The
Australian Center for Geomechanics will host the inaugural International
Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining in Perth in 2015. This seminar
will focus on both the numerical and empirical methods used for the design of
underground metalliferous mines.
A
variety of underground mining methods and designs are used to extract various ore
bodies from the large and massive, to the narrow tabular, flat or
steeply-dipping, in competent or weak rock masses. Some design techniques, in
particular the empirical approaches, which are very useful during feasibility
studies, are often specific to the mining method – whether it is a caving, an
open stope mining or cut-and-fill method. Achieving a robust design at this
stage is critical to ensure that the mine’s initial extraction progresses
without major problems.
Once ore extraction is
underway, more data becomes available and there is then an opportunity to
calibrate numerical models and optimize the main mine design parameters. The
International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining will have a
special focus on case studies where design methods have been successfully
applied.
Technical challenges
Technical developments
in the understanding of the rock mass and fill behavior, in conjunction with
dilution measuring techniques, improved blasting, equipment, ventilation and
ground support practices, currently permit the successful application of
underground mining methods in increasingly complex geological and mining
situations, even at great depth. In particular, an increased understanding of
the design methods is required to optimize extraction sequences, leading to
full orebody recovery while achieving dilution control.
Who should attend?
This exciting seminar
is aimed at mine operators, geologists, surveyors and mining engineers wishing
to understand and explore the full mine planning and design process; including
the geotechnical implications from data collection to back analysis of stope
performance.
Seminar themes:
- Open stope and bench mine design
- Narrow vein mine design
- Cut-and-fill/undercut-and-fill design
- Empirical design
- Dilution control
- Numerical modelling
- Rock mass classification
- Stress measurements
- Modelling of geomechanical data
- Monitoring
- Design methods for seismically active mines
- Drill and blasting
- Planning and scheduling
Keynote speakers:
- Dr Will Bawden, CEO of Mine Design Engineering, Canada
- Professor Emeritus Rimas Pakalnis, Pakalnis & Associates, and the University of British Columbia, Canada
- John Player, MineGeoTech, Australia
- Emiritus Professor Dick Stacey, Professor of Rock Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Conference
date: 17th - 19th November,
2015.
Venue: Novotel Perth Langley
Hotel, 221 Adelaide Terrace, Perth WA 6000
Contact: Australian Centre for Geomechanics, The University of Western Australia, Civil and Mechanical Engineering Building, Room 273, Level 2, Fairway Entrance 3, CRAWLEY, WA 6009
Contact: Australian Centre for Geomechanics, The University of Western Australia, Civil and Mechanical Engineering Building, Room 273, Level 2, Fairway Entrance 3, CRAWLEY, WA 6009
For
complete information regarding the conference, please visit the following
link
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