Minerals Council of Australia - Events

30–31 May
Canberra ACT, Australia

Minerals Week is held annually in Canberra in late May or early June and is aligned with the Parliamentary Sitting schedule.

Minerals Week attracts over 400 parliamentary leaders, key decision makers, opinion leaders and heads of industry including senior company executives, policy makers, the diplomatic community, market analysts, economists, consultants, academics, scientists and media representatives key industry leaders and stakeholders.

The event, which includes the Minerals Industry Seminar, Annual Parliamentary Dinner and Full Council Meeting, provides industry and industry partners with an important networking opportunity to engage with senior government.

11–13 September 2012
Darwin Convention Centre

The Northern Territory Division of the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) will hold its Inaugural NT Minerals Summit from 11-13 September 2012. The Summit will be an annual event which will bring together industry decision-makers, opinion leaders and experts to provide up to date information on the current mining, exploration, investment and development opportunities in the top end’s exploration, mining and minerals processing industry.

The 2012 NT Minerals Summit will provide a forum featuring high level speakers addressing and debating the current issues and challenges facing the mining and minerals industry and its stakeholders. The Summit will feature sessions focusing on current and potential mining operations, exploration and investment opportunities, and mining careers for women in the industry. A Trade Expo will also provide suppliers with an opportunity to demonstrate and display material and services to decision makers in the industry.

Further information on the Summit including details on Partnership and Exhibition opportunities will be available shortly on the Events section of the MCA Website: www.minerals.org.au. Alternatively, please contact Tamara Henderson via email on tamara.henderson@minerals.org.au or margie.whitrow@minerals.org.au to express your interest in the event.

12–16 November
Grand Hyatt Erawan, Bangkok, Thailand

The long-standing, successful Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) Sustainable Development Conference is an annual event held in the second half of each year in different locations around Australia.

The annual Conference is recognised as a leading minerals industry forum for communicating sustainable development and its practical implementation. The Conference focuses on various issues across MCA’s social and environmental portfolios and attracts a varied audience of industry colleagues, community and environmental practitioners, non-government organisations, Indigenous leaders and representative bodies and government officials.

To recognise the extent to which our industry colleagues across the Asia Pacific region have embraced the concept of sustainable development, the MCA 2012 Sustainable Development Conference (SD2012) will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 12-16 November 2012.

The Conference is being structured as an Asia Pacific region follow up to the 2002 Global Mining Initiative in Toronto. SD2012 will be an opportunity to demonstrate the extent of industry progress over the intervening decade in continuously improving its social, environmental and economic performance and outline the next steps in going forward. It would also represent 20 years since the original Rio World Summit on Sustainable Development.

The MCA has chosen to focus on the Asia Pacific region for the following reasons:

• the high degree of exploration and mining activity undertaken by MCA member companies right across the Asia Pacific region;
• the frequency with which the MCA is requested by both Governments and companies operating in the region to assist in the identification and development of effective regulatory and voluntary measures to support the sustainable development of mineral resources, particularly in developing countries; and
• the interest and goodwill shown by a number of national mining associations in the region to work collaboratively in sharing knowledge and experience on good regulatory practice.

We see that SD2012 will build both industry and regulatory capacity in the implementation of, and legislative frameworks for, sustainable development in exploration, mining and minerals processing. Further, we see this as an opportunity to showcase regional leadership in safety and health, environmental management and community development, highlighting the benefits of effective regulatory frameworks and corporate leadership to deliver sustainable outcomes from the development of mineral resources.

A call for papers will be available in mid to late February.