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December 7-8, 2008
Hilton El conquistador
Tucson, Arizona



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January 27, 2009
Graduate Center, City University of New York
New York, New York



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February 22-25, 2009
Denver, Colorado
Stewardship and Sustainability: Getting it done in the 21st Century

Innovations in Research, Operation and Education for Sustainable Mineral Development (an SME Symposium held in conjunction with the 2009 SME Annual Meeting in honor of Professor Somasundaran for his Life-time achievement)
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June 14-17, 2009
Las Vegas, Nevada

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September 30 - October 3, 2009
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
Tucson, Arizona

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Quantitative mineral resource assessment an integrated approach: Exploration risk analysis for strategic planning
October 20-21, Montreal
Don Singer, US Geological Survey, USA; David Menzie, US Geological Servey, USA
Learn how to provide decision-makers with unbiased information about the expected value and probabilities of other values of undiscovered mineral resources. Learn how to:

• Identify the sources and magnitudes of risk and uncertainty in assessments of undiscovered mineral resources.
• Demonstrate how operational mineral deposit models can reduce uncertainties.
• Construct internally consistent models.

Theory and practice of sampling particulate materials
October 27-29, Part 1, Montreal
October 30-31 Part 2 (QA-QC, mine, and project audits), Montreal
Dominique François-Bongarçon, AGORATEK, USA

Develop an understanding of the theory of sampling particulate materials, its practice, scope, limitations and appropriate applications. Learn how to:

• Eye-opening facts you may have overlooked or ignored until now about the consequences of bad sampling and the difficulties of good sampling.
• The unsuspected amplitude of economic ramifications of poor sampling.
  

Mineral project evaluation techniques and applications: From conventional methods to real options
November 10-13, Montreal
Michel Bilodeau, McGill University, Canada

Learn the basics of economic/financial evaluation techniques, as well as the practical implementation of these techniques to mineral project assessments. Learn how to:

• How to gain a practical understanding of economic/financial evaluation principles.
• How to develop the skills necessary to apply these to support mineral project decisions.
• About the real options approach to valuing mining projects.

Upcoming 2009 Seminars:
Applied risk assessment for ore reserves and mine planning: Conditional simulation for the mining industry
May, Montreal
Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, McGill University, Canada

Geostatistical mineral resource/ore reserve estimation and meeting the new regulatory environment: Step by step from sampling to grade control September, Montreal
Michel Dagbert, Geostat Systems Int, Canada; Jean-Michel Rendu, Consultant, USA; and Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, McGill University,Canada

Strategic risk management and applied optimization in mine design September, Montreal
Cindy Campbell, Gemcom, Australia; and Roussos Dimitrakopoulos, McGill University, Canada

See www.smenet.org/meetings for complete details on all these courses.

CALL FOR PAPERS - The theme will encompass how the base metals industry in Africa has harnessed the potential for growth through research, innovative thinking, new ways of operating and project implementation.

For international participants, this conference presents an ideal venue to gain in-depth knowledge of and exposure into this region’s base metals industry.

Hosted jointly by the metallurgical and mining technical sub-committees and Botswana branch of the SAIMM, for complete details: Click here.

Hydrometallurgy 2008: Proceedings of the 6th Intl Symposium

Hydrometallurgy 2008 proudly takes its place as the most up-to-date, comprehensive book published in this field. Following the tradition of the previous international symposiums, this resource tackles the newest in primary and secondary resource recovery with sections on environmental hydrometallurgy, research and industrial applications, base and precious metals, and leaching.

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Mining Engineering

The October issue of Mining Engineering will include the print version of the magazine’s online Buyers Directory.  Interested equipment and services suppliers should register their listing online at www.aggminmarketplace.com  By registering online, you will receive a free matching listing in the October Buyers Directory edition of Mining Engineering. A listing in the print version will allow your company to reach more than 14,000 mining professionals worldwide.  Enhanced listings are also available.  For more information on an enhanced listing, contact Johanna McGinnis, media manager, phone 303-948-4243, fax 303-973-3845, e-mail mcginnis@smenet.org 

The deadline for a listing is Friday, Sept. 5.  Because the program has changed, those already registered online will need to re-register at the same site.   

Have any of your clients requested that you carry professional and or general liability.  The need for liability insurance is becoming more common in this industry and we understand the difficulty in obtaining affordable coverage.

SME has endorsed The Wright Group, Inc. as our independent agent of choice.  In conjunction with Lloyd’s of London, The Wright Group, Inc. is offering a claims-made professional liability policy exclusive to SME members. The program offers coverage specific to the mining industry at a discounted premium*.  Access to this discounted program is only available through The Wright Group.

The Wright Group also has access to many top tier carries to provide General Liability, Workers Compensation, and Commercial Auto insurance.

The Wright Group, Inc. is a Denver based insurance brokerage firm that has been in business over 25 years and is familiar with the insurance needs of SME members.

Contact: Allan Crumbaker, acrumbaker@thewrightgroupinc.com, 303-228-2205 or Deb Ready, dready@thewrightgroupinc.com , 303.228.2143

*subject to specific qualifications

NIOSH will host a special session at MINExpo International 2008 on September 23-24. “Safety and Health Interventions for Mining” will cover ten important topic areas where NIOSH has made significant progress toward the goal of a safer and healthier mining workplace.

Researchers will present ten current research topics for 15 or 30 minutes each. Attendees are encouraged to attend any or all of these talks to gain insight into the state of mining health and safety research, related to the topics listed on the schedule. The session will be presented on Tuesday, September 23 from 1:00 – 4:00 PM and repeated on Wednesday, September 24 from 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon in room N226 of the Las Vegas Convention Center.

For more information, visit NIOSH online at: www.cdc.gov/NIOSH/Mining

For other sources of Mining Industry news along with other pertinent information available on the Web please check out the following websites.

The Industrial Minerals Association - North America (IMA-NA) has an Enews publication for the Industrial Minerals Industry: http://www.ima-na.org/resources/newsletter.asp

The Colorado Mining Association (CMA) has a newsletter called "Rock and Coal", you can find this along with other pertinent news at: http://www.coloradomining.org/p_archive.php

The American Geological Institute's (AGI) "Government Affairs Program" has pertinent information on the Federal Government as it pertains to the mining industry with a monthly review, special updates and a wealth of other current articles of interest. Please visit their website at: http://www.agiweb.org/gap/

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) has a monthly Enews newsletter as well as other useful information for our industry, please check out their website at: http://www.tms.org/newsletter/newsletter-home.html

The National Mining Association (NMA) has a weekly bulletin it puts out on Fridays, please check out this bulletin on their website at: http://www.nma.org/newsroom/miningweek/miningweek.asp

The International Tunneling Association (ITA) has a periodical newsletter pertaining to the Tunneling Industry. You can view the most recent issue, past issues and sign up for their mailing list at: http://www.ita-aites.org/cms/itanews.html

The links provided above will take you away from our website, SME has no control of these sites and SME cannot be held responsible for the content of these websites.

The Industrial Minerals Association
North America
(IMA-NA)

The Colorado Mining Association(CMA)

The American Geological Institute's(AGI)

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society(TMS)

The National Mining Association (NMA)

The International Tunneling Association (ITA)