Objective

To provide an opportunity for active SA mineral explorers and miners to present technical updates to their peers of activities on their flagship projects. Participants will gain an appreciation of the diverse activities in the State and gain ideas from each other to collectively improve the State’s chances of future mine development.

Strategy

To hold an economical, no-frills, one-day, stimulating, technically biased, all-commodities, all-areas conference including new companies, exploration projects, feasibility studies/development projects, near-mine exploration and operating mines. Presenters will be encouraged to avoid corporate backgrounds and will not be asked to document their presentations other than by providing a copy of their visual material. These will be uploaded to the SAEMC website shortly after the event. There will be layout tables instead of booths for publicity material for exhibition sponsors.

Host Organising Committee

Marc Twining – Chair (AusImm Representative)

Graeme McDonald – Treasurer (AIG Representative)

Mike Hatch – (ASEG Representative)

Jeanette Brooks – Sponsorship (Barton Gold Representative)

Anna Petts – (GSA & Student Representative)

Peta Abbots – (AMEC Representative)

Jem Parke – (Social Media)

Chaoshui Xu – (AusImm Representative)

Adrienne Brotodewo – (GSA & Student Representative)

It is not intended to have the agenda monopolised by any one of the above organisations; i.e., no time is given to advertising each organisation or their activities or searching for members during this conference.

Date/Time

Friday, 4 December 2026, 7:30 am to 5:00 pm, with drinks to follow (5.00 to 7.00 pm)

Venue

Adelaide Convention Centre, North Terrace, Adelaide.

Access

Western entrance on Montefiore Road.

Parking

Abundant parking is available in the North Terrace Car Park – entrance on North Terrace at the western end of the terrace.

Registration

Early Bird:
$295 (1 August – 30 September)

Standard:
$385 (1 October – 2 December)

Student Registration:
$30

Late Registration: 
$500 (3 December – 4 December)

(all GST inclusive)

On the morning of the conference, registrations will be conducted at the Convention Centre Foyer from 7:30 to 8:30 am. This will involve handing out name tags, a copy of the delegate list and the program. Registrations on the day are via the SAEMC website.

Students

Students have to register and will be charged $30.00 for attendance.

Catering

Catering will be organised through the Convention Centre. Final numbers need to be advised 5 days prior to the event. We will arrange morning and afternoon tea and coffee breaks and a light lunch. There will be post-conference drinks between 5:00 and 7:00 pm.

Visuals

A professional technician will be at the venue on the day to manage the visuals/microphone. We will have a projector that is suitable for the screen size.

Bring your presentation on CD or flash drive (it is recommended to have two copies) and give it to the technician no later than during the break prior to your talk.

Presentations need to be in Power Point or as a PDF file. The organisers will take no responsibility for errors or the quality of the visual material.

The visual material will be uploaded to the SAEMC website shortly after the event.