SUNDAY, 2 September

15:00-20:30 Registration
19:00-20:30 Get-together Party (Restaurant Fuuga)

MONDAY, 3 September

09:00-10:30 Opening Ceremony (Studio)

Professor Pekka Särkkä, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland

Dr. Boleslaw Firganek, President of the ICAMC, Poland

"Tampere Engineering City"
Dr. Kalle Hakalehto, Tampere Technology Centre, Finland

"Intelligent Mine"
Mr. Esko Alopaeus, Outokumpu Oy, Finland

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-13:00 Technical Session 1 (Hall B)
Equipment, safety and environment
Chairman: Prof. George Danko, USA

Mine communication and information for real time risk analysis
C. Mallett, G. Einicke and P. Glynn, Australia

Approach and method for risk analysis of a large-scale mine automation systems
R. Tiusanen, Finland

Automation applied to a rapid roadway development system for underground coal mining
D. Hainsworth, D. Reid, R. McPhee, J. Ralston, P. Corke and G. Winstanley, Australia

Numerical simulation of failure process when cutting inhomogeneous rocks - Influence of rake angles
S. -Q. Kou and H. -Y. Liu, Sweden, C.-A. Tang, China

Developing real-time diagnostics for cutting heads on underground mining machines
J. Steele, M. Ozbay and B. Miller, USA

13:00-14:00 Lunch (Restaurant Fuuga)

14:00-15:30 Technical Session 2 (Hall B):
Material flow automation
Chairman: Prof. Ludwig Wilke, Germany

Australian mining automation research at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
J. Cunningham, P. Corke, D. Hainsworth, G. Einicke and I. Gibbs, Australia

Use of advanced technology in mastering mine material flow
T. Puhakka and T. Soikkeli, Finland

Automatic data acquisition in a primary mobile crushing unit
E. Satola and K. Nieminen, Finland

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:00 Technical Session 3 (Hall B)
Structural modelling
Chairman: Mr. Lennart Lauren, Finland

3D structural modelling of Kutemajärvi and Pampalo gold deposits in Finland
E. Laine and M. Peltoniemi, Finland

19:00-20:30 City Reception (Museum Centre Vapriikki )

TUESDAY, 4 September

09:00-10:30 Keynote session (Hall B)

Emerging techniques in computer applications
Professor Dr. Carsten Drebenstedt, Technical University of Freiberg, Germany

Design and development of service and maintenance concepts for automatic mining systems
Professor Uday Kumar, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden

10:30-11:00 Coffee break


Discussion during a technical session.

11:00-13:00 Technical Session 4 (Hall B)
Mine planning
Chairman: Dr. Jock Cunningham, Australia

Development of a short term scheduling tool for the Aitik open-pit mine using simulation
A. van Wageningen, The Netherlands, A. Renström, Sweden and H. de Ruiter, The Netherlands

Using OptiMine^TM simulation tool for mine layout designing for AvestaPolarit Chrome Kemi underground mine
V. Kainulainen, E. Lindeman and A. Ruotsalainen, Finland

LHD loading: Moving from tele-operation to automation
J. Steele, C. Debrunner, T. Vincent and M. Whitehorn, USA

Simulation of scheduling strategies in cut-and-fill
S. Haugen, Sweden, and S. Koivisto, Canada

Capacity model for room & pillar operations with continuous miners
A. Bayer and K. Nienhaus, Germany

13:00-14:00 Lunch (Restaurant Fuuga)

14:00-15:30 Technical Session 5 (Hall B)
Mine planning
Chairman: Prof. Uday Kumar, Sweden

Economical optimization of mine production
O. Leinonen, Finland

The quality control system at the Pargas Mine
G. Hakkarainen, Finland

Modern computer applications in mining using Surpac Vision
P. Somervuori, Finland, and N. Middleton, UK


Coffee break - finally!

15:30-16:00 Coffee break

16:00-17:00 Technical Session 6 (Hall B)
Mine planning
Chairman: Dr. Sunniva Haugen, Sweden

Planning procedure improvements by data management systems
T. Oberndorfer, Austria

Mine-wide communication system
J. Raimoaho, Finland

19:30-23:00 Conference Dinner (Restaurant Hämeensilta)

WEDNESDAY, 5 September

09:00-10:30 Technical Session 7 (Hall B):
Database management
Chairman: Prof. Pekka Särkkä, Finland

The utilisation of databases and three-dimensional models in design process by the City of Helsinki
J. Korpi, Finland

Perspectives of the International Rock Excavation Data Exchange Standard for future mine and machine automation
C. Müller, Germany

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-12:30 Technical Session 8 (Hall B)
Advanced control applications
Chairman: Dr. Kalle Hakalehto, Finland

Operator control architecture
G. Danko, USA


Mr. Syrjänen presenting his paper.

Computer applications related to shotcreting in mining
P. Syrjänen and J. Tenhunen, Finland

Image analysis based control of zinc flotation
J. Miettunen, J. Kaartinen and J. Hätönen, Finland


Prof. Särkkä closing the symposium.

Closing words
Prof. Pekka Särkkä, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland

12:30-13:30 Lunch (Restaurant Fuuga)

The IREDES (International Rock Excavation Data Exchange Standard) task force arranged an IREDES Forum and Workshop on Wednesday afternoon from 13:30 to 17:00 at JUVENES Congress Centre (Yliopistonkatu 56), just 50 m across the street from the main entrance of Tampere Hall.

19:00-23:00 Finnish Sauna Evening (Optional, Varala Sports Institute)

Thursday, 6 September
Technical excursions to:
Orivesi Gold Mine
Metso Minerals (Crushing Equipment Production Plant)
Sandvik Tamrock (Drill Rig Factory)