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International Conference
on Hoisting and Haulage
Sponsored by:
September 12-15, 2010
The Mirage Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada

CALENDAR OF EVENTS
n SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2010
Registration, Registration Desk #3
1:00pm – 5:00pm
Welcome Reception, Mirage Event Center C2
5:00pm – 7:00pm
n MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010
Registration, Registration Desk #3
7:30am – 5:00pm
Author’s Coffee, Andros A
Speaker Ready Room, Andros A
Opening and Keynote, Montego
Exhibit Coffee Break, Mirage Event Center C2
Technical Sessions, Montego
Exhibit Luncheon, Mirage Event Center C2
Exhibit Coffee Break, Mirage Event Center C2
Conference Reception
and Dinner, Mirage Event Center C1
7:30am – 8:30am
7:30am – 3:00pm
9:00am
10:40am – 11:10am
11:10am – 5:00pm
12:30pm – 1:30pm
2:50pm – 3:20pm
6:30pm – 9:00pm
n TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
Registration, Registration Desk #3
7:30am – 5:00pm
Author’s Coffee, Andros A
Speaker Ready Room, Andros A
Technical Sessions, Montego
Exhibit Coffee Break, Mirage Event Center C2
Exhibit Luncheon, Mirage Event Center C2
Technical Sessions, Montego
Exhibit Coffee Break, Mirage Event Center C2
7:30am – 8:30am
7:30am – 3:00pm
9:00am – 12:45pm
10:40am – 11:10am
12:25pm – 1:25pm
1:25pm – 4:45pm
3:05pm – 3:35pm
n WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
Registration, Registration Desk #3
8:00am – 10:00am
Author’s Coffee, Andros A
7:30am – 8:30am
Speaker Ready Room, Andros A
7:30am – 10:00am
Technical Sessions, Montego
9:00am – 12:30pm
Exhibit Coffee Break, Mirage Event Center C2 10:40am – 11:10am
Field Trip (ticketed), Convention Area Rotunda 12:30pm – 4:00pm

GENERAL INFORMATION
Authors’ Coffee
All presenting authors should attend the Authors’ Coffee on the day of their
presentation.
Location: Andros A
Hours:
Monday, September 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 am – 8:30 am
Tuesday, September 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 am – 8:30 am
Wednesday, September 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 am – 8:30 am
Bookstore Hours / SME Membership
SME membership applications and information will be available. Best selling industry
publications and SME merchandise will also be available for purchase.
Pick up your copy of the Hoist and Haul Proceedings.
Location: Registration Desk #3
Hours:
Sunday, September 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Monday, September 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday, September 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Exhibit & Social Events
Location: Mirage Events Center C2
SUNDAY
Welcome Reception . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
MONDAY
Coffee Breaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:40 am & 2:50 pm
Luncheon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
TUESDAY
Coffee Breaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:40 am & 3:05 pm
Luncheon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:25 pm – 1:25 pm
WEDNESDAY
Coffee Break . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:40 am
SPONSORS WILL EXHIBIT THEIR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
DURING THE COFFEE BREAKS AND LUNCHEONS.
Policies
Registration Policy: All attendees and authors are required to register. The
appropriate badge is required for admittance to all activities.
Student Registration Policy: Student registration for the Conference must
meet eligibility requirements. SME requires that an individual must be attending
a college/university/higher education institution on a full-time basis to
qualify for student registration rates. SME cannot process student registrations
without evidence that you are a full-time student. Students enrolled in 12 or
more semester credit hours are considered full-time.
Refund Policy: If circumstances require you to cancel your registration, written
notice must be sent to Meetings Dept., SME, 8307 Shaffer Parkway, Littleton,
CO 80127, Postmarked no later than August 20, 2010. A $100.00 (US)
processing fee will be assessed on all total cancellations and substitutions. No
refunds for registration will be issued after the August 20, 2010 deadline.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Purchasing Tickets
Additional tickets may be purchased at the registration desk.
Registration Hours
Location: Registration Desk #3
Hours:
Sunday, September 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Monday, September 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Tuesday, September 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday, September 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 am – 10:00 am
Speaker-Ready Room
Audio-visual representatives will be available to assist authors during the
following hours:
Location: Andros A
Hours:
Monday, September 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 am – 3:00 pm
Tuesday, September 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 am – 3:00 pm
Wednesday, September 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 am – 9:30 am
8307 Shaffer Parkway
Littleton, Colorado 80127
www.smenet.org
meetings@smenet.org
800-763-3132
303-948-4200
Fax: 303-948-4265
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TECHNICAL PROGRAM
All sessions held in the Montego Room.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010
SESSION 1
Opening and Keynote Presentations
Chair: Mike Gray
9:00am – 9:20am
9:20am – 9:40am
9:40am – 10:10am
10:10am – 10:40am
10:40am – 11:10am
Welcome and Safety Share – Peter Brokenshire
Official Opening – SME
Keynote Presentation – Mike Gray
Keynote Presentation – Peter Brokenshire
Morning Coffee Break in the Exhibit
SESSION 2
Brakes and Brake Controls/Incline
Shaft Systems
Sponsored by: STANTEC
Chair: Gerhard Rebel
11:10am – 11:30am
11:35am – 11:55am
Noon – 12:20pm
12:30pm – 1:30pm
Emergency Stop with Controlled Rollback:
Klaus Kacy, ABB Inc., West Kelowna, BC,
Canada
Nx2 Type Control for Multi-channel Brake
System: Klaus Kacy, ABB Inc., West Kelowna,
BC, Canada
Winding Rope Life and Safety on Incline
Winders: Malcolm Greenway, Sinclair Knight
Merz, Perz, WA, Australia
Lunch in the Exhibit
SESSION 3
Shaft Guides
Chair: Malcolm Greenway
1:30pm – 1:50pm
1:55pm – 2:15pm
2:20pm – 2:40pm
2:50pm – 3:20pm
Extending Traditional Limits in Shaft
Steelwork Design: Geoff Krige and
Christo Croeser, Anglo American PLC.,
Johannesburg, South Africa
Improving Inspection and Maintenance of
Old Vertical Shafts: Geoff Krige and
David Blitenthall, Anglo American PLC.,
Johannesburg, South Africa
Design of Overwind Arresting Systems:
Rodney Hamilton, Sinclair Knight Merz, Perth,
WA, Australia
Afternoon Coffee Break in the Exhibit
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SESSION 4
3:20pm – 3:50pm
3:55pm – 4:25pm
4:30pm – 5:00pm
6:30pm – 9:00pm
Innovative Systems
Chair: Geoff Krige
Hoisting by Float Chamber: Ross Guenther,
Penn Valley, CA
A Case Study of a South African Double
Drum Rock Winder Rope Life Record:
Kevin Willemse, Lonmin Platinum, Rustenburg,
South Africa and Bodo Schmitz, CASAR
Drahtseilwerk, Centurion, South Africa
Overview of Shaft Sinking Methods:
AEA Northcote, Sinclair Knight Merz, Brisbane,
QLD, Australia
Conference Reception and Dinner
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010
SESSION 5
Drives and Drive Controls
Sponsored by: STANTEC
Chair: Bodo Schmitz
9:00am – 9:20am Minimizing Coincident Peaking in a Multi
Hoist Mine System: Julian Fisher, Stantec,
Tempe, AZ
9:25am – 9:45am Reduction of Network Peak Power Swing
Demand in Mine Hoist Applications:
Borje Johansson, ABB AB Process Automation,
Vasteras, Sweden
9:50am – 10:10am Life Assessment and Life Extension of the
U62 Winder Motor at Xstrata, Mount Isa
Mines: Robert Kyte, Xstrata Mount Isa Mines,
Mount Isa, QLD, Australia and Ron Scollay,
MachineMonitor Pty Ltd, Newcastle,
NSW, Australia
10:15am – 10:35am Induction Motors and PWM Drives –
the Ideal Solution for Large Hoists:
Simon Mulley, Converteam Ltd., Rugby,
Warks, UK
10:40am – 11:10am Morning Coffee Break in the Exhibit
SESSION 6
Hoisting System Elements
Chair: Julian Fisher
11:10am – 11:30am
11:35am – 11:55am
The Use of Koepe Winders for the Sinking of
a Deep Vertical Shaft: Graham du Plessis,
MP du Plessis, and BR Castley, DRA Technical
Services (Pty) Ltd., Johannesburg, South Africa
and M. Yates, TWP (Pty) Ltd., Johannesburg,
South Africa
Emergency Braking System for Use with Steel
Mine Shaft Guides: Andre de Preez, Gary Rush,
Steve Hill, Horne Conveyance Safety Ltd.,
Barrie, ON, Canada
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Noon – 12:20pm
12:25pm – 1:25pm
Influence of High Airflow Velocity on the
Balance Behavior: Graeme Medhurst and
Steve Grobler, Sinclair Knight Merz, Perz,
WA, Australia and Greg Connolly, Xstrata
Tahmoor Colliery, Picton, NSW, Australia
Lunch in the Exhibit
SESSION 7
Hoisting System Elements/Health,
Safety and Risk
Chair: Graeme Medhurst
1:25pm – 1:45pm
1:50pm – 2:10pm
2:15pm – 2:35pm
2:40pm – 3:00pm
3:05pm – 3:35pm
High-Speed Load-Out Conveyors:
Michael Peden, Stantec Consulting Inc.,
Tempe, Arizona
Compensating Sheaves, Are They Necessary?:
Robert Townsend, HATCH Mining & Minerals
Processing Division
Hoisting Equipment Cost Estimation in
Underground Mines: Sayadi. Ahmad Reza and
Ali Lashgari, Tarbiat Modares Univ.,
Tehran, Iran; Oraee-Mirzamani Kazem,
Univ. of Stirling, Stirling, UK; and
Yavari Mehdi, Tehran Univ., Tehran, Iran
Improving Safety and Efficiency of Mine
Hoisting: Darrell Gillis, Wraight Industries,
North Bary, ON, Canada; Phil Joggerst,
Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and Mike Beus,
SafeHoist Inc., Spokane, WA
Afternoon Coffee Break in the Exhibit
SESSION 8
Shaft Systems: New and Upgraded
Chair: Michael Peden
3:35pm – 3:55pm
4:00pm – 4:20pm
4:25pm – 4:45pm
Innovative Techniques and Methodology at
the Lake Mead Intake #2 Connection
Modifications: Greg Cowley, CSP, Parsons
Water and Infrastructure; Boodie Hurd, Barnard
of Nevada Inc.; and Michael Feroz, Gilbane
Building Co.
Impala No. 16 Shaft to Hoist in Excess of
3 Mt of Ore Per Annum: Wendy Naysmith,
FLSmidth (Pty) Ltd., Johannesburg,
South Africa and Socrates Vakalis, Read,
Swatman & Voight (Pty) Ltd., Johannesburg,
South Africa
Safety and Efficiency Benefits of the
Automated Koepe Winder Rope Handling
Systems as Employed on the Impala
Platimum No. 16 & 17 Shaft Projects:
Tim Keegan, TECBERG (Pty) Ltd.,
Johannesburg, South Africa
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
SESSION 9 Shaft Systems: New and Upgraded/
Underground Materials Handling
Chair: Tim Keegan
9:00am – 9:20am Friction Hoisting in Noth America –
A Historic Perspective: Tim Gartner, ABB AB
Vasteras, Sweden and Paul Henri, ABB AB
Montreal, PQ, Canada
9:25am – 9:45am The Role of Simulation in Ground Handling
Optimization at Grasberg Block Cave Mine:
Iain Ross and Tim Casten, Freeport McMoRan,
Phoenix, AZ; Daniel Marsh, University of
Arizona, Tucson, AZ; and Clyde Peppin,
Stantec, Tempe, AZ
9:50am – 10:10am Understanding Underground Ore Handling
and Shifting Bottleneck Identification Using
Discrete-event Simulation: Kim Hindle and
Valerie Limmer, Hatch Ltd., Mississauga,
ON, Canada
10:15am – 10:35am Lift and Production Rate Characterisation of
Hoists and Belt Conveyors for Underground
Mass Mining: J.C. Spreadborough, Parsons
Brinckerhoff Ptd Ltd, Australia
10:40am – 11:10am Morning Coffee Break in the Exhibit
SESSION 10 Horizontal Transport/Design,
Operation, and
Maintenance Ropes
Chair: Iain Ross
11:10am – 11:30am Motorized Railcars: Models to Estimate
Comparative Capital and Operating Costs:
Scott Stebbins, Avenurine Mine Cost
Engineering, Inc.
11:35am – 11:55am Optimizing the Balance Rope Weight –
A Way to Increase the Practical Hoisting
Distance for Friction Hoist with
Counterweight: Tim Gartner, Borje Johansson,
and Sigurd Grimestad, ABB AB,
Vasteras, Sweden
Noon – 12:30pm Radial Pressure Damage Analysis of Wire
Ropes Operating on Multi-layer Drum
Winders: Gerhard Rebel, CASAR
Drahtsilwerk Saar GmbH; Kirkel Saarland,
Germany and Roland Verreet, Wire Rope
Technology Aachesn, Aachen Germany
12:35pm – 1:05pm Conference Close
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Hoover Dam Field Trip
Date: Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Time: Departs at 12:30pm, Mirage Convention
Area Rotunda and Returns at 4:00pm
Fee: $55 per person
Limit: 60 people
Includes: Tour Guide, Transportation and Lunch
Just a short drive from the glitter and glamour of Vegas, the amazing Hoover Dam
is a testimony to a country’s ability to construct monolithic projects in the midst
of adverse conditions. Built during the Great Depression between 1931 and 1935,
thousands of men and their families came to Black Canyon to tame the Colorado
River. It took less than five years to build the largest dam of its time. Now, 70 years
later, Hoover Dam still stands as a world-renowned structure. Hoover Dam is a
National Historic Landmark and has been called one of the Seven Engineering
Wonders of the Modern World. This engineering marvel not only enabled the
industrial development of the Pacific Southwest, but it also forms Lake Mead,
the largest man-made reservoir in the Western Hemisphere. History comes to
life as you tour the interior of this 72-story structure, see its powerplant, and view
some fascinating exhibits.
This unique and intimate tour will take you over 500’ down in one of our enormous
elevators to the Nevada wing of the power plant where you overlook the
massive 7-story tall generators. Then, on to the adit where you are standing on
the top of a giant 30 ft. pipe, feeling the rush and hearing the rumble as the water
races through it.
Next it’s into the dam proper, entering the inspection access tunnels. View some
of the inspection markings written on the walls from decades past then peek out
the vents down onto the river below. After that, go into the tunnels deeper and
view the seepage wall along with an incredible set of antique stairs that can only
be described as The Stairway to Heaven.
Last but not least, don’t forget to visit the observation deck where you will get a
spectacular view of the dam and Lake Mead beyond, along with the Hoover Dam
bypass bridge currently under construction.
This tour lasts about one and a half hours. All persons and personal items entering
the dam will go through a magnetometer, (just like airport security). The tour
will consist of over a mile of walking on concrete or similar surfaces, so wear comfortable
shoes and clothing.
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Things to Do in Las Vegas
Free Las Vegas Attractions
The Fremont Street Experience
The Fountains at Bellagio
The Conservatory at Bellagio
The Volcano at Mirage
The Sirens of T.I.
Lion Habitat at MGM Grand
Las Vegas Shows
Le Reve at Wynn Las Vegas
Blue Man Group at The Venetian
Mystére at T.I.
Jubilee! at Bally’s
LOVE at Mirage
Zumanity at New York-New York
KÁ at MGM Grand
O at Bellagio
Photo courtesy of Las Vegas News Bureau
Photo courtesy of Las Vegas News Bureau
Shopping
Canal Shoppes at the Venetian
Fashion Show Mall
Forum Shops at Caesars Palace
Las Vegas Premium Outlets
Miracle Mile Shops at
Planet Hollywood
Golf Courses
Las Vegas National
Painted Desert
Badlands
The Great Outdoors
Valley of Fire
Black Canyon River Rafting
El Dorado Canyon Horseback Riding
Bootleg Canyon Mountain Biking
Red Rock Hiking Tour
Red Rock Photo Adventure Ride
Tours & Attractions
Ethel M Chocolate Factory
Gallery of Fine Art at Bellagio
Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay
Dolphin Habitat and Secret Garden at Mirage
The Roller Coaster at New York-New York
Rides at the Top of the Statosphere Tower
The Eiffel Tower at Paris
Madame Tussauds Las Vegas at The Venetian
For more information or recommendations,
please contact the concierge at The Mirage Hotel
at 702-791-7416.
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Photo courtesy of Las Vegas News Bureau

EXHIBITORS
as of August 27, 2010

SPONSORS
as of August 27, 2010
Sponsor of Conference Water Bottles
Sponsor of Conference Lanyards
Sponsor of Conference Badges
and
Brakes and Brake Controls/Incline
Shaft Systems
and
Drives and Drive Controls
Sponsor of Conference Bags