Sponsor Update and Briefing to New Sponsors

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Sponsor Update and Briefing to New Sponsors
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Agenda

• Business Meeting
• AMIRA Overview
• P9M Summary achievements and benefits
• P9N Proposal Summary
• Sponsor Testimonials
• Discussion
• Technical Meeting
• P9M Comminution Module
• P9M Flotation Module
• P9N Proposal Details

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AMIRA Overview
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THE P9 Project 40 years of successful
collaboration and delivery of value to sponsors
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Industry driven Mineral Processing Research

• Collaboration and networking between researchers,
  major mining companies and suppliers
• Outstanding leverage of research investment
• Delivering benefits through new technologies and
  tools for processes design and optimisation
• Worlds leading mineral processing research teams

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The P9 Project 1962-2003 and beyond ...
Site Trials Data
Mineral Industry
P9 Research Optimisation of Mineral Processes
by Modelling and Simulation
Trained Staff
Research Outcomes
Students
IP
JKMRC University of Cape Town McGill University
JKTech, UCT, McGill
Commercial Products Licensed to Suppliers
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Achievements over 40 years of delivery

• Helped reshape industry understanding, design
  operational practice
• Process improvements at gt 100 operational sites
• Mathematical models eg breakage,
  classification, power draw etc

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Achievements over 40 years of delivery

• Methodologies for process design optimisation
• Unique array of tools and software simulation
  products, ie JKSimMet, JKSimFloat
• Products, ie JKJetLift etc
• Hundreds of millions s value derived

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Keys to Success

• Industry driven, tackling real issues
• Active collaboration and open communication
• Sharing of project costs and outcomes
• Broad industry participation
• Multi discipline, multi national research teams
• Uptake of products by Supplier sponsors
• Practical outcomes, implemented at sponsors sites
• Sponsors circuits are often the research location

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Keys to Success

• 4 year funding cycle with industry redefinition
  of needs
• Efficient project management
• Training new engineers, at least 150 MSc/PhDs
• Networking
• Growing nurturing research infrastructure
• Leverage of sponsors investment 50 to 90
  times

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P9M Project 2000 2003 Project Overview and
Achievements
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P9M Project Overview

• 13th Extension of the project Jan 2000 to Dec
  2003
• 39 worlds leading mining companies and suppliers
• Results, outcomes used and implemented at
  sponsors sites across 5 continents
• Research team combines the skills and
  collaboration from leading researchers at JKMRC,
  UCT and McGill

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Key Project Contacts

• Technical Contacts
• Project Leader J-P Franzidis
• Flotation Module Leader J-P Franzidis Emmy
  Manlapig
• Comminution Module Leader Steve Morrell
• Gravity Module Leader Peter Holtham
• UCT Program Martin Harris
• McGill Program Jim Finch
• Overall Project Coordination
• AMIRA Cape Town Peter Gaylard Nicky Davies
• AMIRA Melbourne David Stribley Kate Bowman

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Steering Committee Role

• Sub-group of sponsors
• Assist in project management and technical
  direction
• Transparency maintained with all sponsors
• Meet during SRM and at other appropriate
  opportunities
• Advisory role representing all sponsors

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Steering Committee Members

• Anglo Platinum Sandy Lambert
• Teck Cominco Barun Gorain
• Lonmin Bert Knopjes
• Xstrata Peter Rohner
• Newmont Rob Dunne
• Rio Tinto Ray Shaw
• WMC Resources Narayan Krishnan
• JKMRC JP Franzidis, Emmy Manlapig,
• Steve Morrell
• UCT Martin Harris
• McGill Jim Finch
• AMIRA David Stribley, Peter Gaylard

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P9M Sponsors
Major Sponsors Alcoa Noranda/Falconbridge Ang
logold North Limited (Rio Tinto) Anglo
Platinum PT Freeport BHP Billiton Rio
Tinto Lonmin Platinum Teck Cominco MIM/Xstrata
WMC Resources
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P9M Sponsors
Minor Sponsors Anglo American KCGM Northam
Platinum Cliffs Mining KBGM/Placer Pasminco DeBeer
s Kumba Phelps Dodge Impala Platinum Newcrest Wes
tern Metals INCO Newmont
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P9M Sponsors
Supplier Sponsors BOC/Afrox ME
Global Bradken Metso Eimco Dorr
Oliver Minproc Hatch Outokumpu JR/Roche
Mining Samancor Magotteaux Senmin
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Project Reporting

• Major Progress Reports produced every 6 months
• Project Bulletins provide updates to sponsors
• Site reports produced for each site program
• Final Report Comminution Flotation volumes
• Minutes and presentation from all meetings

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Technology Transfer

• Sponsor review meetings, two per year
• Workshops
• Seminars
• Individual sponsor meetings with project team
• Technical visits to sponsors sites
• Project web site
• Networking between sponsors and researchers

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Financial Management Structure
Sponsors
Supplier Comps
Mining Comps
AMIRA coord
Steering Committee
Project Manage Team
Reports, Outcomes, Benefits
Project Manager
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Research in Comminution, Flotation, Gravity
Modules
JKMRC
McGill Uni
UCT
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THRIP
NSERC
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P9M Sponsorship Costs As in 2003
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Continent Origin of Sponsorship (by s)

• Continent
• North America 16
• South East Asia 4
• South Africa 35
• Australia 45

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Funding Leverage

• Significant funding leverage achieved through
• 39 sponsors sharing cost
• Complementary funding through South Africa
  (THRIP) and Canadian (NSERC) Government grants
• Indirect leverage through growth of institutions
• Research expenditure is up to 50-90 times
  sponsors
• input

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Project Web Site www.p9project.com contains all
project details Sponsor only area is password
protected contact AMIRA for password
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P9M Project Technical Program
Achievements Introduced by JP Franzidis Frank Shi
- Comminution Module JP Franzidis - Flotation
Module
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P9N Project 2004-2007
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Why Commence P9N Project?

• P9M Industry sponsors requested the proposal to
• Continue the deliver of value to industry from
  the Technology developed in P9
• Build on the foundations from P9M
• Project has track record of delivery
• Researcher relationships and synergy
• Networks established between participants
• Proven project management processes
• Student training

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Development of the P9N Project

• Sponsors and researchers involved
• Extensive planning discussions
• Industry questionnaires used to prioritise
  key project areas
• Integrated approach
• Final proposal circulated

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Development Schedule

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Project Overview

• Project will commence Jan 04 and continue for 4
  years
• Program has been well developed with industry
  input
• Structured as complementary projects separately
  managed and resourced
• Project teams resourced appropriately
• from JKMRC, McGill and UCT.
• Outsource areas as required
• Site specific work program available

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P9N Project Proposal Overview of project
vision, scope, benefits Emmy Manlapig Project
Manager
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P9N Project Management Technology Transfer

• Project management system in place
• Project management team key research personnel
  AMIRA
• Steering Committee
• Six monthly progress reports bulletins
• New web site under construction
• Other technology transfer initiatives under
  development

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Preparation of Project Budget

• AMIRA responsible for Project Financials
• Work program developed to match available funding
• Known costs and activities budgeted up-front
• All sponsors input into final work program
• Individual projects to manage separate budgets
• Project Manager responsible for overall budget

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P9N Sponsorship Levels

• Sponsor Levels
• Major
• Mining companies
• Site specific research program
• TwoTechnology transfer programs
• Minor
• Mining companies
• No site work
• OneTechnology transfer program
  
• Supplier
• Industry suppliers only
• No technology transfer programs
• All sponsors get
• All reports, attend all meetings
• Access to all products, outcomes, IP rights and
  use within operations

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P9N Funding StructureAs in 2004

• Level of Sponsorship Cost per year
• Major 104 000
• Minor 52 000
• Supplier gtUS2b T.O. 32 000
• ltUS2b T.O. 26 000

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Where to from here?

• Proposal circulated for sponsor
  consideration Sept 03
• Continuing roadshow meetings Oct/Nov 03
• Confirmations of sponsorship requested as soon
  as possible Dec 03 at latest
• Project commencement Jan 2004
• Project startup meeting, Brisbane, March 2004
• First sponsors review meeting around June 2004

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Why join P9N?

• Well defined deliverables and benefits
• Project management systems in place
• Networks established
• Significant leverage
• Research infrastructure
• Access to past successes IP at no additional
  cost
• Successful track record
• Your best investment in mineral processing RD

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Examples of Direct Sponsor Benefits

• BHPBilliton
• P9 surveys and modelling tools used to design
  Cannington upgrade. Assisted in equipment
  selection while minimising testing and Capex
  (i.e. No need for 2nd grind line).
• TeckCominco
• P9 modelling approach used to quantify capacity
  requirements and configure circuits for Red Dog
  VIP project. Further work now planned due to
  success.
• De Beers
• Full verification of HPGR model now complete and
  utilised by them widely in simulations.

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Examples of Direct Sponsor Benefits

• Kumba
• Using the comminution and flotation models in new
  plant design.
• Alcoa
• Implementation of TCPL has resulted in 20
  increase in throughput at two locations. Benefits
  of the order of 20m over 3 yrs.
• Lonmin Platinum
• FCTR and other design tools have been used in
  design of 3 new concentrators (commissioned) and
  2 more planned.

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Examples of Direct Sponsor Benefits

• Rio Tinto
• Extensive surveys and modelling at NPC has
  enabled optimisation to be undertaken.
• Phelps Dodge
• Using the simulation tools in plant optimisation
  and new plant design.
• KCGM
• P9 modelling tools have resulted in removing
  secondary crushing costs at a saving of at least
  2mpa
• Cadia
• Assistance in flowsheet design and commissioning

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Anglo Platinum Lonmin Testimonial
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Questions
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