Introduction to Metal Accounting Best Practice Workshop
Introduction to Metal Accounting Best Practice Workshop
We are proud to host the Introduction to Metal Accounting Best Practice Workshop for the Mill Operators Conference.
Metal accounting is a multidisciplinary process requiring inputs from across the mining value chain. The primary purpose of data generated by a metal accounting system is to provide information to operational management.
Outputs from the metal accounting system are used in a company’s financial reports amongst other purposes. There is a requirement in the minerals industry for transparent and auditable metal accounting systems. Hence, the metal accounting system and its design should be subject to approval by a Competent Person(s), who has sufficient relevant experience and expertise in metal accounting.
Operating, management and laboratory personnel are often not fully trained in all aspects of the metal accounting system perhaps due to cost saving or lack of knowledge of the importance of transparent metal accounting reporting. Knowledge and skills in metal accounting are acknowledged as essential for graduates and professionals if they are to provide the necessary support to maintain competitiveness in the minerals industry.
This workshop will:
- Introduce participants to key best practice principles in metal accounting and the AMIRA P754 Code of Practice.
- Provides broad understanding of some of the core metal accounting requirements and considerations that can help improve the effectiveness of the metal accounting process.
By attending this workshop, you can gain insights that will help you:
- Identify how you could better report results in a transparent and accurate manner.
- Understand the impact of sound metal accounts on the broader business.
- Positively impact company reputation, corporate governance, and market credibility through improving your metal accounting practices.
- Assist your business in understanding limitations, variability, and risks in their metal accounting systems.
- Approach metal accounting with a value focus and best practice mindset.
This post-conference workshop would greatly benefit metallurgists, metallurgical managers, plant operator, geologists, laboratory scientists, IT personnel, and other mining sector professionals.
Workshop facilitator
Dr Gail Gnoinski
Karen McCaffery
Karen has more than 35 years’ experience in the mining and minerals industry. Since graduating as a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, she has worked directly for several major mining houses in a range of operational leadership, technical support, project development, business & strategic planning and business excellence roles within the metallurgical function and more recently, by consulting to industry.
Areas of specific expertise include metal accounting, having developed and deployed a comprehensive metal accounting standard and guideline based on the AMIRA Metal Accounting Code of Practice for a mining major, developing and embedding sound applied geo-metallurgical practices into day-to-day operations and production business planning and, process operational performance improvement across the complete plant flowsheet.
With over 25 years expatriate experience, a large part of her work has also been to develop others including metallurgists, engineers, operators and technicians to build their skills and capability. This includes building and managing a successful new graduate training scheme for metallurgists, mechanical and electrical engineers.
7 PD Hours
Date
Thursday, 24 October 2024
Time
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location
Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, 21 Mounts Bay Rd, Perth WA 6000
Catering
Morning and Afternoon tea included
Cost
AusIMM Members – $400
Non-members – $500
If you wish to register for the workshop only and not attend the whole conference click here.