Underground Coal Mining Safety Research Collaboration (UCMSRC)
Underground Mining Society
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM)

Contacts

Derek Apel
School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering
Dept. of Civil / Environmental Engineering
University of Alberta
3-045 Markin/CNRL Natural Resources Engineering Facility
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G7
Tel: 780-492-3379
Fax: 780-492-5747
E-mail: Derek.Apel@ualberta.ca
Gary Bonnell
formerly with Natural Resources Canada
CANMET, MMSL, Sudbury Lab
1079 Kelly Lake Road
Sudbury, Ontario P3E 5P5
Tel: 705-682-4642
E-mail: gbonnell@fibreop.ca
Richard Booth - retired
Deputy Chief Inspector, Health and Safety
B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
Mining and Minerals Division
P.O. Box 9320 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC V8W 9N3
Parcels: 1810 Blanshard St.
Victoria, BC V8W 1X3
Tel: 250-952-0464
Fax: 250-952-0491
E-mail: richard.booth@gov.bc.ca
Angela Beattie, M.Eng., P.Eng., P.Geol.
Director, Regulatory Affairs
CST Coal
Suite 500, 800 - 5th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 3T6
Tel: 403-767-6529
E-mail: abeattie@cstcoal.ca
Peter Cain
Ph.D., P. Eng.
Head of Engineering and Consulting
DMT Geosciences Ltd.
Adjunct Professor of Mining Engineering at the University of Alberta, Edmonton
117 - 828 Harbourside Drive
North Vancouver, British Columbia V7P 3R9



Cell: 403-380-9712
E-mail: Peter.Cain@dmt-group.com
Shannon Campbell, P.Eng.

Kameron Coal Management Ltd (Donkin Mine)
750 Long Beach Rd
P.O. Box 3766
Donkin, Nova Scotia B1A 6P8
Tel: 902-554-3025
Cell:
E-mail: scampbell@kameroncoal.com
Gwyneth Cathyl-Huhn, Chief Geologist

Conuma Coal Resources Limited
2719 Dunsmuir Ave. (Courier Address)
P.O. Box 40
Cumberland, British Columbia V0R 1S0
Cell: 250-242-7216
E-mail: gcathyl-huhn@conumacoal.com
Michael Cullen
EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd.
RR#2 Site 298 C12
Courtenay, BC V9N 5M9
Tel: 250-334-1511
Fax: 250-334-9232
E-mail: mcullen@eba.ca
Paul Elkins
Mining West, Enforcement & Surveillance - Mining
Alberta Energy Regulator
Suite 201, 5002 55 Street
Red Deer, Alberta T4N 7A4
Tel: 403-755-8449
Fax: 403-340-5136
Cell: 403-877-9884
E-mail: Paul.Elkins@aer.ca
Gary Ellerbrok


Cell: 604-314-0621
E-mail: gellerbrok@mininghistory.ns.ca
David Forrester
DJFCL - DJ Forrester Consultancy Limited
1892 Highway 28
South Bar
Sydney, Nova Scotia B1N 3H5
Tel: 902-539-5709 (home)
Cell: 902-565-8563
E-mail: david.forrester@aecom.com
Jorge Freitas, P.Eng.
Senior Inspector of Mines, Electrical
BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
P.O. Box 9320 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC V8W 9N3
Tel: 250-888-1564
Fax: 250-952-0491
E-mail: jorge.freitas@gov.bc.ca
Ray Grant
Electrical Engineer, P.Eng
Nova Scotia Dept. of Labour & Advanced Education
Occupational Health & Safety Division
360 Prince Street
Suite 32
Sydney, NS B1P 5L1
Tel: 902-563-2485
Cell: 902-456-2312
E-mail: ray.grant@novascotia.ca
Hermanus Henning
Chief Inspector of Mines, Health and Safety
B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
Mining and Minerals Division
P.O. Box 9320 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC V8W 9N3
Parcels: 1810 Blanshard St.
Victoria, BC V8W 1X3
Tel: 250-419-8659
Fax: 250-952-0491
E-mail: Hermanus.Henning@gov.bc.ca
Don Hindy
former Mines Health and Safety
Program Coordinator
Alberta Human Resources and Employment
Workplace Health, Safety and Strategic Services
902, 10808-99th Ave
Edmonton, Alberta T5K 0G5
Tel: 780-415-0585
Fax: 780-427-5698
Cell: 780-913-5247
E-mail: dhindy@telus.net
Eric Hinton
P.Eng.
Boge & Boge (1980) Ltd
268 Ellen Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3A 1A7
Tel: 204-942-7276
Fax: 204-942-7288
Cell: 204-381-6043
E-mail: erich@boge-boge.com
Al Hoffman
Manager, Occupational Health
B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
Mining and Minerals Division
P.O. Box 9320 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC V8W 9N3
Parcels: 1810 Blanshard Street
Victoria, BC V8W 1X3
Tel: 250-952-0494
Fax: 250-952-0491
E-mail: al.hoffman@gov.bc.ca
Fazal Hussain
Safety Engineering Specialist
Occupational Health and Safety Branch
Government of Alberta
J.G. O'Donoghue Building
7000 - 113 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6H 5T6
Tel: 780-415-0585
Fax: 780-422-0014
E-mail: fazal.hussain@gov.ab.ca
Norm Johnson
Mine Manager
HD MIning International Ltd.
Murray River Mine



Tel: 778-837-1688
E-mail: norman.johnson@hdminingintl.com
Don Jones
Faculty of Engineering
Mineral Resource Engineering
Dalhousie University
1360 Barrington Street
Halifax NS B3J 1Z1
Tel: 902-494-6108
Fax: 902-425-1037
E-mail: don.jones@dal.ca
Tim Joseph
School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering
Dept. of Civil / Environmental Engineering
University of Alberta
220 Civil / Environmental Building
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G7
Tel: 780-492-3810
Fax: 780-492-0249
E-mail: tjoseph@ualberta.ca
Masud Khan
P.Eng., M.Eng, Mechanical Engineer
OHS Mining Unit - Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour
Occupational Health and Safety
Government of Alberta
10th Floor South Tower, 7th Street Plaza
10030-107 Street NW
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3E4
Tel: 780-638-4338
Fax: 780-427-0999
E-mail: Masud.Khan@gov.ab.ca
Ron King
Electrical Engineer - P.Eng.
R F King & Associates
Tel: 250-652-8045
Fax: 250-652-8046
Mobile: 250-896-6511
E-mail: rfkinginc@shaw.ca
Cyril J LeBlanc
Mining Engineer, P.Eng
Nova Scotia Dept. of Labour & Advanced Education
Occupational Health & Safety Division
360 Prince Street
Suite 32
Sydney, NS B1P 5L1
Tel: 902-574-5640
E-mail: Cyril.J.LeBlanc2@novascotia.ca
Vincent Li
P.Eng. P. Geo.
Vice President and Chief Engineer
Canadian Dehua International Mines Group
1450 - 1199 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia V6E 3T5
Tel: 604-697-0118 ext 107
Mobile: 604-928-1811
E-mail: vincent.li@dehua.ca
Wei Victor Liu
Ph.D. Assistant Professor
School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering
Dept. of Civil / Environmental Engineering
University of Alberta
3-052 Markin/CNRL Natural Resources Engineering Facility
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2W2
Tel: 780-248-5649
E-mail: Victor.Liu@ualberta.ca
George Lobay
Zone 1 Technical Services Inc.
308-404 Laurier Ave. East
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6R2
Tel: 613-454-5992
E-mail: George@zone-1.ca
Garry MacDonald - retired
Sr. Inspector of Mines / Mechanical
B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
Mining and Minerals Division
2nd Floor, 441 Columbia Street
Kamloops, BC V2C 2T3
Tel: 780-922-3649
Cell: 250-423-0262
E-mail: Garry.MacDonald@gov.bc.ca
Ali Madiseh, PhD
Canada Research Chair in Advanced Mine Energy Systems
University of British Columbia
Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Tel: 604-827-2028

E-mail: ali.madiseh@ubc.ca
Chris Mark
Pittsburg Research Lab
NIOSH
P.O Box 18070
Pittsburgh, PA 15236
Tel: 412-386-6522
Fax: 412-386-6891
E-mail: cnm7@cdc.gov
Charles B. Napier
President
Devrial Resources Inc.
PO Box 1702
Grande Cache, Alberta T0E 0Y0
Tel: 780-827-5044
Fax: 780-827-5044
Cell: 780-827-6642
E-mail: cbn.devrial@gmail.com
Muneer Naseer
P.Eng. Director of Mines
Occupational Health and Safety Branch
Government of Alberta
J.G. O'Donoghue Building
7000 - 113 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T6H 5T6
Tel: 780-422-4711
Fax: 780-422-0014
Cell: 780-913-5247
E-mail: muneer.naseer@gov.ab.ca
Udo Renk
P.Eng. (Alberta, British Columbia)
Renk Mining Consulting
9429 124 Avenue
Grande Prairie, Alberta T8V 5Y6
Tel: 780-402-9691
Cell: 780-518-9186
E-mail: udor2008@gmail.com
Agus Pulung Sasmito, PhD
Department of Mining and Materials Engineering
McGill University
3450 University Street, F.D. Adams Bldg Room 115
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2A7
Tel: 514-398-3788

E-mail: agus.sasmito@mcgill.ca
Benoit Sawyer
Controller
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM)
1250 - 3500 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
Westmount (Montreal), Quebec H3Z 3C1
Tel: 514-939-2710 ext 1314
Fax: 514-939-2714
E-mail: bsawyer@cim.org
Dwayne Tannant
School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering
Dept. of Civil / Environmental Engineering
University of Alberta
220 Civil / Environmental Building
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G7
Tel: 780-492-3379
Fax: 780-492-0249
E-mail: ddtannant@civil.ualberta.ca
Rolly Thorpe - retired
Deputy Chief Inspector of Mines, Health and Safety
B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
Mining and Minerals Division
P.O. Box 9320 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC V8W 9N3
Parcels: 1810 Blanshard St.
Victoria, BC V8W 1X3
Tel: 250-952-0471
Cell: 250-360-7594
E-mail: Rolly.Thorpe@gov.bc.ca
Shad Todd

Kameron Coal Management Ltd (Donkin Mine)
750 Long Beach Rd
P.O. Box 3766
Donkin, Nova Scotia B1A 6P8
Tel: 902-554-3025 ext 304
Cell: 902-217-0287
E-mail: shad.todd@kameroncoal.com
Wayne Webster
Grande Cache Coal Company
P.O. Box 8000
Grande Cache, Alberta T0E 0Y0
Tel: 780-827-1042
Fax: 780-827-4637
E-mail: wwebster@gccoal.com
Pleman Woodland
Mining Engineer
Nova Scotia Dept. of Labour and Advanced Education
P.O Box 697
5151 Terminal Road
Halifax, NS B3J 2T8
Tel: 902-424-0451
Fax: 902-424-3239
Cell: 902-497-2919
E-mail: Pleman.Woodland@novascotia.ca
Michael Xiao
Project Manager
HD Mining International Ltd.
#2288-1177 West Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC V6E 2K3
Tel: 604-689-8669
Fax: 604-689-0969
E-mail: michael.xiao@hdminingintl.com
David Young
Natural Resources Canada
MMS/MTB/MMSL
Nepean, Ontario
c/o 555 Booth Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G1
Tel: 613-943-9265
Fax: 613-996-2597
E-mail: davyoung@nrcan.gc.ca