Case studies

Academic publications

McFadyen, B, Grenon, M, Woodward, K & Potvin, Y 2024, Optimising stope design through economic and geotechnic assessments of predictions made at a meter scale resolution using the sites' reconciled data, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, vol. 178 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2024.105778
Woodward, K, McFadyen, B & Tremblay, K 2024, Integrating a new approach at the Westwood mine site for predicting the stope mined geometry, in P Andrieux & D Cumming-Potvin (eds.) Deep Mining 2024: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Deep and High Stress Mining, pp. 1335-1348 https://doi.org/10.36487/ACG_repo/2465_88
McFadyen, B 2024, Developing a new methodology for predicting open stopes' performance, Doctoral thesis, Université Laval, Quebec City https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/146964
McFadyen, B, Grenon, M, Woodward, K & Potvin, Y 2023, Assessing stope performance using georeferenced octrees and multivariate analysis, Mining Technology, vol. 132, no. 2, 132-2,152 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/25726668.2023.2205080
McFadyen, B, Grenon, M, Woodward, K & Potvin, Y 2023, Predicting open stope performance at an octree resolution using multivariate models, Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, vol. 123, no. 6, pp. 309-320 http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2411-9717/2770/2023
McFadyen, B, Woodward, KR & Potvin, Y 2021, Open stope design; beyond the Stability Graph, Underground Operators Conference 2021, AusIMM, Melbourne https://www.ausimm.com/publications/conference-proceedings/underground-operators-conference-2021/open-stope-design-beyond-the-stability-graph/
Cumming-Potvin, D, Tierney, S, Potvin, Y, Thin, I & Grant, D 2021, A methodology for assessing stope design modifying factors for the Olympic Dam Mine, Proceedings of the Underground Operators Conference 2021, The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Melbourne, pp. 473-485
Linzer, LM, Hildyard, MW, Spottiswoode, SM & Wesseloo, J 2020, Do stopes contribute to the seismic source?, The Journal of The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, vol. 120, no. 1, pp. 81-90
Potvin, Y, Woodward, KR, McFadyen, B, Thin, I & Grant, D 2020, Benchmarking of stope design and reconciliation practices, in J Wesseloo (ed.) Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Underground Mining Technology, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, pp. 299-308 https://doi.org/10.36487/ACG_repo/2035_14
McFadyen, B, Woodward, KR, Potvin, Y & Grenon, M 2020, A new stope reconciliation approach, in J Wesseloo (ed.) Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Underground Mining Technology, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, pp. 335-350 https://doi.org/10.36487/ACG_repo/2035_17
Woodward, K, McFadyen, B, Potvin, Y & Wesseloo, J 2019, Probabilistic Stope Design, MRIWA Project No. M489, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth https://www.mriwa.wa.gov.au/research-projects/project-portfolio/probabilistic-stope-design/
McFadyen, B, Grenon, M, Morissette, P & Woodward, K 2019, Preliminary assessment of primary stope performance for a seismically active mine, 53rd U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, American Rock Mechanics Association, Alexandria https://admin.onepetro.org/ARMAUSRMS/proceedings-abstract/ARMA19/All-ARMA19/ARMA-2019-1679/125004
Linzer, LM, Hildyard, MW, Spottiswoode, SM & Wesseloo, J 2019, Do stopes contribute to the seismic source?, in W Joughin (ed.) Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Deep and High Stress Mining, The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Johannesburg
Potvin, Y, Grant, D, Mungur, G, Wesseloo, J & Kim, Y 2016, Practical stope reconciliation in large-scale operations part 2, Olympic Dam, South Australia, Seventh International Conference & Exhibition on Mass Mining (MassMin 2016), The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Melbourne https://www.ausimm.com/publications/conference-proceedings/seventh-international-conference--exhibition-on-mass-mining-massmin-2016/practical-stope-reconciliation-in-large-scale-operations-part-2-olympic-dam-south-australia/
Potvin, Y, Grant, D & Mungur, G 2015, Towards a practical stope reconciliation process in large-scale bulk underground stoping operations, Olympic Dam, South Australia, CIM Journal, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 102-110
Potvin, Y, Grant, D & Munger, G 2012, Towards a practical stope reconciliation process at Olympic Dam, , Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, Sudbury https://onemine.org/documents/towards-a-practical-stope-reconciliation-process-in-large-scale-bulk-underground-stoping-operations-olympic-dam-south-australia
Hudyma, MR, Frenette, P & Leslie, I 2010, Monitoring open stope caving at Goldex Mine, Caving 2010: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Block and Sublevel Caving, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, pp. 133-144 https://doi.org/10.36487/ACG_rep/1002_6_Hudyma