The CIM Vancouver Branch is pleased to invite you to our September Luncheon

Keynote Speaker: Roy Slack. Director Cementation Americas

Title: The San Jose Mine Rescue of 2010: Lessons Learned

Date: September 19, 2024

Location: Pinnacle Hotel Vancouver Harbourfront

Reception Start Time: 11:30am

Lunch Start Time: 12:00pm

Presentation Start Time: ~12:30pm

Bio:

Roy Slack is a professional engineer and a graduate of Queen’s University in Kingston, with a degree in mining engineering.

In 1998 he started Cementation’s operations in North America, providing design-build mine construction services to the mining sector. In 2008 Roy was awarded the Engineer’s Medal for Entrepreneurship by the Professional Engineers of Ontario. In 2013 he was appointed to the Province of Ontario’s first Prevention Council to advise the government on workplace safety. In 2017 Nipissing University bestowed upon him an Honorary Doctorate.

Roy retired from Cementation in 2019 but remains very active in the mining community. He continues to sit on Cementation's Board of Directors and on the Board of Directors for Torex Gold Resources. In 2019-2020 he was President of CIM. He remains active in CIM, on the Executive of the Health & Safety Society and the Northern Gateway Branch, as well as an Associate Editor for CIM Journal

Abstract:

In August of 2010 a fall of ground trapped 33 miners 700m below the surface in a mine in Northern Chile. The world watched as the Chilean government and the global mining industry joined forces to apply the latest in drilling and mine rescue technology to find and rescue the trapped miners. By October 13 2010 all the miners had been safely brought to surface.

The rescue was a testament to the ability of the global mining industry to collaborate and innovate. It also provided some valuable lessons learned when it comes to mine safety.

The Cementation Group carried out one of the 3 rescue plans at the San Jose mine in Chile and the lessons learned from that event are as relevant today as they were then and are the focus of this presentation.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Pinnacle Hotel Harbourfront, 1133 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, Canada