DR. PETER KNIGHTS BMA CHAIR AND PROFESSOR

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1 DR. PETER KNIGHTS BMA CHAIR AND PROFESSOR MEA NODE: THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND QUALIFICATIONS B.Eng. (Mech), University of Melbourne, 1986 M.Eng. in Systems Engineering, RMIT, 1992 Ph.D (Mining), McGill University, Canada, 1996 Employment Mar/87-Apr/88 Project Engineer John Holland Engineering Pty. Ltd., North West Shelf Gas Project. Apr/88-Aug/92 Research Engineer BHP Research Pty. Ltd, Mining Systems Group, Melbourne Australia Mar/94-Feb/96 Project Leader Canadian Centre for Minerals and Energy Technology (CANMET) project to develop an automated underground ore tonnage tracking system. Mar/96-Oct/02 Assistant Professor Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Centro de Minería. Apr/00-May/01 Acting Director, Mining Center Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Oct/02-Oct/05 Associate Professor Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Centro de Minería. Jan/02-Oct/05 Canadian Chair in Mining (endowed chair supported by Barrick Chile, Falconbridge, Placer-Dom Rio Algom (now BHP-Billiton) & Teck-Cominco) Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Aug/03-Jan/04 Visiting Professor (Sabattical appointment) Maintenance Technology Institute, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Monash University July/03-Current Adjunct Associate Professor Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Canada Feb/05-Current Program Leader Smart Mining Systems Cooperative Research Centre for Mining (CRCMining), Brisbane, Australia Dec/06-Current BMA Chair in Mining Engineering and Professor School of Engineering, The University of Queensland PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS TEACHING AREAS RESEARCH INTERESTS Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. (SME) Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CIM) Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Mining asset management and services Mine management Underground mine planning Surface mine planning Mine maintenance management

2 Mine operations and process control Mining simulation Mining equipment automation SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS Refereed Journal Publications Louit, D., Knights, P.F., Jardine, A.K.S. A Simple Graphical Multiple-Criteria Procedure for the Prioritization of Spare Parts, submitted to International Journal of Production Economics for review, June Knights, P.F. & Oyanader, P. Best-in-Class Maintenance Benchmarks in Chilean Open Pit Mines CIM Bulletin, Vol 98, No. 1088, pp.93 June/July Knights, P.F., Louit, D., & Lay, A. Determining Return-on-Investment of Maintenance Improvement Projects Using Statistical Cost Modeling, Mining Engineering, Vol 56, No. 8, pp.33-39, August Lhorente, B.N., Lugtigheid, D, Knights, P.F. & Santana, A. An Optimal Replacement Model for Wheel Motor Armatures in Electric Haul Trucks: A Case Study, Reliability Engineering and System Safety, No. 84, pp , 2004 Knights, P.F. Rethinking Pareto Analysis: Maintenance Applications of Logarithmic Scatterplots, Journal of Quality in Maintenance Engineering, Vol 7, No.4, pp , Garcia, P., Knights, P.F. & Tilton, J.E. Labor Productivity and Comparative Advantage in Mining: The Copper Industry in Chile, Resources Policy No. 27, pp , Knights, P.F. & Boerner, A.L. Statistical Correlation of Off-Highway Tire Failures with Open Pit Haulage Routes, Mining Engineering, pp , August, Louit Nevistic, D.M. & Knights, P.F. Simulation of Initiatives to Improve Mine Maintenance Transactions IMM Section A: Mining Industry, Vol 110, pp. A47-58, Jan- April Raffo, P. & Knights, P.F. Análisis de las Estadísticas de Seguridad de las Empresas Mineras Mandantes y Contratistas (Analysis of Mine Safety Statistics for Direct Employees and Contractors), Minerales Revista, Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas de Chile, Vol 55, No.235, pp.27-37, Sept/Oct Garcia, P., Knights, P.F. & Tilton, J.E. Measuring Labor Productivity in Mining, Minerals & Energy, Vol.15 No.1, pp.31-39, Knights, P.F. & Daneshmend, L.K. Open Systems Standards for Computing in the Mining Industry, CIM Bulletin, Vol. 93 No. 1042, July Hall, R.A., Knights, P.F. & Daneshmend, L.K.D. Pareto Analysis and Condition Based Maintenance of Underground Mining Equipment", Transactions IMM Section A: Mining Industry, Vol 109, pp. A14-22, Jan-April Knights, P.F. & Segovia, R.A. Reliability Model for the Optimal Replacement of Shovel Cables, Transactions IMM, Section A: Mining Industry, Vol 108, pp. A8-16, Jan-April Knights, P.F. & Bonates, E.J.L. Applications of Discrete Mine Simulation Modeling in South America, International Journal of Surface Mining, Reclamation & Environment, Vol 13, No. 2, pp Knights, P.F. & Muñoz, J.C., Simulation of Queuing Time Losses in Automated Underground Haulage Systems, Mineral Resources Engineering, Imperial College Press, Vol.7 No.3 pp , Sept-Oct

3 Knights, P.F., Henderson, E. & Daneshmend, L.K. "Drawpoint Control Using Radio Frequency Identification Systems", CIM Bulletin, Vol. 89, No. 1002, pp , September Knights, P.F. & Shanks, D.H., "Bucket Rigging Influence on Dragline Productivity", Australian Coal Journal, No. 36, pp.27-33, Conference Publications: Knights, P.F., Jullian, F. & Jofre, L. Building Business Cases for Maintenance Improvement Projects Proc. AusIMM 1 st Int. Mine Management Conference, Melbourne, Australia, Oct Knights, P.F. and Li, S. Short Term Shovel Sequencing Optimization: Problem Definition and Initial Results Proc Australian Mining Technology Conference, Hunter Valley, NSW, Sept., Stewart, P., Ramazanzadeh, A. & Knights, P.F. Benchmark Drill and Blast and Mechanical Excavation Advance rates in Underground Hard-Rock Mine Development, Proc Australian Mining Technology Conference, Hunter Valley, NSW, Sept., Halatchev, R. & Knights, P.F. Geostatistical Modeling of Shovel Performance using Real Time Data, Proc Australian Mining Technology Conference, Hunter Valley, NSW, Sept., Knights, P.F., Jullian, F., & Jofre, L. Assessing the Size of the Prize: Developing Business Cases for Maintenance Improvement Projects, Proc Australian Mining Technology Conference, pp , Fremantle, WA, Sept and Proc. Int. Physical Asset Management Conference, Tehran, August Knights, P.F. and Louit, D. The Reliability Improvement Diamond (RID): A Proven, Pragmatic Approach for Applying RCM in Plant with Operating Histories, 9 th Int. Conf. Maintenance Societies (ICOMS-2005), Paper 33 pp.1-12, Hobart, Tasmania 31 May-2 June Knights, P.F. & Oyanader, P. Benchmarking del Maintenimiento de Plantas Concentradoras (Maintenance Benchmarking in Concentrator Plants), 1º Encuentro de Mantendoras de Plantas Mineras (MAPLA 2004), Iquique, Chile, 1-2 Dec Knights, P.F. Mining Engineers: Becoming a Scarce Resource? Proc. 1 st Int. Conf. on Mining Innovation (MININ 2004), Santiago, Chile, April Knights, P.F. & Oyanader, P. Best-in-Class Maintenance Indices in Chilean Open Pit Mines Proc. 1 st Int. Conf. on Mining Innovation (MININ 2004), Santiago, Chile, April Knights, P.F. Herramientas Analíticas de Apoyo a la Gestrión de Mantención en Plantas Concentradoras (Analytical tools for Improving Maintenance Management in Concentrator Plants), IX Simposium sobre Procesimiento de Minerales, Hotel Termas de Puyehue, de Noviembre de Raffo, P. y Knights, P.F. Análisis de las Estadísticas de Seguridad de las Empresas Mineras Mandantes y Contratistas (Analysis of Mine Safety Statistics for Direct Emlpoyees and Contractors), CD ROM Apuntes 51ª Convención Anual Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas de Chile, Santiago, Chile, 28 Sept 1 Oct Louit, D. y Knights, P.F. Evaluación de Inciativas de Gestión de Mantenimiento Minaro usando Técnicas de Simulación (Evaluation of Initiatives to Improve Mine Maintenance Managment using Simulation Techniques), CD ROM Apuntes 51ª Convención Anual

4 Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas de Chile, Santiago, Chile, 28 Sept.-1 Oct Knights, P.F. Metodología para el Análisis de las Mantenciones Imprevistas de Equipos Mineros (A Methodology for Analysing Unplanned Maintenance in Mining Equipment), CD-ROM Apuntes 50ª Convención Anual Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas de Chile, Antofagasta, Chile, 28 Sept - 2 Oct Hall, R.A., Knights, P.F. & Daneshmend, L.K., Reliability & Maintenance of Mobile Underground Mining Equipment: A Case Study from a Chilean Gold Mine, Proc. Maintenance And Reliability Conference (MARCON'99), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA, May 10-12, pp , Knights, P.F. & Segovia, R.A. Reemplazo Optimo de Cables para Palas (Optimal Replacement of Shovel Cables), Apuntes 49ª Convención Anual del Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas de Chile, Marbella Resort, Chile, Vol 2. pp , Octubre Hall, R.A., Daneshmend, L.K.D. & Knights, P.F. Reliability Analysis of Mobile Underground Mining Equipment: A Case Study, 10 th CIM Maintenance Engineering Conference, Saskatoon, Canada, September Knights, P.F. & Daneshmend, L.K. Open Systems Standards for the Mining Industry, in Panagiotou and Michalakopoulos (eds) Information Technologies in the Minerals Industry Proc. 1st International Conference on Information Technology in the Minerals Industry via the Internet 1-12 Dec 1997 A.A.Balkema, Knights, P.F., Cipriano,A. & Vukasovic, N., Integrating Process Control, Production and Business Management Systems in a Chilean Mine-Concentrator Complex, Proc. 4th International Symposium on Mine Mechanisation and Automation, Vol.2. pp.b8-29:b8-39, Brisbane, Australia, July Knights, P.F. & Muñoz, J-C, Simulation of Single Operator - Multiple Vehicle Underground Haulage Systems, in Mine Simulation, Proc. of the First International Symposium on Mine Simulation Via the Internet, Dec. 2-13, 1996, Panagiotou, G.N, and Sturgul, J.R. (Eds.) A.A.Balkema ISBN , Feb Knights, P.F., Henderson, E. & Daneshmend, L.K., Drawpoint Control Using Radio Transponder Tags, Proceedings Mine Planning and Equipment Selection 96, Hennies, W.T., Ayres de Silva, L.A. & Chaves, A.P. (Eds.), A.A.Balkema, ISBN , pp , São Paulo, Brazil, October Knights, P.F. & Daneshmend, L.K., "Fault Propagation and Hierarchical Fault Reasoning Applied to Hydraulic Circuits", 8th International Congress on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management, v1 pp Kingston, Ontario, June Knights, P.F., Henderson, E., Daneshmend, L.K. & Pathak, J., "Automated Ore Tonnage Tracking Using RFID Systems", 3rd International Symposium on Mine Mechanisation and Automation, v1. pp.5-32 to 5-38, Golden, Colorado, June Knights, P.F. & Scoble, M.J., "Integrated Mining Information and Control Systems; Towards the Digital Mine", AIME-SME Annual General Meeting, Paper , Denver, Colorado, March 6-10, Knights, P.F., Kairouz, J., Daneshmend, L.K. & Pathak, J., "Applications of Radio Frequency Identification Systems in Underground Mining", Proc. 6th Canadian Symposium on Mining Automation, pp.28-33, Montréal, October, Knights, P.F., Daneshmend, L.K. & Baiden, G.R., "A Methodology for Developing Fault Detection and Diagnosis Systems for Automated Mining Equipment", Proc. 6th Canadian Symposium on Mining Automation, pp , Montréal, October, Knights, P.F., Daneshmend, L.K, Peck, J. & Baiden, G.R., "Knowledge-Based

5 Diagnostics for Maintenance of LHD Vehicles", Applications of Computers and Operations Research in the Minerals Industry APCOM XXIV, Oct Nov. 3., Knights, P.F. & Shanks, D.H., "Dragline Productivity Improvements through Short Term Monitoring", Proc. International Coal Engineering Conference, pp , Sydney, June Shanks, D.H. & Knights, P.F., "Dragline Performance Monitoring by BHP Melbourne Research Laboratories", Proc. Advances in Mining Equipment Performance Monitoring, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, March 21-23, Shanks, D.H. & Knights, P.F., "Short Term Trials of Draglines", Proc. Dragline Operation, Maintenance and Control, ACIRL, pp , Moranbah, Qld, Oct