2016 FIELDTRIPS

2016 Fieldtrips• Hunter Valley

• Tasmania

• Central West, NSW

• Geology Central West Trip (Groundswell)

• Materials Brisbane Trip (MetSoc)

11th - 15th of July 2016

Hunter Valley Field Trip 26th – 30th April, 2016

OVERVIEW

Date: 26th – 30th April

No. Days: 5

No. Students: 18

Mines Visited:• Myuna Colliery, Centennial

• Mandalong Mine, Centennial

• West Wallsend, Glencore

• Bengalla, JV (New Hope-40%)

• Mt Owen Complex, Glencore

• Mt Arthur, BHP

• Bulga Open Cut, Glencore

• Austar Mine, Yancoal

The Hunter Valley Field Trip

Myuna Colliery - Centennial

Students ‘kitted’ up and ready for their underground tour

Bengalla - JV (New Hope - 40%)

Students thanking Bengalla staff, for a very informative site visit

Mandalong Mine - Centennial

Students giving a ‘vote of thanks’ to the underground tour guide

Mt Owen Complex - Glencore

Students observing a loaded shot from the lookout point

Mt Arthur - BHP

Students get a guided tour through the Mt

Arthur workshop

Austar Mine - Yancoal

Students experiencing underground coal mining first hand

Bulga Open Cut - Glencore

Students observing a dragline in operation from

a lookout point

Tasmania Field Trip 27th June – 1st July, 2016

OVERVIEW

Date: 27th June – 1st July

No. Days: 5

No. Students: 10

Mines Visited:• Railton Quarry, Cement Australia

• Rosebery, MMG

• Renison Tin, Bluestone Mines

• Savage River, Grange Resources

• Port Latta, Grange Resources

• Beaconsfield Heritage Mine Centre

• Kara Mine, TML

The Tasmania Field Trip

Railton Quarry Cement Australia

Students get a tour and explanation of the pit and how it feeds the

cement plant

Savage River Grange Resources

Students getting shown the processes of open cut

extraction, with an emphasis on the safety control systems

in place.

Rosebery MMG

Students thanking Rosebery for their

extensive underground tour and array of

speeches

Central West (NSW) Field Trip 11th – 16th April, 2016

OVERVIEW

Date: 11th – 16th July

No. Days: 5

No. Students: 14

Mines Visited:• Cowal Mine, Barrick Gold

• North Parkes, CMOC

• Tomingley Gold, Alkane Resources

• Hera, Aurelia Metals

• Peak Mines, New Gold

• CSA Mine, Glencore

• Cadia East, CVO, Newcrest

The Central West (NSW) Field Trip

“Central West was an absolute amazing experience. I had my first practical experience in both hard rock and underground mining . It was truly inspirational experience in the midst of a five-year engineering degree.

Hats off to AusIMM, organisers and industry reps for the motivation and insight. “

Field Trip Highlights

11th - 15th of July 2016

Groundswell Central NSW Field Trip

24th June – 1st July, 2016

OVERVIEW

Date: 24th June – 1st July

No. Days: 8

No. Students: 12

Locations Visited:• Mid Lachlan Local Land Services &

Landcare

• Alkane Resources;• Peak Hill

• Tomingley Gold Operations

• Dubbo Zirconia Project

• Central West Department of Primary Industries

• Wilpinjong Coal, Peabody Energy

Groundswell Central NSW Field Trip

Student Reviews:• “The trip met, and in some cases exceeded expectations. Contained a good mix of geo &

enviro content. The Alkane tour was the highlight for me. The fossicking presentation in Dubbo was also very good.”

• “The various visits to operating mine sites and talks from representatives were highly insightful. The main aspects I liked were getting hands on experience and visiting the sites in operation.”

• “I enjoyed Alkane’s presentation and the time taken out to show us their gold operations and the DZP Project. Was good to see how they had fences and infrastructure in place to show the old Peak Hill operation. Enjoyed the Wilpinjong Coal visit. Again good to see the environmental stuff being addressed and enjoyable seeing the big machinery.”

Groundswell would like to thank everyone for their contribution towards the running of our

Central NSW field trip.

On behalf of everyone who attended the trip we would like to give a special thanks to the AusIMM

Illawarra Chapter for their support.

2016 TRIP TO BRISBANE

— Aim of the trip is give students an insight into materials related industries which they may not get to experience throughout their studies alone

SITES FOR THIS TRIP INCLUDED:— Riverside Industrial

Sands— Queensland

University of Technology

— BlueScope Acacia Ridge Paint Line

— PARTEC

— University of Queensland

— BHP/CSIRO @ QCAT

— Bendworx — CORE Resources

— Heat Treatment Australia

— Bradken Ipswich Foundry

METSOC Brisbane Field Trip

Highlights• Albion and Toowong processes at CORE

Resources (leaching of sulphide, arsenic, antimony from concentrates)

• Coke and sinter making at Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies

• Polymer welding demonstration at PARTEC

• Investment castings being poured at Bradken foundry

• Variety of heat treatment equipment (vacuum furnaces for Ti alloys) and review of treatment processes at Heat Treatment Australia• Networking Opportunities:

– Australian Foundry Institute

– Materials Australia

– University of Queensland

– Plastic and Rubber Technical Education Centre (PARTEC)

Conclusion

A special thanks…• The AusIMM Illawarra Branch

Especially Ray Tolhurst, Kevin Marston and Ernest Baafi

• The University of Wollongong Justine Calleja

• All the sites visited and the generous staff that made these field trips possible

• Students involved