Areas of Practice
Coal Mines
Controlling coal damage/loss, controlling coal edge movement, producing cleaner coal to increase washing efficiency etc. I see huge opportunities here in the major mining houses such as BHP, Rio, Anglo, Glencore, etc. Increased recoveries, especially of high value metallurgical coal can provide large increases in profits.
Hard Rock Mines
Ore-waste segregation blast to minimise dilution and thereby maximising recovery.
- In Situ Pulverisation of Rock Mass
Ultra-high energy blasting is aimed at pulverising ore to save cost of crushing and grinding.
- Maximising throw, fragmentation and swell improvement.
- Blasting multiple blasts events, such as throw, stand-up, mid-split within a single blast event in coal and in case of hard rock mining - combining pre-strip, production and presplit within a single blast event.
- Dynamic formation of dragline ramp, throw and stand-up blasts. These are all achieved within a single blast event.
Environmental control blasting
Vibration & overpressure control
Vibration & overpressure control using high resolution instrumentation and modelling. I have access to some of the best scientists in the field.
Fume Issues
Addressing the fume issue is a challenge but I have successfully reduced fume at several sites.
Noise & Vibration
With my network of scientists we can also assist with the noise and vibration issues of large operating mining equipment.
Other areas of interest
Audits
Mining operational audits, D & B safety audits, misfire investigations etc.
WALL CONTROL
Due Diligence Studies
Due diligence studies and providing or assessing value add services.
spontaneous heating of coal
Addressing spontaneous heating of coal in countries like India etc.
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