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Welcometo the 15th ACPS Conference & Exhibition

Welcome to the 15th Australian Coal Preparation Society Conference, the pinnacle in coal preparation in Australia. your participation in our biennial conference will enable

us to better understand the issues, work on the solutions and

continue excellence in coal preparation.

Be sure to visit the exhibition, with more than 40 of the

industry’s leading suppliers, there will be ample opportunity

to refresh relationships and develop new ones.

I would like to thank all committee members who worked

tirelessly over 18 months in putting together another technically

advanced conference and wonderful social program.

I hope you find the conference informative and enjoyable.

Wayne Barnettnational Chairmanaustralian Coal Preparation Society

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Partners Program 14

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Contents

Technical Committee

Chairman dale Hoffmann – Sedgman Limited

Editorglenn Sherritt – a&B mylec Pty Ltd

Committee Chris Clarkson – C Clarkson & associatesWesley easman – Cockatoo Coal Bruce Firth mathew geedion Lucke – rio Tintodarren mathewson – Quality Process Solutionsnerrida Scott – The University of Queenslandandrew Swanson – QCC resourcesChris Wood – Partition enterprises

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Local Organising Committee

Chairman Warren Ingram – Sedgman Limited

Treasurer Zoe Bennetts – a&B mylec Pty Ltd

Committeematt allen – Hatchngaire Baker – ge miningColin eames – martin and robinsonJulie-anne Homan – aCPSLynne Lewis – SgS australia Pty LtdBrooke mather – Lend Leasegerald van niekerk – Sedgman Limited

Partners Programmichelle van niekerk – metso minerals australia Limited

Conference Secretariat and Exhibition Convenor rob Casey – Casey & Company Pty Ltd

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1 Quality Handling Systems2 Ishigaki oceania Pty Ltd3 SnF4 SgS australia Pty Ltd5 Control Systems Technology6 outotec7 minco Tech australia8 Hatch9 Burkert Fluid Control Systems10 dra global11 Joest australia Pty Ltd12 mcLanahan Corporation13 Victaulic australia Pty Ltd14 Tomra Sorting Pty Ltd15 Schenck Process australia Pty Ltd16 Thermo Scientific17 Bokela gmBH18 metso19 BaSF australia

Exhibitor List

20 andritz Seperation21 Western Process equipment22 Sefar Pty Ltd23 International Paint24 Scantech25 gardner denver Industries26 Sedgman Limited27 Partition enterprises Pty Ltd28 LaserBond Limited29 alfa Laval australia30 Science developments Pty Ltd31 Bilfinger Water Technologies32 Jacobs33 aSTeC australia Pty Ltd34 Process Control Services Pty LtdP1 multotecP2 Weir minerals australiaP3 HmaP4 Steinert australia Suite 1 nalco australia Suite 2 elastomers australiaSuite 3+4 FLSmidth

Conference Map / Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre

an integral part of the 15th aCPS Conference is the trade exhibition which will

be located in Hall 1 on the ground floor. all morning, lunch & afternoon teas will

be served within the exhibition area, creating an excellent opportunity to refresh

relationships and develop new ones. The following trade exhibitors are confirmed

at the time of printing.

Hall 1EXHIBITION

SuitesArena 1B Plenary SessionsEntrance through first floor doors Registration Exhibition

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Event Time Date / Details

10:00 exhibitor Set Up / Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre (GCCEC)

14:00 registration & exhibition open - delegate Satchels - Sponsored by real Time group

Lanyards - Sponsored by Hatch / GCCEC - Inside Main Entrance - Ground Floor

14:30-16:30 exhibition Bar open - Sponsored by real Time group / GCCEC - Hall 1

16:30-18:30 arrival Function - Sponsored by metso minerals australia / GCCEC - Hall 1

19:00 day Concludes

7:30 registration open / GCCEC - Inside Main Entrance - Ground Floor

8:45 opening Ceremony / Session Chair: Warren Ingram (LoC Chairman) Welcome to Country - yugambeh Traditional owners8:55 official Welcome / Wayne Barnett (aCPS national Chairman) 9:10 Key note Speaker - Rob Neale, President Queensland resources Council9.50 International guest Speaker - Sponsored by ge mining

10:30 morning Tea - Sponsored by eriez magnets / GCCEC - Hall 1

14th September 2014Sunday

15th September 2014Monday

11:00 Arthur Le Page Lecture Session Chair: Wayne Barnett The current focus for r & d within the South african environment Johan de Korte, Senior Coal Preparation engineer, CSIr 12:00 Lunch - Sponsored by Jord / GCCEC - Hall 1

13:00 Session 1 - NEW PLANTS Session Chair: Zoe Bennetts 1a. The design and operation of the mangoola Coal Handling and Preparation Plant -

Sorensen, Irwin, O’Farrell & Swanson 1b. rangal Coal measure CHPP design and Commissioning - Hunt & Hoffmann 1c. macarthur river mine Heavy medium Plant - differences and Similarities with Coal dense medium Cyclone Plants - Wallace, Strohmayr, Cameron & Mathewson14:30 afternoon Tea - Sponsored by mcLanahan Corporation / GCCEC - Hall 1

15:00-16:30 Session 2 - OPERATIONS Session Chair: Matt Allen 2a. radio-detectable density Tracers - experience to date - Wood, Wood & Hicks 2b. CPP magnetite audits deliver Cost Savings and yield Increases - Ryan, Mathewson 2c. The design and Completion of a Plant audit at moolarben Coal’s CHPP - Hicks16:00-17:00 exhibition Bar open - Sponsored by Lend Lease / GCCEC - Hall 1

17:45-18:00 Coaches Depart for Evening Function / Jupiters Hotel - Main Entrance

18:30 Welcome Function - Sponsored by Hma group / Dreamworld - dress “Beach Theme”21:30-23:30 Return Coaches available to Jupiters Hotel. Last coach departs 23:3023:59 day Concludes

All Plenary Sessions will be held in Arena 1B - See location map on page 4

8:00 registration open / GCCEC - Inside Main Entrance - Ground Floor

8:00-9:00 golf players clubs required at registration8:30 Session 3 - PLANT UPGRADES Session Chair: Chris Wood 3a. Upgrade of the Kestrel Coal Handling & Preparation Plant (CHPP) - Busst 3b. design, Construction and Commissioning of a Brownfield CHPP expansion at ravensworth north operations - Walsh, Garraway & Hunt 3c. Incorporation of Product Sizing to Upgrade Coals to a Coking Specification at middlemount - Hanrahan, Clarkson, Hoffmann10:00 morning Tea - Sponsored by Xstrata Technology / GCCEC - Hall 1

10:30-11:30 Session 4 - PLANT UPGRADES Session Chair: Andrew Swanson 4a. Increased Fine Coal recovery at north goonyella Through Baleen Filter Technology - Agenbag 4b. Brownfields CPP Fines Upgrade design and Commissioning - Power & Hoffmann11:40-18:30 Coaches Depart for Cec Hethorn Memorial Golf Day - Lakelands Golf Club -

Sponsored by FLSmidth, SnF australia, elastomers australia and a&B mylec / GCCEC - Main Entrance

16th September 2014Tuesday

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11:45-18.00 Coaches Depart for Lunch Cruise - Sponsored by Sedgman Limited / GCCEC - Main Entrance

enjoy a short cruise on the picturesque gold Coast broadwater before landing at the gorgeous paradise of South Stradbroke Island’s mcLarens Landing. Indulge in local delicacies, relax and enjoy this natural ecosystem or get your adrenaline running on the motorised Segway, Parasailing or Speed Boat ride (at

own expense). Following lunch, cruise to the open seas for a whale watching experience not to be missed.

11:50-17:00 Coaches Depart for Technical Tour - Sponsored by Sampling expert / GCCEC - Main Entrance

The tour will include a comprehensive tour of rocky Point Sugar mill, australia’s oldest privately owned

sugar refinery. Built in 1897, the mill has been classified as a world class facility, self-sufficient and envi-

ronmentally sustainable, processing about 4,000 tonnes of cane and making 600 tonnes of raw crystal

sugar p/a. In 2002 a new boiler and powerhouse, known as a cogeneration plant, was installed, allowing

the mill crush and producing 30 mW/hr of renewable green electricity, or about 200gWh per annum.

Lunch during the day will include a stop at the 130 year old yatala pie shop culminating with a tour of one

of australia’s oldest distilleries. Note: dress requirement for both refinery and distillery is long sleeve shirt and long pants with closed shoes (not sand shoes).

All Coaches Return to Jupiters Hotel 18:30 day Concludes

All Plenary Sessions will be held in Arena 1B - See location map on page 4

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17th September 2014Wednesday

8:00 registration open / GCCEC - Inside Main Entrance - Ground Floor

9:00 Session 5 - COARSE COAL PROCESSING & MEDIUM CIRCUITS Session Chair: Chris Clarkson 5a. dynamic Impacts of mining and Preparation Processes on a dmC Circuit - Firth, O’Brien, Holtham, Scott, Hu, Dixon & Burger 5b. Influences on medium non-magnetic Concentration & associated dmC Performance Impacts -

Meyers, O’Brien, Sherritt, & Jones 5c. delineating High & Low density Bypass measurement mechanisms & Selected

Performance Parameters in Large diameter dense medium Cyclones - Sherritt, Meyers & Atkinson10:30 morning Tea - Sponsored by mineral Technologies / GCCEC - Hall 1

11:00 Session 6 - FINE COAL PROCESSING Session Chair: Darren Mathewson 6a. Full Scale Plant operation of reflux Classifier Circuits - Mitchell, Hoffmann & Hartmann 6b. Floating Coarser Coals in Fluidised-Bed Separators - Kohmuench, Luttrell, Christodoulou & Yan 6c. Spiral Splitter automation at new acland - Van Niekerk

12:30 Lunch - Sponsored by QCC resources Pty Ltd / GCCEC - Hall 1

13:30 Session 7 - FLOTATION Session Chair: Bruce Firth 7a. The Future of Thermal Coal Flotation - Mercuri, Osborne & Young 7b. a Commentary on design of mechanical Flotation Circuits for Coal applications -

Murphy, Heath & Dube 7c. Flotation in the australian Coal Industry – experiences with the Jameson Cell -

Huynh, Kohli & Osborne15:00 National Annual General Meeting 15:15 afternoon Tea - Sponsored by by mmd australia / GCCEC - Hall 1

15:15-17:00 eXHIBITIon TIme / GCCEC - Hall 1

15:30-17:00 exhibition Bar open - Sponsored by real Time group

18:30 Pre dinner drinks / GCCEC - Arena 2

19:00-23:30 Conference dinner - Sponsored by minco Tech australia / GCCEC - Arena 2 - dress Formal “Black & White”23.30 day Concludes

All Plenary Sessions will be held in Arena 1B - See location map on page 4

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18th September 2014Thursday8:00 registration open / GCCEC - Inside Main Entrance - Ground Floor

9:00 Session 8 - DEWATERING Session Chair: Dale Hoffman 8a. dewatering Properties of australian Coals - O’Brien, McNally & Taylor 8b. application of the Hyperbaric disc Filter for Fine Coal Product dewatering -

Drummond, MacKinnon & Sorensen 8c. development of a monitoring System for early detection of Centrifuge Failures - Wojtas, Kozlowski & Kryca10:30 morning Tea - Sponsored by multotec / GCCEC - Hall 1

11:00 Session 9 - PROJECT AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 1 Session Chair: Nerrida Scott 9a. The Importance of a Unified Coal Quality database - a Baralaba Perspective -

Easman, Roberts 9b. new generation online Slurry Particle density meter - Lambert, Cox & Nicholson12:00 Lunch - Sponsored by Tomra Sorting Pty Ltd / GCCEC - Hall 1

13:00 exhibitors Commence Pack Up

13:00 Session 10 - PROJECT AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 2 Session Chair: Wesley Easman 10a. r&d of dust Control Technology - Wypych, Grima, Hastie & Mar

10b. dry Jigging of Coal - Breuer, Hees & Oezdemir14:00 Closing Session - rapporteur 2016 national Conference announcement14:30 Conference Conclusion

All Plenary Sessions will be held in Arena 1B - See location map on page 4

Dress: Smart Casual clothes are suitable for daily sessions, Sun arrival function and Tue activities. “Beach Theme” for mon welcome dinner and formal “Black and White” for Wed Conference dinner.

Events: There will be some additional activities (segway) and spirits available for purchase by cash or cc during the Tue lunch cruise & Wed conference dinner

Name Badges: Lanyards will be distributed at time of registration. It is essential they be worn at all times for entry into plenary sessions, trade exhibition & social functions.

Mobile Phones: mobile phones are not permitted to be turned on during conference sessions and functions.

Internet: Wireless Internet is provided FoC by the aCPS within the gCCeC Facility. Please see registration desk for user name & password.

Disclaimer: The aCPS Conference program information is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication. The aCPS reserve the right to change or remove any information where necessary without notice.

Emergency Contacts:

registration: Julie-anne Homan/Zoe Bennetts – 0407279100

Technical / Presentations: glenn Sherritt - 0400 279 339

exhibition / Functions / events: rob Casey – Ph. 0415 623985

Technical Tour: Lynne Lewis - 0417 716 081

golf: Colin eames - 0417 639 865

Partners Program: michelle van niekerk - 0410 220 863

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