November 17, 2015 - November 19, 2015 | Perth, Australia
Novotel Langley Perth
The Australian Centre for Geomechanics will host the inaugural International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining in Perth in 2015. This seminar will focus on both the numerical and empirical methods used for the design of underground metalliferous mines.
A variety of underground mining methods and designs are used to extract various orebodies from the large and massive, to the narrow tabular, flat or steeply-dipping, in competent or weak rock masses. Some design techniques, in particular the empirical approaches, which are very useful during feasibility studies, are often specific to the mining method – whether it is a caving, an open stope mining or cut-and-fill method. Achieving a robust design at this stage is critical to ensure that the mine’s initial extraction progresses without major problems.
Once ore extraction is underway, more data becomes available and there is then an opportunity to calibrate numerical models and optimise the main mine design parameters. The International Seminar on Design Methods in Underground Mining will have a special focus on case studies where design methods have been successfully applied.
For more information: http://www.dmug2015.com/
Contact Information :
Australian Centre for Geomechanics
Josephine Ruddle
PO Box 3296 - Broadway
Australia
Nedlands
Phone: +61 8 6488 3300
E-Mail: info-acg@uwa.edu.au
Website: http://acg.uwa.edu.au/
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