IM and IM Events have great pleasure in updating our readers and the wider world on progress with our new conference The Electric Mine. This will be the first global, commercial conference on electrification in mining. Mine electrification, in open pits and underground, is inevitable. Whether the rationale is tied to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving employee health, cutting ventilation costs or increasing productivity, future operations will all be using a form of electricity to power machinery. And while much of the technology to go all-electric remains in its infancy, a number of mines are already using or factoring in the use of electric equipment for the reasons above.
The event is being held in the Radisson Admiral hotel on the Toronto Harbourfront in Canada on April 4-5, 2019, and will feature high quality presentations from miners, OEMs, engineering companies and think-tank institutions, highlighting technology advances, new designs and case studies from real mine trials or applications. Canada was the obvious choice given the work being done at mines like Borden and Macassa. The list below is only the start, we have a number of other world class presenters in the pipeline, and will also soon be announcing progress with sponsorship for the event. A limited number of exhibition booths will also be available. For sponsor and exhibitor information, and for any general enquiries about attending, please contact Paul Moore at [email protected] or Dan Gleeson at [email protected]. We are also still open to any offers of presentations
Speakers confirmed so far! The Electric Mine conference
Radisson Admiral Hotel, Toronto Harbourfront in Canada on April 4-5, 2019
Ali G. Madiseh, Canada Research Chair in Advanced Mine Energy Systems, Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia
The Electric Mine; a new norm in mine energy systems
Heather Ednie, Managing Director, Global Mining Guidelines Group
The second edition of the Battery Electric Vehicle guideline – an overview of the available standards around BEV implementation underground
Mathieu Bouffard, Project Manager, Adria Manufacture
Battery charging and power management of BEV in mining applications
Erik Isokangas, Program Director, Mining3
Autonomous electric haulage – the value proposition
Justin Bain, Chief Executive Officer, Energetique (Energy/Mobility)
The death of diesel Down Under: an Australian story
Christian Dirscherl, Vice President for Mining, Excavation & Transport, Siemens
The highs and lows of extreme electrification: an exploration from underground to high altitude
David Willick, VP & Segment Leader for the Mining, Minerals & Metals segment, Schneider Electric North America
From batch to continuous process: will digital twin visibility and electric underground mining equipment be able to deliver continuous operation?