UGOPS 2025 Photo Gallery
Re-live the magic of the AusIMM Underground Operators Conference 2025. View our photo gallery from the conference, this year held in Adelaide.
Simon Yazdan, Early Career Geotechnical Engineer
BEng (Mining), MEng (CivEng (Geotechnics)) Simon graduated from the University of Tehran in 2011 with a degree in Mining Engineering. Subsequently, he has undertaken a Master's in Geotechnics at RMIT and has completed a PhD in Geotechnics at the University of Adelaide. Simon has more than 5 years of experience in geotechnical engineering. Technical
The Dos and Don’ts of Diamond Core for Geotechnical Logging
Written by our Geologist, Lyndell Juggernaut Geotechnical logging of diamond drill core is used to characterize the rock mass and the structural setting. The collected data is applied in geotechnical studies to design mine excavations (open pit slope angles and underground mine excavation sizes and required ground support schemes). Any feature that will
Ground Support Technology for Highly Stressed Excavations
Are you a professional in mining engineering, including civil engineering, geological engineering, and geotechnical engineering, or undertaking advanced postgraduate studies? This book might be for you. Read more or get your copy
Ravi Bagga, Geotechnical Engineer
Ravi Bagga Geotechnical Engineer What is your role, and how long have you been at MGT? My current role is Geotechnical Engineer and I joined MGT in September 2023. I worked for MineLiDAR as a Drone Pilot and Data Analyst for six months before moving to MGT in
8 Weeks: A Day in the Life of a Junior Geotechnical Engineer During Underground Site Training
This is Pavel Olegovich Novomodny, one of our Geotechnical Engineers who has completed our Underground Time training program as part of his Early Career/Junior Geotechnical Engineer development over an eight-week period during the winter of 2022. As part of the training, Pavel was seconded to our client, 29 Metals, and third-party contractors Byrnecut,
Chris McDiarmid, Geotechnical Engineer
BSc (Geology, Physical Geography) Chris is an experienced Geotechnical Engineer with over nine years of diverse experience across the civil and mining sectors. He has held a variety of roles – including underground and open-pit site support, ground investigation coordination, engineering geology, and field management – across New Zealand, Australia, and several South Pacific
Herman Zlobin, Senior Geotechnical Engineer
BEng (Civil) (Hons), PhD (Geological Engineering) Herman is a geotechnical engineer with over 14 years of experience in mining, tunnelling, and civil projects across various countries like Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, and Japan. Herman holds a PhD in Geological Engineering and during his studies he was involved in various technical roles from rock laboratory
Ravi Bagga, Geotechnical Engineer
BEng (Industrial), MInfTech, Graduate Diploma (Mining), MProEng (Mining), MAusIMM Ravi graduated from the Western Australian School of Mines in 2021 with a graduate diploma in Mining Engineering and completed his Master of Professional Engineering in 2025. He has more than 15 years experience in the mining industry having worked in a range of roles
Meet the Team: Chris McDiarmid, Engineering Geologist
Chris McDiarmid Engineering Geologist What is your role, and how long have you been at MGT? I am an Engineering Geologist providing Geotechnical Site Support for several mine sites across Australia & have only recently started at MGT 2-3 months ago. What sparked your interest in