EIG 2016 – Second Call for Papers

Extractive Industry Geology Conference seeking presentation papers on certain key themes

FOLLOWING the first call for papers at the end of November 2015, the organizers of EIG 2016 say there has been a great response from people wanting to present at the conference, which will take place at the University of Birmingham from 6–9 September.

As usual, the conference will incorporate a diverse range of technical themes, and these will ultimately be determined by the abstracts submitted by potential speakers. For this second call for papers, however, the EIG committee would like to reinforce their proposals for presentations on certain themes:

• As this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan tip disaster, the committee would like one of the themes of the conference to be on recent developments and case studies in the safe design of mine and quarry tips (both solid and liquid) and the eventual reclamation of these to beneficial after-use, where appropriate.
• Groundwater and surface water control within mines and hard rock quarries (to include papers on water-related aspects of quarry design, mitigation design, successful management, regulation, monitoring, reclamation and after-use).
• Health issues within the extractive industry (eg related to respirable crystalline silica (RCS), dust or groundwater pollution).

Other topics on which papers are always welcome include: geotechnics, hydrogeology, industry regulation, mineral exploration, resource assessment and long-term planning for future mineral extraction, geodiversity action plans, research and development in the extractive sector, economic importance of the extractive sector, resurgence of UK mining, digability/equipment selection, and Black Country/local geology.

Case studies, particularly those demonstrating best practice, innovation or interesting lessons learnt, are always very well received. To register interest in presenting on any of the above themes, or an alternative topic, contact: [email protected]