Who Should Attend
APCOM will be of particular interest to planning, research and operations personnel in industry and government and to managers, engineers, and computer research scientists.
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Conference themes:
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EXPLORATION
- Remote sensing applications
- Automated data acquisition
- Geotechnical and geophysical exploration
- Drilling investment decisions
EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
- Artificial neural network
- Automation and robotics
- Data analytics
- Digital mining systems
- Digital twins
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
- Tailings management
- Rehabilitation/reclamation
- Mine closure
- Hazardous pollution control
- Environmental management
- Impact assessment
- Water management
OREBODY MODELLING AND ESTIMATION
- Orebody modelling techniques
- Estimation techniques
- Geostatistics
- Computer visualisation
- Simulation
- Resource and reserve classification
MINE PLANNING AND DESIGN
- Mine design
- Strategic, long-term and short-term planning
- Production scheduling
- Stochastic mine planning and optimisation
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MINE OPERATIONS
- SHE Management
- Ground control/rock engineering
- Grade control
- Ventilation
- Blasting design and control
- Mining equipment productivity
- Mineral resource management
- Validation and reconciliation
- Mine monitoring and control
- Access control
- Supply chain management
- Project management
MINERAL PROCESSING AND PLANT OPERATIONS
- Sampling and analysts
- Plant and process modelling and design
- Automation
- Process control
- Real-time data acquisition and application
INVESTMENT PLANNING AND PROJECT EVALUATION
- Cost estimation and projections
- Feasibility analysis
- Risk assessment
- Capital projects
- Taxation implications
INDUSTRYWIDE PROJECTIONS
- Economic modelling of mineral sectors
- Supply, demand and price studies
- Regional and national environmental planning
- National and international planning for minerals
- Information systems
- Sustainable development
- Health and Safety projections
- Sustainable development