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International Mining Geology Conference 2026 Program

The conference program is subject to change at any time, at the discretion of the organising committee.

All times are listed below in AEST (Brisbane, Australia).


Monday, April 20, 2026


Tuesday, April 21, 2026

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration Opens (Tuesday)
8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Session 1 | Opening Plenary


Welcome to Country
Uncle Thomas Coghill, Yuggera

Welcome from AusIMM
Stephen Durkin, AusIMM

Welcome from the Conference Chair
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Keynote | Mining geologists and business savvy: The good, the bad, and the way forward
Mark Berry, Derisk Geomining Consultants

Photon assays – Good enough?
Rene Sterk, RSC

Mining the contradictions
Bianca Byrne, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Q&A + Discussion (Session 1)
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Morning Tea and Exhibition (Tuesday)
10:15 AM - 12:10 PM
Session 2 | Reconciliation

Sponsored By


Is real time reconciliation just a dream – Using representative moisture, multi-element and mass flow measurement on conveyed flows
Henry Kurth, Scantech International Pty Ltd

Enhancing underground mine reconciliation: A unified F and R series framework
Rayleen Hargreaves, Datamine Software

Trying to fix what isn’t broken - The value of mine chain reconciliation
Wesly Randa, OceanaGold Corporation

Q&A + Discussion (Session 2)
Fiona Bodycoat, BHP - Global

Implementing BMM: A business case from Chatree Gold Mine
Owin Phongphanngam, Akara Resources Public Company Limited

Carrapateena a journey of reconciliation discovery in sub level cave mining
Shaun Light, BHP

Q&A + Discussion (Session 2)
Fiona Bodycoat, BHP - Global

Presentation from the AusIMM Geoscience Society
Dale Sims, Dale Sims Consulting

Presentation from the Australian Institute of Geoscientists
Dale Sims, Dale Sims Consulting
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM
Lunch and Exhibition (Tuesday)
1:10 PM - 2:55 PM
Session 3 | Evaluation and Planning

Sponsored By


The integration of geological information into the mine plan
Caitlin Rowett, Hillgrove Resources

Using chance-constrained optimisation to assess the value of drilling
Rick Jeuken, BHP

Q&A + Discussion (Session 3)
Phil Micale, Evolution Mining

Evaluating the reliability of bulk density measurements in nickel laterite deposits using predictive modelling
Ian Lipton, AMC Consultants

Engineering better outcomes: Drill spacing as a tool for ore recovery, dilution control, and risk mitigation at South Kalgoorlie
Joseph Mead, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Third time’s the charm – A case study on the restart at Woodlawn Mine
Hugh Bannister, Develop Global

Q&A + Discussion (Session 3)
Phil Micale, Evolution Mining
2:55 PM - 3:25 PM
Afternoon Tea and Exhibition (Tuesday)
3:25 PM - 5:00 PM
Session 4 | Geology and Grade Control

Sponsored By


Keynote | Mining geologists: Custodians of the ore body
Andrew Engelbrecht, Gold Fields

The hole that created an industry - KD1 and Kambalda nickel sulphide
Ian Glacken, Snowden Optiro

New geological interpretation and grade control strategy at the Federation Pb-Zn deposit, Cobar Basin
Jeremy Mole, Aurelia Metals

Preserving geological collections for teaching and skills development – A digital petrographic atlas of Australian coals
Joan Esterle, University of Queensland

Q&A + Discussion (Session 4)
Henry Dillion, Maptek

Day 1 Close
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Networking Reception

Sponsored By
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration Opens (Tuesday)
8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Session 1 | Opening Plenary


Welcome to Country
Uncle Thomas Coghill, Yuggera

Welcome from AusIMM
Stephen Durkin, AusIMM

Welcome from the Conference Chair
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Keynote | Mining geologists and business savvy: The good, the bad, and the way forward
Mark Berry, Derisk Geomining Consultants

Photon assays – Good enough?
Rene Sterk, RSC

Mining the contradictions
Bianca Byrne, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Q&A + Discussion (Session 1)
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Morning Tea and Exhibition (Tuesday)
10:15 AM - 12:10 PM
Session 2 | Reconciliation

Sponsored By


Is real time reconciliation just a dream – Using representative moisture, multi-element and mass flow measurement on conveyed flows
Henry Kurth, Scantech International Pty Ltd

Enhancing underground mine reconciliation: A unified F and R series framework
Rayleen Hargreaves, Datamine Software

Trying to fix what isn’t broken - The value of mine chain reconciliation
Wesly Randa, OceanaGold Corporation

Q&A + Discussion (Session 2)
Fiona Bodycoat, BHP - Global

Implementing BMM: A business case from Chatree Gold Mine
Owin Phongphanngam, Akara Resources Public Company Limited

Carrapateena a journey of reconciliation discovery in sub level cave mining
Shaun Light, BHP

Q&A + Discussion (Session 2)
Fiona Bodycoat, BHP - Global

Presentation from the AusIMM Geoscience Society
Dale Sims, Dale Sims Consulting

Presentation from the Australian Institute of Geoscientists
Dale Sims, Dale Sims Consulting
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM
Lunch and Exhibition (Tuesday)
1:10 PM - 2:55 PM
Session 3 | Evaluation and Planning

Sponsored By


The integration of geological information into the mine plan
Caitlin Rowett, Hillgrove Resources

Using chance-constrained optimisation to assess the value of drilling
Rick Jeuken, BHP

Q&A + Discussion (Session 3)
Phil Micale, Evolution Mining

Evaluating the reliability of bulk density measurements in nickel laterite deposits using predictive modelling
Ian Lipton, AMC Consultants

Engineering better outcomes: Drill spacing as a tool for ore recovery, dilution control, and risk mitigation at South Kalgoorlie
Joseph Mead, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Third time’s the charm – A case study on the restart at Woodlawn Mine
Hugh Bannister, Develop Global

Q&A + Discussion (Session 3)
Phil Micale, Evolution Mining
2:55 PM - 3:25 PM
Afternoon Tea and Exhibition (Tuesday)
3:25 PM - 5:00 PM
Session 4 | Geology and Grade Control

Sponsored By


Keynote | Mining geologists: Custodians of the ore body
Andrew Engelbrecht, Gold Fields

The hole that created an industry - KD1 and Kambalda nickel sulphide
Ian Glacken, Snowden Optiro

New geological interpretation and grade control strategy at the Federation Pb-Zn deposit, Cobar Basin
Jeremy Mole, Aurelia Metals

Preserving geological collections for teaching and skills development – A digital petrographic atlas of Australian coals
Joan Esterle, University of Queensland

Q&A + Discussion (Session 4)
Henry Dillion, Maptek

Day 1 Close
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Networking Reception

Sponsored By

7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration Opens (Tuesday)
8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Session 1 | Opening Plenary


Welcome to Country
Uncle Thomas Coghill, Yuggera

Welcome from AusIMM
Stephen Durkin, AusIMM

Welcome from the Conference Chair
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Keynote | Mining geologists and business savvy: The good, the bad, and the way forward
Mark Berry, Derisk Geomining Consultants

Photon assays – Good enough?
Rene Sterk, RSC

Mining the contradictions
Bianca Byrne, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Q&A + Discussion (Session 1)
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Morning Tea and Exhibition (Tuesday)
10:15 AM - 12:10 PM
Session 2 | Reconciliation

Sponsored By


Is real time reconciliation just a dream – Using representative moisture, multi-element and mass flow measurement on conveyed flows
Henry Kurth, Scantech International Pty Ltd

Enhancing underground mine reconciliation: A unified F and R series framework
Rayleen Hargreaves, Datamine Software

Trying to fix what isn’t broken - The value of mine chain reconciliation
Wesly Randa, OceanaGold Corporation

Q&A + Discussion (Session 2)
Fiona Bodycoat, BHP - Global

Implementing BMM: A business case from Chatree Gold Mine
Owin Phongphanngam, Akara Resources Public Company Limited

Carrapateena a journey of reconciliation discovery in sub level cave mining
Shaun Light, BHP

Q&A + Discussion (Session 2)
Fiona Bodycoat, BHP - Global

Presentation from the AusIMM Geoscience Society
Dale Sims, Dale Sims Consulting

Presentation from the Australian Institute of Geoscientists
Dale Sims, Dale Sims Consulting
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM
Lunch and Exhibition (Tuesday)
1:10 PM - 2:55 PM
Session 3 | Evaluation and Planning

Sponsored By


The integration of geological information into the mine plan
Caitlin Rowett, Hillgrove Resources

Using chance-constrained optimisation to assess the value of drilling
Rick Jeuken, BHP

Q&A + Discussion (Session 3)
Phil Micale, Evolution Mining

Evaluating the reliability of bulk density measurements in nickel laterite deposits using predictive modelling
Ian Lipton, AMC Consultants

Engineering better outcomes: Drill spacing as a tool for ore recovery, dilution control, and risk mitigation at South Kalgoorlie
Joseph Mead, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Third time’s the charm – A case study on the restart at Woodlawn Mine
Hugh Bannister, Develop Global

Q&A + Discussion (Session 3)
Phil Micale, Evolution Mining
2:55 PM - 3:25 PM
Afternoon Tea and Exhibition (Tuesday)
3:25 PM - 5:00 PM
Session 4 | Geology and Grade Control

Sponsored By


Keynote | Mining geologists: Custodians of the ore body
Andrew Engelbrecht, Gold Fields

The hole that created an industry - KD1 and Kambalda nickel sulphide
Ian Glacken, Snowden Optiro

New geological interpretation and grade control strategy at the Federation Pb-Zn deposit, Cobar Basin
Jeremy Mole, Aurelia Metals

Preserving geological collections for teaching and skills development – A digital petrographic atlas of Australian coals
Joan Esterle, University of Queensland

Q&A + Discussion (Session 4)
Henry Dillion, Maptek

Day 1 Close
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Networking Reception

Sponsored By


Wednesday, April 22, 2026

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration Opens (Wednesday)
8:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Session 5 | Orebody Knowledge

Sponsored By


Day 2 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Keynote | Seeing what others miss: The mine geologist's edge in near mine exploration
Lauren Elliott, OceanaGold Corporation

Successful use of hyperspectral imaging to discriminate material types in an open cut lithium pegmatite mine
Marcel Kamperman, Covalent Lithium

The application of mine geology to improve geological model confidence at the Invincible Mine, St Ives Gold Mine
Sarah Marwick, Gold Fields

Bridging geochemistry and mineralogy: An element-to-mineral model workflow to enhance orebody knowledge
Vinicius Andrade, Glencore

Q&A + Discussion (Session 5)
Johan Van Zyl, Gold Fields
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Morning Tea and Exhibition (Wednesday)
10:15 AM - 12:05 PM
Session 6 | Resource and Modelling

Sponsored By


Learning from the past: Using reconciliation to better forecast the future
Tarrant Elkington, Snowden Optiro

It's all about relationships
Maree Angus, ERM

Integrating geological chronology into AI-driven geological modelling: Toward geologically coherent domain construction
Ron Reid, Harmony Australasia

Q&A + Discussion (Session 6)
Jamie Walters, Datamine Software

Living with Schrödinger’s Kittens: Using retrospective Moving Point of Origin (MPO) analysis to look at resource estimation uncertainty, model to mine reconciliation and infill drilling efficacy
Matthew Grant, OceanaGold Corporation

Decoding geological contributions to coal loss and dilution through seam thickness simulation
Ranjan Saha, BHP - BMA

From drill core to decision-making: A framework for early resource characterisation
Adel Vatandoost, Fortescue

Q&A + Discussion (Session 6)
Jamie Walters, Datamine Software
12:05 PM - 1:05 PM
Lunch and Exhibition (Wednesday)
1:05 PM - 2:55 PM
Session 7 | Quality and Technology

Sponsored By


Appropriate CRMs or analytical method, a potential dilemma, headache or not important
Shauna Martin, Aurelia Metals

Network effects or shear madness? Using machine learning to model mineralised structures
Phil Jankowski, ERM

Seeing through the shotcrete: Enhancing geological modelling with FaceCapture Mapping at Renison
Johanna van Balen, Bluestone Mines Tasmania Joint Venture Pty Ltd

Q&A + Discussion (Session 7)
Tito Lozada, RFD

Practical implementation of the KORE Spector system at a high-throughput diamond core gold operation: Enhancing efficiency and data quality
Simon Davies, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Innovations in density modelling at Bingham Canyon: Integrating advanced technologies and best practices
Connie Schultz, Rio Tinto

The unified rock value framework – Integrating measured and sensed data with machine-learning for value-centred, behaviour-informed ore control
Wendy Ware, Datarock

Q&A + Discussion (Session 7)
Tito Lozada, RFD
2:55 PM - 3:25 PM
Afternoon Tea and Exhibition (Wednesday)
3:25 PM - 5:00 PM
Session 8 | Industry Forum Summary


Overview of the Forum
Dale Sims, Dale Sims Consulting

Evolving Standards in the Age of AI
Panel of Experts,

Q&A + Discussion (Session 8)
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Keynote | Accelerating technology adoption
Neville Plint, Mining3

Q&A + Discussion (Session 8)
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Conference Close and Awards
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Closing Reception
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration Opens (Wednesday)
8:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Session 5 | Orebody Knowledge

Sponsored By


Day 2 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Keynote | Seeing what others miss: The mine geologist's edge in near mine exploration
Lauren Elliott, OceanaGold Corporation

Successful use of hyperspectral imaging to discriminate material types in an open cut lithium pegmatite mine
Marcel Kamperman, Covalent Lithium

The application of mine geology to improve geological model confidence at the Invincible Mine, St Ives Gold Mine
Sarah Marwick, Gold Fields

Bridging geochemistry and mineralogy: An element-to-mineral model workflow to enhance orebody knowledge
Vinicius Andrade, Glencore

Q&A + Discussion (Session 5)
Johan Van Zyl, Gold Fields
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Morning Tea and Exhibition (Wednesday)
10:15 AM - 12:05 PM
Session 6 | Resource and Modelling

Sponsored By


Learning from the past: Using reconciliation to better forecast the future
Tarrant Elkington, Snowden Optiro

It's all about relationships
Maree Angus, ERM

Integrating geological chronology into AI-driven geological modelling: Toward geologically coherent domain construction
Ron Reid, Harmony Australasia

Q&A + Discussion (Session 6)
Jamie Walters, Datamine Software

Living with Schrödinger’s Kittens: Using retrospective Moving Point of Origin (MPO) analysis to look at resource estimation uncertainty, model to mine reconciliation and infill drilling efficacy
Matthew Grant, OceanaGold Corporation

Decoding geological contributions to coal loss and dilution through seam thickness simulation
Ranjan Saha, BHP - BMA

From drill core to decision-making: A framework for early resource characterisation
Adel Vatandoost, Fortescue

Q&A + Discussion (Session 6)
Jamie Walters, Datamine Software
12:05 PM - 1:05 PM
Lunch and Exhibition (Wednesday)
1:05 PM - 2:55 PM
Session 7 | Quality and Technology

Sponsored By


Appropriate CRMs or analytical method, a potential dilemma, headache or not important
Shauna Martin, Aurelia Metals

Network effects or shear madness? Using machine learning to model mineralised structures
Phil Jankowski, ERM

Seeing through the shotcrete: Enhancing geological modelling with FaceCapture Mapping at Renison
Johanna van Balen, Bluestone Mines Tasmania Joint Venture Pty Ltd

Q&A + Discussion (Session 7)
Tito Lozada, RFD

Practical implementation of the KORE Spector system at a high-throughput diamond core gold operation: Enhancing efficiency and data quality
Simon Davies, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Innovations in density modelling at Bingham Canyon: Integrating advanced technologies and best practices
Connie Schultz, Rio Tinto

The unified rock value framework – Integrating measured and sensed data with machine-learning for value-centred, behaviour-informed ore control
Wendy Ware, Datarock

Q&A + Discussion (Session 7)
Tito Lozada, RFD
2:55 PM - 3:25 PM
Afternoon Tea and Exhibition (Wednesday)
3:25 PM - 5:00 PM
Session 8 | Industry Forum Summary


Overview of the Forum
Dale Sims, Dale Sims Consulting

Evolving Standards in the Age of AI
Panel of Experts,

Q&A + Discussion (Session 8)
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Keynote | Accelerating technology adoption
Neville Plint, Mining3

Q&A + Discussion (Session 8)
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Conference Close and Awards
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Closing Reception

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Registration Opens (Wednesday)
8:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Session 5 | Orebody Knowledge

Sponsored By


Day 2 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Keynote | Seeing what others miss: The mine geologist's edge in near mine exploration
Lauren Elliott, OceanaGold Corporation

Successful use of hyperspectral imaging to discriminate material types in an open cut lithium pegmatite mine
Marcel Kamperman, Covalent Lithium

The application of mine geology to improve geological model confidence at the Invincible Mine, St Ives Gold Mine
Sarah Marwick, Gold Fields

Bridging geochemistry and mineralogy: An element-to-mineral model workflow to enhance orebody knowledge
Vinicius Andrade, Glencore

Q&A + Discussion (Session 5)
Johan Van Zyl, Gold Fields
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
Morning Tea and Exhibition (Wednesday)
10:15 AM - 12:05 PM
Session 6 | Resource and Modelling

Sponsored By


Learning from the past: Using reconciliation to better forecast the future
Tarrant Elkington, Snowden Optiro

It's all about relationships
Maree Angus, ERM

Integrating geological chronology into AI-driven geological modelling: Toward geologically coherent domain construction
Ron Reid, Harmony Australasia

Q&A + Discussion (Session 6)
Jamie Walters, Datamine Software

Living with Schrödinger’s Kittens: Using retrospective Moving Point of Origin (MPO) analysis to look at resource estimation uncertainty, model to mine reconciliation and infill drilling efficacy
Matthew Grant, OceanaGold Corporation

Decoding geological contributions to coal loss and dilution through seam thickness simulation
Ranjan Saha, BHP - BMA

From drill core to decision-making: A framework for early resource characterisation
Adel Vatandoost, Fortescue

Q&A + Discussion (Session 6)
Jamie Walters, Datamine Software
12:05 PM - 1:05 PM
Lunch and Exhibition (Wednesday)
1:05 PM - 2:55 PM
Session 7 | Quality and Technology

Sponsored By


Appropriate CRMs or analytical method, a potential dilemma, headache or not important
Shauna Martin, Aurelia Metals

Network effects or shear madness? Using machine learning to model mineralised structures
Phil Jankowski, ERM

Seeing through the shotcrete: Enhancing geological modelling with FaceCapture Mapping at Renison
Johanna van Balen, Bluestone Mines Tasmania Joint Venture Pty Ltd

Q&A + Discussion (Session 7)
Tito Lozada, RFD

Practical implementation of the KORE Spector system at a high-throughput diamond core gold operation: Enhancing efficiency and data quality
Simon Davies, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Innovations in density modelling at Bingham Canyon: Integrating advanced technologies and best practices
Connie Schultz, Rio Tinto

The unified rock value framework – Integrating measured and sensed data with machine-learning for value-centred, behaviour-informed ore control
Wendy Ware, Datarock

Q&A + Discussion (Session 7)
Tito Lozada, RFD
2:55 PM - 3:25 PM
Afternoon Tea and Exhibition (Wednesday)
3:25 PM - 5:00 PM
Session 8 | Industry Forum Summary


Overview of the Forum
Dale Sims, Dale Sims Consulting

Evolving Standards in the Age of AI
Panel of Experts,

Q&A + Discussion (Session 8)
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Keynote | Accelerating technology adoption
Neville Plint, Mining3

Q&A + Discussion (Session 8)
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd

Conference Close and Awards
Daniel Howe, Northern Star Resources Ltd
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Closing Reception


Thursday, April 23, 2026


Friday, April 24, 2026


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