Events
NSSGA to host webinar on legislative issues
The NSSGA is set to host a webinar that will provide updates on key legislative issues that are of importance to NSSGA members, as well as environmental, safety and health regulatory developments. The webinar will also cover pending litigation related… Keep Reading
SME to host conference on data science and technologies
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME) of New York is partnering with SME to host a conference on data science in the mining industry. The conference, called “Big Data: Smarter Use of Data in Mining,” is aimed… Keep Reading
NSSGA to host webinar on mitigation strategies
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA) is hosting a webinar aimed at developing mitigation strategies for the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s (MSHA) elevated enforcement. The online webinar, titled “Strategies to Mitigate MSHA Elevated Enforcement,” will provide metal/nonmetal… Keep Reading
NTEA to host Work Truck Show 2015, 2016
The Association for the Work Truck Industry (NTEA) has announced that it will be hosting the Work Truck Show in 2015 and 2016 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. The 2015 show will begin with educational programming and the… Keep Reading
TMS hosts diversity summit, SME co-sponsors event
Hosted by The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) and co-sponsored by the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME), the diversity summit is meant to emphasize the importance of diversity in the workplace. Titled “Diversity: In the Minerals,… Keep Reading
EPA to host National Conference on Mining-Influenced Waters
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is sponsoring the 2014 National Conference on Mining-Influenced Waters: Approaches for Characterization, Source Control and Treatment from August 12-14 in Albuquerque, N.M. The conference will be a forum for which attendees can discuss scientific matters… Keep Reading
Hillhead attendance up for 2014 show
Organizers of the Hillhead quarry exhibition say more than 17,559 attended this year’s event, which was held June 24-26 at Lafarge Tarmac’s Hillhead Quarry in Buxton, England. Event director Jack Berridge said attendance was up from last year’s figures, exhibitor… Keep Reading
Loader technology, MSHA enforcement focus of upcoming webinars
Two educational opportunities in NSSGA's AGG1 Online webinar series are available later this summer. Luck Stone Corp.'s 988 remote-control wheel loader will be the focus of a July 15 webinar. Presenters will discuss how the technology can help to improve… Keep Reading
Hundreds turn out for industry lobbying event
Thirty-one national associations and more than 400 people from the aggregates, construction and transportation industries descended on Washington, D.C., last week as part of the 2014 Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In. The group of producers, contractors, manufacturers and association representatives lobbied… Keep Reading
