Please see below the programme of sessions and speakers.
Day 1 Monday 11th March
Session 1: Introduction and the Work of the LBMA
Chairman’s Remarks
Stewart Murray, London Bullion Market Association | View Slides
The LBMA Role and Activities
Stewart Murray, London Bullion Market Association | View Slides
Good Delivery Rules and Results of Proactive Monitoring
Rebecca Adamson, London Bullion Market Association | View Slides
The Role of LBMA Referees
Jonathan Jodry, Metalor Technologies SA | View Slides | View Speech
How Does the New Veriscan System Work?
Chris Hall, PAMP SA
Session 2: Weighing
Electronic Weighing – Gold and Silver - A Refiner’s Experiences
Mike Hinds, Royal Canadian Mint | View Slides | View Speech
A London Vault’s Approach to Weighing Large Gold Bars
Luke Thorn, Bank of England | View Slides | View Speech
Session 3: Bar Production
Continuous Casting of Silver Bars
Peter Tews, Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt AG | View Slides | View Speech
The Use of the Flameless Tunnel® Casting System for the Production of Good Delivery Bars
Giovanni Faoro, IECO | View Slides
Refining, Casting, Finishing and Marking
Panel Discussion:
Stefano Ghiringhelli, Argor-Heraeus SA
Raul Montero, SEMPSA JP
David Murray, Johnson Matthey Limited
Robert Sargent, Royal Canadian Mint
David Woodford, The Perth Mint Refinery
Day 2 Tuesday 12th March
Session 4: Assaying
ISO - Assaying and Analytical Methods for Precious Metals
Thomas Brodmann, Swiss Precious Metals Control | View Slides | View Speech
Fire Assay vs Spectrographic Analysis in ~995 gold
Robert Lawrence, Johnson Matthey | View Slides
Uncertainty of Measurement
Alessandro Ruffoni, Argor-Heraeus SA | View Slides
Use of ICP - Mass Spectrometry for Precious Metals
Satomi Tabuchi, Japan Mint | View Slides | View Speech
XRF Analyses of 995 Gold
Madeleine Theron, Rand Refinery | View Slides
Session 5: Reference Materials and Proficiency Testing
Proficiency Testing Scheme for Gold Fire Assaying – Introduction
Aelred Connelly, London Bullion Market Association | View Slides | View Speech
Proficiency Testing – Principles and Purpose
Kate Wilkinson, FAPAS | View Slides | View Speech
Proficiency Testing Scheme for Gold
Dirk Hofmans, Umicore Precious Metals Refining | View Slides
Au RM3 Reference Material Update
Mike Hinds, Royal Canadian Mint | View Slides | View Speech
LPPM/Pt & Pd Certified Reference Materials (CRM) Project Updated
Hiroshi Sawai, Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. | View Slides | View Speech
Session 6: Due Diligence for Gold
The LBMA’s Responsible Gold Programme
Ruth Crowell, London Bullion Market Association | View Slides
LBMA Third Party Audit Guidance
Lynton Richmond, KPMG
LBMA Responsible Gold Guidance – A Refiner’s Experiences
Neil Harby, Rand Refinery | View Slides | View Speech
Enhanced Precious Metal Refinery Due Diligence
Simon Houghton-Dodd, Johnson Matthey | View Slides | View Speech
Session 7: Forensic Applications of Assaying
Fingerprinting of Gold
Roger Dixon, Pretoria University | View Slides | View Speech
Closing Panel and Concluding Remarks
Moderator: Stewart Murray, London Bullion Market Association
Panel Discussion:
Neil Harby, Rand Refinery
Jonathan Jodry, Metalor Technologies SA
Hitoshi Kosai, Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
Umberto Magro, PAMP SA
Alessandro Ruffoni, Argor-Heraeus SA