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The second annual Move Mining competition is underway,
and this year it’s twice the fun!
Move Mining is the SME program that asks the question, “How can I change the world’s perception of mining?” Teams will submit a three-minute video and one-page abstract to SME by November 1, 2017, outlining their concept on how to implement a change or “move” the perception of mining forward in the world. Four finalists will be chosen by a consortium and one by People’s Choice. All five finalists will compete for a $5,000 cash prize during the 2018 SME Annual Conference & Expo.
New this year is Move Mining Next Gen, an online competition for K-12 participants. Teams will create three-minute videos that share their ideas about where minerals are found and mined, how we use them, why mining is important and careers in the mining industry. Four winners will be determined by committee and one by People’s Choice. The Best Overall Video will win a prize of $1,000!
Learn more about these exciting SME public awareness programs:
www.movemining.org/ and www.moveminingnextgen.org/.
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| Attention Health & Safety Experts! |
SME is seeking health and safety subject matter experts to become volunteers to develop the certification examination for the new Certified Mine Safety Professional (CMSP) certification. Review the qualifications, time commitment and service requirements here and submit your interest to Dr. Andrew P. Schissler PE, IAMSH Coordinator, at Schissler@smenet.org or 720-202-5683 by September 22, 2017.
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| Call for Nominations – Hoover Award |
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The AIME Hoover Board representatives (Som Somasundaran, Tuncel Yegulalp, SA Ravishankar and Peter Bethell of SME, Oladele Ogunseitan of TMS, and George Koperna of SPE) are seeking suggested nominees from members of the four AIME Societies for the prestigious joint engineering society Hoover Award. Established in 1929, this medal recognizes outstanding extra-career services by engineers to humanity. Past recipients can be found at www.asme.org/Past. Details on how to submit a nomination can be found at www.asme.org/apply-now.
Please email suggested nominee names and rationale to your Society’s rep. listed above or AIME’s Executive Director, Michele Lawrie-Munro, at lawriemunro@aimehq.org by Wednesday, October 4, 2017.
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| SME and CRIRSCO Reporting Standards Update |
On August 24-25, 2017, the Committee for Mineral Reserves International Reporting Standards ( CRIRSCO) sent a five-person delegation to Turkey to participate in a workshop on the development of a CRIRSCO Reporting Template-compatible code for reporting exploration results, mineral resources and mineral reserves. The delegation consisted of Harry Parker (representing the USA and SME), Roger Dixon (RSA), Baterdene Dash (Mongolia), Saule Urazayeva (Kazakhstan) and Felipe Alves (Brazil).
The workshop and meetings showed broad support from the Turkish government, the stock exchange, banking community and the mining industry to establish a CRIRSCO-template reporting code as a step in broadening the Turkish mining industry, with a goal of growing the GDP represented by the mining sector from 2 to 10 percent by 2023.
The aim of CRIRSCO is to promote high standards of reporting of mineral deposit estimates and of exploration progress. CRIRSCO and SME will continue to liaise with UMREK and are looking forward to welcoming Turkey as the first member from the Middle East and North Africa. Learn more about CRIRSCO on their website www.crirsco.com/welcome.asp. |
| WAAIME 100th Anniversary Videos |
Now you can relive and enjoy the WAAIME 100th Anniversary Celebration all over again! AIME’s YouTube channel features six of WAAIME’s 5-minute themed videos including history, scholarships and fundraising, and a 23-minute combined film.
Also on the Playlist are videos on the AIME 145th Anniversary, Teachers Guides, and member society videos. View them all at www.youtube.com/user/AIMEHQ/playlists. |
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| Washington Updates & Noteworthy News |
- 2015 SME President J. Steven Gardner is the leading candidate for Director of the Federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, according to Greenwire E&E News. Gardner declined to comment to E&E News, but has indicated in the past that he would give the nomination serious consideration. The Trump administration has yet to make a nomination, but Gardner’s name has been rumored for months.
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- The Trump administration has named David Zatezalo, the former chairman of Rhino Resources, to be an assistant secretary of Labor overseeing the Mine Safety and Health Administration.
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- An MSHA/NIOSH Partnership meeting on diesel exhaust health effects will be held Sept. 19, 2017, in Triadelphia, WV. Interested parties may also join the meeting via WebEx or attend a video teleconference at local offices around the country. Follow link for registration information.
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