The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME) is pleased to be a participating member of the organizing committee for the International Conference on Ground Control in Mining (ICGCM), which will be held July 26-28, 2016 at the Lakeview Resort and Conference Center in Morgantown, WV. The three-day symposium will be attended by more than 300 practitioners from around the world.
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Dr. Syd S. Peng created the ICGCM in 1981 to provide a forum to promote communication among the myriad of stakeholders including academia, consultants, government regulators, manufacturers, mine operators, researchers and support service providers.
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Ground control is a standard terminology in mining engineering and mine design. It has replaced the conventional reference to Roof Control. “Ground control not only covers roof, rib and floor controls, it also includes strata movement including failures from the floor strata through the coal seam up to the surface,” said Dr. Peng. “With this concept, the line of thought when confronting a ground control problem is wider and broader, resulting in more appropriate and lasting solutions.”
More than 1,500 papers have been published on ground control topics as a result of these conferences. Nearly 60 presentations during the 2016 conference will address topics including:
- Fundamental Research Studies
- Mine Case Studies & Operator Histories
- Support Performance Assessment
- New Product & Equipment Developments
- Ground Control Design Tools
- Ground Instrumentation & Monitoring Studies
- Subsidence & Surface Stability
- Numerical Modeling Studies & Design Applications
The annual Syd S. Peng Ground Control in Mining Award and several scholarships were established with SME in 2005 to promote and encourage the continuing development of ground control technology and education in mining. In 2017, SME will assume management of the ICGCM, and the conference will remain in Morgantown. For more information on the 2016 ICGCM, please visit http://icgcm.conferenceacademy.com/Home.aspx.