* Please note that the below 2021BBS Programme is a provisional programme and is subject to change at any time.
Monday 28 March 2022 - Back To Basics |
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| Auditorium | Breakout 1 | Breakout 2 | Breakout 3 | Breakout 4 | Breakout 5 | ||
7:30 |
Registration |
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Session Block 1 |
08:45 - 09:30 |
Hello and Welcome Acknowledgement of Country and official opening addresses Paul Willis, Ian Macfarlane, David Green |
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09:30 - 10:00 |
Plenary Speaker A History of Coal Exploration in Queensland Kerry Whitby |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Morning Tea, Poster and Trade Displays |
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Session Block 2 |
10:30 - 12:30 |
The Bowen Basin: From Regional to Mine Scale An interactive workshop-style session run to learn about how to assess regional stress and strain relationships and coal rank distribution in the Nebo Synclinorium and apply this to a mine site. Renate Sliwa |
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12:30 13:30 |
Lunch, Poster and Trade Displays |
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Session Block 3 |
13:30 - 15:15 |
Coal Mine Geology in the Bowen Basin The key structural and coal quality characteristics discussed in the regional overview will be demonstrated at a mine site level by site operation's geologists from across the Bowen Basin, with Q&A opportunities Mine Geologists from the Bowen Basin |
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15:15 - 15:45 |
Afternoon Tea, Poster and Trade Displays |
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Session Block 4 |
15:45 - 16:40 |
Back to Basics Workshop Interactive workshops showcasing technical 'know-how'. |
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| Let’s Talk: Communicating Geological Risk and Opportunity Mark Berry |
Ensuring your Data are 100% CoalLog Compliant | Coal Quality Fundamentals - Sampling and Testing Chris McMahon, Rebecca Jackson |
JORC Code Update - survey results, identified focus areas and next steps Steve Hunt |
Applied Machine Learning for Coal Geology Kane Maxwell |
Implications of the MERFP Act for Geologists and Geotechnical Engineers Sue Henderson |
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16:40 - 17:25 |
Keynote Presentation Lighting a Fire Underneath Innovation Paul Willis |
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17:25 - 17:30 |
Daily Wrap Up |
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17:30 - 19:00 |
Welcome Reception held in the Exhibition Hall |
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19:30 |
Informal Dinner (optional) held offsite at nearby restaurant |
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Tuesday 29 March 2022 - Where Are We Now? |
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| Auditorium | Breakout 1 | Breakout 2 | Breakout 3 | Breakout 4 | Breakout 5 | Breakout 6 | ||
08:00 |
Registration open |
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Session Block 5 |
09:00 - 09:10 |
Good Morning A word from our MC Paul Willis |
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| 09:10 - 09:20 | BBGG Announcements Nominations for Executive Committee |
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| 09:20 - 09:50 |
Plenary Speaker The changing role of a BHP coal geologist Dante Lucato |
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| 09:50 - 10:00 |
Overview of Break-out Sessions Paul Willis |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Morning Tea, Poster and Trade Displays |
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Session Block 6 |
10:30 - 11:20 |
Break-out Sessions - The Value of a Coal Geologist Break-out sessions provide an opportunity for small groups to gather and discuss the topic assigned. A moderator will take notes to summarise all key dicussion points and bring them back to the auditorium to present to all attendees |
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| Geological data for exploration & resource evaluation Danique Gerber, David Green |
Geological data for mining Ian Gray |
Geological data for geotechnical assessment John Simmons, Chris Hanson |
Geological data for coal quality assessment Chris McMahon, Rick Jueken |
Geological data for geophysical assessment Gary Fallon, Troy Peters |
Geological data for mining approvals Ken O'Reilly, Mark Biggs |
Geological data and education Joan Esterle, Wes Nichols |
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| 11:30 - 12:30 | Feedback to the Group 5 minute presentation from each session leader + 15 minute Q&A |
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12:30 - 13:30 |
Lunch, Poster and Trade Displays |
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Session Block 7 |
Innovations in Exploration 10-min Rapid-Fire Presentation |
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13:30 - 13:40 |
Optimising 3D coal seismic imaging with pre-stack depth migration (PSDM) Alan Meulenbroek | |||||||
13:40 - 13:50 |
Using Galvanic Sub-Audio Magnetics as a Structural Mapping Tool over a Coal Deposit in the Surat Basin Daniel Eremenco | |||||||
13:50 - 14:00 |
Orientation data from acoustic scanner logs: A case study comparing manual interpretation with automated software Kim Straub | |||||||
14:00 - 14:10 |
Exploration cost reduction in a coal mine utilising Machine Learning predicted data Min Liang | |||||||
14:10 - 14:20 |
What Rocks? Machine Learning Lithofacies In the Bowen Basin Elliot Grinstead | |||||||
14:20 - 14:30 |
Assessment of microseismicity near a major geological intrusive structure in an underground coal mine using machine learning Yi Duan | |||||||
14:30 - 15:00 |
Q&A Session Opportunity for the floor to ask questions of the presenters | |||||||
15:00 - 15:30 |
Afternoon Tea, Poster and Trade Displays |
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Session Block 8 |
Innovations in Mining 10-min Rapid-Fire Presentation |
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| 15:30 - 15:40 | Guided Borehole Radar Wave Imaging for Coal Top Prediction While Drilling Blast-holes Binzhong Zhou |
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| 15:40 - 15:50 | Structural instabilities and their economic consequences in open cut coal mines Gurshaan Virk |
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| 15:50 - 16:00 | The evolution and application of 3D limit equilibrium modelling to assessing open cut coal mine slope stability Glen Guy |
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| 16:00 - 16:10 | Applications of Geosensing in Underground In-Seam Drilling; New Insights for Exploration, Outburst Mitigation and Drilling Control Scott Thomson |
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| 16:10 - 16:30 | Q&A Session Opportunity for the floor to ask questions of the presenters |
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| 16:30 - 17:15 | Keynote Presentation Society's changing views on Coal Peta Ashworth Setting the scene for Day 3 |
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| 17:15 - 17:30 | Daily Wrap-Up | |||||||
19:00 - 22:00 |
Symposium Dinner |
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Wednesday 30 March 2022 - Where Are We Going? |
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| Auditorium | Breakout 1 | ||
08:30 |
Registration open |
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Session Block 9 |
09:00 - 09:10 |
Good Morning A word from our MC |
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| 09:10 - 09:55 | Keynote Presentation Australia’s future society and workplace - Where and how we will live, work, commute, communicate, etc. in the next 10, 20 and maybe 50 years Bernard Salt |
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| 09:55 - 10:00 |
Poll Questions Overview of next session Paul Willis |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Morning Tea, Poster and Trade Displays |
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Session Block 10 |
Breakout Session: The future of coal | ||
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Alternative uses of coal – potential for Australian resources Jane Hodgkinson |
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11:00 - 11:45 |
Poll Response "YES" John Centofanti |
Poll Response "NO" Peter Handley |
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11:55 - 12:30 |
Feedback to the Group / Re-poll 10 minute presentation from each session leader + 15 minute Q&A |
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12:30 - 13:30 |
Lunch, Poster and Trade Displays |
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Session Block 11 |
13:30 - 15:00 |
Expert Interactive Forum Our Challenges and Opportunities: The Future of Our Profession Faciliated by Paul Willis Speakers include; Peta Ashworth, Bernard Salt, Joan Esterle, Patrick Tyrrell |
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| 15:00 - 15:10 | Closing Address and BBGG Business David Green |
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| 15:10 - 15:30 | Symposium Wrap-up Paul Willis |
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