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Volume 115 | February 2016
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Headlines
- Past Event - Technical Meetings – 08 February 2016
- Upcoming Events
- Students Meet Industry 2016
- Roving Report
- Conference – Project Evaluation – 6-9 March 2016
- MAP – Member’s Assistance Program
- Newsletter Advertising Rates
- Perth & Kalgoorlie Branch Committee Contacts
Past Event - Technical Meeting - Monday 08 February 2016
Venue: The Celtic Club, 48 Ord St, West Perth Speakers: Mike Freeman – Project Manager, Department of Mines and Petroleum Topic: A smorgasbord of Earth wounds; meteorite impacts in Western Australia Summary: Every day millions of tonnes of space materials enter the Earth's atmosphere. Most are vaporized before reaching the ground, but occasionally some get through and hit Earth. Australia (particularly Western Australia) has a number of "Earth wounds" where meteorites have hit the ground leaving scars. Join DMP's Mike Freeman as he gives a presentation he recently gave to NASA, the US Geological Survey's Astrogeology group and Utah State University in the United States about some of our meteorite impacts and their geological consequences. Biography: As a young school kid in South Australia, Mike Freeman was fascinated by the meteorites in museum displays and his interest has remained with him ever since. Through his interest, he was invited to give a series of talks in the United States, including NASA, US Geological Survey’s Astrogeology Laboratory and Utah State University in 2015. Mr Freeman graduated in geology from Adelaide University and has had a wealth of diverse experience. They have included engineering and hydrogeology; exploration, mine planning and feasibility studies for a major phosphate rock mine; and author of the first 1:250 000-scale geological map for the Northern Territory Geological Survey. In Western Australia, Mr Freeman was involved in defining and establishing the Kundana gold deposit, near Kalgoorlie, as well as coal-seam modelling of the now being mined Ewington-Premier mine at Collie. For the last 20 years he has worked for the Department of Mines and Petroleum where he has made an important contribution in resolving disputes between resource development and other land usages. A significant achievement has included his initiative of producing land-use planning maps of mineralisation to assist the State to protect known deposits from conflicting land uses.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Event: Perth Branch Dinner
Date: Thursday, 24 March 2016
Venue: Parmelia Hilton
Speakers: Distinguished guest speaker -TBA
Registration: Online registration details to be emailed shortly
Note: We will be honouring long serving members of the branch for 2016
Event: Masterclass
The AusIMM Perth Branch Committee would like to invite you to attend the AusIMM Perth Branch Masterclass featuring guest speaker Peter Caporn FAusIMM and Albert Ferraloro who will be presenting Best Practice IP Management in Mining
Date: Tuesday 08 March
Time: 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Venue: Resources Innovation Group (RIG) and Wrays
56 Ord Street
West Perth
Cost: AusIMM Member $0.00
Non-Member $0.00
Student AusIMM Member $0.00
Student Non-Member $0.00
Registration: For further information and to register for this event, please click here.
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Roving Report
Dear Member, I trust you all enjoyed a happy, healthy, and perhaps even a holy Christmas, and are refreshed ready to face even
more of those slings and arrows of outrageous fortune that seem to be aimed at our dear industry. Let’s hope that the
missile shower diminishes a bit in the coming months. Last month we looked at the sad experience of the Samarco tailings dam collapse. I do occasionally look at the
Linked-In debates for “Mining Industry Professionals” although sometimes I despair of the level of debate that is
entered into, as per the attached “what… I need to design …tailing storage facility?” Simples, as the meerkats would
say - get some professional help! If even after experiences such as we have recently witnessed, we think that something as fundamental as this can be done with anything but the greatest care, attention, and risk mitigation, we
shouldn’t be allowed to run mines. This is such a crucial area; you ain’t gonna get answers from exchanging e-mails
with people on Linked-In.
That said, one of the responses to the debate was to recommend the excellent Australian Government publication. A good starting point to at least understand what questions need to be asked, and to illustrate what one doesn’t know. Then, go and talk to specialists that do know. So what to write in this, the first Newsletter of the year? It’s always been a challenge for me every New Year, and so partly for reasons of personal circumstance, I have seized upon the topic of…….change. With the end of a short-term contract on 11 December, I found myself retrenched, retired, or simply “resting between engagements” as they used to say in the theatre. Of the three, the latter is by far the best description, and I took the opportunity over the Christmas break to get round to some of those many things that in the flurry of every day work just get pushed to one side. It’s so perverse that the way our working lives are constructed, when we are busy we have no time for worrying about what comes next, and then once we drop off that particular cliff we have the time on our hands such that all we do is worry! In similar vein our earning potential is quite the wrong way round. We need the money most in the early years of family, schooling, mortgages, and a myriad other bills. In later years with those expenses gone, and one’s needs are somewhat reduced (a bottle or two of wine of an evening) we can probably survive on much less. Screw all the debate about superannuation, let’s place new graduates on top salaries, and gradually diminish their pay. Great experiment in social engineering, don’t you think!
As part of my “resting”, I had availed myself of the facilities at MineSpace, which I must say are superb as a place to bump into others, taste Jasmine and Adrian’s excellent coffee, and be able to work peacefully away. I am indebted to MineSpace, and to the AusIMM Perth Branch for having made this arrangement. Useful to all, not just those without a full-time role. Sadly, the arrangement came to a “pause” as Adrian and Jasmine have had to regroup and work out the business model for what they were offering, and we must wait with bated breath how this will work out. The facility to rent a well-serviced “base camp” in a great location (top end of West Perth) is such a good one that I am surprised more didn’t make use of it. Let’s hope that it can get started again. Further on the theme of facing change, as part of the Branch’s AGM, a solid turnout greatly enjoyed Chris Davis’ enigmatic presentation based around his own personal career and journey through life aptly entitled “Jump through any Open Window”. Not an exhortation to behave like lemmings and thereby reduce the unemployment rate, but to seize upon interesting options and new horizons – some of which may not even appear as being opportunities, but may yield as yet unexplored avenues worthy of trying out. Don’t close doors, or in this case, windows notes Chris –
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himself the prime example of a consummate professional who personally has enough track record in his own right to fill several CV’s. Change in a bad way in the world of copper. Whilst Chile hangs onto its prime position as the world’s biggest producer of the red metal, it fell below 30% for the first time in many years as grades fall, production margins shrink, and as others such as Perú increase their production. With an economy so heavily dependent on copper mining, this is placing a great deal of strain on the Government’s ability to finance all the many social and other programs it needs. Same issues of course in Brazil – facing very tough times – and indeed in our own country. The aptly named “Resource Curse” can become just that if it’s cyclical nature isn’t recognized and planned for.
And so to change of a positive nature, may this set the tone for a better year for us all. From Mining to Wining Read that carefully. It’s not winning, nor is it whining…but it is to do with that most important of liquids, wine – and good wine at that. Life is definitely too short to drink bad wine, and so with a bit of time on my hands and the need to get out of Perth over the Australia Day weekend, I made it down to Denmark (WA, not Scandinavia) and dropped in en route to a couple of wineries, as one surely must. First stop was Poacher’s Ridge near Mt. Barker, run by Alex Taylor – a former oil exploration executive - who has taken to exploring a different kind of ground. Terroir in this case. His winery has made quite a name for itself in particular producing a Marsanne which has gained plaudits from James Halliday over several years. Alex is a great “mine host”, not averse to sampling his own produce, and matching it to good food cooked by wife Janet in their restaurant.
In my days at Signet Engineering, we did a lot of work with Snowden, perhaps because of the strong southern African connection, and it was always a pleasure to deal with founders Phil and Viv Snowden. I previously knew of Viv as the exceptionally bright head of Anglo’s Operational Research Department in the 80’s, which was at the heart of mine modelling and planning, a massive task in those days before we had access to such powerful computers and software.
Setting up the Singlefile Winery near Denmark soon after they sold Snowden Consulting, they applied research in choosing the location and matching it to a style of wine, and have developed the estate into a top class producer of
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Chardonnay and other styles including a delicious pinot noir. James Halliday has been effusive in his praise and the award of his prized points! Well worth visiting when you’re down there.
Best wishes, Richard F. Dewhirst FAusIMM(CP) [email protected]
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MAP – Member’s Assistance Program
Are you currently unemployed or just not getting as much work as you would prefer right now?
If so, then apply for MAP and let the AusIMM help you maintain your network and continuing professional development by making it affordable to remain involved….. Just as you’ve supported us through the good and bad times, we see it as our turn to help you through the tough times. MAP is not charity, it is the pay-back for all those years of membership subscriptions you’ve been paying, or if you are new the years in the future you remain a member.
MAP has been developed to provide support to AusIMM members who are experiencing disruption in their professional circumstances due to the downturn in industry activity. The AusIMM understands that we operate in a cyclical market, and as such can experience changing employment dynamics outside of our control. When such disruptions happen mid-career, there can be major financial pressures, so we have offered a range of assistance and benefits including:
one complimentary AusIMM conference registration in 2016 (valued at over $1000)
one complimentary AusIMM publication in electronic format in 2016 (valued at up to $165)
50% off the member price for attendance at additional AusIMM conferences in 2016,
50% off the member price of additional AusIMM publications in 2016, and
Free access to the AusIMM Webinar “MAP series” and the MAP online toolkit aimed at increasing your employability.
If you have already paid a full year's subscription, a successful enrolment onto MAP will roll the remaining portion of your subscription onto a credit towards next year's subscription.
These benefits are in addition to existing PD opportunities that are free to all members, including access to OneMine, The AusIMM Bulletin, Transactions journals, Branch technical meetings and other free events.
Let us help you during periods of unemployment or underemployment……
Remember, the AusIMM can provide some of the support and structure usually provided by a work environment. Engaging with us can potentially increase connections to find further work and provide you with timely peer support. We encourage you to make full use of the networks and the very real financial support that the AusIMM is willing to provide.
Many of us can find it difficult to discuss with friends and colleagues whether we are struggling. Should you know someone “doing it tough”; encourage them to avail themselves of our assistance as we believe we have a role extending support to all industry professionals.
Don’t be shy – my complimentary MAP conference in late September 2013 (GeoMet 2013) provided a connection that ultimately led to a lengthy contract in 2014.
Terry Burns – Perth Branch MAP Liaison (email - [email protected]) or the Perth Branch ([email protected])
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Perth Women’s Auxiliary
Telephone and Postal Correspondence
Barbara Steemson is now the person to contact for ALL information, enquiries or to give apologies.
If phoning please leave message on answering machine if Barbara not available and she will get back to you.
Email Correspondence
Lorraine Mackay will monitor the email correspondence and forward as necessary.
Perth Women’s Auxiliary Committee 2016
President
Main Contact, Gifts & Speakers Barbara Steemson
Vice President/Minutes Secretary Rosemary Morrow
Administration Secretary Lorraine Mackay
Treasurer Lesley Player
Committee Valmai Farthing
Committee Heidi Hardy
Committee Rae Flanagan
Email correspondence to:
Technical Talk Downloads and DVDs
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Selected talks after Feb 2014 have been recorded as podcasts, with accompanying PowerPoint slides. Please contact the branch directly ([email protected]) for details.
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Perth Branch Committee 2016
Chair Colin Roberts FAusIMM(CP)
Immediate Past Chair Ivy Chen MAusIMM
Vice Chair/Chair Elect 2016 TBA
Honorary Treasurer Tony Cockerill MAusIMM
Honorary Secretary Trivinden Naidoo MAusIMM
Technical Meetings Dr Ivor Roberts MAusIMM
Roving Reporter Richard Dewhirst FAusIMM(CP)
Curtin Liaison TBA
UWA Liaison Richard Durham MAusIMM
Murdoch Liaison Dr Gamini Senanayake MAusIMM
Conferences Richard Flanagan FAusIMM(CP)
Student Chapters Liaison Adrian Troy MAusIMM
Mentoring/ESWA Trevor Stevenson MAusIMM
MAP/Mentoring Terry Burns FAusIMM
Professional Standards & Ethics Jeremy Peters FAusIMM
Editor/Secretariat Deidre Watson
Please address mail correspondence to: Email correspondence to:
AusIMM Perth Branch [email protected] PO Box 1369 West Perth WA 6872
Perth Student Chapter Presidents 2016
Curtin Student Chapter President Jessica Wilkinson SAusIMM [email protected]
Murdoch Student Chapter President Daniel Dass SAusIMM [email protected]
UWA Student Chapter President Jackson Evans SAusIMM [email protected]
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Kalgoorlie Branch Committee 2016
Chair Chris Gianatti MAusIMM
Secretary Sarah Dyer GAusIMM
Treasurer/Education Cheryl Workman-Davies GAusIMM
Technical Event Coordinator Zefeng Wu GAusIMM
Community Relations Coordinator Clive Workman-Davies MAusIMM
Heritage Co-ordinator Mark Sampson MAusIMM Peter Burger MAusIMM
GIT Liaison Martin Vukancic MAusIMM
WASM Liaison Oktay Erten MAusIMM
Chair-Open Pit 2016 Conference Morrie Goodz FAusIMM
Student Chapter President Hendrick Enslin SAusIMM
Committee Jacinta Ireland MAusIMM
Committee Carla Vincent MAusIMM
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Kalgoorlie Student Chapter Committee 2016
President Hendrick Enslin SAusIMM
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