AIMS Notice Board

The AIMS Kalgoorlie regional event for 2019 was held on the 25th of September 2019, returning again to the Hannans club where we had a strong turnout of over 25 attendees comprising of local and regional Mine Surveyors, as well as key industry partners and sponsors.

The 2019 AIMS Mine Surveyor of the Year award has been given to Renny Leo, Senior Mine Surveyor from Northern Star Resources, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

The Australian Institute of Mine Surveyors (AIMS) held its Annual National Conference on 14-16 August, 2019 at the Sheraton - Hyde Park in Sydney.

AIMS was proud to present an AIMS Scholarship to Fiona Warring recently.

BOSSI has released its Strategic Plan 2019-2021

Please see notification from Standards Australia in regards to publishing the updated Standard Part 1 for AS5488.

The AIMS 2019 Moranbah Interactive Technology Day, held on May 15, was a great success again this year.

The United States Department of Labor has published an Accident Report on the fatal accident of Jeffery N. Slone, a 56-year-old survey crew member with 30 years of mining experience.

The 2019 AIMS North Queensland regional seminar was held in early April at the unique location of Glencore’s Ernest Henry Mine, located 38km North East of the Cloncurry township.

The inaugural WA AIMS Technology Day was held in Perth on 15th February 2019. Offered as a free event for AIMS members, SSSI members and students there were over 80 registrants and it was a big success.

The AIMS Illawarra seminar was back in 2018 and was strongly supported with over 50 attendees at the new venue, The Illawarra Brewery.

The AIMS 2018 Kalgoorlie event was held on the 13^th June 2018 at the Kalgoorlie Hannan’s Club and was well attended by well over 25 registrants.

It was a great experience at the AIMS Mudgee Seminar in 2018 with a new venue and new format - one that was greatly enjoyed by around 60 attendees.

BOSSI April 2018 report, including information on Assessments, New Payment Processes and Surveyor Identification Cards.

The AIMS Board would like to congratulate Kristopher Smart who received the 2018 Australian Institute of Mine Surveyors (AIMS) bursary.

AIMS actively supports the mine surveying industry in many ways, for example by providing regular CPD events including an annual major Conference and regular seminars throughout the year in various locations around Australia.

AIMS also actively pursues ways it can assist students and candidates and plays a significant role in mentoring the next generation of mine surveyors.

Specifically, AIMS is committed to promoting gender diversity in mining surveying and related fields.

By working with universities, companies and other agencies AIMS encourages female participation in studying and developing a career in mine surveying.

AIMS has adopted a collaborative approach and an integrated strategy offering a mechanism to attract, recruit, retain and develop women at all levels of the organisation within this sector.

New scholarship opportunities are regularly sought and will be listed on our site when confirmed.

SCHOLARSHIP PARTNERSHIP ENQUIRIES:

• AIMS Secretary -  secretary@minesurveyors.com.au
• AIMS Media Officer - media@minesurveyors.com.au 

BOSSI has released a statistical review for 2016/2017.

A message from the NSW Surveyor General regarding the Surveyor General's Direction No 11 - Preservation of Survey Infrastructure.

Surveyors who have been removed from the register and wish to be restored to the register need to submit the following information to the Board:

BOSSI will be holding land and mining assessments on the following dates and locations: