A.J.S. (Sam) Spearing

Contact details: Engineering Building E6-mail code 6603

Dept. of Mining and Mineral Resources Engineering

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

**** ******* *****,

Carbondale, IL 62901

E mail: abo8gn@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: 618-***-****

Education:

Ph.D. Technical University of Silesia, Poland 1993

M.Sc. (Civil Eng) University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa 1989

B.Sc (Mining Eng) University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa 1978

Professional affiliations:

PE (Ohio) No. 71868 - 2007

Chartered Scientist (UK) No. IOM/112/000402 - 2005

Chartered Engineer (UK) No. 473976 - 1995

Pr. Eng. (South Africa) No.860-***-****

Professional society affiliations:

Fellow of South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and Member of Council

Registered Member of the Society of Mining Engineers (USA)

Member of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (UK)

Member of the Geological Society of South Africa

Member of American Rock Mechanics Association

Academic Experience:

Associate Professor, Southern Illinois University Carbondale From July 2007

Department of Mining and Mineral Resources Engineering, SIUC

Awards:

2012 Department teaching award.

Commercialized patents and products:

Free standing yielding steel prop (RocProp) sold by Strata Products in the USA

Free standing rigid steel prop (Sand Prop) sold by Strata Products in the USA

Free standing yielding steel prop (Ball Buster) sold by Heintzmann Corp. in the USA

Free standing rigid prop (Quik Stik) sold by Heintzmann Corp. in the USA

Yielding rockbolt (Roofex) being launched by Atlas Copco

Active Lok rock bolt sold by Excel Mining Systems

Low profile cable bolt head sold by Excel Mining Systems

New resin system for resin cartridges under development

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Academic sponsored research since August 2007:

$1.25 million

Previous research:

Ultra-deep hard rock mining method funded by the South African government.

Backfill transportation and placement research (including pipe corrosion).

Underground installed support performance funded by the Safety in Mines

Research Advisory Council.

Mining methods for shallow hard rock tabular mines.

High area coverage supports for mines (such as shotcrete and spray on liners).

Seismic applications and mine wide location seismic systems on deep hard-rock

mines (routine daily operation and monitoring of seismicity and seismic patterns

using digital signals).

General:

Over 20 peer reviewed papers mainly directly or indirectly associated with

underground mine safety and many conference papers.

25 years of industry experience.

Diploma in Project Management.

Two medal awards (one for tunnel support and the other for mine backfilling)

from the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.

Technology Top 100 Award (South African Bureau of Standards in South Africa)

for a research project that I managed.

Mining risk management and auditing.

Part of a 6 person team that re-wrote the Mining Law in South Africa after the

African National Congress came to power.

Mining projects/consultancies in over 20 countries.

Mining education.

Team member of mining due diligence teams for new projects.

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