Day 1 Monday 20 March
Session 1: Introduction and the Work of the LBMA
Moderator: Neil Harby, Technical Officer, London Bullion Market Association
Chief Executive’s Welcome and Remarks
Ruth Crowell, Chief Executive, London Bullion Market Association
Keynote Speech: Sampling Theory and Practice
Professor Kim Esbensen,Danish Geological Survey and Aalborg University
The LBMA Good Delivery System – Recent and Future Developments
Varsha Peiris, Good Delivery List Officer, London Bullion Market Association
Historical Review of the Good Delivery Applications and Proactive Monitoring
Dr Stewart Murray, Good Delivery Consultant, London Bullion Market Association
Session 2: Assaying
Moderator: Mike Hinds, Assay Chemist, Royal Canadian Mint
Problem Elements in Precious Metals Assaying
Dr Alessandro Ruffoni, Analytical Techniques Manager Argor-Heraeus SA |
PGM Impurities and Fire Assay
Chris Walne, Laboratory Manager, London Assay Office
Determination of Deleterious Elements within Incoming Gold and Silver Dore by EDXRF
Mike Hinds, Assay Chemist, Royal Canadian Mint
Analysis of High Purity Gold (999.9 fine) by the Fire Assay Method - Sources of Error
Dippal Manchanda, Technical Director, AnchorCert Group
Session 3: Analytical Methods
Moderator: Dr Alessandro Ruffoni, Analytical Techniques Manager Argor-Heraeus SA
Oxygen and Silver
Dr Stewart Murray, Good Delivery Consultant, London Bullion Market Association
Oxygen in Silver
Quentin Bochud, Laboratory Manager, Metalor Technologies SA
Method Development of a DC Arc Spectrometer for Analysis of 9999 Au and 999 Ag
Robert Lawrence, Evaluation Manager and Katsuji Kobayashi, Technical Advisor, Asahi Refining
Study of Iridium, Ruthenium and Osmium Distribution in Gold Jewellery
Ankur Goyal, President & Pankaj Deshmukh, Senior Manager MMTC-PAMP India Pvt. Ltd
Session 4: Asset Management
Moderator: Madeleine Theron, Chief Chemist, Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd
Metal Reconciliation
Peter Gaylard, Independent Consultant
Metal Accounting
Munyar Chirisa, Senior Manager, Financial Advisory Services, Deloitte Canada
Panel Session – Q and A on Day 1 Sessions
Chairman: Neil Harby, Chief Technical Officer, London Bullion Market Association
Day 2 Tuesday 21 March
Moderator: Dr Stewart Murray, Good Delivery Consultant, London Bullion Market Association
Gold in the Ancient World
Susan La Niece, Senior Metallurgist Department of Scientific Research, British Museum
Session 5: Reference Materials
Moderator: Mike Hinds, Assay Chemist, Royal Canadian Mint
Reference Materials (Statistical Analysis)/LBMA Project Update
Mike Hinds, Assay Chemist, Royal Canadian Mint
LPPM Certified Reference Material
Hiroshi Sawai, Assay Chemist, TKG Laboratory Center, Tanaka K.K.
EZ OCM Reference Materials of Precious Metals
Lyudmila Gorbatova, Head of the Central Analytical Laboratory and Elena Anchutina, Head of Reference Material Group, Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metals Processing Plant
Reference Materials, The System of Certified Reference Materials Production in Russia
Konstantin Shatnykh, Section Manager for Industrial Appliances and Reference Materials Production and Alexandra Gavrilova, International Relations Manager, Krastsvetmet
Session 6: Assayers
Moderator: Jonathan J. Jodry, Head of Laboratories, Metalor Technologies SA
Swiss Sworn Assayer System
Thomas Brodmann, Head of the Central Office for Precious Metals Control, Swiss Precious Metals Control
Distance BCIT Assayer Training Program
Elaine Woo, Chemical and Environmental Technology, British Columbia Institute of Technology
Session 7: Refining
Moderator: Neil Harby, Chief Technical Officer, London Bullion Market Association
Best Practices in Gold and Silver Refineries
John Fairley, Owner and Alan Gibbon, Consulting Partner, Wallace Trading Ltd.
The Art (Science) of Bar Casting
Ilonka McDougal, Senior Manager - Fabrication, Quality Control, Finished Goods and Dispatch, Metrology, Rand Refinery Pty Ltd
Session 8: Standards
Moderator: Neil Harby, Chief Technical Officer, London Bullion Market Association
9999 Au Standard
Stefan Zorn, Head of Laboratories, ISO Technical Committee
Proficiency Testing Au and Ag
Jonathan J. Jodry, Head of Laboratories, Metalor Technologies SA
Session 9: General
Moderator: Neil Harby, Chief Technical Officer, London Bullion Market Association
Role of the Referees
Daniela Manara, Head of Laboratory, PAMP SA
Counterfeit Gold Coins
Roland Zils, Expert on Minting and Counterfeit Coins, Deutsche Bundesbank | Due to the sensitive nature of this topic, the slides are not available.
ALS AcidLess Separation
Philippe Cettou, PM Refining Process Specialist, IKOI
Summary and Q and A
Chairman: Neil Harby, Chief Technical Officer, London Bullion Market Association