19th Global Maintenance USG Conference and Trade Expo
AMC Consultants was a proud sponsor of GMUSG, which took place in Port Augusta, South Australia, on the 15th-17th August 2023. AMC had a booth and provided satchel inserts to all attendees. The event attracted more than 700 delegates which is a record. Rob Chesher and Andrew Proudman, represented AMC at the event.
Below are some photos from the event with some commentary about the presentations.
The Hon. Tom Koutsantonis, SA Minister for Energy and Mining detailed an exciting strategic plan for the Spencer Gulf and the state to become a clean, economic powerhouse focused on
- A South Australian copper province featuring an expanded Olympic Dam smelter and refinery
- A green iron and steel facility at Whyalla that uses South Australian magnetite ore
- A green hydrogen industry utilising the high-intensity renewable energy zone around the Upper Spencer Gulf.
- Places such as Port Augusta where the sun shines (a lot) and the wind blows (a lot) are in high demand worldwide!
In addition to the copper province allowing BHP to fully exploit the resources of Olympic Dam, Prominent Hill, Carapateena and Oak Dam, the expanded Olympic Dan smelter could provide a processing option for other stakeholders in the region.
Gavin Hobart, EGM Mining Growth and Transformation, GFG Alliance - SIMEC Mining and Liberty OneSteel – Whyalla Greeniron and Greensteel Transformation, outlined an exciting project to use magnetite ore from SA and hydrogen manufactured by electrolyser in the Spencer Gulf to manufacture green iron and steel at the Whyalla plant.
The South Australian government has identified two critical ways that the pace of these major projects can be accelerated:
Dr Paul Heithersay, Chief Executive SA Department for Energy and Mining detailed the critical importance of early engagement with Native Title groups to ensure that all stakeholders are aware of new projects and initiatives early in the project cycle so that they are fully prepared to advocate for rights and benefits for their people, and so that the projects are not unduly delayed by the Native Title process. 23 groups were pre-emptively engaged on the proposed Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act – 2023 under this excellent strategic initiative.
Jeremy Conway, CEO Infrastructure SA – Northern Water Project, detailed SA’s answer to the second project accelerator: creation of a ready supply of water; desalinated in the Spencer Gulf at 260 ML per day using renewable energy and reticulated for all users using a 600 km pipeline system.
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