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Call for papers - International Symposium on Mining with Backfill

By Heather Gravning posted 05-19-2016 01:08 PM

  

Minefill is recognized as an integral component of most underground mining operations. The
stability of and safety within underground mines are enhanced by the design, operation and control
of mine fill systems. The 12th International Symposium on Mining with Backfill will focus on the
application of mine backfill technologies including planning, design, operations and research. The
Program Committee has released a Call for Papers on the following topics:

  • Legal, safety, environmental and financial drivers for backfill
  • Bulkhead capacity and fill strategies
  • Binders, admixtures and other chemicals to improve fill performance
  • Backfill reticulation: pumping, piping, hydraulic analyses
  • Field fill mass blast and stress monitoring before and after exposure and data analysis
  • Mine fill geomechanics, numerical modeling, interaction between backfill and rock mass
  • Laboratory testing on static and dynamic behaviors of backfill
  • Hazard and risk control practices in backfill application
  • Application of new technology and new equipment in mining with backfill
  • Case studies


Deadlines:
July 1 Abstracts due
July 15 Acceptance letters
September 1 Draft paper due
October 1 Final papers due

Please send the following:
Abstract title
All authors names and contact information
100 word abstract
Brief bio of primary/presenting author
to davis@smenet.org or dave@minefill.com

This symposium will be held in conjunction with the 2017 SME Annual Conference & Expo and CMA 119th National Western Mining Conference in Denver, Colorado, February 19-22, 2017.

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