The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in collaboration with the
South African National Institute of Rock Engineering are organising the
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SLOPE STABILITY IN
OPEN PIT MINING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING
SLOPE STABILITY 2015
12–14 OCTOBER 2015
Cape Town Convention Centre, Cape Town
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The symposium will address important
developments in design, analysis, excavation
and management of rock slopes. The
organising committee will aim to provide a
programme containing valuable and
stimulating information. This should be of
interest to:
> Geotechnical - rock engineers and
engineering geologists
> All open pit mine personnel
> Mine management
> Consulting engineers
> Road and rail engineers
> Contractors
> Blasting specialists
> Research and academic personnel
> Hydrogeologists
> Manufacturers and suppliers of slope
stabilisation equipment
> Slope monitoring and survey specialists
> Manufacturers and suppliers of slope
monitoring and survey equipment and
geotechnical instrumentation
> Government minerals and energy
personnel
> Health and safety personnel and officials.
EXHIBITION/SPONSORSHIP
Sponsorship opportunities are available.
Companies wishing to sponsor or exhibit should
contact the Conference Co-ordinator.
BACKGROUND
pen pit mines are being planned to
O increasingly great depths, often beyond the
current experience and knowledge base, with
the exception perhaps of some very steep and
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high natural rock slopes. Despite recent advances,
there remains significant challenges in
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understanding the mechanisms of slope behaviour
and failure, and methods of stability analysis for
such slopes. In an attempt to bring together the
state of the art capabilities in these fields, as well
as new research and developments, the South OBJECTIVES
African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM) > To document information regarding
in collaboration with the South African National state of the art rock slope design
Institute of Rock Engineering (SANIRE) are and excavation
organising a specialist international symposium on > to gather together the latest
the Stability of Rock Slopes, to be held in Cape information regarding the
Town in October 2015. Cape Town is considered application of probabilistic design
to be a very appropriate location for the and risk analyses of slopes
symposium. There is a wide choice of hotels, > to provide information on state of
the art slope monitoring and
within a few minutes walk of the symposium
maintenance techniques
venue. In the area there are many steep natural
rock slopes, and there are significant hard rock > to present valuable, illustrative and
quarries within about an hour’s drive. Technical interesting case studies.
site visits to various natural slopes and the
quarries will be arranged.
Sponsors:
For further information contact:
Head of Conferencing, Raymond van der Berg
SAIMM, P O Box 61127, Marshalltown 2107
Tel: (011) 834-1273/7
Fax: (011) 833-8156 or (011) 838-5923
E-mail: raymond@saimm.co.za
Website: http://www.saimm.co.za
 The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in collaboration with the
South African National Institute of Rock Engineering are organising the
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON SLOPE STABILITY IN OPEN PIT MINING AND
CIVIL ENGINEERING

SLOPE STABILITY 2015

12–14 OCTOBER 2015
Cape Town Convention Centre, Cape Town

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CALL FOR PAPERS > Numerical stress analysis approaches in slope stability
The Conference is being organised by the Southern African > Slope monitoring techniques—seismic, radar, laser
Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, and individuals are invited scanning, GPS, conventional, etc;
to submit papers for the Conference. Titles and short > Slope stability as a three dimensional issue
abstracts (no more than 500 words) should be submitted in
> Slope excavation—latest blasting techniques
English to Head of Conferencing, Raymond van der Berg,
via e-mail: raymond@saimm.co.za > Support and stabilisation of slopes
Enquiries may be made at: Tel: +27 11 834-1273/7 > Groundwater issues in slope stability
Facsimile: +27 11 838-5923 or > Slope management
E-mail: raymond@saimm.co.za > Financial aspects and slope stability
Website: http://www.saimm.co.za > Case studies.

TOPICS
Papers are invited on any aspect relevant to rock slopes. The KEY DATES
following list of topics provides a guideline: 23 January 2015 Submission of abstracts
> Slope design criteria and design methods
30 January 2015 Acceptance of abstracts
> Slope failure mechanisms
> Risk analysis of slopes 6 March 2015 Submission of final paper
> Rock falls—analysis and control 12–14 October 2015 Symposium

The Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
Head of Conferencing, Raymond van der Berg
SLOPE STABILITY 2015
P.O. Box 61127, Marshalltown, 2107, Tel: +27 11 834-1273/7
THE DETAILS OF THIS FORM CAN BE E-MAILED TO: raymond@saimm.co.za
or FAXED TO: +27 11 838-5923 / 833-8156

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