Category: LW – 2019 – Session I

Daniel Sharpe, longwall mining engineer, Komatsu Mining The use of Discrete Element Modelling (DEM) in the mining industry has applications from conveyor systems to shovel bucket loading efficiency. The ability to build in...

Peter Henderson, engineering manager for underground operations, Glencore (Australia) During 2017, one of the Glencore longwalls in Australia was faced with a tough situation. An excessively high concentration of carbon dioxide...

Jeff Ley, shearer product lead, and James Sudworth, Global C&A Manager, Komatsu Mining Corp. Maintaining face alignment and horizon control for longwall systems are complex operational challenges that the mine operator has...