For 58 years the mining industry has turned to MINING ENGINEERING for the best in the industry’s products and services. That tradition continues with our new BUYERS DIRECTORY.

Designed for easy reference for the products and services mining professionals need, this directory has dozens of categories, or can be customized to best position each listing in a category of choice.

List your company FREE in the online Buyers Directory at:
http://www.MiningEngineeringMagazine.com/Directory

A printed version of the Buyers Directory will be available in November.

For information on how to maximize your company’s exposure with enhanced advertising options such as display ads or additional listings, contact Johanna McGinnis at 303-948-9243 or mcginnis@smenet.org
 

Nominations due: August 15, 2007
Nominations are being accepted for the Syd S. Peng Ground Control in Mining Award. The Peng Award recognizes individuals that have demonstrated technical and scientific excellence in advancing the understanding of ground control technologies or approaches by either publication or direct applications in the mining industry. The annual award will be given to an individual or a group that: (1) has shown insight and understanding of ground control issues by developing concepts, theories or technologies that have been adopted by the mining community, or (2) has successfully implemented a ground control design or designs or practices. The award will be available to individuals/groups that have made such contributions to ground control related to coal and/or non-coal (metals, commodities, etc) or aggregate mines.

The selection committee shall consider (but not be limited by) the following criteria:

• Publication record in the field of ground control in mining.
• Acceptance of applicant's research findings by the mining industry in the form of a case study or studies.
• Demonstrated recognition of applicant by previous activities in the field of mining engineering related to ground control issues.
• Membership in SME (non SME members will be considered during the reviewing process. Once selected, he/she will be asked to join SME with the first year membership fee paid by this endowment).

Nomination is open to all. The submission is to include a written history of the nominee that includes the most significant publications or case studies, a brief write up on the major contributions of the nominee and details of the nominee's recognition by the mining industry. The nomination write up shall not exceed two pages and any information beyond the two page limit shall not be considered by the Selection Committee. The award will be presented at the annual SME meeting and consists of a framed certificate, a bronze statue and a cash stipend to be determined by the Selection Committee and the SME Foundation. SME will publish in a dedicated section on its website the entire list of recipients and their nomination letters.

Please send your nominations to Stephen C. Tadolini Pittsburgh Research Laboratory 626 Cochrans Mill Road Pittsburgh, PA 15236, phone (412) 386-6519.

DESIGN SQUAD is more than a television show - it's engineers, families, and youth-serving organizations working together to use the show, the educational materials, and the Web site to connect kids to engineering.

With your help, DESIGN SQUAD can reach kids everywhere through events and workshops that use hands-on engineering challenges inspired by the show. To check out past episodes and find out how you can get involved, CLICK HERE.

The AIME Standing Award Committees need your help in finding nominees for the AIME Awards listed below to be presented at the recipient's Member Society annual meeting in 2008. Nominations close June 15, 2007. Application information can be found online at http://www.aimehq.org on the Awards/Scholarships page or by contacting AIME Executive Assistant, Michele Gottwald, at 303-948-4256 or gottwald@aimehq.org. We appreciate your assistance in recognizing the outstanding leaders in our industries.

For a complete look at the AIME Press release for June 2007, CLICK HERE.

Nominations are being sought for candidates for AIME honorary membership. Honorary membership is awarded periodically in appreciation for outstanding service to the institute or in recognition of distinguished scientific or engineering achievement in fields embracing the activities of AIME.

Candidates for AIME honorary membership may be:

• SME members who have performed outstanding service to AIME;
• Citizens of the United States, whether or not members of SME, who are particularly outstanding in their fields of endeavor or
• Citizens of a foreign country who are outstanding in their fields combined with an official position of service to the profession.

The completed nomination form must be accompanied by a biography of the nominee. Forms may be obtained from and returned to Mary O'Shea, Executive Assistant, 8307 Shaffer Pkwy., Littleton, CO 80127, phone 303-948-4211; fax 303-948-4265; email oshea@smenet.org. Nominations must be received by June 15, 2007.

A five-day short course to prepare for the mining/minerals professional engineering examination will be given in St. Louis, MO, Sept. 22-26, 2007 (Saturday-Wednesday). The course will be held at the Marriott St. Louis Airport Hotel. A special rate of $113 per night is available to course registrants. Raja Ramani, emeritus professor at The Pennsylvania State University, will head the course. He will be assisted by Corby Anderson, Keith Heasley and Dirk van Zyl. Direct questions on course content to Ramani at rvr@psu.edu. This is the only course of its type that will be given in 2007. Prior to Aug. 24, 2007, the registration fee is $1,495 for members and $1,645 for nonmembers. Course participants will receive a copy of the SME Study Guide for the Professional Registration of Mining/Mineral Engineers, morning and afternoon coffee breaks, lunch and 3.5 continuing education units. Copies of the forms for course registration and hotel reservations will be found on the SME Website: http://www.smenet.org

The professional engineering examination in mining/minerals will be given by individual state boards on Oct. 26, 2007. Those interested in sitting for this year's exam should contact their state board immediately.

More than 330 residents from the Denver-metro area recently attended a lively town hall meeting featuring a discussion on current energy issues facing Colorado and our nation. The "Conversation on Energy" meeting was hosted by the Colorado School of Mines and ConocoPhillips on May 23rd at the Sheraton Denver West in Lakewood. It featured a diverse group of Colorado residents who exchanged ideas regarding conservation, energy security, alternative fuels, and diversification of our energy sources with a panel of experts from across the energy and environmental spectrum. For more information on the results of this meeting, CLICK HERE.

CLICK HERE fFor a list of future Town Hall meetings.
 

2007 SME GEM Minerals Coalition NSTA Booth

SME /GEM Minerals Coalition will coordinate a booth at these three Area Conferences. Each of these conferences will reach over 2,000 educators and professionals throughout the United States.

Midwestern Area Conference Detroit, Michigan October 18-20 Chair: Jeffery Sudderth	Western Area Conference Denver, Colorado November 8-10 Chair: Karen Jass
Southern Area Conference Birmingham, Alabama December 6-8 Chair: Nikky LaBranche

At the exhibit, teachers are exposed to the fact that minerals are essential to modern society. Mining professionals are present to distribute mineral specimens and literature and, most importantly, to engage in one-on-one conversation with teachers. A workshop is also conducted by the Women in Mining Education Foundation to teach hands-on classroom activities. Door prizes are awarded to teachers throughout the 17 hours the exhibit is open.

2006 Transactions Of SME, Vol. 320

Imagine all of the technical papers published by SME in 2006 bound into a single hardcover book. This 554-page reference book contains all of the technical papers published in Mining Engineering and Minerals and Metallurgical Processing throughout 2006, plus an additional 24 bonus papers (177 pages) available only in this volume. The book is fully indexed making it easy to find information on any mining topic.

Topics covered include all aspects of mining and mineral processing:

• underground coal mining,
• surface mining,
• mineral processing,
• environmental issues,
• comminution,
• health and safety issues,
• economics,
• mine design and planning,
• biotechnology,
• roof support,
• dust exposure,
• acid mine drainage,
• grinding and screening operations and
• much, much more.

At only $129 for members ($109 student members, $159 for nonmembers), this archival collection is a must reference book on every mining professional's bookshelf. Call SME Customer Service at 1-800-763-3132 or order online at www.smenet.org.

Semi-autogenous grinding (SAG) mill liner design and development

Abstract
SAG mill liner development draws primarily on practical experience from SAG milling operations supported by computer-based modeling of charge motion in SAG mills and on established good design practice. Liner design needs to respond to the process aspects of mill liner action that are critical to good SAG mill performance, i.e., the impact of shell liners on the grinding action and of grates and pulp lifters on pulp discharge. In recent years, the trend in large SAG mills has been to use wide-spaced shell lifters with large lifter face angles, primarily to reduce packing and ball/liner damage, and to use larger, hence fewer, mill liner parts to reduce downtime at liner change-outs.