The conference will be held from July 28 through 31, 2025, in Brisbane, Australia.
REE’s Jarrad Coffey, Martin Rojas, Jiajun Zhang, Leis Day, Marcelo Llano, Wade Ludlow, Nicolas Pereira, Oliver Dudley, Anna Goto, and Symon Jackson will speak, as will Rachel James of Geosyntec and David Reid of Geosyntec’s REELab.
Our speakers and many other attendees from the firm will be available at booth 42 during the conference. To advance the practice and promote knowledge sharing, we are an Engineering Sponsor of this global event.
AusIMM’s Mine Waste and Tailings Conference equips the global mining community with the latest in sustainable development. It will focus on all aspects of waste rock and tailings management throughout the mine’s life cycle, from site selection and design to post-closure care. Speakers and participants will address current and future challenges to the re-engineering of mining. AusIMM is a trusted voice for people working in the resources sector. Representing a global community working across 110 countries, the institute supports all aspects of the mining industry.
More Information
See the program and learn more about the conference.
To learn more about our practitioners, click on their names below.
Technical Contributions
Presentations
Enhancing Quality Assurance in the Construction of Tailings Storage Facilities through Automated Workflows
REE Speaker: Martin Rojas
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 29 at 11:00 a.m. AEST
Connecting Tailings from the Laboratory to In Situ through Numerical Modelling
REE Speaker: Kobi Song
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 29 at 1:40 p.m. AEST
Calibration of Nkt value for Iron Ore Tailings
REE Speaker: Jiajun Zhang, PhD
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 29 at 1:40 p.m. AEST
How Should Critical Controls Be Applied to Tailings Risk Management, If At All?
REE Speaker: Jarrad Coffey, PhD, CPEng
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 29 at 1:40 p.m. AEST
A Tool to Help Improve the Understanding of Brittleness of Tailings Materials
REE Speaker: Marcelo Llano, PhD, RPEQ
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 29 at 1:40 p.m. AEST
GRP Pipeline Design for the Life of Mine of a Tailings Gravity Decant System
REE Speaker: Leis Day
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 29 at 1:40 p.m. AEST
Considerations for Design, Construction, and Operation of Protective Levees and Diversion Drains for In-Pit TSFs
REE Speaker: Wade Ludlow, CPEng, NER, RPEQ
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 29 at 1:40 p.m. AEST
Tailings Dry Soil Mixing: A Sustainable Ground Improvement Technique for TSF Operation
REE Speaker: Oliver Dudley
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 29 at 3:50 p.m. AEST
Looking Backward to Look Forward: Palaeoclimate Recreations and Potential Applications for Mine Closure
REE Speaker: Anna Goto, CPEng
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 29 at 3:50 p.m. AEST
Distinguishing Between the Different Types of Post-Peak Strength Loss
REELab Speaker: David Reid, PhD, CPEng
Date/Time: Wednesday, July 30 at 1:10 p.m. AEST
Numerical Investigation on the Effect of Corners to Static Liquefaction Triggering
REE Speaker: Nicolas Pereira
Date/Time: Wednesday, July 30 at 3:30 p.m. AEST
Panel
Site Characterisation
REE/REELab Panelists: Symon Jackson, CPEng, NER, and David Reid
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 29 at 4:45 p.m. AEST
Training Workshops
Training Workshop on Site Characterisation
REE Presenter: Marcelo Llano
Other Presenters: Allan McConnell and Mark Chapman (Insitu Geotech Services Pty Ltd), Tierney Boutler (ConeTec), Billy Burke (Black Insitu Testing), and David Williams (The University of Queensland)
Date/Time: Thursday, July 31 at 9:00 a.m. AEST
Sessions
Session 2A
Geosyntec Session Chair: Rachel James
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 29, at 11:00 a.m. AEST
Session 6A
REE Session Chair: Marcelo Llano
Date/Time: Wednesday, July 30, at 10:30 a.m. AEST
