PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

Brazilian Mining in the Globalized World

SEPTEMBER 24, 2007 - MONDAY
9am – Distribution of material to pre-registered participants
–Reception of new registrations

Arnaldo Gramani Auditorium

11am

Formal Opening Session 12th Brazilian Mining Congress
Official Opening of the International Mining Exhibition – EXPOSIBRAM 2007

2pm Brunch
4pm - Keynote Session: BRAZIL ON THE WORLD SCENE
Antenor Firminoda Silva, President and COO, Yamana Gold Inc.
João Bosco Silva, Superintendent Director, Votorantim Metais Ltda.
Murilo Pinto de Oliveira Ferreira, CEO, CVRD INCO
Sebastião Henrique Ubaldo Ribeiro, President and COO Iron Ore, BHP Billiton BrazilModerator: William Waack


SEPTEMBER 25, 2007 - TUESDAY


Henrique Guatimosim Auditorium

Panel - MINING: A VISION OF THE FUTURE
Chairman: Paulo Fernando Bahia Guimarães, Member of the Organizing Committee of the 12th Brazilian Mining Congress (GRD Minproc Engenharia e Consultoria Ltda.)
9am Trends in commodity prices. How long can the good prices be sustained?
Paul Gray, Commodities Analyst, Goldman Sachs JBWERE (UK)
9:40am – Debate
10am Trends in project development. Where are they heading? 
Tom Revy,
Director Development - Resources, GRD Minproc Ltd. (Australia)  
10:40am – Debate
11am

- Future mine - trends and advances in technology
Peter A Lilly, Director, CSIRO – Exploration and Mining  (Australia)

11:40am – Debate
12noon - Lunch in the venue
2 to 5pm – Thematic Sessions:THE NATIONAL MINING SCENARIO

Time Henrique Guatimosim Auditorium Augusto Trajano de Azevedo Antunes Auditorium Moraes Rego
Auditorium

INDUSTRIAL MINERALS
Coordinator: Célio Augusto Bandeira, Member of the Organizing Committee of the 12th Brazilian Mining Congress (Magnesita S.A.)

ORNAMENTAL STONES
Coordinator: Maria da Glória Brito Abaurre, Environment and Water Resources Secretary of the Espírito Santo State

THE AGGREGATES INDUSTRY: A REALISTIC VIEW
Coordinator: Fábio Luna Camargo Barros, DirectorVice-President, Embú S.A. Engenharia e Comércio

2pm

Industrial minerals, a mine of opportunities
Emilio Marcus de Castro Lobato, Manager for Marketing and Mineral Technique, Magnesita S.A.

The market
Carlos Antônio Cavalcanti, Vice-President of External Trade, ABIROCHAS - Brazilian Association for Dimension Stones Industry

A view of the aggregates industry in Brazil: diagnosis, trends and challenges
Fernando Mendes Valverde, Executive Director, ANEPAC - National Association of  Entities Producing Aggregates for the Construction Industry

2:40pm Debate Debate Debate
3pm

Graphite: production x demand
Sandio Ricardo Nunes Pereira, Marketing Manager, Nacional de Grafite Ltda.

Technological conditioning factors for the development of the ornamental stones sector
Cid Chiodi Filho, Partner-Manager, Kistemann & Chiodi Assessoria e Projetos Ltda

Reflections of the application of  CONAMA Resolution 369/2006 in aggregate mining
Elvira Gabriela Ciacco da Silva Dias, Environmental Studies Coordinator, MULTIGEO - Mineração, Geologia e Meio Ambiente Ltda.

3:40pm Debate Debate Debate
4pm Alumina
Jorge Camps Andreu,
Commercial Manager, Alcoa Latin America

The ornamental and revetment rocks sector and the social-environmental responsibility
Reinaldo Dantas Sampaio, Vice-President, ABIROCHAS - Brazilian Association for Dimension Stones Industry

Territorial organization for the mining of aggregates
Ayrton Sintoni, Researcher, São Paulo Institute of Technological Research – IPT

4:40pm Debate Debate Debate

PARALLEL PROGRAM

Henrique Guatimosim Auditorium

7:30pm

- 2nd  National Meeting of Mine Engineering Students – ENEMINAS
Coordinator: Guilherme Andrade Vieira Paz, Studies Center of Mining - CEMIn/Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG


Arnaldo Gramani Auditorium
7pm

- Award Ceremony “200 Largest Mines in Brazil”
Coordinator: Joseph Young, Editorial Director Magazine Minérios & Minerales


TECHNICAL LECTURES

ROOM 6

3pm to 4:30pm

– Sandvik MGS S.A. - Mine automation
Mikko Koivunen, Automation Product Line Manager in Latin America


ROOM 9
4:30pm to 6pm

– Metso Brasil Indústria e Comércio Ltda. - Process integration and optmisation from mine to mill
Juliana Colacioppo
, Process Technology Center Chief




SEPTEMBER 26, 2007 - WEDNESDAY


Henrique Guatimosim Auditorium

Panel - CAPACITY BUILDING AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION IN MINING
Chairman: Maria José Gazzi Salum, Member of the Organizing Committee of the 12th Brazilian Mining Congress (Geology, Mining and Ore Transformation Secretariat of the Ministry of Mines and Energy - MME)

9am

Meeting the demand for qualified personnel – The roles of research centers, consulting companies and autonomous researchers
Virgínia Sampaio Teixeira Ciminelli, Professor, Department of Material and Metallurgical Engineering of the Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG

9:40am – Debate
10am

Educating mining engineers for a sustainable future
Michael Karmis, Stonie Barker Professor, Department of Mining & Minerals Engineering & Director, Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research (USA)

10:40am – Debate
11am

In house and on the job training in the large scale mining company
Ricardo Vescovi de Aragão, Director of Operations and Benedito Waldson Pinto, General Manager for Administration and Human Resources, SAMARCO Mineração S.A.

11:40am – Debate
12 noon

Plenary lecture: Stakeholder engagement - The communication challenge
Olinta Cardoso, Institutional Communication Director, Cia. Vale do Rio Doce – CVRD

12:45pm – Lunch in the venue
2pm to 5pm Thematic Sessions: TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS FROM THE USER’S PERSPECTIVE

Time  Henrique Guatimosim Auditorium Augusto Trajano de Azevedo Antunes Auditorium Moraes Rego
Auditorium
MINING SOFTWARE
Coordinator: Cláudio Lúcio Lopes Pinto, Member of the Organizing Committee of the 12th Brazilian Mining Congress (Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG)

EQUIPMENT
Coordinator: Julio Cesar Nery Ferreira, Operation Director, Cadam S.A.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Coordinator: Adão Benvindo da Luz, Director,  Mineral Technology Center – CETEM

2pm

State-of-the-art mining software and the impact on best practices in mining planning
Giorgio de Tomi, Director of Operations, Devex Tecnologia e Sistemas

National GPS precision technology for mining
Guilherme Bastos Alvarenga, Head of the Computer Sciences Department of the Federal University of Lavras - UFLA

Research and technological development in the CVRD - minerals area
Maria Cristina Almeida Valadares, Manager of Technological Development and Vânia Lúcia de Lima Andrade, Specialist in Ore Processing, Cia. Vale do Rio Doce -  CVRD

2:40pm Debate Debate Debate
3pm

Integrating planning and operations in the Cuiabá Mine
Josiane Cordeiro Seixas, Planning Engineer, AngloGold Ashanti Brasil Mineração

Optic-electronic separating of minerals
Luiz Carlos Terto, Manager, Belmont  Group

Collaborative R&D in the mining industry in a global business environment
Juan Carlos Salas Morales, Research Director for Latin America, AMIRA International Ltd. (Australia)

3:40pm Debate Debate Debate
4pm

Risks and challenges in using mining software
Anderson Cerceau, Planning and Control of Production Manager, Mineração Rio do Norte S.A.

Underground telecommunications
Carlos Ramírez Carrascal, Projects and System Manager, S.O.L Investments LCC (Peru)

The law of innovation and the Mineral Sector Fund
Elzivir Azevedo Guerra, Coordinator of Mobilizing Programs , Secretariat of Technological Development and Innovation, Ministry of Science and Technology

4:40pm Debate Debate Debate

PARALLEL PROGRAM

Henrique Guatimosim Auditorium

7pm

– 2nd  National Meeting of Mine Engineering Students – ENEMINAS
Coordinator: Guilherme Andrade Vieira Paz, Studies Center of Mining - CEMIn/ Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG


Augusto Trajano de Azevedo Antunes Auditorium
5pm

Meeting of Associação Brasileira dos Profissionais da Mineração – APROMIN (Brazilian Mining Professionals Association)
Coordinator: Paulo Roberto Amorim dos S. Lima, President Director


ROOM 5

3pm New systems from DNPM (National Department of Mineral Production)
Miguel Antônio de Cedraz Nery, Director General of DNPM
• New Electronic Pré-Petition
• New Cadastre Miner
• SIGareas System

TECHNICAL LECTURES

ROOM 6

3pm to 4:30pm

Quadrem Brazil: Global e-Procurement – Competitive advantage through the implementation of procurement solutions in a global world
Roberto Costa, Regional Vice-President


ROOM 7
3pm to 4:30pm

Takraf do Brasil Soluções Tecnológicas Ltda. - The high top technology in surface mining, and semi-mobile and mobile crushing technology
Heiko Teuber e Holger Lieberwirth, Engineering

4:30pm to 6pm

Hägglunds Drives Brasil Comércio de Peças para Motores - Direct hydraulic drives on belt conveyors
Mike Redmond, Director - Mining & Material Handling


ROOM 8
3pm to 4:30pm

– Centroprojekt do Brasil S.A. - Application of eletrostatic preciptators on the mining area
Oduvaldo Higa, Process Manager – Air


ROOM 9
4:30pm to 6pm

– Sotreq S.A. -  Productivity optimization of Caterpillar 793D off hightway Trucks
José Rogério de Paula e Silva
, CVRD Mine Operation General Manager

6pm to 7:30pm

Metso Brasil Indústria e Comércio Ltda. - Metso Minerals: new solutions in slurry pumps
Álvaro Brandão, Minerals Processing Sales Manager





SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 - THURSDAY

Henrique Guatimosim Auditorium

Panel - MANAGING THE MINING COMPANY
Chairman: Décio Sândoli Casadei, Member of the Organizing Committee of the 12th Brazilian Mining Congress (Casadei Engenharia Mineral Ltda.)


9am

Corporative governance in large companies
Antonio Miguel Marques, President, Camargo Corrêa Cimento S.A.

9:40am - Debate
10am

Managing the operation
Sérgio Roberto Fráguas,  Superintendent Director, Mineração Caraíba S.A

10:40am – Debate
11am

Social responsibility in the large mining companies
Hernan Vera, Argentina President Yamana Gold Inc. (Argentina)

11:40am – Debate
12 noon – Plenary Lecture – ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI BRASIL MINERAÇÃO'S EXPERIENCE IN:
· Roasting Unit and Sulphuric Acid Plant Expansion Project
· Technological advances in mining, focussing on productivity, safety and health
Alexandre Freitas,
Sulphuric Acid Plant and Roasting Superintendent
Roosevelt Freire, Maintenance and Planning Superintendent
Gilmar Dieguez Lopes - Radioprotection Supervisor, and Safety Coordinator
AngloGold Ashanti Brasil Mineração Ltda.
12:45  –  Lunch in the venue
2 pm to 5 pm   Thematic Sessions: MANAGING THE MINING COMPANY

Time Henrique Guatimosim Auditorium Augusto Trajano de Azevedo Antunes Auditorium Moraes Rego
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MINING AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Coordinator: Marcelo Ribeiro Tunes, Director of Mineral Business, IBRAM

WATER RESOURCES
Coordinator: Patrícia Helena Gambogi Boson, Member of the Organizing Committee of the 12th Brazilian Mining Congress (IBRAM)

THE SOCIAL ROLE
Coordinator: Rinaldo Cesar Mancin, Director of Environmental Business, IBRAM

2pm

Environmental policy for a mining State
José Carlos Carvalho, Environment and Sustainable Development Secretary of the Minas Gerais State

Charging for the water used in mining
Patrick Thadeu Thomas, Water Resources Specialist, Agência Nacional das Águas

The importance of the socio-economic role of the MRN in the regional context and of the aluminum chain in Pará
Ademar Cavalcanti Silva Filho, Manager - Health, Safety, Environment, Quality and Community Relations, Mineração Rio do Norte S.A.- MRN 

2:40pm Debate Debate Debate
3pm

Environmental accounting for passive contingencies (guarantees and insurance)
Fábio da Silva e Almeida, Professor, Catholic University of Campinas – PUC Campinas

Managing water resources in mining: the Vazante case
Edmar Eufrásio de Araújo, Hydrogeologist, Votorantim Metais Zinco S.A.

The social and corporate responsibility of coal
Fernando Luiz Zancan, President, ABCM –- Brazilian Coal Association

3:40pm Debate Debate Debate
4 pm

Myths and reality concerning the relation between mining and sustainable development
Roberto Cerrini Villas Boas, Researcher,  Mineral Technology Center – CETEM

The challenges managing water resources at the Morro do Ouro Mine
Juliana Araújo da Matta Machado Esper,  Chief of Environment Department, Rio Paracatu Mineração - RPM

Mining and local development: the case of the CFEM in Brazil
Maria Amélia Enriquez, Professor, Economics Department - Pará Federal University

4:40pm Debate Debate Debate

PARALLEL PROGRAM

Henrique Guatimosim Auditorium

7pm

- 2nd  National Meeting of Mine Engineering Students – ENEMINAS
Coordinator: Guilherme Andrade Vieira Paz, Studies Center of Mining - CEMIn/ Federal University of Minas Gerais – UFMG

TECHNICAL LECTURES

ROOM 6

3pm to 4:30pm

Orica Mining Services - Use of electronic detonators for frequencies and vibration control in blasting by explosives
Christian Guerrero
, Commercial & Marketing Manager
André Zecchini, Technical Consultant


ROOM 9

4:30pm to 6pm

Sotreq S.A - Productivity optimization of Caterpillar 793D off hightway trucks
José Rogério de Paula e Silva
, CVRD Mine Operation General Manager

6pm to 7:30pm – SEW-EURODRIVE Brasil Ltda. - SEW industrial gear units – X Series
Gustavo Macieira Muniz
, Sales Engeneer