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23 – 24 November 2010, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

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On behalf of the Organising Committee, it is with great pleasure that we invite you

attend the Second Australasian Ground Control in Mining Conference. This follows on

from the success of the first Conference held in 2003 and is aimed at bringing together

practical mine site operators, technical support staff, geotechnical engineers, mining

engineers, consultants and researchers in the field of mining geomechanics and

ground control.

The Conference provides an excellent opportunity to exchange information, discuss

current challenges and share best practice between the coal and hard rock sectors of

the industry in both Australasia and overseas with a particular focus on new

technologies and developments; industry needs and mine site problem solving; and

practical case studies.

Some of the themes to be discussed at the Conference include: ground support

systems and design; challenges in extreme mining environments; geotechnical risk

management; best practice case studies; numerical modelling; managing large

deformations and dynamic environments; geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring;

and geotechnical education and training.

On behalf of the Organising Committee it is with great pleasure that we invite you to

register for the Second Australasian Ground Control in Mining Conference. We look

forward to you joining us in Sydney this coming November.

Sincerely,

Dr Paul Hagan and Dr Serkan Saydam

School of Mining Engineering, The University of New South Wales

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CONFERENCE ORGANISING COMMITTEEConference Chairs

• Dr Paul Hagan, The University of New South Wales

• Dr Serkan Saydam, The University of New South Wales

Organising Committee

• Dr Ismet Canbulat, Anglo Coal Australia

• Professor Bruce Hebblewhite, The University of New South Wales

• Dr Rudra Mitra, The University of New South Wales

• Dr Tao Li, Newcrest Mining

• Dr Glenn Sharrock, The University of New South Wales

EVENT MANAGEMENT: The AusIMMMiriam Way, Director of Conferences & Events

Belinda Martin, Senior Coordinator, Conferences & Events

The Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (The AusIMM)

PO Box 660, Carlton South, Vic 3053 Australia

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Monday 22 November

9.00 am – 5.00 pm

Pre-Conference WorkshopsW1 – An Overview of Current Challenges and Recent Developments in ManagingHigh Stress Conditions

W2 – Coal Pillar Design Considerations – Theory and Practice

4.00 pm – 6.00 pm

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Tuesday 23 November

9.00 am – 5.00 pm

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Wednesday 24 November

9.00 am – 5.00 pm

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Keynote Presentations

Ground Support Selection and Performance in Seismically Active Mines —Dr Peter Fuller, Senior Principal, Coffey Mining

Pillar Design in Rock Mines – Can we do this with Confidence —Dr Francois Malan, Director, Groundwork Consulting

Education and the Role of Geotechnical Professionals in the Mining Industry —Professor Bruce Hebblewhite, Head of School, School of Mining Engineering, TheUniversity of New South Wales

Papers

Pastefill: A Multi-Disciplined Review of Barrick Gold Corporations Pastefill Operationsin Australia — P Andrews, G Smith and R Butcher

The Optimum Rock Bolt Support System Selection by Using Ahp- Entropy- TopsisMethod — M Bahaaddini, J Far and A Bazzazic

Geotechnical Domaining Using Self-Organising Maps Technology — A J Beer,S Narendranathan and S Fraser

CSA Support System in Cemented Hydraulic Backfill — P Brenchley

Ground Control Management at Anglo American Metallurgical Coal’s UndergroundOperations — I Canbulat

Australian Rock Bolt Steel Chemistry And Stress Corrosion Cracking — P Craig,S Saydam and P Hagan

Optimising Geotechnical Logging to Accurately Represent the GeotechnicalEnvironment — G Dempers, C Seymour and M Harris

Managing the Closure and Re-Opening of the South Ramp at Telfer Gold Mine DuringSLC Breakthrough into the Open Pit — J Dixon and G Watt

The Application of Probabilistic Keyblock Methods for Support Design in Blocky RockMasses – M Dunn

Use of Shotcrete for Surface and Structural Support at Peak Gold — P Ferland andA Loncaric

Contributing Parameters on Pillar Safety Factor and Their Impact on Pillar Failure inRoom-and-Pillar Coal Mines — E Ghasemi and K Shahriar

Numerical Modeling of Confinement Effects on Mechanical Properties and FailurePattern of Brittle Rocks in Triaxial Tests with PFC3D — A Golshani and H Rajabi

Development of a Corrosivity Classification for Weld Mesh Support at Cannington Mine— R Hassell, E Villaescusa, M Cordova and A Ravikumar

Managing Stress and Ground Condition Changes with Increasing Depth at CallieUnderground Mine — C Graf and F Basson

Managing Geotechnical Risk Through Non-Destructive Rock Reinforcement TestingTrialed at the George Fisher Mine, Mt Isa — W Hartman, F Harvey, B Lecinq, J Higgsand D Tongue

Calibrated Geotechnical Measurement to Provide a Quantitative Understanding ofRockmass Conditions at the Tasmania Gold Mine, Beaconsfield, Tasmania — P Hillsand R Walton

Pro-Active Strata Control Management at Anglo American Metallurgical Coal AustralianOpen Cut Operations — J Hoelle

A Computer Program for Analysing Rock Behaviour Based on the Bieniawski Criterion— S M F Hossaini and M Serati

GRANIT – Asset Life Management — B Jones, M Hashim and J Robertson

Analysing and Rehabilitating Rock Mass Failure in Critical Mine Infrastructure —E Jones and R Varden

Pillar Design Procedures and Research Methodologies – Can there or should there bea Unified Approach? — M G Colwell

Mine to Tunnel Scale Discontinuum Simulation of Repeated Dynamic Loading of MineExcavations — D Beck and D Gilbert

TSL’s Concepts and Practice Examples of the Non-Reactive System Meyco TSL 865 —T Kothe and J Gelson

Roof Separation of Underground Excavation and its Impact onto Rock Bolt —W Korzeniowski

Latest Technologies in Optical Measurements for Geotechnical Instrumentation —M Krajnc

Recent Secondary Extraction Experience at Cook Colliery in a Multiseam Environment— W Lawrence, B Lambley and R Keleher

A Case Study on Mine Subsidence due to Multiseam Longwall Extraction — G Li,P Steuart, R Pâquet and R Ramage

Calibrating BEM Stress Models Using Extension Strain Criterion at Golden GroveOperations — V Louchnikov

Design of Air-Blast Plugs for a Sublevel Caving Operation — V Mutton, J Watson andU Singh

Stope Performance in Challenging Ground Conditions — Expected Versus Actual: ACase Study — T Parrott

Rock Fall Protection Barrier at Mill Area of PT Freeport, Indonesia — A Purba andT Peryoga

Micro-Seismic Monitoring – Black Star Open Cut-Metalliferous Mining Mount Isa,Queensland, Australia — C Ryan and A Soliman

Numerical Analysis of Infrastructure Deformation and Ground Support Performance atthe N3500 Project — D Sainsbury and A Grubb

Managing the Transition from Low Stress to High Stress Conditions — M Sandy,J Albrecht and G Sharrock

A Multidisciplinary Investigation of the Potential Use of Thin Spray-On Liners inUnderground Coal Mines — S Saydam, Y Cinar and R Mitra

Successful Raiseboring Through Poor Ground Conditions, Kencana Mine, Indonesia —C Scott, L Evans and P Lourence

A Comparison of Laboratory and Field Tests on Point Anchored Resin Bolts at theRidgeway Deeps Block Cave — G Sharrock, G Capes, P Fuller, G Kerr and A Penney

Laboratory Experiments to Quantify the Pull Out Strength of Single Strand Cable Bolts— G Sharrock and S Mosse-Robinson

The Geotechnical Input Into the Mining Process at George Fisher South Mine —A Vidal Da Silva and F Harvey

Validation Test of Ground Control for a Vertical Rise — R Whiting

Assessment of Instability Potential for Rock Slopes Using Systems Approach in Part ofChoghart Open Pit Iron Mine, Iran — M Zare, R KhaloKakaie and S Jalali

PROVISIONAL LIST OF TECHNICAL PAPERS

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W1 – An Overview of Current Challenges and RecentDevelopments in Managing High Stress Conditions Workshop Overview: Ground control in high stress mining environments is a rapidly evolvingdiscipline. Substantial advances have been made in recent years, particularly inmanaging high stress conditions in the larger development typical of modernmechanised mining operations, but many challenges remain. This workshopprovides key updates on a number of new techniques and technologiescurrently used in the hard rock sector by site engineers, consultants andtechnology companies. Topics explored include:• Ground support design for seismic management• Seismic monitoring approaches to assist ground control• Ground support design in block caving environments• Numerical modelling techniques to guide ground control management• Fibre reinforced shotcrete in high displacement mining environments.

Who should attend?This course is designed for practitioners and decision makers including:• Site based geotechnical and mining engineers• Geotechnical and mining consultants• Rock mechanics researchers• Government departments and legislators.

Workshop Presenters:Dr Peter Fuller – Senior Principal, Coffey Geosciences Dr Alex Mendecki – Managing Director, ISS International LimitedMr Mike Sandy – Director, AMC ConsultantsDr Stefan Bernard – Director of TSE, P/LDr David Sainsbury – Director, Itasca Australia Dr Geoff Capes – Senior Geotechnical Engineer, Newcrest Mining NLDr John Albrecht – Senior Geotechnical Engineer, AMC ConsultantsPeter Hills – Services Manager, BCD Resources (Operations) NLMr Ronald Lachenicht – Principal Geotechnical Engineer, Newcrest Mining NL

Chairs: Glenn Sharrock – University of New South WalesMike Sandy – AMC Consultants

Date: Monday 22 November 2010Time: 9.00 am to 5.00 pmVenue: The University of New South Wales

Kensington Campus, Sydney, NSW 2052, AustraliaCost: AusIMM Member A$550 per person

Non Member A$660 per personStudent (Full-time) A$66 per person

Includes: A comprehensive set of course notes, lunch and refreshments

Please visit http://www.ausimm.com.au/ground_control2010/workshops toregister online. Bookings can also be made via the Registration Form.

W2 – Coal Pillar Design Considerations – Theory andPractice Workshop Overview: This workshop is designed as an introduction to geotechnical engineering andpillar design for mining, civil and geotechnical engineers, geologists, surveyorsand others providing mine design and ground control services for undergroundcoal operations. During the workshop, the fundamentals of pillar design will bediscussed and recent pillar design case studies from Anglo AmericanMetallurgical Coal and BMA will be presented.

Who should attend?This course is designed for decision makers including:• Geotechnical engineers• Technical services people• Mine design engineers• Surveyors• Consultants • Researchers• Engineers involved in evaluation of abandoned coal mine workings• Also relevant to mine management and planners

Workshop Program:• Pillar loading regimes• Pillar strength formulations• Probability of survival (including annualised probability of failure)• Pillar design considerations• Flooded workings• Irregular layouts• Soft and weak foundations• Chain pillars• Case studies

Workshop Presenters:The lead presenter for the workshop is Emeritus Professor Jim Galvin. Jim hasdegrees in mathematics and mining engineering from the University of Sydneyand obtained his PhD whilst working in the rock mechanics section of theChamber of Mines of South Africa Research Organisation. Upon returning toAustralia, he worked as a miner, undermanager, technical services managerand mine manager and was active in mines rescue. He was appointed asProfessor and Head of the School of Mining Engineering at UNSW with industryfunding to establish a mining rock mechanics research group. Jim is currentlywriting a text book on Geotechnical Engineering in Underground Coal Mining onbehalf of ACARP and the MCA and consults full-time on an international basiswith a focus on risk management, particularly in surface and underground hardrock and coal mining.

There will also be Principal Geotechnical engineers from both AngloMetallurgical Coal and BMA presenting recent pillar design case studies.

Date: Monday 22 November 2010Time: 9.00 am to 5.00 pmVenue: The University of New South Wales

Kensington Campus, Sydney, NSW 2052, AustraliaCost: AusIMM Member A$550 per person

Non Member A$660 per personStudent (Full-time) A$66 per person

Includes: A comprehensive set of course notes, lunch and refreshments

Please visit http://www.ausimm.com.au/ground_control2010/workshops toregister online. Bookings can also be made via the Registration Form.

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• Author / Delegate / International Delegates /Non-Members / New Professionals Registrationincludes: Attendance attendance at technical sessions,conference proceedings, morning and afternoon teas,lunches and Conference Dinner Cruise.

• Student Registration includes: Attendance at thetechnical sessions, conference proceedings, morningand afternoon teas and lunches. Conference DinnerCruise is an additional cost.

A Student must be currently enrolled full-time at atertiary institution. Proof of full-time status must besubmitted with the registration form.

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VENUEUniversity of New South Wales,John Nialand Scientia Building, Kennsington CampusSydway REF G19Telephone: +61 2 9385 1515Email: venuesandevents@unsw.edu.auWebsite: http://www.unsw.edu.au/

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Crowne Plaza Hotel, Coogee BeachCnr Arden & Carr Streets Coogee, 2034, NSW, AustraliaTelephone: +61 2 9315 7600Email: reservations@crowneplazacoogee.com.auWebsite: www.crowneplaza.com.au Room Rate: Village View Room A$255 room onlyDistance to venue: 3.5 km (10 minutes car/bus service) Booking code: AM6

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