Papers to be presented at the Coal 2006 conference, the University of Wollongong, NSW include:
Ground control in UK coal mines, Jim Arthur, UK
Design and Construction of the three Entry Portals for the new North Wambo Underground Mine, Rob Thomas and Timothy Watson, Strata engineering
Rapid Rating using Coal Mine Roof Rating to provide rapid mine roof characterisation from exploration drilling, Justine Callega, SCT
Opening of an abandoned mine bysurface mining – a numerical approach, Rajesh Rai & CS Singh, and B.K. Shrivastva, Banaras Hindu University, India, India
Why UCS and Young Modulus may be largely irrelevant to roadway roof stability – except in the tailgate, Mark Colwell and Russel Frith (UNSW)
Numerical Modelling of Mining Induced Subsidence using UDEC, Walter Keilich, Ross Seedsman Naj aziz, and Ernest Baafi (UOW), Wollongong
Recovering from major roof cavities on longwall face - a current perspective, Russel Firth, UNSW
Effect of grouting in longwall mining through faults, Terry Medhurst, and Michael Bartlett, AMC Consultants, Brisbane
Depth of cover and roadway orientation – two considerations for rib support, Ross Seedsman, Seedsman Geotechnics
Investigation of Surface Aquifer Interaction at Huntley East Mine New Zealand, Dean Fergusson, Solid Energy, New Zealand, Winton Gale (SCT), and Brett Sinclair, Kingett Mitchell, New Zealand
Bolt corrosion and how much we know about it, Naj Aziz and Hossein Jalaifar, UOW
Advances in surface seismic acquisition, processing and interpretation, Allen Rodegheiro and Luke Fredericks, BHP Billiton-Illawarra Coal
Development of an integrated real-time roof monitoring system, Baotang Shen, Hua Guo and Andrew King, CSIRO, Brisbane
Methods of interpreting ground stress based on numerical modelling and underground stress measurements, J.A. Nemcik, W.J. Gale, M. Fabjanczyk, SCT
Airborne laser scanner applications in mining, Peter Riley and Peter Crowe, BHP Billiton-Illawarra Coal
Determining the controls for strata gas and oil distribution within sandstone reservoirs overlying the Bulli seam, Mike Armstrong, BHP Billiton-Illawarra Coal, Peter Hatherly, University of Sydney, and Scott Thomson, Coal Bed Concepts
The use of downhole piezometers implications for modern underground mines, John Doyle, Geosensing Solutions, and Greg Poole, BHP Billiton-Illawarra Coal
A new real time personal respirable dust monitor, A.D. S. Gillies and H. W. Wu, Gillies Wu Mining Technologies
Detection of acoustic emissions generated during rock cutting, Williams E and Hagan P, UNSW
A comparative study of ground vibrations caused by two types of explosives, M F Hossaini, University of Tehran, Iran and G.C. Sen, UOW
Development of coal seam permeability testing capabilities, Tim Cummins and Luke Fredericks, BHP Billiton-Illawarra Coal
Goaf hole drainage trials at Illawarra coal, Tim Meyer and Greg Poole, BHP Billiton-Illawarra Coal
Initial Trials of Sand Propped Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas Drainage in the Bulli Seam, Rob Jeffrey, (CSIRO), Ken Mills ( SCT), Kevin Carey, Tim Meyer and Stephen Goddard, BHP Billiton-Illawarra Coal
Computer Modelling of Water and Gas Flow about Longwall Panels, Winton Gale, SCT
Gas outburst management website, Devendra Vyas, Naj Aziz and Richard Caladine, UOW
Shear testing of fully encapsulated rockbolts, Mahony L and Hagan P, UNSW
An assessment of load transfer mechanism in shear using the instrumented bolts, Hossein Jalalifar, Naj Aziz, and Muhamad Hadi, UOW
Underground coal mining under surface or sub-surface water bodies, Gang Li, DMR, NSW
Subsidence reduction using overburden strata injection, Mike Armstrong, Greg Poole, BHP Billiton-Illawarra Coal. Wollongong and Boatang Shen CSIRO
Experience of Re-establishing Surface Flows in River Channels Impacted by Subsidence Using Stabilised Sand Filling, Ken Mills (SCT) and Bill Huuskes, Metropolitan Mine
The use of topographic data for subsidence impact assessment and smp preparation: methods and considerations, Daniel Palamara, Gary Brassington, Phil Flentje, Ernest Baafi, UOW
GIS application as a decision-making tool for SMP processes, H. Zahiri, E. Baafi, D. Palamara, UOW
A Case study on longwall mining under the tidal waters of Lake Macquarie, Gang LI, DMR, NSW
Effect of plants roots on dump slope stability, Rajesh Rai & B.K. Shrivastva, Banaras Hindu University, India
For further information see http://www.uow.edu.au/conferences/coal
