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Ned Howard

Manager Geoscience

Evolution Mining

Ned is Manager Geoscience at Evolution Mining Ltd, where he oversees the geoscience specialists team and leads group-wide geoscience initiatives and projects supporting the company’s exploration strategy.

With more than 20 years’ experience in exploration and mining for gold and copper in Australia and internationally, he holds a Bachelor of Science (Geology, First Class Honours) from the University of Tasmania. Ned is an active advocate for geoscience education and has been instrumental in developing the Australian Institute of Geoscientists’ strategic plan to strengthen geoscience education, in his roles on the AIG Education Committee and as AIG representative on the Australian Geoscience Council Education Committee.

15 : 15 - Wed, 28 Oct

Wed, 28 Oct
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15:15 - 17:30 AEDT
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135 min

Accelerating Exploration to Development

STREAM: Agnico Eagle Project Development & Delivery

15:15 - 15:20
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5 min

Welcoming Remarks

John Mern, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Terra AI

15:20 - 15:35
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15 min

Interview: OceanaGold’s Approach to the Fast Track Process

15:35 - 15:55
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20 min

How Much will AI Transform How the Mining Industry does Exploration?

15:55 - 16:00
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5 min

Core Scanning at Zonia: Real-Time Geological Decision Making at a U.S. Copper Asset

Adam MacInnis, Project Manager, GeologicAI

16:00 - 16:05
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5 min

Taking Cleantech from the Lab to Commercialization 

Greg Hanna, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Destiny Copper

16:05 - 16:20
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15 min

From Discovery to Delivery: Accelerating Major Resource Projects in Queensland

Gerard Coggan, Coordinator-General, Queensland Government

16:20 - 16:50
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30 min

Panel Discussion: Spurring on new discoveries in the Macquarie Arc

16:50 - 17:30
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40 min

Panel Discussion: Effective Strategies to Accelerate Project Development and Commodity Production

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