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THE NEW NORMS FOR BACKFILL DISPOSAL WITH TAILINGS DAVID STONE, President of MineFill Services, Washington, USA

Welcome and Opening VIOLETTA SOKOŁA-SZEWIOŁA, The Chairman of the SymposiumFERRI P. HASSANI, McGill University, Montreal, Canada

VIOLETTA SOKOŁA-SZEWIOŁA, The Chairman of the Symposium

Laboratory testing on static and dynamic behaviours of backfill – part 2An environmental drivers for backfillChairman: Lije Guo THE UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF FIBER-REINFORCED FROZEN BACKFILL Huiya Niu, Manchao He, China University of Mining & Technology, Beijing, ChinaFerri P. Hassani, Mehrdad F. Kermani, McGill University, Montreal, Canada INCORPORATING THE MONOLITHIC …

Minefill geomechanics, numerical modeling, mitigation of subsidenceChairman: Mathew Helinski DEFORMATIONS OF THE MINING AREA SURFACE AS A RESULT OF EXPLOITATION WITH SEALING OF CAVING GOBS Violetta Sokoła-Szewioła, Aleksandra Mierzejowska, Marian Poniewiera, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland GEOMECHANICAL SAFETY ASPECTS IN HARD ROCKS MINING BASED ON ROOM-AND-PILLAR AND LONGWALL MINING …

Case Studies – Part 2Chairman: Chris Lee  PASTE-WASTE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION AT NEWMONT GOLDCORP’S TANAMI OPERATION Ryan L. Veenstra, Johannes J. Grobler, Tanami Operations, Newmont Goldcorp Australia, Australia SUMMARY OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THE BACKFILL SYSTEM AT DBS OPERATIONS Adam Zajac, Ryan L. Veenstra, Tanami Operations, Newmont Goldcorp Australia, Australia CASE …

Application of new technology and new equipment in mining with backfillChairman: Ferri Hassani EFFICIENT PASTE MIX DESIGNS USING NEW GENERATION BACKFILL ADMIXTURES – PERCEPTION VERSUS REALITY Fabian Erismann, Martin Hansson, Sika Tunneling and Mining, Zurich, Switzerland PULSATION DAMPENING SYSTEMS FOR PISTON PUMPS OPERATING AT BACKFILL INSTALLATIONS Peter Peschken, Tobias Lutz, …