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SAIMM and SANIRE are pleased to announce the

Sixth
South African Rock Engineering Symposium

SARES 2014

Where: Misty Hills Country Hotel and Conference Centre, Cradle of Humankind

When: 12 – 14 May 2014

Background:
Recent events in the South African mining industry have led to the conclusion that it is time for significant change. Mining needs to become safer and more efficient while addressing the challenges of labour costs, marginal ore, complex geology and greater mining depth. Innovative rock engineering design is therefore essential for the future of the mining industry.

Objectives:
To provide an international forum to share and discuss innovations in rock engineering.

Who should attend:
• Rock engineering practitioners
• DMR inspectors
• Researchers
• Academics
• Mining engineers
• Civil engineers

Topics and Papers:
• Value creation
• Innovative design
• Fracture and damage of rocks
• Numerical modelling
• Constitutive models
• Rock mechanics data
• Deformable rock
• Underground rock mechanics
• Tunnelling
• Slope stability
• Caving
• Ground support
• Subsidence
• Seismicity
• Risk

Call for Papers:
The Conference is being organised by The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and papers are invited for the Conference. Prospective authors are invited to submit titles and abstracts of their papers, in English.

For more information click here to download the Conference Announcement or click here to vist www.saimm.co.za

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