The Hexagon Mine Monitoring team is excited to host this special event at their Brisbane Hendra office on Thursday, September 5th 2024. BOHOGS members are invited to attend our IDS GeoRadar and Leica monitoring solutions and services overview,  the latest updates and future solutions, including the recent launch of the new IBIS ArcSAR Tactical radar. There will be an additional focus on technical topics that includes Alarming optimizing, Integrating multiple Geodetic sensors,  Assisted Monitoring reporting, Effective data processing results and Green power solutions. After the presentations, there will be a guided tour of their production facility. The event will conclude with [...]

GroundProbe is pleased to welcome attendees to the upcoming BOHOGS Technical Meeting at our Brisbane Global Headquarters on Thursday, 17th October 2024. BOHOGS members are invited to attend to hear case studies and technical overviews of products. There will be a focus on the application of the SSR-FX radar in coal mines, broad area vs. safety critical monitoring, and practical ways to use coherence parameters to maximise production. The workshop will include an optional tour of the GroundProbe radar production facility (on-premises). After the presentation, we will welcome you to drinks and dinner at the nearby Antica restaurant in Wilston. Date: [...]

BOHOGS will be hosting a Technical Meeting in Moranbah on Tuesday the 22nd October 2024. Dr John Eckersley will be presenting two sessions on "Geotechnical Issues In Coking Coal Stockpiles" aimed at Geotechnical Engineers, CHPP Superintendents, Stockpile Supervisors & Coal Metallurgists.

BOHOGS will be hosting its AGM and a Technical Forum in Brisbane on Thursday 28th November, 2024. During the event BOHOGS will be seeking Expressions of Interest for committee positions in 2025. Please see positions below and contact Gurshaan Virk (gurshaan.virk@bhp.com) if you are interested in applying. Date: Thursday 28th November 2024 Time: 1:00PM – 6:30PM Location: Hilton Hotel - Room 83 190 Elizabeth St, Brisbane City QLD 4000 Agenda: 1:00 PM to 1:30PM – Arrival / Sign in – Tea & Coffee 1:30 PM to 2:00PM – AGM 2:00PM to 2:45PM – Stability analysis of structurally-driven failure mechanisms using stereonets [...]

BOHOGS will be hosting Christmas in Moranbah event on Wednesday the 18th December 2024.

BOHOGS members, get ready to celebrate! 🎉 BOHOGS is excited to host our End of Year Event in Brisbane on Thursday, 19th December 2024! Let’s come together to reflect on an incredible year and look ahead to an even brighter one next year. A huge thank you to our amazing members and BOHOGS sponsors for your support throughout 2024. We can’t wait to see you there! Date: Thursday the 19th December 2024 from 3:00pm onwards. Venue: Riverland 167 Eagle St, Brisbane City QLD 4000 RSVP: Please RSVP to Gurshaan Virk (gurshaan.virk@bhp.com) by Wednesday the 18th of December.

BOHOGS will be hosting a site visit at Saraji Mine (QLD) on Wednesday 12th of March, 2025. Site visit numbers are now full - thanks to everyone that has RSVP'd so far.  The technical session of the site visit will be hosted on Webex - so please look out for the online meeting details, closer to the date. Date: Wednesday 12th March, 2025 Time: 11am – 3:00pm followed by social drinks / networking at local venue in Dysart Location: Saraji South (see map below) Site Access recommended time 10:30-10:45 PPE required - Hart hat, work boots, glasses, high vis.  We will have [...]

BOHOGS will be hosting a Technical Forum in Brisbane on Thursday, 3rd of April 2025. Date: Thursday, 3rd of April 2025 Location: The Sebel Brisbane Hotel Center Albert / Charlotte St, Brisbane City QLD 4000 Agenda: 12:30 PM to 1:00 PM – Arrival / Sign in – Tea & Coffee 1:00 PM – Softwall Mining Experience at a Bowen Basin Coal Mine (Peter Chern, Coronado Global Resources) 1:45 PM – Investigation of a Spoil Pile Failure (Jordan Wilson, BHP Mitsubishi Alliance) 2:30 PM – Modelling deformation behaviour of a faulted footwall (John Simmons, Sherwood Geotechnical and Research Services) 4:00 PM to [...]

BOHOGS will be hosting a Technical Meeting in Brisbane on Friday, 25th of July 2025. Date: Friday, 25th of July 2025 - 12:30 to  6:00 PM Location: The Sebel Brisbane Hotel Center Albert / Charlotte St, Brisbane City QLD 4000 Agenda: 12:30 to 1:00 PM – Arrival / Sign in – Tea & Coffee 1:00 to 1:30 PM - Lewis Harmsworth (Stanmore): The effects of defect orientation and subfloor rockmass strength on lowwall stability 1:30 to 2:00 PM - Greg Kennedy (PSM): Geotechnical Management and Challenges, Callide Coal Mine 2:00 to 2:30 PM - Sache Aumua (BMA): Evaluating Buttress Performance Against Ongoing Creep [...]

GroundProbe is pleased to welcome attendees to the upcoming Platinum Plus Sponsor Event & Technical Meeting on Thursday the 16th October 2025. This event is a chance to catch up with fellow BOHOGS members and see what’s new in geotechnical monitoring. Highlights include a physical demo of the new Series 5 radar, along with an introduction to the latest SSR software. The program will also feature two case studies featuring Glencore and BMA sites, plus highlights from GroundProbe’s 2024 Geotechnical Scholarship winners, Oskar Clare and Josh McBay, and an update on the 2025 geotechnical scholarship for university students. Date: Thursday, 16th October 2025 [...]

BOHOGS & BBUGS are pleased to announce that it will be co-hosting a Rock Laboratory Testing Workshop. This workshop will provide a practical introduction to key laboratory testing methods of rocks, with a particular focus on coal measures rocks and its application to coal mine geotechnical engineering. Date: Monday, 27th October 2025 Venue: The University of Queensland, St Lucia Agenda: 9.30 AM to 12 PM – Theory Part #1 12 PM to 12.30 PM – Lunch Break 12.30 PM to 2 PM – Theory Part #2 2 PM to 3 PM – Site visit to UQ rock testing laboratory Online Event: [...]

BOHOGS will be hosting our final Technical Meeting for the year and AGM in Brisbane on Thursday, 27th of November 2025. EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST BOHOGS COMMITTEE 2026: for more info regarding current vacancies and nomination details click here. Date: Thursday, 27th of November 2025 – 12.30 PM to 6 PM Location: The Sebel Brisbane Hotel Center Albert / Charlotte St, Brisbane City QLD 4000 Agenda: 12:30 to 1:00 PM – Arrival / Sign in – Tea & Coffee 1:00 to 1:30 PM – Annual General Meeting 1:30 to 2:00 PM – Sache Aumua (BHP): Evaluating Buttress Performance Against Ongoing Creep 2:00 to 2:30 [...]