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Knowledge flow crucial to mine safety
May 14 - 20, 2007
THE MID-2000 failure of a mine backfill barricade which killed three underground miners and halted production for six weeks at a gold mine in Western Australia raised the intensity of research and testwork aimed at preventing similar incidents from occurring elsewhere. However, research and in particular work on reliable industry-wide guidelines for safe backfill bulkhead design and construction has not kept pace with the significant escalation in the use of backfill materials in the years since the Bronzewing mine disaster, according to a leading international mining consulting firm.
Equipment suppliers push simulation
May 14 - 20, 2007
TWO leading mining equipment manufacturers have taken a different tack with training simulators, making new technology an integral part of their service offering.