Haulage & Loading 2023 Presentations
Preliminary program as of 3/16/2023
subject to change
Keynote: Rethinking Haulage & Loading Techniques
Monday, April 3, 2023, 8:30 a.m.
By Adriaan Davidse, director, Deloitte
Emissions Reduction Efforts
Session 1: Monday, April 3, 9 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
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
Trolley-assist, Batteries and Beyond
Session 2: Monday, April 3, 10:45 a.m-Noon
Implementing Trolley-assist at New and Existing Operations
By Joy Mazumdar, vice president-product management, Wabtec
Electrification Technologies and Mine Infrastructure Requirements for Haulage Fleets
By George Shehata, project development-processing industries, ABB
Autonomous and Operator-assisted Operations
Session 3: Monday, April 3, 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
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
Panel Discussion: Future Haulage Options
Monday, April 3, 2:45 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Moderator: Dr. Tim Joseph, principal, JPI Mine Equipment & Engineering
Progressive Operations
Session 4: Tuesday, April 4, 8:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.
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
Consumables
Session 5: Tuesday, April 4, 10:15 a.m.-Noon
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
Operator Improvement
Session 6: Tuesday, April 4, 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
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
Using Data and Maintenance to Improve Sustainability
Session 7: Tuesday, April 4, 2:45 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
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
The Essentials Workshop
Session 8: Wednesday, April 5, 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
By Tim Joseph, principal, JPI Mine Equipment & Engineering
Participants will learn how to create roads that are more effective, longer lasting and efficient for the haulage fleet, generating higher hauler performance and lower maintenance issues. From the way a hauler interacts with the road to the impact on emissions and tires; attendees will receive actionable ideas they can immediately implement at their mining operations.
Post-conference Tinaja Tour
Wednesday, April 5, 1:30 p.m. – 7 p.m.
By Tim Joseph, principal, JPI Mine Equipment & Engineering
Cat/Finning is hosting a limited number of full conference delegates at its Tinaja Hills Proving Grounds, registration fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, and tacos and beer after the event.