The following is an article from Dr Kim Le Roux which appeared in the SSIM 2023 Supplement A skills assessment framework to improve the technical capability of key mining disciplines by Dr Kim Le Roux, Rio Tinto One of the biggest risks facing the mining industry is the critical shortage of highly skilled technical people […]
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The following is an article from Kent McTyer which appeared in the Ground Support 2023 Supplement Resin curing time and rockbolt load transfer By Kent McTyer, DSI Underground Introduction This study discusses an often-overlooked aspect of resin-anchored bolting – resin curing time. It is estimated that almost all underground coal mines and numerous hard rock
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The following is an article from Robyn Teet which appeared in the Ground Support 2023 Supplement What are we designing for? Understanding risk scenarios for targeted data collection, enabling confident ground support design By Robyn Teet, Resolve Mining Solutions The mining industry can be complex and high risk, and as many recent papers, presentations and
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The following is an article from Dirk Venter which appeared in the Ground Support 2023 Supplement Ground support design cycle: an approach to increase safety and efficiency By Dirk Venter, Epiroc Introduction Ground support is essential in an underground mine to ensure the safety of the workers and the mine. As the volume and depth
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The following is an article from JENNMAR which appeared in the Ground Support 2023 Supplement Jennmar: 25 years of Australian ground support learning Introduction Since commissioning a manufacturing facility in Sydney, New South Wales, in 1997, Jennmar has learned a lot about Australian ground support requirements. Having manufactured ground support in the United States (US)
The following is an article from GHD which appeared in the Mine Closure 2022 Supplement Resourcing for effective asset closure: transition capability assessment and social benefits By Ken Henderson, GHD Advisory; Dr Pallavi Mandke, GHD; Dr Ceit Wilson, GHD Careful capability planning is critical to a successful asset closure with significant resources and skills needed
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The following is an article from Professor Tibbett which appeared in the Mine Closure 2022 Supplement Philippines remediation of mine tailings: a new collaborative research initiative By Professor Mark Tibbett, University of Reading, UK The world is moving to a low carbon economy that requires a greater amount and variety of metals. More circular approaches
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The following is an article from Silixa which featured in the ACG’s Caving 2022 Supplement. Silixa shines light on mining operations by providing innovative geotechnical monitoring and imaging solutions on and below the surface By Dr Zara Anderson and Jon Furlong, Silixa Introduction As a current industry leader in distributed fibre-optic sensing (DFOS) for environmental
The following is an article from Professor van As which appeared in the Caving 2022 Supplement. Challenges facing deep, high-column cave mines By Professor Andre van As, The University of Queensland Context: the future of underground mass mining is deep, high-column, cave mining The resurgence in cave mining methods has been motivated by the fact
