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It is with our deepest sympathy that SME, its Board of Directors, members and staff acknowledge the recent tragedy at Virginia Tech.
With more than 100 members, the Burkhart Mining Society Student Chapter of SME is one of our largest. We are grateful the Mining Engineering faculty is safe. The status of our student members is not known at this time.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Virginia Tech and Blacksburg community.
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The 2006 edition of the Transactions of SME, Vol. 320, contains numerous papers on health and safety issues.
The following is an abstract of a paper available only in this volume:
At only $129 for SME members ($109 for student members), this archival collection is a must reference book on every engineer's bookshelf. To order, call SME Customer Service at 1-800-763-3132.
The 2008 NAT organizing committee has issued a Call for Papers.
The 2008 conference will focus on "The Changing Face of Tunneling" and will be held, June 7-11, 2008,
Hyatt Regency Hotel, San Francisco, California.
Prospective authors can CLICK HERE to submit an abstract.
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc. (SME) will be joining with leaders from the engineering community to co-sponsor the "5th Annual Engineering R&D Symposium" on May 8th, 2007 in Washington, DC. Over twenty engineering organizations will co-sponsor the Symposium to gain firsthand knowledge of the R&D priorities and the potential impact of the President's fiscal year 2008 budget request on the engineering, science and technology community. Engineers play a critical role in the public policy process, providing expertise and knowledge regarding research and technology issues facing the nation. The Symposium will feature representatives from government, industry, and academia, who will discuss innovation, U.S. competitiveness, research and development, and the state of the U.S. engineering enterprise. Registration is limited. Additional information is available at:
http://www.engineeringpolicy.org/RD_Symposium.cfm
Mining Engineering
The inaugural issue of Tunneling & Underground Construction Magazine, the official publication of the UCA of SME, was published in March. Inside is a discussion of European tunneling projects, equipment and techniques, many of which are making their way to the North American underground construction industry. Highlights from the George A. Fox conference in New York are also presented. In addition, T&UC features the Tunnel Demand Forecast, which provides a list of underground construction projects in the United States and their current status.
T&UC is also available online for UCA of SME and SME members at: http://www.smenet.org/uca. Members will also be able to view updated versions of the Tunnel Demand Forecast online. T&UC will be published quarterly in March, June, September and December. The new magazine will be bound into those issues of Mining Engineering Magazine. And UCA of SME members will receive a separate copy.
2006 was another good year for the global mining industry. And the industry appears to be headed for another good one in 2007. The May issue of Mining Engineering features its Annual Review of the mining industry during 2006. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that demand from places like China has kept demand high for minerals throughout the world, especially metals and construction materials. However, high energy prices cut into profits and continued to put pressure on companies to lower costs. Strong demand for metals also allowed many mining companies to increase their exploration expenditures during 2006 and into 2007. And coal production and demand in the United States continued to its increase during the year. The Annual Review also reports the 2006 results from selected states.
CLICK HERE to view the current and past issues of Mining Engineering online
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Principles of Mineral Processing
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Attention Mineral Processing Professionals
A 2007 subscription to Minerals & Metallurgical Processing (M&MP) is a must for all serious mineral-processing professionals.
M&MP is an international peer-reviewed journal published quarterly by SME in February, May, August and November. The journal contains high-quality papers written by some of the world's most distinguished professionals in mineral processing.
The February 2007 issue has been released and the May issue is now in preparation. Future topics include:
- Microwave treatment of sulfide ores prior to flotation and magnetic separation
- Implementation of HydroFloat technology at the South Fort Meade Mine
- Column flotation of iron ore
- Upgrading fine sillimanite using a wide-angle dense-medium cyclone
- Quartz-feldspar separation for the glass and ceramics industry
- Refining of off-grade molybdenite concentrate
- Multi-gravity separator for coal fines
- Reduction mechanism of chromite spinel with carbon
- Gyratory crusher model
- Settling velocities of particulate systems
- Fluorite beneficiation using cyclonic static micro-bubble flotation
- Effect of impeller rotational speed on flotation rate
- Removing cadmium from raw indium
- Effect of frother type on flotation performance in an OK3 cell
- Presence and suppression of nanoparticles in typical mineral processing practices
- In situ bioremediation of acid mine drainage sites
- Reaction kinetics of ferrous regeneration for alternate anode reaction technology
- Plus much more
See a sample paper and the table of contents from the latest issue on SME's website: http://www.smenet.org/mmpj
Support the publication of this important technical journal by subscribing today. Call SME Customer Service at 1-800-763-3132 or subscribe online at http://www.smenet.org/mmpj/subscribe
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