The Coal Operators' Conference has been held at the University of Wollongong since 1998. The Conference is organised by Mining Engineering - University of Wollongong.
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: .
See also the UOW Mining Science and Technology website.

Full listing of conference papers here:

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Complete proceedings as printed, with front and end matter, available here:

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Papers from 2006

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Determining the Cotnrols for Strata Gas and Oil Duistribution within Sandstone Reservoirs Overlying the Bulli Seam, M. Armstrong, P. Hatherly, and S. Thomson

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Airborne Geophysical Techniques, M. Armstrong and A. Rodeghiero

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Ground Control in Coal Mines in Great Britain, J. Arthur

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Proceedings of the 2006 Coal Operators' Conference, Naj Aziz

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Bolt Surface Configurations and Load Transfer Mechanism, N. Aziz, H. Jalaifar, and J. Concalves

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Monitoring Of Subsidence Movements at Major Infrastructure, J. Barbato, D. Kay, H. Pinkster, and B. de Somer

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Rapid Rating Using Coal Mine Roof Rating to Provide Rapid Mine Roof Characterisation from Exploration Drilling, J. Calleja

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Why Uniaxial Compressive Strength and Young's Modulus Are Commonly Poor Indicators of Roadway Roof Stability - Except in the Tailgate, M. Colwell and R. Frith

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Development of In-House Coal Seam Permeability Testing Capabilities, T. Cummins and L. Fredericks

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The Use of Downhole Presometers Implications for Modern Underground Mines, J. Doyle and G. Poole

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Recovering from Major Roof Cavities on the Longwall Face - A Current Perspective, R. Frith

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Water Inflow Issues above Longwall Panels, W. Gale

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A New Real Time Personal Respirable Dust Monitor, A. D. Gillies and H. W. Wu

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An Investigation into Underground Mine Interaction with Overlying Aquifers, Huntly East Mine, New Zealand, G. Guy, W. Gale, B. Sinclair, D. Fergusson, and B. Farnworth

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Ground Vibrations Arising from Using Two Types of Explosives - A Comparative Study, S. M. Hossaini and Gour Sen

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An Assessment of Load Transfer Mechanism Using the Instrumented Bolts, H. Jalalifar, N. Aziz, and Muhammad N S Hadi

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Impacts of Longwall Mining to Rivers and Cliffs in the Southern Coalfield, D. Kay, J. Barbato, G. Brassington, and B. de Somer

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Management of Impacts of Longwall Mining under Urban Areas, D. Kay, A. Waddington, J. Page, and B. de Somer

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Numerical Modelling Of Mining Induced Subsidence, W. Keilich, Ross W. Seedsman, and N. Aziz

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A Case Study on Longwall Mining under the Tidal Waters of Lake Macquarie, G. Li, I. Forster, M. Fellowes, and A. Myors

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A Laboratory Facility to Study the Behaviour of Reinforced Elements Subjected to Shear, L. Mahony and P. Hagan

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Surface Goaf Hole Drainage Trials at Illawarra Coal, T. Meyer

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Developing Methods for Placing Sand-Propped Hydraulic Fractures for Gas Drainage in the Bulli Seam, K. Mills, R. Jeffrey, D. Black, T. Meyer, K. Carey, and S. Goddard

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Methods of Interpreting Ground Stress Based on Underground Stress Measurements and Numerical Modelling, Jan Nemcik, W. J. Gale, and M. W. Fabjanczyk

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High-Resolution Topographic Data for Subsidence Impact Assessment and SMP Preparation: Methods and Considerations, Daniel R. Palamara, G. Brassington, Phil Flentje, and Ernest Baafi

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Airborne and Terrestrial Laser Scanning - Applications for Illawarra Coal, P. Riley and P. Crowe

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Advances in Surface Seismic Acquisition, Processing and Interpretation, A. Rodegheiro and L. Fredericks

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Joint Structure and Coal Strength as Controls on Rib Stability, Ross W. Seedsman

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An Integrated Real-Time Roof Monitoring System for Underground Coal Mines, B. Shen, H. Guo, A. King, and M. Wood

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A Website on Coal and Gas Outburst Management, D. Vyas, N. Aziz, R. Caladine, and L.ucia Tome

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Sterilisation of Coal Resources in the Southern NSW Coalfields: The CFMEU Perspective, G. White

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Pike River Coal - Hydraulic Mine Design on New Zealand's West Coast, P. Whittall

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Observations on the Variation in Acoustic Emissions with Changes in Rock Cutting Conditions, E. Williams and P. Hagan