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Colorado Section 
The Colorado Section is a legally constituted unit of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., encompassing a specific geographical area. Our members are given the opportunity to network with their peers and hear valuable presentations through our activities.
Meeting Information:
View the Colorado Section's Monthly Newsletter!
Schedule of Meetings & Events for 2011 & 2012
Section meetings held in different locations around the Denver metropolitan area with a speaker are planned for the third Thursday of the month as follows:
Next Event:
January 19, 2012: 5:30pm Meet, 6:00pm Dinner
Speaker: Red Conger, Freeport-McMoRan, "Production growth update at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold".
Mr. Red Conger currently serves as President of Freeport-McMoRan Americas. For the past 34 years, Mr. Conger has served in a multitude of senior management roles of increasing responsibility in the copper mining industry and is considered a leader in change management and production efficiency. Red Conger received the Colorado School of Mines Distinguished Achievement Medal 2007 and the 2009 Daniel C. Jackling Award for his significant contributions to technical progress in mining. He is an active board member for the National Mining Association (NMA). Mr. Conger holds a B.Sc. Degree in Mining Engineering from Colorado School of Mines and has completed post graduate executive management studies at Duke Fuqua School of Business.
Location: The Warwick Hotel, 1776 Grant Street, Denver, CO
Cash Bar Reception: 5:30
Dinner: 6:00-7:00pm
Cost: $45 per person
Students welcome at $15 per person with reservation.
Pay at the door. Check or cash, please. No credit cards. No shows will be billed!
**Note Early RSVP Date - Reservations via email to Cathy Begej NO LATER THAN Monday, January 16, 2012.
Email: CathyBegejSME@gmail.com
Phone: 720-889-6112
Future Meetings:
January 19, 2012: 5:30pm Meet, 6:00pm Dinner
Speaker: Red Conger, Freeport-McMoRan, "Production growth update at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold".
Location: Denver, CO
February 16, 2012: 11:30am Meet, Noon Lunch
Speaker: Fred Menzer, Vice President, Colorado Operations, Climax Molybdenum Company, will describe current activities at the Henderson Mine, currently the world's largest producer of molybdenum and provide an update on construction and start-up activities at the Climax Mine.
Location: Denver Tech Center
March 15, 2012: 5:30pm Meet, 6:00pm Dinner, Denver West Marriott
May 17, 2012: Annual Awards Banquet
Speaker: Ron Parratt, Nevada Mining
Normal Meeting Schedule:
Dinner:
- Cocktails at 5:30 p.m.,
- Dinner at 6:00 p.m.,
- Presentation at 7:00 p.m.
Lunch:
- 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Gather
- 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch and Presentation
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Photos from the 2011 SME Colorado Section Annual Golf Tournament to help raise money for scholarships. A great day for golf in Colorado!
 
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Colorado Section Officers 2011-2012
| Anderson, Justin |
Chair |
2011-12 |
| Kappes, Ronel |
Vice Chair |
2011-12 |
| Begej, Cathy |
Secretary |
2011-12 |
| WIlson, William |
Treasurer |
2011-12 |
| Gibbs, Betty |
Program Chair |
2011-12 |
| Lien, Tom |
Membership Chair |
2011-12 |
| Jass, Karen F |
Past Chair |
2011-12 |
| Garcia, Amanda |
Secretary, Newsletter |
2011-12 |
| Wyatt, Chris |
Member at Large |
2011-12 |
| Witkowsky, Dan |
CSM Student Chapter Rep & Extractive Met. Liaison |
2011-12 |
| Beach, Dick |
GEM Liaison |
2011-12 |
| Bernard, Grace |
Student Chapter President |
2011-12 |
| Graninger, Amanda |
Student Chapter Secretary |
2011-12 |
SME Bylaws
Dues Cards
Send Colorado Section dues to:
Bill Wilson
Treasurer - SME Colorado Section
9882 West 86th Ave.
Arvada, CO 80005-1257
Other Meetings:
GEM Subsection
- Contact GEM Chair, Richard Beach at rabeach.66@alum.mines.edu
- Regular meetings are 1st Friday of each month at SME headquarters, 9am.
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GEM Speaker's Bureau
MPD Subsection
Extractive Metallurgy Chapter of Denver
Next meeting details coming soon.
CSM Student Section:
The CSM SME student chapter is an active organization on campus working to raise awareness about mining within the community, as well as on campus. We organize many different activities to improve networking with industry professionals as well as to build relationships between companies and our members.
We hold officer meetings on Mondays from noon to 1 PM on the CSM campus. With any questions about our chapter please contact Student Chapter President Collin Smith at cosmith@mymail.mines.edu or Vice President Sarah Jones sjones@mines.edu.
Links and Current News
Congratulations to our 25 and 50 Year SME Members!
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| 25 Year Members: |
| William M. Hart |
| Michael P. Thomas |
| Randall Weeks |
| Simon P. Briggs |
| John T. Gormley |
| Tim O'Neil |
| Francis F. Pitard |
| D.S. Scovira |
| John M. Stermole |
| Dana C. Willis |
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| 50 Year Members: |
| Robert G. Blair |
| Stanley Dempsey |
| Clinton L. Eddy |
| Bernard J. Guarnera |
| James H. Johns Jr. |
| James C. Kirchner |
| Peter H. Kirwin |
| Edwin J. White |
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