8th KZN Energy Indaba27 & 28 March 2014

PROGRAMME*

DAY ONE: 27 March 2014

12:00 – 13:45 Registration followed by lunch

Session 113:45 – 14:00 Opening by FFF President

14:00 – 14:30 Power Generation using discard coal in fluidized bed technologyAndrew Carr – Sebenzana Consulting and Mark Mohring – M3 Services

14:30 – 15:00 The coalfields of northern KwaZulu-Natal – Then and nowDr John Hancox – Managing Director, CCIC Coal

15:00 – 15:30 Extending the reserves of coking coal by the additional of tarStanford Makgato – Smelter Plant Metallurgist, Palabora Copper

15:30 – 16:00 Tea & Coffee Break

Session 216:00 – 16:30 The provincial overview of exploration & mining developments

Mrs Nqobile Khanyile, Regional Manager: KwaZulu-Natal, Department of Mineral Resources 16:30 – 17:00 Springlake Colliery in KZN – update and developments

Karin van der Merwe - Group Geologist Operations, Glencore17:00 – 17:30 Coal Mining in KwaZulu-Natal: Yesterday – Today – Tomorrow

Grant Wishart – Emerald Green 17:30 – 18:00 The use of a strategic environmental framework to support emerging coal miners in achieving

environmental compliance and sustainability Philippa Emanuel - SRK Consulting

18:30 Networking Drinks and Light Supper at Hotel

DAY TWO: 28 March 2014

08:00 – 08:50 Registration with Tea & Coffee

Session 309:00 – 09:30 Opening Address

KZN Premier09:30 – 10:00 Investment trends and challenges for the mining sector in KZN

Innocent Hlongwana - Investment Promotion Manager: Resources and Chemicals, TIKZN 10:00 – 10:30 The role of the KZN Coal Hub

Gill Whittington Banda – Managing Consultant, Atalanta Consulting 10:30 – 11:00 Tea & Coffee Break

Session 411:00 – 11:30 Coke Making at the ArcelorMittal Works in Newcastle

Colin Hill - Works Manager, Operations Metallurgy, ArcelorMittal South Africa  11:30 – 12:00 Utilisation of Colenso’s anthracite resources for power generation: breathing new life into a ghost town

John James – CEO, Colenso Power 12:00 – 12:30 CFD Combustion Modeling and Validation of a Bagasse Boiler

Philip du Toit – Senior Development Engineer - Industrial Watertube Boilers, John Thompson12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

*Programme is subject to change by the FFF and the Organisers

Session 513:30 – 14:00 Development of a small Coal-Fired Power Plant using state of the art techniques

Ryno Laubscher – John Thompson14:00 – 14:30 Use of fly ash from power stations for cleaning up the mine water

Richard Kruger – Ash Resources14:30 – 15:00 What is this AMD thing? Is it a risk to the water environment and coal mining in KwaZulu-Natal? A bit of the

background and context.Dr Andrew Wood, Partner and Principal Consultant, SRK Consulting

15:00 – 15:30 Tea & Coffee Break

Session 615:30 – 16:00 Carbon Capture and Storage in South Africa

Brendan Beck - SANEDI16:00 – 16:30 The Future of Coal in the Low Carbon Economy and the Impact of Natural Gas

Dave Collins – Principal Consultant, MAC Consulting presented by Dr John Hancox, CCIC Coal 16:30 – 17:00 Panel discussion – the Road Forward for KZN in Energy and Development

19:00 Conference Dinner at Hotel with a special guest speaker

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FIELD TRIP: Saturday 29 March 2014

Tour of the Talana Coalfields Museum – with tour guide09h00 – 12h00

Talana museum is situated on the site of the first battle of the Anglo -Boer War 1899-1902. A large varied museum covering a number of different things. Magnificent glass museum, stunning African bead gallery, national coal mining exhibits, military museums. Exhibits on battles of Rorkes Drifts, Isandlwana, Talana, Elandslaagte, Helpmekaar. Peter Smith cottage, transport displays, military and settler cemetery, Gandhi memorial. Research archives. Historical hiking trail. African craft production centre.

*Programme is subject to change by the FFF and the Organisers