Contributing Authors

L. Adler Ernest Bohnet

Professor Vice President of Mining and Geological Services
West Virginia University Pincock Allen & Holt
Morgantown, West Virginia, USA Denver, Colorado, USA
Tom Albanese Richard K. Borden
Chief Executive Officer Principal Advisor Environment
Rio Tinto Ltd. Rio Tinto
London, United Kingdom South Jordan, Utah, USA
Breanna L. Alexander Robert G. Boutilier
Metallurgical Engineer President
Lyntek, Inc. Boutilier & Associates
Lakewood, Colorado, USA Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and Cuernavaca, Mexico
Derek B. Apel Charles A. Brannon
Professor, School of Mining & Petroleum Engineering Manager Underground Planning
University of Alberta Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Odd G. Askilsrud Ian Brown
President National Production Manager
Tunnel Engineering and Applications, Inc. Lafarge Aggregates, Mountsorrel Quarry
Renton, Washington, USA Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
William F. Bawden Richard L. Bullock
Pierre Lassonde Chair in Mining Engineering Professor Emeritus, Mining & Nuclear Engineering
University of Toronto Missouri University of Science and Technology
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Rolla, Missouri, USA
Scott Beer Jeremy Busfield
Chief Operating Officer Principal Consultant
Rajant Corporation MineCraft Consulting Pty Ltd.
Malvern, Pennsylvania, USA Queensland, Australia
Eric N. Berkhimer Felipe Calizaya
Senior Applications Engineer Associate Professor
P&H Mining Equipment University of Utah
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Stephen L. Bessinger Gordon K. Carlson
Engineering Manager Chief Mine Engineer
BHP Billiton–San Juan Coal Company Henderson Mine, Climax Molybdenum
Farmington, New Mexico, USA Empire, Colorado, USA
Evelyn L. Jessup Bingham Peter G. Carter
Group Manager, Closure & Waste Manager of Mining Engineering
BHP Billiton BHP Billiton
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Martyn Bloss Timothy P. Casten
Manager Long Term Planning, Olympic Dam Director, Underground Planning
BHP Billiton Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Phoenix, Arizona, USA

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 Joe Cline Geoff Dunstan
Lead Discipline Engineer Mining Manager
Cementation USA, Inc. Newcrest Mining Ltd.
Sandy, Utah, USA Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
L. Graham Closs Gary Dyer
Associate Professor, Dept. of Geology & Geological Engrg. Manager Strategy
Colorado School of Mines BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance
Golden, Colorado, USA Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Mark Colwell Erik Eberhardt
Principal Professor of Geological Engineering
Colwell Geotechnical Services University of British Columbia
Queensland, Australia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Ivan A. Contreras A.J. (Joe) Erickson Jr.
Vice President (Retired) Mining Geology Consultant
Barr Engineering Company Anaconda, UPCM Co., AMAX, EXXON Coal & Minerals Co.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Houston, Texas, USA
J. Alan Coope Reinhold A. Errath
(Deceased) Former Director of Geochemistry Technology Manager for Drives
Newmont Exploration Ltd. ABB Switzerland Ltd.
Denver, Colorado, USA Baden, Switzerland
Phillip C.F. Crowson Robin Evans
Honorary Professor & Professorial Research Fellow Senior Research Fellow, University of Queensland
Centre for Energy, Petroleum & Mineral Law & Policy Sustainable Minerals Inst., Centre for Social Resp. in Mining
University of Dundee, Scotland Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Michael J. Cruickshank Brian Flintoff
Consulting Marine Mining Engineer Senior VP Tech. Dev., Equipment & Systems Business Line
Marine Minerals Technology Center Associates Metso Mining & Construction Technology
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Kelowna, BC, Canada
Kadri Dagdelen Frank H. Fox
Professor of Mining Engineering Head of Occupational Health
Colorado School of Mines Anglo American plc
Golden, Colorado, USA Johannesburg, South Africa
Donald A. Dahlstrom Daniel M. Franks
(Deceased) Former Professor Emeritus Research Fellow, University of Queensland
University of Utah Sustainable Minerals Inst., Centre for Social Resp. in Mining
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Diana Dalton Russell Frith
Lawyer and Independent Consultant in Mining Law Adjunct Professor, School of Mining Engineering
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada University of New South Wales
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Peter Darling
Managing Editor and Freelance Technical Writer Maurice C. Fuerstenau
Aylsham, Norfolk, United Kingdom Newmont Professor of Minerals Engineering
University of Nevada
J.A.J. (Barry) de Wet Reno, Nevada, USA
Director and Consulting Geophysicist
BDW Geophysics Consulting Rajive Ganguli
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Professor of Mining Engineering
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Malcolm G. Dorricott Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
Principal Consultant
AMC Consultants Pty Ltd. Ginger Gibson
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Adjunct Professor
University of British Columbia
Charles Dowding Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Northwestern University Don Grant
Evanston, Illinois, USA Superintendent Life of Asset Planning, Olympic Dam
BHP Billiton
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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 Jedediah D. Greenwood Lok Home
Senior Geotechnical Engineer President
Barr Engineering Company The Robbins Company
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Solon, Ohio, USA
Ed Grygiel John Hooper
Manager of Six Sigma Engineering Managing Director
Jim Walter Resources Joem Promotions
Brookwood, Alabama, USA Deal, Kent, United Kingdom
Bernard J. Guarnera Paul B. Hughes
President and Chairman of the Board of Directors Research Assistant, Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining
Behre Dolbear Group, Inc. University of British Columbia
Denver, Colorado, USA Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
John Hadjigeorgiou James D. Humphrey
Director, Lassonde Mineral Engineering Program and Market Professional–Mining
Lassonde Institute for Engrg. Geosciences, Univ. of Toronto Caterpillar, Inc., Global Mining Division
Toronto, Ontario, Canada Decatur, Illinois, USA
Douglas F. Hambley David Humphreys
Associate Independent Consultant
Agapito Associates, Inc. Former Chief Economist at Rio Tinto & Norilsk Nickel
Golden, Colorado, USA London, United Kingdom
Kenneth N. Han Partha V. Iyer
Professor Emeritus Consultant
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
Jeffrey A. Jaacks
Jack Haptonstall President
Mining Consultant Geochemical Applications International, Inc.
Pincock Allen & Holt Centennial, Colorado, USA
Lakewood, Colorado, USA
Andrew Jarosz
John P. Harrison Associate Professor, Curtin University
Lassonde Institute, Department of Civil Engineering Western Australian School of Mines
University of Toronto Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Daniel W. Kappes
Paul Harvey President
President Kappes, Cassiday and Associates
Ekati BHP Billiton Reno, Nevada, USA
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada
S. Komar Kawatra
Zaher Hashisho Professor of Chemical Engineering
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engrg. Michigan Technological University
University of Alberta Houghton, Michigan, USA
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Deanna Kemp
Richard Herrington Senior Research Fellow, University of Queensland
Researcher, Economic Geology Sustainable Minerals Inst., Centre for Social Resp. in Mining
Natural History Museum Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
London, United Kingdom
Thomas Kerr
Ken Hill President
Managing Director Knight Piésold and Company
Xenith Consulting Denver, Colorado, USA
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Philip King
Walter E. Hill Jr. Technical Director
(Deceased) Former Chief Chemist Truro, Cornwall, United Kingdom
AMAX Exploration, Inc.
Lakewood, Colorado, USA Charles A. Kliche
Professor of Mining Engineering
R. Anthony Hodge South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
President, International Council on Mining & Metals Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
Professor, Mining & Sustainability, Queen’s University
Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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 Peter Knights Alistair MacDonald
BMA Chair and Professor of Mining Engineering Environmental Assessment Specialist
University of Queensland SENES Consultants Limited
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Abby Korte Travis J. Manning
Project Hydrologist Metallurgical Engineeer
Lidstone and Associates, Inc. Kappes, Cassiday & Associates
Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Reno, Nevada, USA
Ronald Kuehl II John Marks
General Manager, Vibrating Equip. & Systems Business Line Consultant
Metso Mining & Construction Technology Lead, South Dakota, USA
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Michael D. Martin
Uday Kumar Senior Associate
Professor of Operation and Maintenance Engineering Behre Dolbear & Company (USA), Inc.
Luleå University of Technology Denver, Colorado, USA
Luleå, Sweden
Douglas K. Maxwell
Mahinda Kuruppu Senior Process Engineer
Senior Lecturer Lyntek, Inc.
Curtin University of Technology Lakewood, Colorado, USA
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Peter L. McCarthy
John I. Kyle Chairman and Principal Mining Consultant
Vice President AMC Consultants Pty Ltd.
Lyntek, Inc. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lakewood, Colorado, USA
John McGagh
Dennis H. Laubscher Head of Innovation
Mining Consultant Rio Tinto Ltd.
Bushmans River Mouth, South Africa Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
David Laurence John Mosher
Acting Director, School of Mining Engineering Executive Vice President–Operations
University of New South Wales PT Freeport Indonesia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Tembagapura, Papua, Indonesia
G. Aubrey Lee Michael G. Nelson
Senior Consultant Department Chair, Mining Engineering
SESCO Management Consultants College of Mines & Earth Sciences, University of Utah
Bristol, Tennessee, USA Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
José L. Lee-Moreno Jerry M. Nettleton
Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Mining and Geological Engineering Environmental Manager
University of Arizona Peabody Energy
Tucson, Arizona, USA Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA
Jennifer B. Leinart Antonio Nieto
CostMine Division Manager Associate Professor, Energy and Minerals Engineering Dept.
InfoMine USA Pennsylvania State University
Spokane Valley, Washington, USA University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Paul Lever Alan C. Noble
Prof. and CRCMining Chair, Mech. & Mining Engrg. School Principal Engineer and Owner
University of Queensland Ore Reserves Engineering
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Lakewood, Colorado, USA
Christopher D. Lidstone Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh
President Professor, Politics and Public Policy
Lidstone and Associates, Inc. Griffith University
Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Braden Lusk Marc Orman
Assistant Professor, Mining Engineering Department Senior Geotechnical Engineer
University of Kentucky Ausenco Vector
Lexington, Kentucky, USA Grass Valley, California, USA

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 Jeffrey T. Padgett Ian Runge
Consulting Geologist Founder
Monterey Coal Company Runge Ltd.
Carlinville, Illinois, USA Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Rimas T. Pakalnis Kristin Sample
Associate Professor, Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Staff Engineer
University of British Columbia Ausenco Vector
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Rich Peevers W. Joseph Schlitt
Senior Engineer President
Ausenco Vector Hydrometal, Inc.
Grass Valley, California, USA Knightsen, California, USA
Paul R. Peppers Ross Seedsman
Supt. Central Maintenance & Projects, Sierrita Operations Director
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Co. Seedsman Geotechnics
Green Valley, Arizona, USA Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Fiona Perrott-Humphrey Ian Sherrell
Consultant to NM Rothschild (mining team) Business Development Engineer
Dir. of AIM Mining Research & PURE P-H Strategic Consulting Outotec
London, United Kingdom Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Edwin V. Post Ernest T. Shonts Jr.
(Retired) Former President of Skyline Labs, Inc. Senior Mining Engineer
Wheat Ridge, Colorado, USA Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Yves Potvin Rod Stace
Director of the Australian Centre for Geomechanics Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
University of Western Australia University of Nottingham
Perth, Western Australia, Australia Nottingham, United Kingdom
Gavin Power Doug Stead
Director Professor of Resource Geoscience and Geotechnics
Power Geotechnical Pty Ltd. Simon Fraser University
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Marc Rademacher Scott A. Stebbins
Director, Western Operations, Minerals Services Div. President
SGS North America, Inc. Aventurine Mine Cost Engineering
Denver, Colorado, USA Spokane, Washington, USA
Marcus Randolph George Stephan
Group Executive & Chief Executive, Ferrous & Coal Senior Consulting Engineer
BHP Billiton Stantec Mining
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Tempe, Arizona, USA
Michael Rawlinson Nimal Subasinghe
Director and Head of Mining and Metals Associate Professor of Minerals Engineering
Liberum Capital Curtin University (Western Australian School of Mines)
London, United Kingdom Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Mark Richards Pramod Thakur
Mines Manager Manager, Coal Seam Degasification
Imerys Minerals Limited CONSOL Energy, Inc.
Cornwall, United Kingdom Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
Jamal Rostami Roger J. Thompson
Assistant Professor, Energy and Mineral Engineering Professor of Mining Engineering
Pennsylvania State University Curtin University (Western Australian School of Mines)
University Park, Pennsylvania, USA Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Cameron Routley S.D. Thompson
Superintendent Five Year Planning, Olympic Dam Assistant Professor
BHP Billiton University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Champaign, Illinois, USA

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Principal
On Common Ground Consultants, Inc.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Jerry C. Tien
Department of Mining and Nuclear Energy
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, Missouri, USA
Peter Tiley
Consulting Engineer
G.L. Tiley & Associates Ltd.
Flamborough, Ontario, Canada
Michael A. Tuck
Associate Professor of Mining Engineering
University of Ballarat
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Bryan Ulrich
Senior Vice President
Knight Piésold and Company
Elko, Nevada, USA
Ronald W. Utley
Consultant
FLSmidth, Inc.
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA
Klaas Peter van der Wielen
Research Assistant
Camborne School of Mines (University of Exeter)
Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Rens Verburg
Principal Geochemist
Golder Associates, Inc.
Redmond, Washington, USA
Joshua D. Wagner
Marketing Product Consultant
Caterpillar, Inc., Global Mining Division
Peoria, Illinois, USA
Gary E. Walter
Principal Consultant
Primo Safety and Health Services, LLC
Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Mark Watson
Technical Services Group
Alliance Coal LLC
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Andrew Wetherelt
Senior Lecturer in Mining Engrg., Prog. Dir. BEng Mining Engrg.
Camborne School of Mines (University of Exeter)
Penryn, Cornwall, United Kingdom
David Whittle
Global Manager, Planning Leadership Program
BHP Billiton
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
John Woodhouse
Chief Executive
The Woodhouse Partnership Ltd.
Kingsclere, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Paul Worsey
Professor, Mining and Nuclear Engineering Department
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, Missouri, USA
Sergio Zamorano
Technical Director of Conveyor Technologies
FLSmidth
Spokane, Washington, USA

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