Annual Meeting Preliminary Program - Full Brochure (PDF) - SME

TECHNICAL PROGRAM
Mining & exploration:
Management: Mine Management
2:00 PM • Tuesday, February 26
chairs: C. Krall, Barrick - Cortez, Crescent Valley, NV
T. Kandawasvika, Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc.,
Elko, NV
2:00 PM
Introductions
2:05 PM
Power and Politics in Organizations
T. Camm; Mining Engineering, Montana Tech, Butte, MT
Aristotle made the observation that man is a political animal. Engineers often
like to think they are above the fray when it comes to organizational politics, but
most organizational theorists believe politics is a fundamental dynamic in any
group. This paper examines the various ways that people use power within organizations
to negotiate the political interactions in the work place.
2:25 PM
Human Resources Development for Small Startup Projects
S. Parrow; Barrick, Whitehall, MT
This topic will be based from the presenters experience and will explain one of
the ways to create a sucessful human resources program for a new, small startup
project. Topic items include, proper staffing, programs that need to be created,
human resource laws to follow as well as how to determine pay scales and bonus
structures. The presenter will also identify pitfalls to advoid and potential issues
while developing a program. Identfied outside resources that were used during
the creation of this program will also be discussed.
2:45 PM
Mine Project 101 (MP101): Challenges
M. Javier; EnviroMINE, Denver, CO
MP101 offers new meaning for mining in social & environmental terms. The objective
is to prove that new values added to mining will prevent social-environmental
conflicts when opening mines without damaging the mining industries
bottom line. This new paradigm for conscientious mining is not only feasible but
also necessary at the conceptualization stage of mining projects. Using such mining
design practices will ensure the equilibrium of nature in every mine. MP101
will help extractive industry establish the best ethical values for & from mining.
This approach uses the values & sustainability of nature from which information
& procedures for a mine operation is provided. Design & mine planning offer extraction-closure
simultaneously & adds free of negative socio-environmental impacts.
Practicing a new cultural mindset of preventive starting with design before
breaking ground will ensure that the environment is left undisturbed save for the
minerals being mined. MP101 will disclose scientific & technical information
about mining projects. It is an instrument for ensuring equilibrium in nature during
the entire phase of mining projects from concept to closure.
3:05 PM
Management of Project Risk in Underground Mining
Method Selection
R. Guzman and J. Botin; Ingenieria de Mineria, Pontificia
Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
The selection of the mining method is one of the most strategic decisions in a
mining project since it strongly affects the overall economics and the feasibility of
the project. Current mining method selection methods focus on integrating the
orebody attributes such as depth, geometry, rock mass properties and grades with
infrastructure requirements and costs. However, parameters related to safety and
sustainability and the impact of the mining method decision on other business
processes downstream along the project value chain must also be considered.
MPRM (Mine Project Risk Management) is a value-chain focused risk management
methodology focusing on identifying those processes, subprocesses and
project parameters bearing a significant level of uncertainty, from exploration to
mine closure. This paper discusses the application of the MPRM methodology in
the selection of the mining method of an underground mining project.
3:25 PM
What Will Halt the Worldwide Decline in Mine
Equipment Performance?
R. Adsero 1 and G. Lumley 2 ; 1 GBI Mining Intelligence, Olathe, KS
and 2 GBI Mining Intelligence, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
The analysis of equipment trends in AUSIMMs Revision of Monograph 19;
Australasian Mining and Metallurgy Operating Practices (AMMOP),by Dr.
Graham Lumley raises some disturbing trends in worldwide mine equipment
productivity.According to the ABS, productivity of the whole mining industry is
down 34% since 2001.In terms of surface equipment median output, draglines
are down 15% since 2003; electric rope shovels down 40% since 2003; hydraulic
excavators down 30% since 2008; front end loaders down 39% since 2007 and
trucks down 41% since 2006.During this same period, best practice (average of
the top 10%) has declined much less (eg. shovels -8%,excavators -19% and FELs
-5%).This paper builds on the analysis of AMMOP to understand the differences
between median and best practice and identifies the factors contributing to the
decline in performance. As the industry enters a period of potentially lower
prices and reduced margins, pressure will increase to move more with existing
equipment.An understanding of where efficiency has been lost is a key to improvement.The
analysis of AMMOP information in papers such as this will be
crucial to reversing the decline in equipment performance.
Mining & exploration:
operations: operational Safety and risk
Management in Mining operations
2:00 PM • Tuesday, February 26
chairs: S. Oyewole, Penn State University,
University Park, PA
T. Hethmon, Hethmon Assoc LLC, Sandy, UT
B. Stanley, Thyssen Mining Construction of Canada,
Regina, SK
2:00 PM
Introductions
2:05 PM
Keep Mining: Why Bulk Fuel Filtration is Needed to Keep Todays
Modern Diesel Engines Running
S. Grossbauer; Donaldson Company, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
Todays modern diesel engines are designed with efficiency and low emissions in
mind. To achieve these objectives, fuel injection system pressures are moving up
in excess of 30,000 psi. These higher pressures drive the need for fuel cleanliness
levels never seen before in order to meet injector life and maintenance interval expectations.
In order to achieve the levels of cleanliness now required, a two step
approach to filtration is needed. Onboard filtration alone will be challenged to
meet the expected levels of efficiency and life due to limitations in dirt holding
capacity and compromised performance in harsh on-engine environments. This
presentation will explain why bulk fuel filtration, or filtering the fuel prior to
being put into use on the equipment, should be an integral part of every mines
contamination control strategy. Concepts related to site design and the
importance of filtering prior to storage in the onsite tank will be covered, as well
as more technical challenges involving electrostatic discharge and fuel additive
dropout. Mining success stories from around the world will also be shared, as
well as general best practices.
2:25 PM
Germination of Failure: The Role of Human Factors in
Effective RCA
R. Latino; Reliability Center, Inc., Hopewell, VA
In this paper I will make the case how well Human Factors are integrated into a
RCA approach. I will explain the germination of a failure originating in deficient
organizational systems. Oftentimes such systems produce inadequate information
or no information in which to make educated decisions. I will delve into understanding
why people make poor decisions and open our eyes to the understanding
of the field of Human Factors Engineering and its contribution to
effective RCA. Many RCA approaches satisfactorily stop at physical or human
root causes. Physical root causes stop at the first observable consequence level
such as a failed component. Stopping here leaves a heightened risk of recurrence
because we do not really understand why that component failed. Human root
This is the Technical Program as of September 1, 2012. IT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
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