• Driving data centricity to allow real-time information to flow within and between sites - driving seamless data, connected strategy for future mines.
• Unlock productivity, safety & sustainability through technological change - integration with internal & external ecosystem.
• Incorporating cyber security resilience from the ground up .

• What win-win breakthrough performance looks like and why the mining industry needs it.
• What it takes to create breakthrough performance - and how to achieve this.
• How can your organisation achieve better performance faster than before?
• What difference will this make to the industry and the world? Why we do what we do. 

Alternative approaches to the handling and reprocessing of mine tailings and waste from a circular economy perspective are gaining significant traction in modern mine management thinking. While offering potential pathways to reducing environmental impact and increasing revenue streams, this concept requires reimagining important aspects of how we plan, operate, and regulate the mining process. The workshop will take you through an exploration of current and evolving thought on circular economy approaches to tailings and waste in the WA mining sector.

Workshop topics will include:

• Pain points and perceived opportunity in alternative approaches to mine waste.
• Alignment of participant thinking against wider industry, government and research community viewpoints unearthed in a recent MRIWA stakeholder engagement exercise.
• Mapping of a research framework and future capability landscape to enable and support circular economy thinking in mine waste management.

• Safety - Level 9 – Vehicle Intervention Control, Speed Limiting.
• Productivity - Utilisation, Production Cycle Reporting, Movement Tracking.
• Critical Insights - Machine Health (Monitoring and Protection).

• Learn how Bergen Engines, Marelli Motori, and Piller Power Systems collaborate to deliver scalable 10MW “plug-and-play” modules that integrate seamlessly with renewable energy sources to form advanced hybrid microgrids.
• Discover the significant benefits for remote mining operations, including enhanced reliability, sustainability, and scalability.
• We'll speak about Bergen Engines’ ongoing research to develop 100% hydrogen-operated engines, set for launch in 2024, and Piller Power Systems' advanced technology for stable voltage regulation.
• Gain key insights into achieving uninterrupted, efficient power supply in even the most challenging environments.

• The top mining companies in the world have consistently declared their commitment to sustainable development goals. Of these goals, emissions reduction is becoming one of the most talked about. 
• Roland identifies 7 technology use cases that provide an emissions reduction opportunity. In reality, most mining companies do each of these to some extent, so the focus quickly shifts to identifying new incremental opportunities in each mining operation.

• Persistent virtual worlds can help conceptualize and manage the entire mining cycle, from exploration to closure. Each domain within the mining cycle presents significant challenges that can be addressed with virtual tools. Metaverse technologies can create an 'always on' Mining Metaverse, accessible to many users simultaneously and based on International Standards. It is complex, requiring effective management of various components and domains.
• This masterclass introduces the concept and taxonomy of the Mining Metaverse, aiming to help the mining industry understand and embrace this emerging technology.

Australia’s mining sector is our economy’s powerhouse, our secret weapon in the fight for global competitiveness and economic relevance. But in that value lies our greatest vulnerability – that demand for our resources is innately exposed to ever expanding regulation, shifting stakeholder sentiment and the whims of the global market. Join climate expert Thomas Hodgson and ESG specialist Brian Kraft to discuss: 

• Mining sector's role in the global energy transition and value of decarbonisation. 
• Balancing competing ESG priorities - crucial for maintaining social license to operate.
• Emerging AI technologies and trends through a sustainability lens.

• What is the Future of Mining? The most common themes that come to mind are decarbonised, autonomous and digitalised. However, the productive deployment of technologies in the mining industry has been a slow journey to date.
• In trying to take people out of the equation, we fail to embrace an approach that sees us provide mining people with the right insights at the right time for them to make improved decisions.
• Hitachi’s Solution Linkage IoT products together with its Technology Centre of Excellence provide insights into the hands of operators to make their job easier. In order to solve problems, key to Hitachi is the adoption of “open innovation” which integrates expert technologies together with business partners.
• The future of mining will only be realised through a solutions-based approach which is at the heart of Hitachi where we partner with customers to deliver through technology, process and people.

• Which are the common mistakes in valuing mineral assets and costs? 
• Why do they cause problems, and why should people care about doing it right?
• A close look at DCF NPV.
• Calculating an appropriate discount rate.
• Approaches (Cost, Market and Income) and methodologies (numerous) that can be considered when valuing mineral properties.
• An introduction to Levelised Costs.

• Challenges of managing permitting for mining organizations.
• How to improve permitting with a digital permit solution.
• What to consider when evaluating transitioning to digital permitting.
• Benefits of utilizing a digital permitting and safety solution in mining.

• Australia is in the enviable position of leading critical minerals reserves globally. Successful execution of critical minerals projects still presents big challenges for the industry.
• Many factors at play - cost, power and water infrastructure, offtake agreements, refining expertise - are all working against Australian projects.
• How can delivery of clean and cheap (er) critical minerals projects be possible? Understand how Schneider Electric with AVEVA and ETAP can reduce the capital costs and operating costs, and embed sustainability, efficiency and a step change in decision making that will accelerate time to value and mitigate (some of) the key risks critical minerals projects in Australia face.

Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) is garnering attention for its game changing potential in lithium mining, yet uncertainties persist regarding its market disruption. Reports suggest that adopting DLE technologies could notably enhance lithium supply from brine projects, resulting in increased production, improved project returns, and added ESG and sustainability benefits. This workshop aims to:

• Impartially explore DLE.
• Exploring its innovations, environmental footprints, OPEX and CAPEX.
• Challenges, and opportunities within the lithium sector.

• Why investing in resilience is so important and how the risk landscape is changing.   
• Disruption in mining – Loss history data uncovered, what are the trends and underlying causes
• Future of risk management best practice and predictive analytics.

• Why now?  What does scaling (TRL & across industry) mean in mining? What's the opportunity for collaborative innovation in mining?
• What are some good examples or initiatives in this space? (JV,...)
• Does innovation infrastructure have a role to play?  Where/Why?
• What's the key challenges/blockers in most organizations? (ie culture, novelty,...)
• What's the call to action for other operators? mid-tier, juniors/small operators.  How can they get involved? What's their role?
• What's the call to action for innovations/suppliers?

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