Conference program
Please find below the provisional conference program and timetable of Symposium Mines Guinée (SMG 2008), 13 – 14 October, Conakry, Palais du Peuple, République de Guinée. In honour of the Republic of Guinea’s 50th Anniversary of Independence.
Sunday 12th October 2008
20.30 Welcome Cocktail Reception
Monday 13th October 2008
08.00 Coffee & Registration
09.00 Opening Ceremony
10.00 Session 1: Declaration of the Government of Guinea’s mining policy
- 50 years of the mining and geological activities: Strengths and weaknesses
- The new strategy for the future of Guinea’s mining industry
- Integrating Extractive Industries in the National Development Agenda
11.00 Morning Coffee Break & Tour of the Exhibition
11.15 Session 2: The Issues of raising and managing funds from mining revenues
- Strengths and weaknesses
- Planned measures to use mining revenues for crucial development of core infrastructure (roads, energy, hospitals, housing)
- Management of Mining Revenues
- Equity Funding for the Development of Mining Projects
- Identifying financing options that are best for Guinea
12.15 Session 3: Financial & Legal Framework in Guinea’s `Mining Sector
- Mining Code
- Tax System of the Mining Industry (tax incentives)
- Supervision of the Mining and Geological Industry
- Explanation of the various laws
- Petroleum Code
- Revision of agreements and contracts
- Incentives for foreign investment in mining
13.15 Lunch Break
14.15 Session 4 Overview of the Guinean Mining Sector: Mining and Geological Potential
- Cartography
- Resource Potential, where, what and how much
- Bauxite
- Iron
- Gold
- Uranium
- Diamonds
- Oil and Gas
15.15 Session 5: Long Terms Sustainable Development: Building Capacity, Sustainable Development & Local Content
- Community Development
- Development of SME’s : Access to funds for the Guinean SME’s to participate actively in the Guinean Mining Sector
- Planning of Mining Zones
- Providing necessary basic services (water, electricity, telecommunications and hospitals)
- Environmental Protection
- What skills are necessary for Guineans to be actively involved in the mining industry and how can more education and training centres be built by both government and the mining sector?
- Community and Small Scale Mining: how to formalise, regulate and create sustainability?
- Technological transfer to small scale mining from big mining companies
- How can local Guinea entrepreneurs create companies to be involved in the mining supply chain?
16.15 Coffee Break
16.30 Session 6: Development of Mining Logistics Infrastructure and its impact on the Guinean Economy as a whole
- Case studies: Transguineen, Mining Railway, Deep Water Ports
- Infrastructure hindering access to resources
- Integrated minerals-based growth and as a solution to Guinea’s infrastructure development
- The contribution of telecoms in the mining sector
- The contribution of infrastructure in the mining sector and its knock on effect for other aspects of the Guinean economy
- Guinean Infrastructure Development: Public/Private Partnerships
17.30 End of Day One
19.30 Gala Dinner
Tuesday 14th October 2008
08.00 Coffee & Registration
09.00 Session 7: Guinea’s mega Bauxite and Aluminium projects: Case studies
- Aluminium refinery – Sangaredi
- Aluminium refinery – Kamsar
- Bauxite and Aluminium Complex – Dian Dian
- Looking at the world growth in alumina demand, what this means for long term investment in aluminium refining?
- Case studies of feasibility studies and projects in construction
- What will the impact on Guinea’s economy and development of increased refined products export?
10.00 Session 8: Bauxite and Alumina Session
- Improving power supply to increase alumina production, solutions?
- The need for sustainable growth
- Latest developments in the global alumina market and its impact on Guinea
- Trade flows / price flows
- Structural change in the global Aluminium market and its effects in the alumina price outlook
- Developing secondary alumina
- Upgrading of low grade bauxite from mines, conversion, utilisation of reserves
11.00 Coffee Break
11.15 Session 9: Iron Ore Session
- A geological overview of Guinea’s iron ore prospects
- Measures to bring Guinea’s iron ore riches to market and at the same time building transport infrastructure in the country.
- Case studies of Guinean iron ore exploration
- Case Study: Simandou
12.15 Session 10: Gold Session
- A geological overview of Guinea’s gold prospects
- How can Guinean gold be marketed more effectively?
- Case studies of Guinean gold exploration
13.15 Lunch Break
14.15 Session 11: Diamonds and Precious Stones
- A geological overview of Guinea’s diamond prospects
- How to brand Guinea’s diamond exports?
- How can the artisanal diamond sector be incorporated into the formal sector
- Case studies
15.15 Session 12: Other resources: Uranium, Nickel, Cobalt cobalt, copper, lead, zinc, manganese, molybdenum, limestone, platinum, titanium, uranium, chalk, graphite, and granite
- Oil Exploration in Guinea
- A review of the hydrocarbons potential in Guinea’s offshore territory
- Guinea’s new petroleum law
16.15 Coffee Break
16.30 Session 13: Development Partners / Government / Private Sector Roundtable/ Neighbouring Mining Producers
- Regional Integration of West African mining, infrastructure and regulations
- Public Private Civil partnership to develop and add value to Guinea’s mining revenues
- Development Partners in Guinea: review of ongoing projects and new projects to come.
17.30 Closing Ceremony
18.30 End of Conference
20.00 Closing Cocktail Reception
Wednesday 15th October 2008
09.00 Departure for a selection of field trips
17.00 Return from field trips
