CONTINUOUS SURFACE MINING
A mainstream mining technology, continuous surface mining is used in a variety of mines. While its predominant application is mining of coal and lignite in surface mines worldwide, the more unique applications include mining diamonds in Namibia, mineral sands in America and Australia, bauxite in South America and oil sand in Canada.
Typical continuous surface mining system includes a bucket wheel excavator, a conveying system and a stacker or spreader. The variations include, but are not limited to cross-pit systems that side-cast mined material at a distance of 640’, over 200m, and conveyor bridges that allow mining of overburden in excess of 60 m deep. Two such systems are shown on the cover page of this brochure.
PAST SYMPOSIA
This is the 7th Symposium that deals with Continuous Surface Mining. Past Symposia were held as follows:
· 1st CSM Symposium: 1986 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (University of Alberta)
· 2nd CSM Symposium: 1988 in Austin, Texas, U.S.A. (Texas A&M University)
· 3rd CSM Symposium: 1991 in Prague, Czech Republic (CS Mining Ass’n)
· 4th CSM Symposium: 1995 in Aachen, Germany (RWTH Aachen)
· 5th CSM Symposium: 1998 in Wroclaw, Poland (Wroclaw Technical University)
· 6th CSM Symposium: 2001 in Freiberg, Germany (Bergakademie Freiberg / TU Freiberg)
Continuous Surface Mining
Seventh International Symposium
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
September 25 to 26, 2004
CALL FOR PAPERS
Sponsored by:
Department of Mining Engineering
University of Missouri-Rolla
Rolla, MO 65409-0450
SYMPOSIUM INTERESTS
International Symposia on Continuous Surface Mining concentrate on technical, economic and managerial aspects of continuous surface mining. These include, but are not limited to the following:
· Around-the-pit and across-the pit continuous surface mining systems
· Bucket wheel and bucket chain excavators and their employment
· Continuous surface miners and their employment
· Belt conveyors and related equipment
· In-pit crushing and conveying systems
· Dredging and dredges
· Storage yards, material blending and homogenization
· Environmental and safety aspects of continuous surface mining
· Mine control, management and economics related to continuous surface mining
· New continuous surface mining technology
· Research and development related to continuous surface mining.
PAPER / PRESENTATION PROPOSALS
· Paper and presentation proposals will be accepted till the Symposium Program is filled. It is expected to happen by February 28, 2004 at the latest.
· Proposals will be reviewed and the authors notified of the results by March 31, 2004.
· Deadline for submission of full papers is May 31, 2004.
· The collection of the Symposium papers will be published in a volume of Proceedings that will be available at the Symposium.
SYMPOSIUM VENUE
The Symposium will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A. on 25th & 26th September 2004. The Symposium immediately precedes the world’s largest mining event, MineEXPO 2004. For details check:
www.minexpo.com
A showcase of world’s mining industry MinEXPO exhibitions are attended by between 30,000 and 50,000 mining and mining-related professionals.
PAPER PROPOSAL
Submit a brief abstract of proposed paper(s) that includes the following details:
· Author(s) full names, affiliations and addresses (email, mail, fax)
· Proposed title of your paper
· Brief abstract that outlines the paper contents in sufficient detail to facilitate judgment on it relevance to the Symposium.
Please email/mail/fax the abstract to:
Dr. Tad Golosinski
Mining Engineering, UMR
226 McNutt Hall
Rolla, MO 65409-0450, USA.
Telephone: (+1) 573 341 4754
Fax: (+1) 573 341 6934
Email:
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