(28 March 2011) Dr. Stephan Arndt and Dr. Brent Fillery have recently joined Coffey Mining, bringing with them proven experience in advanced numerical modelling solutions for the mining industry. Using the world’s leading nonlinear finite element analysis software, Abaqus FEA from Simulia, the Dassault Systèmes brand for realistic simulation, Coffey can now offer virtual simulation solutions to the industry to achieve the highest level of detail, accuracy and performance.
(24 February 2011) Potential geotechnical engineers now have a direct career path available to them in Australia.
The Bachelor of Engineering (Geotechnical) has recently been fully accredited by Engineers Australia. Offered by the University of Tasmania (UTas), the course has been established as a joint initiative with Coffey subsidiary, Coffey Mining, who are providing lecturers and course development advice. UTas Engineering and Earth Sciences staff are also involved in lecturing for the course.
(21 February 2011) Global professional services consultancy Coffey International Limited (“Coffey”) has announced the appointment of Chris Fredericks as the Coffey Mining General Manager Africa.
(1 February 2011, Hobart, Tasmania) Australia’s largest private museum, the spectacular $75 million Museum of Old and New Art (MONA), was officially opened last week. The development is quite unlike any Australia has known – it is a three-level subterranean concrete and corten steel development with over 6,000 square metres of gallery space. It is comparable in size to Queensland’s Gallery Of Modern Art.
(8 December 2010) Coffey International Limited subsidiary, Coffey Mining, is working in partnership with the Minas Gerais state government in Brazil to develop a research and development centre, specialising in geotechnologies and advanced visualisation using virtual reality.
(12 October 2009) Mining companies need to pay increasing attention to geotechnical and microseismic monitoring if they are to reap the full benefits of support performance systems that manage ground control to improve the operational safety of a mine, says Simon Bailey, instrumentation and monitoring services manager at Coffey International Limited’s subsidiary, Coffey Mining. By collecting and analysing data on actual rock mass behaviour, this provides valuable evidence in undertaking appropriate risk assessments for operations.
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12 August 2009) Linton Kirk, chief mining engineer at Coffey Mining, believes that the current economic downturn offers a good opportunity for mining companies and contractors to re-examine existing contracts, including modifying unwieldy and difficult to administrate contracts in favour of a streamlined and fairer agreement to both parties.
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22 July 2009) When mining optimisation expert Tim Horsley can’t identify significant and practical operational improvements to save his client a good amount of money, he stops work.
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6 July 2009) Coffey International Limited subsidiary, Coffey Mining, is collaborating with Melbourne University to address a decade long shortage of skilled workers in the Mining Engineering sector.
(3 March 2009) At a time when many mining companies are bunkering down to weather the economic storm, specialist consultancy Coffey Mining is expanding its global footprint.
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26 February 2009) Coffey Mining Southern Africa began its journey a decade ago as a one-man band but as it celebrates its 10th anniversary in March, the company is now a thriving consultancy with nearly 30 staff and a slew of major projects to its name.
(16 February 2009) Nancy Guay has worked in some of the most extreme conditions the globe has to offer. The Senior Metallurgist at Coffey Mining began her career in Canada, where she battled sub-zero temperatures and six-month-long winters, but she is now facing the opposite end of the spectrum with Australia’s searing heat and debilitating drought. She also works on a range of projects all over the globe, including sites in Africa and Europe.
(6 February 2009) Many companies in the mining sector are bunkering down to weather the economic storm but according to Coffey Mining CEO Dan O’Toole, some operators will see the downturn as an opportunity rather than just a threat.
(5 December 2008) He spends part of his working life two kilometres down a mine shaft and cut off from the outside world but back above ground, Ken Lomberg’s reach is truly global.
(12 December 2008) Industry veteran Rick Yeates, has been promoted to General Manager Business Development at Coffey Mining, and appointed Director on the board of Austmine.
(11 November 2008) Peering down snake-infested pits and dealing with the Zulu warrior code are some of the everyday challenges of working in a global consultancy for Rick Elson.
(15 October 2008) Coffey Mining is pleased to announce the appointment of Norman Lock to the role of Regional Manager, Canada, commencing 10 November 2008.
(August 2008) Running a profitable mining operation depends on a wide range of factors but according to the Chief Mining Engineer at Coffey Mining, Linton Kirk, one of the fundamental elements is effective fleet management.
(September 2008) Coffey Mining’s West African staff are now in hot demand all over the continent and even overseas, according to Stuart Love. The Aussie export, who was recently appointed Regional Manager for Coffey Mining in West Africa, said his focus was to add value to the services Coffey Mining offered its clients by further developing the skills of his local team.
