Stefan Nadolski is the founder of Minpraxis Solutions. He has worked for over 17 years in the mining industry in the areas of technology development, sensor-based sorting, comminution, mechanical design and energy conservation.
Stefan has a Ph.D. and a master’s degree from the University of British Columbia in the field of mining engineering and a mechanical engineering degree from the University of Sydney. Working closely with a block cave mine, his Ph.D. research focused on developing integrated mine and mill approaches for block caving operations. He has contributed to over 25 publications in the fields of mining and mineral processing, two of which were awarded the CEEC medal for their significance to the field of energy-efficient comminution.
Outside of being a consultant, Stefan enjoys studying languages and stand-up paddling in the Burrard Inlet of Vancouver.
Publications:
- Nadolski, S., Klein, B., Hart, C.J.R., Moss, A. and Elmo, D. (2018). An approach to evaluating block and panel cave projects for sensor-based sorting applications, in Y Potvin & J Jakubec (eds), Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Block and Sublevel Caving, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, Australia, pp. 133-140.
- Nadolski, S., Klein, B., Samuels, M., Hart, C. and Elmo, D. (2018). Evaluation of Cave-to-Mill opportunities at the New Afton Mine, in Proceedings of the 50th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Mineral Processors (2018), Ottawa, Canada.
- Nadolski, S., Munkhchuluun, M., Elmo, D. and Klein, B. (2017). A Piecewise Linear Interpolation Algorithm to reduce the uncertainty of cumulative fracture intensity plots for Discrete Fracture Network modelling, in 15th International Conference of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (15th IACMAG), Wuhan, China.
- Nadolski, S., Munkhchuluun, M., Elmo, D. and Klein, B. (2017). Characterization of Rock Mass Fragmentation for Cave Mining. In 51st US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium (ARMA 2017), San Francisco, California, USA.
- Nadolski, S., Liu, Y., Klein, B., Elmo, D., Scholar, J. & Scoble, M. (2016). Investigation into the Implementation of Sensor-based Ore Sorting Systems at a Block Caving Operation. In 7th International Conference & Exhibition on Mass Mining, Sydney, Australia.
- Klein, Bern, Chengtie Wang, and Stefan Nadolski. “Energy-Efficient Comminution: Best Practices and Future Research Needs.” In Energy Efficiency in the Minerals Industry, pp. 197-211. Springer, Cham, 2018.
- Nadolski S, Munkhchuluun M, Klein B., Elmo D, Hart C (2017). Cave fragmentation in a cave-to-mill context at the New Afton Mine part I: fragmentation and hang-up frequency prediction. Mining Technology. :1–9.
- Nadolski, Stefan, Mike Samuels, Bern Klein, and Craig JR Hart. “Evaluation of bulk and particle sensor-based sorting systems for the New Afton block caving operation.” Minerals Engineering 121 (2018): 169-179.
- Nadolski, S., M. Munkhchuluun, B. Klein, D. Elmo, and Craig Hart. “Cave fragmentation in a cave-to-mill context at the New Afton Mine part I: fragmentation and hang-up frequency prediction.” Mining Technology 127, no. 2 (2018): 75-83.
- Nadolski, Stefan, Christopher O ‘Hara, Bern Klein, Davide Elmo, and Craig JR Hart. “Cave fragmentation in a cave-to-mill context at the New Afton mine Part II: implications to mill performance.” Mining Technology (2018): 1-12.
- Nadolski, S., Klein, B., Elmo, D., & Scoble, M. (2015). Cave-to-Mill: a Mine-to-Mill approach for block cave mines. Mining Technology, 124(1), 47-55.