Join us on 15th November

For our next Perth networking event featuring a panel session on making the business case for closure.  The event will be held at WSP offices 16:30 - 19:00 (AWST).

Tickets are free for Ordinary members (you will need to be logged in to access) and $30 for Corresponding and non-members (same price as membership).

The approximate agenda for the event is as follows:

16:30 - 17:00 - Arrival and networking

17:00 - 18:00 - Panel session

18:15 - 19:00 - Networking

Panel session

Closure professionals have to communicate the business case for closure across several areas of the business including:

• Justifying provisions and budgets for progressive closure or studies required to inform closure to senior management.
• Persuading the production team to implement materials management practices and progressive closure.

We have some great panellists lined up to speak about their experiences and give their advice on making business cases for closure.  

Kirsty Beckett - Manager Mine Closure / Strategic Planning - Fortescue 

Dr Kirsty Beckett leads Fortescue’s closure planning activities, advising on closure design, cost estimation, and research and development programs. With over 20 years’ experience in land and water management, in natural resource and mining environments, Kirsty has developed solutions for a variety of closure issues including pit lake & creek ecosystems and waste dump landscaping. A passionate closure planner, Kirsty uses her knowledge to challenge the status quo, encourage innovation and work with stakeholders to develop closure solutions that reduce risk and reduce closure costs. She is also a founding member of the Closure Planning Practitioners Association.  Throughout her career, Kirsty has had to make the case for closure activities and studies and now, as manager for closure, she is the customer for many business cases.  She looks forward to bringing this wealth of experience to the panel discussion.

David Mitchell - Regional Manager - Project Portfolio Management

David is senior business leader and project professional whose four decade career spans primary industry and manufacturing.  In the first half of his career he held line management roles in production, product development, quality assurance, safety and environmental compliance.  In the last two decades David has held a number of senior leadership roles: leading project development, business planning and capital works programs in mining and manufacturing.

With BHP, David was the manager of studies for the NSW met coal assets (Illawarra Coal) and at South32 David lead the closure planning and directional studies teams for all of the group’s operations.

David has a developed a deep knowledge of the formulation, assessment and positioning of investment cases, in one notable case, successfully building a case for progressive early closure and remediation of large tailings dams.

Stephanie Raiseborough - Manager Planning Iron Ore - Mineral Resources Limited

Stephanie is a Mining Engineer with over 24 years of experience across multiple operations and commodities in Australia and Africa in both operating and planning roles.  She is currently the Mining Planning Manager for Iron Ore at Mineral Resources.  Her main focus is on tactical and strategic mine planning for Iron Ore.

  We are grateful to WSP for sponsoring this session.