South American Diggers Conference 2012

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Hon Dr. Craig Emerson Minister for Trade & Competitiveness	David Landers General Manager Growth and Emerging Markets Austrade	Eduardo Chaparro Avila Executive Director ASOMINEROS Colombian Chamber of Mining - ANDI	Pedro Martinez President Peru National Association of Mining, Energy and Petroleum	Jose Blanco Chairman Australia-Latin America Business Council

Jose Andres Herrera Head of Mining Investment Chile Foreign Investment Review Committee	Rodrigo Martinez Soreque Special Advisor General Coordination of Mining, Mexico Ministry of Economy	Mathias Heider Division Head Mining Development and Planning Brazil National Department of Mineral Production	Barry Dawes Executive Chairman Martin Place Securities	Phil Hopkins CEO South American Ferro Metals

Glen Darby Managing Director Condor Blanco Mines	Steve Tainton GM Investor Relations Metminco	Dr Robert Brady General Manager Subsurface & Exploration Petro Magallanes	Christopher Gale Managing Director Latin Resources	Gerardo Castillo General Director Societas Consultora De Analisis Social

Robert Milbourne Partner Norton Rose	Harris Gómez Managing Partner Harris Gomez Group	Ignacio Randle Partner Estudio Randle	Alexandre Calmon Partner Infrastructure and Natural Resources Veirano Advogas	Gavin Lind Executive Director Minerals Tertiary Education Council

Richard Boele Managing Director Banarra	Henry Reynolds Risk Manager GHD	Derek Hunter CEO Kinetic Group	Francisco Cendejas Cruz Regional Coordinator Mexican Geological Survey	Bruce Johnson Manager New Projects Cardno BEC

Cristian Parra Senior Fellow Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining

About the conference

Receive authoritative, topical, timely and practical information and advice on the current situation of the South America mining sector focusing on the key countries of Brazil, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Colombia and also featuring Mexico, Guyana, Ecuador and Bolivia, as well as the project experiences of Australian and international mining companies in this dynamic resources sector, and future opportunities.

South America remains the world's leading destination for both mineral exploration and mine development. On an individual country basis, Brazil is in third place after Australia and Canada, but the gap has closed as a result of recent strong investment. Chile and Peru rank fourth and fifth respectively.

Some parts of this resource rich continent remain under explored and other parts of the region need investment and expertise to modernize.

Although major international mining companies have a relatively long history of mineral exploration and development in South America, in recent years a rapidly growing number of Australian and international junior miners have established operations in South America.

This growing interest was demonstrated by the 200 plus delegates who attended the 1st South American Diggers conference held in Sydney in November 2011. A significant number of juniors and mid-caps participated either as sponsors, exhibitors or delegates together with a line-up of top speakers from regional countries and Australia. The 2012 conference is expected to be bigger and better with more delegations expected from the region as well as a stellar speaker line-up.

Why you should attend?

Be briefed on the latest economic and business outlook for mineral and energy exploration and development in South America with a focus on the mineral resource rich countries of Brazil, Chile, Peru, Colombia, Argentina and also including Mexico Guyana, Ecuador and Bolivia
Receive an update on the developing Australia and South America trade and commercial relationship including Australian Government support for mining sector cooperation and development
Find out more about the regulatory and taxation regimes of the key countries in the region as they apply to their mineral exploration and mine development sectors
Learn from the majors with a long history in the region with a particular focus on the position of South America in their global mineral exploration and mine development programs
Hear from leading government officials and mineral exploration and mining associations from the key countries on the state of their economies, current regulatory and support policies for their mineral sectors and project opportunities
Gain insight from Australian junior and mid cap companies successfully involved in mineral exploration and development in each of these key countries
Get information from both Australian and international organizations on capital funding for mineral exploration and project development including successful examples using different fund raising options
Profit from the newest investment opportunities in the mining sector in South America particularly involving Australian companies
Network, network, network!

Who Will Attend?

Our range of speakers and delegates will include key government officials, senior business executives and support services experts from the key South American mining countries together with investors and Australian mining companies already participating in mineral exploration and development in South America, as well as the growing number of Australian mining companies who are looking to participate in this exciting area of mineral exploration and development.

Participants will come from the following categories:

Mining Executives
Financiers / Bankers / Brokers / Analysts
Government Officials and Representatives
Investors
Mining Service Industry
Suppliers
Mining Consultants

Key topics to be covered in the conference

South and Central America - again the leading regional destination globally for mining investment in2011 and the economic and business outlook for mineral exploration and development
Opportunities, challengers and threats for Australian miners, explorers and investors interested in South America
Recently implemented and proposed regulatory and legislative changes what this means for mining sectors in countries across the region
New developments in the Australia South America trade and commercial relationship and Australian Government support for resource sector cooperation and development
Australian capital markets and project valuations of South American mineral exploration and mine development projects - are perspectives changing
Sourcing of mining sector funding from South American domestic capital markets
The TSX - the leading stock exchange in the world with a Latin America focus
Sustainable development of the mining industry in South America - what does ratification of ILO Indigenous and Tribal People Convention 169 by Governments mean for new mining projects
The importance of risk management - a company case study
Oil and gas and geothermal - significant opportunities for further exploration and development
Procedures for bidding for exploration permits - a country comparison
Addressing the skills shortages in the South American mining sector
Partnering with Chinese companies for mineral exploration and mine development in South America
South and Central America - key markets for Australian suppliers of mining equipment, technology and services
Brazil - responsible and sustainable mining - the key to fully developing Brazil's potential to double or treble current mining production
Argentina - the continued growth of the mining sector and proposal to establish the world's first national protocol on sustainable and responsible mining
Mexico - one of the top five country destinations globally for mining investment in 2011
Colombia - a new series of legal and institutional changes will set the stage for a successful future in competitive and sustainable mining
Peru - maintaining the economic framework and implementing new laws to ensure the continued growth of Peru's mining sector
Chile the leading copper producer globally but exciting new opportunities for further exploration and development of gold, lithium, oil and gas and geothermal resources
Guyana and Ecuador - mining sectors at early stage of development but with significant potential

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