Past SAIMM events (8)
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The Future Of Sinking Vertical Tunnels
Written by Raymond Van Der BergThis conference and workshop is in response to the industry being under immense pressure to sink shafts in safer and more efficient ways.
The global call for no harm has to be taken very seriously.
We can sink shafts without hurting people, however to repeatedly achieve this, we need to critically examine all aspects related to the sinking process.
The way in which we conduct the entire project, right from mine concept study through to commissioning and handover needs to be considered. Shaft sinking is not only about the sinking cycle.
There are many diverse factors that influence the sinking process including: business drivers in the concept phase, mining methodologies and technology alternatives in the pre-feasibility stages, cost and timing parameters in the feasibility as well as partner selection, technical criteria and management systems during the execution phase.
The purpose of this conference and workshop will be to gain an understanding from mining companies, sinking contractors and EPCM organizations on their perception of the current process.
The idea is to look at current best practice and to raise suggestions on how to improve the process using experiences collectively gained worldwide.
At the very least the conference must identify areas of action in order to plan for improvements going forward.
Otherwise, deeper ore resources may remain beyond our nations’ reach for the foreseeable future.
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- Who should attend
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Sponsorship opportunities are available.
Companies wishing to sponsor or exhibit should contact the Conference Co-ordinator
Prospective authors are invited to submit titles and abstracts of their papers, in English, and to indicate the topic under which the paper should be categorised.
The abstracts should be no longer than 500 words and should be submitted to the Conference Co-ordinator.
The conference should be of value to:
All stakeholders involved in the shaft sinking arena
Mine executives and management
Civil construction companies
Engineering design and consulting companies
Project management practitioners
Mine owners
Mining entrepreneurs
Technology suppliers and consumers
Health, safety and risk management, personnel and officials
Governmental minerals and energy personnel
Research and academic personnel
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Please note:
Non-members are entitled to free membership of the SAIMM, up to 30 June 2010, for attending this event
REGISTRATION FEES:
Prepayment is required for all Registration Fees on or before the date of the event.
Delegates who have not paid will not be permitted to attend the event
Conference Co-ordinator
SAIMM, P O Box 61127
Marshalltown
2107
Tel: (011) 834-1273/7
Fax: (011) 833-8156 or (011) 838-5923
Co-ordinator Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Website: http://www.saimm.co.za
Please see map in download section
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Wednesday, 2nd December 2009
07:30 – 08:30 Registration and Coffee
08:30 – 08:45 Welcome Address by SAIMM Vice President: Mr Gys Landman
08:45 – 09:10 Keynote Speaker
Nigel Townshend, CEO TWP Holdings
09:10 – 09:35 Shaft Sinking Safety Statistics
Colin Swanepoel, COO TWP/RSV Kopano JV
09:35 – 10:00 Alternative Vertical Tunneling Techniques
Erhan Uludag, Mining Engineer TWP Projects
10:00 – 10:25 Why some projects perform better than others – Managing the people issues
Graham du Plessis, Decision Partners Africa
10:25 – 10:45 Mid-Morning Refreshments
10:45 – 11:10 Shaft sinking vs. inclined tunnel boring
Murray Macnab, Director TWP Projects
11:10 – 11:35 Pre-Sink Shaft Safety Analysing Using Wireline Geophysics
Neil Anderson, Geoscientific & Exploration Services
11:35 – 12:00 Shaft sinking case study
Tom Pietrzak, Shaft Sinkers
12:00 – 12:15 The ITA, SANCOT And Safety
Tony Boniface, GIBB
12:15 – 13:15 Lunch Break
13:15 – 15:00 Canadian Blind Sinking Methods Workshop
Hatch Canada
15:00 – 15:20 Mid-Afternoon Refreshments
15:20 – 15:45 Managing Technology Trials
Prof. Alex du Plessis, Wits Centre for Mechanised Mining Systems
15:45 - 16:30 Canadian Blind Sinking Methods Workshop – Summary
Hatch Canada
16:30 – 16:40 Closure and Summary
16:30– 18:30 Cocktail Function
Conference Announcement & Registration Form
Misty Hills Conference Centre Directions Map
For all the details and booking information please visit the WorldGold 2009 website
Welcome to World Gold 2009 hosted by the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) in conjunction with the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), and the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM). The previous two conference Calgary and Cairnes ( By and Co-products and the environment).
The 4th World Conference on Sampling and Blending (WCSB4)
Written by AdministratorThe Fourth World Conference on Sampling and Blending (WCSB4) will be held in Cape Town, South Africa during October 2009. WCSB4 follows the first three successful WCSB conferences held in Esbjerg (2003), Brisbane (2005) and Porto Alegre (2007), and, in keeping with the wishes of the first WCSB committee to hold the conference on all the major continents, the next venue will be Africa i.e. Cape Town. The WCSB was initiated in Denmark as a forum for interaction between sampling practitioners from different disciplines operating in a diversity of fields such as mining, industry, agriculture, environmental sciences, medicine, pharmacy and others.
The Colloquium introduces the best students to the mining industry at the threshold of their career and to allows them the exposure to communicate their work to a professional audience. This year, students from the mining and metallurgical departments of the Universities of the Witwatersrand, Pretoria, and Johannesburg together with metallurgical students from the Tswane and Vaal Universities of Technology will present their final projects on the 19th of October 2009 at the Sanlam Auditorium in Pretoria.
The SAIMM wishes to reach further into the mining industry in 2009, and to persuade more mining and metallurgical professionals to attend and see the caliber of young person’s about to embark on their careers in the mining industry. This has become more important, especially since the demand for mining engineers and metallurgists has risen so dramatically in recent years.
A cocktail party will be held after the event.
Hard Rock Safe Safety Conference 2009: A Sense of Safety Urgency
Written by Jackie Van der Westhuizen