Mining Magazine announces Congress Event

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Aspermont UK is proud to announce the Mining Magazine Congress event, which will be held in Niagara-on-the-Lake near Toronto, on 8th and 9th October 2009. The event is the first of its kind, offering the operational mining industry and its suppliers a unique forum in which to share knowledge, ideas on best practice and experience with new technologies and equipment. Unlike other events which are focussed on only one part of the chain, the Congress will address the whole mining process.

In the current period of economic uncertainty and lower commodity prices, a number of mining operations are becoming marginal in terms of profitability, so the industry is looking at all the available options to reduce costs. This includes ways in which existing technologies and methods can be improved, how the best possible availability and cost/tonne can be achieved from equipment both new and old, and, finally, how completely new ideas can be incorporated into operations to improve productivity further. The focus on in-pit crushing and conveying versus conventional load and haul in certain types of open pit is a good example. Automation of equipment is another major push in today’s mining industry.

There will be two full days of presentations. Each day will tackle two of the four main themes – Drill and Blasting, Load and Haul, Crushing and Conveying, Processing. These will run concurrently, so each theme will have a full day devoted to it, providing a unique breadth of content for delegates. The proceedings will take the form of a series of presentation sessions on different topics within these main themes. Speakers will represent a wide spectrum of the industry, from equipment OEMs, mining companies with real mine-site examples, specialist consultants and mining/engineering contractors, among others.

All the details about the event, including sponsorship opportunities and how to register are available on the dedicated website, www.miningcongress.com