Life of Mine | Mine Waste and Tailings Conference 2025 Program

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

All times are listed below in AEST (Brisbane, Australia).

Monday, July 28, 2025

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

	Mine Waste and Tailings	Mine Waste and Tailings	Life of Mine	Life of Mine
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Session 1 I Opening Plenary Welcome to Country Kathy Fisher, Turrbal Elder Welcome and Opening Remarks Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Welcome and Opening Remarks David Williams, The University of Queensland Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Ministerial Address and Official Conference Opening To be confirmed,
9:05 AM - 10:30 AM	Session 1A Sponsored By Session Chair Mark Rynhoud, KCB Australia Keynote Presentation - Tailings Management In Conversation with David Williams and Chris Hatton,		Session 1B Sponsored By Session Chair Charissa Tomlin, ERM Opening remarks Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Keynote Emma Gagen, ICMM Fireside Chat Claire Cote, The University of Queensland
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 1 | Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:50 PM	Session 2A Sponsored By Session Chair Rachel James, Geosyntec Consultants Case Study: Engineer of Record transition process at a complex site Bradley Tiver, WSP Australia Enhancing Quality Assurance in the Construction of Tailings Storage Facilities through Automated Workflows Martin Rojas, Red Earth Engineering The role of Critical Controls in Safe Tailings Management Jodie Kilpatrick, SLR Consulting A Competency Based Development Framework for Current and Future Engineers of Record Peter Chapman, WSP The challenge of GISTM adherence for smaller mining operations in remote parts of the world GV Price, KCB Australia Pty Ltd Revisiting Probability of Failure vs. Factor of Safety: A Screening Tool with Limitations Pepe Moreno, Tailex Pty Ltd Monitoring Over the TSF Life Cycle: A Structured Approach Walter Weinig, Stantec TailingsIQ: An AI-enhanced tool for improving tailings storage facility oversight and risk management Stephen Darmawan, Geotesta Pty Ltd	Session 2B Sponsored By Impact of Topography Accuracy and Resolution on the Results of Dam Breach Analysis Inundation Simulations Angela Ellithorpe, PhotoSat Comparative Analysis of Dam Breach Modelling Using the Eulerian Approach and Geometrical Debris Flows Pouyan Abbasimaedeh, CMW Geoscience Identifying the best fit probability distributions for tailings dam breach parameters Leilani Newby, WSP Probability of Downstream Inundation Areas based on Probabilistic Tailings Dam Breach Release Volumes Gemma Bullard, BGC Engineering Inc. Reactive Transport and Multiphase Gas Model of Coal Tailings to Predict Potential Long-Term Seepage Quality Johannes du Toit, KCB Australia (Pty) Ltd Hourly rainfall from daily records – a method of fragments now and into the future Lindsay Millard, WRM Water & Environment Yield Stress Characteristics of Residual Foundation Soils; a Tailings Dam Case History Mark Walden, NewFields Mining Design and Technical Services Selection of Critical Earthquake Loading and Embankment Sections for 2D Seismic Stress-Deformation Analyses Behrooz Ghahreman Nejad, ATC WILLIAMS PTY LTD	Session 2C - Beyond the mine: Thriving Communities Yolŋu Master Plan: Cultivating Economic Empowerment and Food Security Post-Mine Closure. Meg Kauthen, The Palladium Group Breaking barriers to enable post closure transitions: 6 key challenges and strategies. Tom Measham, CRC TiME Why we should look beyond social license to operate Angelica Amanda Andrade, the University of Queensland Adapting the mining sector to climate change: A web-tool for climate-resilient resource development Nevenka Bulovic, University of Queensland	Session 2D - Circular economy and reusing materials Sponsored By Integrating Circular Economy Principles into Mine Closure Planning Erin Littlewood, IEMA Circularity in Mining: Innovation Strategies for Tailings as a Resource Ana Fernandez-Iglesias, ArcelorMittal R&D Sandy Ridge – a master-planned precinct with regional residue management enabling future material circularity Nathan Blight, Tellus Utilization ex-pit Mine as Backfill Facility for Nickel Waste Management in Western Obi Island Project. Tonny Gultom, Nickel Company
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM			Panel Presentation - Beyond the Mine: Strategies for Thriving, Sustainable Communities Facilitator Vanessa MacDonald, Curtin University Panellist Uncle Ernest Madua Jr, Alngith Elder, Community Leader, and Cultural Advocate from Weipa Panellist G. Ward Wilson, University of Alberta Panellist Mikaela Jade, Indigital Panellist Melinda Buckland, Rio Tinto Panellist Jyi Lawton, Aboriginal Enterprises in Mining
12:50 PM - 1:40 PM	Day 1 | Lunch
1:40 PM - 3:20 PM	Session 3A NSW Resource Regulator Tailings Dam Assessment Plan for 41 Tailings Storage Facilities in NSW John Stacpoole, NSW Resource Regulator TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS AS TAILINGS DAM ENGINEERS OF RECORD Anton Kirsten, KCB Australia Pty Ltd Standardizing Vulnerability Assessments of Tailings Dams: Advancing Beyond Trigger Analyses Alejo Sfriso, SRK Consulting (Argentina) How should critical controls be applied to tailings risk management, if at all? Jarrad Coffey, Red Earth Engineering a Geosyntec Company GRP Pipeline Design for the Life of Mine of a Tailings Gravity Decant System Leis Day, Red Earth Engineering – A Geosyntec Company Strength in Waste: Innovative Tailings Utilization at the Kara Mine Clem Cahill, GHD Considerations for Design, Construction and Operation of Protective Levees and Diversion Drains for In-Pit TSFs Wade Ludlow, Red Earth Engineering	Session 3B Estimating In-situ Void Ratio for Tailings Deposits using a Novel Advanced Sampling Device Ray Wood, Fugro Connecting tailings from the laboratory to in situ through numerical modelling Kobi Song, Red Earth Engineering Evaluating shear strength and brittleness in mine tailings using variable rate shear vane apparatus Yasmin Byrne, ConeTec Strength, liquefaction and cone penetration test results in unsaturated silty tailings Yanzhi Wang, Stantec Calibration of Nkt value for iron ore tailings Jiajun Zhang, Red Earth Engineering A comparison of uniform intact and reconstituted samples of silty-sand tailings Vijayakanthan Kunasegaram, The University of Western Australia A tool to help improve the understanding of the brittleness of tailings materials Marcelo Llano, Red Earth Engineering	Session 3C - Integrated planning for long term value Sponsored By Session Chair Ray Mayne, SRK Consulting Mine Closure- A Liability or an Opportunity-A South African Perspective Viswanath Vadapalli, Council for Geoscience Applying a Control Framework Approach to Improve Early-Stage Mine Planning for Sustainable Operations Peter Standish, Risk Mentor Integrating Environmental, Rehabilitation, and Closure Workflows using an Intelligence System framework Will Mitry, IEMA GIS-Based Optimization of Fill Material Transport and Allocation for Progressive Mine Closure Julia Diana, WSP Impact of Integrated Mine-Plant-Waste-Tailings Sequencing on Long-Term Planning Pedro Silva, Vale SA Uncertainty analysis of drainage flow modelling in goafing zone for underground mine development Xuyan Wang, KCB	Session 3D - Building resilient landforms Part 1 Sponsored By Session Chair Tim Rohde, SGME Pty Limited Progressive Rehabilitation Certification at Oaky Creek Coal Mine: A Case Study Brad Radloff, SLR Consulting An innovative approach to identify durable rock for rehabilitation at the Mt Arthur coal mine Shannon Mackenzie, Mine Earth Soil amelioration with lignite as a means to improve rehabilitation outcomes Thomas Baumgartl, Federation University Acceptable Erosion Limits for Constructed Mine Landforms – A Literature Review Greg Maddocks, SLR Consulting Spatial accounting of sediment loss and erosion risk using remote-sensed RUSLE Bernhard Wehr, Verterra Ecological Engineering Advancing Post-Mining Rehabilitation: Utilizing Rainfall Simulators to Enhance Erosional Stability and ‎Landform Design Ashraf Khalifa, SLR Consulting
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM	Day 1 | Afternoon Tea
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM			Panel Presentation - Integrated mine planning to maximise long term value Facilitator Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Panellist Daniel Kahler, BHP Panellist Ed Holloway, Quantified Strategies Panellist Bryan Maybee, CRC TiME Panellist Leigh Stitz, Queensland Resources Council (QRC) Panellist Carl Grant, Unearthed Environmental Services Pty Ltd Panellist Ainsley Ferrier, Deswick
3:50 PM - 5:30 PM	Session 4A Integrating Complementary Technologies for Tailings Facility Topographic Surveying Veronique Nell, PhotoSat Evaluating unexpected piezometer trends in a tailings dam: insights from dissipation testing Ricardo Dellamea, SRK Consulting Non-invasive Monitoring of Tailings Slurry Density in Transmission Pipeline Using the Electrical Resistance Tomography Method Yue Xiong, The University of Queensland WRD Soil Cover Monitoring for Controlling Moisture and Oxygen Ingress under a Wet Climate Lieven Tan, University of Queensland	Session 4B Effect of Bias on Lateral Extrusion Propagation in Upstream Tailings Dams: A Conceptual Numerical Model Mahdi Naeini, ATC Williams Considerations for stone column quality control and design intent verification for dam stabilisation Jonathon Eldridge, SRK Consulting Tailings Dry Soil Mixing: A Sustainable Ground Improvement Technique for TSF Operation Oliver Dudley, Red Earth Engineering – A Geosyntec Company Numerical Validation of Equivalent Strength Methods: A Case Study on Stone Column-Stabilized Tailings Dams Mauro Sottile, SRK Consulting	Session 4C - Innovation in rehabilitation and closure Advancing Progressive Rehabilitation through Research and Innovation Felipe Saavedra, Alcoa Neutralisation effectiveness of an alkaline brine treatment for a copper heap leach facility Melinda Hilton, RGS Environmental Consultants Looking backward to look forward – Palaeoclimate recreations and potential applications for mine closure Anna Goto, Red Earth Engineering	Session 4D - LoM Tailings Management Above and below the residual risk iceberg: insidious risks of LOM, mine waste and tailings Corinne Unger, UQ Business School, and UQ SMI Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining Integrated waste landforms for tailings storage: A step towards the goal of zero harm Jay Ranasooriya, Geotechnical Safety Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) LOM Studies Joe ISARUA, Ok Tedi Mining Limited
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM	Panel Presentation - Site Characterisation Panellist Symon Jackson, Red Earth Engineering, a Geosyntec Company Panellist Allan McConnell, Insitu Geotech Services Panellist Tierney Boulter, Menard Oceania Panellist David Reid, Red Earth Engineering Panellist Robert William (Billy) Burke, Black Geotechnical and Black Insitu Testing
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Networking Reception

	Mine Waste and Tailings	Mine Waste and Tailings
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Session 1 I Opening Plenary Welcome to Country Kathy Fisher, Turrbal Elder Welcome and Opening Remarks Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Welcome and Opening Remarks David Williams, The University of Queensland Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Ministerial Address and Official Conference Opening To be confirmed,
9:05 AM - 10:30 AM	Session 1A Sponsored By Session Chair Mark Rynhoud, KCB Australia Keynote Presentation - Tailings Management In Conversation with David Williams and Chris Hatton,
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 1 | Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:50 PM	Session 2A Sponsored By Session Chair Rachel James, Geosyntec Consultants Case Study: Engineer of Record transition process at a complex site Bradley Tiver, WSP Australia Enhancing Quality Assurance in the Construction of Tailings Storage Facilities through Automated Workflows Martin Rojas, Red Earth Engineering The role of Critical Controls in Safe Tailings Management Jodie Kilpatrick, SLR Consulting A Competency Based Development Framework for Current and Future Engineers of Record Peter Chapman, WSP The challenge of GISTM adherence for smaller mining operations in remote parts of the world GV Price, KCB Australia Pty Ltd Revisiting Probability of Failure vs. Factor of Safety: A Screening Tool with Limitations Pepe Moreno, Tailex Pty Ltd Monitoring Over the TSF Life Cycle: A Structured Approach Walter Weinig, Stantec TailingsIQ: An AI-enhanced tool for improving tailings storage facility oversight and risk management Stephen Darmawan, Geotesta Pty Ltd	Session 2B Sponsored By Impact of Topography Accuracy and Resolution on the Results of Dam Breach Analysis Inundation Simulations Angela Ellithorpe, PhotoSat Comparative Analysis of Dam Breach Modelling Using the Eulerian Approach and Geometrical Debris Flows Pouyan Abbasimaedeh, CMW Geoscience Identifying the best fit probability distributions for tailings dam breach parameters Leilani Newby, WSP Probability of Downstream Inundation Areas based on Probabilistic Tailings Dam Breach Release Volumes Gemma Bullard, BGC Engineering Inc. Reactive Transport and Multiphase Gas Model of Coal Tailings to Predict Potential Long-Term Seepage Quality Johannes du Toit, KCB Australia (Pty) Ltd Hourly rainfall from daily records – a method of fragments now and into the future Lindsay Millard, WRM Water & Environment Yield Stress Characteristics of Residual Foundation Soils; a Tailings Dam Case History Mark Walden, NewFields Mining Design and Technical Services Selection of Critical Earthquake Loading and Embankment Sections for 2D Seismic Stress-Deformation Analyses Behrooz Ghahreman Nejad, ATC WILLIAMS PTY LTD
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM
12:50 PM - 1:40 PM	Day 1 | Lunch
1:40 PM - 3:20 PM	Session 3A NSW Resource Regulator Tailings Dam Assessment Plan for 41 Tailings Storage Facilities in NSW John Stacpoole, NSW Resource Regulator TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS AS TAILINGS DAM ENGINEERS OF RECORD Anton Kirsten, KCB Australia Pty Ltd Standardizing Vulnerability Assessments of Tailings Dams: Advancing Beyond Trigger Analyses Alejo Sfriso, SRK Consulting (Argentina) How should critical controls be applied to tailings risk management, if at all? Jarrad Coffey, Red Earth Engineering a Geosyntec Company GRP Pipeline Design for the Life of Mine of a Tailings Gravity Decant System Leis Day, Red Earth Engineering – A Geosyntec Company Strength in Waste: Innovative Tailings Utilization at the Kara Mine Clem Cahill, GHD Considerations for Design, Construction and Operation of Protective Levees and Diversion Drains for In-Pit TSFs Wade Ludlow, Red Earth Engineering	Session 3B Estimating In-situ Void Ratio for Tailings Deposits using a Novel Advanced Sampling Device Ray Wood, Fugro Connecting tailings from the laboratory to in situ through numerical modelling Kobi Song, Red Earth Engineering Evaluating shear strength and brittleness in mine tailings using variable rate shear vane apparatus Yasmin Byrne, ConeTec Strength, liquefaction and cone penetration test results in unsaturated silty tailings Yanzhi Wang, Stantec Calibration of Nkt value for iron ore tailings Jiajun Zhang, Red Earth Engineering A comparison of uniform intact and reconstituted samples of silty-sand tailings Vijayakanthan Kunasegaram, The University of Western Australia A tool to help improve the understanding of the brittleness of tailings materials Marcelo Llano, Red Earth Engineering
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM	Day 1 | Afternoon Tea
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM
3:50 PM - 5:30 PM	Session 4A Integrating Complementary Technologies for Tailings Facility Topographic Surveying Veronique Nell, PhotoSat Evaluating unexpected piezometer trends in a tailings dam: insights from dissipation testing Ricardo Dellamea, SRK Consulting Non-invasive Monitoring of Tailings Slurry Density in Transmission Pipeline Using the Electrical Resistance Tomography Method Yue Xiong, The University of Queensland WRD Soil Cover Monitoring for Controlling Moisture and Oxygen Ingress under a Wet Climate Lieven Tan, University of Queensland	Session 4B Effect of Bias on Lateral Extrusion Propagation in Upstream Tailings Dams: A Conceptual Numerical Model Mahdi Naeini, ATC Williams Considerations for stone column quality control and design intent verification for dam stabilisation Jonathon Eldridge, SRK Consulting Tailings Dry Soil Mixing: A Sustainable Ground Improvement Technique for TSF Operation Oliver Dudley, Red Earth Engineering – A Geosyntec Company Numerical Validation of Equivalent Strength Methods: A Case Study on Stone Column-Stabilized Tailings Dams Mauro Sottile, SRK Consulting
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM	Panel Presentation - Site Characterisation Panellist Symon Jackson, Red Earth Engineering, a Geosyntec Company Panellist Allan McConnell, Insitu Geotech Services Panellist Tierney Boulter, Menard Oceania Panellist David Reid, Red Earth Engineering Panellist Robert William (Billy) Burke, Black Geotechnical and Black Insitu Testing
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Networking Reception

	Life of Mine	Life of Mine
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Session 1 I Opening Plenary Welcome to Country Kathy Fisher, Turrbal Elder Welcome and Opening Remarks Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Welcome and Opening Remarks David Williams, The University of Queensland Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Ministerial Address and Official Conference Opening To be confirmed,
9:05 AM - 10:30 AM	Session 1B Sponsored By Session Chair Charissa Tomlin, ERM Opening remarks Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Keynote Emma Gagen, ICMM Fireside Chat Claire Cote, The University of Queensland
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 1 | Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:50 PM	Session 2C - Beyond the mine: Thriving Communities Yolŋu Master Plan: Cultivating Economic Empowerment and Food Security Post-Mine Closure. Meg Kauthen, The Palladium Group Breaking barriers to enable post closure transitions: 6 key challenges and strategies. Tom Measham, CRC TiME Why we should look beyond social license to operate Angelica Amanda Andrade, the University of Queensland Adapting the mining sector to climate change: A web-tool for climate-resilient resource development Nevenka Bulovic, University of Queensland	Session 2D - Circular economy and reusing materials Sponsored By Integrating Circular Economy Principles into Mine Closure Planning Erin Littlewood, IEMA Circularity in Mining: Innovation Strategies for Tailings as a Resource Ana Fernandez-Iglesias, ArcelorMittal R&D Sandy Ridge – a master-planned precinct with regional residue management enabling future material circularity Nathan Blight, Tellus Utilization ex-pit Mine as Backfill Facility for Nickel Waste Management in Western Obi Island Project. Tonny Gultom, Nickel Company
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM	Panel Presentation - Beyond the Mine: Strategies for Thriving, Sustainable Communities Facilitator Vanessa MacDonald, Curtin University Panellist Uncle Ernest Madua Jr, Alngith Elder, Community Leader, and Cultural Advocate from Weipa Panellist G. Ward Wilson, University of Alberta Panellist Mikaela Jade, Indigital Panellist Melinda Buckland, Rio Tinto Panellist Jyi Lawton, Aboriginal Enterprises in Mining
12:50 PM - 1:40 PM	Day 1 | Lunch
1:40 PM - 3:20 PM	Session 3C - Integrated planning for long term value Sponsored By Session Chair Ray Mayne, SRK Consulting Mine Closure- A Liability or an Opportunity-A South African Perspective Viswanath Vadapalli, Council for Geoscience Applying a Control Framework Approach to Improve Early-Stage Mine Planning for Sustainable Operations Peter Standish, Risk Mentor Integrating Environmental, Rehabilitation, and Closure Workflows using an Intelligence System framework Will Mitry, IEMA GIS-Based Optimization of Fill Material Transport and Allocation for Progressive Mine Closure Julia Diana, WSP Impact of Integrated Mine-Plant-Waste-Tailings Sequencing on Long-Term Planning Pedro Silva, Vale SA Uncertainty analysis of drainage flow modelling in goafing zone for underground mine development Xuyan Wang, KCB	Session 3D - Building resilient landforms Part 1 Sponsored By Session Chair Tim Rohde, SGME Pty Limited Progressive Rehabilitation Certification at Oaky Creek Coal Mine: A Case Study Brad Radloff, SLR Consulting An innovative approach to identify durable rock for rehabilitation at the Mt Arthur coal mine Shannon Mackenzie, Mine Earth Soil amelioration with lignite as a means to improve rehabilitation outcomes Thomas Baumgartl, Federation University Acceptable Erosion Limits for Constructed Mine Landforms – A Literature Review Greg Maddocks, SLR Consulting Spatial accounting of sediment loss and erosion risk using remote-sensed RUSLE Bernhard Wehr, Verterra Ecological Engineering Advancing Post-Mining Rehabilitation: Utilizing Rainfall Simulators to Enhance Erosional Stability and ‎Landform Design Ashraf Khalifa, SLR Consulting
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM	Day 1 | Afternoon Tea
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM	Panel Presentation - Integrated mine planning to maximise long term value Facilitator Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Panellist Daniel Kahler, BHP Panellist Ed Holloway, Quantified Strategies Panellist Bryan Maybee, CRC TiME Panellist Leigh Stitz, Queensland Resources Council (QRC) Panellist Carl Grant, Unearthed Environmental Services Pty Ltd Panellist Ainsley Ferrier, Deswick
3:50 PM - 5:30 PM	Session 4C - Innovation in rehabilitation and closure Advancing Progressive Rehabilitation through Research and Innovation Felipe Saavedra, Alcoa Neutralisation effectiveness of an alkaline brine treatment for a copper heap leach facility Melinda Hilton, RGS Environmental Consultants Looking backward to look forward – Palaeoclimate recreations and potential applications for mine closure Anna Goto, Red Earth Engineering	Session 4D - LoM Tailings Management Above and below the residual risk iceberg: insidious risks of LOM, mine waste and tailings Corinne Unger, UQ Business School, and UQ SMI Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining Integrated waste landforms for tailings storage: A step towards the goal of zero harm Jay Ranasooriya, Geotechnical Safety Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) LOM Studies Joe ISARUA, Ok Tedi Mining Limited
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Networking Reception

	Mine Waste and Tailings
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Session 1 I Opening Plenary Welcome to Country Kathy Fisher, Turrbal Elder Welcome and Opening Remarks Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Welcome and Opening Remarks David Williams, The University of Queensland Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Ministerial Address and Official Conference Opening To be confirmed,
9:05 AM - 10:30 AM	Session 1A Sponsored By Session Chair Mark Rynhoud, KCB Australia Keynote Presentation - Tailings Management In Conversation with David Williams and Chris Hatton,
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 1 | Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:50 PM	Session 2A Sponsored By Session Chair Rachel James, Geosyntec Consultants Case Study: Engineer of Record transition process at a complex site Bradley Tiver, WSP Australia Enhancing Quality Assurance in the Construction of Tailings Storage Facilities through Automated Workflows Martin Rojas, Red Earth Engineering The role of Critical Controls in Safe Tailings Management Jodie Kilpatrick, SLR Consulting A Competency Based Development Framework for Current and Future Engineers of Record Peter Chapman, WSP The challenge of GISTM adherence for smaller mining operations in remote parts of the world GV Price, KCB Australia Pty Ltd Revisiting Probability of Failure vs. Factor of Safety: A Screening Tool with Limitations Pepe Moreno, Tailex Pty Ltd Monitoring Over the TSF Life Cycle: A Structured Approach Walter Weinig, Stantec TailingsIQ: An AI-enhanced tool for improving tailings storage facility oversight and risk management Stephen Darmawan, Geotesta Pty Ltd
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM
12:50 PM - 1:40 PM	Day 1 | Lunch
1:40 PM - 3:20 PM	Session 3A NSW Resource Regulator Tailings Dam Assessment Plan for 41 Tailings Storage Facilities in NSW John Stacpoole, NSW Resource Regulator TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT OF GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS AS TAILINGS DAM ENGINEERS OF RECORD Anton Kirsten, KCB Australia Pty Ltd Standardizing Vulnerability Assessments of Tailings Dams: Advancing Beyond Trigger Analyses Alejo Sfriso, SRK Consulting (Argentina) How should critical controls be applied to tailings risk management, if at all? Jarrad Coffey, Red Earth Engineering a Geosyntec Company GRP Pipeline Design for the Life of Mine of a Tailings Gravity Decant System Leis Day, Red Earth Engineering – A Geosyntec Company Strength in Waste: Innovative Tailings Utilization at the Kara Mine Clem Cahill, GHD Considerations for Design, Construction and Operation of Protective Levees and Diversion Drains for In-Pit TSFs Wade Ludlow, Red Earth Engineering
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM	Day 1 | Afternoon Tea
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM
3:50 PM - 5:30 PM	Session 4A Integrating Complementary Technologies for Tailings Facility Topographic Surveying Veronique Nell, PhotoSat Evaluating unexpected piezometer trends in a tailings dam: insights from dissipation testing Ricardo Dellamea, SRK Consulting Non-invasive Monitoring of Tailings Slurry Density in Transmission Pipeline Using the Electrical Resistance Tomography Method Yue Xiong, The University of Queensland WRD Soil Cover Monitoring for Controlling Moisture and Oxygen Ingress under a Wet Climate Lieven Tan, University of Queensland
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM	Panel Presentation - Site Characterisation Panellist Symon Jackson, Red Earth Engineering, a Geosyntec Company Panellist Allan McConnell, Insitu Geotech Services Panellist Tierney Boulter, Menard Oceania Panellist David Reid, Red Earth Engineering Panellist Robert William (Billy) Burke, Black Geotechnical and Black Insitu Testing
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Networking Reception

	Mine Waste and Tailings
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Session 1 I Opening Plenary Welcome to Country Kathy Fisher, Turrbal Elder Welcome and Opening Remarks Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Welcome and Opening Remarks David Williams, The University of Queensland Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Ministerial Address and Official Conference Opening To be confirmed,
9:05 AM - 10:30 AM	Session 1A Sponsored By Session Chair Mark Rynhoud, KCB Australia Keynote Presentation - Tailings Management In Conversation with David Williams and Chris Hatton,
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 1 | Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:50 PM	Session 2B Sponsored By Impact of Topography Accuracy and Resolution on the Results of Dam Breach Analysis Inundation Simulations Angela Ellithorpe, PhotoSat Comparative Analysis of Dam Breach Modelling Using the Eulerian Approach and Geometrical Debris Flows Pouyan Abbasimaedeh, CMW Geoscience Identifying the best fit probability distributions for tailings dam breach parameters Leilani Newby, WSP Probability of Downstream Inundation Areas based on Probabilistic Tailings Dam Breach Release Volumes Gemma Bullard, BGC Engineering Inc. Reactive Transport and Multiphase Gas Model of Coal Tailings to Predict Potential Long-Term Seepage Quality Johannes du Toit, KCB Australia (Pty) Ltd Hourly rainfall from daily records – a method of fragments now and into the future Lindsay Millard, WRM Water & Environment Yield Stress Characteristics of Residual Foundation Soils; a Tailings Dam Case History Mark Walden, NewFields Mining Design and Technical Services Selection of Critical Earthquake Loading and Embankment Sections for 2D Seismic Stress-Deformation Analyses Behrooz Ghahreman Nejad, ATC WILLIAMS PTY LTD
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM
12:50 PM - 1:40 PM	Day 1 | Lunch
1:40 PM - 3:20 PM	Session 3B Estimating In-situ Void Ratio for Tailings Deposits using a Novel Advanced Sampling Device Ray Wood, Fugro Connecting tailings from the laboratory to in situ through numerical modelling Kobi Song, Red Earth Engineering Evaluating shear strength and brittleness in mine tailings using variable rate shear vane apparatus Yasmin Byrne, ConeTec Strength, liquefaction and cone penetration test results in unsaturated silty tailings Yanzhi Wang, Stantec Calibration of Nkt value for iron ore tailings Jiajun Zhang, Red Earth Engineering A comparison of uniform intact and reconstituted samples of silty-sand tailings Vijayakanthan Kunasegaram, The University of Western Australia A tool to help improve the understanding of the brittleness of tailings materials Marcelo Llano, Red Earth Engineering
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM	Day 1 | Afternoon Tea
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM
3:50 PM - 5:30 PM	Session 4B Effect of Bias on Lateral Extrusion Propagation in Upstream Tailings Dams: A Conceptual Numerical Model Mahdi Naeini, ATC Williams Considerations for stone column quality control and design intent verification for dam stabilisation Jonathon Eldridge, SRK Consulting Tailings Dry Soil Mixing: A Sustainable Ground Improvement Technique for TSF Operation Oliver Dudley, Red Earth Engineering – A Geosyntec Company Numerical Validation of Equivalent Strength Methods: A Case Study on Stone Column-Stabilized Tailings Dams Mauro Sottile, SRK Consulting
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM	Panel Presentation - Site Characterisation Panellist Symon Jackson, Red Earth Engineering, a Geosyntec Company Panellist Allan McConnell, Insitu Geotech Services Panellist Tierney Boulter, Menard Oceania Panellist David Reid, Red Earth Engineering Panellist Robert William (Billy) Burke, Black Geotechnical and Black Insitu Testing
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Networking Reception

	Life of Mine
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Session 1 I Opening Plenary Welcome to Country Kathy Fisher, Turrbal Elder Welcome and Opening Remarks Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Welcome and Opening Remarks David Williams, The University of Queensland Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Ministerial Address and Official Conference Opening To be confirmed,
9:05 AM - 10:30 AM	Session 1B Sponsored By Session Chair Charissa Tomlin, ERM Opening remarks Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Keynote Emma Gagen, ICMM Fireside Chat Claire Cote, The University of Queensland
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 1 | Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:50 PM	Session 2C - Beyond the mine: Thriving Communities Yolŋu Master Plan: Cultivating Economic Empowerment and Food Security Post-Mine Closure. Meg Kauthen, The Palladium Group Breaking barriers to enable post closure transitions: 6 key challenges and strategies. Tom Measham, CRC TiME Why we should look beyond social license to operate Angelica Amanda Andrade, the University of Queensland Adapting the mining sector to climate change: A web-tool for climate-resilient resource development Nevenka Bulovic, University of Queensland
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM	Panel Presentation - Beyond the Mine: Strategies for Thriving, Sustainable Communities Facilitator Vanessa MacDonald, Curtin University Panellist Uncle Ernest Madua Jr, Alngith Elder, Community Leader, and Cultural Advocate from Weipa Panellist G. Ward Wilson, University of Alberta Panellist Mikaela Jade, Indigital Panellist Melinda Buckland, Rio Tinto Panellist Jyi Lawton, Aboriginal Enterprises in Mining
12:50 PM - 1:40 PM	Day 1 | Lunch
1:40 PM - 3:20 PM	Session 3C - Integrated planning for long term value Sponsored By Session Chair Ray Mayne, SRK Consulting Mine Closure- A Liability or an Opportunity-A South African Perspective Viswanath Vadapalli, Council for Geoscience Applying a Control Framework Approach to Improve Early-Stage Mine Planning for Sustainable Operations Peter Standish, Risk Mentor Integrating Environmental, Rehabilitation, and Closure Workflows using an Intelligence System framework Will Mitry, IEMA GIS-Based Optimization of Fill Material Transport and Allocation for Progressive Mine Closure Julia Diana, WSP Impact of Integrated Mine-Plant-Waste-Tailings Sequencing on Long-Term Planning Pedro Silva, Vale SA Uncertainty analysis of drainage flow modelling in goafing zone for underground mine development Xuyan Wang, KCB
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM	Day 1 | Afternoon Tea
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM	Panel Presentation - Integrated mine planning to maximise long term value Facilitator Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Panellist Daniel Kahler, BHP Panellist Ed Holloway, Quantified Strategies Panellist Bryan Maybee, CRC TiME Panellist Leigh Stitz, Queensland Resources Council (QRC) Panellist Carl Grant, Unearthed Environmental Services Pty Ltd Panellist Ainsley Ferrier, Deswick
3:50 PM - 5:30 PM	Session 4C - Innovation in rehabilitation and closure Advancing Progressive Rehabilitation through Research and Innovation Felipe Saavedra, Alcoa Neutralisation effectiveness of an alkaline brine treatment for a copper heap leach facility Melinda Hilton, RGS Environmental Consultants Looking backward to look forward – Palaeoclimate recreations and potential applications for mine closure Anna Goto, Red Earth Engineering
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Networking Reception

	Life of Mine
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Session 1 I Opening Plenary Welcome to Country Kathy Fisher, Turrbal Elder Welcome and Opening Remarks Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Welcome and Opening Remarks David Williams, The University of Queensland Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Ministerial Address and Official Conference Opening To be confirmed,
9:05 AM - 10:30 AM	Session 1B Sponsored By Session Chair Charissa Tomlin, ERM Opening remarks Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Keynote Emma Gagen, ICMM Fireside Chat Claire Cote, The University of Queensland
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 1 | Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:50 PM	Session 2D - Circular economy and reusing materials Sponsored By Integrating Circular Economy Principles into Mine Closure Planning Erin Littlewood, IEMA Circularity in Mining: Innovation Strategies for Tailings as a Resource Ana Fernandez-Iglesias, ArcelorMittal R&D Sandy Ridge – a master-planned precinct with regional residue management enabling future material circularity Nathan Blight, Tellus Utilization ex-pit Mine as Backfill Facility for Nickel Waste Management in Western Obi Island Project. Tonny Gultom, Nickel Company
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM	Panel Presentation - Beyond the Mine: Strategies for Thriving, Sustainable Communities Facilitator Vanessa MacDonald, Curtin University Panellist Uncle Ernest Madua Jr, Alngith Elder, Community Leader, and Cultural Advocate from Weipa Panellist G. Ward Wilson, University of Alberta Panellist Mikaela Jade, Indigital Panellist Melinda Buckland, Rio Tinto Panellist Jyi Lawton, Aboriginal Enterprises in Mining
12:50 PM - 1:40 PM	Day 1 | Lunch
1:40 PM - 3:20 PM	Session 3D - Building resilient landforms Part 1 Sponsored By Session Chair Tim Rohde, SGME Pty Limited Progressive Rehabilitation Certification at Oaky Creek Coal Mine: A Case Study Brad Radloff, SLR Consulting An innovative approach to identify durable rock for rehabilitation at the Mt Arthur coal mine Shannon Mackenzie, Mine Earth Soil amelioration with lignite as a means to improve rehabilitation outcomes Thomas Baumgartl, Federation University Acceptable Erosion Limits for Constructed Mine Landforms – A Literature Review Greg Maddocks, SLR Consulting Spatial accounting of sediment loss and erosion risk using remote-sensed RUSLE Bernhard Wehr, Verterra Ecological Engineering Advancing Post-Mining Rehabilitation: Utilizing Rainfall Simulators to Enhance Erosional Stability and ‎Landform Design Ashraf Khalifa, SLR Consulting
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM	Day 1 | Afternoon Tea
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM	Panel Presentation - Integrated mine planning to maximise long term value Facilitator Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Panellist Daniel Kahler, BHP Panellist Ed Holloway, Quantified Strategies Panellist Bryan Maybee, CRC TiME Panellist Leigh Stitz, Queensland Resources Council (QRC) Panellist Carl Grant, Unearthed Environmental Services Pty Ltd Panellist Ainsley Ferrier, Deswick
3:50 PM - 5:30 PM	Session 4D - LoM Tailings Management Above and below the residual risk iceberg: insidious risks of LOM, mine waste and tailings Corinne Unger, UQ Business School, and UQ SMI Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining Integrated waste landforms for tailings storage: A step towards the goal of zero harm Jay Ranasooriya, Geotechnical Safety Ok Tedi Mining Limited (OTML) LOM Studies Joe ISARUA, Ok Tedi Mining Limited
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Networking Reception

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

	Mine Waste and Tailings	Mine Waste and Tailings	Life of Mine	Life of Mine
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM	Breakfast with Dr Geraldine McGuire
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM	Session 5 | Plenary Sponsored By Welcome and Opening Remarks Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Welcome and Opening Remarks David Williams, The University of Queensland Keynote Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel Presentation - Insights, successes, and improvement opportunities: implementing and assuring the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management Panellist Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland Panellist Mark Cutifani, Vale Base Metals Panellist Angelica Amanda Andrade, the University of Queensland Panellist Kevin Spencer, BHP Panellist Fernanda Maluly Kemeid, Rio Tinto Panellist Peter Chapman, WSP Panellist Chris Gimber, ERM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 2 | Morning Tea
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM	Session 6A Utilising Iron Ore-sand for Sustainable Mine Haul Road Construction Gino Omar Calderon Vizcarra, Vale S.A. Bioleaching of sulfur enriched discards applied to circular economy Juarez Amaral Filho, university of cape town Advanced Seiche Hazard Modeling for In-Pit Tailings Storage Facilities Using FLOW-3D Adolfo de Resende, WSP Applying hydro-cyclone classification for tailings management in Australia James Penman, KCB Australia Pty Ltd.	Session 6B Risk could escalate during transition from ‘care and maintain’ to ‘active closure’ – Owners beware ANJAN KUNDU, GHD Pty Ltd Two-year in-situ monitoring of water balance and vegetation growth on soil covers for slope tailings Chenming Zhang, University of Queensland The remediation of an abandoned Tailings Storage Facility: Collingwood Tin Mine, Far North Queensland Andrew Friend, QLD Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing, Regional and Rural Development Capping & Landform Construction over an In-pit TSF for Mine Closure Kai Koosmen, PSM	Session 6C - Strategic considerations for GISTM implementation Seeking highly reliable implementation of the Global Industry Standard for Tailings Management (GISTM) Layla Howe, The University of Queensland ESG aspects of tailings management in Australia: aligning two global standards Kate Vershinina, SRK Consulting Applying GISTM to Closed Facilities: Challenges and Solutions Chris Gimber, ERM	Session 6D - Legal and compliance aspects Re-imagined Futures - Indigenous Workforce Leadership Zane Hughes, CRC Time Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority Vocabulary – aligning on communication in mine closure Nathan Gardiner, MLRA Mapping the legislative pathway to mine closure in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria Tanya Mok, Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM	Panel Presentation - Safe Mine Closure Facilitator Fernanda Maluly Kemeid, Rio Tinto Facilitator Ina Prinsloo, South 32 Panellist Tim Rohde, SGME Pty Limited Panellist Theo Gerritsen, BGC Engineering Panellist Kate Beard, SMEC Panellist Ingrid Meek, Okane Consultants Panellist Rebecca Anderson, Rio Tinto		Panel Presentation - Building resilient landforms Panellists To be confirmed,
12:05 PM - 1:10 PM	Day 2 | Lunch
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM	Session 7A Dewatering behaviour of filtered red mud Amrit Ranabhat, University of Queensland Clearing the Muddy Waters: The Do's and Don'ts of Tailings Filtration Technology Hernan Cifuentes, Tailings HC Innovative Use of Waste Rockfill and Tailings in the Construction of a Tailings Dam Lift Ella Baxter, GHD Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing Combined Paste and Aggregate Fill Systems: Lessons Learned and Potential Massey Ryan, - Improved predictions of acid and metalliferous drainage for greenfield projects Wenqiang Zhang, The University of Queensland Reprocessing and Upgrading Cassiterite from Tailings: An Assessment of the Fourth Generation Reflux Classifier Margaret Amosah, University of Newcastle Validation of landform evolution modelling using remote sensed erosion data Elis Smedley, Mine Earth Pty Ltd Monitoring and Modelling of Hydrolocial and Geochemical Processes in Large in-situ Waste Rock Leaching Columns Chenming Zhang, University of Queensland	Session 7B Sponsored By Characterising the critical mineral value in copper mine tailings for waste reduction Loren Nicholls, Sustainable Minerals Insitute Paradigm shifts in geotechnical in situ testing equipment and methods - to make them “work” in tailings materials – especially the very soft stuff Allan McConnell, Insitu Geotech Services Contractive Behaviour in Compacted Earthfill and Lessons for Embankment Stability Evan Belcher, Safe Dams & Tailings Distinguishing between the different types of post-peak strength loss David Reid, Red Earth Engineering Advancing vane shear testing: development and first field application of a piezometer vane (eVSTu) James Greig, ConeTec Key parameters affecting the compaction properties of filtered tailings Maria Fernanda Barra, VALE S.A. Dense 3D Subsurface Characterisation for Engineering and Safety Performance Rod Eddies, Fugro Rockfill breakdown under high stress values Sebastian Quintero, The University Of Queensland	Session 7C - Innovative PMLU Renewable Energy as Post-Mining Land use in Queensland Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Integrating Renewables and Resources: Governance Challenges and Opportunities Charissa Tomlin, ERM Algae-based technologies for mine site rehabilitation and closure Anna Kaksonen, CSIRO Agro-Climatic Suitability of Central Queensland Mining Region for Pongamia Plantation Mandana Shaygan, The University of Queensland	Session 7D - Building resilient landforms Part 2 The development of a Queensland approach for field-scale trials of mine waste cover system designs Louisa Nicolson, Office of the Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner Assessment of coal spoil piles with respect to soil cover requirements at closure Wenqiang Zhang, The University of Queensland Cover performance and interactions between vegetation and metals at a tailings storage facility in New South Wales Tim Rohde, SGME Pty Limited Feedback on the integrity of Multi-linear drainage geocomposites on final covers after 12 years Pascal Saunier, AFITEX-Texel Geosynthetics
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM			Panel Presentation - Challenges with managing topsoil in mine rehabilitation Panellist Glenn Dale, Verterra Ecological Engineering Panellist Marianne Gibbons, Peabody Panellist Craig Lockhart, BHP Panellist Louisa Nicolson, Office of the Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Day 2 | Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:05 PM	Session 8A Sponsored By Common mistakes when trying to arrange emergency preparedness for TSF failure Olle Wennstrom, GHD Numerical investigation on the effect of corners to static liquefaction triggering Nicolas Pereira, Red Earth Engineering What role should controls play when declaring a failure mode non-credible? Justin Willis, BHP Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist David Williams, The University of Queensland Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist Nelson Amoah, ATC Williams Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist Hernan Cifuentes, Tailings HC Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist Andy Fourie, University of Western Australia Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist David McCormack, DAS Mining Solutions Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist Matt Pyle, Ausenco Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist Nils Steward, Tailings and Pipeline Solutions Presentation Awards & Conference Close David Williams, The University of Queensland		Session 8B - Contributing to the closure knowledge base Using drone-based NDVI imagery to monitor groundcover performance of a creek diversion at a mine Bernhard Wehr, Verterra Ecological Engineering Driving Innovation in Mine Closure Monitoring through Automation and an Integrated Digital Knowledge Base Katie Burkell, Cambio Earth Driving Innovation in Mine Closure Monitoring through Automation and an Integrated Digital Knowledge Base Marc Adams, BGC Engineering Transforming Mine Closure with GIS and Climate Data for Nature-Positive Outcomes Erin Littlewood, IEMA Temporal and spatial changes in riverine sediment geochemistry at the Ok Tedi Mine Glen Brumm, Environmental Geochemistry International Reflections from the Life of Mine Conference Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Presentation Awards and Conference Close Claire Cote, The University of Queensland
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Closing Drinks

	Mine Waste and Tailings	Mine Waste and Tailings
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM	Breakfast with Dr Geraldine McGuire
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM	Session 5 | Plenary Sponsored By Welcome and Opening Remarks Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Welcome and Opening Remarks David Williams, The University of Queensland Keynote Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel Presentation - Insights, successes, and improvement opportunities: implementing and assuring the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management Panellist Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland Panellist Mark Cutifani, Vale Base Metals Panellist Angelica Amanda Andrade, the University of Queensland Panellist Kevin Spencer, BHP Panellist Fernanda Maluly Kemeid, Rio Tinto Panellist Peter Chapman, WSP Panellist Chris Gimber, ERM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 2 | Morning Tea
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM	Session 6A Utilising Iron Ore-sand for Sustainable Mine Haul Road Construction Gino Omar Calderon Vizcarra, Vale S.A. Bioleaching of sulfur enriched discards applied to circular economy Juarez Amaral Filho, university of cape town Advanced Seiche Hazard Modeling for In-Pit Tailings Storage Facilities Using FLOW-3D Adolfo de Resende, WSP Applying hydro-cyclone classification for tailings management in Australia James Penman, KCB Australia Pty Ltd.	Session 6B Risk could escalate during transition from ‘care and maintain’ to ‘active closure’ – Owners beware ANJAN KUNDU, GHD Pty Ltd Two-year in-situ monitoring of water balance and vegetation growth on soil covers for slope tailings Chenming Zhang, University of Queensland The remediation of an abandoned Tailings Storage Facility: Collingwood Tin Mine, Far North Queensland Andrew Friend, QLD Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing, Regional and Rural Development Capping & Landform Construction over an In-pit TSF for Mine Closure Kai Koosmen, PSM
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM	Panel Presentation - Safe Mine Closure Facilitator Fernanda Maluly Kemeid, Rio Tinto Facilitator Ina Prinsloo, South 32 Panellist Tim Rohde, SGME Pty Limited Panellist Theo Gerritsen, BGC Engineering Panellist Kate Beard, SMEC Panellist Ingrid Meek, Okane Consultants Panellist Rebecca Anderson, Rio Tinto
12:05 PM - 1:10 PM	Day 2 | Lunch
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM	Session 7A Dewatering behaviour of filtered red mud Amrit Ranabhat, University of Queensland Clearing the Muddy Waters: The Do's and Don'ts of Tailings Filtration Technology Hernan Cifuentes, Tailings HC Innovative Use of Waste Rockfill and Tailings in the Construction of a Tailings Dam Lift Ella Baxter, GHD Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing Combined Paste and Aggregate Fill Systems: Lessons Learned and Potential Massey Ryan, - Improved predictions of acid and metalliferous drainage for greenfield projects Wenqiang Zhang, The University of Queensland Reprocessing and Upgrading Cassiterite from Tailings: An Assessment of the Fourth Generation Reflux Classifier Margaret Amosah, University of Newcastle Validation of landform evolution modelling using remote sensed erosion data Elis Smedley, Mine Earth Pty Ltd Monitoring and Modelling of Hydrolocial and Geochemical Processes in Large in-situ Waste Rock Leaching Columns Chenming Zhang, University of Queensland	Session 7B Sponsored By Characterising the critical mineral value in copper mine tailings for waste reduction Loren Nicholls, Sustainable Minerals Insitute Paradigm shifts in geotechnical in situ testing equipment and methods - to make them “work” in tailings materials – especially the very soft stuff Allan McConnell, Insitu Geotech Services Contractive Behaviour in Compacted Earthfill and Lessons for Embankment Stability Evan Belcher, Safe Dams & Tailings Distinguishing between the different types of post-peak strength loss David Reid, Red Earth Engineering Advancing vane shear testing: development and first field application of a piezometer vane (eVSTu) James Greig, ConeTec Key parameters affecting the compaction properties of filtered tailings Maria Fernanda Barra, VALE S.A. Dense 3D Subsurface Characterisation for Engineering and Safety Performance Rod Eddies, Fugro Rockfill breakdown under high stress values Sebastian Quintero, The University Of Queensland
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Day 2 | Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:05 PM	Session 8A Sponsored By Common mistakes when trying to arrange emergency preparedness for TSF failure Olle Wennstrom, GHD Numerical investigation on the effect of corners to static liquefaction triggering Nicolas Pereira, Red Earth Engineering What role should controls play when declaring a failure mode non-credible? Justin Willis, BHP Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist David Williams, The University of Queensland Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist Nelson Amoah, ATC Williams Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist Hernan Cifuentes, Tailings HC Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist Andy Fourie, University of Western Australia Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist David McCormack, DAS Mining Solutions Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist Matt Pyle, Ausenco Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist Nils Steward, Tailings and Pipeline Solutions Presentation Awards & Conference Close David Williams, The University of Queensland
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Closing Drinks

	Life of Mine	Life of Mine
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM	Breakfast with Dr Geraldine McGuire
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM	Session 5 | Plenary Sponsored By Welcome and Opening Remarks Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Welcome and Opening Remarks David Williams, The University of Queensland Keynote Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel Presentation - Insights, successes, and improvement opportunities: implementing and assuring the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management Panellist Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland Panellist Mark Cutifani, Vale Base Metals Panellist Angelica Amanda Andrade, the University of Queensland Panellist Kevin Spencer, BHP Panellist Fernanda Maluly Kemeid, Rio Tinto Panellist Peter Chapman, WSP Panellist Chris Gimber, ERM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 2 | Morning Tea
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM	Session 6C - Strategic considerations for GISTM implementation Seeking highly reliable implementation of the Global Industry Standard for Tailings Management (GISTM) Layla Howe, The University of Queensland ESG aspects of tailings management in Australia: aligning two global standards Kate Vershinina, SRK Consulting Applying GISTM to Closed Facilities: Challenges and Solutions Chris Gimber, ERM	Session 6D - Legal and compliance aspects Re-imagined Futures - Indigenous Workforce Leadership Zane Hughes, CRC Time Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority Vocabulary – aligning on communication in mine closure Nathan Gardiner, MLRA Mapping the legislative pathway to mine closure in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria Tanya Mok, Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM	Panel Presentation - Building resilient landforms Panellists To be confirmed,
12:05 PM - 1:10 PM	Day 2 | Lunch
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM	Session 7C - Innovative PMLU Renewable Energy as Post-Mining Land use in Queensland Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Integrating Renewables and Resources: Governance Challenges and Opportunities Charissa Tomlin, ERM Algae-based technologies for mine site rehabilitation and closure Anna Kaksonen, CSIRO Agro-Climatic Suitability of Central Queensland Mining Region for Pongamia Plantation Mandana Shaygan, The University of Queensland	Session 7D - Building resilient landforms Part 2 The development of a Queensland approach for field-scale trials of mine waste cover system designs Louisa Nicolson, Office of the Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner Assessment of coal spoil piles with respect to soil cover requirements at closure Wenqiang Zhang, The University of Queensland Cover performance and interactions between vegetation and metals at a tailings storage facility in New South Wales Tim Rohde, SGME Pty Limited Feedback on the integrity of Multi-linear drainage geocomposites on final covers after 12 years Pascal Saunier, AFITEX-Texel Geosynthetics
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM	Panel Presentation - Challenges with managing topsoil in mine rehabilitation Panellist Glenn Dale, Verterra Ecological Engineering Panellist Marianne Gibbons, Peabody Panellist Craig Lockhart, BHP Panellist Louisa Nicolson, Office of the Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Day 2 | Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:05 PM	Session 8B - Contributing to the closure knowledge base Using drone-based NDVI imagery to monitor groundcover performance of a creek diversion at a mine Bernhard Wehr, Verterra Ecological Engineering Driving Innovation in Mine Closure Monitoring through Automation and an Integrated Digital Knowledge Base Katie Burkell, Cambio Earth Driving Innovation in Mine Closure Monitoring through Automation and an Integrated Digital Knowledge Base Marc Adams, BGC Engineering Transforming Mine Closure with GIS and Climate Data for Nature-Positive Outcomes Erin Littlewood, IEMA Temporal and spatial changes in riverine sediment geochemistry at the Ok Tedi Mine Glen Brumm, Environmental Geochemistry International Reflections from the Life of Mine Conference Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Presentation Awards and Conference Close Claire Cote, The University of Queensland
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Closing Drinks

	Mine Waste and Tailings
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM	Breakfast with Dr Geraldine McGuire
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM	Session 5 | Plenary Sponsored By Welcome and Opening Remarks Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Welcome and Opening Remarks David Williams, The University of Queensland Keynote Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel Presentation - Insights, successes, and improvement opportunities: implementing and assuring the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management Panellist Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland Panellist Mark Cutifani, Vale Base Metals Panellist Angelica Amanda Andrade, the University of Queensland Panellist Kevin Spencer, BHP Panellist Fernanda Maluly Kemeid, Rio Tinto Panellist Peter Chapman, WSP Panellist Chris Gimber, ERM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 2 | Morning Tea
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM	Session 6A Utilising Iron Ore-sand for Sustainable Mine Haul Road Construction Gino Omar Calderon Vizcarra, Vale S.A. Bioleaching of sulfur enriched discards applied to circular economy Juarez Amaral Filho, university of cape town Advanced Seiche Hazard Modeling for In-Pit Tailings Storage Facilities Using FLOW-3D Adolfo de Resende, WSP Applying hydro-cyclone classification for tailings management in Australia James Penman, KCB Australia Pty Ltd.
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM	Panel Presentation - Safe Mine Closure Facilitator Fernanda Maluly Kemeid, Rio Tinto Facilitator Ina Prinsloo, South 32 Panellist Tim Rohde, SGME Pty Limited Panellist Theo Gerritsen, BGC Engineering Panellist Kate Beard, SMEC Panellist Ingrid Meek, Okane Consultants Panellist Rebecca Anderson, Rio Tinto
12:05 PM - 1:10 PM	Day 2 | Lunch
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM	Session 7A Dewatering behaviour of filtered red mud Amrit Ranabhat, University of Queensland Clearing the Muddy Waters: The Do's and Don'ts of Tailings Filtration Technology Hernan Cifuentes, Tailings HC Innovative Use of Waste Rockfill and Tailings in the Construction of a Tailings Dam Lift Ella Baxter, GHD Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing Combined Paste and Aggregate Fill Systems: Lessons Learned and Potential Massey Ryan, - Improved predictions of acid and metalliferous drainage for greenfield projects Wenqiang Zhang, The University of Queensland Reprocessing and Upgrading Cassiterite from Tailings: An Assessment of the Fourth Generation Reflux Classifier Margaret Amosah, University of Newcastle Validation of landform evolution modelling using remote sensed erosion data Elis Smedley, Mine Earth Pty Ltd Monitoring and Modelling of Hydrolocial and Geochemical Processes in Large in-situ Waste Rock Leaching Columns Chenming Zhang, University of Queensland
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Day 2 | Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:05 PM	Session 8A Sponsored By Common mistakes when trying to arrange emergency preparedness for TSF failure Olle Wennstrom, GHD Numerical investigation on the effect of corners to static liquefaction triggering Nicolas Pereira, Red Earth Engineering What role should controls play when declaring a failure mode non-credible? Justin Willis, BHP Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist David Williams, The University of Queensland Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist Nelson Amoah, ATC Williams Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist Hernan Cifuentes, Tailings HC Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist Andy Fourie, University of Western Australia Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist David McCormack, DAS Mining Solutions Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist Matt Pyle, Ausenco Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist Nils Steward, Tailings and Pipeline Solutions Presentation Awards & Conference Close David Williams, The University of Queensland
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Closing Drinks

	Mine Waste and Tailings
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM	Breakfast with Dr Geraldine McGuire
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM	Session 5 | Plenary Sponsored By Welcome and Opening Remarks Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Welcome and Opening Remarks David Williams, The University of Queensland Keynote Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel Presentation - Insights, successes, and improvement opportunities: implementing and assuring the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management Panellist Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland Panellist Mark Cutifani, Vale Base Metals Panellist Angelica Amanda Andrade, the University of Queensland Panellist Kevin Spencer, BHP Panellist Fernanda Maluly Kemeid, Rio Tinto Panellist Peter Chapman, WSP Panellist Chris Gimber, ERM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 2 | Morning Tea
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM	Session 6B Risk could escalate during transition from ‘care and maintain’ to ‘active closure’ – Owners beware ANJAN KUNDU, GHD Pty Ltd Two-year in-situ monitoring of water balance and vegetation growth on soil covers for slope tailings Chenming Zhang, University of Queensland The remediation of an abandoned Tailings Storage Facility: Collingwood Tin Mine, Far North Queensland Andrew Friend, QLD Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing, Regional and Rural Development Capping & Landform Construction over an In-pit TSF for Mine Closure Kai Koosmen, PSM
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM	Panel Presentation - Safe Mine Closure Facilitator Fernanda Maluly Kemeid, Rio Tinto Facilitator Ina Prinsloo, South 32 Panellist Tim Rohde, SGME Pty Limited Panellist Theo Gerritsen, BGC Engineering Panellist Kate Beard, SMEC Panellist Ingrid Meek, Okane Consultants Panellist Rebecca Anderson, Rio Tinto
12:05 PM - 1:10 PM	Day 2 | Lunch
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM	Session 7B Sponsored By Characterising the critical mineral value in copper mine tailings for waste reduction Loren Nicholls, Sustainable Minerals Insitute Paradigm shifts in geotechnical in situ testing equipment and methods - to make them “work” in tailings materials – especially the very soft stuff Allan McConnell, Insitu Geotech Services Contractive Behaviour in Compacted Earthfill and Lessons for Embankment Stability Evan Belcher, Safe Dams & Tailings Distinguishing between the different types of post-peak strength loss David Reid, Red Earth Engineering Advancing vane shear testing: development and first field application of a piezometer vane (eVSTu) James Greig, ConeTec Key parameters affecting the compaction properties of filtered tailings Maria Fernanda Barra, VALE S.A. Dense 3D Subsurface Characterisation for Engineering and Safety Performance Rod Eddies, Fugro Rockfill breakdown under high stress values Sebastian Quintero, The University Of Queensland
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Day 2 | Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:05 PM	Session 8A Sponsored By Common mistakes when trying to arrange emergency preparedness for TSF failure Olle Wennstrom, GHD Numerical investigation on the effect of corners to static liquefaction triggering Nicolas Pereira, Red Earth Engineering What role should controls play when declaring a failure mode non-credible? Justin Willis, BHP Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist David Williams, The University of Queensland Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist Nelson Amoah, ATC Williams Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist Hernan Cifuentes, Tailings HC Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist Andy Fourie, University of Western Australia Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist David McCormack, DAS Mining Solutions Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist Matt Pyle, Ausenco Panel Presentation - Tailings Dewatering and Stacking - Panellist Nils Steward, Tailings and Pipeline Solutions Presentation Awards & Conference Close David Williams, The University of Queensland
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Closing Drinks

	Life of Mine
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM	Breakfast with Dr Geraldine McGuire
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM	Session 5 | Plenary Sponsored By Welcome and Opening Remarks Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Welcome and Opening Remarks David Williams, The University of Queensland Keynote Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel Presentation - Insights, successes, and improvement opportunities: implementing and assuring the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management Panellist Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland Panellist Mark Cutifani, Vale Base Metals Panellist Angelica Amanda Andrade, the University of Queensland Panellist Kevin Spencer, BHP Panellist Fernanda Maluly Kemeid, Rio Tinto Panellist Peter Chapman, WSP Panellist Chris Gimber, ERM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 2 | Morning Tea
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM	Session 6C - Strategic considerations for GISTM implementation Seeking highly reliable implementation of the Global Industry Standard for Tailings Management (GISTM) Layla Howe, The University of Queensland ESG aspects of tailings management in Australia: aligning two global standards Kate Vershinina, SRK Consulting Applying GISTM to Closed Facilities: Challenges and Solutions Chris Gimber, ERM
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM	Panel Presentation - Building resilient landforms Panellists To be confirmed,
12:05 PM - 1:10 PM	Day 2 | Lunch
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM	Session 7C - Innovative PMLU Renewable Energy as Post-Mining Land use in Queensland Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Integrating Renewables and Resources: Governance Challenges and Opportunities Charissa Tomlin, ERM Algae-based technologies for mine site rehabilitation and closure Anna Kaksonen, CSIRO Agro-Climatic Suitability of Central Queensland Mining Region for Pongamia Plantation Mandana Shaygan, The University of Queensland
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM	Panel Presentation - Challenges with managing topsoil in mine rehabilitation Panellist Glenn Dale, Verterra Ecological Engineering Panellist Marianne Gibbons, Peabody Panellist Craig Lockhart, BHP Panellist Louisa Nicolson, Office of the Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Day 2 | Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:05 PM	Session 8B - Contributing to the closure knowledge base Using drone-based NDVI imagery to monitor groundcover performance of a creek diversion at a mine Bernhard Wehr, Verterra Ecological Engineering Driving Innovation in Mine Closure Monitoring through Automation and an Integrated Digital Knowledge Base Katie Burkell, Cambio Earth Driving Innovation in Mine Closure Monitoring through Automation and an Integrated Digital Knowledge Base Marc Adams, BGC Engineering Transforming Mine Closure with GIS and Climate Data for Nature-Positive Outcomes Erin Littlewood, IEMA Temporal and spatial changes in riverine sediment geochemistry at the Ok Tedi Mine Glen Brumm, Environmental Geochemistry International Reflections from the Life of Mine Conference Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Presentation Awards and Conference Close Claire Cote, The University of Queensland
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Closing Drinks

	Life of Mine
7:15 AM - 8:30 AM	Breakfast with Dr Geraldine McGuire
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM	Session 5 | Plenary Sponsored By Welcome and Opening Remarks Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Welcome and Opening Remarks David Williams, The University of Queensland Keynote Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM	Panel Presentation - Insights, successes, and improvement opportunities: implementing and assuring the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management Panellist Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland Panellist Mark Cutifani, Vale Base Metals Panellist Angelica Amanda Andrade, the University of Queensland Panellist Kevin Spencer, BHP Panellist Fernanda Maluly Kemeid, Rio Tinto Panellist Peter Chapman, WSP Panellist Chris Gimber, ERM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Day 2 | Morning Tea
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM	Session 6D - Legal and compliance aspects Re-imagined Futures - Indigenous Workforce Leadership Zane Hughes, CRC Time Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority Vocabulary – aligning on communication in mine closure Nathan Gardiner, MLRA Mapping the legislative pathway to mine closure in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria Tanya Mok, Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM	Panel Presentation - Building resilient landforms Panellists To be confirmed,
12:05 PM - 1:10 PM	Day 2 | Lunch
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM	Session 7D - Building resilient landforms Part 2 The development of a Queensland approach for field-scale trials of mine waste cover system designs Louisa Nicolson, Office of the Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner Assessment of coal spoil piles with respect to soil cover requirements at closure Wenqiang Zhang, The University of Queensland Cover performance and interactions between vegetation and metals at a tailings storage facility in New South Wales Tim Rohde, SGME Pty Limited Feedback on the integrity of Multi-linear drainage geocomposites on final covers after 12 years Pascal Saunier, AFITEX-Texel Geosynthetics
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM	Panel Presentation - Challenges with managing topsoil in mine rehabilitation Panellist Glenn Dale, Verterra Ecological Engineering Panellist Marianne Gibbons, Peabody Panellist Craig Lockhart, BHP Panellist Louisa Nicolson, Office of the Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Day 2 | Afternoon Tea
3:30 PM - 5:05 PM	Session 8B - Contributing to the closure knowledge base Using drone-based NDVI imagery to monitor groundcover performance of a creek diversion at a mine Bernhard Wehr, Verterra Ecological Engineering Driving Innovation in Mine Closure Monitoring through Automation and an Integrated Digital Knowledge Base Katie Burkell, Cambio Earth Driving Innovation in Mine Closure Monitoring through Automation and an Integrated Digital Knowledge Base Marc Adams, BGC Engineering Transforming Mine Closure with GIS and Climate Data for Nature-Positive Outcomes Erin Littlewood, IEMA Temporal and spatial changes in riverine sediment geochemistry at the Ok Tedi Mine Glen Brumm, Environmental Geochemistry International Reflections from the Life of Mine Conference Claire Cote, The University of Queensland Presentation Awards and Conference Close Claire Cote, The University of Queensland
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Closing Drinks

Thursday, July 31, 2025