Conference 09

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 un Conference two ique 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