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SME Luminaries to be inducted into Mining Hall of Fame
Stanley Dempsey, Haydn H. Murray, William N. Poundstone and Robert S. Shoemaker will be inducted into the National Mining Hall of Fame at the 29th Annual Induction Banquet at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, September 24, 2016. Dempsey received the William Lawrence Saunders Gold Medal from SME in 2008. Murray, Poundstone and Shoemaker are SME Distinguished Members.
The National Mining Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding leaders who have made significant and lasting contributions to the American mining industry. Master of Ceremonies Gary Goldberg, CEO and President of Newmont Mining Company, will preside over the gala event. The Women’s Mining Coalition will be presented with the Prazen Living Legend of Mining Award for excellence in mining education.
Photographs and biographies of the inductees and their contributions to mining, as well as more information about the banquet and the Museum’s facilities, can be found at www.mininghalloffame.org/. Read more in the August issue of Mining Engineering online at http://me.smenet.org/.
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| Upcoming Meetings & Events |
| SME Files Comments with SEC |
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On August 4, SME filed comments with the Securities and Exchange Commission on their proposed rule, Modernization of Property Disclosures for Mining Registrants.
Overall, SME supports the SEC’s effort to eliminate the existing Industry Guide 7 disclosure guidelines, related precedent and informal guidance and to replace it with disclosure and technical standards that are consistent with the globally accepted CRIRSCO reporting template. Thanks to SME’s Resources and Reserves Committee for developing the comments. |
| Florida SME Call for Papers |
The organizing committee for the 31st Annual FLSME Regional Mining Conference has issued a Call for Papers. The theme for the 2016 Conference is “Mining for Life” and topics include mineral and chemical processing, geology, reclamation and regulatory matters. The deadline for submission is August 19, 2016.
Submit your abstract here.
To learn more about the conference, visit www.smefloridaconference.com/. |
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| 2016 Annual Conference & Expo now online |
| The 2017 SME Annual Conference & Expo and CMA 119th National Western Mining Conference website is now live. You can visit the website at www.smeannualconference.com. |
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Key dates to keep in mind:
- August, 2016 – Abstract submission is still currently open, final close date TBD.
- September 30 – Final Booth Sales Payment Due.
- October, 2016:
– Conference Registration Opens
– Housing Registration Opens
– Exhibitor Service Kit Opens
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| National Mine Health & Safety Academy Anniversary |
August marks the 40th anniversary of the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beaver, West Virginia. To commemorate the Academy's 40 years of service to the nation's miners through education and training, the Academy is hosting an anniversary celebration on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. The Academy has extended invitations to attend the ceremony celebrating its legacy. RSVP through the online form. |
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| ABET Program Evaluator Candidates Needed |
| Universities around the world are seeking ABET accreditation for their engineering degree programs. Consequently, the need for program evaluators has increased. SME members who have engineering degrees are encouraged to participate in the accreditation process to ensure the continuation of quality engineering education programs. An ABET update session will be held at the 2017 Annual Conference & Expo. For more information contact Gary L. Skaggs, P.E. glskaggs@earthlink.net, or Dale Elifrits, elifritsc@nku.edu. |
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| August issue of Mining Engineering |
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Find out how a drop in iron ore prices is sparking vanadium exploration. Plus, Mining Engineering sits down with former Newmont COO Chris Robinson; 2014 SME President John Marsden gives us his top ten lists for metallurgists; and the National Mining Hall of Fame welcomes the Class of 2016. Read this and more in the August issue of Mining Engineering. |
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| Brazilian Tunneling Congress Call for Abstracts |
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The 9th Symposium on Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground will be held April 4-6, 2017 in São Paolo, Brazil. The symposium will coincide with the 4th Brazilian Tunneling Congress and the Latin American Tunneling Seminar. A Call for Abstracts has been issued by the Program Committee, with August 15, 2016 deadline for submission.
For more information and to submit your abstracts, visit http://www.is-saopaulo.com/.
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| Washington Updates & Noteworthy News |
- BLM Announces OK for Continued Mining Development
The Bureau of Land Management-Alaska has released a final EIS on the Proposed Resource Management Plan for the Eastern Interior planning area in east-central Alaska. The PMP allows for continued development on more than one million acres of BLM-managed land in the Fortymile Mining District. To read the BLM news release, click here.
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- Radon Regs for Uranium Mines
The U.S. EPA has submitted the final version of an overhaul of standards for radon releases from uranium processing facilities to the White House Office of Management and Budget for interagency review. The proposal addresses radon emission standards for uranium processing facilities as well as the tailings impoundments for storing byproducts. Public comments have been accepted for more than two years during the review process, and the plan has been criticized by both environmental and industry organizations. EPA hopes to publicly release the proposal by next month. Watch this space for updates.
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- Permit caught between a rock and a cat?
A lone male jaguar appears to be the center of controversy surrounding a proposed Arizona copper mine. Nearly half dozen federal agencies are involved in the permitting process for the proposed Rosemont Mine, and more than 720 studies and reports have been filed during the past two years. The Fish & Wildlife Service has found that the mine can proceed, while the Regional Army Corps of Engineers have recommended that their agency not issue dredge-and-fill permits. Local environmentalists contend that the mine would overlap the territory roamed by the jaguar. Toronto-based Hudbay Minerals Inc. has vowed to work with agencies to satisfy all requirements to grant the permit.
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