia

Total primary milling cost reduction by improved liner design
Johan Dahner, Alfred Van den Bosch, Magotteaux SA and Magotteaux Belgium, South Africa and Belgium

Does Thickening Save Water?
A J Vietti, J C J Boshoff, A Cope, Paterson & Cooke, SRK Consulting and   Anglo Platinum

Treatment options for SO2 rich off-gas in the platinum and other metallurgical industries
Cobus van der Walt and Jim Ramsay, MECS Powertech IST Industrial, South Africa

A proposal for accurate consistent continuous feed into electric arc furnaces in the Platinum Industry
J Kirsch, Clyde Bergemann Africa (Pty) Ltd, South Africa

Application of borehole radar to pothole identification and delineation ahead of the working face in Platinum Mines
Carina Kemp, Petro Du Pisani, Mduduzi Shokei and Lynsey Bretti, Geomole Pty Ltd, Geosciences Resource Group

How applicable is Industrial Engineering in mining?
T S Hattingh and O Keys, Centre for Mechanised Mining Systems, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

The interrelationship between mine mechanisation and human resources,
T S Hattingh, T J Sheer and A G du Plessis, Centre for Mechanised Mining Systems, University of the Witwatersrand,
South Africa

Platinum in the South African economy
L Stilwell, RSV, South Africa

Application of Fundamentals in Optimising Platinum Concentrator Performance
M M Valenta, Metallicon Process Consulting (Pty) Ltd, South Africa

Mine Optimisation and its application using the Anglo Platinum Mine Optimisation Tool
G Lane and A M Smit, Anglo American Platinum, South Africa

The Effect of Grind Size on Paste Thickening of PGM Ores
M Mulligan, FLSmidth Minerals (Pty) Ltd, South Africa

Application of Fluid Bed Technology in the Platinum Industry
Jörg Hammerschmidt, OUTOTEC, GERMANY

Flotation process optimisation through rapid in-line grade measurement as an alternative to sampling
surveys that deliver outdated results
Karen Keet and Francois E. du Plessis, Blue Cube, South Africa

Consumable unit cost versus metallurgical performance: The impact of grinding media on grinding chemistry
and PGM recovery
Christopher J Greet, Magotteaux Australia Pty Limited, Australia

Cost effective solid-liquid separation for platinum concentrates
D Pepper, FLSmidth, South Africa

Development and implementation of a platinum asset valuation curve at Venmyn
G Njowa, C Musingwini and A Clay, Venmyn, Sandton, Johannesburg; School of Mining Engineering,
University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa 

Sustainable ore reserves generation at variable stoping rates for a UG2 conventional mining layout
L J Mohloki and C Musingwini, Independent consultant, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg,
South Africa

Corrosion of copper coolers in PGM smelters
B M Thethwayo and A M Garbers-Craig, University of Pretoria, South Africa

An evaluation of steels selected for use within electric arc furnaces
Leslie Cornish, Mike Grant, Bradley Williams, Ian Wilsenach and Humphrey McAllister, DST/NRF
Centre of Excellence in Strong Materials and School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, University of the
Witwatersrand  Enviroplus Design

The estimation of platinum flotation grade from froth image features by using artificial neural networks
C Marais and C Aldrich, University of Stellenbosch

Hydropower technology can assist in meeting the Safety and Health ‘2013 Milestones’ and saving energy,  
Peter Fraser, Hydropower Equipment (Pty) Ltd, South Africa

Is the EPCM still relevant?
H W Read, RSV, South Africa

On the use of platinum in biomedical applications
Alison Cowley, Matthey, South Africa

Refrigeration and cooling concepts for ultra deep platinum mining
Lukas MacKay and Steven Bluhm, Impala and BBE, South Africa

A variation on that which is aligned to a platinum case
Gerald Whittle, Whittle Consulting Pty Ltd, AUSTRALIA

Spatial information management from multi-disciplinary data
M Woodhall, GMSI, South Africa

Working Cost Containment – A Significant Challenge in the South African Platinum Mining Industry
J G Taylor and G Njowa, MineQuest Consult (Pty) Ltd, SOUTH AFRICA

Stirred milling – new comminution technology in the PGM industry
C Rule, Anglo Platinum, South Africa

A healthy future: platinum in medical applications
Alison Cowley, Johnson Matthey, United Kingdom

The Application of Modifying Factors to the Merensky Reef and UG2 Chromitite Layer
S Rupprecht and K Lomberg, University of Johannesburg and Coffey Mining, South Africa

Optimising concentrate allocation to Anglo Platinum smelters
G A Georgalli and D K Anderson, Anglo Platinum, South Africa

Constant electrode immersion control on Waterval Smelter’s PGM smelting furnaces
G A Georgalli and D Theron, Anglo Platinum, South Africa

Thermodynamic modeling of the Anglo Platinum slag cleaning furnace
G A Georgalli, E Ras, R du Plessis and G Akdogan, Anglo Platinum, South Africa

An Integrated Approach to Leadership In Terms Of Risk And Safe Behaviour - Critical Success Factors
Ralph Rossouw, Nosa

A Systematic Approach to the Optimisation of eXtra Low Profile (XLP) Mine Productivity for Narrow Reef
Platinum Mines.
Mike Andrews and Rod Pickering, Sandvik

Hard Rock Room & Pillar Mining Best Practice Industry Workshop
Rod Pickering, George Annandale and Alex Du Plessis, Sandvik

Progressive Implementation of Spin - To - Stall Resin Support System in Hard Rock mines
W Snyman, Minova

Leading the next boom? Competitive Eastern Limb platinum supply.
J McGill, Colorado School of Mines, CSIR

Impact of Maintenance Philosophy and Infrastructure on South African Mechanised Mining Operations
A Smit, Sandvik

Geological Interpretations from the PGE Distribution in the Bushveld Reefs
R Grant Cawthorn, University Of Witwatersrand

Stratigraphic correlations of the Sheba’s Ridge area, South Eastern Bushveld Complex, South Africa
F J Stevens and J A Kinnaird, Anglo Platinum

Effluent Treatment: What role can the use of modified waste/biomass play in the local Platinum Industry
– A Review
T Ramahali and T Mahlangu, University of Pretoria

Comparison of energy consumption and power requirements for treatment of UG2 concentrate by smelting and
the Kell process
K S Liddell, B Muller, T Newton, M Adams

Implementing Strategies to Improve Mill Capacity and Efficiency through Classification by Particle Size Only,
With Case Studies
N Barkhuysen, Derrick Corporation

Is there some commonality with respect to structure in the Bushveld Complex and the Great Dyke?
M K C Roberts and V Clark-Mostert, TWP

Effective process monitoring in underground mining
Martin Johansson, Atlas Copco

Fine tuning the numerous factors that impact optimal productivity in open-cast mining situations –
TBA, Atlas Copco

UG–2 ore metallurgical variability
Nigel Ramlall and Mike Bryson, Mintek

Preliminary evaluation of the proposed mining method at Eland Platinum Mine
G.S. Potgieter and D.F. Malan, Xstrata Alloys and Groundwork Consulting

Meeting the reduced availability and rising costs of electrical power: Anglo Platinum ventilation and
cooling strategies
M. Biffi and D.J Stanton, Anglo Platinum

Design and assessment of stope support system incorporating 3m cable anchors at Dishaba Mine.
L van Aswegen, R.A Johnson, G.L Smith, Anglo Platinum Limited

Measuring Rock Dumps from space? How new technology could change the way we measure rock dumps
& tailings dams!
J Crotty, B Ernst, A Machele, J Lategan, Anglo Platinum Limited

Anglo Platinum’s approach to resource classification
K Mohanlal, P Stevenson, Anglo Platinum Limited

Platinum Group Metals: A unique case study in the sustainability of mineral resources
G Mudd. Monash University

The myths and magic of the plareef of the Northern limb of the Busgveld complex, South Africa
G. White

Strategic Implications in the Platinum-Group: Privatisation vs Nationalisation
S Forrest, SFA Oxford

The potential effects of power train developments in the auto sector on PGM demand
B Clarke, SFA Oxford

Options for PGM supply outside of Africa
S Trickey, SFA Oxford

Recycling: volume, momentum and consequences for PGMs
A Ryan, SFA Oxford

Jewellery shocks from China and India
J Watts, SFA Oxford

 

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