Surface Mine Bench Design for Efficient Fragmentation
Paul Worsey, Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Conference Opening Introduction and Keynote Address
Keynote: Gary Halverson, President, Barrick Gold North America
Title: Challenging Markets in a Changing World

EXECUTIVE FORUM I: GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES

Chair: Stephen A. Lang, Board Chairman and Fmr. President and CEO, Centerra Gold, Canada

Jeane Hull, Executive Vice President, Peabody Energy, USA
Title: Building One Peabody - Technical Centers of Excellence

Janpeter Bekkering, General Manager Global Accounts, CAT Global Mining, USA
Title: Challenges and Opportunities of Deploying Technology in Mine Sites Around the World

Len Dimbungu, Group Executive – Mining, Debswana Diamond Company, Botswana
Title: Debswana Jwaneng Cut 8 Mine Design

Rudy J. Matetic, Director of Mining Research Division, CDC-NIOSH, USA
Title: Mine Safety and Health Research Challenges – The NIOSH Mining Research Program

Josh Wagner, Product Marketing Manager, Joy Global Surface Product, USA
Title: Getting Back to the Basics - Operational Efficiency and Flawless Performance

LUNCH AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS

TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS AND COMPANY SESSIONS

COMPANY SESSION I: IMMERSIVE TECHNOLOGIES
Innovations in Mining Simulations for the Future
Chair: Cory Cook, Vice President North America, Immersive Technologies

Adam Norris, Senior Account Executive, Immersive Technologies
Title: Predicting Operational Improvements with Training Competency Data

Bill Nassauer, Product Manager, Machine Guidance and Safety Systems, Modular Mining Systems, Inc.
Title: Immersive and Modular – a Data Driven Case Study

Chad Johnson, Senior Vice President, Kiewit Mining Group
¿Title: Technology and Data Driving Results—A Kiewit Case Study¿

Greg Karadjian, Senior Product Manager, and Richard Beesley, Underground Coal Business Unit Manager, Immersive Technologies
Title: Innovations in Simulation Developed for the Soft Rock Mining Market

Cory Cook, Vice President North America, Immersive Technologies
Title: Technology’s Role in the Future of Workforce Development Strategies

TECHNICAL SESSION I: INVESTMENTS, TECHNOLOGIES AND EDUCATION
Chairs: Dianna Tickner, Vice President Peabody and Grzegorz Galecki, Associate Professor, Missouri S&T

Richard L. Bullock, DEng, PE, QP, Professor and Quenon Chair Emeritus, Missouri S&T
Title: Mine Feasibility Studies Still Need Improvement

S. H. Amini and R. Q. Honaker, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA and M. Osanloo, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Title: The Optimization of Short Term Iron Open-Pit Production Scheduling while Minimizing Stripping Ratio

Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, Professor & Canada Research Chair, McGill University
Title: Mine Planning Optimization with Uncertainty - A Review of Concepts and Applications from Single Mines to Mining Complexes

Lana Z. Alagha, Assistant Professor, Missouri S&T and Lina Guo, Shengqun Wang, Zhenghe Xu and Jacob Masliyah, University of Alberta, Canada
Title: Selective Adsorption of Polyacrylamides on Kaolinite and Bitumen - Implications on Oil Sands Ore Processing

Samuel Frimpong, Professor & Chair, Missouri S&T; Jerry M. Whiting, Professor & Chair Emeritus, University of Alberta and Raymond Suglo, Professor & Head, BIUST
Title: Preparing Graduate Talent for the Mining Industry - A New Metric System based on an Old Traditio

COMPANY SESSION II: KOMATSU AMERICA CORP., Exploring the Future of Mining
Chairs: J.D. Wientjes, Manager Application Engineering and Joe Shoemaker, Product Manager – Mining

Joe Shoemaker, Product Manager – Mining, Komatsu America Corp.
Title: State of Autonomous Haulage

Ron Crawford, Senior Technical Advisor – Product Planning and Research, Komatsu America Corp.
Title: KomVision

Chris Pritchard, Natural Gas Product Manager, Cummins, Inc.
Title: Dual Fuel for Mining - Same Power, Substantial Savings

Ken Calvert, Director Product Support Systems, Komatsu America Corp.
Title: Machine Telematics: Where are you on the adoption curve?

Bill Nassauer, Product Manager, Machine Guidance and Safety Systems, Modular Mining Systems, Inc.
Title: MineAlert^{TM -} A Tool for Proactive Fatigue Managment

TECHNICAL SESSION II: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES I
Chairs: James Katende, Professor and Founding Dean, Botswana International University of Science and Technology and Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, Professor & Canada Research Chair, McGill University

Tony Wickenheiser, Application Engineer - Mining Division, Komatsu America Corp.
Title: Haulage Fleet Definition Tool

Wedam Nyaaba and Samuel Frimpong, Missouri S&T
Title: Optimal Microseismic Sensor Placement by Integer Linear Programming Approach

Eric Gbadam and Samuel Frimpong, Missouri S&T
Title: Bench Structural Integrity for Optimum Performance of Cable Shovels

Matthew H. Trinh, Engineer, CDS Engineering and Grzegorz Galecki, Associate Professor, Missouri S&T
Title: Lean Mining - Applying the Lean Manufacturing Philosophy to the Mining Industry

Hedi Hastriawan, University of Sriwijaya, South Sumatera, Indonesia
Title: Prospect of Coal Transportation Technology by Pipeline System

COMPANY SESSION III: CATERPILLAR GLOBAL MINING
Challenges in Deploying New Technologies and Products
Chair: Jim Humphrey, Sr. Marketing Professional – Mining Autonomy, CAT Global Mining

Joe Bontje, Underground Mining Marketing Support Rep, CAT Global Mining
Title: Underground Automation Technology - It's about People, not Iron

Griffin Reome, Service Technical Rep
Title: Introduction of a New Technology North of the Arctic Circle

Dave Edwards, Product Support Manager, CAT Global Mining
Title: Challenges of Introducing Fatigue Management Technologies

Terry Vance, Mining Technology Solutions Manager, CAT Global Mining
Title: Challenges and Rewards of Implementing Fleet Management Systems at your Mine

Jim Humphrey – Sr. Marketing Professional – Mining Autonomy, CAT Global Mining
Title: Overcoming Preconceptions to Ensure the Successful Deployment of Autonomous Haulage

TECHNICAL SESSION III: NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES AND KNOWLEDGE GAP I
Chairs Tom Barnes, Director of Product Support, Joy Global and Cory Cook, Vice President, Immersive

Saeid Dindarloo and Samuel Frimpong, Missouri S&T
Title: A Simulation Framework for Modeling Truck-Shovel Operations

David Pierce, Business Development Manager: North America for ThoroughTec Simulation Ltd.
Title: Time for a Paradigm Shift in Advanced Training Technologies

George Hemingway, Innovation Practice Leader and Jeff Loehr, Managing Director of VCI
Title: Strategic Futurecasting - What can Scenarios of the Future Teach us Today?

BREAKFAST & WELCOME ADDRESS
Sara Parker Pauley, Director of Natural Resources, Missouri

EXECUTIVE FORUM II: TALENT FOR GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES
Chair: Andrew Slentz, Senior Vice President Global Talent, Peabody Energy, Saint Louis, MO

Leigh Freeman, Manager, Downing Teal
Title: Mining Talent Relevant in Washington DC

Kurt Salvatori, Vice President Human Resources, CONSOL Energy
Title: Creating a Powerhouse of Skilled Labor Force for Growth: CONSOL's Experience

Marshall Koval, President & CEO Anfield Nickel Corp
Title: Navigating the Experience Gap

Fouzi Bushait, Vice President Human Resources, Ma'aden Mining Company
Title: Building Talent in KSA for the Mining & Manufacturing Industry

Richard Marston, Principal & Senior Practice Leader – Mining, Golder Associates, Inc.
Title: Global Mining Consulting Careers - Perspectives & Prospect

COMPANY SESSION IV: THE DOE RUN COMPANY
Developing and Improving for a Bright Future
Chair: Greg Sutton – General Mine Manager, The Doe Run Company, SEMO Mining and Milling Division

Karonica Brice, Safety Manager, The Doe Run Company, SEMO Mining and Milling Division
Title: Regulatory Compliance verses a Safety Culture

Lisa Henn, Talent Management Specialist, The Doe Run Company
Title: Recruiting for the Future - Keeping up with the “Ups and Downs” in the Mining Industry

Adam Kresler, Mine Superintendent, The Doe Run Company, SEMO Mining and Milling Division
Title: Casteel North Development: Challenges and Milestones

Bruce Chamberlain, Operations Manager, The Doe Run Company, Primary Smelting Division
Title: 2013 Closing of The Doe Run Company’s Herculaneum Primary Lead Smelter

Genevieve Bodnar, Senior Environmental Engineer, The Doe Run Company, SEMO Mining and Milling Division
Title: How to Eat an Elephant - Decommissioning the Viburnum Division Mill

TECHNICAL SESSION IV: GLOBAL MINE SAFETY, HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY
Chair: Maochen Ge, Associate Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology and Khaulani Fichani, Lecturer and Head of Mining Engineering, University of Botswana

Maryam Abdi Oskouei and Kwame Awuah-Offei, Missouri S&T
Title: Testing for the Effects of Operators on Dragline Energy Efficiency

Angelina K. Anani and Kwame Awuah-Offei, Missouri S&T
Title: Modeling Room and Pillar Operation with Pillar Retrieval as Mixed Integer Linear Programming

Craig Bunger, P.E., Civil/Geotechnical Engineer, BARR Engineering Company
Title: Utilization of Innovative Geotechnical Investigation and Design Methods to Remediate a Historic Mine Tailings Site

Rob K. Morrison, P.E., Sr. Water Resources Engineer, BARR Engineering Company, Jefferson City, MO
title: Innovations in Water Quality at Remote Mining Location 

COMPANY SESSION V: JOY GLOBAL INC.
Chair: Tom Barnes, Director - Product Support, Joy Global Inc.

Eric Hsieh, Product Manager - Technology, Joy Global Inc.
Title: Automation and Productivity - Using Proximity/Object Detection to Increase Shovel Productivity in the Open Pit Mine

Scott Shields, Manager – Mining Application, Joy Global Inc.
Title: Pass Match Considerations for Optimized Production

Mike Rikkola, Program Manager – Remote Health Monitoring, Joy Global Inc.
Title: Focused Equipment and Process Improvement – A Key Pillar in Total Productive Management (TPM) of Global Mining Processes

Arun Kesavan, Global Director – Controls and Automation, Joy Global Inc.
Title: Equipment to People Interface - From Proximity to Remote Operation in Underground Equipment

Jim Haughey – Global Product Manager - Longwall Shearers, Joy Global Inc.
Title: Equipment Enhancement – Low Seam Longwall Lean Mining/Process Optimization

TECHNICAL SESSION V: GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT I
Chair: Gen Bodnar, Sr. Environmental Engineer, Doe Run and Kwame Awuah-Offei, Associate Professor, Missouri S&T

Greg Smith, Chief Information Officer, Missouri S&T
Title: Nonprofit Partnership to Support Sustainable Development in Mining Communities

Mark Birchler and Terry Entwhistle, CDG Engineers
Title: Phytoremediation at Pea Ridge Mine

Sisi Que  and  Kwame Awuah-Offei, Missouri S&T
Title: Ranking Determinants of Mining Community Acceptance Mining for Quantitative Community Engagement

Paul Eger, Global Minerals Engineering LLC, Peggy Jones, Doug Green and Bob Forder, American Peat Technology
Title: Getting the Lead Out (and other Trace Metals) – Solving Mine Water Problems with Peat-based Sorption Media
 

COMPANY SESSION VI: MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Placing Missouri S&T at the Global Frontier of Education and Research
Chairs: Samuel Frimpong, Professor and Robert H. Quenon Endowed Chair, Missouri S&T and Venkata Allada, Vice Provost for Graduate Studies, Missouri S&T

David Enke, Professor and Chair, Missouri S&T
Title: Utilizing Distance Education Technology to Expand Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Education

Jeanie Hofer, Director of International Affairs, Missouri S&T
Title: Missouri S&T: Internationalizing the Campus and Community

Gregory Gelles, Professor and Chair, Missouri S&T
The Value of Economics Instruction in Providing a Quality Engineering and Science Education

Jerry C. Tien, Associate Professor, Missouri S&T
Title: Challenges of Educating the “Right Type” of Mining Engineers for the 21st Century --- Teaching MRTM as An Example

TECHNICAL SESSION VI: TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES II
Chairs: Greg Sutton, General Mines Manager, Doe Run and J.D. Wientjes, Manager, Komatsu

Nathan Priegnitz, Application Engineer - Mining Division, Komatsu America Corp.
Tilte: Mining Systems Planning Tool

Luis Montiel Petro and Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, COSMO – Stochastic Mine Planning Lab, McGill University
Title: Optimizing Mining Complexes with Multiple Processing and Transportation Alternatives: An Uncertainty-based Approach

Clay McNail, Mine Superintendent, The Doe Run Company, SEMO Mining and Milling Division
Title: Challenges of Developing RCWF Ore Bodies

Bill VanHorn, Senior Process Engineer,  The Doe Run Company, SEMO Mining and Milling Division
Title: Underground Mobile Equipment Monitoring in Doe Run Mines

CONFERENCE RECEPTION, BANQUET AND KEYNOTE ADDRESS

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Keynote Speaker: Scott P. Lawson, Sr. Vice President, Newmont Mining
Title: Driving Value through Technology and Innovation

10:00 am -
12:00 pm

EXECUTIVE FORUM III: EDUCATION AND CAREERS
Chairs: Michael Allen (MS – Explosives Eng) and Eric Gbadam (PhD – Mining Eng), Missouri S&T

Larry Grayson, Professor & George H. Jr. and Anne B. Deike Chair, Penn State
Title: Positioning Yourself for Future Opportunities

Dianna Tickner, Vice President, HSE & Project Governance, Peabody Energy
Title: New Graduates – Strategies for Successful Transition to the Workforce

Ed Merriman, Director of Human Resources, Martin Marietta, Raleigh, NC
Title: What Business Expects From You

Gen Bodnar, Senior Environmental Engineer, Doe Run, Viburnum, MO (TBC)
Title: What They Don’t Teach You in College

Jason Baird, Associate Professor and Deputy Director of RMERC, Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO
Title: Lessons Learned - How does one end-up as a professor and a small engineering business owner?

LUNCH AND CLOSING REMARKS

12:30 pm
- 12:50 pm

Closing Remarks by Samuel Frimpong, IME 2013 Conference Co-Chair

1:15 pm -
2:45 pm

TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS AND COMPANY SESSIONS

COMPANY SESSION VII: CENTER for EXCELLANCE in MINING INNOVATION (Ontario, Canada)            Chair: Doug Morrison, President, Center for Excellence in Mining Innovation, Sudbury, Canada 

Doug Morrison, President & CEO, Center for Excellence in Mining Innovation, Sudbury, Canada                  Title: CEMI: A New Model for Innovation in Mining

Selina Yong, Post-doctoral Fellow, Laurentian University and MIRARCO Research Manager                                 Title: Rock Stability Management at 8,000ft in Canadian Deep Hardrock Mines

Doug Morrison, President & CEO, Center for Excellence in Mining Innovation, Sudbury, Canada                  Title: Rapid Advance Rates in Large Headings

Dean Millar, MIRARCO Research Chair / Director of ERCM, and Professor of Energy in Mining, Laurentian University                                                                                                                                                   Title: The Hydraulic Air Compressor for Mine Cooling 

Doug Morrison, President & CEO, Center for Excellence in Mining Innovation, Sudbury, Canada                   Title: Integrated PPE for a Modern UG Workforce

TECHNICAL SESSION VII: NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES AND KNOWLEDGE GAP II                                   Chairs: Kurt Oakes, Senior Manager Explosives Engineering, Martin Marietta and Jamal Rostami, Associate Professor and Centennial Chair, Penn State University

Jamal Rostami, Ali Naimipour, and Soheil Bahrampour, Penn State University; Craig Collins, JH Fletcher & CO; Sair Kahraman, Haccetepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Title: Ground Characterization While Drilling Roofbolts in Mining Operations

Ryan Goodfellow, Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, COSMO - Stochastic Mine Planning Lab, McGill University          Title: Global Asset Optimization of Open Pit Mining Complexes under Uncertainty

Mark Boateng, and Samuel Frimpong, Missouri S&T
Title: Optimizing Mill Surge Rehandling by Linear Programming Approach

Amina Lamghari, Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, COSMO - Stochastic Mine Planning Lab, McGill University
Title: Progressive Hedging Applied as a Heuristic to Schedule Production in Open-pit Mines Accounting for Metal Uncertainty

COMPANY SESSION VIII: GOLDER ASSOCIATES                                                                             
Chair: Richard Marston, Principal & Senior Practice Leader - Mining, Golder Associates, Inc.

Kevin Conroy, Principal, Tom Rutkowski, Senior Engineer and Rachel Hanson, Project Engineer, Golder Associates                                                                                                                                         
Title: Mine Water Treatment Options for Meeting Stringent Selenium Regulatory Limits

Kyle Kutter, Senior Project Engineer and Mary Siemsglusz, Assoicate, Mining Consultant, Golder Associates   
Title: Integrating Geomorphic Reclamation with Undisturbed and Previouly Reclaimed Areas at McKinley Mine

Michael Dreyer, E.I.T., Staff Engineer, Robert Davis, Mark Haddock and Brent Waters, Golder Associates 
Title: Subsurface Imaging to Identify Karst in an Underground Mine usng Electrical Resistivity Imaging Methods

Mark Sandfort, Principal, Golder Assoicates; Zbigniew J. Hladysz, Steven A. Otto, Mark Haddock, Mark Luxbacher, and Wes Johnson, Lhoist North America; and Scott Schiele, Maptek.                                        Title: Comprehensive Geotechnical Assessment using Laser Scanner Imaging at Underground Mines

Bryan Hill, P.Eng., Senior Project Mining Engineer and D. David Marston, P.E., Principal, Golder Associates, Inc.  Title: Geological Modeling of the Fort McMurray Oil Sands and the Impact Upon Mine Planning