Veenstra, RL 2025, 'Quality assurance and quality control of the underground cemented backfill system', in AB Fourie, A Copeland, V Daigle & C MacRobert (eds), Paste 2025: Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Paste, Thickened and Filtered Tailings, Australian Centre for Geomechanics, Perth, pp. 21-30, https://doi.org/10.36487/ACG_repo/2555_0.02 (https://papers.acg.uwa.edu.au/p/2555_0.02_Veenstra/) Abstract: This paper provides a discussion about the ultimate goal of a backfill system, and how a conventional quality assurance/quality control program supports the system in achieving this goal. The discussion then shifts to issues and limitations that a conventional system can face and provides some commentary on how the conventional system can be improved. Keywords: backfill, underground, cemented, assurance, control