THE FUTURE OF

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• THE FUTURE OF
• MINE SURVEYING EDUCATION AND
• MINE SURVEY
• BOARD REPORT
• - Tony Snow -

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WA Surveying Education
Surveying
Surveying
Mine Surveying
Department of Mines
1967
1969
Surveying
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School Structure
WAIT 1969
WASM 1903
Department of Mines
WASM 1903
Mine
WASM 1969 - 1996
Curtin 1969
Surveying
Surveying
Curtin 1989 Division of Resource
Environment WASM Spatial Sciences
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Surveying Education
WA 1903 School of Mines
1903 - 2 year certificate Surveying for Licensed
Surveyors. 1912 First Surveying Graduate
James Peat - KIA 1917
2 year Associate Degree in Mine Surveying
WASM 1989 Department of Mining
Engineering and Mine Surveying
3 Year Bachelor of Science (Mine and Engineering
Surveying
Today - 2007
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Surveying Education

• 1998
• Year
• 1 2
• Perth
• Bentley
• campus

Surveying 1 2
All common surveying related units taught by the
Department of Spatial Sciences
Year 3
Kalgoorlie WASM responsible for all Mine
Surveying and Mining Engineering Education
2008 Onwards ?
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Surveying Education of Bentley Campus

• Pre 1966 Perth College Surveying Diploma?
• 1966 WAIT - 3 Year Surveying Associate
• 1973 WAIT 3 Year Bachelor of Applied Science
• (Surveying and Mapping)
• 1986 WAIT 4 Year Bachelor of Surveying
• 1987 Curtin 4 Year Bachelor of Surveying

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Mine Surveying Career Paths

• 2 Year associate Degree (Mine Surveying)

Mine Surveying
Open Pit Mine Surveying Grade 2 Authorisation
Underground Mine Surveying Grade 1 Authorisation
Perth Bentley Campus
WASM Kalgoorlie Campus
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Mine Surveying Career Paths

• Bachelor of Science (Mine and Engineering
  Surveying)

Engineering Surveying
Mine Surveying
Open Pit Mine Surveying Grade 2 Authorisation
Underground Mine Surveying Grade 1 Authorisation
1st Class Quarry managers registration
Post Graduate Diploma of Surveying and Mapping
(4th Year)
Graduate Diploma In Mining
Cadastral Surveying
Underground Mine Manager
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Perth Bentley Campus
Kalgoorlie WASM Campus
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Mine Surveying Future Options 1

• Keep the course as 3 years
• Course becomes a Spatial Science Course
• OR
• Jointly Owned Within WASM
• Year 1 and 2 - Spatial Sciences Department
• Year 3 Department of Mining Engineering in Mine
  Surveying

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Mine Surveying Future Options 2

• Extend to a 4 Year Course
• Called Bachelor of Mining Engineering (Mine
  Surveying)
• OR
• Bachelor of Mine Surveying and Planning
• 2 Years Perth Spatial Sciences
• 2 Years Kalgoorlie Dept MEMS
• AIM
• Provide Mine Surveying Qualifications
• Mining Engineering Qualifications

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Mine Surveying Future Option 2
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Mine Surveying Future Option 2
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Mine Surveying Future Option 3

• Bachelor of Surveying 4 year degree
• Degree owned wholly by Spatial Sciences
• Divided into 2 streams
• General Surveying 4 years Bentley campus
• Mine Surveying Years 1, 2 4 Bentley campus
• Year 3 WASM Campus

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Mine Surveying Future Option 3
Bentley Campus
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Mine Surveying Future Option 3
WASM Campus Year 3
Bentley Campus Year 4
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• Mines Survey Board Report 2006 to 2007

Current Board Members Martin Knee State Mining
Engineer and Chairman of the Board Tony
Snow WALSLB Representative Andrew Jarosz
Academic Representative from Curtin Russell
Haigh SSI Nomination Terry Carlsson SSI
nomination Ben Ingham - SSI nomination
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Mines Survey Board Report 2006 to 2007

• Authorised Registrations numbers for the past 18
  months are the following

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Mines Survey Board Report 2006 to 2007 - Issues

• Mutual Recognition (Lack of) with NSW Board of
  Surveying and Spatial Information
• NSW is the only other jurisdiction in Australia
  that has a legal requirement that Mine Surveyors
  must have a Certificate of Competency to be a
  Registered Mining Surveyor.
• NSW Registration is based on
• 3 year Award or better Now talking about 4 year
  award.
• Surveys and Plans Project
• b) SB2 Mining Law (written assessment, minimum 2
  hours)
• Oral Assessment.
• 15 points of CPD per year
• WA Authorisation Based on
• 3 year Advanced Diploma or WASM Associate Degree
• Necessary Open Pit or Underground Experience
• Letter of competency from suitable supervisor.

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Mines Survey Board Report 2006 to 2007 - Issues

• Problem
• NSW Mining is predominantly coal mining and
  registration is based on this area.
• WA mining is predominantly hard rock mining
• Mining Law (NSW) Exam
• The candidate will be required to demonstrate a
  first hand knowledge of the following
• Survey and Drafting Directions for Mine
  Surveyors.
• Survey and Drafting Directions for Mining
  Surveyors
• Relevant Acts and Regulations for applications
  for Leases and Licenses.
• Relevant Acts and Regulations and other relevant
  documentation as it applies to the mining
  surveyor.

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Mines Survey Board Report 2006 to 2007 - Issues

• NSW BOSSI
• The Board is committed to the maintenance of
  reciprocity between the various jurisdictions in
  Australia.
• If an accredited surveyor from another
  jurisdiction applies to practise in New South
  Wales the Board will register that person
• a) in accordance with the provisions of the
  Mutual Recognition Act, 1993
• b) irrespective of any deficiency in CPD points
  held at that time.
• However WA Authorised Surveyors have had problems

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Mines Survey Board Report 2006 to 2007 - Issues
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Mines Survey Board Report 2006 to 2007 - Issues

• WA Board View
• a) WA Authorisation under the Mutual
  Recognition Act should be recognised.
• b) BOSSI are quite within their rights to
  impose conditions on a WA applicant
• - Certification limited to hard rock
  mining only.
• c) Consistent legislation across Australia a
  good Idea, but difficult to enact.

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Mines Survey Board Report 2006 to 2007 - Issues

• Mines Survey Board has also been looking at
  future possible means of assessing candidates to
  ensure they have the relevant qualifications or
  experience
• a) Project presented to demonstrate mine
  surveying work.
• Board provides criteria of experience to be met
  by applicants MSB to ensure all are met by
  applicant via logbook
• Pier review of project/work at workplace.
• Problem resources required in terms of time
  and money.

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• General Register of Surveyors.
• Includes an Endorsements (surveying
  specialisations) in mining.
• Mining Surveyors are competent in the measurement
  and mapping of mine workings and exploration.
• There are two endorsements for Mine Surveyors
• a) Mining A for all mines.
• b) Mining O for open-cut mines only.
• There appears to be no Legal requirement in
  Queensland that a person be endorsed mine
  surveyor.
• Continued endorsement requirement is 15 CPD
  points per year.

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Mines Survey Board Report 2006 to 2007 - Issues

• Electronic Mine Plans Proposal Accepted by
  Board
• Louise Fogarty Presentation