2nd Annual South Australian Resources & Infrastructure Conference
20-21 March 2012, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, South Australia

“Explore, Mine, Export”

Due to the huge success of the 2011 event, we are excited to announce the 2nd Annual SA Resources & Infrastructure Conference which will be held on the 20th and 21st of March, 2012 at the Adelaide Convention & Exhibition Centre.

South Australia has been in the mining business since around 1850, not long after colonisation. Despite the early history, much of South Australia remained unexplored compared to other mining provinces. Over the past decades the government has sought to develop the potential of the mining industry in South Australia. The PACE (plan for accelerating exploration) initiative was implemented in April 2004 as a strategy to stimulate investment in mineral and energy exploration. Since, South Australia has experienced a mining boom, with exploration profit achieving a ten-fold increase to reach $355 million in 2008, as opposed to the target of $100 million by 2014.

2nd Annual South Australian Resources & Infrastructure Conference
20-21 March 2012, Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, South Australia

“Explore, Mine, Export”

Due to the huge success of the 2011 event, we are excited to announce the 2nd Annual SA Resources & Infrastructure Conference which will be held on the 20th and 21st of March, 2012 at the Adelaide Convention & Exhibition Centre.

South Australia has been in the mining business since around 1850, not long after colonisation. Despite the early history, much of South Australia remained unexplored compared to other mining provinces. Over the past decades the government has sought to develop the potential of the mining industry in South Australia. The PACE (plan for accelerating exploration) initiative was implemented in April 2004 as a strategy to stimulate investment in mineral and energy exploration. Since, South Australia has experienced a mining boom, with exploration profit achieving a ten-fold increase to reach $355 million in 2008, as opposed to the target of $100 million by 2014.

Today, there are 18 operating mines, 28 advanced projects with many, many more prospects.

However, could South Australia be missing out on exploration dollars because of the bottlenecks in the current pit to port infrastructure?

It is essential that the public and private sectors work together, here, at the 2012 SA Resources and Infrastructure Conference they will come together to deliver an informative and exciting program. The conference will focus not only on the potential of further exploration and mining opportunities but also on the areas of concern and thus opportunities for infrastructure developments.

• Federal, State & Local Government department & agencies
• Mining and Exploration Companies
• Freight & Logistics
• Banking, Finance & Law
• Construction Contractors
• Suppliers
• Project Developers & Planners
• Urban & Rural Developers
• Road, Rail & Ports
• Consultants (Environmental / Engineering / Project Management)
• Economists

• Mining and Exploration activities and potential in SA
• Strategic Infrastructure Plan for SA 2004/5 - 2014/15 
• The challenge of exploring land in SA
• The 2011 Infrastructure Demand Study
• The South Australian Economy and Strengthening Investor confidence to attract investment to the SA Market
• Strategies on financing core infrastructure
• Roads, Rail and Ports – what’s happening & what’s needed
• Build, own and operate your own desal plant
• Electricity Infrastructure to service the needs of the growing resources sector
• Building Communities in developing mining areas
• 3rd party access to infrastructure
• Carbon Conscience – legislation update and what is means

Thiess Pty Ltd has been awarded a six-year mining contract to extend mining operations at OZ Minerals’ Prominent Hill Copper and Gold Mine in South Australia.

Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy Tom Koutsantonis said yesterday the Stuart Highway will undergo the most extensive upgrade in decades in readiness for the Olympic Dam project.

South Australia’s 19th major mine has been approved with IronClad Mining Limited given the green light for its Wilcherry Hill iron ore project on the Eyre Peninsula.