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:
1998 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018
Complete proceedings as printed, with front and end matter, available here:
1998 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018
Papers from 2010
Applications of RFID and mobile technology in tracking of equipment for maintenance in the mining industry, Anthony Atkins, Lizong Zhang, and Hongnian Yu
Proceedings of the 2010 Coal Operators' Conference, Naj Aziz
Benchmarking moist coal adiabatic oven testing, Basil Beamish and Rowan Beamish
Application of fault tree analysis to coal spontaneous combustion, Basil Beamish, Tony Sutherland, Michael Coull, David Walker, Gary Day, Craig Shales, Roger Craker, John Rowland, and John Smith
Innovations in mine roadway stability monitoring using dual height and remote reading electronic telltales, David Bigby, Keith MacAndrew, and Ken Hurt
Impact of coal properties and operational factors on mine gas drainage, Dennis Black and Naj Aziz
Outburst Threshold Limits - Current Research Outcomes, Dennis Black and Naj Aziz
Towards an integration information infrastructure in coal mining asset management application, Jorge Jemel Boneu, Leone Dunn, and Peter Gibson
Roadway roof support design in critical areas at Anglo American Metallurgical Coal's underground operations, Ismet Canbulat
Advanced numerical modelling methods of rock bolt performance in underground mines, Chen Cao, Jan Nemcik, and Naj Aziz
Case study of ethane emissions at Mandalong Mine, Cambridge Claassen and Basil Beamish
Improving emergency management in underground coal mines, David Cliff and John Grieves
AMCMRR - an analytical model for coal mine roof reinforcement, Mark Colwell and Russell Frith
Shear testing of 28mm hollow strand "TG" cable bolt, Peter Craig and Naj Aziz
Recovery of stored gas in coal by nitrogen injection - a laboratory study, Raul Florentin, Naj Aziz, Dennis Black, Long Nghiem, and Kemal Baris
Introduction of continuous haulage (4FCT) at the Clarence Colliery, Allison Golsby
Non destructive integrity testing of rock reinforcement elements in Australian mines, Wauter Hartman, Benoit Lecinq, John Higgs, and David Tongue
Managing the geotechnical aspects of longwall face recovery, David Hill
Modification of four-section cut model for drift blast design in Razi coal mine - North Iran, Mohammad Hossaini and Hadi Poursaeed
Seismic analysis of horseshoe tunnels under dynamic loads due to earthquakes, Navid Hosseini, Kazem Oraee, and Mehran Gholinejad
CFD simulation of underground coal dust explosions and active explosion barriers, David Humphreys, Greg Collecutt, and David Proud
Appin Colliery explosion reassessed, Bob Kininmonth
Coal mine goaf gas predictor (CMGGP), Les Lunarzewski
Global trends in coal mine horizontal stress measurements, Christopher Mark and Murali Gadde
3D geotechnical models for coal and clastic rocks based on the GSR, Terry Medhurst, Peter Hatherly, and Binzhong Zhou
Designing explosion rated ventilation seals for coal mines using high-fidelity physics-based computer modelling, Ian Verne Mutton and Alexander Remennikov
Mines rescue guidelines : the next generation, Geoff Nugent, Seamus Devlin, John Grieves, David Cliff, and Darren Brady
Productivity improvement from economic concept to an engineering tool, Kazem Oraee, Navid Hossein, Mohammadreza Soltani, and Mehdi Amirafshari
Assessment of seismic events in German hard coal mining - occurrence and prediction, Axel Preusse, Heinz-Jürgen Kateloe, and Anton Sroka
Mine gas initiative North Rhine-Westphalia - part of EnergyAgency.NRW Platform for Economy, Engineering and Research, Axel Preusse and Joerg Kraemer
The use of CFD modelling as a tool for solving mining health and safety problems, Ting Ren and Rao Balusu
The Role of ACARP in supporting Australian Coal Research, Bruce Robertson
Parameters affecting coal seam gas escape through floor and roof strata, Abouna Saghafi, Hoda Javanmard, and Douglas Roberts
Stability analysis and optimum support design of a roadway in a faulted zone during longwall face retreat - case study : Tabas Coal Mine, Ali Sahebi, Hossein Jalalifar, and Mohammad Ebrahimi
Stability analysis of Tabas coal mine roadway using empirical and numerical methods, Ali Sahebi, Hossein Jalalifar, Mohammad Ebrahimi, and Ali Abdolrezaee
Calibrated parameters for the prediction of subsidence at Mandalong Mine, Ross W. Seedsman
Quantifying the impact of cover depth and panel width on longwall shield-strata interactions, Robert Trueman, Michael Callan, Rod Thomas, and David Hoyer
Mine-scale numerical modelling of longwall operations, Abouzar Vakili, John Albrecht, and William Gibson
A numerical simulator of outbursts of coal and gas, Sheng Xue, Gang Wang, Yucang Wang, and Jun Xie