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• Conference Day One • Thursday 21 Aug 2008 •

08.30	Registration and Coffee
09.00	Opening Remarks
09.05	Chairman Remarks
09.15	INDONESIA’S NEW MINING LAW AND ITS IMPACT ON MINING – THE PT FREEPORT PERSPECTIVE · Latest recurrence of Indonesia’s new mining laws · Likely impact of new mining law · Environmental and social responsibility Tony Wenas Senior Vice President – Legal, Tax & External Affairs PT. FREEPORT INDONESIA
10.00	MANAGING CONTRACTORS EFFECTIVELY · What are the most critical issues you need to consider? · Successful co-operation, co-ordination and risk sharing and controls across all parties involved in the contract mining process · Case study of successful working relationships Ilda Harmyn General Manager – Contact Mining PT KALTIM PRIMA COAL
10.45	Networking Coffee Break Grab a coffee and make new contacts to discuss an area most relevant to you and your business
11.15	DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE CONTRACT RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH ENSURING THE CONTRACT ACCURATELY REFLECTS COMPANY’S OBJECTIVES · Effectively involving key stakeholders in the tender development process · Assessing bidder proposal costs, benefits and risk using a stakeholder driven evaluation model · The sharing of risks and benefits by contract partners · Collaborating on Health, Safety and HR fronts Gerry Lowe Mine Management & Operations GDL CONTRACT CONSULTANT
12.00	CONTRACTOR SAFETY MANAGEMENT AND ASSURANCE · Why is effective contractor and sub-contractor safety management important? · Working together to promote mine safety throughout project lifespan · Practical steps to reinforce the undertaken safety measures throughout your mining projects Dr. Suseno Kramadibrata Professor – Mining Department INSTITUT TEKNOLOGI BANDUNG (ITB)
12.45	Networking Lunch
14.00	SELECTING THE CONTRACT MODEL THAT BEST SUITED FOR THE PROJECT, OPERATOR AND CONTRACTOR · Evaluate the pros and cons of various contract mining models · Developing the best contract chosen to maximize its successful delivery · Minimize risk and delivery of an optimum on-time and on-budget project Gary Boland Senior Mining Consultant PALARIS MINING
14.45	REDUCING COST AND MEETING PROJECT THROUGH CONVEYOR INFRASTRUCTURE · What is the cost analysis of using conveyors in comparison to other transportation methods? · Designing an efficient and cost-effective conveyor belt system · Conveyor as the alternative solution to counter mobile equipment shortages Norbert Neumann Manager TAKRAF GMBH
15.30	Networking Coffee Break Grab a coffee and make new contacts to discuss an area most relevant to you and your business
16.00	DEALING WITH THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF CONTRACT MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVELY · Critical areas in contract management · Contract management challenges and mitigating strategies · Dealing with Contract management in volatile environment · Dispute resolution: Options available
16.45	ROUNTABLE SESSION
17.30	End of Day One

• Conference Day Two • Friday 22 Aug 2008 •

08.55	Chairman Recap
09.00	THE ROLE OF INDONESIA’S LAW IN FACILITATING MINING – REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND LEGAL OBLIGATIONS · Working within Indonesia’s regulatory framework · Effective working model between stakeholders · Ensuring mining operations meet legal obligations Hendra Sinadia Legal Advisor PT FREEPORT INDONESIA
09.45	CONTRACT MINING IN INDIA: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES · Developments of contract mining in India · Critical factors in deciding to self operate vs using mining contractor · Managing the contractor relationship effectively in India Senior Representative JSW NATURAL RESOURCES LTD
10.30	Networking Coffee Break Grab a coffee and make new contacts to discuss an area most relevant to you and your business
11.00	CREATING A SUCCESSFUL ALLIANCE CONTRACT IN MINING – THE NEWONT TANAMI PERSPECTIVE · A comparative analysis for various alliance models · Implementing alliance contracting: challenges and pitfalls · Driving productivity and performance levels when establishing a mining contract Kym Harvy Site Business Manager NEWMONT TANAMI OPERATIONS
11.45	YALLOURN PERSPECTIVE: SUCCESSFUL PARTNERSHIPS WITH MINING CONTRACTORS Creating sustainable working relationships and partnership with contractors is absolutely critical in ensuring your project deadline and commitments are met. In this session, David will focus on key strategies that have been put in place together with the mining contractors to achieve a win-win situation for all parties. David Crawford Infrastructure and Development Manager TRUENERGY – YALLOURN (TBC)
12.30	End of Conference

14.00 • WORKSHOP A • FRIDAY • 22 AUG2008 •

HOW CAN YOU MANAGE, DRAFT AND NEGOTIATE EFFECTIVE MINING CONTRACTS

A 3-hour interactive workshop focusing on essential legal understanding of the key issues pertaining to drafting, structuring, restructuring, negotiating and most importantly, managing mining contracts in all aspects. Among the critical issues to be thoroughly addressed including

· Overcoming current mining challenges through a successful and water-tight contract structure

· Understanding and effectively managing legal aspects of mining contracts

· Drafting, interpreting and executing a mining contract successfully

· Evaluating and reviewing contractual performance and taking the next step

· Managing various risks and exposures in mining contracts (e.g political, financial)