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Mining Engineering

The 2007 SME Membership Directory is bound into the July issue of ME. The directory contains information for all SME members and is a valuable year-round resource. The July issue also spotlights molybdenum. Once languishing in the $3/lb range, moly is now hovering between $25/lb and $30/lb. But how long will it last and can producers keep up with demand?

CLICK HERE to view the current and past issues of Mining Engineering online
NEW!
2007 RETC Conference Proceedings
Read about some of the most difficult tunneling projects on the drawing board and under construction, includes: BOTH the hardbound book and the CD!

Member Price $139
CLICK HERE to purchase online
NEW!
Ground Control Failures: A Pictorial View of Case Studies
Hardbound book with hundreds of color photos illustrating underground ground control problems.

Member Price $125
CLICK HERE to purchase online


Professional Liability Update
SME is pleased to announce that The Wright Group Inc has established exciting and competitive opportunities for comprehensive professional liability insurance. The Wright Group Inc. is a Denver based insurance agency with specialists in professional liability. They have access to multiple insurance companies and are committed to finding the most comprehensive and cost-effective coverage for you. The Wright Group Inc. has made a commitment to SME and its members to provide prompt and professional service. The Wright Group is the only SME endorsed insurance agency for professional liability insurance.

For an updated application for a preliminary quote, CLICK HERE.

Should you need immediate assistance with your professional liability please contact either Allan Crumbaker at 303.228.2205 or Deb Ready at 303.228.2143
Buyers Directory
Mining Engineering now offers a comprehensive Buyers Directory! A free listing, in up to three categories, is available now at:
MiningEngineeringMagazine.com/BuyersDirectory

Your free listing will be posted immediately, providing buyers and decisions makers across the globe access to your company's products and services. The Mining Engineering Buyers Directory will also be published in the November edition and your free listing will appear in print as well as online. Additional listings, logos and display ads can also be purchased for the November edition by contacting the Mining Engineering advertising department at 303-948-4243 or: mcginnis@smenet.org Be sure and take advantage of this free opportunity to enhance your marketing efforts to your key prospects and buyers with the Mining Engineering Buyers Directory.
Young Leaders Committee
Friends, Romans, SME members - lend me your ears. Or at least a few minutes of your precious time. I know we are in the midst of the busy season (generally accepted as the time between January 1 and December 31), but I am writing to make you aware of a survey the Young Leaders are conducting to help tailor the technical sessions we will be hosting at the 2008 Annual Meeting and beyond. As it currently stands, the Young Leaders will be presenting two separate technical sessions at the 2008 Salt Lake City meeting. The first session will contain presentations delivered by a few of the Young Leaders on a given topic. We would like your help in determining this topic. The intent of this session is to educate attendees on the basics of a specific area of the mining industry, such as Land Rights 101, Intro to Longwall Mining, De-watering for Dummies, etc. The theme will obviously have to be something the Young Leaders have a good handle on, but after that, it is fair game.

The second session will feature a speaker from outside the Young Leaders, as we have done on occasion in the past. We are surveying a few different speakers, and would appreciate your help in our evaluation of possible topics.

More details concerning the survey will be posted on the SME website: http://www.smenet.org and in E-News. We appreciate your timely response to this survey, as the sooner we can make our decisions on topics and speakers, the sooner we can start our preparation for the meeting. Thank you in advance!

Contributed By:
Sean Kautzman
Mine Planner, Creighton Mine
CVRD Inco Ltd.
skautzman@inco.com
(705) 562-1082

 
Short Courses, Conferences & Meetings
SME Review Course for Professional Engineers (Principles and Practice) Examination for Mining/Minerals Engineers
September 22-26, 2007
St. Louis Airport Marriott
St. Louis, Missouri

This review course will aid individuals applying and preparing for a state mining/mineral engineering PE examination. This 5-day course will cover the following examination subject areas: Exploration, Mine Planning and Operations, Environmental and Reclamation, and Mineral Processing.
 
Precious Metals Processing 2007
Advances in Primary and Secondary Operations
October 3-6, 2007
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
Tucson, Arizona

This conference will provide a forum to update the precious metals processing and extractive industries on the latest technological advances in processing, new operations, process controls and new research efforts. Plenary speaker highlight the meeting. They include: Debra Shea, Executive Director, Montana Mining Association James Komadina, Sr., vice President, Projects and Development, Goldfields John Mudge, Newmont Mining Corporation Robert Jacobsen, Sabin Metals Other sessions include refractory Ore Processing, Precious Metals Markets/Alternative Uses, Precious Metals Refining, Regulatory Impacts and the Future Vision, Sampling and Analytical Tools for Precious Metals, Secondary Processing, Operations Design and Best Practices, New Technology and Innovation, Process Mineralogy and Precious Metals, Recovery Processes for Precious Metals, Operations and New Technology, Environmental Best Practices and Evolving Changes.

Complete conference details including housing and registration will be available mid-July. Refer to: http://www.SMEnet.org/meetings
 
2008 North American Tunneling Conference
June 7-11, 2008
Hyatt Regency
San Francisco, CA

DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR ABSTRACTS - August 1, 2007.

To submit an abstract go to: http://www.smenet.org/meetings/nat/2008/callForPapers.cfm
 
Designing the Coal Preparation Plant of the Future
October 24-26, 2007
Hilton Garden Inn, Pittsburgh/Southpointe
Canonsburg, PA

This program is being held in conjunction with the PCMIA/SME Pittsburgh Annual Meeting. The preliminary program includes: An Historic Perspective (Dave Carris, JT Boyd Co.), Today's Prep Plant (Peter Bethell, Arch Coal), Future Challenges (Van Davis, Alpha Natural Resources), Status of Current Coal Preparation Research (Rick Honaker, University of Kentucky), Is There Anything New in Coarse or Intermediate Coal Cleaning? (Dieter Ziaja, KHD), Keynote Address-Future Trends in Coal Utilization (Fred Palmer, Peabody Energy), Fine Coal Cleaning, Spirals (G. Luttrell, Virginia Tech; P. Bethell, Arch Coal; F. Stanley, Alpha Natural Resources) Fine Coal Cleaning, Froth Flotation Options (Mike Mankosa and Jaisen Kohmuench, Eriez), Useful Instrumental Tools Developed for CSIRO Coal Preparation Projects (M. O'Brien, B. Firth, CSIRO), Fine Coal Sizing, A New Approach (Robert Hollis, James River Coal and Paul Brodzik, Derrick Corp) , An Update on Coal Handling: Conveyors, Sizers, Etc. (P. McCarthy, MMD Mineral Sizing (America) Inc.), The Modern Coal Loadout Facility (J.A. Bradbury, Kanawha Scales), On-Line Analyzers: Which, When, Where, How, Why? (Dick Woodward, Gammametrics), Three Dimensional Design Technologies (T. Porterfield, Farnham & Pfile), Building in Preventative Maintenance (Greg DeHart, Arch Coal), Access for Sampling (B. Arnold, PrepTech, Inc.)

SME is pleased to publish the meeting proceedings volume. Complete details on the meeting will be available shortly on the SME website: http://www.smenet.org

For further questions, please contact Barb Arnold, 724-727-3439.
 



 
 
 
 
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