Review performance of ANFO vs emulsion

RUC Mining / Dacian Gold

No Software Limited Dr Tom Jang

Data supplied
requirements confidentiality

Comparing Performance of ANFO vs Emulsion account safety, time, blast performance,

vibration, fragmentation and cost.

Contact details
Troy Cheaib , Greg Miller
0439099109 , 0407990675
troy.cheaib@daciangold.com.au
Alt Contact,
gregm@ruc.com.au
 Haulage optimization
RUC Mining / Dacian Gold

No Software Limited A/Prof Waqar Asad/Dr Mehmet Cigla

Data supplied
requirements confidentiality

Haulage optimization at Mt Morgan UG Mines taking into account shared resources in

the mines and link drives between mines

Contact details
Troy Cheaib , Greg Miller
0439099109 , 0407990675
troy.cheaib@daciangold.com.au
Alt Contact,
gregm@ruc.com.au
 Stope performance use of electronic detonators vs no electronic
RUC Mining / Dacian Gold

No Software Limited Dr Tom Jang/ Dr Apurna Ghosh

Data supplied
requirements confidentiality

Stope performance in relation to drill hole accuracy and comparing use of electronic
detonators vs no electronic

Contact details
Troy Cheaib , Greg Miller
0439099109 , 0407990675
troy.cheaib@daciangold.com.au
Alt Contact,
gregm@ruc.com.au
 Performance of ANFO versus Emulsion Explosives in Underground
Development
AngloGold Ashanti
Use of mine design
software to Dr Tom Jang
Data Supplied No confidentiality
evaluate laser
scanning data

Tropicana is planning to commence underground mining in May-19. The first three

months of development is planned to use ANFO explosives until reactive ground is
reached at which point the mine will move to emulsion. The mine may also be able to
trial some different explosives products in this time such as perimeter products and
the two different dyno 32mmx200mm products. The student could assist the survey
Contact details department to collect laser scanning data of the development and evaluate it to make
Stasi Capsanis a comparison and draw conclusions between the different explosives products used.
0475801 558 They can use data from the Mining Contractors production database to identify which
scapsanis@anglogoldashanti.com explosives were used in each zone of development.
Alt Contact,
Jeff Dang
 Improvements to drilling accuracy utilising Minnovare Clino
IGO- Nova Operations
Microsoft A/Prof Waqar Asad/Dr Mehmet Cigla
No
Data supplied Office Suite,
confidentiality
deswick

Nova currently utilises Sandvik DL421-15C (horseshoe) and Sandvik DL431-7C (floating
boom) drill rigs for drilling of production blast holes. Barminco (Nova’s mining
contractor) will be “bolting on” Minnovare’s Production Optimiser system in an effort to
improve drill hole accuracy. This thesis project will capture data and analyse past drill
Contact details performance and issues, and compare to results obtained when drilling utilising
Peter Christen Minnovare’s system. The investigation will determine if drilling accuracy has improved,
08 6278 5302 and to determine and quantify any improvement to blast performance.
Peter.Christen@igo.com.au
Alt contact;
Masoud Heydari
 Determine the root cause of stope rill standing up at Nova, and any
particular parameters leading to stopes to standup
IGO- Nova Operations
Microsoft
No Dr Mostafa Sharifzadeh
Data supplied Office Suite,
confidentiality
deswick

Nova has recently ramped up to full production rate of 1.5mt/yr. A number of

underground stopes have had significant reductions to bogging productivity due to rill
“standing up”. This project will analyse the past and ongoing stope performance to
determine if there are any critical factors to stope rill performance, and make
Contact details recommendations for future stope design/scheduling to minimise rill standup in the
Peter Christen future. These may be (but not limited to):
08 6278 5302 • Firing size
Peter.Christen@igo.com.au • Grade of stope
Alt contact; • Delays to stope bogging
Masoud Heydari • Rate of stope bogging
• Previous stope bogged clean
• Fragementation
• Stope height
 Determine Effectiveness of using Water Curtains to protect Mine
infrastructure
IGO- Nova Operations

Microsoft No Dr Guang Xu
Data supplied
Office Suite confidentiality

There is historical data in the underground environment (including at NOVA), of damage

to Infrastructure, caused by percussion from Blasting operations. Water curtains have
been used in non-mining industries to dispel/ absorb the blasting (air pressure)/ sound
energy. This project will analyse the effectiveness and practicality of using Water
Contact details curtains from minor to major blasts. Onsite experimentation (checking pressure
Peter Christen differentials in controlled environment) Vs real life tests (Stope and development
08 6278 5302 blasts).
Peter.Christen@igo.com.au
Alt contact;
Masoud Heydari
 Optimize Binder Quantity in Paste produced at NOVA to achieve required
paste strengths.
IGO- Nova Operations

Onsite test Microsoft No Dr Mostafa Sharifzadeh

work required Office Suite confidentiality

A major cost factor in Mine Backfill (Paste) is the amount of Binder used in conjunction
with mine tailings to achieve predetermine strengths once backfill has cured. This
project will analysis the Quantity of Binder required to achieve predetermined paste
strength required at NOVA. The Project will require experimentation and testing of
Contact details paste with varying binder quantities to achieve site requirements.
Peter Christen
08 6278 5302
Peter.Christen@igo.com.au
Alt contact;
Nathan Dalton
 Optimisation of operating Remote loaders within the context of mine
wide haulage fleet.
IGO- Nova Operations
Fleet
Onsite test No Dr Mehmet Cigla/Dr Apurna Ghosh
Modelling
work required confidentiality
software

There are several ways of operating of underground loaders being:

• Manual
• Local remotes,
Contact details • Surface remote
Peter Christen • Offsite remote.
08 6278 5302
Peter.Christen@igo.com.au Each has differing requirements for manning, bogging rates and operational flexibility:
Alt contact; Example Local remoting allows for truck loading on demand but does not allow for
Mathew Elston Bogging of stopes during firing times.
This project is to optimise the mixture of Remoting operations, allowing for manually
truck loading and haulage with respect to mine wide haulage fleets.
 Identify and assess opportunities to increase productivity and reduce
cost through the use of remote detonators.
IGO- Nova Operations

Onsite test No Dr Tom Jang/ Dr Apurna Ghosh

Data supplied
work required confidentiality

Nova’s explosive supplier Orica has recently developed remote detonators. This project
will be to identify and assess opportunities that the use of remote detonators (and any
associated pre-charging) that may improve productivity or reduce cost. This may be
through things such as reducing stope cycle times or adjusting the firing sequence to
Contact details reduce paste development or improve ratio of manual bogged tonnes.
Peter Christen
08 6278 5302 Impacts to operability will need to be assessed such as working near pre-charged holes
Peter.Christen@igo.com.au or inability to recover and remediate poor blast performance.
Alt contact;
Masoud Heydari
 Scope and evaluate a suitable heavy equipment float and prime mover
KCGM
Excel, Prof Roger Thompson
Limited
Data supplied Connected
confidentiality
mine

Scope and evaluate a suitable heavy equipment float and prime mover that moves all or
some of KCGM’s mobile fleet to save tramming, and then conduct an economic analysis
to back up the decision.

Contact details
Jason Lowens
90221232
jlowens@kalgold.com.au
Alt Contact
Anthony Gleeson
 Blasting design to minimize over-the-edge losses
KCGM
Excel,
Limited Dr Tom Jang
Data supplied Connected
confidentiality
mine

Develop blasting techniques along pit edges to minimise ore loss over the edge.

Contact details
Jason Lowens
90221232
jlowens@kalgold.com.au
Alt Contact
Anthony Gleeson
 Blast vibration analysis tool
KCGM
Excel,
Limited Dr Tom Jang
Data supplied Connected
confidentiality
mine

Develop signature blasting program from scratch to evaluate blast vibrations.

Contact details
Jason Lowens
90221232
jlowens@kalgold.com.au
Alt Contact
Anthony Gleeson
 Economic analysis of in-pit backfilling
KCGM
Excel, A/Prof Waqar Asad/ Dr Apurna Ghosh
Limited
Data supplied Connected
confidentiality
mine

Economic analysis of in-pit backfilling to salvage ore in final ramps.

Contact details
Jason Lowens
90221232
jlowens@kalgold.com.au
Alt Contact
Anthony Gleeson
 Priority rules and TMP evaluation
KCGM
Excel,
Limited Prof Roger Thompson
Data supplied Connected
confidentiality
mine

Measure the success and effectiveness of Priority Rules, effects on safety and
production

Contact details
Jason Lowens
90221232
jlowens@kalgold.com.au
Alt Contact
Anthony Gleeson
 Economic assessment of stoping methods
Silverlake Resources
Access to A/Prof Waqar Asad/ Dr Apurna Ghosh
Limited
Data supplied Surpac or
confidentiality
Datamine

Economic evaluation of a change from top down open stoping to bottom up mining
with backfill at Cock-eyed Bob.

Contact details
Steven Harvey
08 9423 5900
sharvey@silverlakeresources.com.au
Alt Contact
Tim Davidson
 Options Analysis of Alternative Mining Strategies for Narrow Vein Gold
Mine
Silverlake Resources
Access to
Limited Dr Mostafa Sharifzadeh
Data supplied Surpac or
confidentiality
Datamine

Review of mining strategies for narrow vein gold mine. Review would look at various
options for mining widths, equipment selection and productivities. The report would
provide guidance on the cost and scheduling impacts of the various options.

Contact details
Steven Harvey
08 9423 5900
sharvey@silverlakeresources.com.au
Alt Contact
Tim Davidson
 Economic evaluation of bogging system options
Silverlake Resources
Access to A/Prof Waqar Asad/ Dr Mehmet Cigla
Limited
Data supplied Surpac or
confidentiality
Datamine

Economic evaluation of conventional bogging to stockpile versus the use of an ore pass
network at Maxwells Underground Mine

Contact details
Steven Harvey
08 9423 5900
sharvey@silverlakeresources.com.au
Alt Contact
Tim Davidson
 Ventilation and heat load simulation
Silverlake Resources
Access to
Limited Dr Guang Xu
Data supplied Surpac or
confidentiality
Datamine

Ventilation and heat simulation with implications for contaminants and work patterns
for Daisy Milano

Contact details
Steven Harvey
08 9423 5900
sharvey@silverlakeresources.com.au
Alt Contact
Tim Davidson
 Ventilation system design for re-entry planning
Silverlake Resources
Access to
Limited Dr Guang Xu
Data supplied Surpac or
confidentiality
Datamine

Ventilation system design at Daisy with for re-entry planning. This may have implications
for wide spread work areas with recirculation.

Contact details
Steven Harvey
08 9423 5900
sharvey@silverlakeresources.com.au
Alt Contact
Tim Davidson
 Monitoring material recovery from failed stopes
Silverlake Resources
Access to
Limited Dr Apurna Ghosh
Data supplied Surpac or
confidentiality
Datamine

Monitoring/measurement of pillars in situ in stopes to monitor material recovery from

failed stopes.

Contact details
Steven Harvey
08 9423 5900
sharvey@silverlakeresources.com.au
Alt Contact
Tim Davidson
 Time dependency failure of stope pillars and/or walls in stopes
Silverlake Resources
Access to
Limited Dr Mostafa Sharifzadeh
Data supplied Surpac or
confidentiality
Datamine

Geotechnical – time dependency failure of stope pillars and/or walls in stopes. How to
monitor and design for this. How does this impact production and blast cycles.

Contact details
Steven Harvey
08 9423 5900
sharvey@silverlakeresources.com.au
Alt Contact
Tim Davidson
 Optimisation of sub-level spacing at the Syama Gold Mine
Resolute Mining Limited

A/Prof Waqar Asad/ Dr Mehmet Cigla

No Software Limited
Data supplied
requirments confidentiality

Identify the factors that determine sub-level spacing for a sub-level cave and determine
what Syama's ideal spacing is based on it's orebody characteristics and currently
selected mining fleet.

Contact details
Brett Ascott
0429137106
bascott@rml.com.au
Alt Contact
Ian Bignell
 Ventilation on Demand (VOD) systems in active mines.
Saracen

Dr Guang Xu

Saving Energy in UG mines: the use of telemetry or Ventilation on Demand (VOD)

systems in active mines.

Contact details
Alt Contact
 Materials handling system investigation Carosue Dam
Saracen

A/Prof Waqar Asad/ Dr Mehmet Cigla

Carosue materials handling – could do some time / work with Entech (Macca
specifically) on various options and the M/E could assist with the evaluation.

Contact details
Alt Contact
 Improve truck and digger productivity
Goldfields St Ives

Access to Limited Prof Roger Thompson

Data supplied
Wenco/MMRS confidentiality

Improve truck and digger productivity .

Contact details
Tim.Hewitt@goldfields.com
Alt Contact
 Drill & Blast: impact of water on blast quality, wall control.
Goldfields St Ives

Access to Limited Dr Tom Jang

Data supplied
Wenco/MMRS confidentiality

Drill & Blast: impact of water on blast quality, wall control blast.

Contact details
Tim.Hewitt@goldfields.com
Alt Contact