Dr John Player, Director and Principal Engineer, presented this piece at the RaSiM 11 – Rockbursts and Seismicity in Mines conference at The University of Luleå in Sweden. The paper was authored collaboratively by Colin Thomson, John and Adama BARO. Abstract Due to an increasing seismic hazard at the Z55 underground mine at
The Young Achievers Program Launched in 2009, the University of Queensland Young Achievers Program helps students from disadvantaged backgrounds access tertiary education. The students are in years 11 and 12 at state secondary schools, often in rural Queensland. The Young Achievers Program (YAP) supports them by offering mentorship, financial support, personal growth, and leadership
The UQ Young Achievers Program was launched in 2009 to assist students from low-income backgrounds to access tertiary education. The students are from state schools, and often rural Queensland, where they will be the first in their family to attend tertiary education. So far over 370 Young Achievers have been welcomed to the program.
Did you know on 13 July every year, rocks are celebrated all around the world? Not to be mistaken for rock music, the day highlights the significance of rocks and the importance of appreciating the natural world and its geological wonders. At MineGeoTech, we value rocks and everything they can tell us about our
Colin Thomson, Senior Geotechnical Engineer, presented this piece at the AusIMM Underground Operators Conference 2025 in Adelaide. Focussing on the collapse and response of an underground infrastructure at Burkina Faso’s Yaramoko Mine, he covered the collaborative and cost-conscious fix that allowed operations to continue, without a full tunnel replacement. A structure under pressure The
