Coal Operators' Conference (COAL 2014)

The Coal Operators’ Conference is an annual event, held regularly at the University of Wollongong campus on February. The Conference is organised jointly between the University of Wollongong, the Illawarra Branch of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and Mine Managers Association of Australia.

The next Coal Operators’ Conference ‘Coal 2014’ is scheduled for February 12 to 14. The three day conference will be held at the University of Wollongong. The Conference will address Issues related to various aspects of modern coal mining operations, both surface and underground. Accordingly, papers are invited about the following topics:

 Surface mining.
 Geology,
 Roadways and heading development,
 Mining methods; longwall, bord and pillar, top coal caving and hydraulic mining,
 Equipment and machinery performance or innovations,
 Ground control and strata management,
 Longwall FACE and roof fall recovery,
 Instrumentation and monitoring,
 Rock bolting, cable bolting or other roof support techniques,
 Mine subsidence,
 Mine ventilation, mine gas drainage and outburst control,
 Mine fires and explosions,
 Mine flooding,
 Risk management,
 Mine management and mine contract.

Call for Abstracts

We strongly encourage receiving papers from coal mine operations, as well as fundamental and applied coal mining research.

Important dates

Abstract submission	August 23rd, 2013
Acceptance of the paper based on abstract	September 15th, 2013
Date of full paper submission	November 19th, 2013
Conference day	February 12th - 14th, 2014

Note: The date for the final submission of the paper will be strictly adhered.

Technical

Naj Aziz
(Chairman and Convenor)
School of Civil, Mining and Environmental Engineering
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, NSW 2522
Tel: (02) 4221 3449
Email: naj_aziz@uow.edu.au

Conference Secretariat

Peter Vrahas
Conference Manager
eventico
Email: petervrahas@eventico.com.au
www.eventico.com.au
Tel: 0424 193 520

Coal Operators' Conference

February 12th to 14th, 2014

University of Wollongong

McKinnon Building 67

Coal Operators' Conference (COAL 2014)

Important dates