Welcome from the Conference Chair
Colin Roberts, Natural Resource Geo-strategy Pty Ltd

AusIMM Welcome
Janine Herzig, President, AusIMM

Opening Address
Kim Beazley AC, Governor of Western Australia

Keynote Presentation: Eramet Lithium direct extraction process
Fabien Burdet, ERAMET Ideas

Keynote Presentation: Driving Demand
Nicole Roocke, Minerals Research Institute of WA

Overview of the AusIMM Health and Safety Society
Guang Xu, WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering, Curtin University

International Trends in Lithium Production Technologies (Using Patent Analysis)
Paul Hamilton-Brown, Glasshouse Advisory

Geology and Mineralisation of Altura's Pilgangoora Lithium Mine
Stephen Barber, Altura Mining Ltd

The Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Deposit – Geological Overview and Evolution of Discovery
Nigel Broomham, Pilbara Minerals

The Buchanan's LCT Pegmatite Field
Steven Wilson, Strategic Metals Australia Pty Ltd

Sediment hosted lithium - the unconventional hydrocarbon of the new energy economy?
Pip Darvall, Jindalee Resources Limited

Guidelines for Reporting Resources and Reserves for Brine Deposits
Rebecca Holland-Kennedy, Pepinnini Lithium Limited

Lithium and its analytical challenge from exploring to mining
Alex Otto, CSIRO

Q&A
Q&A Time,

Application of portable X-ray diffraction to lithium exploration and mining in pegmatites and coal-bearing sequences
Dane Burkett, Olympus Corporation Asia Pacific

Rapid field identification of mineral phases in LCT pegmatites: the application of RAMAN spectroscopy
Sophie Perring, Portable XRF Services Pty Ltd

Light Elements: A Niche For Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS)
François Doucet, Elemission Inc.

Characterisation of Li-deportment in LCT-pegmatites: Application for field identification of Li mineralogy
Martin Wells, John De Laeter Centre, Curtin University

Improving Shallow Hard Rock Pegmatite Mining
David Billington, Mining Plus Limited

A comparison of electrodynamic fragmentation to cone crushing of some pegmatites to liberate Li-bearing minerals
Mark Aylmore, Curtin University

A review of lithium flotation methods and collectors used in lithium beneficiation plants worldwide
Abdul Gorken, ArrMaz

The Flotation of Lithium Minerals from Hard Rock Deposits from Laboratory Testwork to Commissioning
Damian Connelly, Mets Engineering Group Pty Ltd

Q&A
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Keynote Presentation: A global overview of the geology and economics of lithium production
John Sykes, MinEx Consulting

Keynote Presentation: The Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre (FBICRC): a vehicle to support research in battery industries and battery materials across the complete value chain
Jacques Eksteen, Future Battery Industries CRC

LieNA® The next step in spodumene refining
Andrew Napier, Lithium Australia

The Analysis of Lithium Battery Metals and Commodities Using Field Portable Techniques
Andrew Somers, SciAps Inc

Q&A
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Day 1 Conference Close
Gamini Senanayake, Murdoch University

Conference Dinner Keynote Address
Ray Wills, Future Smart Strategies

Day 2 Opening from the Confernce Chair
Colin Roberts, Natural Resource Geo-strategy Pty Ltd

Keynote Presentation: Lithium Valley – Global Cooperation to Diversify the Supply Chain
Colleen Yates, Regional Development Australia, Perth

Keynote Presentation: Greenbushes LiFe
Guy Meade, Talison Lithium

An Overview of Lithium Processing: Technical Considerations
Pete Forakis, SGS Minerals Metallurgy

Overview of Process Development of the Altura Pilgangoora Lithium Project
Jeremy Ison, DRA Global

Q&A
Q&A Time,

Investigation of flash calciner thermal treatment of lithium ore
Tobias Risken, thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG

Partnership Unlocks Value in Li Processing
Richard Williams, Mclanahan

Overview of Process Development for Plateau Energy Metals Falchani Lithium Project
Chris Griffith, ANSTO Minerals

Evaluation of the processing routes of lithium from the european pegmatite deposits
Lev Filippov, Université De Lorraine

A New 'closed’ process for Lithium chemicals production from Spodumene and other Lithium-Silicate Minerals
Richard Hunwick, ICS Pty Ltd

LithSonic™ - Lithium metal production for the post-lithium-ion battery era
Daniel Jewell, CSIRO

Recovery of lithium from mineral resources: state-of-the-art and perspectives
Huan Li, WA School of Mines, Curtin University

A Rock and a Hard Place: Negotiating Geochemistry Challenges for Lithium Project Approvals
Thomas Robson, MBS Environmental

Q&A
Q&A Time,

Overview of the AusIMM Community and Environment Society
Laurie Reemeyer, Resourceful Paths

Overcoming premature corrosion issues on conveyor cleaners and optimising conveyor belt cleaning in lithium production
Sonja Volhejn, Hosch International Pty Ltd

Can lithium tailings be safely stored in an upstream construction facility?
Hiral Vara, GHD Pty Ltd

Filtration – an integral part of impurity removal for battery grade Li2CO3 / LiOH production
Goetz Bickert, GBL Process Pty Ltd

Roasting of spodumene (LiAlSi2O6) with additives for lithium extraction
Bogdan Dlugogorski, Charles Darwin University

Extraction of Lithium from Spodumene through Roasting with Additives
Thamsanqa Ncube, Murdoch University

Weathering of pyroxenes
Johannes Chischi, Murdoch University

Q&A
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Keynote Presentation: Transforming waste into value-added materials for energy storage application
Veena Sahajwalla, Centre for Sustainable Materials Research & Technology

Developing Risk-Based Tools to Better Predict the Impact of Lithium Mining on Ground Water Quality
Silvia Black, ChemCentre

Lithium, cobalt and nickel dissolution from spent lithium - ion batteries
Cristian Serrano, Universidad Católica del Norte

Mapping potential electrode for lithium-ion supercapacitors
Manickam Minakshi, Murdoch University

Q&A
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Day 2 Conference Close
Gamini Senanayake, Murdoch University