Program | MWT 2023

The conference program is subject to change at any time, at the discretion of the organising committee.

All times are listed in AEST (Queensland, Australia).

Wednesday, July 12, 2023


8:00 AM - 6:30 PM	Day 0 \| Registration Opens
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Workshop \| Monitoring workshop
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Workshop \| Site investigation of tailings dams: from in situ testing and sampling to parameter selection
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Workshop \| Considerations for modelling the stability of tailings embankments
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Welcome Reception


8:00 AM - 6:30 PM	Day 0 \| Registration Opens
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Workshop \| Monitoring workshop
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Workshop \| Site investigation of tailings dams: from in situ testing and sampling to parameter selection
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Workshop \| Considerations for modelling the stability of tailings embankments
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Welcome Reception


8:00 AM - 6:30 PM	Day 0 \| Registration Opens
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Workshop \| Monitoring workshop
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Workshop \| Site investigation of tailings dams: from in situ testing and sampling to parameter selection
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Workshop \| Considerations for modelling the stability of tailings embankments
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Welcome Reception

Thursday, July 13, 2023

	Stream A	Stream B
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 1 \| Registration Opens
8:30 AM - 10:25 AM	Session 1 \| Opening Plenary Session Sponsor Welcome to Country Songwoman Maroochy Barambah, Turrbal People Welcome from the Conference Chair David Williams, The University of Queensland Welcome from AusIMM Mark Noppe, The University of Queensland Ministerial Address and Official Conference Opening Hon Glenn Butcher MP, Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing and Minister for Water Keynote \| EoR Terms of Reference - Prenuptial bliss to family legacy Christopher Hatton, WSP Australia Q&A with Session Chair Chris Langton, KCB Australia Panel Facilitator \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Malcolm Barker, GHD Panellist \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Angelica Amanda Andrade, Brumadinho Community Panellist \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Lis Boczek, South32 Panellist \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Christopher Hatton, WSP Australia Panellist \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Stephen Newman, MMG Limited Panellist \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Matthew Norbert, Red Earth Engineering
10:25 AM - 10:55 AM	Day 1 \| Morning Tea
10:55 AM - 12:35 PM	Session 2a \| Selection of parameters for TSF and WRD design A performance-based approach for calibration of fine tailings parameters used for closure design Chao Han, Red Earth Engineering Hollow cylinder testing systems - the case for their use in tailings engineering practice Riccardo Fanni, WSP Australia Advance numerical approach for investigation of rock fill mechanical behaviour Reza Asadi, ATC Williams CPT interpretation for tailings dam stability analyses: Considerations for defining tailings’ undrained strength Joe Rola, SRK Consulting Q&A with Session Chair Marcelo Llano-Serna, Red Earth Engineering Selection of soil shear strength parameters based on integrated insitu tests, lab tests and numerical calibration approach Zhenhe Song, Knight Piésold Application of Bayesian methods to the estimation of shear strength parameters for slope stability analysis of a TSF Ignacio Vernengo, SRK Consulting On the selection of appropriate tailings geotechnical characteristic values for design: common pitfalls and recommended approach Benoit Wentzinger, Red Earth Engineering Q&A with Session Chair Marcelo Llano-Serna, Red Earth Engineering	Session 2b \| Monitoring and surveillance / Emergency response Session Sponsor Use of drone video for weekly surveillance at remote site tailings storage facilities David Brett, GHD Monitoring tailings storage facilities with muon tomography Alan Duffy, mDetect Pty Ltd Instrumentation and monitoring systems in tailings dams’ construction Morteza Ghamgosar, ATC Williams Historical topographic surveys of Jagersfontein tailings dam produced from archive satellite images Sam Rivet, PhotoSat Q&A with Session Chair Kevin Spencer, BHP Response to an emergency caused by a TSF failure Manoj Laxman, GHD Monitoring the impact of mining-induced seismicity on LaRonde main tailings storage facility Edouard Masengo, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited A noise reduction algorithm for automatic interpretation of periodical survey data for tailings dam performance monitoring Chao Han, Red Earth Engineering Q&A with Session Chair Kevin Spencer, BHP
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Day 1 \| Lunch
1:35 PM - 3:15 PM	Session 3a I Tailings dam breach and runout assessment / Tailings dewatering and placement / Tailings liquefaction and seismic response Session Sponsor Impact of filter feed solids on filter sizing and equipment cost Chris Braun, FLSmidth Investigation on efficient selection of flocculants for dewatering of coal tailings Atousa Khazaie, GHD Evaluation of the triggering of static liquefaction of tailings dams considering the SWCC Felipe Lopez Rivarola, SRK Consulting Flood failure sub-categories for tailings dam break failure impact and consequence category assessment Zerui (Thomas) Lu, ATC Williams Q&A with Session Chair Ming Teh, Red Earth Engineering Comprehensive tailings dam breach analyses: A framework for overcoming new challenges of adhering to competing industry requirements Nathalia Couto Machado, WSP Australia Characterisation of in situ saturation profile through tube measurements and SCPTu Bobby Otieno, KCB Australia Why is -0.05 state parameter the boundary between contractive and dilative behaviour? David Reid, The University of Western Australia Q&A with Session Chair Ming Teh, Red Earth Engineering	Session 3b I Governance and standards / Operational aspects and case histories Session Sponsor Tailings deposition management plan – design and implementation including operational aspects and case history Bob Batchelder, GHD TSM - driving continual improvement in tailings management and governance Simon Fitzgerald, Minerals Council of Australia Using a quantitative risk assessment to demonstrate opportunity for reduced buttressing for an upstream raised tailings storage facility Harrison Lewis, WSP Australia The Engineer of Record role in a capital project framework – Can we do better? Brad Tiver, WSP Australia Q&A with Session Chair Jill Albee, WSP Australia Investigation of a coalmine spoil pile failure Jordan Wilson, BHP Mitsubishi Alliance Practical considerations for tailings infrastructure planning and the impact on project costs Jason Wylie, GPA Engineering Vale’s roadmap for the future – integrating multiple tailings compliance frameworks Fabricio da Silva, Vale Q&A with Session Chair Jill Albee, WSP Australia
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon Tea
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM	Session 4 I Company governance and standards Session Sponsor Keynote \| Some geotechnical fundamentals of tailings facility design David Williams, The University of Queensland Q&A with Session Chair Anjan Kundu, GHD Panel Facilitator \| What governs? – GISTM, TSM, ICOLD, ANCOLD or CDA David Brett, GHD Panellist \| What governs? – GISTM, TSM, ICOLD, ANCOLD or CDA Simon Fitzgerald, Minerals Council of Australia Panellist \| What governs? – GISTM, TSM, ICOLD, ANCOLD or CDA Christopher Hatton, WSP Australia Panellist \| What governs? – GISTM, TSM, ICOLD, ANCOLD or CDA Wade Ludlow, Red Earth Engineering Panellist \| What governs? – GISTM, TSM, ICOLD, ANCOLD or CDA Keith Seddon, ATC Williams Conference Close David Williams, The University of Queensland
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Networking Function

	Stream A	Stream B
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 1 \| Registration Opens
8:30 AM - 10:25 AM	Session 1 \| Opening Plenary Session Sponsor Welcome to Country Songwoman Maroochy Barambah, Turrbal People Welcome from the Conference Chair David Williams, The University of Queensland Welcome from AusIMM Mark Noppe, The University of Queensland Ministerial Address and Official Conference Opening Hon Glenn Butcher MP, Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing and Minister for Water Keynote \| EoR Terms of Reference - Prenuptial bliss to family legacy Christopher Hatton, WSP Australia Q&A with Session Chair Chris Langton, KCB Australia Panel Facilitator \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Malcolm Barker, GHD Panellist \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Angelica Amanda Andrade, Brumadinho Community Panellist \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Lis Boczek, South32 Panellist \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Christopher Hatton, WSP Australia Panellist \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Stephen Newman, MMG Limited Panellist \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Matthew Norbert, Red Earth Engineering
10:25 AM - 10:55 AM	Day 1 \| Morning Tea
10:55 AM - 12:35 PM	Session 2a \| Selection of parameters for TSF and WRD design A performance-based approach for calibration of fine tailings parameters used for closure design Chao Han, Red Earth Engineering Hollow cylinder testing systems - the case for their use in tailings engineering practice Riccardo Fanni, WSP Australia Advance numerical approach for investigation of rock fill mechanical behaviour Reza Asadi, ATC Williams CPT interpretation for tailings dam stability analyses: Considerations for defining tailings’ undrained strength Joe Rola, SRK Consulting Q&A with Session Chair Marcelo Llano-Serna, Red Earth Engineering Selection of soil shear strength parameters based on integrated insitu tests, lab tests and numerical calibration approach Zhenhe Song, Knight Piésold Application of Bayesian methods to the estimation of shear strength parameters for slope stability analysis of a TSF Ignacio Vernengo, SRK Consulting On the selection of appropriate tailings geotechnical characteristic values for design: common pitfalls and recommended approach Benoit Wentzinger, Red Earth Engineering Q&A with Session Chair Marcelo Llano-Serna, Red Earth Engineering	Session 2b \| Monitoring and surveillance / Emergency response Session Sponsor Use of drone video for weekly surveillance at remote site tailings storage facilities David Brett, GHD Monitoring tailings storage facilities with muon tomography Alan Duffy, mDetect Pty Ltd Instrumentation and monitoring systems in tailings dams’ construction Morteza Ghamgosar, ATC Williams Historical topographic surveys of Jagersfontein tailings dam produced from archive satellite images Sam Rivet, PhotoSat Q&A with Session Chair Kevin Spencer, BHP Response to an emergency caused by a TSF failure Manoj Laxman, GHD Monitoring the impact of mining-induced seismicity on LaRonde main tailings storage facility Edouard Masengo, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited A noise reduction algorithm for automatic interpretation of periodical survey data for tailings dam performance monitoring Chao Han, Red Earth Engineering Q&A with Session Chair Kevin Spencer, BHP
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Day 1 \| Lunch
1:35 PM - 3:15 PM	Session 3a I Tailings dam breach and runout assessment / Tailings dewatering and placement / Tailings liquefaction and seismic response Session Sponsor Impact of filter feed solids on filter sizing and equipment cost Chris Braun, FLSmidth Investigation on efficient selection of flocculants for dewatering of coal tailings Atousa Khazaie, GHD Evaluation of the triggering of static liquefaction of tailings dams considering the SWCC Felipe Lopez Rivarola, SRK Consulting Flood failure sub-categories for tailings dam break failure impact and consequence category assessment Zerui (Thomas) Lu, ATC Williams Q&A with Session Chair Ming Teh, Red Earth Engineering Comprehensive tailings dam breach analyses: A framework for overcoming new challenges of adhering to competing industry requirements Nathalia Couto Machado, WSP Australia Characterisation of in situ saturation profile through tube measurements and SCPTu Bobby Otieno, KCB Australia Why is -0.05 state parameter the boundary between contractive and dilative behaviour? David Reid, The University of Western Australia Q&A with Session Chair Ming Teh, Red Earth Engineering	Session 3b I Governance and standards / Operational aspects and case histories Session Sponsor Tailings deposition management plan – design and implementation including operational aspects and case history Bob Batchelder, GHD TSM - driving continual improvement in tailings management and governance Simon Fitzgerald, Minerals Council of Australia Using a quantitative risk assessment to demonstrate opportunity for reduced buttressing for an upstream raised tailings storage facility Harrison Lewis, WSP Australia The Engineer of Record role in a capital project framework – Can we do better? Brad Tiver, WSP Australia Q&A with Session Chair Jill Albee, WSP Australia Investigation of a coalmine spoil pile failure Jordan Wilson, BHP Mitsubishi Alliance Practical considerations for tailings infrastructure planning and the impact on project costs Jason Wylie, GPA Engineering Vale’s roadmap for the future – integrating multiple tailings compliance frameworks Fabricio da Silva, Vale Q&A with Session Chair Jill Albee, WSP Australia
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon Tea
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM	Session 4 I Company governance and standards Session Sponsor Keynote \| Some geotechnical fundamentals of tailings facility design David Williams, The University of Queensland Q&A with Session Chair Anjan Kundu, GHD Panel Facilitator \| What governs? – GISTM, TSM, ICOLD, ANCOLD or CDA David Brett, GHD Panellist \| What governs? – GISTM, TSM, ICOLD, ANCOLD or CDA Simon Fitzgerald, Minerals Council of Australia Panellist \| What governs? – GISTM, TSM, ICOLD, ANCOLD or CDA Christopher Hatton, WSP Australia Panellist \| What governs? – GISTM, TSM, ICOLD, ANCOLD or CDA Wade Ludlow, Red Earth Engineering Panellist \| What governs? – GISTM, TSM, ICOLD, ANCOLD or CDA Keith Seddon, ATC Williams Conference Close David Williams, The University of Queensland
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Networking Function

	Stream A
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 1 \| Registration Opens
8:30 AM - 10:25 AM	Session 1 \| Opening Plenary Session Sponsor Welcome to Country Songwoman Maroochy Barambah, Turrbal People Welcome from the Conference Chair David Williams, The University of Queensland Welcome from AusIMM Mark Noppe, The University of Queensland Ministerial Address and Official Conference Opening Hon Glenn Butcher MP, Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing and Minister for Water Keynote \| EoR Terms of Reference - Prenuptial bliss to family legacy Christopher Hatton, WSP Australia Q&A with Session Chair Chris Langton, KCB Australia Panel Facilitator \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Malcolm Barker, GHD Panellist \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Angelica Amanda Andrade, Brumadinho Community Panellist \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Lis Boczek, South32 Panellist \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Christopher Hatton, WSP Australia Panellist \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Stephen Newman, MMG Limited Panellist \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Matthew Norbert, Red Earth Engineering
10:25 AM - 10:55 AM	Day 1 \| Morning Tea
10:55 AM - 12:35 PM	Session 2a \| Selection of parameters for TSF and WRD design A performance-based approach for calibration of fine tailings parameters used for closure design Chao Han, Red Earth Engineering Hollow cylinder testing systems - the case for their use in tailings engineering practice Riccardo Fanni, WSP Australia Advance numerical approach for investigation of rock fill mechanical behaviour Reza Asadi, ATC Williams CPT interpretation for tailings dam stability analyses: Considerations for defining tailings’ undrained strength Joe Rola, SRK Consulting Q&A with Session Chair Marcelo Llano-Serna, Red Earth Engineering Selection of soil shear strength parameters based on integrated insitu tests, lab tests and numerical calibration approach Zhenhe Song, Knight Piésold Application of Bayesian methods to the estimation of shear strength parameters for slope stability analysis of a TSF Ignacio Vernengo, SRK Consulting On the selection of appropriate tailings geotechnical characteristic values for design: common pitfalls and recommended approach Benoit Wentzinger, Red Earth Engineering Q&A with Session Chair Marcelo Llano-Serna, Red Earth Engineering
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Day 1 \| Lunch
1:35 PM - 3:15 PM	Session 3a I Tailings dam breach and runout assessment / Tailings dewatering and placement / Tailings liquefaction and seismic response Session Sponsor Impact of filter feed solids on filter sizing and equipment cost Chris Braun, FLSmidth Investigation on efficient selection of flocculants for dewatering of coal tailings Atousa Khazaie, GHD Evaluation of the triggering of static liquefaction of tailings dams considering the SWCC Felipe Lopez Rivarola, SRK Consulting Flood failure sub-categories for tailings dam break failure impact and consequence category assessment Zerui (Thomas) Lu, ATC Williams Q&A with Session Chair Ming Teh, Red Earth Engineering Comprehensive tailings dam breach analyses: A framework for overcoming new challenges of adhering to competing industry requirements Nathalia Couto Machado, WSP Australia Characterisation of in situ saturation profile through tube measurements and SCPTu Bobby Otieno, KCB Australia Why is -0.05 state parameter the boundary between contractive and dilative behaviour? David Reid, The University of Western Australia Q&A with Session Chair Ming Teh, Red Earth Engineering
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon Tea
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM	Session 4 I Company governance and standards Session Sponsor Keynote \| Some geotechnical fundamentals of tailings facility design David Williams, The University of Queensland Q&A with Session Chair Anjan Kundu, GHD Panel Facilitator \| What governs? – GISTM, TSM, ICOLD, ANCOLD or CDA David Brett, GHD Panellist \| What governs? – GISTM, TSM, ICOLD, ANCOLD or CDA Simon Fitzgerald, Minerals Council of Australia Panellist \| What governs? – GISTM, TSM, ICOLD, ANCOLD or CDA Christopher Hatton, WSP Australia Panellist \| What governs? – GISTM, TSM, ICOLD, ANCOLD or CDA Wade Ludlow, Red Earth Engineering Panellist \| What governs? – GISTM, TSM, ICOLD, ANCOLD or CDA Keith Seddon, ATC Williams Conference Close David Williams, The University of Queensland
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Networking Function

	Stream B
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 1 \| Registration Opens
8:30 AM - 10:25 AM	Session 1 \| Opening Plenary Session Sponsor Welcome to Country Songwoman Maroochy Barambah, Turrbal People Welcome from the Conference Chair David Williams, The University of Queensland Welcome from AusIMM Mark Noppe, The University of Queensland Ministerial Address and Official Conference Opening Hon Glenn Butcher MP, Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing and Minister for Water Keynote \| EoR Terms of Reference - Prenuptial bliss to family legacy Christopher Hatton, WSP Australia Q&A with Session Chair Chris Langton, KCB Australia Panel Facilitator \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Malcolm Barker, GHD Panellist \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Angelica Amanda Andrade, Brumadinho Community Panellist \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Lis Boczek, South32 Panellist \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Christopher Hatton, WSP Australia Panellist \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Stephen Newman, MMG Limited Panellist \| Risk assessment and ALARP, including disclosure and social risk and impact assessment Matthew Norbert, Red Earth Engineering
10:25 AM - 10:55 AM	Day 1 \| Morning Tea
10:55 AM - 12:35 PM	Session 2b \| Monitoring and surveillance / Emergency response Session Sponsor Use of drone video for weekly surveillance at remote site tailings storage facilities David Brett, GHD Monitoring tailings storage facilities with muon tomography Alan Duffy, mDetect Pty Ltd Instrumentation and monitoring systems in tailings dams’ construction Morteza Ghamgosar, ATC Williams Historical topographic surveys of Jagersfontein tailings dam produced from archive satellite images Sam Rivet, PhotoSat Q&A with Session Chair Kevin Spencer, BHP Response to an emergency caused by a TSF failure Manoj Laxman, GHD Monitoring the impact of mining-induced seismicity on LaRonde main tailings storage facility Edouard Masengo, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited A noise reduction algorithm for automatic interpretation of periodical survey data for tailings dam performance monitoring Chao Han, Red Earth Engineering Q&A with Session Chair Kevin Spencer, BHP
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Day 1 \| Lunch
1:35 PM - 3:15 PM	Session 3b I Governance and standards / Operational aspects and case histories Session Sponsor Tailings deposition management plan – design and implementation including operational aspects and case history Bob Batchelder, GHD TSM - driving continual improvement in tailings management and governance Simon Fitzgerald, Minerals Council of Australia Using a quantitative risk assessment to demonstrate opportunity for reduced buttressing for an upstream raised tailings storage facility Harrison Lewis, WSP Australia The Engineer of Record role in a capital project framework – Can we do better? Brad Tiver, WSP Australia Q&A with Session Chair Jill Albee, WSP Australia Investigation of a coalmine spoil pile failure Jordan Wilson, BHP Mitsubishi Alliance Practical considerations for tailings infrastructure planning and the impact on project costs Jason Wylie, GPA Engineering Vale’s roadmap for the future – integrating multiple tailings compliance frameworks Fabricio da Silva, Vale Q&A with Session Chair Jill Albee, WSP Australia
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon Tea
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM	Session 4 I Company governance and standards Session Sponsor Keynote \| Some geotechnical fundamentals of tailings facility design David Williams, The University of Queensland Q&A with Session Chair Anjan Kundu, GHD Panel Facilitator \| What governs? – GISTM, TSM, ICOLD, ANCOLD or CDA David Brett, GHD Panellist \| What governs? – GISTM, TSM, ICOLD, ANCOLD or CDA Simon Fitzgerald, Minerals Council of Australia Panellist \| What governs? – GISTM, TSM, ICOLD, ANCOLD or CDA Christopher Hatton, WSP Australia Panellist \| What governs? – GISTM, TSM, ICOLD, ANCOLD or CDA Wade Ludlow, Red Earth Engineering Panellist \| What governs? – GISTM, TSM, ICOLD, ANCOLD or CDA Keith Seddon, ATC Williams Conference Close David Williams, The University of Queensland
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Networking Function

Friday, July 14, 2023

	Stream A	Stream B
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Breakfast Event presented by the AusIMM Southern QLD Branch
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 2 \| Registration Opens
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Session 5 \| Alternative tailings technologies and management Session Sponsor Welcome from the Conference Chair David Williams, The University of Queensland Consultants Society Presentation Lisa Park, AusIMM Consultants Society Keynote \| Leading advancement of GeoStable Tailings technology through industry collaboration Kim Morrison, Newmont Q&A with Session Chair Steve Meiring, Ausenco Panel Facilitator \| Alternative tailings technologies Theo Gerritsen, Rio Tinto Panellist \| Alternative tailings technologies Hernán Cifuentes, ATC Williams Panellist \| Alternative tailings technologies Andy Fourie, The University of Western Australia Panellist \| Alternative tailings technologies Matt Pyle, Ausenco Panellist \| Alternative tailings technologies Kim Morrison, Newmont Panellist \| Alternative tailings technologies David Williams, The University of Queensland
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 2 \| Morning Tea
10:30 AM - 12:10 PM	Session 6a \| Innovative mine waste management Session Sponsor Farming method and assessment of its application in bauxite residue using scaled laboratory model Amrit Ranabhat, The University of Queensland Analysis of the geotechnical characteristics of fibre reinforced tailings Sebastian Quintero, The University of Queensland Performance of a flow through tailings dam Edgar Salas, GHD Development of coal tailings-based aggregates for road construction David (Dave) Osborne, Somerset International Pty Ltd Q&A with Session Chair Simon Acutt, Weir Minerals Mining waste in Chilean mines – a big challenge to solve Juan Rayo, JRI Ingeniería S.A. Dam safety and efficient tailings dewatering through enhanced and adapted drainage solutions Pascal Saunier, AFITEX-Texel Metal recovery for reduced environmental liability from VMS tailings Ian Hodkinson, EnviroGold Global Q&A with Session Chair Simon Acutt, Weir Minerals	Session 6b \| Water and AMD management / Commingling of tailings and coarse wastes / Importance of site climatic, topographic, seismic and social settings Session Sponsor Multiphase gas flow model of the geomembrane covered buttress to inform hydrogeochemical TSF design Johan Fourie, KCB Australia Considerations in tailings storage expansions in tropical environs Christopher Hogg, CMW Geosciences Pty Ltd Co-disposed coal rejects and tailings strengths and existing co-disposal strategies review Jianping Li, BHP Calibration of the water balance model for an inactive tailings storage facility using Sentinel-2 satellite imagery Mike Liu, Red Earth Engineering Q&A with Session Chair David Brett, GHD Alternative treatment and management of mine influenced water Silvia Mancini, Geosyntec Consultants Use of multi-criteria alternatives assessment for TSF option selection: Lessons learned from recent applications James Penman, KCB Australia Feasibility study of co-disposal of tailings and mine waste rock Ajitha Wanninayake, GHD Q&A with Session Chair David Brett, GHD
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch
1:10 PM - 2:50 PM	Session 7a \| Geochemical and geotechnical testing of mine wastes Session Sponsor Estimating in situ state of tailings using Panda dynamic cone penetrometer Oliver Dudley, Red Earth Engineering Identification and analysis of a complex layer within the footprint of a tailings storage facility foundation utilising mini-block sampling Scott Lines, Red Earth Engineering A paradigm shift in CPTu testing of extremely soft tailings Allan McConnell, Insitu Geotech Services (IGS) Assessing seepage during settling of iron tailings Sebastian Quintero, The University of Queensland Q&A with Session Chair Mark Chapman, Insitu Geotech Services (IGS) On the accuracy of inferring residual undrained shear strengths from CPTu friction sleeve resistance Kyle Smith, WSP Australia Assessing various in situ techniques to infer remoulded strength in coal tailings Bandana Tiwari, The University of Western Australia Assessing the enhancement of settling, consolidation, and desiccation of bauxite residue after a combination of physical and chemical treatments Chenming Zhang, The University of Queensland Q&A with Session Chair Mark Chapman, Insitu Geotech Services (IGS)	Session 7b I Mine closure Session Sponsor Geotechnical characterisation and dump design of historic clay-rich coal mine spoil Jiwoo Ahn, BHP Mine closure - Repurposing mine sites and tailings for solar power Aidan Bone, Alion Energy Design and construction of a combination soil and water cover on a TSF in Tasmania Clem Cahill, GHD Adoption of Non-Newtonian fluid routing in dam breach analysis for a closed tailings storage facility Vis Yuanzhi Chen, Engineering Geology Ltd Q&A with Session Chair Tim Rohde, SGM Environmental Conceptual study for the capping cover of a 10 ha in-pit tailings storage facility containing tailings with sub 10 kPa undrained shear strengths Ali Shokouhi, Stantec Predicting the long-term erosional stability of regional cover designs using landscape evolution modelling Harrison Vogler, SGM Environmental Numerical investigations of evaporation-driven salt uptake in store-release soil covers Wenqiang Zhang, The University of Queensland Q&A with Session Chair Tim Rohde, SGM Environmental
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM	Day 2 \| Afternoon Tea
3:20 PM - 4:45 PM	Session 8 I Tailings closure Keynote \| Utilizing a performance-based approach to support tailings closure Rick Friedel, Klohn Crippen Berger Q&A with Session Chair Lis Boczek, South32 Panel Facilitator \| Tailings facility closure David Williams, The University of Queensland Panellist \| Tailings facility closure David Brett, GHD Panellist \| Tailings facility closure Rick Friedel, Klohn Crippen Berger Panellist \| Tailings facility closure Symon Jackson, Red Earth Engineering Panellist \| Tailings facility closure Heidi Reynders, BHP Conference Close and Presentation Awards David Williams, The University of Queensland
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Closing Drinks

	Stream A	Stream B
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Breakfast Event presented by the AusIMM Southern QLD Branch
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 2 \| Registration Opens
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Session 5 \| Alternative tailings technologies and management Session Sponsor Welcome from the Conference Chair David Williams, The University of Queensland Consultants Society Presentation Lisa Park, AusIMM Consultants Society Keynote \| Leading advancement of GeoStable Tailings technology through industry collaboration Kim Morrison, Newmont Q&A with Session Chair Steve Meiring, Ausenco Panel Facilitator \| Alternative tailings technologies Theo Gerritsen, Rio Tinto Panellist \| Alternative tailings technologies Hernán Cifuentes, ATC Williams Panellist \| Alternative tailings technologies Andy Fourie, The University of Western Australia Panellist \| Alternative tailings technologies Matt Pyle, Ausenco Panellist \| Alternative tailings technologies Kim Morrison, Newmont Panellist \| Alternative tailings technologies David Williams, The University of Queensland
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 2 \| Morning Tea
10:30 AM - 12:10 PM	Session 6a \| Innovative mine waste management Session Sponsor Farming method and assessment of its application in bauxite residue using scaled laboratory model Amrit Ranabhat, The University of Queensland Analysis of the geotechnical characteristics of fibre reinforced tailings Sebastian Quintero, The University of Queensland Performance of a flow through tailings dam Edgar Salas, GHD Development of coal tailings-based aggregates for road construction David (Dave) Osborne, Somerset International Pty Ltd Q&A with Session Chair Simon Acutt, Weir Minerals Mining waste in Chilean mines – a big challenge to solve Juan Rayo, JRI Ingeniería S.A. Dam safety and efficient tailings dewatering through enhanced and adapted drainage solutions Pascal Saunier, AFITEX-Texel Metal recovery for reduced environmental liability from VMS tailings Ian Hodkinson, EnviroGold Global Q&A with Session Chair Simon Acutt, Weir Minerals	Session 6b \| Water and AMD management / Commingling of tailings and coarse wastes / Importance of site climatic, topographic, seismic and social settings Session Sponsor Multiphase gas flow model of the geomembrane covered buttress to inform hydrogeochemical TSF design Johan Fourie, KCB Australia Considerations in tailings storage expansions in tropical environs Christopher Hogg, CMW Geosciences Pty Ltd Co-disposed coal rejects and tailings strengths and existing co-disposal strategies review Jianping Li, BHP Calibration of the water balance model for an inactive tailings storage facility using Sentinel-2 satellite imagery Mike Liu, Red Earth Engineering Q&A with Session Chair David Brett, GHD Alternative treatment and management of mine influenced water Silvia Mancini, Geosyntec Consultants Use of multi-criteria alternatives assessment for TSF option selection: Lessons learned from recent applications James Penman, KCB Australia Feasibility study of co-disposal of tailings and mine waste rock Ajitha Wanninayake, GHD Q&A with Session Chair David Brett, GHD
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch
1:10 PM - 2:50 PM	Session 7a \| Geochemical and geotechnical testing of mine wastes Session Sponsor Estimating in situ state of tailings using Panda dynamic cone penetrometer Oliver Dudley, Red Earth Engineering Identification and analysis of a complex layer within the footprint of a tailings storage facility foundation utilising mini-block sampling Scott Lines, Red Earth Engineering A paradigm shift in CPTu testing of extremely soft tailings Allan McConnell, Insitu Geotech Services (IGS) Assessing seepage during settling of iron tailings Sebastian Quintero, The University of Queensland Q&A with Session Chair Mark Chapman, Insitu Geotech Services (IGS) On the accuracy of inferring residual undrained shear strengths from CPTu friction sleeve resistance Kyle Smith, WSP Australia Assessing various in situ techniques to infer remoulded strength in coal tailings Bandana Tiwari, The University of Western Australia Assessing the enhancement of settling, consolidation, and desiccation of bauxite residue after a combination of physical and chemical treatments Chenming Zhang, The University of Queensland Q&A with Session Chair Mark Chapman, Insitu Geotech Services (IGS)	Session 7b I Mine closure Session Sponsor Geotechnical characterisation and dump design of historic clay-rich coal mine spoil Jiwoo Ahn, BHP Mine closure - Repurposing mine sites and tailings for solar power Aidan Bone, Alion Energy Design and construction of a combination soil and water cover on a TSF in Tasmania Clem Cahill, GHD Adoption of Non-Newtonian fluid routing in dam breach analysis for a closed tailings storage facility Vis Yuanzhi Chen, Engineering Geology Ltd Q&A with Session Chair Tim Rohde, SGM Environmental Conceptual study for the capping cover of a 10 ha in-pit tailings storage facility containing tailings with sub 10 kPa undrained shear strengths Ali Shokouhi, Stantec Predicting the long-term erosional stability of regional cover designs using landscape evolution modelling Harrison Vogler, SGM Environmental Numerical investigations of evaporation-driven salt uptake in store-release soil covers Wenqiang Zhang, The University of Queensland Q&A with Session Chair Tim Rohde, SGM Environmental
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM	Day 2 \| Afternoon Tea
3:20 PM - 4:45 PM	Session 8 I Tailings closure Keynote \| Utilizing a performance-based approach to support tailings closure Rick Friedel, Klohn Crippen Berger Q&A with Session Chair Lis Boczek, South32 Panel Facilitator \| Tailings facility closure David Williams, The University of Queensland Panellist \| Tailings facility closure David Brett, GHD Panellist \| Tailings facility closure Rick Friedel, Klohn Crippen Berger Panellist \| Tailings facility closure Symon Jackson, Red Earth Engineering Panellist \| Tailings facility closure Heidi Reynders, BHP Conference Close and Presentation Awards David Williams, The University of Queensland
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Closing Drinks

	Stream A
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Breakfast Event presented by the AusIMM Southern QLD Branch
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 2 \| Registration Opens
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Session 5 \| Alternative tailings technologies and management Session Sponsor Welcome from the Conference Chair David Williams, The University of Queensland Consultants Society Presentation Lisa Park, AusIMM Consultants Society Keynote \| Leading advancement of GeoStable Tailings technology through industry collaboration Kim Morrison, Newmont Q&A with Session Chair Steve Meiring, Ausenco Panel Facilitator \| Alternative tailings technologies Theo Gerritsen, Rio Tinto Panellist \| Alternative tailings technologies Hernán Cifuentes, ATC Williams Panellist \| Alternative tailings technologies Andy Fourie, The University of Western Australia Panellist \| Alternative tailings technologies Matt Pyle, Ausenco Panellist \| Alternative tailings technologies Kim Morrison, Newmont Panellist \| Alternative tailings technologies David Williams, The University of Queensland
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 2 \| Morning Tea
10:30 AM - 12:10 PM	Session 6a \| Innovative mine waste management Session Sponsor Farming method and assessment of its application in bauxite residue using scaled laboratory model Amrit Ranabhat, The University of Queensland Analysis of the geotechnical characteristics of fibre reinforced tailings Sebastian Quintero, The University of Queensland Performance of a flow through tailings dam Edgar Salas, GHD Development of coal tailings-based aggregates for road construction David (Dave) Osborne, Somerset International Pty Ltd Q&A with Session Chair Simon Acutt, Weir Minerals Mining waste in Chilean mines – a big challenge to solve Juan Rayo, JRI Ingeniería S.A. Dam safety and efficient tailings dewatering through enhanced and adapted drainage solutions Pascal Saunier, AFITEX-Texel Metal recovery for reduced environmental liability from VMS tailings Ian Hodkinson, EnviroGold Global Q&A with Session Chair Simon Acutt, Weir Minerals
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch
1:10 PM - 2:50 PM	Session 7a \| Geochemical and geotechnical testing of mine wastes Session Sponsor Estimating in situ state of tailings using Panda dynamic cone penetrometer Oliver Dudley, Red Earth Engineering Identification and analysis of a complex layer within the footprint of a tailings storage facility foundation utilising mini-block sampling Scott Lines, Red Earth Engineering A paradigm shift in CPTu testing of extremely soft tailings Allan McConnell, Insitu Geotech Services (IGS) Assessing seepage during settling of iron tailings Sebastian Quintero, The University of Queensland Q&A with Session Chair Mark Chapman, Insitu Geotech Services (IGS) On the accuracy of inferring residual undrained shear strengths from CPTu friction sleeve resistance Kyle Smith, WSP Australia Assessing various in situ techniques to infer remoulded strength in coal tailings Bandana Tiwari, The University of Western Australia Assessing the enhancement of settling, consolidation, and desiccation of bauxite residue after a combination of physical and chemical treatments Chenming Zhang, The University of Queensland Q&A with Session Chair Mark Chapman, Insitu Geotech Services (IGS)
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM	Day 2 \| Afternoon Tea
3:20 PM - 4:45 PM	Session 8 I Tailings closure Keynote \| Utilizing a performance-based approach to support tailings closure Rick Friedel, Klohn Crippen Berger Q&A with Session Chair Lis Boczek, South32 Panel Facilitator \| Tailings facility closure David Williams, The University of Queensland Panellist \| Tailings facility closure David Brett, GHD Panellist \| Tailings facility closure Rick Friedel, Klohn Crippen Berger Panellist \| Tailings facility closure Symon Jackson, Red Earth Engineering Panellist \| Tailings facility closure Heidi Reynders, BHP Conference Close and Presentation Awards David Williams, The University of Queensland
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Closing Drinks

	Stream B
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Breakfast Event presented by the AusIMM Southern QLD Branch
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 2 \| Registration Opens
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Session 5 \| Alternative tailings technologies and management Session Sponsor Welcome from the Conference Chair David Williams, The University of Queensland Consultants Society Presentation Lisa Park, AusIMM Consultants Society Keynote \| Leading advancement of GeoStable Tailings technology through industry collaboration Kim Morrison, Newmont Q&A with Session Chair Steve Meiring, Ausenco Panel Facilitator \| Alternative tailings technologies Theo Gerritsen, Rio Tinto Panellist \| Alternative tailings technologies Hernán Cifuentes, ATC Williams Panellist \| Alternative tailings technologies Andy Fourie, The University of Western Australia Panellist \| Alternative tailings technologies Matt Pyle, Ausenco Panellist \| Alternative tailings technologies Kim Morrison, Newmont Panellist \| Alternative tailings technologies David Williams, The University of Queensland
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 2 \| Morning Tea
10:30 AM - 12:10 PM	Session 6b \| Water and AMD management / Commingling of tailings and coarse wastes / Importance of site climatic, topographic, seismic and social settings Session Sponsor Multiphase gas flow model of the geomembrane covered buttress to inform hydrogeochemical TSF design Johan Fourie, KCB Australia Considerations in tailings storage expansions in tropical environs Christopher Hogg, CMW Geosciences Pty Ltd Co-disposed coal rejects and tailings strengths and existing co-disposal strategies review Jianping Li, BHP Calibration of the water balance model for an inactive tailings storage facility using Sentinel-2 satellite imagery Mike Liu, Red Earth Engineering Q&A with Session Chair David Brett, GHD Alternative treatment and management of mine influenced water Silvia Mancini, Geosyntec Consultants Use of multi-criteria alternatives assessment for TSF option selection: Lessons learned from recent applications James Penman, KCB Australia Feasibility study of co-disposal of tailings and mine waste rock Ajitha Wanninayake, GHD Q&A with Session Chair David Brett, GHD
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch
1:10 PM - 2:50 PM	Session 7b I Mine closure Session Sponsor Geotechnical characterisation and dump design of historic clay-rich coal mine spoil Jiwoo Ahn, BHP Mine closure - Repurposing mine sites and tailings for solar power Aidan Bone, Alion Energy Design and construction of a combination soil and water cover on a TSF in Tasmania Clem Cahill, GHD Adoption of Non-Newtonian fluid routing in dam breach analysis for a closed tailings storage facility Vis Yuanzhi Chen, Engineering Geology Ltd Q&A with Session Chair Tim Rohde, SGM Environmental Conceptual study for the capping cover of a 10 ha in-pit tailings storage facility containing tailings with sub 10 kPa undrained shear strengths Ali Shokouhi, Stantec Predicting the long-term erosional stability of regional cover designs using landscape evolution modelling Harrison Vogler, SGM Environmental Numerical investigations of evaporation-driven salt uptake in store-release soil covers Wenqiang Zhang, The University of Queensland Q&A with Session Chair Tim Rohde, SGM Environmental
2:50 PM - 3:20 PM	Day 2 \| Afternoon Tea
3:20 PM - 4:45 PM	Session 8 I Tailings closure Keynote \| Utilizing a performance-based approach to support tailings closure Rick Friedel, Klohn Crippen Berger Q&A with Session Chair Lis Boczek, South32 Panel Facilitator \| Tailings facility closure David Williams, The University of Queensland Panellist \| Tailings facility closure David Brett, GHD Panellist \| Tailings facility closure Rick Friedel, Klohn Crippen Berger Panellist \| Tailings facility closure Symon Jackson, Red Earth Engineering Panellist \| Tailings facility closure Heidi Reynders, BHP Conference Close and Presentation Awards David Williams, The University of Queensland
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Closing Drinks

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