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Conference 2009

Format and programme:

Following arrival on the evening of 7th October, there will be two full days of presentations on 8th and 9th October. Each day will tackle two of the four main themes:

  • DRILLING AND BLASTING
  • LOAD AND HAUL
  • CRUSHING AND CONVEYING
  • PROCESSING.

These will run concurrently, so each theme will have a full day devoted to it, providing a unConference twoique breadth of content for delegates.

The proceedings will take the form of a series of presentation sessions on different topics within these main themes.

Speakers will represent a wide spectrum of the industry, from equipment OEMs, mining companies with real mine-site examples, specialist consultants and mining/engineering contractors, among others. Please see the Speakers tab for confirmed conference speakers.

Conference Programme (subject to change)

DAY ONE

Time Paper title Name Job title Company
Drill and Blast
SESSION 1 – SURFACE RIG TECHNOLOGY
08.00-08.25 Current and future state of technology for surface rotary drilling Mark Stewart Regional Business Manager USA & Canada Atlas Copco
08.25-08.50 Improving hole straightness and the impact on mining operations Bill Hissem Senior Mining and Applications Engineer Sandvik
08.50-09.15 Rotary blasthole drill bit change out automation – improving safety and productivity Ron Doll Director Product Marketing Bucyrus International
09.15-09.40 Automated blasthole drilling Curtis Stacy Manager, Advanced Product Group Flanders Electric
09.40-09.55 COFFEE
SESSION 2 – UNDERGROUND RIG TECHNOLOGY
09.55-10.20 The pros and cons – ITH versus top hammer drilling in underground operations Peter Corcoran Director Sales & Marketing Cubex Ltd
10.20-10.45 Advantages of using the Boart Longyear StopeMate and StopeMaster production drills for narrow vein mining Maurice Denis Sales Manager – Percussive Products, Canada Boart Longyear
10.45-11.10 Straighter boreholes and cost savings using Wassara technology Peter Johansson President and CEO Wassara
11.10-11.50 COFFEE
SESSION 3 – EXPLOSIVES DELIVERY AND BLASTING TECHNOLOGY
11.50-12.15 A high volume bulk explosives delivery system for large borehole blasting Jack Atwater Regional Sales Manager, National Accounts Dyno Nobel
12.15-12.40 Vibration monitoring practices and technologies Rob Cyr and Jeff Corace Senior Engineer and Senior Technician Explotech Engineering
12.40-13.05 Advanced blasting simulation for a million dollar benefit Thierry Bernard General Manager Thierry Bernard Technologie
13.05-13.30 Laser Monitoring of Underground Long Hole Blasts John Lupton President GeoSight Inc
13.30-14.30 LUNCH
SESSION 4 – GROUND SUPPORT AND VENTILATION
14.30-14.55 Sprayed concrete systems now and in future: Logistics and application Mike Rispin Managing Director Normet International
14.55-15.20 New ground control solutions in underground mining Tony Calandra Executive Vice President Jennmar Corp
15.20-15.45 Increasing efficiency and safety with underground scaling Bob McArthur Director of Sales Canada & Intl Breaker Technology Ltd
15.45-16.10 OPEX savings of an optimised mine ventilation on-demand system Dave Willick Mining Sales Manager North America ABB
Load and Haul
SESSION 1 – SURFACE EQUIPMENT I
08.00-08.25 Higher productivity and lower energy costs with trolley assist Richard Admill Business Development Manager Mobile Mining Solutions / Product Lifecycle Management Siemens Energy & Automation
08.25-08.50 Large wheel loaders, SR drive and the latest generation of hybrid drive technology Michael Fleet Area Fleet Manager, International LeTourneau Technologies
08.50-09.15 Large scale surface contract mining – advantages and challenges Kevin Mather Vice President Supply Chain & Estimating North American Construction Group
09.15-09.40 Electric mining shovel productivity enhancements – using innovation to increase machine availability Ruth Haws Shovel Product Manager Bucyrus International
09.40-09.55 COFFEE
SESSION 2 – UNDERGROUND EQUIPMENT
09.55-10.20 XLP equipment and new technologies Zlatko Pavicic Project Manager DOK-ing
10.20-10.45 Latest development in low-profile loading and hauling Francois Nell Product Manager, Low Profile, UHM Sandvik Mining & Construction
10.45-11.10 Automating the LHD cycle Casper Swart Product Line Manager – Automation Systems URE Atlas Copco
11.10-11.35 Working out the wrinkles in lowering cost per tonne – an underground perspective Larry Widdifield Mining Specialist Caterpillar
11.35-11.50 COFFEE
SESSION 3 – SURFACE EQUIPMENT II
11.50-12.15 The holistic approach to technology development and implementation James D. Humphrey Market Professional – Mining Caterpillar
12.15-12.40 Open standard in mobile computing and wireless networks Peter Cunningham Administrator, Engineering Systems Teck Coal Ltd
12.40-13.05 The Duratray SDB concept Steven Hall Business Development Manager Duratray Inc
13.05-13.30 Emissions and fuel savings with trolley assist Don Lindell Product Manager, Mining Trucks Komatsu America Corp
13.30-14.30 LUNCH
SESSION 4 – AUTOMATION, HEALTH MONITORING AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE
14.30-14.55 Open pit collision avoidance systems John Capehart Business Development Manager, Americas Advanced Mining Technologies
14.55-15.20 Technical advancements for safety in confined spaces Wisam Farjow Corporate Engineering Manager Mine Radio Systems
15.20-15.45 Modular MineCare® Mobile Equipment Interfacing Jennifer Lopez MineCare and Interface Specialist Modular Mining Systems
15.45-16.10 Mobile equipment monitoring David Fisk Director Mining Solutions Matrikon
16.10-16.35 Remote health monitoring Prevail Bob Hicks Manager Product Technology P&H Mining

DAY TWO

Time Paper title Name Job title Company
Crushing and Conveying
SESSION 1 – PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CRUSHING
08.30-08.55 Underground primary crushers Darcy Flath Technical Support Engineer Metso Mining & Construction
08.55-09.20 The importance of efficient flow balance in crushing and screening plants Fernando Romero Global Sales Manager Telsmith Inc
09.20-09.45 HPGR-accepted technology in mining Rene Klymowsky Minerals Manager Krupp Polysius
09.45-10.10 Continous surface mining- the primary crushing alternative Jim Hutchins Applications Engineer Vermeer
10.10-10.25 COFFEE
SESSION 2 – IPCC SOLUTIONS
10.25-10.50 Innovative IPCC Glenn Davis Global Product Manager / Mobile Sizing and Crushing FLSmidth RAHCO
10.50-11.15 IPCC with fully mobile crushers Helmut Oberrisser Manager Mining Systems and Solutions SandvikMining & Construction
11.15-11.40 High throughput mobile sizers – application and performance David Pitchford Senior Vice President MMD Mineral Sizing (America)
11.40-12.05 Optimising IPCC performance Scot Szalanski Product Manager – In Pit Crushing and Conveying P&H Mining
12.05-12.30 The application of mobile in-pit crushing and conveying in large, hardrock open pit mines David Tutton and Willibald Streck Consultant Mining Engineer and Mining Advisor DAT Mine Consulting
12.30-13.30 LUNCH
SESSION 3 – CONVEYOR TECHNOLOGY AND IPCC
13.30-13.55 Minimising the cost of overburden removal Walter Kueng CEO TAKRAF GmbH
13.55-14.20 The IPCC challenge:putting all the pieces together Tom Armesy Business Development – Mining Group Sales ThyssenKrupp Robins
14.20-14.45 High performance direct hydraulic drives for crushing applications and conveying Joe Pegg Regional Sales Manager Hagglunds Drives (Canada) Inc
14.45-15.10 The right drive to maximize efficiency and production for large overland converyors Nicole Hampton Manager, International Business Development Synergy Engineering
Processing
SESSION 1 -MILLING
08.30-08.55 Ball mill drives: process advantages Leandro Cardoso Bomvisinho Sales Manager Gearless Mill Drives ABB
08.55-09.20 Selection of grinding equipment to match the entire orebody using SAGDesign technology John Starkey President Starkey & Associates
09.20-09.45 Vacuum pressure impregnation for gearless mill drives Kurt Tischler Product Manager Gearless Drives Siemens VAI
09.45-10.25 COFFEE
SESSION 2 – SEPARATION, ONLINE ANALYSIS, THICKENING AND WATER MANAGEMENT
10.25-10.50 Water management in mining operations Dr Hubert Fleming Global Director Hatch Water
10.50-11.15 Real time analysis of conveyed material for process control Henry Kurth Sales and Marketing Manager Scantech International
11.15-11.40 The CAVEX Cyclone: an innovation in dense medium cyclone technologies Rick Honaker Professor of Mining Engineering Department – University of Kentucky Weir Minerals North America
11.40-12.05 Outotec thickener technology: smaller and smarter Mike Cook Manager, Thickener Equipment Outotec (Canada)
12.05-13.30 LUNCH
SESSION 3 – FLOTATION
13.30-13.55 Outotec flotation technology – after the invention of the TankCell™ Christian Kujawa Application Manager, Global FlotationSupport, North America Outotec (USA) Inc
13.55-14.20 Commissioning and metallurgical evaluation of the SuperCell™ – world’s largest flotation machines Dariusz Lelinski Flotation Product Development Manager FLSmidth Minerals
14.20-14.45 Coarse and fine particle flotation Lance Christodoulou 

Jaisen Kohmuench

 Senior Process Engineers 

 

 Canadian Process Technologies 

 
14.45-15.10 The importance of chemicals in the the optimisation of mineral beneficiation in the face of increasing environmental and technical challenges Tom Bruce Business Development Manager Cytec Speciality Chemicals

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