Michael HitchDirector, Australian Centre for Sustainable Mining Practices
Dr. Hitch is a registered professional engineer and professional geoscientist in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Dr. Hitch’s research interests centre on the mine of the future. This notion challenges one to consider not only the traditional aspects of mine design, extraction and closure but also aspects of greenhouse gas emissions and the social implications of mine operation. Dr. Hitch’s research considers operational efficiencies through the lens of sustainability and appropriate extraction that seeks to provide a platform for local prosperity and sustainable livelihoods for all actors. Dr. Hitch has travelled to 189 countries in various capacities including as a senior mining executive in his prior life including; a Mining Analyst and Corporate Finance professional for several Toronto brokerages; as Executive Vice President Corporate Development for Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Vice President Corporate Development for AngloGold Ashanti, Director of Corporate Development – Western Hemisphere for Echo Bay Mines, and Manager of Business Development for TeckCominco. Michael served on the board of directors and as a technical advisor for several TSX and NASDAQ companies.
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Workshop Convenors
Wednesday: Landform evolution modelling for mine rehabilitation EAMS-SIBERIA Workshop Friday: Stream 1 - Best Practice Ecological Rehabilitation of Mined Lands Workshop Stream 2 - New practices to advance mine rehab in the Hunter Valley Workshop |
Workshop Précis
New practices to advance mine rehab in the Hunter Valley.
New practices to advance mine rehab in the Hunter Valley.
Australian Centre for Sustainable Mining Practices are conducting a workshop on practices to advance mine rehabilitation in the Hunter Valley.
This will include:
This will be an interactive workshop with worked examples and discussion.
Participants are requested to bring a notebook computer with Excel.
Presented and facilitated by A/Prof Michael Hitch, Dr Simit Raval, and Dr Wendy Timms.
www.mining.unsw.edu.au
www.acsmp.unsw.edu.au
Smart sensing for mine environments - Dr Simit Raval
Balancing site water accounts – focusing on aquifer interference and mine discharge - Dr Wendy Timms
Social License and Sustainability: The cornerstone of corporate social responsibility - A/Prof Michael Hitch
This will include:
- Corporate social responsibility and sustainable practices
- Smart sensing for mine environments
- Balancing site water accounts – focusing on aquifer interference and mine discharge
This will be an interactive workshop with worked examples and discussion.
Participants are requested to bring a notebook computer with Excel.
Presented and facilitated by A/Prof Michael Hitch, Dr Simit Raval, and Dr Wendy Timms.
www.mining.unsw.edu.au
www.acsmp.unsw.edu.au
Smart sensing for mine environments - Dr Simit Raval
- Fundamentals of Remote sensing.
- What satellite images are available? How to get it?
- How to perform a basic image analysis and what do we get out of that?
- Emerging sensors and platforms (UAVs/drones) – capabilities and applications for mine environments.
Balancing site water accounts – focusing on aquifer interference and mine discharge - Dr Wendy Timms
- Overview of the Water Accounting Framework. Guide & spreadsheet are here: Minerals Council of Australia
- Worked example of site water account. Participants to use their own PC with Excel
- Summary of site water accounts across Hunter Valley, Timms et al 2016, Water International journal
- How to account for aquifer interference and mine discharge. Tips and tricks discussion.
Social License and Sustainability: The cornerstone of corporate social responsibility - A/Prof Michael Hitch
- Redefining Social license
- Applying Principles of social license in mature mining camps
- Actor Mapping and Analysis
- Losing social license