8th KZN Energy Indaba
27 & 28 March 2014

PROGRAMME*

DAY ONE: 27 March 2014

12:00 – 13:45 / Registration followed by lunch
Session 1
13:45 – 14:00 / Opening by FFF President
14:00 – 14:30 / Power Generation using discard coal in fluidized bed technology
Andrew Carr – Sebenzana Consulting and Mark Mohring – M3 Services
14:30 – 15:00 / The coalfields of northern KwaZulu-Natal – Then and now
Dr John Hancox –Managing Director, CCIC Coal
15:00 – 15:30 / Extending the reserves of coking coal by the additional of tar
Stanford Makgato – Smelter Plant Metallurgist, Palabora Copper
15:30 – 16:00 / Tea & Coffee Break
Session 2
16:00 – 16:30 / The provincial overview of exploration & mining developments
MrsNqobileKhanyile, 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, Glencore
17:00 – 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 3
09:00 – 09:30 / Opening Address
KZN Premier
09:30 – 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 4
11:00 – 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 Thompson

12:30 – 13:30 / Lunch
Session 5
13:30 – 14:00 / Development of a small Coal-Fired Power Plant using state of the art techniques
Ryno Laubscher – John Thompson
14:00 – 14:30 / Use of fly ash from power stations for cleaning up the mine water
Richard Kruger – Ash Resources
14:30 – 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 6
15:30 – 16:00 / Carbon Capture and Storage in South Africa
Brendan Beck - SANEDI
16:00 – 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 guide

09h00 – 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