2012 Conference - Registration now open

The Australian Mining Technology Conference returns to Perth in 2012 at the spectacular University of Western Australia campus in Crawley. The Conference will feature papers from all the Centre's research programs and four university partners.
Registration for the Conference, themed Reducing Energy Intensity Through Operational Efficiency, is now open.
To register online, click here.
Download registration form here.
Download the Conference info booklet here.
Registration fees (in Australian dollars, inclusive of GST)
Full Registration
Before 7 September - $500.00
After 7 September - $650.00
Student Registration
Before 7 September - $250.00
After 7 September - $325.00
Day Registration
Before 7 September - $350.00
After 7 September - $450.00

Current presentations (subject to change)
Alex RidleyCRCMining
Estimating the effect of autonomous agents on wireless communication network loading
Ali Sayyah, Kecheng Shen, Masoumeh Afkariatigh
University of Western Australia
Analysis of diesel engine wear behaviour, using trend analysis and determining new baselines in two different circumstances
Alina Dmitrieva
University of Western Australia
Interventions aimed at improving data quality
Anthony Reid
CRCMining
Reliability models for functional safety in mining automation
Cesar Pardo
Curtin University
Back analysis of intensive rock mass damage at the El Teniente Mine
Chris Windsor
Curtin University
Heim’s Rule, 100 years later and the distribution of stresses in Earth’s crust
David Gay, Robert Betz, Terry Summers, Jim Shackelford
University of Newcastle
Development of a Power Quality Measurement Instrument for Mining Applications
Ernesto Villaescusa, Juan Azua, John Player, Alan Thompson
Curtin University
A database of mesh rock surface support responses to static and dynamic loadings
Galina Mirzaeva, Steven Mitchell
University of Newcastle
Duty Meter approach in condition monitoring of industrial electric motors
Javad Shemshad
University of Queensland
Characterisation of gas cells used in fibre-optic based methane sensing
Kecheng Shen
University of Western Australia
Initial stage of a framework for reliability professional competency for resource organisations
Kerrie Unsworth, Alina Dmitrieva, Elisa Adriasola
University of Western Australia
Why is the quality of the asset data so poor?
Juan Londono, Peter Knights, Mehmet Kizil
University of Queensland
Review of In-Pit Crusher Conveyor (IPCC) Application
Mark Ho, Melinda Hodkiewicz, Kecheng Shen
University of Western Australia
Major factors influencing the reliability of mining equipment
Matt Green, Alex Ridley, Ross McAree
CRCMining
Pose verification for mining automation applications
Michael Edgar, Jonathan Aw, John Dudley, Ross McAree, Anthony Reid, Zane Smith
CRCMining
Characterisation of UWB Transceivers for Ranging
Mohammad Amanzadeh, Eoin Sheridan, Saiied Aminossadati, Mehmet Kizil, Warwick Bowen
University of Queensland
Safety improvement in underground coal mines using tapered fibre in a methane sensor network
Muhammad Shazzad Hossain, Andy Fourie
University of Western Australia
Guidelines for travelling earth moving equipment on sand embankment over mine tailings
Nima Noraei Danesh, Joshua Devlin, Saiied Aminossadati, Mehmet Kizil, Edward Prochon
CRCMining
Experimental simulation of flow behaviour in pre-drainage boreholes
Peter Beasley, Ross McAree
CRCMining
A Linear Relaxation Solution of the Tactical Movement Problem
Tyson Phillips
CRCMining
An evaluation of ranging sensor performance for mining automation applications