Dr Basil Beamish MAusIMM CP (Min) RPEQ B3 Mining Services Pty Ltd Development of a Principal Mining Hazard Management Plan for Spontaneous Combustion Workshop Dr Basil Beamish MAusIMM CP (Min) RPEQ Managing Director B3 Mining Services Pty Ltd PO Box 1565, Toowong BC QLD 4066 basil@b3miningservices.com Mobile: 61 488 708 949 ©B3 Mining Services Pty Ltd Australian Mine Ventilation Conference August 2017

Module 1 Spontaneous Combustion Processes and Mechanisms The spontaneous combustion spectrum and stages of heating development Processes involved in spontaneous combustion and factors influencing self-heating rates Mechanisms involved in spontaneous combustion and site behaviour ©B3 Mining Services Pty Ltd Australian Mine Ventilation Conference August 2017 2

Module 2 Spontaneous Combustion Hazard Assessment Appropriate testing and sampling strategies Small-scale index testing Incubation testing Sample types and handling Interpreting test results Case study examples Unusual situations Spontaneous combustion likelihood pentagon ©B3 Mining Services Pty Ltd Australian Mine Ventilation Conference August 2017 3

Module 3 Elements of a Principal Mining Hazard Management Plan Purpose of a Principal Mining Hazard Management Plan (PMHMP) for Spontaneous Combustion Key reference documents Hazard identification and sponcom assessment Risk assessment and management controls Additional inputs to the PMHMP Audit and review Trigger Action Response Plans (TARPs) ©B3 Mining Services Pty Ltd Australian Mine Ventilation Conference August 2017

Module 4 Trigger Action Response Plans (TARPs) Sponcom detection Monitoring options Gas evolution testing for underground coal mines Trigger action response plans Case studies ©B3 Mining Services Pty Ltd Australian Mine Ventilation Conference August 2017 5