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Tentative Agenda
To be updated as changes occur.
To be updated as changes occur.
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TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2007 | |
| 7:00-9:00 p.m. | Registration |
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 2007 | |
7:00-8:00 a.m. 8:00 a.m.-noon 8:00 a.m.-noon |
Registration Preconference Workshop: Becoming the BPI Company Coordinator Field Trip to Phelps Dodge Sierrita Open-Pit Copper Mine |
| 1:00-4:00 p.m. 1:00-5:00 p.m. |
Preconference Workshop: Applications of LEAN Concepts and Tools to Mining Field Trip to Caterpillar International Testing and Evaluation Site |
| 5:00-8:00 p.m. 7:00-9:00 p.m. |
Registration Steering Committee Working Dinner, Sponsored by ADX; All present members, as well as upcoming nominees, plan to attend. |
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THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2007 | |
| 7:00-8:00 a.m. 8:00-9:00 a.m. |
Registration Please allow time to register beforehand as the conference will start promptly at 8:00 a.m. Mineral World Cafe, Sponsored by Mintec, Inc. Introduction by Pragna Bhakta, BPI Program Chairman Continental Breakfast and Discussion |
| 9:00-9:20 a.m. |
Welcome and Introductory Remarks Dr. Andrew Schissler, Conference Chairman |
| 9:20-10:20 a.m. |
Keynote Address I: BPI-Corporate Cultural Integration: Essential for Sustainable Success Paul J. Dowd, Vice President, Australia and New Zealand Operations (retired) for Newmont Mining Corporation |
| 10:20-11:20 p.m. 11:20 a.m.-noon |
Keynote Address II: Are We Thinking Well Enough for Tomorrow? Tony Eltringham, Vice President, Operating Excellence, BHP Billiton Base Metals Keynote Discussion |
| 12:15-1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30-3:00 p.m. | SESSION I: Best Practice Sharing and Sustainability Moderated by Peter Fordham 1. Implementing Best Practices for Improving Mine and Mineral Processing Project Operability and Performance, Frederick Biery, Practice Manager, Mining, Minerals, and Metals, Independent Project Analysis (IPA) 2. Sharing of Best Practices within a Global Organization, Pragna Bhakta, Newmont Mining Corporation 3. Application of Best Practices to Arch Coal's Coal Preparation Plants, Dr. Peter J. Bethell, Director of Coal Preparation, Arch Coal, Inc. SESSION II: Increasing Efficiency in Administration, Accounting, and Information Technology Moderated by Allen Wilkes 1. Critical Information Technology Requirements for Effective and Sustainable Business Process Improvement, Dr.Sean Dessureault, Department of Mining and Geological Engineering, University of Arizona 2. Capital Acquisition Process, Alan Gardner, Financial Analysis Manager-Antelope Mine, Rio Tinto Energy America, Wyoming 3. Flow of Seismograph Data, Holly Bellmund, Manager Operations Support Services, Vulcan Materials Company |
| 3:15-4:30 p.m. | Session Discussion |
| Evening |
Margharita Reception, Sponsored by Ivara Corp. and Westward Look Resort |
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FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2007 | |
| 8:00-9:30 a.m. |
SESSION III: Organizational Change Management Moderated by Pragna Bhakta 1. Improvement in the Cross-shift Communications Process, Robert Baldridge, Manager of Mines, Intrepid Potash-Carlsbad LLC 2. Successful Elements of Barrier Removal Teams with Multiple Groups, Shane Durgin and Stan Hoffman, Foundation Coal West, Inc., an affiliate of Foundation 3. SASOL Mining Transformation Journey, Pierre Jordaan, Technical Manager, Sasol Mining (Pty) Ltd - Mining Division |
| 9:30-10:30 a.m. |
Session Discussion |
| 10:45 a.m.-noon | SESSION IV: Process Improvement Case Studies Moderated by Sean Dessureault 1. Experience with Wireless Local Area Network Deployment in Underground Coal and Metal/Nonmetal Operations, James Hackwood, P.Eng., Vice President, NL Technologies 2. Managing Change Initiatives to Prevent Initiative Overload, Steve Whites, Rio Tinto Energy America, Gillette, Wyoming 3. In the Eye of the Beholder-Case Studies on the Implementation and Sustainability of Best Practice, Kay Sever, President, OptimiZ Consulting LLC, CQIA |
| noon-12:30 p.m. | Session Discussion |
| 12:30-1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30-3:00 p.m. | SESSION V: Maintenance Initiatives to Increase Equipment or Plant Availability Moderated by Tim Brown 1. Utilization of Labor Activity Analysis to Improve Craft Productivity and Maintenance Effectiveness, Derek Toffer, Account Manager, Fluor Corporation, and Hugh Alexander, Fluor Site Manager at Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation 2. Equipment Reliability Improvement: Barrick's TEAM Approach at the Goldstrike Open Pit, Jeff Rosser, Superintendent, Continuous Improvement, Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Inc. 3. Bottom Line Results with a Proactive Asset Reliability Process, Al Weber, Senior Reliability Expert, Ivara Corporation SESSION VI: Measuring BPI Success Moderated by Peter Fordham 1. Measuring Mining Operations for Process Improvement: A Case Study, Will Kaydos, President, The Decision Group, LLC 2. Selection, Implementation, and Reporting of BI Metrics, George W. Rowley, Six Sigma Business Improvement Team Coordinator, Kennecott Utah Copper Company 3. Improvement Process Toolkit Optimizing How Process Improvement Work Gets Done, Rick McAllister, Continuous Improvement Coordinator, Riverton Coal Production, and Christopher Pizzurro, System Developer, Foundation Coal |
| 3:15-4:30 p.m. | Session Discussion |
| 4:45-5:30 p.m. |
Conference Wrap Up Dr. Andrew Schissler, Conference Chairman |
| Evening |
Individual Company Meetings |
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