Behind the Scenes with Bryan

Behind the Scenes with Bryan

By Bryan UlrichScienceEarth Sciences
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Behind the Scenes with Bryan episodes

  • Episode 123: A conversation with Heather Kaminsky

    Heather is with the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT).  She is the self-professed oil sands "Queen of Clay".  She is working towards her own Vision 2030 - where by 2030 fluid fine tailings in oil sands are no longer a concern as reclamation methods will have been found and implemented to return the tailings pond to a useable boreal ecosystem.

    44 min
  • Episode 121: A conversation with Dawn Larsen from Epiroc Digital Solutions Canada


    Dawn is the Digital Solutions Manager for Epiroc Digital Solutions Canada 

    To schedule a No-cost Digital Roadmap Strategy Session: [email protected] Contact: Dawn Larsen, Epiroc Digital Solutions Canada 1-249-377-9983

    Case Studies:

    HudBay: Increased mucking rate by 7% Up to 15% increase in productivity 

    Fosterville: Expects to cut half the time off evacuations with Epiroc Digital Solutions’ Mobilaris Emergency Support https://www.epiroc.com/en-ca/customer-stories/2020/mobilaris-at-kirkland-lake-gold  

    Goldfields: Expect a 12-month ROI on Implementing Digitalization in the Mine https://www.epiroc.com/en-ca/customer-stories/2020/gold-fields-australia-modernization-program 

    Anglo Ahsanti Gold: +18 % improvement in productivity -38% reduction in lost time with logistics

    Software Solutions Discussed in the Podcast: 

    Mobilaris Situational Awareness: https://www.epiroc.com/en-ca/products/digital-solutions/sustainable-and-safe-operations/mobilaris-situational-awareness 

    Onboard: https://www.epiroc.com/en-ca/products/digital-solutions/operational-performance/mobilarisonboard  

    Pocketmine: https://www.epiroc.com/en-ca/products/digital-solutions/operational-performance/mobilaris-pocketmine 

    Emergency Support: https://www.epiroc.com/en-ca/products/digital-solutions/sustainable-and-safe-operations/mobilaris-emergency-support 

    Short Term Interval Control, Planning and Scheduling: https://www.epiroc.com/en-ca/products/digital-solutions/planning-and-scheduling/mobilaris-scheduling 

    Event Automation: https://www.epiroc.com/en-ca/products/digital-solutions/connected-assets/mobilaris-event-automation 

    Enterprise Data Integration Platform: MineRP: https://www.minerp.com/enterprise-interoperability


    28 min
  • Episode 119: An interview of Nahyan Rana

    Nahyan Rana is a PhD candidate at the University of Waterloo and a Geoscientist-in-Training at Klohn Crippen Berger, specializing in Engineering Geology and Remote Sensing for Tailings Dams.  He has several publications about tailings.  Amongst other thing, we discuss dam breaches and flow failures.  

    31 min
  • Episode 117: A conversation with Abigail Paul from the University of Alberta
    Abigail is a graduate student at the University of Alberta's Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental program.  We talk about her recent paper, "COMPARING ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT AND THE OBSERVATIONAL METHOD FOR MINE CLOSURE AND RECLAMATION".  You can find the paper at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366781153_Comparing_adaptive_management_and_the_observational_method_for_mine_closure_and_reclamation
    21 min
  • Episode 116: A conversation with Haley Schafer
    Haley is a geotechnical engineer who recently completed her PhD at the University of Alberta.  Amongst other things, Haley and I discuss her CDA award winning paper titled, "A Failure Modes and Effects Analysis Framework for Assessing Geotechnical Risks of Tailings Dam Closure" which was published in the Journal "Minerals".
    27 min

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This is generally an engineering podcast that often pertains to the world of mining, and especially mining waste management, or whatever else captures my imagination. The episodes, thankfully, will be…