Associated Event
Fourth International Slope Stability in Mining Conference
27-29 October 2025 | Vancouver, Canada
Instrumentation and Slope Monitoring and Implementation Workshop
26 October 2025 | Vancouver, Canada
This ACG workshop will focus on new developments relating to conventional terrestrial monitoring systems such as open pit radars, prisms, laser scanning, and photogrammetry, as well as the integration of the different types of these monitoring systems and their interpretation. Application examples from many companies providing these new technologies include land cover determination, feature extraction, persistent change detection and monitoring, terrain
slope characterisation, soils modelling and saturated ground.
Workshop Facilitator
Professor Phil Dight
Professor Geotechnical Engineering
Australian Centre for Geomechanics
Phil has been involved with the development and design of ground support for open pit and underground mining applications since 1975. He initially was involved in mine backfill before looking at how rock support behaved in shear. In 1985 he was awarded the prestigious Manuel Rocha Medal by the International Society of Rock Mechanics (ISRM) for his work in open pit mining and use of ground support to improve pit stability. His ground support algorithm has been adopted by Rocscience in its evaluation of ground support in Phases® and Itasca in 3DEC®. Rocscience also adopted his algorithm for RocTopple®. With Peter Fuller, he undertook research into ground support work in several AMIRA sponsored underground projects. Much of that early research work was formalised in the literature by others. Phil joined the ACG in 2008 and has since been working on in situ stress determination, ground support applications (eg BoltCalc®, fibrecrete), strainburst and slope stability problems. At UWA he has developed a research laboratory looking at rock properties in 3D. He is active in training site personnel in geotechnical engineering based on practical applications and on request, he continues to provide specialist consulting.
Presenters Include:
Julia Potter
Director
Geotechnical Center of Excellence, The University of Arizona, USA
As director of the Geotechnical Center of Excellence (GCE) at the University of Arizona, Julia leads a diverse team in addressing mining geotechnical challenges through collaborative research and education. With a passion for bringing people together to solve complex problems, she fosters partnerships through the GCE to deliver top-notch professional development courses and conduct cutting-edge research that advances the industry.
Prior to joining the GCE, Julia contributed analysis, design, and modelling expertise to a wide array of projects at various stages of development across the globe as a geotechnical consultant. She holds a bachelor of science in geology and history from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, a master of engineering in geological engineering, and is currently pursuing a PhD in the same field at the University of Arizona.
Dedicated to giving back to the industry, Julia has been active on the Board of Women in Mining (WIM) Arizona since 2019 and currently holds the position of Vice President of Women in Mining USA (2022–present).
The ACG is delighted to welcome both international and domestic attendees to this event. For attendees intending to travel to Canada for the event, please see canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/business/visitors-events-conferences for information on visa requirements. We encourage international attendees to secure visas early.
If you have any questions, please email info-acg@uwa.edu.au