IIR`s
UnderMINE 2010 conference will focus on the current developments advancing in the industry and the economics of going underground.
UnderMINE 2010 will cover pressing issues facing underground mine operators including:
- Transitioning from open pit to underground mining- dealing with the technical challenges
- Starting and restarting underground mines
- Preparing for and promoting project approval
- Safety management in underground mine sites
- Mine inspections in the underground arena - what do regulators expect?
- Underground mine ventilation - managing the air down there
- Developing a water management strategy
- Challenges faced in contractor alliance management
- Secret cave knowledge - exploring advances in mine development
- Building "rock factories" - exploring developments in block caving
- Advances in narrow vein mining
- Examining current developments in drill and blast technology
- Underground ore processing - the paradigm shift towards preconcentration
- Mine haulage - challenges faced in bulk handling underground
- Integrated tailings and backfill management
