BOHOGS

BOHOGS & BBUGS Rock Laboratory Testing Workshop
2025-10-27 09:30 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
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:
🔗 Register For Online Event Here
Presenters:
Theory
Dr Kai Koosmen
Kai Koosmen is a Principal Geotechnical Engineer at PSM with over 13 years of experience. The majority of Kai’s work is on the design, operation and risk management for open pit mining operations, waste rock dumps and tailings storage facilities.
Kai started his career working in mine operations and study-based roles for a major mining house, joining PSM in 2016 after undertaking his PhD research. Kai has worked on numerous mining and quarrying projects that span multiple commodities of varying geological and technical complexity. He currently serves as an external geotechnical advisor for several large open pit mines within Australia and has had significant involvement on major international projects, including Ok Tedi (PNG), Lihir (PNG), Cerrejon (Colombia), Ban Houyaxai and Phu Kham (Laos). These roles have included deployments into site-based operations teams and major design studies.
Lab visit
Mr Sebastian Quintero Olaya
Currently working as a Senior Research Officer/Lab manager of the Geomechanics Engineering Centre lab at UQ. Currently in projects related to instrumentation and long term monitoring of drying and wetting cycles of large scale columns with tailings or soil. Over 5 years of experience testing mechanical, physical and chemical properties of soil and tailings. Specific experiences in consolidation, direct shear, triaxial, SWCC, sensor instrumentation and characterization tests.
Dr Chenming Zhang
Dr Chenming Zhang is a specialist in monitoring and modelling hydrological processes in coastal/terrestrial groundwater systems and tailings storage facilities, in particular the evaporation induced mass and heat transport in soil/tailings, hydrogeochemical dynamics in aquifer systems and waste rock dumps. He has been developing IoT-based geotechnical and environmental instruments to monitor continuously and in real-time the weather, soil and water conditions.

BOHOGS End of Year Technical Forum & AGM
2025-11-27 12:00 - 18:00
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 PM – Kadek Hariyantha (Anglo American): Comparison of Interferometric Radar Data – Nano Radar vs. Slope Stability Radar
2:30 to 3:00 PM – Break
3:00 to 3:30 PM – Alex Duran (PSM): Runout Estimates for Footwall Failures
3:30 to 4:00 PM – Lee Hellen (Kurloo) – GNSS as a Source of Truth: Complementing Technologies to Reveal Meaningful Ground Shifts
4:00 PM onwards – Networking event

RSVP:
To RSVP for the event, please email Jiwoo Ahn (jiwoo.ahn (at) rocscience.com) by Friday 21st of November 2025. RSVP is only required for in-person attendance.
REGISTER FOR ONLINE EVENT:
If you would like to attend the event online, please register via the link below:
🔗 Register For Online Event Here

IDS Platinum Plus Sponsor Event
2026-03-25 16:30 - 19:00
The IDS GeoRadar team are pleased to invite you to the official launch of our new slope stability radar, ArcSAR Neo! The ArcSAR Neo is an exciting addition to our portfolio, delivering unmatched data clarity through a new radar sensor capable of true 3D acquisition.
Key benefits of the Neo include full 3D spatial resolution for clearer data, a 360° HDR camera synchronised with radar data, and an extended monitoring range of up to 6 km for earlier detection of slope failures. Designed for ease of use and flexibility, Neo offers super-fast deployment, an intuitive user interface, three configurable specifications to suit any monitoring scenario, and flexible hybrid or 100% battery powered options.
Please join us for a casual event where we will show you our new product, share insights into its development, and demonstrate how the next generation radar can support your business objectives. The event will also provide an opportunity to connect with our team, and network with industry peers.
Event Details:
Date: Wednesday 25th March
Time: 4.30pm – 7.00pm
Location: Rivershed, Howard Smith Wharves, 5 Boundary St (next to Felons Brewery)
Food & beverages will be provided.
Dress Code: Smart Casual
RSVP: Kindly RSVP by Friday 20th March by replying to this invitation or registering via the link here: IDS GeoRadar ArcSAR Neo Launch – Registration
We look forward to welcoming you.
Warm regards,
The IDS GeoRadar Brisbane Team

BOHOGS Technical Meeting (Brisbane)
2026-04-23
BOHOGS will be hosting a Technical Meeting in Brisbane on Thursday the 23rd of April 2026.
Call for Technical Presentations:
If you have a technical presentation you’d like to give at this meeting or late on in the year, please send an email to admin@bohogs.org.au or get in touch with a committee member.
Date:
Thursday April 23rd, 2026 – 4:00 – 7:30pm

Location:
Story Bridge Hotel, Martini Bar
200 Main St, Kangaroo Point QLD 4169
Agenda:

4:00 – 4:30 Arrival and sign in
4:30 – 4:50 Dr Bharath Belle (Mines Department) Industry update
4:50 – 5:10 Davide Guccione (ACARP Presentation) Low Cost Terrestrial Stereo-Pair Photogrammetric Monitoring System for Highly Hazardous Areas
5:10 – 5:20 Short Break
5:20 – 5:40 Tim Cartledge (CM&G) Floor domain study for lowwall steepening (Moorvale Mine)
5:40 – 6:00 Nathan Ward (Encompass Mining) Evaluating geo-hazard critical controls utilising drone based photogrammetry
6:00 – 7:30 Food and Drinks

RSVP:
See BOHOGS email for RSVP details.
Online Meeting:
See email from BOHOGS for online meeting details.
