The Coal Operators' Conference has been held at the University of Wollongong since 1998. The Conference is organised jointly by the Illawarra Branch of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy AusIMMM, the University of Wollongong and the Mine Managers Association of Australia.For further information contact Naj Aziz (Chairman and Convenor), School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering, University of Wollongong, 2522. Tel: (02) 4221 3449. Email:naj_aziz@uow.edu.au. See also the conference website and the Coal Science and Technology website. Listing of previous conference papers here:
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Papers from 2001
New Legislative Framework and the Role of Geotechnical and Gas Drainage Professionals, I. Anderson
Longwall Website for Australian Mining Conditions, N. Aziz and S. Chambers
Longwalling and Its Impact in the Southern Coalfield - Recent BHP Experiences, P. Eade and J. Wood
Early Days of Rock Mechanics and Strata Control, J. Enever
Outbursts - Management and Control, J. Hanes
Geotechnical Engineering at German Creek - A Historical and Sometimes Hysterical Review, M. Jakeman
Gas Drainage Practices, L. W. Lunarzewski
How NSW and Queensland Coalfields Differ - What We Need To Do Better, B. Nicholls
Successes and Future Challenges For Longwall Mining in Structured Ground, I. Stone
Gas Emission Modelling of Gate Road Development, R. J. Williams, E. Yurakov, and D. J. Ashelford