Conference Chair:

Gary Du Randt
Principal Engineer- Ventilation
BHP BILLITON OLYMPIC DAM

Key Speakers:

Patrick Glynn
Project Leader
CSIRO
Simon Ridge
Director of Mines Safety, State Mining Engineer
DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND PETROLEUM

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Delivering a Safe Working Environment with Efficient Ventilation and Heat Control

Are you struggling to deliver an advanced ventilation system in your hard rock mine?

Having a flexible ventilation infrastructure can make or break the target production rates for a mine.

Paired with increased awareness about hazardous contaminates such as diesel particulates, deeper metalliferous mines and the associated temperature challenges, as well as challenges in adopting Occupational Health and Safety law harmonisation, Ventilation Engineers and Officers are gearing up to reclaim their vital position in the mining industry.

Mining IQ’s second annual Hard Rock Mine Ventilation conference is taking place in Perth on 20 - 21 March 2012 and will address the most pressing challenges in hard rock mine ventilation. This is an opportunity to address not only the methods of ventilation, but also to gain an understanding of how to best tackle hazardous contaminants underground.

What are the Key Topics to be Addressed at Hard Rock Mine Ventilation 2012?

Reducing diesel particulate matter using filtration systems
Ensuring blasting does not interfere with ventilation control devices or ducting
Avoiding over-ventilation and energy wastage in order to reduce energy costs
Improving fan efficiency and airflow properties for a safer working environment
Upgrading cooling systems and strategies for deep underground mines
Comparing axial flow and centrifugal fans and the differences in efficiency, power, noise, maintenance and cost
Monitoring and controlling dust in an underground setting

Who Should Attend Hard Rock Mine Ventilation 2012?

“This conference is essential for ventilation professionals, mine engineers and associated persons working in the sector to ensure currency in their knowledge of legal and technical advances that will equip them to provide a safe working environment for their co-workers.”

Simon Ridge, Director of Mines Safety, State Mining Engineer, DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND PETROLEUM

Hard Rock Mine Ventilation 2012 will draw together ventilation personnel including:

Ventilation Engineers
Ventilation Officers
Technical Services Superintendents and Managers
Underground Managers
Mine Planning Engineers
Graduate Mining Engineers
Safety and Health Managers
Occupational Hygienists

Who Attended our Previous Hard Rock Mine Ventilation Conference?

Mining IQ’s inaugural mine ventilation conference was held in March 2011 in Perth, WA, and brought together a variety of delegates from companies across Australia.

Companies who attended include:

Aditya Birla Minerals
AMC Consultant
Australian Shaft Drilling
Barrick Gold
BHP Billiton
CSIRO
Energy Power Systems
FlaktWoods
Haden Engineering
Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines
Minova
Newmont Asia Pacific
Northgate Minerals
Oaky Creek Coal
Ozcon

Parker Mining
PB
Peabody Energy
Quattro Solutions
Raisebore Australia
Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto – Argyle Diamonds
Rutherford Group
SICK
Stata Linings
Tahmoor Coal
United Collieries
Xstrata Copper
Xtralis

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Have a look at our highest rated speaker presentations from Hard Rock Mine Ventilation 2011:

Past Presentations

Refrigeration and Refrigeration Strategies
Mine Ventilation and Refrigeration Professional, Mike Howes of RHP discusses and assesses some of the key refrigeration strategies and technique that can be employed in hard rock mine sites

Argyle Diamond’s Thermal Environmental Challenges
In this presentation from Argyle Diamonds (Rio Tinto), Lieb Combrinck talks about the thermal environmental changes they’ve faced and how they’ve managed this under difficult conditions.

Evaluating Particulate Control Technology
In this piece from Fritz Djukic, Occupational Hygienst at the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation, discusses and evaluates particulate control technologies and innovations and their implications for mine sites.