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Emperors Palace, Johannesburg • October 24 – 25, 2011 EARLY BIRD TICKET PRICE UNTIL END OF AUGUST - book now! Silver Sponsors Bronze Sponsors Hosted in Johannesburg, the South African city well known for its source of a large-scale gold and diamond trade, the Mining Magazine Congress is a global forum for mining equipment suppliers, mine managers, contractors, consultants, engineering firms and others to come together to discuss the latest technologies, solutions and approaches to improving efficiency and productivity.  Register to attend at the special early bird price, available until the end of August. Visit the Mining Congress website The event is an ideal opportunity to hear the very latest news, developments and updates in the mining industry. In just two days you will hear over 50 expert industry speakers discuss the issues which matter to you. The programme agenda, detailed below, is coming together quickly and already signed up to speak are high profile industry leaders from the following companies, with more to come…. Murray & Roberts Sandvik Cubex Joy GE Flanders Electric Komatsu Shell MMD P&H Mining Gemcom Software Caterpillar Mintek Vale DEM Solutions DAY 1 Monday, October 24 Drill and Blast / Load and Haul 8.50 Welcome Session 1: Underground drilling and blasting 9.00 Modern shaft-sinking techniques Allan Widlake, Murray & Roberts 9.20 Explosives delivery 9.40 Underground hauling and loading automation Speaker TBC, Sandvik 10.00 Hard-rock cutting and rapid tunnelling  10.20 Reef drilling: Xstrata case study Jordan Letkeman, Cubex 10.40 Technology Time: four short presentations  11.00 Coffee Break  Session 2: Underground mining methods 11.30 Continuous Miners: use in Room and Pillar Speaker TBC, Joy 11.50 Xstrata's Southstock coal mine: MC470 Miner Speaker TBC, Sandvik 12.10 Panel Discussion: Block Caving  Correct planning Keith Triginer, Gemcom Software Hauling & loading Improving tunnel advance rates Case study 12.50 Lunch  Session 3: Surface load and haul 13.30 Autonomous truck development (Solomon mine) Speaker TBC, Caterpillar  13.50 Production drill rigs 14.10 Optimising the load-haul cycle  John Samut, Komatsu 14.30 Hybrid and energy recovery systems for Trucks Bill Halli, GE 14.50 Panel Discussion: Surface Automation - the future?  Surface hauling and loading experience  Drill Rig Automation Automation planning 15.30 Coffee Break  Session 4: Haulage optimisation 16.00 Mechanical v electrical drive systems - 16.20 Lifecycle management of surface loaders Mike Casson, Flanders 16.40 Fuels/lubricants choice to improve performance Darren Barwick, Shell 17.00 Panel: Trolley-assist v conventional trucks  Drive systems and infrastructure Bill Halli, GE  Benefits over traditional methods Don Lindell, Komatsu Case study of trolley-assist operation DAY 2   Tuesday, October 25th Minerals Processing / Crushing and Conveying Session 5: Mill maximisation 9.00 Filtration 9.20 Precious metals recovery  9.40 Flotation 10.00 Dense Media Separation 10.20 Technology Time: Six short presentations  10.50 Coffee Break  Session 6: Flow management 11.20 Control of bio- and heap-leach developments      Petrus J van Staden, Mintek 11.40 Mine and stockpile management 12.00 Automation of the processing circuit John Favier, DEM Solutions 12.20 Panel: Optimising Minerals Recovery  Increasing recover rates from low-grade ores Choosing the right chemicals Correct planning in the processing plant 13.00 Lunch  Session 7: Crushing choices 13.40 Gearless v mechanical drives 14.00 SAG & AG mills 14.20 Crusher selection  14.40 Better fragmentation: improving crusher throughput 15.00 Coffee Break  15.30 Technology Time: Four short presentations  Session 8: Surface solutions 15.50 IPCC and truck-shovel mining methods Cesar Carraro, Vale 16.10 Semi v full mobile crushing/conveying Richard Green, MMD 16.30 Does IPCC make financial sense? Scot Szalanski, P&H 16.50 Panel: Maximising Surface Mining Efficiency  IPCC: Realistic solution in existing open pit? Will IPCC ever be the system of choice? Owner v contractor options Surface-mining case study

For further information about the event and to register to attend at the special early bird price visit the Mining Congress website