3rd Annual Mine Haulage Asia

Chairman’s Opening

Roelly Franza, General Foreman Operations,
Newmont Nusa Tenggara

Keynote Address: Regional and Global Mining Outlook

• Rising demand for coal and minerals from China, India and Indonesia
• Opportunities and obstacles in the mining sector
• Comparing haulage and machinery trends in US, Australia and Asia
• Evaluating trends in high operational costs for fuel and equipment
• Emphasizing energy efficiency for cost and environmental savings in mine haulage

Horacio Ramos, Director, Mines & Geosciences
Bureau, Philippines

Case Study: The World’s Fastest Conveyor Belt at PT Kaltim Prima Coal

• Examining systems and loading rate of KPC’s overland conveyor
• Expansion plans of 30Mt/yr and integrating Bengalon and Sangatta operations
• Stockpiles and vessel capacities

Poltak Sinaga, Mechanical Project Superintendent,
PT Kaltim Prima Coal

Integrating Conveyor Belts into Mine Opearations

• Renting vs. building specific conveyor belts suited to site
• Comparing loading rate and belt width for highest efficiency
• Facilitating belt rip protection and maintenance technique

Sanjay Kumar, Vice President (Design),
Tecpro Systems

Minimising Production Losses through Proactive Conveyor Maintenance Systems

• Innovative materials which can be used on conveyor systems
• Scheduling inspections and monitoring equipment for a proactive approach to conveyor maintenance
• Incorporating a ‘Total Conveyor Maintenance System’ to minimise production losses
• Conveyor belt splicing techniques to increase splice integrity and maximise splice life
• Exploring technologies used for installation and removal of conveyor belts
• Reviewing safety systems to control hazards in the splicing industry

Matthew Punzell, Operations Manager,
Austbelt, Australia

Strategic Waste Management Planning to Achieve Overall Project Efficiency

• Avoiding dump slides by understanding dump stability parameters (over burden rock properties, angle of repose, ground water regime, height and slope of waste dump)
• Positioning berms at the edge of dump site
• Maintaining roads around dump site to sustain heavy traffic
• Collecting and transporting tailings to minimize environmental damage
  

Balancing Costs with HSE Considerations

• Minimizing soil erosion, sedimentation of water bodies and mercury pollution to reduce environmental footprint
• Techniques for working in steep terrain
• Installing pumps and systems to collect and reuse ground-water and run-off
• Methods for dust control on mine site and roads

Sri D. L. R. Prasad, Director Planning and Projects, Singareni Collieries

Impact of the New Indonesian Investment Law: A Glance at PT Freeport Indonesia’s Experience during its Mining Operation in Indonesia

• What are the incentive for mining companies to set up operations?
• What are the obstacles in investing in mining industry?
• Opportunities in investing in Indonesia (PTFI’s Perspective)

Tony Wenas, Senior Vice President, PT Freeport Manpower

Addressing Employee Needs to Achieve Maximum Productivity

• Relocating families of miners to towns near the site vs. Fly-in-Fly-out terms
• Incorporating training to operate equipment and manage site
• Scheduling and shifts to minimize worker fatigue
• Flexible employment solutions

Nucharee S. Brown, Managing Director, Lotus Hall

Chairman’s Opening

Matthew Punzell, Operations Manager,
Austbelt, Australia

Enterprise Resources Management (ERP) for Site Management, Integrated Planning and HR Monitoring

• Managing employees through target goals
• Gathering accurate manpower information for better management
• Effective over-time scheduling and control
• Reduce manual aspects of job and eliminate paper payroll system
• Team work through other departments and taking small steps towards the end result.
• Improve utilization of mining equipment

Roelly Franza, General Foreman Operations,
Newmont Nusa Tenggara

Site Design, Operations and Management for Haulage Systems

• Incorporating best-practice layouts for the mine site
• Reviewing novel stockpiling, loading and haulage solutions
• Methods to track inventory and separate ore by grade/rank
• Integrating efficient scheduling practices
• Shutdown maintenance, emergency breakdowns and equipment overhauls

W.S (Sandy) Martin, Technical Support Manager, Gemcom Asia Pacific

Load-and-Haul Programs for Underground Mining Operations

• Reviewing equipment and mining methods used
• Load rate of conveyor belts or earth-moving vehicles
• Implementing underground crushing systems
• Outlining systems for water catchment
• Achieving flexibility when mining for reserves that can be difficult to predict

Pak Arif Perdanakusumah, Senior Manager Mining, Newmont Roads and Tyres

Building and Maintaining Roads for Maximum Safety and Truck Life

• Designing roads suitable for heavy vehicles, all-weather terrain with minimum rolling resistance
• Using asphalt for surface durability, tyre wear, braking efficiency and to reduce roadway dust and noise
• Predicting traffic volume to determine multiple lanes,
  one-way and two-way traffic scenarios

Reynolds Soil Technologies

Matching Mine Site Conditions with Tyre & Truck Capacity to Optimize Operational Performance

• Assessing the supply shortage of giant tyres
• Evaluating the pros and cons of normal size and giant trucks
• Factoring key operating conditions (hard vs. soft ground, wet vs. dry season, load, speed and distance)

Tony Cutler, Technical Manager,
Otraco International

Evaluating the Costs & Performance Impacts of Re-Treaded Tyres

• Ensuring safety with retreaded tyres
• Reviewing cost and performance of re-treaded tyres
• Retreading as a solution to the tyre shortage, especially for large tyres

P. Soundara Rajan, Associate Vice President
– Product Development, Apollo International &
Pravin Modh; Manager – Product Development, Apollo International

Supporting Infrastructure and Outbound Supply Chain

• Reviewing logistics for haulage to production facility
• Loading capacity to trucks and barges
• Examining outbound supply chain challenges

Jack Sato, Managing Director, Robe River Mining and Pilbara Infrastructure, Rio Tinto

Equipment Inspection and Maintenance Initiatives to Extend Life

• Avoiding premature equipment breakdowns and maximizing reliability and efficiency
• Equipment condition monitoring and OEM servicing
• Conducting equipment failure analysis to determine common faults

Sang Bong Park, Manager, PT Kideco Jaya Agung