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 2011
Remote Tele-assistance System for Maintenance Operators in Mines, Leila Alem, Franco Tecchia, and Weidong Huang
Introduction and author index, Naj Aziz
Proceedings of the 2011 Coal Operators' Conference, Naj Aziz
Experience with Using a Moist Coal Adiabatic Oven Testing Method for Spontaneous Combustion Assessment, Basil Beamish and Rowan Beamish
Actions to Improve Coal Seam Gas Drainage Performance, Dennis Black and Naj Aziz
Improvement of Rock Bolt Profiles using Analytical and Numerical Methods, Chen Cao, Jan Nemcik, and Naj Aziz
Regional Gas Drainage Techniques and Applications in Chinese Coal Mines, Yuanping Cheng, Haifeng Weng, and Lei Wang
Experimental Study on Quantitative Application of Electromagnetic Radiation Excited by Coal-rock Fracture, Wenxue Chen, Xueqiu He, Baisheng Nie, and Hani Mitri
Goaf Inertisation and Sealing Utilising Methane from In-Seam Gas Drainage System, C. Claassen
Optically-powered Underground Coal Mine Communications, Garry Einicke, David Hainsworth, Lance Munday, and Tim Haight
Why Dead Load Suspension Design for Roadway Roof Support is Fundamentally Flawed within a Pro-active Strata Management System, Russell Frith
Hydraulic Sluiced Longwall Mining without Supports, I. Gray
Gas Content Measurement and its Relevance to Outbursting, Ian Gray
External Reinforcement of Concrete Columns, Muhammad N S Hadi
The Nexsys Real-time Risk Management and Decision Support System: Redefining the Future of Mine Safety, Kerstin Haustein, Eleonora Widzyk-Capehart, Peter Wang, Dean Kirkwood, and Ricky Prout
Stability Assessment and Support Design for Water Deviation Binary Tunnels of Bakhtiyari Dam-Iran, Said Mahammad Hossaini, Farshad Nezhadshahmohamad, and Mojtaba Dadkhah
Prediction of Rock Mass Rating using Fuzzy Logic with Special Attention to Discontinuities and Ground Water Conditions, Hossein Jalalifar, Saeed Mojeddifar, and Ali Akbar Sahebi
CO2 Storage in Abandoned Coal Mines, Paria Jalili, Serkan Saydam, and Yildiray Cinar
Improved Techniques for Heading Drivage, Stan F. Johnson
Digital Networks and Applications in Underground Coal Mines, Denis Kent
Simulation of Development in Longwall Coal Mines, Mehmet S. Kizil, Alex McAlister, and Robert Pascoe
Analysis of Ethane Emission Trends from Active Goaf Seals at Mandalong Mine, M. Leal, B. B. Beamish, and C. Claassen
Numerical Simulation of the De-stressed Deformation of Mining Coal Strata at Different Pore Pressures, Hongyong Liu, Yuanping Chen, Haidong Chen, Shengli Kong, and Qingwei Zhai
Evaluation of Outburst Potential at Sihe Coal Mine, China, Mingju Liu, Hani Mitri, Jianping Wei, Wang Xio, and Zhihui Wen
Evaluation of Rock Support Performance through Instrumentation and Monitoring of Bolt Axial Load, Hani Mitri
Geotechnical Considerations for Longwall Top Coal Caving at Austar Coal Mine, Adrian Moodie and James Anderson
Intrinsically Safe Communication and Tracking Technologies for Underground Coal Mines, L. Munday, S. Addinell, J. Thompson, and E. Widzyk-Capehart
Design of Water Holding Bulkheads for Coal Mines, Verne S. Mutton and Alex M. Remennikov
Determining the Ultimate Strength of ‘Tough Skin’, a Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer Liner, Jan Nemcik, Ian Porter, Ernest Baafi, and Jeffrey Navin
Bearing Capacity of a Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer Liner, Jan Nemcik, Ian Porter, Ernest Baafi, and Joshua Towns
An Integrated Approach to Improving Safety and Efficiency through Communications, Tagging and Collision Avoidance Systems, Brian Nicholls and Tony Napier
Improving Access to Underground Coal Operators’ Conference Papers, Michael K. Organ, Naj Aziz, and Jan Nemcik
Dust Monitoring and Control Efficiency Measurement in Longwall Mining, Brian Plush, Ting Ren, Ken Cram, and Naj Aziz
Development of a Web-based Underground Coal Mining Information Management System, Ian Porter, Ernest Baafi, and Ray Stace
A Major Step Forward in Continuous Miner Automation, David C. Reid, Jonathon C. Ralston, Mark T. Dunn, and Chad O. Hargrave
Development of a Water-mist Based Venturi System for Dust Control from Maingate Chocks and BSL, Ting Ren, Graeme Cooper, and Srinivasa Yarlagadda
Ventilation Surveys and Modelling - Execution and Suggested Outputs, J. A. Rowland
Gas Content and Emissions from Coal Mining, Abouna Saghafi
Application of the Brittle Failure Criterion to the Design of Roof Support in the Soft Rocks of Coal Mines, Ross W. Seedsman
Geotechnical Appraisal of the Thar Open Cut Mining Project, Raghu N. Singh, Abdhul Ghani Pathan, David J. Reddish, and Anthony S. Atkins
Calculation of Subsidence for Room and Pillar and Longwall Panels, Anton Sroka, Krzysztof Tajdus, and Axel Preusse
Understanding the Causes of Roof Control Problems on A Longwall Face from Shield Monitoring Data - a Case Study, Robert Trueman, Robert Thomas, and David Hoyer
Practice and Prospect of Fully Mechanised Mining Technology for Thin Coal Seams under Complex Conditions in China, Shihao Tu, Fangtian Wang, Yan Lu, Qi Wu, and Qingsheng Bai
The Duncan Method of Partial Pillar Extraction at Tasman Mine, Kent Tyler and Tony Sutherland
Effect of Magma Intrusion on Coal Gas Outburst Indexes in China, Liang Wang, Yuanping Cheng, Jingyu Jiang, Shengli Kong, Haina Jiang, and Xiaolei Zhang
Review of Gas Emission Prediction and Control Methods for Multi-seam Mining in Chinese Coal Mines, Zongwei Wang, Ting Ren, and Lei Zhang
Pressure Relief Gas Extraction based on Strata Movement of Mined upper Protective Seam, Haifeng Weng, Yuanping Cheng, and Qingwei Zhai
Development of A Cavity Prediction Model for Longwall Mining, Bronya Wiklund, Mehmet S. Kizil, and Ismet Canbulat
The Experimental Study of the Impact on Supercritical CO2 from CH4 Composition in Coa, Dongmei Wu and Yuanping Cheng
Proactive Strategies for Prevention and Control of Fires in Bord and Pillar Mines Working in Thick Coal Seams, Srinivasa Yarlagadda, Rao Balusu, Tom Liu, and Veera Reddy B
Influence of Temperature on the Gas Content of Coal and Sorption Modelling, Lei Zhang, Naj Aziz, Ting Ren, and Zongwei Wang
The Efficiency Study of the Push-pull Ventilation System in Underground Mine, Xichen Zhang, Yutao Zhang, and Jerry C. Tien