SACOME Annual Report 2016-17

2016-17 SPONSORS
DIAMOND Sponsors
SILVER Sponsors
PLATINUM Sponsors
GOLD Sponsors
OZ Minerals is a copper-focused company based in SA. Listed on the Australian Securities
Exchange (ASX100), it has a growth strategy focused on creating value for all stakeholders.
OZ Minerals owns and operates the copper-gold-silver mine at Prominent Hill and is
developing one of Australia’s largest copper-gold resources at Carrapateena. The company
also has a pipeline of eight early stage earn-in agreements with experienced exploration
companies. It has a healthy cash balance and no debt.
Bureau Veritas Minerals has a long history of providing high quality laboratory services to
exploration and mining companies. As industry leaders in testing, inspection & certification,
Bureau Veritas Minerals has extensive operations throughout Australia providing superior
one-stop-shop solutions for a wide range of resources and commodities. Their extensive
range of services includes geoanalytical testwork, mineral processing, metallurgy, mineralogy,
coal testing, petroleum & gas testing, oil condition monitoring and more.
Iron Road’s vision is to become a trusted and reliable supplier of premium iron concentrates
to the Asian marketplace. The flagship project in achieving this vision is the Central Eyre Iron
Project (CEIP) in South Australia. CEIP is a large scale development expected to produce
24Mtpa of premium iron concentrate from the integrated mine, rail and port operations. Ore
Reserves top 3.7 billion tonnes, providing for over 25 years of production.
Viva Energy Australia’s mission is to keep local industry moving with quality fuels, chemicals,
marine products and bitumen. Viva Energy is the exclusive Shell Lubricants Macro Distributor
in Australia and Shell Licensee at Shell retail fuel stations. They are Dependable, Energetic
and Committed with plans to invest $1 billion over the next five years, Viva Energy Australia
are committed to building Australia’s energy future.
Finlaysons Lawyers is a long-term partner of SACOME and a leading full service commercial law
firm. With its head office in Adelaide, Finlaysons has nationally-recognised Resources, Energy,
Native Title and Environment teams with in-depth and specialist experience in advising the
minerals and energy sector, and strong networks across industry and government. Finlaysons
provides commercial, practical and sustainable solutions to legal and regulatory issues faced by
the sector throughout exploration, development, project approvals, financing and production.
PwC are long-time supporters of SACOME whose purpose is to build trust in society and solve
important problems. PwC are a network of firms in 157 countries with more than 223,000
people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services. PwC
is one of Australia’s leading professional services firms, bringing the power of their global
network of firms to help Australian businesses, not-for-profit organisations and governments
assess their performance and improve the way they work.
COPPER Sponsor
GRAPHITE Sponsors
BP Australia is engaged in the exploration, production and development of oil, natural gas
and liquefied natural gas; and the refining, transportation and marketing of petroleum and
lubricant products.
Exact Mining Services is a leading Mining and Civil Earthworks Contractor working
predominantly in SA but also nationally. Exact Mining Services is based in Adelaide and
currently provides contract services to major mining projects in the SA such as BHP Olympic
Dam, Iluka Resources at Jacinth Ambrosia, Arrium Mining at Whyalla, WPG Resources at
Tarcoola and CU River Mining at Cairn Hill near Coober Pedy.
Alexander Symonds is one of SA’s leading surveying firms and has been a long-standing
partner of the state’s mining and energy sector. Based in Kent Town and celebrating its 85th
anniversary in 2017, the company has provided its cutting-edge surveying services to a host
of SA resources projects over the years, from mine sites and wind farms to oil pipelines and
gas plants.
Lincoln Minerals assisted SACOME to develop the first ever Indiginous Land Use Agreement
and is a committed SA exploration company undergoing the difficult transition from
explorer to graphite miner. Lincoln has a Mineral Lease 35km north of Port Lincoln on Eyre
Peninsula and is working towards developing a world class graphite mine and processing
plant in Australia’s premier graphite province.
Hillgrove Resources Limited is an Australian mining company listed on the ASX focused on
developing its flagship Kanmantoo Copper Mine and associated regional exploration targets,
located less than 55km from Adelaide in South Australia. Hillgrove employs approximately
245 employees and contractors and is presently mining at the rate of approximately 20
million tonnes per annum and produces up to 20,000 tonnes of copper per annum. Annual
export earnings are in a range of $140 million to $170 million.
ElectraNet powers people’s lives by delivering safe, affordable and reliable solutions to
power homes, businesses and the economy. A critical part of the electricity supply chain,
their transmission network safely transports electricity over long distances to metropolitan,
regional and remote areas. ElectraNet specialise in asset, project and contract management
and their clients include power generators, South Australia’s electricity distributor, SA Power
Networks, and large directly-connected clients.
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