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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

Pre-Conference Events
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Workshop | From Failure Modes to Effective Trigger Levels – A Practical Approach for Tailings Dam Monitoring
Workshop | Innovative Strategies and Best Practices for Tailings Reprocessing and Repurposing
Workshop | Tailings Dams Fundamentals: Engineer of Record – Terms of Reference Development and Use
12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop | Road-testing enviroMETS’ Transformative PMLU Business Case Assessment Tool
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Welcome Reception
Pre-Conference Events
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Workshop | From Failure Modes to Effective Trigger Levels – A Practical Approach for Tailings Dam Monitoring
Workshop | Innovative Strategies and Best Practices for Tailings Reprocessing and Repurposing
Workshop | Tailings Dams Fundamentals: Engineer of Record – Terms of Reference Development and Use
12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop | Road-testing enviroMETS’ Transformative PMLU Business Case Assessment Tool
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Welcome Reception

Pre-Conference Events
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Workshop | From Failure Modes to Effective Trigger Levels – A Practical Approach for Tailings Dam Monitoring
Workshop | Innovative Strategies and Best Practices for Tailings Reprocessing and Repurposing
Workshop | Tailings Dams Fundamentals: Engineer of Record – Terms of Reference Development and Use
12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Workshop | Road-testing enviroMETS’ Transformative PMLU Business Case Assessment Tool
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Welcome Reception


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
Assistant Minister Bryson Head MP, Queensland Government
9:00 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 Presentation | Simplifying the Mining Standards Landscape
Emma Gagen, ICMM
Panel Presentation - Context matters: mine closure through local lenses and global frameworks


Facilitator
Claire Cote, The University of Queensland

Panellist
Fiona Sartain, MMG

Panellist
Meg Kauthen, The Palladium Group

Panellist
Emma Gagen, ICMM

Panellist
Tom Measham, CRC TiME
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

Q&A with Session Chair
Rachel James, Geosyntec Consultants

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Rachel James, Geosyntec Consultants
Session 2B

Sponsored By


Session Chair
Anjan Kundu, GHD

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.

Q&A with Session Chair
Anjan Kundu, GHD

Reactive Transport and Multiphase Gas Model of Coal Tailings to Predict Potential Long-Term Seepage Quality
Johannes Fourie, 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

Q&A with Session Chair
Anjan Kundu, GHD
Session 2C - Beyond the mine: Thriving Communities


Session Chair
Alexander Thin, SRK Consulting (Asia)

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: toward a care-based framework for corporate social responsibility in mining
Angelica Amanda Andrade, CSRM SMI UQ

Adapting the mining sector to climate change: A web-tool for climate-resilient resource development
Nevenka Bulovic, University of Queensland

Q&A with Session Chair
Alexander Thin, SRK Consulting (Asia)
Session 2D - Circular economy and reusing materials

Sponsored By


Session Chair
Paul Greaney, GHD

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

Utilization ex-pit Mine as Backfill Facility for Nickel Waste Management in Western Obi Island Project.
Megatoni Hasudungan Gultom, Harita Nickel

The power of geometallurgical characterisation – how to turn legacy tailings into assets
Loren Nicholls, Sustainable Minerals Insitute

Q&A with Session Chair
Paul Greaney, GHD
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM
Panel Presentation - Beyond the Mine: Strategies for Thriving, Sustainable Communities


Facilitator
Vanessa MacDonald, Curtin University

Facilitator
Jim Walker, CRC TiME

Panellist
Uncle Ernest Madua Jr, Alngith Elder, Community Leader, and Cultural Advocate from Weipa

Panellist
Aunty Melanie Wilson, Peppan Elder and Cultural Advocate

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


Session Chair
Kathy Tehrani, ATC Williams

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Kathy Tehrani, ATC Williams

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Kathy Tehrani, ATC Williams
Session 3B


Session Chair
Arun Muhunthan, ATC Williams

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Arun Muhunthan, ATC Williams

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Arun Muhunthan, ATC Williams
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

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
Ben Silverwood, 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 Pty Ltd

Panellist
Bryan Maybee, CRC TiME / WA School of Mines

Panellist
Leigh Stitz, Queensland Resources Council (QRC)

Panellist
Carl Grant, Unearthed Environmental Services Pty Ltd

Panellist
Ainsley Ferrier, Deswik
3:50 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 4A


Session Chair
Chenming Zhang, University of Queensland

Integrating Complementary Technologies for Tailings Facility Topographic Surveying
Veronique Nell, PhotoSat

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

Evaluating unexpected piezometer trends in a tailings dam: insights from dissipation testing
Ricardo Dellamea, SRK Consulting

Q&A with Session Chair
Chenming Zhang, University of Queensland
Session 4B


Session Chair
Edgar Salas, GHD

Considerations for stone column quality control and design intent verification for dam stabilisation
Jonathon Eldridge, SRK Consulting

Numerical Validation of Equivalent Strength Methods: A Case Study on Stone Column-Stabilized Tailings Dams
Mauro Sottile, SRK Consulting

Effect of Bias on Lateral Extrusion Propagation in Upstream Tailings Dams: A Conceptual Numerical Model
Mahdi Naeini, ATC Williams

Tailings Dry Soil Mixing: A Sustainable Ground Improvement Technique for TSF Operation
Oliver Dudley, Red Earth Engineering – A Geosyntec Company

Q&A with Session Chair
Edgar Salas, GHD
Session 4C - Innovation in rehabilitation and closure


Session Chair
Sibasis Acharya, Citigold Corporation Ltd

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Sibasis Acharya, Citigold Corporation Ltd
Session 4D - LoM Tailings Management


Session Chair
Ingrid Meek, Okane Consultants

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Ingrid Meek, Okane Consultants
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Panel Presentation - Site Characterisation


Facilitator
Allan McConnell, Insitu Geotech Services

Panellist
Symon Jackson, Red Earth Engineering, a Geosyntec Company

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
Assistant Minister Bryson Head MP, Queensland Government
9:00 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

Q&A with Session Chair
Rachel James, Geosyntec Consultants

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Rachel James, Geosyntec Consultants
Session 2B

Sponsored By


Session Chair
Anjan Kundu, GHD

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.

Q&A with Session Chair
Anjan Kundu, GHD

Reactive Transport and Multiphase Gas Model of Coal Tailings to Predict Potential Long-Term Seepage Quality
Johannes Fourie, 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

Q&A with Session Chair
Anjan Kundu, GHD
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM
12:50 PM - 1:40 PM
Day 1 | Lunch
1:40 PM - 3:20 PM
Session 3A


Session Chair
Kathy Tehrani, ATC Williams

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Kathy Tehrani, ATC Williams

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Kathy Tehrani, ATC Williams
Session 3B


Session Chair
Arun Muhunthan, ATC Williams

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Arun Muhunthan, ATC Williams

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Arun Muhunthan, ATC Williams
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Day 1 | Afternoon Tea
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM
3:50 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 4A


Session Chair
Chenming Zhang, University of Queensland

Integrating Complementary Technologies for Tailings Facility Topographic Surveying
Veronique Nell, PhotoSat

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

Evaluating unexpected piezometer trends in a tailings dam: insights from dissipation testing
Ricardo Dellamea, SRK Consulting

Q&A with Session Chair
Chenming Zhang, University of Queensland
Session 4B


Session Chair
Edgar Salas, GHD

Considerations for stone column quality control and design intent verification for dam stabilisation
Jonathon Eldridge, SRK Consulting

Numerical Validation of Equivalent Strength Methods: A Case Study on Stone Column-Stabilized Tailings Dams
Mauro Sottile, SRK Consulting

Effect of Bias on Lateral Extrusion Propagation in Upstream Tailings Dams: A Conceptual Numerical Model
Mahdi Naeini, ATC Williams

Tailings Dry Soil Mixing: A Sustainable Ground Improvement Technique for TSF Operation
Oliver Dudley, Red Earth Engineering – A Geosyntec Company

Q&A with Session Chair
Edgar Salas, GHD
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Panel Presentation - Site Characterisation


Facilitator
Allan McConnell, Insitu Geotech Services

Panellist
Symon Jackson, Red Earth Engineering, a Geosyntec Company

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
Assistant Minister Bryson Head MP, Queensland Government
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Session 1B

Sponsored By


Session Chair
Charissa Tomlin, ERM

Opening remarks
Claire Cote, The University of Queensland

Keynote Presentation | Simplifying the Mining Standards Landscape
Emma Gagen, ICMM
Panel Presentation - Context matters: mine closure through local lenses and global frameworks


Facilitator
Claire Cote, The University of Queensland

Panellist
Fiona Sartain, MMG

Panellist
Meg Kauthen, The Palladium Group

Panellist
Emma Gagen, ICMM

Panellist
Tom Measham, CRC TiME
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Day 1 | Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
Session 2C - Beyond the mine: Thriving Communities


Session Chair
Alexander Thin, SRK Consulting (Asia)

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: toward a care-based framework for corporate social responsibility in mining
Angelica Amanda Andrade, CSRM SMI UQ

Adapting the mining sector to climate change: A web-tool for climate-resilient resource development
Nevenka Bulovic, University of Queensland

Q&A with Session Chair
Alexander Thin, SRK Consulting (Asia)
Session 2D - Circular economy and reusing materials

Sponsored By


Session Chair
Paul Greaney, GHD

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

Utilization ex-pit Mine as Backfill Facility for Nickel Waste Management in Western Obi Island Project.
Megatoni Hasudungan Gultom, Harita Nickel

The power of geometallurgical characterisation – how to turn legacy tailings into assets
Loren Nicholls, Sustainable Minerals Insitute

Q&A with Session Chair
Paul Greaney, GHD
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM
Panel Presentation - Beyond the Mine: Strategies for Thriving, Sustainable Communities


Facilitator
Vanessa MacDonald, Curtin University

Facilitator
Jim Walker, CRC TiME

Panellist
Uncle Ernest Madua Jr, Alngith Elder, Community Leader, and Cultural Advocate from Weipa

Panellist
Aunty Melanie Wilson, Peppan Elder and Cultural Advocate

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

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
Ben Silverwood, 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 Pty Ltd

Panellist
Bryan Maybee, CRC TiME / WA School of Mines

Panellist
Leigh Stitz, Queensland Resources Council (QRC)

Panellist
Carl Grant, Unearthed Environmental Services Pty Ltd

Panellist
Ainsley Ferrier, Deswik
3:50 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 4C - Innovation in rehabilitation and closure


Session Chair
Sibasis Acharya, Citigold Corporation Ltd

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Sibasis Acharya, Citigold Corporation Ltd
Session 4D - LoM Tailings Management


Session Chair
Ingrid Meek, Okane Consultants

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Ingrid Meek, Okane Consultants
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
Assistant Minister Bryson Head MP, Queensland Government
9:00 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

Q&A with Session Chair
Rachel James, Geosyntec Consultants

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Rachel James, Geosyntec Consultants
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM
12:50 PM - 1:40 PM
Day 1 | Lunch
1:40 PM - 3:20 PM
Session 3A


Session Chair
Kathy Tehrani, ATC Williams

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Kathy Tehrani, ATC Williams

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Kathy Tehrani, ATC Williams
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Day 1 | Afternoon Tea
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM
3:50 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 4A


Session Chair
Chenming Zhang, University of Queensland

Integrating Complementary Technologies for Tailings Facility Topographic Surveying
Veronique Nell, PhotoSat

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

Evaluating unexpected piezometer trends in a tailings dam: insights from dissipation testing
Ricardo Dellamea, SRK Consulting

Q&A with Session Chair
Chenming Zhang, University of Queensland
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Panel Presentation - Site Characterisation


Facilitator
Allan McConnell, Insitu Geotech Services

Panellist
Symon Jackson, Red Earth Engineering, a Geosyntec Company

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
Assistant Minister Bryson Head MP, Queensland Government
9:00 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


Session Chair
Anjan Kundu, GHD

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.

Q&A with Session Chair
Anjan Kundu, GHD

Reactive Transport and Multiphase Gas Model of Coal Tailings to Predict Potential Long-Term Seepage Quality
Johannes Fourie, 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

Q&A with Session Chair
Anjan Kundu, GHD
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM
12:50 PM - 1:40 PM
Day 1 | Lunch
1:40 PM - 3:20 PM
Session 3B


Session Chair
Arun Muhunthan, ATC Williams

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Arun Muhunthan, ATC Williams

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Arun Muhunthan, ATC Williams
3:20 PM - 3:50 PM
Day 1 | Afternoon Tea
3:50 PM - 4:30 PM
3:50 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 4B


Session Chair
Edgar Salas, GHD

Considerations for stone column quality control and design intent verification for dam stabilisation
Jonathon Eldridge, SRK Consulting

Numerical Validation of Equivalent Strength Methods: A Case Study on Stone Column-Stabilized Tailings Dams
Mauro Sottile, SRK Consulting

Effect of Bias on Lateral Extrusion Propagation in Upstream Tailings Dams: A Conceptual Numerical Model
Mahdi Naeini, ATC Williams

Tailings Dry Soil Mixing: A Sustainable Ground Improvement Technique for TSF Operation
Oliver Dudley, Red Earth Engineering – A Geosyntec Company

Q&A with Session Chair
Edgar Salas, GHD
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Panel Presentation - Site Characterisation


Facilitator
Allan McConnell, Insitu Geotech Services

Panellist
Symon Jackson, Red Earth Engineering, a Geosyntec Company

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
Assistant Minister Bryson Head MP, Queensland Government
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Session 1B

Sponsored By


Session Chair
Charissa Tomlin, ERM

Opening remarks
Claire Cote, The University of Queensland

Keynote Presentation | Simplifying the Mining Standards Landscape
Emma Gagen, ICMM
Panel Presentation - Context matters: mine closure through local lenses and global frameworks


Facilitator
Claire Cote, The University of Queensland

Panellist
Fiona Sartain, MMG

Panellist
Meg Kauthen, The Palladium Group

Panellist
Emma Gagen, ICMM

Panellist
Tom Measham, CRC TiME
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Day 1 | Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:50 PM
Session 2C - Beyond the mine: Thriving Communities


Session Chair
Alexander Thin, SRK Consulting (Asia)

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: toward a care-based framework for corporate social responsibility in mining
Angelica Amanda Andrade, CSRM SMI UQ

Adapting the mining sector to climate change: A web-tool for climate-resilient resource development
Nevenka Bulovic, University of Queensland

Q&A with Session Chair
Alexander Thin, SRK Consulting (Asia)
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM
Panel Presentation - Beyond the Mine: Strategies for Thriving, Sustainable Communities


Facilitator
Vanessa MacDonald, Curtin University

Facilitator
Jim Walker, CRC TiME

Panellist
Uncle Ernest Madua Jr, Alngith Elder, Community Leader, and Cultural Advocate from Weipa

Panellist
Aunty Melanie Wilson, Peppan Elder and Cultural Advocate

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

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 Pty Ltd

Panellist
Bryan Maybee, CRC TiME / WA School of Mines

Panellist
Leigh Stitz, Queensland Resources Council (QRC)

Panellist
Carl Grant, Unearthed Environmental Services Pty Ltd

Panellist
Ainsley Ferrier, Deswik
3:50 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 4C - Innovation in rehabilitation and closure


Session Chair
Sibasis Acharya, Citigold Corporation Ltd

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Sibasis Acharya, Citigold Corporation Ltd
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
Assistant Minister Bryson Head MP, Queensland Government
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Session 1B

Sponsored By


Session Chair
Charissa Tomlin, ERM

Opening remarks
Claire Cote, The University of Queensland

Keynote Presentation | Simplifying the Mining Standards Landscape
Emma Gagen, ICMM
Panel Presentation - Context matters: mine closure through local lenses and global frameworks


Facilitator
Claire Cote, The University of Queensland

Panellist
Fiona Sartain, MMG

Panellist
Meg Kauthen, The Palladium Group

Panellist
Emma Gagen, ICMM

Panellist
Tom Measham, CRC TiME
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


Session Chair
Paul Greaney, GHD

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

Utilization ex-pit Mine as Backfill Facility for Nickel Waste Management in Western Obi Island Project.
Megatoni Hasudungan Gultom, Harita Nickel

The power of geometallurgical characterisation – how to turn legacy tailings into assets
Loren Nicholls, Sustainable Minerals Insitute

Q&A with Session Chair
Paul Greaney, GHD
12:10 PM - 12:50 PM
Panel Presentation - Beyond the Mine: Strategies for Thriving, Sustainable Communities


Facilitator
Vanessa MacDonald, Curtin University

Facilitator
Jim Walker, CRC TiME

Panellist
Uncle Ernest Madua Jr, Alngith Elder, Community Leader, and Cultural Advocate from Weipa

Panellist
Aunty Melanie Wilson, Peppan Elder and Cultural Advocate

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
Ben Silverwood, 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 Pty Ltd

Panellist
Bryan Maybee, CRC TiME / WA School of Mines

Panellist
Leigh Stitz, Queensland Resources Council (QRC)

Panellist
Carl Grant, Unearthed Environmental Services Pty Ltd

Panellist
Ainsley Ferrier, Deswik
3:50 PM - 5:30 PM
Session 4D - LoM Tailings Management


Session Chair
Ingrid Meek, Okane Consultants

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Ingrid Meek, Okane Consultants
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

Session Chair
Kevin Spencer, BHP

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


Facilitator
Kevin Spencer, BHP

Panellist
Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland

Panellist
Mark Cutifani, Vale Base Metals

Panellist
Angelica Amanda Andrade, CSRM SMI UQ

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


Session Chair
Marcelo Llano, Red Earth Engineering

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.

Q&A with Session Chair
Marcelo Llano, Red Earth Engineering
Session 6B

Sponsored By


Session Chair
Theo Gerritsen, BGC Engineering

Risk could escalate during transition from ‘care and maintain’ to ‘active closure’ – Owners beware
Anjan Kundu, GHD

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Theo Gerritsen, BGC Engineering
Session 6C - Strategic considerations for GISTM implementation


Session Chair
Brad Radloff, SLR Consulting

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Brad Radloff, SLR Consulting
Session 6D - Inclusive transitions: legal, technological and social complexities


Session Chair
Michael McLeary, Globalscapes Pty Ltd

Re-imagined Futures - Indigenous Workforce Leadership
Zane Hughes, School of Moleculr Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Michael McLeary, Globalscapes Pty Ltd
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM
Panel Presentation - Safe Mine Closure


Facilitator
Fernanda Maluly Kemeid, Rio Tinto

Facilitator
Ina Prinsloo, South32

Panellist
Tim Rohde, SGME Pty Limited

Panellist
Theo Gerritsen, BGC Engineering

Panellist
Kate Beard, Smec Australia Pty Limited

Panellist
Ingrid Meek, Okane Consultants

Panellist
Rebecca Anderson, Rio Tinto
Panel Presentation - Building resilient landforms


Panellist
Jason Dunlop, Office of the Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner

Panellist
Mansour Edraki, The University of Queensland

Panellist
Greg Maddocks, SLR Consulting

Facilitator
Brad Radloff, SLR Consulting

Panellist
Brendan Roddy, Engeny

Panellist
Marilena Stimpfl, BHP

Panellist
Michael Yelf, SLR Consulting Australia
12:05 PM - 1:10 PM
Day 2 | Lunch
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Session 7A

Sponsored By


Session Chair
Jordan Thomson-Larkins, Xylem

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, -

Q&A with Session Chair
Jordan Thomson-Larkins, Xylem

Monitoring and Modelling of Hydrolocial and Geochemical Processes in Large in-situ Waste Rock Leaching Columns
Chenming Zhang, 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

Improved predictions of acid and metalliferous drainage for greenfield projects
Wenqiang Zhang, The University of Queensland

Q&A with Session Chair
Jordan Thomson-Larkins, Xylem
Session 7B

Sponsored By


Session Chair
Grahame Binks, Ausenco

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Grahame Binks, Ausenco

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
Ray Wood, Fugro

Rockfill breakdown under high stress values
Sebastian Quintero, The University Of Queensland

Q&A with Session Chair
Grahame Binks, Ausenco
Session 7C - Innovative PMLU


Session Chair
Sarah McConnell, BHP

Renewable Energy as Post-Mining Land use in Queensland
Claire Cote, The University of Queensland

Integrating Renewables and Resources: Governance Challenges and Opportunities
Mifanwy Press, 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

Q&A with Session Chair
Sarah McConnell, BHP
Session 7D - Building resilient landforms Part 2


Session Chair
Maggie Ng, Stanmore

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Maggie Ng, Stanmore
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
Panel Presentation - Challenges with managing topsoil in mine rehabilitation


Panellist
Peter Berghofer, BHP

Panellist
Glenn Dale, Verterra Ecological Engineering

Panellist
Dean Fletcher, PanAust

Panellist
Marianne Gibbons, Peabody

Facilitator
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


Session Chair
Erik Vlot, Weir Minerals

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 - Facilitator
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
Ben Silverwood, 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

Session Chair
Kevin Spencer, BHP

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


Facilitator
Kevin Spencer, BHP

Panellist
Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland

Panellist
Mark Cutifani, Vale Base Metals

Panellist
Angelica Amanda Andrade, CSRM SMI UQ

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


Session Chair
Marcelo Llano, Red Earth Engineering

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.

Q&A with Session Chair
Marcelo Llano, Red Earth Engineering
Session 6B

Sponsored By


Session Chair
Theo Gerritsen, BGC Engineering

Risk could escalate during transition from ‘care and maintain’ to ‘active closure’ – Owners beware
Anjan Kundu, GHD

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Theo Gerritsen, BGC Engineering
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM
Panel Presentation - Safe Mine Closure


Facilitator
Fernanda Maluly Kemeid, Rio Tinto

Facilitator
Ina Prinsloo, South32

Panellist
Tim Rohde, SGME Pty Limited

Panellist
Theo Gerritsen, BGC Engineering

Panellist
Kate Beard, Smec Australia Pty Limited

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

Sponsored By


Session Chair
Jordan Thomson-Larkins, Xylem

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, -

Q&A with Session Chair
Jordan Thomson-Larkins, Xylem

Monitoring and Modelling of Hydrolocial and Geochemical Processes in Large in-situ Waste Rock Leaching Columns
Chenming Zhang, 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

Improved predictions of acid and metalliferous drainage for greenfield projects
Wenqiang Zhang, The University of Queensland

Q&A with Session Chair
Jordan Thomson-Larkins, Xylem
Session 7B

Sponsored By


Session Chair
Grahame Binks, Ausenco

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Grahame Binks, Ausenco

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
Ray Wood, Fugro

Rockfill breakdown under high stress values
Sebastian Quintero, The University Of Queensland

Q&A with Session Chair
Grahame Binks, Ausenco
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


Session Chair
Erik Vlot, Weir Minerals

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 - Facilitator
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

Session Chair
Kevin Spencer, BHP

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


Facilitator
Kevin Spencer, BHP

Panellist
Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland

Panellist
Mark Cutifani, Vale Base Metals

Panellist
Angelica Amanda Andrade, CSRM SMI UQ

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


Session Chair
Brad Radloff, SLR Consulting

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Brad Radloff, SLR Consulting
Session 6D - Inclusive transitions: legal, technological and social complexities


Session Chair
Michael McLeary, Globalscapes Pty Ltd

Re-imagined Futures - Indigenous Workforce Leadership
Zane Hughes, School of Moleculr Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Michael McLeary, Globalscapes Pty Ltd
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM
Panel Presentation - Building resilient landforms


Panellist
Jason Dunlop, Office of the Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner

Panellist
Mansour Edraki, The University of Queensland

Panellist
Greg Maddocks, SLR Consulting

Facilitator
Brad Radloff, SLR Consulting

Panellist
Brendan Roddy, Engeny

Panellist
Marilena Stimpfl, BHP

Panellist
Michael Yelf, SLR Consulting Australia
12:05 PM - 1:10 PM
Day 2 | Lunch
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Session 7C - Innovative PMLU


Session Chair
Sarah McConnell, BHP

Renewable Energy as Post-Mining Land use in Queensland
Claire Cote, The University of Queensland

Integrating Renewables and Resources: Governance Challenges and Opportunities
Mifanwy Press, 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

Q&A with Session Chair
Sarah McConnell, BHP
Session 7D - Building resilient landforms Part 2


Session Chair
Maggie Ng, Stanmore

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Maggie Ng, Stanmore
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
Panel Presentation - Challenges with managing topsoil in mine rehabilitation


Panellist
Peter Berghofer, BHP

Panellist
Glenn Dale, Verterra Ecological Engineering

Panellist
Dean Fletcher, PanAust

Panellist
Marianne Gibbons, Peabody

Facilitator
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
Ben Silverwood, 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

Session Chair
Kevin Spencer, BHP

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


Facilitator
Kevin Spencer, BHP

Panellist
Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland

Panellist
Mark Cutifani, Vale Base Metals

Panellist
Angelica Amanda Andrade, CSRM SMI UQ

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


Session Chair
Marcelo Llano, Red Earth Engineering

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.

Q&A with Session Chair
Marcelo Llano, Red Earth Engineering
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM
Panel Presentation - Safe Mine Closure


Facilitator
Fernanda Maluly Kemeid, Rio Tinto

Facilitator
Ina Prinsloo, South32

Panellist
Tim Rohde, SGME Pty Limited

Panellist
Theo Gerritsen, BGC Engineering

Panellist
Kate Beard, Smec Australia Pty Limited

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

Sponsored By


Session Chair
Jordan Thomson-Larkins, Xylem

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, -

Q&A with Session Chair
Jordan Thomson-Larkins, Xylem

Monitoring and Modelling of Hydrolocial and Geochemical Processes in Large in-situ Waste Rock Leaching Columns
Chenming Zhang, 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

Improved predictions of acid and metalliferous drainage for greenfield projects
Wenqiang Zhang, The University of Queensland

Q&A with Session Chair
Jordan Thomson-Larkins, Xylem
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


Session Chair
Erik Vlot, Weir Minerals

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 - Facilitator
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

Session Chair
Kevin Spencer, BHP

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


Facilitator
Kevin Spencer, BHP

Panellist
Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland

Panellist
Mark Cutifani, Vale Base Metals

Panellist
Angelica Amanda Andrade, CSRM SMI UQ

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

Sponsored By


Session Chair
Theo Gerritsen, BGC Engineering

Risk could escalate during transition from ‘care and maintain’ to ‘active closure’ – Owners beware
Anjan Kundu, GHD

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Theo Gerritsen, BGC Engineering
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM
Panel Presentation - Safe Mine Closure


Facilitator
Fernanda Maluly Kemeid, Rio Tinto

Facilitator
Ina Prinsloo, South32

Panellist
Tim Rohde, SGME Pty Limited

Panellist
Theo Gerritsen, BGC Engineering

Panellist
Kate Beard, Smec Australia Pty Limited

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


Session Chair
Grahame Binks, Ausenco

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Grahame Binks, Ausenco

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
Ray Wood, Fugro

Rockfill breakdown under high stress values
Sebastian Quintero, The University Of Queensland

Q&A with Session Chair
Grahame Binks, Ausenco
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


Session Chair
Erik Vlot, Weir Minerals

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 - Facilitator
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

Session Chair
Kevin Spencer, BHP

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


Facilitator
Kevin Spencer, BHP

Panellist
Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland

Panellist
Mark Cutifani, Vale Base Metals

Panellist
Angelica Amanda Andrade, CSRM SMI UQ

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


Session Chair
Brad Radloff, SLR Consulting

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Brad Radloff, SLR Consulting
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM
Panel Presentation - Building resilient landforms


Panellist
Jason Dunlop, Office of the Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner

Panellist
Mansour Edraki, The University of Queensland

Panellist
Greg Maddocks, SLR Consulting

Facilitator
Brad Radloff, SLR Consulting

Panellist
Brendan Roddy, Engeny

Panellist
Marilena Stimpfl, BHP

Panellist
Michael Yelf, SLR Consulting Australia
12:05 PM - 1:10 PM
Day 2 | Lunch
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Session 7C - Innovative PMLU


Session Chair
Sarah McConnell, BHP

Renewable Energy as Post-Mining Land use in Queensland
Claire Cote, The University of Queensland

Integrating Renewables and Resources: Governance Challenges and Opportunities
Mifanwy Press, 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

Q&A with Session Chair
Sarah McConnell, BHP
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
Panel Presentation - Challenges with managing topsoil in mine rehabilitation


Panellist
Peter Berghofer, BHP

Panellist
Glenn Dale, Verterra Ecological Engineering

Panellist
Dean Fletcher, PanAust

Panellist
Marianne Gibbons, Peabody

Facilitator
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
Ben Silverwood, 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

Session Chair
Kevin Spencer, BHP

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


Facilitator
Kevin Spencer, BHP

Panellist
Deanna Kemp, University of Queensland

Panellist
Mark Cutifani, Vale Base Metals

Panellist
Angelica Amanda Andrade, CSRM SMI UQ

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 - Inclusive transitions: legal, technological and social complexities


Session Chair
Michael McLeary, Globalscapes Pty Ltd

Re-imagined Futures - Indigenous Workforce Leadership
Zane Hughes, School of Moleculr Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Michael McLeary, Globalscapes Pty Ltd
11:25 AM - 12:05 PM
Panel Presentation - Building resilient landforms


Panellist
Jason Dunlop, Office of the Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner

Panellist
Mansour Edraki, The University of Queensland

Panellist
Greg Maddocks, SLR Consulting

Facilitator
Brad Radloff, SLR Consulting

Panellist
Brendan Roddy, Engeny

Panellist
Marilena Stimpfl, BHP

Panellist
Michael Yelf, SLR Consulting Australia
12:05 PM - 1:10 PM
Day 2 | Lunch
1:10 PM - 3:00 PM
Session 7D - Building resilient landforms Part 2


Session Chair
Maggie Ng, Stanmore

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

Q&A with Session Chair
Maggie Ng, Stanmore
2:20 PM - 3:00 PM
Panel Presentation - Challenges with managing topsoil in mine rehabilitation


Panellist
Peter Berghofer, BHP

Panellist
Glenn Dale, Verterra Ecological Engineering

Panellist
Dean Fletcher, PanAust

Panellist
Marianne Gibbons, Peabody

Facilitator
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
Ben Silverwood, 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

Post-Conference Events
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Workshop | Native seed supply for restoration and mine site rehabilitation
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Workshop | How to create emergency preparedness and response capability for a TSF failure
Workshop | Training Workshop on Site Characterisation
Post-Conference Events
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Workshop | Native seed supply for restoration and mine site rehabilitation
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Workshop | How to create emergency preparedness and response capability for a TSF failure
Workshop | Training Workshop on Site Characterisation

Post-Conference Events
9:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Workshop | Native seed supply for restoration and mine site rehabilitation
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Workshop | How to create emergency preparedness and response capability for a TSF failure
Workshop | Training Workshop on Site Characterisation


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