Surface Mining Masterclass 2019
| Date | 04 September 2019 |
| - | 05 September 2019 |
| Location | Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Resources |
Announcement & Preliminary Programme - Surface Mining Masterclass 08082019.pdf
Announcement & Registration Form - Surface Mining Masterclass 10042019.pdf Programme - Surface Mining Masterclass 02082019.pdf Sponsorship Packages - Surface Mining 2019.pdf |
Background
Background
As the mining industry is rapidly pursuing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning - definitely the right thing to do – there is still a need to keep the miner grounded in leading practices in the field of surface mining. For example, poor drilling or the incorrect selection of the blast hole diameter can lead to poor blasts which impacts on the whole mining process such as highwall stability, fragmentation, loading and hauling, dilution, mining loss and increased comminution costs - just to name a few. Incorrect equipment selection or matching of equipment results in unoptimized cycle times and higher operating costs.
Objectives
Objectives
The objective of the symposium is to reinforce learning around the surface mining cycle. The mining cycle is an interrelated process whereby drill-blast-load-haul impacts on each other as well as other aspects to surface mining e.g. safety, highwall design and stability, environment and economic sustainability. The symposium’s objective is to review specifics aspects of the mining cycle so as to inform the attendee of leading practices in the area of surface mining.
Master Class Speakers
Master Class Speakers
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Keynote Speaker |
Equipment Selection and Equipment Costing |
Contract Mining |
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| Blasting Simon Tose |
Haul Road |
Preliminary Programme
Preliminary Programme
Day 1 – Wednesday 4 September 2019 |
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| 07:00–08:00 | Early Morning Registration |
| 08:00–08:05 | Welcome Address S.M. Rupprecht, Chairperson |
| 08:05–-08:10 | Emergency and Safety Briefing Birchwood |
| 08:10–08:20 | SAIMM Presidential Opening Address M.I. Mthenjane, Exxaro Resources Ltd, South Africa |
| 08:20–09:00 | Scene setting J.G. Taylor, MineRP, South Africa |
| 09:00–10:00 | Drilling Session 1 K. Landey, Drill Consultant, South Africa |
| 10:00–10:15 | Mid-Morning Refreshments (Review Poster Submissions) |
| 10:15–10:45 | Drilling best practice K. Landey, Drill Consultant, South Africa |
| 10:45–12:30 | Blasting S. Tose, Global Manager - Mining Optimisation, AEL, South Africa |
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30– 15:00 | Equipment selection H. Fourie, Mining Engineer, FTY Mining, South Africa |
| 15:00–15:15 | Afternoon Refreshments |
| 15:15–16:00 | Equipment costing H. Fourie, Mining Engineer, FTY Mining, South Africa |
Day 2 – Thursday 5 September 2019 |
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| 07:00–08:00 | Early Morning Registration |
| 08:00–08:05 | Emergency and Safety Briefing Birchwood |
| 08:05–09:30 | Geotech B.W. Motlhabane, University of Johannesburg, South Africa • Guidelines • High Wall Stability • Monitoring, M. Bornman, University of Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 09:30–10:00 | Mid-Morning Refreshments (Review Poster Submissions) |
| 10:00–12:30 | Haul road A. Visser, University of Pretoria, South Africa • Design • Construction • Maintenance |
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30–14:00 | Contract mining S.M. Rupprecht, University of Johannesburg, South Africa |
| 14:00–15:30 | Technology advances • Fatigue Management • Proximity Detection • Drones |
Poster PresentationsThe use of the bulk push dozing method’s techniques in an open pit surface mine for waste rock removal to reduce operating costs Optimum pit selection for K04 satellite kimberlite pipe at De Beers Venetia mine: A case for optimum pit selection during transition phases The consequences of inadequate upfront consultation with communities on surface mining operations (a critical review) Mining earth moving equipment optimization Truck tub factors and loads per hour - A case study of an open cast coal mine Characterization of Decision Making in the South African Mining Industry |
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Who should attend
Who should attend
- Academics
- Business analysts
- Consultants
- Contractors
- Drilling and blasting engineers
- Engineers-in-training
- Equipment manufacturers
- Geologists
- Geotechnical engineers
- Drill and blast engineers
- Mine managers
- Mine planning engineers
- Mineral resource managers
- Operations managers
- Planning and development engineers
- Shift/production supervisors.
Topics
Topics
- Drill equipment
- Blast design
- Presplit design
- Loading considerations and techniques
- Equipment selection and matching
- Load and haul design, techniques and equipment matching
- Haul road design, construction and maintenance
- Highwall stability
- Highwall monitoring
- Operator wellbeing and safety (sleep monitoring, etc.)
- Future trends/innovation – automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning.
Sponsorship
Sponsorship
Sponsorship opportunities are available. Companies wishing to sponsor or exhibit should contact the Conference Coordinator.
Call for Papers
Call for Papers
The Symposium is being organised by The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and papers are invited for this event. Papers will be peer reviewed and published and will be selected for either an oral or poster presentation. Prospective authors are invited to submit titles and abstracts of their papers, in English. The abstracts should be no longer than 500 words and should be submitted to:
Camielah Jardine, Head of Conferencing
E-mail: camielah@saimm.co.za
Telephonic enquiries may be made at Tel: +27 11 834-1273/7
Key dates
Key dates
6 May 2019 Submission of abstracts
1 July 2019 Submission of final paper
4–5 September 2019 Conference
Contact
Contact
Camielah Jardine, Head of Conferencing,
SAIMM Tel: (011) 834-1273/7 ·
Fax: (011) 833-8156 or (011) 838-5923
E-mail: camielah@saimm.co.za
Website: www.saimm.co.za