The UK has long played a leading role in stimulating and financing metal mining and exploration world-wide. In acknowledgement of this a group of professional societies organized the two-day FINEX ’08 conference in September 2008. Although - or perhaps because - markets were facing a world-wide crisis of confidence at that time, the conference was a great success and the organizers decided to make it a biennial event.

Unlike other major exploration-focused conferences, FINEX is designed to bridge the interface between the financial sector and those driving mineral exploration through innovation, leadership, R&D, and training. In addition to providing a unique and valuable insight to the complex interface between finance, exploration, and mining, the conference will also offer a vision of the future input of British and Irish expertise to the financial, scientific, and exploration sectors.

FINEX’12 is a two-day conference to be held at the historic Burlington House and is complete with refreshments and lunch. On the 31st October the event will close with a cocktail reception hosted by the organising committee chairman, Peter Hambro, at Petropavlovsk office in nearby Grosvenor Place.

On 1st November the conference will close with a special ‘Mining Sundowner’ at the Glassblower Pub, Glasshouse St, Piccadilly. The event will not only provide the expert reviews of the speakers but also the opportunity to network in the most convivial of surroundings.

The two-day conference will encompass broad financial and technical areas including commodity cycles and major company strategies, the role of the London Stock Exchange, and the factors that drive the price of and demand for gold and other key commodities. Other sessions will address jurisdictions and sovereign risks, China’s role in the development of natural resources, reasons why some junior companies succeed and others don’t, reporting of technical results, the pitfalls facing investors, and the media’s role in getting the message across to the investment community.

FINEX ’12 is organised by the Applied Earth Science Division of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining in conjunction with the Mineral Deposits Studies Group of the Geological Society, and the Association of Mining Analysts. The conference will be held at the Geological Society at Burlington House on Piccadilly.

“EXPLORATION MEETS THE CITY”