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Ground Support 2023

10th International Conference on Ground Support in Mining
10–12 October 2023 | Hyatt Regency Perth, Western Australia
The First International Symposium on Ground Support in Mining
and Underground Construction took place in 1983 under the theme PRINCIPAL SPONSOR
of rockbolting: theory and application in mining and underground
construction. This series of events has evolved over the years to cover all
areas of ground support in mining and provide a documented timeline of
the significant advancements in ground support technology and practice
in the last 40 years. These are reflected in the improved safety statistics
and performance of excavations.
Ground support remains the main means to manage rockfalls; one of the
major risks in underground mines. The latest developments and applications
of ground support in mining are of prime interest to mining practitioners
worldwide where the objective is to mitigate rockfall.
Ground Support 2023
Icebreaker Event
Conference Chair
Monday, 9 October 2023
Associate Professor Johan Wesseloo 17:00–18:30
Director Trade Exhibition, North Ballroom
Australian Centre for Geomechanics

Register your attendance at [Link]/register

MON | 9 OCT TUES | 10 OCT WED | 11 OCT THUR | 12 OCT FRI | 13 OCT SAT | 14 OCT

Numerical Modelling Deformation-Based Support

Ground Support 2023
Workshop Design Workshop

Welcome Function Conference Dinner

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Day One: Tuesday 10 October 2023

07:30 REGISTRATION
08:30 Welcome and introduction J Wesseloo, Ground Support 2023 Conference Chair, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, The University of Western Australia, Australia
SESSION SPONSOR
SESSION ONE: MONITORING (1) - SOUTH BALLROOM
CHAIR A Page, Geotechnical Mining Services
08:45 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The ground support life cycle considering real time ground-consumption monitoring W Bawden, Mine Design Technologies, Canada
09:30 xCell Cyclops: a new technology for an efficient way of monitoring convergence in underground mines O Vallati, Sandvik, Australia; M Farrington, Agnico Eagle Mines,
Australia; P Young, S Weaver, Sandvik, Australia
10:00 Principal Sponsor address: Jennmar
10:05 MORNING BREAK
SESSION SPONSOR
SESSION TWO: MONITORING (2) - SOUTH BALLROOM
CHAIR P Mather, Regis Resources Ltd
10:35 High-resolution ground-deformation and support monitoring using a portable handheld LiDAR approach S Mercer, J Morgenroth, RockMass Technologies, Canada; B Simser,
Glencore, Canada
11:05 Monitoring of rock mass movement using a distributed array of wi-fi enabled extensometers S MacGregor, P Seaward, SCT Operations, Australia; M Farrington, Agnico Eagle
Mines, Australia
11:35 Automated ground support deformation monitoring: a novel method with new opportunities for geotechnical engineers J Franke, C Gonzalez, Caroni Geospatial, Australia
12:05 Practical application of mXrap Damage Mapping application at Nova nickel mine M Lane, IGO Limited, Australia; D Cumming-Potvin, Australian Centre for Geomechanics,
The University of Western Australia, Australia
LUNCH SPONSOR

12:35 LUNCH

PARALLEL SESSIONS
SESSION THREE A: SUPPORT FOR DYNAMIC CONDITIONS (1) - SOUTH SESSION THREE B: PORTALS AND LARGE CHAMBERS - FRESHWATER BAY
BALLROOM ROOM
CHAIR L Moreau-Verlaan, RockEng Inc., Canada CHAIR M Lane, IGO Limited
13:35 Estimate of ground support response under dynamic loads at El Teniente mine, Geotechnical challenges during excavation of Crusher Chamber 1, Andes Norte
Codelco, Chile MS Celis, RA Parraguez, Codelco, Chile project, El Teniente mine R Valdivia, R Padilla, W Rodríguez, P Landeros Córdova,
A Muñoz, E Rojas, Codelco, Chile
14:05 Empirical charting for dynamic ground support at Flying Fox and Spotted Quoll Ground support for large chambers at Didipio mine JM Bermas, DA Dumangeng,
mines J Graham, U Waheed, IGO Limited, Australia; PA Mikula, Mikula Geotechnics, CG Reola, OceanaGold Philippines Inc, Philippines; PB Lourence, PB Lourence &
Australia Associates, Australia
14:35 Evolution of dynamic rock support systems at the El Teniente mine TE Rojas, Mine portal design: considerations, methods and practices MJ Dunn, Debswana
A Muñoz, P Landeros Córdova, Codelco, Chile Diamond Company, Australia; TT Parrott, Entech, Australia
15:05 Case study: use of rebars with microalloyed steels in tunnels with induced
seismicity A Muñoz, C Cifuentes, Codelco, Chile
15:35 AFTERNOON BREAK
SESSION FOUR A: SELF-DRILLING BOLTS - SOUTH BALLROOM SESSION FOUR B: VERTICAL EXCAVATION AND OREPASSES -
FRESHWATER BAY ROOM
CHAIR D Cumming-Potvin, Australian Centre for Geomechanics CHAIR R Stephenson, AMC Consultants
16:05 Design, development and testing of the Falcon Bolt R Galluzzi, M Holden, A Dodds, Excavation and support of ventilation shafts with blind hole methodology in the
J Matthews, A Bennett, Jennmar, Australia Andes Norte project R Navarrete, R Valdivia, Codelco, Chile; L Bisa, Consortium
JEJ-CyGSA, Chile
16:35 Dynamic impact and static testing of self-drilling dynamic bolt types installed Automated reinforcement of orepasses in the Andes Norte project F Henriquez,
in Normet’s urea-silicate injection resin: a new path forward to reducing worker R Navarrete, Codelco, Chile
exposure to high-stress ground conditions A Punkkinen, Normet Canada Ltd,
Canada; G Li, Queen’s University, Canada, and Hebei University of Engineering, China;
A Taheri, Queen’s University, Canada
17:05 Adopting hollow bar: lessons learned A Bergman, E Fjellner, P Hallén, Boliden, Ground support methods for vertical development CG Scott, D Sidea, SJ Masters,
Sweden; R Penczek, DSI Underground, Poland; K Pérez Hidalgo, Boliden, Sweden; pitt&sherry, Australia
F Scolari, DSI Underground, Italy; M Svanberg, DSI Underground, Sweden
17:35 DAY ONE CLOSE
*Correct as at 3 October 2023 and subject to change. See [Link]/program for updates.

Conference Venue and Accommodation

The ACG team is delighted to be hosting the Ground Support 2023 conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Perth.
To learn more and book your accommodation, visit [Link]/conference-venue
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Day Two: Wednesday 11 October 2023

SESSION ONE: DYNAMIC TESTING OF REINFORCEMENT- SOUTH BALLROOM

CHAIR D Sewnun, Australian Centre for Geomechanics
08:30 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Laboratory-based drop testing of rock reinforcement G Knox, University of Toronto, Canada
09:15 A comparison between laboratory and in situ dynamic testing on the MDX bolt B Darlington, O Vallati, P Young, Sandvik, Australia
09:45 MORNING BREAK
SESSION SPONSOR
SESSION TWO: SUPPORT FOR DYNAMIC CONDITIONS (2) - SOUTH BALLROOM
CHAIR I Morkel, IGM Geotechnical
10:15 Dynamic modelling of strainbursting around tunnels A Rigby, Institute of Mine Seismology, Australia
10:45 Delineation of hazard-based design events for dynamic support system analysis N Dadashzadeh, L Moreau-Verlaan, K Kalenchuk, RockEng Inc, Canada
11:15 Utilisation of seismic data in the assessment of displacement and energy demand imposed on ground support by strainbursts D Malovichko, Institute of Mine Seismology,
Australia
11:45 Dynamic support evaluations for implementation by seismic hazard domains K Kalenchuk, N Dadashzadeh, L Moreau-Verlaan, RockEng Inc, Canada
12:15 LUNCH
SESSION THREE A: LABORATORY TESTING OF MESH - SOUTH SESSION THREE B: CORROSION - FRESHWATER BAY ROOM
BALLROOM
CHAIR W Duan, Westgold Resources Limited CHAIR R Hassell, Mining & Civil Integrity Testing
13:15 A review of ground support mesh testing around the world IG Morkel, IGM An acidic water corrosive environment and ground support strategies at the
Geotechnical, Australia; PA Mikula, Mikula Geotechnics, Australia; RK Whiting, Grasberg Block Cave mine, Indonesia JPE Hamman, REP Belseran, B Kriska,
Rowland Whiting Technical Services, Australia T Ramadhan, AY Sugiyanto, H Banda, PT Freeport Indonesia, Indonesia
13:45 Large-scale tests of weld mesh versus high-tensile chain link mesh on mesh Accelerated galvanic corrosion between graphitic rock from underground mines
overlap load transfer R Brändle, Geobrugg, Switzerland; R Bucher, Geobrugg, Australia and metal coupons C Stazick, G Feagan, S Sunderman, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Health & Safety, Spokane Mining
Research Division, USA
SESSION THREE C: PRE-TENSION - FRESHWATER BAY ROOM
14:15 A laboratory-scale dynamic test of load distribution elements at Rancagua testing Importance and development of pre-tension on bolt support systems: implications
facility M Hinojosa, JA Vallejos, E Marambio, Universidad de Chile, Chile; G Fischer, to hanging wall beam stability MN Masitise, M Muzavazi, Mohlalefi Engineering, South
G von Rickenbach, Geobrugg, Chile Africa
14:45 AFTERNOON BREAK
SESSION SPONSOR
SESSION FOUR: SUPPORT MECHANISMS - SOUTH BALLROOM
CHAIR A Kusui, Beck Engineering
15:15 Simulating static pull tests, shear tests and dynamic drop tests to identify basic parameters for subsequent support design PM Dight, Australian Centre for Geomechanics,
The University of Western Australia, Australia
15:45 Performance in shear of mechanical hybrid rockbolts G Knox, J Hadjigeorgiou, University of Toronto, Canada
16:15 Effect of mobilised length on the performance of a paddled energy-absorbing rockbolt DL Venter, Epiroc, Australia; G Knox, Epiroc, South Africa
16:45 DAY TWO CLOSE
18:30 DINNER - OPTUS STADIUM

*Correct as at 3 October 2023 and subject to change. See [Link]/program for updates.

Keynote Speakers
Greig Knox
Dr Will Bawden
PhD Student
President
University of Toronto,
Mine Design Technologies, Canada Canada

Keynote title: The ground support life cycle considering real Keynote title: Laboratory impact testing of rock
time ground-consumption monitoring reinforcement

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Day Three: Thursday 12 October 2023

SESSION ONE: GROUND SUPPORT DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE (1) - SOUTH BALLROOM
CHAIR J Burns, Rio Tinto, Canada
08:30 Numerical forecast of central access ground support behaviour at Cadia East PC1-2 E Ghazvinian, Itasca Consulting Group, Inc, USA; C Orrego, Newcrest Mining Limited,
Australia; M Fuenzalida, Itasca Consulting Group, Inc, USA
09:15 Suggested framework for design effort and acceptance criteria for underground mine excavations MJ Dunn, Debswana Diamond Company, Australia; PHJ de Graaf, Anglo
American, Australia
09:45 MORNING BREAK
SESSION SPONSOR
SESSION TWO: GROUND SUPPORT DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE (2) - SOUTH BALLROOM
CHAIR D Tyler, Newcrest Mining Limited
10:15 Vuggy and cavernous rock mass conditions: implications for the early detection, management, ground support and development of tunnels TT Parrott, Entech, Australia;
L Montaldi, Regis Resources, Australia; S Muir, Entech, Australia; J Gibb, Entech, New Zealand
10:45 Evolution of ground support designs for blasthole stoping in kimberlite at Diavik Diamond Mine JM Burns, Rio Tinto, Canada
11:15 A numerical approach for a displacement-based ground support capacity consumption forecast S Dehkhoda, Beck Engineering, Australia; F Reusch, G Putzar, Beck
Engineering, Germany. Presented by A Kusui, Beck Engineering
11:45 LUNCH
PARALLEL SESSIONS
SESSION THREE: GROUTING - SOUTH BALLROOM
CHAIR N Gamble, Glencore
12:45 Improving underground development cycle time using performance mine grouts A Safari, IGO Limited, Australia; P Jere, Sika Australia, Australia
13:15 Application of modern pumpable polyester resin to the mining cycle T Roberts, D Faulkner, Jennmar, USA; R Koekemoer, Komatsu, Canada
13:45 How the strength and deformability of thixotropic resins depend on their structure and what is the true thixotropic behaviour of the mixture M Petranek, Normet
International Ltd, Czech Republic; S Korec, SChem a.s., Slovakia; H Golasovská, K Jiříčková, SChem a.s., Czech Republic
14:15 Trial of high early-strength grout-hardening accelerating admixture for cable bolts M Lane, IGO Limited, Australia; M McInnes, Sika Australia, Australia
14:45 AFTERNOON BREAK
SESSION FOUR: STABILISING POOR GROUND - SOUTH BALLROOM
CHAIR JP Hamman, PT Freeport Indonesia, Indonesia
15:15 A case study for rebar-reinforced shotcrete arches and void filling at the Grasberg Block Cave mine, Indonesia A Setiawan, B Cahyono, B Kriska, R Ginting, D Napitupulu,
PT Freeport Indonesia, Indonesia
15:45 Stabilising drawpoints for breccia stopes CG Reola, OceanaGold Philippines Inc, Philippines; PB Lourence, PB Lourence & Associates, Australia; JM Bermas, DA Dumangeng,
OceanaGold Philippines Inc, Philippines
16:15 Installation of lattice girders with Toussaint–Heintzmann yielding elements in poor ground O Belov, Rio Tinto, Mongolia; T Roberts, Jennmar, Australia; KJ Ma, Jennmar, USA;
J Ooi, Rio Tinto, Australia; B Baasanjav, Rio Tinto, Mongolia
FAREWELL ADDRESS AND CLOSE J Wesseloo, Ground Support 2023 Conference Chair, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, The University of Western Australia,
16:45
Australia
*Correct as at 3 October 2023 and subject to change. See [Link]/program for updates.

Professional Development Hours PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HOURS

PD
Attendance at Ground Support 2023 may entitle you to up to 20 PD hours. UP TO
Please email info-acg@[Link] for your certificate of attendance, post-event.
19.5 HOURS
Conference Dinner
Venue: Optus Stadium, Victory Lounge, Access via Gate D
Address: 333 Victoria Park Dr, Burswood WA 6100
Date: Wednesday 11 October 2023
Time: 18:30
Dress: Smart casual

Registered attendees will enjoy an evening of networking, sweeping views and

a sit-down, three-course dinner in one of Perth’s most exciting venues, Optus
Stadium, situated on the banks of the picturesque Swan River.

Dinner is now SOLD OUT.

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The Role of Numerical Modelling in Ground Support Design Workshop

9 October 2023 | South Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Perth, Western Australia
From pre-feasibility studies to rehabilitation WORKSHOP PROGRAM – 9 OCTOBER 2023*

About the Workshop 08:00–08:30 REGISTRATION

08:30–08:45 Introduction Johan Wesseloo, Australian Centre for

Mine-wide and detailed local-scale numerical Geomechanics
modelling has become a standard tool for
08:45–09:15 Looking for answers while stumbling through a
geotechnical decision-making throughout the maze of tunnels Frans Basson, Newmont Australia
mine cycle. The use of empirical methods,
09:15–10:00 The application of elastic numerical modelling to
kinematic analysis and an evolutionary process guide ground support requirements in hard rock
of incremental support system improvements mines Gerhard Hofmann, AngloGold Ashanti, South
appear to dominate the ground support design Africa
and selection process during the mining cycle. 10:00–10:15 Floor and panel discussion
10:15–10:45 MORNING BREAK
This workshop will explore the role of numerical
10:45–11:30 Computer-aided ground support design – past,
methods in ground support design, and its

*Program subject to change. See [Link]/program for updates.

present and future Abou Vakili, Mining One Pty Ltd
strengths and limitations, as well as examine
areas where value can be added with numerical 11:30–12:15 The role of numerical modelling in ground support
applied to caving Ehsan Ghazvinian & Miguel
modelling informing decision-making. Fuenzalida, Itasca, USA
12:15–12:30 Floor and panel discussion
Several experts will present on different topics
followed by a panel discussion to further explore 12:30–13:30 LUNCH
some of the presented ideas. 13:30–14:15 Forecasting ground support performance: numerical
modelling across the entire mine cycle – proxies or
actual mechanisms? Cristian Orrego, Newcrest Mining
Workshop facilitator Limited
Associate Professor Johan Wesseloo 14:15–15:00 Case studies – using numerical modelling in ground
Director support design Ayako Kusui, Beck Engineering Pty Ltd

Australian Centre for Geomechanics 15:00–15:30 AFTERNOON BREAK

15:30–17:00 Floor and panel discussion
17:00 WORKSHOP CLOSE - Drinks and nibbles
See [Link]/numerical-modelling-workshop for workshop presenters and panellists.

Online Repository of Conference

Proceedings
The ACG’s Online Repository of Conference The Ground Support
Proceedings aims to provide the mining for underground mines
geomechanics fraternity with open access to peer-reviewed book, as well as many
conference papers that may assist readers to maintain and other ACG underground
develop their skills, knowledge and capabilities. publications, is available
for purchase online at
The collection of papers available includes a number [Link]/shop/gsso
of previous Ground Support conferences. View the
wide range of underground mining papers available at
[Link]
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Associated event

Workshop on Deformation-Based Support Design and Rockburst

Hazard Assessment
13:00–17:00 AWST, 13 October 2023 & 07:30–12:00 AWST, 14 October 2023
Traders Lounge, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Perth, Western Australia
About the Workshop Topics

This workshop focuses on support design for excavations in 1 Deformation-based support design
brittle rock, where displacements induced by sudden stress 1.1 Deficiencies of common support design approaches
fracturing may consume much of the support’s capacity. 1.2 Overview of strainburst process and DBSD
It deals with the functionality of the support in deforming principles
ground and with the consequences of mining‐induced
1.3 DBSD steps to overcome limitations of common
support damage. It offers quantitative means to estimate
ground–motion–centric design approach
the capacity of integrated support systems and a systematic
1.4 Motivation and justification of change in
approach to compare it with the static and dynamic
demands imposed on the ground support. design method and need for change
management
This workshop presents an integrated approach of
deformation‐based support design (DBSD) using support 1.5 Estimation of support demand
demand and support capacity-assessment tools, and 1.6 Estimation of remnant capacity of integrated
an innovative approach developed in collaboration with support systems
Newcrest Mining for rockburst hazard assessment (RBHA) 1.7 Assessment of effectiveness of integrated
using geological, stress, mining sequence, ground support support systems using the displacement safety
and seismic data. margin concept

Workshop facilitators 2 Rockburst hazard assessment

2.1 Terminology – shakedown and strainbursting
Professor Peter Kaiser damage mechanisms, rockburst potential and
Emeritus Professor rockburst hazard
Laurentian University, Canada 2.2 Input of rockburst hazard assessment – rock
mass properties, geometry of excavations,
stress model, seismic data, ground support
2.3 Utilisation of seismic data – assessment
Dr Dmitriy Malovichko of strainbursting depth and duration of
bulking, probability and percentage of the
Director and Head of Applied Seismology
dynamic realisation of extreme depth
Institute of Mine Seismology of failure, increase in the depth of failure and
consumption of ground support capacity
2.4 Calculation and presentation of results –
mapping of parameters and results to tunnel
Dr Alex Rigby nodes, displacement versus energy plot of ground
Senior Seismologist support capacity and demand, safety margin
Institute of Mine Seismology of displacement, annual rate of exceedance of
R0, R3 and R5 damage
2.5 Utility of RBHA for forensic analyses and
forecasting on future hazards

Learn more about the content and view workshop timings at

[Link]/deformation-based-workshop

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