Kestrel’s asset management superintendent Tristan Lovell will deliver a speech on the mine entitled Triple Bottom Line Savings for Rio Tinto.
Chief operating officer of Mastermyne John Stuart Robertson will talk about the company’s underground training centres in Mackay and Brisbane.
The Brisbane facility consists of 2.8km of development area. It is not a profit-generating facility but has been constructed to support the need for workers. It is being utilised by Anglo and BMA at the moment for training of its employees.
Project coordinator of the ACARP Roadway Development Improvement project Gary Gibson will give a presentation on improving roadway development performance.
Operations manager at BHP Billiton Illawarra Coal Wayne Price will give a case study on the Dendrobium mine, highlighting the mine’s success in creating a positive culture and team work environment.