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Informa Australia is delighted to announce the 4th Victoria Gold Mining & Exploration Forum, held 20-21 of February 2024 at the Rendezvous Melbourne. Re-join and reconnect with your colleagues, contacts and industry for this unique networking and shared learning opportunity.
Topics will include:
- Current market outlook
- Government perspective, policy & regulations
- Latest updates from the key operating mines in Victoria
- Insights from leading exploration companies, and their latest initiatives
- First Nations, community & stakeholder engagement
- Investor appetite for Victorian gold
- Skills and workforce development for the future
- Decarbonising operations
- New technology & innovations
Speakers
The Hon. Lily D’Ambrosio MP
Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister for the State Electricity Commission, Victorian Government
Mike Hudson
Managing Director, Southern Cross Gold
Lisa Gibbons
General Manager, Southern Cross Gold
Tim Markwell
Managing Director, Falcon Metals Limited
Bill Reid
Head of Exploration, North Stawell Minerals
Luke Mortimer
Chief Executive Officer, Kalamazoo Resources
Matt Hernan
Exploration Manager, Outback Goldfields Australia
Chris Doyle
Exploration Manager Victoria & Project Generation, Novo Resources Corp
Dr Naomi Potter
Principal, Technical Studies, Chrysos Corporation
Michael Bowditch
Senior Geologist, Agnico Eagle – Fosterville Gold Mine
Noel Laidlaw
Compliance Officer – Mineral Exploration and Retention Licences, Dja Dja Wurrung Aboriginal Corporation (DJAARA)
Adam Kroll
Principal Geophysicist, AirGeoX
Don MacDonald
CEO, Deepcore Drilling
Stuart Glazebrook
Policy Adviser, AMEC
Neil Marston
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Flynn Gold
Dr Karol Czarnota
Senior Science Advisor – Exploring for the Future Program, Minerals, Energy and Groundwater Division, Geoscience Australia
Ben Jupp
Principal Geologist, SRK Consulting
Danny Kentwell
MSc Mathematics and Planning (Geostatistics), FAusIMM, Principal Consultant (Resource Evaluation), SRK Consulting
Adam Place
Director, Tesbury Community Engagement
Joe Mazumdar
Editor, Publisher, Analyst, Owner, Exploration Insights
James Sorahan
Executive Director – Victoria Division, Minerals Council of Australia
Tom Boneham
Director, Tesbury Community Engagement
Shane Evans
Principal Adviser – Economic Reform, Minerals Council of Australia
Owen Greenberger
Chief Geologist, Dart Mining
Dylan Brown
Project Officer – LUAA, Dja Dja Wurrung Aboriginal Corporation (DJAARA)
Paula Dell McCumstie
Founder, Community Engagement Services
Berge Okosdinossian
Director, Notting Hill Advisory
Isabelle Welstead
Victoria Committee Member, Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG)
Eric Zubcic
Graduate Exploration Geologist, Wesfarmers, AIG and AusIMM General Committee Member
Michael Fenwick
Senior Geologist, Flynn Gold
Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
econnect and re-engage with your industry peers at the Victoria Gold Mining & Exploration Conference.
There are many opportunities for networking including social events such as networking drinks, refreshment breaks and lunches, making this not just a conference… but an all encompassing industry experience.
Event sponsorship or exhibiting will allow your organisation to:
- Build relationships with potential and existing clients
- Generate leads from a high-level, targeted audience
- Close sales in a more personal manner than via phone
- Demonstrate your product in person
- Network with the industry
- Build brand awareness
To see what is on offer please contact:
Megan Rogulski
Sponsorship Manager
E: Megan.Rogulski@informa.com
T: +61 (2) 9080 4334
Insights
How machine learning is improving prospectivity modelling
Victoria is believed to have the richest orogenic gold endowment of any state or region globally. However, the majority of its gold remains hidden beneath younger sediment cover, with few near-surface signs of mineralisation at depth.
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Major new gold breakthrough a near-term possibility – says MD of Falcon Metals
After a patient wait for farmers to reap their late harvest, Falcon Metals is soon set to resume drilling beneath the paddocks northwest of Bendigo, Victoria – and Managing Director Tim Markwell is hopeful about what his team will unearth.
Read more >>
Tectonics and implications for gold prospectivity in Victoria
Victoria’s rich orogenic gold endowment has helped make the State what it is today. But much of its hidden potential is yet to be discovered – with historic goldfields mainly found through surface geochemistry (panning), where mineralised levels are serendipitously exposed.
Read more >>
Sustainability
Our Commitment to Sustainability
In Australia, we are committed to running our events in an environmentally and socially responsible way. Across Informa Connect we are focusing on the short and long-term sustainability impacts we have on customers and colleagues alongside the communities we work in.
We recognise that it’s not just about the way we produce our events and products but recognising that we have a role to play in providing a space to work in partnership together with our markets to inspire the sustainable development of the industries we serve.
To read more on our latest sustainability reports and Faster Forward initiatives – click here.
ConnectMe
ConnectMe • Networking enhanced
All of our events utilise a bespoke dynamic smartphone app, ConnectMe – which guarantees attendees a premium event experience. Logins are sent prior to the conference commencement allowing you to check who’s attending, schedule in meetings and catch ups, participate in live Q+A and interactive polls, and much more. ConnectMe ensures you never miss a beat prior, during and post event.
Event Code of Conduct
We want everyone who comes to our events to have a great experience. This code explains our expectations and rules, which includes general good practice behaviour, and how to report anything witnessed or experienced that goes against them. Read our Event Code of Conduct here.
when & where
20 - 21 Feb 2024
Rendezvous Melbourne
328 Flinders St,
Melbourne VIC 3000
(03) 9250 1888
Book accommodation with HotelMaps
To access the best available rate, book here.
contact
Still have a question?
Aya Mersal
Conference Manager
aya.mersal@informa.com
(02) 9080 4338
Megan Rogulski
Sponsorship Manager
Megan.Rogulski@staging.informa.com.au
(02) 9080 4334
Chris Shorthouse
Marketing Manager
chris.shorthouse@informa.com