Abstract

In recent times, four out of five mining capital projects are late and/or over budget by more than 40%, several are close to 100% over budget. Can your projects economics afford to incur this kind of impact. Most projects today struggle to demonstrate double digit returns, so what needs to be done by the industry? The key note address will identify for you 5 critical to success factors that will improve the likelihood of delivering a successful project.

Biography of the presenter

Over 40 years of professional experience in metallurgy and mining related industries: Chair and Director on three public company boards and two Private company boards; A Founding Partner in X2 Resources; Chief Executive Officer (Xstrata Nickel) and executive member of the Xstrata Management Team; Chief Operating Officer for Falconbridge Ltd; Several leadership positions before that: Senior Vice President, Projects and Engineering, Project Director, Director of Engineering, Project Engineer, Process Manager/Engineer, Assistant Metallurgical Manager and Plant Metallurgist.