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The summit provides coal operators their first major opportunity to attend a conference that encompasses both the underground and opencut industry sectors.
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The conference kicks off with a plenary session and delegates may then decide to attend either the longwall or open-cut sessions. Listed below are the plenary and longwall presentations.
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Day One
Global outlook for coal markets, Andrew Fikkers, Barlow Jonker
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Underground or opencut coal mining? When, why and what tools to utilise, Tony Morgan, Geoff Pitkin, Brian Baumhammer, MineConsult
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The Wambo expansion, Bill Dean, Excel Coal Wambo Mine
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Development and operation of BHPBilliton鈥檚 San Juan underground mine, Scott Jones, San Juan, New Mexico
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Joy, Joy Mining
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The use of pre-driven recovery road at Elouera Colliery, Steve Bow, BHP Billiton, Rob Thomas, Strata Engineering
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Mandalong, David Moult, Mark Levey, Centennial
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Newlands, David Stone, Xstrata
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DBT鈥檚 experience to date with longwall top coal caving, Andrew Richmond, DBT Australia
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Longwall top coal caving 鈥� the next challenge in longwall? Patrick Humphries, CSIRO Exploration and Mining.
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Day Two
Addressing and managing skill shortages in the coal industry, Mal Campbell, QMITAB
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Skills shortage 鈥� Why now? Scott Roberts, John Davidson & Associates
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Moving safety forward, the challenges and opportunities, David Cliff, University of Queensland
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The Queensland Government鈥檚 strategy to break the bottleneck of coal exports, Paul Lucas, Queensland Government
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Record breaking continuous miner performance through people, technology and 鈥渟imunye spirit鈥�, Derek Laing, Greenside Colliery, South Africa
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Dartbrook Colliery, Tim Hobson, Anglo Coal
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Managing a longwall 鈥� people or technology?, Kevin Irving, Snowden Mining
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Refrigeration unit at North Goonyella, Owen Salisbury, John Grieves, Peabody Energy North Goonyella Mine
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Longwall fluids: technologies and world practice, Nick Fowler, Quaker Chemicals.
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Rockwell Automation, 3M Mining, MMD Australia, Alfagomma, SES Mining Services, Quaker Chemical, Maptek and ABB will exhibit at the summit to be held at the Mackay Entertainment Centre, June 21-22.
