W3: Blast-Induced Movement (Heave)

Date: Sunday August 23 2015

Time: 9.00 am 3.00 pm
Venue: Sheraton Hotel, Sydney
Costs: AusIMM Members $750 | Non-members $900
Includes: Morning tea, lunch and workshop manual
Numbers: Minimum 10 Maximum 24

Blast-induced movement (heave) is a result of every rock blasting event. Heave is used in a positive way
for cast blasting in coal mines where overburden removal is more economical with explosives. The
movement of ore during mineral blasting should be understood to minimize ore waste and dilution. This
workshop will introduce the participants to the most current blast-induced heave modeling and
measurement techniques available. It will also create a venue for practitioners impacted by blast-induced
movement to interact with modelers and experimentalists to exchange ideas and explore possibilities for
optimization.

Presented by

Dale Preece
Dale S. Preece joined Sandia National Laboratories in 1980 with an MS degree in Civil Engineering and
earned his Ph.D. from the Univ. of New Mexico in 1986. He retired from Sandia in 2007 as Distinguished
Member of Technical Staff in the Explosives Applications Department. Dale is currently employed by
Orica as a Senior Research Fellow and Manager of Blasting Applications Americas/EMEA.

Dale is an editor of the Blasting and Fragmentation Journal and is a member of the FRAGBLAST
International Organizing Committee. He is an author of the 18th Edition of the ISEE Blasters Handbook
and is also a member of the ISEE Annual Conference Program Committee.

Since 1986 Dale has done explosives effects research, including development of the DMC and DMC-3D
rock blasting heave models. Over the years he has received a number of awards including the ISEE
Presidents award in 2005. He also holds a US patent for body armor.

Ayman Tawadrous
Ayman Tawadrous is a mining engineer with almost twenty years of experience in surface and
underground operations, research and development, instrumentation, technical services and consulting.
He has a Comprehensive experience in the area of surface and underground blast design, mine design,
short and long term planning, surveying, tunneling, slope stability, geomechanics, ore reserve estimation,
fragmentation assessment and optimization, shock and detonation physics and explosive technology.

Ayman is currently a Principal Mining Engineer with Orica Mining Services. His role focuses on innovative
blasting techniques, blast modeling, rock characterization, hazard studies and tailored customer
solutions.

Ayman holds a Doctorate of Philosophy degree in Mining Engineering from Queens University, Canada, a
Master of Science degree in Mining Engineering from Cairo University, Egypt, a Master of Engineering
degree in Engineering Geology & Design of underground Structures from Columbia University, USA and a
Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering Cairo University, Egypt.
He is a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario, Canada and a member of the ISEE and SME. Ayman is
the Author of over 25 peer-reviewed articles and several consulting and technical reports. He is also a
reviewer for several international journals.

Darren Thornton
Darren has over 20 years experience in applied, practical research in diverse fields. He has a degree in
Mathematics and Physics and spent the first eight years working for the Defence Science and Technology
Organisation (DSTO), primarily in the fields of explosive demolition, ordnance disposal techniques,
explosive entry into various structures and damage to ships from underwater explosions. He then moved
to the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) for almost twelve years, adapting his prior
experience to mining applications. Research topics included mining equipment productivity, blast
fragmentation modelling, Mine to Mill, blast movement and ore control. With a maths/science
background and grounding in explosives, Darren came to the mining world with a different view of
mining problems.

Darren was one of the inventors of the Blast Movement Monitor while working for JKMRC. In 2005, he
secured funding for a three-year research project to advance the technology, investigate blast movement
and apply it to ore control, and at the same time, established Blast Movement Technologies (BMT) to
commercialise the technology. Taking this concept to maturity has certainly been my career highlight,
but it would not have been possible without the contribution of a unique group of brilliant individuals. I
get great personal satisfaction from knowing that we are helping the mining industry to become more
efficient and better utilise the worlds limited resources.