Mining Feature: 2023 Meeting of the Automation and Emerging Technologies Partnership
Thursday, September 21, 2023
The fourth meeting of the Mine Automation and Emerging Technologies Health and Safety Partnership was held as a virtual meeting in two half-day sessions on September 20 and 21, 2023.
This meeting provided a continued opportunity for industry, manufacturers, academia and 
others who are working on autonomous mobile equipment and associated technologies to discuss the state of the technology, including system development, testing, implementation activities, research findings, health and safety concerns, and regulatory considerations.
Agenda
Select presentation links below to view the presented slides in PDF format. Presentation file hosting is courtesy of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association website.
Day 1 - September 20, 2023
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Time (PDT) |
Topic |
Speaker |
Affiliation |
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8:00am |
George Luxbacher |
NIOSH |
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8:15 |
Meeting agenda |
Joel Haight |
Univ of Pittsburgh |
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NIOSH Project Updates |
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8:20 |
Bob Bissonette |
NIOSH |
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8:40 |
Ron Jacksha |
NIOSH |
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9:00 |
Jacob Carr |
NIOSH |
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9:20 |
Dave Yantek |
NIOSH |
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9:40 |
Gary Hebel |
MSHA |
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10:10 |
Break |
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Case Study Session |
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10:25 |
Jo Thompson (prerecorded) |
Hecla |
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11:05 |
Zach Ellis |
Epiroc |
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11:45 |
Joel Haight |
Univ of Pittsburgh |
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12:20 |
Wrap up |
Joel Haight |
Univ of Pittsburgh |
Day 2 - September 21, 2023
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Time (PDT) |
Topic |
Speaker |
Affiliation |
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8:00am |
Welcome |
Joel Haight |
Univ of Pittsburgh |
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8:05 |
Kray Luxbacher |
University of Arizona |
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Panel Discussions |
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8:35 |
Workforce considerations |
Ravitha Sukumaran |
Immersive Technology |
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9:20 |
Automation in small mines |
Libby Pritchard |
NSSGA |
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10:05 |
Future of this partnership |
Jacob Carr, Todd Ruff, Bob Bissonette, Joel Haight |
NIOSH |
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10:25 |
Break |
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10:40 |
Breakout Sessions (concurrent): |
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Underground mine automation technology opportunities and challenges |
Bob Bissonette |
NIOSH |
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Surface mine automation technology opportunities and challenges |
Jacob Carr |
NIOSH |
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11:30 |
Breakout session reports (10 min each) |
Breakout leads |
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11:50 |
Wrap up and feedback on the meeting |
Joel Haight |
Univ of Pittsburgh |