Day Two: Thursday, April 29, 2010
8.30am
Registration and breakfast
9am
Chairman's opening remarks
COUNTRY INTELLIGENCE: BRAZIL
9.10am
Brazil's emergence as a global power and the challenges of the Brazilian minerals sector
- Brazilian mining in the world - past, present, and future
- Geology: mineral resources and sustainable mining
- Overcoming obstacles in the Brazilian mining sector
- Sustainable development strategy of the Lula government
General Director, National Department of Mineral Production (DNPM)
9.40am
Panel session: Why Brazil continues to make the biggest strides in Latin mining
- Brazil's vast mining resources and their outlook
- Brazil's mining reform and its impact on investors and mining companies
- Uranium mining in Brazil
- Feeding the world through minerals - outlook of phosphate and potash
Director of Mining Issues, Brazilian Mining Association (IBRAM)
Chief Executive Officer, President, Amazon Mining LTDA.
General Director, National Department of Mineral Production (DNPM)
