Wednesday, February 26, 2020
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Registration and morning refreshments
 
 
9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
Welcome Address – Mining Innovation Network
 
 
9:10 AM - 9:40 AM
Opening Address from Chairperson and Presentation: The vision for technology and operational excellence in pursuit of the fully autonomous mine
 
Gavin Yeates - Gavin Yeates Consulting
9:40 AM - 10:15 AM
PANEL DISCUSSION: The new frontier in mining and harnessing the benefits of Industry 4.0
  • What is the value creation to be made by robotics and automation in the sector? 
  • Applying agile feed-forward and feed-back control to the mining value chain
  • Keeping your finger on the pulse in a changing technological frontier 
Peter Knights - The University of Queensland
Miranda Taylor - NERA (National Energy Resources Australia)
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
KEYNOTE CASE STUDY: Syama Gold Mine – the world’s first fully automated mine
  • Implementation of Automation at Resolute Syama underground mine
  • Syama Hybrid Power Solution benefits and cost reductions
John Wheeler - Resolute Mining Limited
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Morning coffee and networking break
 
 
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: What does the technology roadmap look like for the future of a ‘connected mine’ - how can we create a technology and service ecosystem that can serve the industry?
  • Recognising and responding to digital disruption – how can mining companies and the METS sector work more effectively together?
  • The impact of anti-competition law – is this a barrier to collaboration?  
  • Embedding robotics and automation as part of a wider strategy - what are the challenges associated with this?
Adrian Beer - METS Ignited
Darren Kwok - Perenti/ Barminco
Mike Lomman - Roy Hill
Warren Pearce - The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
CASE STUDY: Striving for operational excellence in a highly digitised landscape: Re-evaluating business models and the existing culture, systems and processes, as well as balancing people capabilities and evaluating technology risk
  • Leveraging people and processes in automation practice – are you enhancing good or bad practice in your organisation?
Nathan Johnston - Fortescue Metals Group
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Fireside Chat: Digital transformation or cultural transformation?
  • Driving people capability to think and innovate with technological change – an Oz Minerals perspective 
  • What models and structures do you need to have in place for transforming business models to enable automation? 
  • A spotlight on the cultural piece – how important is this in the bigger picture and long-term strategy for automation in the business?
Kate Hobbs - OZ Minerals
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Networking lunch
 
 
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Interactive Working Group Session: Decision Automation - capitalising on data derived and optimising your performance from pit to port
 
Michelle Ash - Global Mining Guidelines Group
Gavin Yeates - Gavin Yeates Consulting
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Report back findings to the group and wrap up summary from Gavin Yeates and Michelle Ash
 
 
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Afternoon networking break
 
 
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
Case Study: Longwall Remote Operations
  • Safety - Glencore’s increasing requirement for remote and autonomous operations
  • Data, Tools and Visualisation – LASC, ExScan and more
  • Where are we now and where do we go from here?
Mark Dunn - CSIRO
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: Future of workforce in mining – catering for the requirements of autonomous mines. What are some of the key issues and challenges with recruiting, retaining and reskilling people in the mining industry?
  • Preparing the workforce for the changing landscape – do we need to change the pathways for the roles required in the future?
  • What will the next generation of mining personnel look like, and what types of skillsets will the industry need? 
  • What are going to be the key threats with the automation of jobs and how can the industry manage the transition effectively?
Michelle Ash - Global Mining Guidelines Group
Tamryn Barker - CORE Innovation Hub
Peta Chirgwin - Chameleon Mettle Group/SM Tafe
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM
Closing remarks from Chairperson
 
Gavin Yeates - Gavin Yeates Consulting
5:10 PM - 6:10 PM
Close of Day 1 – networking drinks in the exhibition hall
 
 
Thursday, February 27, 2020
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
Breakfast and morning refreshments
 
 
9:15 AM - 9:20 AM
Opening Address by Chairperson
 
Gavin Yeates - Gavin Yeates Consulting
9:20 AM - 9:50 AM
MINISTERIAL ADDRESS: Hon Bill Johnston MLA, Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Energy: Industrial Relations, Member for Cannington
 
Hon Bill Johnston MLA - Government of Western Australia
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM
PRESENTATION: Managing mining and technology risk and technical/operational governance during the major transformational change of 4IR
  • Assessing existing operating models – what value are you leaving behind by not re-evaluating current systems and processes?
  • Evaluating the maturity of your organisation: IT, network communications, people capabilities, change management 
  • How can you promote better value creation, ESG, transparency, diversity & inclusion in the industry? 
Alex Atkins - Alex Atkins & Associates Pty Ltd
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
Morning coffee and networking break
 
 
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
PRESENTATION: Mining regulation, technology and best practice in automation and robotics: What are the new safety requirements and what is the impact on mine design?
  • What are the current industry standards around automation - what is governing robotics?
  • How is the technology helping safety, and what is the potential for the tech to drive maintenance?
  • Bringing back collision avoidance to the table: mobile equipment safety in an era of automation, and lessons learnt from South Africa 
Peter O’Loughlin - Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
VIDEO PRESENTATION: Keeping up to date with the latest standards: Reference architecture and conceptual models of interoperability: How do the existing standards work within this?
 
Gareth Dean - METS Ignited
Andrew Scott - Symbiotic Innovations
11:40 AM - 12:15 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION: Capitalising on the role of the wider mining ecosystem to drive transformation: Bridging the gap between strategy and execution in automation
 
Peter Clarke - METS Ignited
Chris Nelson - Data61/CSIRO
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Networking lunch
 
 
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
PRESENTATION: Making the decision to automate: Integrating robotics and automation to existing operations or strategic mine design with automation in mind?
  • Examples of successful cases (e.g. first-gen autonomous trucks & trains) – what are the advantages, benefits and limitations of this type of operation?
  • Equipment Design – what are the opportunities, benefits and limitations? 
  • Mine/Environment Design - leveraging mining personnel in the design process and revisiting how processes have been previously developed
  • What are similar examples in other industries and application domains?
Thierry Peynot - Queensland University of Technology (QUT) & Mining3
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
PRESENTATION: Innovation in Track Maintenance
  • Roy Hill is a world-class mining operation, representing the next generation of integrated iron ore mining, rail and port projects
  • Our mine and port stockyard facility is connected by a 344km independently owned and operated railway – making effective railway track maintenance integral to our business
  • Fully commissioned in August 2019, our Track Measurement Vehicle (TMV) utilises advanced technology to simultaneously measure nine separate aspects of our track infrastructure
Jane Macey - Roy Hill
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Monadelphous Case Study: Leadership in Innovation and the creation of ‘The Prospector’
  • Roy Hill is a world-class mining operation, representing the next generation of integrated iron ore mining, rail and port projects
  • Our mine and port stockyard facility is connected by a 344km independently owned and operated railway – making effective railway track maintenance integral to our business
  • Fully commissioned in August 2019, our Track Measurement Vehicle (TMV) utilises advanced technology to simultaneously measure nine separate aspects of our track infrastructure
Dr Carla Boehl - Monadelphous Engineering Associates
Ruvan Muthu-Krishna - Monadelphous Engineering Associates
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Crystal ball gazing & wrap up Q&A session
 
 
3:15 PM - 3:20 PM
Close of the inaugural Robotics & Automation in Mining conference