Don't miss IM's Rapid Development Event in Sydney 14-16 August!

Posted by Daniel Gleeson on 23rd May 2013

There are now less than three months to go until our inaugural Rapid Development Conference in the Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel. From new approaches to shaft sinking; faster raise boring and down-reaming; advances in hard rock cutting technology and continuous mining for hard rock; rapid decline development; and the use of new mobile miner and TBM technology to tackle mine access tunnels and block cave development – interest in this area of the industry is at an all-time high so you cannot afford to miss this knowledge sharing opportunity.

The following lists some of the highlights from the varied paper presentation programme. Some speaker slots remain; as well as sponsorship opportunities and several exhibition booths – please contact the Conference Director Paul Moore at [email protected] if of interest. To register, please visit http://corporate.im-mining.com/imevents/Rapid-Development-2013.asp

  • Doug Morrison, President & CEO at Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI): Improving conventional drill and blast processes – the opportunities and challenges
  • Fidelis Suorineni, MIRARCO and Denis Thibodeau, Principal Consultant Rock Mechanics, Vale Base Metals Technology Development: Support selection for rapid drift development with drill and blast – methodology and a case study
  • Charles Howarth, Managing Director, Herrenknecht Australia: Mechanical excavation systems in mining
  • Adrian Boeing, Senior Engineer, Control & Automation, Transmin: Improving rockbreaking safety and efficiency with automation and collision avoidance technology
  • Mike Rispin, Senior Vice President, Normet Group: Development in block cave mines – approaches to ground support
  • Sergey Reznichenko, President & COO, SightPower: A revolutionary fully automated mineshaft inspection and monitoring system based on a mobile laser scanning technology
  • Mikael Ramström, Vice President – Mechanical Rock Excavation, Atlas Copco: An update on the Mobile Miner (TBS) project
  • Doug Harding, Vice President, Robbins: Improving Mining Methods through Mechanised Technology
  • Chris Wilkinson, CEO – Mining Consultancy Services: Improving Productivity Through the Application of Process Based Production Management