Session Archives
2023 Archives
Topics
Session I: Emissions Reduction Efforts
- Advances with Electric-powered Hydraulic Excavators
By Peter Buhles, vice president, Komatsu Germany - DT-74: Journey to the World’s First At-scale Zero-emissions Haul Truck
By Tomas Lafferriere, director market intelligence, First Mode - Reducing Carbon Intensity While Optimizing Performance
By Cayce Kerr, director-mining, Finning Canada
Session II: Trolley-assist, Batteries and Beyond
- Implementing Trolley-assist at New and Existing Operations
By Joy Mazumdar, vice president-product management, Wabteca - Electrification Technologies and Mine Infrastructure Requirements for Haulage Fleets
By George Shehata, project development-processing industries, ABB
Session III: Autonomous and Operator-assisted Operations
- AHS and The Valley of Despair
By Craig Gillespie, manager, AHS deployments, Absolute Autonomous - Automation Isn’t ‘All or Nothing’– A Practical Example of Incremental Automation in Drilling
Stacy Curtis, senior product manager, autonomous, Hexagon Mining - Practical Considerations for Autonomous Mining
By Diederik Lugtigheid, president, ASI Mining
Session IV: Progressive Operations
- Integrating Road Management Into Operations to Improve Pit Productivity
By Paul Pepper, mine operations superintendent and Josh Prinsen, engineering superintendent, Agnico Eagle’s Detour Gold Mine - Innovative Operations Management, Technology Solutions and Real Time System Development
By Steve Engler, director of information services, KMC Mining and Craig Dirk, president and CEO, KMC Mining - Gains & Losses – A Collection of Truck-Shovel Continuous Improvement (and Unimprovement) Stories
By Terry Morris, mine manager, Nevada Gold Mines
Session V: Consumables
- Why Tire Strategy Matters
By Mark Goode, director, business insights, Kal Tire - Development of the Air Suspension Wheel
By Zoltan Kemeny, president and CEO, Global Air Cylinder Wheel - Rope Shovel Wear and Performance Analysis
By David Harcus, researcher, Innotech - Shovel/Excavator Decarbonization: Look to Revitalization & Optimization
Jerry Gohre, director of power electronic, Flanders
Session VI: Operator Improvement
- Advanced Analytics Puts Our Haul Truck Drivers in the “Drivers Seat” of Safe Production and Operational Excellence
By Megan Golden, senior mine engineer, Freeport McMoRan, and Brianna Griffin, enterprise product leader, Freeport McMoRan - Lessons Learned From Haul Truck Operator Near-Miss Events
By Jonathan Hrica, general engineer, Pittsburgh Mining Research Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - Mining Asset Optimization with a Focus on Operation Actions
By Ken Bell, P.E., MBA, vice president, production, mining & extraction, Syncrude
Session VII: Using Data and Maintenance to Improve Sustainability
- Enabling Connectivity and Data Access at the Detour Lake Mine – A Case Study
By Kirk Petroski, founder and executive chairman, Symboticware - Good Economics for Engines and the Environment
By Arthur Brown, vice president-technical services, Crown CRT - Using Machine Learning to Improve Mine Haulage Sustainability
By Kevin Dagenais, CEO, Cascadia Scientific - Intelligent Dump Bodies
By Manuel Medel, president, Duratray International, and Dr. Pablo Rossi, CTO, Duratray International
Session VII: The Essentials Workshop
- The Essentials Workshop
By Tim Joseph, principal, JPI Mine Equipment & Engineering
2019 Archives
Topics
Session I: Modern Open-pit Mining Strategies
- The Future of Haulage and Loading
Michelle Ash, former CIO, Barrick Gold - Mine Design Considerations for the Future
Brian Yureskes, director, global business development, Komatsu - Suncor’s Autonomous Experience
Anne Marie Toutant, vice president-mining solutions, Suncor Energy
Session II: Autonomous Mining
- The Future of Mine Safety
Gord Winkel, chair of engineering safety and risk management, University of Alberta - Space Age Mining at Home
Greg Baiden, CEO, Penguin ASI - Continuous Surface Mining to Zero Waste
Trevor Kelly, Canadian Mining Innovation Council, and Mal Carroll, Syncrude
Session III: Future Considerations
- Costing Haul Road Construction or Rebuilds: Where is the value?
Roger Thompson, professor of mining engineering, Curtin University - All-electric Drive Truck
Daniel Robertson, business manager for mobile mining, large drives and traction drives, Siemens - Improving Mine Haul Roads by Using Advanced Instruments to Measure Haul Road Parameters
Alok Baranwal, technologist, RM Resource & Mining, Tata Steel
Session IV: Safety & Health
- Advances in Wearable Safety Products
Dan Bongers, CTO, SmartCap - Managing Fatal Risks in Mine Equipment Operations
Douglas Jones, safety specialist, and Mensah Frimpong, mine engineer, Freeport-McMoRan - Actionable Intelligence to Improve Safety
Carey West, managing director, Loadscan
Session V: Strategies for Pit Management
- Meeting Expectations for Profitable Production
Ross Gibbins, principal, growth planning, Thiess - Turning Challenging Mining Conditions into Success
Tawnya Thornton, mine EIT, JDS Energy & Mining - Strategies to Improve Productivity
Andrea Bauer, KMC Mining
Session VI: Training & Development
- Mine Operations Supervisor Development Program
Rick Green, senior superintendent, technical training, Freeport-McMoRan - Reducing Variance Through Simulation-based Training Technologies and Processes
Adam Norris, regional manager, Immersive Technologies - The Take Charge Training Concept
Gordy Williams, president, EDI
Session VII: Haulage & Loading Performance Workshop
- Positioning Mines to Capitalize on Available Technologies
Dr. Tim Joseph, JPI Mine Equipment & Engineering Consultants
2017 Archives
Topics
Session I: Improving Operations
- Improving Truck-and-Shovel Utilization with a Surge Feeder
By David E. Pitchford, President, MMD Mineral Sizing (America) - The Critical Link Between Loader Productivity, Operator Performance and Mining Costs
Greg Ladewig, Regional Manager, MineWare - Is Bigger Still Better? Considerations for Increasing the Size of Haulage Equipment
By M. Dotto, T.G. Joseph, M. Curley - Optimizing Slope Angles with Controlled Blasting, Slope Monitoring and Good Communication
By Keith Taylor, Sr. Geotechnical Engineer, Freeport-McMoRane
Session II: Haulage Strategies
- Electromobility Solutions for Modern Haul Trucks
By Daniel Robertson, Business Manager for Mobile Mining Equipment, North America, Siemens - Can ‘Big Data’ Answer the Big Question: How Do My Haul Roads Perform?
By Roger Thompson, Professor of Mining Engineering, Curtin University Western Australia School of Mines - Mine Haulage Simulation: A Tool Towards Managing Uncertainty
By Hooman Askari-Nasab, Mohammad Tabesh, and Shiv Upadhyay - Bringing New Life to DC Haul Trucks with an AC Retrofit Package
By Ben Balbach, Heavy Industry and Power Systems Manager, Flanders
Session III: Fleet Management
- Adopting a People, Process and Technology Strategy to Drive Sustainable Workforce Optimization
By Greg Karadjian, Regional Vice President, North America, Immersive Technologies - Turning Erdenet’s Data into Dollars
By Gareth Dean, Pitram Product Strategy Manager, Micromine Americas - How Big is Too Big?
By Craig Griffiths, Manager Customer Solutions, Volvo Construction Equipment - Innovative Information Mining: Fleet Optimization
By Lia Walker, Quality Leader, Freeport-McMoRan
Session IV: Safety & Training
- Human Fatigue and Impairment – Predicting, Detecting, and Mitigating
By Josh Savit, Senior Manager, Predictive Safety - Improving Ingress/Egress Systems on Mobile Equipment
By Mahiyar F. Nasarwanji, Ph.D., National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - Coordinated Operator Training
By Graham Upton, Director of Business Development, Doron Precision Systems
Session V: Loading Techniques
- Shovel Control Advancements
By John Burant, Vice President Global Business Development, Flanders Electric - Shovel-Based Fragmentation Analysis of ROM to Improve Blast Planning
By Tom BoBo, Director of Technical Sales & Marketing, Split Engineering; Petra Webb, Geologist I, ASARCO, LLC - The Use of Lighting Technology on Mobile Equipment
By Tom Feldhusen, Senior Sales Manager, Phoenix Lighting - Hydraulic Excavator vs. Rope Shovel Performance
By Rodion Andreev, Tim Joseph, John Sammut, and Mark Curley
2015 Archives
Topics
Session I: Improving Operations
- Improving Truck-and-Shovel Utilization with a Surge Feeder
By David E. Pitchford, President, MMD Mineral Sizing (America) - The Critical Link Between Loader Productivity, Operator Performance and Mining Costs
Greg Ladewig, Regional Manager, MineWare - Is Bigger Still Better? Considerations for Increasing the Size of Haulage Equipment
By M. Dotto, T.G. Joseph, M. Curley - Optimizing Slope Angles with Controlled Blasting, Slope Monitoring and Good Communication
By Keith Taylor, Sr. Geotechnical Engineer, Freeport-McMoRane
Session II: Haulage Strategies
- Electromobility Solutions for Modern Haul Trucks
By Daniel Robertson, Business Manager for Mobile Mining Equipment, North America, Siemens - Can ‘Big Data’ Answer the Big Question: How Do My Haul Roads Perform?
By Roger Thompson, Professor of Mining Engineering, Curtin University Western Australia School of Mines - Mine Haulage Simulation: A Tool Towards Managing Uncertainty
By Hooman Askari-Nasab, Mohammad Tabesh, and Shiv Upadhyay - Bringing New Life to DC Haul Trucks with an AC Retrofit Package
By Ben Balbach, Heavy Industry and Power Systems Manager, Flanders
Session III: Fleet Management
- Adopting a People, Process and Technology Strategy to Drive Sustainable Workforce Optimization
By Greg Karadjian, Regional Vice President, North America, Immersive Technologies - Turning Erdenet’s Data into Dollars
By Gareth Dean, Pitram Product Strategy Manager, Micromine Americas - How Big is Too Big?
By Craig Griffiths, Manager Customer Solutions, Volvo Construction Equipment - Innovative Information Mining: Fleet Optimization
By Lia Walker, Quality Leader, Freeport-McMoRan
Session IV: Safety & Training
- Human Fatigue and Impairment – Predicting, Detecting, and Mitigating
By Josh Savit, Senior Manager, Predictive Safety - Improving Ingress/Egress Systems on Mobile Equipment
By Mahiyar F. Nasarwanji, Ph.D., National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - Coordinated Operator Training
By Graham Upton, Director of Business Development, Doron Precision Systems
Session V: Loading Techniques
- Shovel Control Advancements
By John Burant, Vice President Global Business Development, Flanders Electric - Shovel-Based Fragmentation Analysis of ROM to Improve Blast Planning
By Tom BoBo, Director of Technical Sales & Marketing, Split Engineering; Petra Webb, Geologist I, ASARCO, LLC - The Use of Lighting Technology on Mobile Equipment
By Tom Feldhusen, Senior Sales Manager, Phoenix Lighting - Hydraulic Excavator vs. Rope Shovel Performance
By Rodion Andreev, Tim Joseph, John Sammut, and Mark Curley
2013 Archives
Topics
Session I: Improving Operations
- Improving Truck-and-Shovel Utilization with a Surge Feeder
By David E. Pitchford, President, MMD Mineral Sizing (America) - The Critical Link Between Loader Productivity, Operator Performance and Mining Costs
Greg Ladewig, Regional Manager, MineWare - Is Bigger Still Better? Considerations for Increasing the Size of Haulage Equipment
By M. Dotto, T.G. Joseph, M. Curley - Optimizing Slope Angles with Controlled Blasting, Slope Monitoring and Good Communication
By Keith Taylor, Sr. Geotechnical Engineer, Freeport-McMoRane
Session II: Haulage Strategies
- Electromobility Solutions for Modern Haul Trucks
By Daniel Robertson, Business Manager for Mobile Mining Equipment, North America, Siemens - Can ‘Big Data’ Answer the Big Question: How Do My Haul Roads Perform?
By Roger Thompson, Professor of Mining Engineering, Curtin University Western Australia School of Mines - Mine Haulage Simulation: A Tool Towards Managing Uncertainty
By Hooman Askari-Nasab, Mohammad Tabesh, and Shiv Upadhyay - Bringing New Life to DC Haul Trucks with an AC Retrofit Package
By Ben Balbach, Heavy Industry and Power Systems Manager, Flanders
Session III: Fleet Management
- Adopting a People, Process and Technology Strategy to Drive Sustainable Workforce Optimization
By Greg Karadjian, Regional Vice President, North America, Immersive Technologies - Turning Erdenet’s Data into Dollars
By Gareth Dean, Pitram Product Strategy Manager, Micromine Americas - How Big is Too Big?
By Craig Griffiths, Manager Customer Solutions, Volvo Construction Equipment - Innovative Information Mining: Fleet Optimization
By Lia Walker, Quality Leader, Freeport-McMoRan
Session IV: Safety & Training
- Human Fatigue and Impairment – Predicting, Detecting, and Mitigating
By Josh Savit, Senior Manager, Predictive Safety - Improving Ingress/Egress Systems on Mobile Equipment
By Mahiyar F. Nasarwanji, Ph.D., National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - Coordinated Operator Training
By Graham Upton, Director of Business Development, Doron Precision Systems
Session V: Loading Techniques
- Shovel Control Advancements
By John Burant, Vice President Global Business Development, Flanders Electric - Shovel-Based Fragmentation Analysis of ROM to Improve Blast Planning
By Tom BoBo, Director of Technical Sales & Marketing, Split Engineering; Petra Webb, Geologist I, ASARCO, LLC - The Use of Lighting Technology on Mobile Equipment
By Tom Feldhusen, Senior Sales Manager, Phoenix Lighting - Hydraulic Excavator vs. Rope Shovel Performance
By Rodion Andreev, Tim Joseph, John Sammut, and Mark Curley
Session I: Improving Operations
- Improving Truck-and-Shovel Utilization with a Surge Feeder
- The Critical Link Between Loader Productivity, Operator Performance and Mining Costs
- Is Bigger Still Better? Considerations for Increasing the Size of Haulage Equipment
- Optimizing Slope Angles with Controlled Blasting, Slope Monitoring and Good Communication
Session II: Haulage Strategies
- Electromobility Solutions for Modern Haul Trucks
- Can ‘Big Data’ Answer the Big Question: How Do My Haul Roads Perform?
- Mine Haulage Simulation: A Tool Towards Managing Uncertainty
- Bringing New Life to DC Haul Trucks with an AC Retrofit Package
Session III: Fleet Management
- Adopting a People, Process and Technology Strategy to Drive Sustainable Workforce Optimization
- Turning Erdenet’s Data into Dollars
- How Big is Too Big?
- Innovative Information Mining: Fleet Optimization
Session IV: Safety & Training
- Human Fatigue and Impairment – Predicting, Detecting, and Mitigating
- Improving Ingress/Egress Systems on Mobile Equipment
- Coordinated Operator Training
Session V: Loading Techniques
- Shovel Control Advancements
- Shovel-Based Fragmentation Analysis of ROM to Improve Blast Planning
- The Use of Lighting Technology on Mobile Equipment
- Hydraulic Excavator vs. Rope Shovel Performance
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