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13th AusIMM Underground Operators' Conference 2017

Conference Proceedings

13th AusIMM Underground Operators' Conference 2017

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The 13th AusIMM Underground Operators' Conference washeld from 16-18 October 2017 on the Gold Coast, Australia. Over 40 papers werepresented covering the following topics: blasting technology, contracting and operating personnel,geotech, human resource issues and innovations, innovative ideas, occupational health and safety, overseasprojects and coal, productivity planning and costs, reserves and production,safety innovation and vertical development.

Papers in collection

  • The mining worker of the future - the impact of technology on people and their concepts of work and gender Go to Paper
  • Australian contract mining - an operator's perspective of the future Go to Paper
  • Revolving doors Go to Paper
  • Improving calibration of flow models against SLC marker trials by linking blasting effects to particle mobility Go to Paper
  • Blasting related indices as the key to underground blasting improvements in a challenging rock mass Go to Paper
  • The evolution of production blasts at Ernest Henry Mine Go to Paper
  • Improving safety through technology - Orica wireless electronic blasting system trials at Ernest Henry Mine Go to Paper
  • Innovations in underground hard rock operator efficiency - through simulation-based training technologies and processes Go to Paper
  • Innovation in mining - a contractor's role Go to Paper
  • Improving the prediction of stope hanging wall dilution - a critical factor to the success of Dugald River Go to Paper
  • Development and implementation of a long tendon bolting system utilising resin grouting technology Go to Paper
  • Optimisation of cemented rock fill strength for open stope support Go to Paper
  • Mining automation human-systems integration - CMOC-Northparkes case study Go to Paper
  • Attractive workplaces in future underground mining Go to Paper
  • Technology change in underground mining - things to consider Go to Paper
  • Increasing stope recovery in an underground gold mine by using effective analysis, corrective action and employee engagement processes Go to Paper
  • Modern mining - why bandwidth matters Go to Paper
  • Digital imaging provides valuable insights into underground development mining Go to Paper
  • Fatigue risk in your operations - real or rubbish? It actually depends Go to Paper
  • Learnings from review of drawpoint management across New South Wales mines Go to Paper
  • Risk assessment tool for mines using diesel-powered mobile equipment Go to Paper
  • Eight days entrapped - PT Nusa Halmahera Mineral's rescue of a trapped miner Go to Paper
  • Emerging trends in injuries in the underground metalliferous sector - an analysis of Queensland data 2006-2016 Go to Paper
  • The development of the Yaramoko gold project in Burkina Faso, West Africa Go to Paper
  • Inflows into longwall mines from inundated overlying workings Go to Paper
  • Hot water management at PT Nusa Halmahera Minerals' Toguraci Mine Go to Paper
  • Rock fill consolidation for the extraction of sill pillar stopes at Toguraci gold mine Go to Paper
  • Telepresence - the application of remote control and automation technologies for increased safety and productivity Go to Paper
  • Productivity improvement through collaborative shift planning and tracking Go to Paper
  • How a frontline planning and commitment system improves trust, commitment and results in operations Go to Paper
  • Towards an understanding of production costs at Australia's underground gold mines Go to Paper
  • A simple and accurate method for Ore Reserve estimation and Mineral Resource depletion in caving mines Go to Paper
  • Dingo - an optimisation tool to solve complex short interval control at Telfer underground mine Go to Paper
  • The use of 3D laser scanning for deformation monitoring in underground mines Go to Paper
  • Integrated drawbell and undercut scheduling using a computational tool at the Grasberg block cave mine Go to Paper
  • Productivity and safety improvements supported by MST's ImPact System at Glencore's Mount Isa Copper Operations Go to Paper
  • JumboGuard - automatic boom isolation system Go to Paper
  • Mt Wright - managing unique risks Go to Paper
  • Long hole plug - addressing the hazard of bogged rods in 'upholes' Go to Paper
  • Vertical and inclined raise bore performance at Dugald River mine Go to Paper
  • Shaft construction at the Gold Fields Wallaby mine Go to Paper
  • Improving the performance of blind uphole rises at Ernest Henry Mine - a case study Go to Paper
  • The CSA ventilation upgrade - geotechnical challenges and learnings Go to Paper
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  • Published: 2017
  • Unique ID: PA-201708

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