Coal Industry Basics 2013

Topics

• Coal exploration and the mining legislative framework
• The Australian coal mining industry and its value chain
• Coal exploration techniques and methods
• Coal geology and its implications for exploration and mine design
• Coal mine planning, development, and project decision making
• Deposit modelling, resource/reserve estimation and reporting standards
• The use of mining and the role of coal as an energy source
• Mining methods , production, processing, tailings and waste, closures
• New frontiers – CSG, underground coal gasification and clean coal

Who should Attend

• Administration roles within coal and related companies
• Commercial people, management, people moving from other industries into the coal industry
• Regulators, policy, investors, financiers, lawyers and analysts of coal projects
• People who do business with coal related companies
• Companies on the fringe of the coal industry who need a basic understanding
• University graduates/technicians/tradespeople entering the coal industry