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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
SMEF launches global humanitarian program
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Foundation (SMEF) launched the Miners Give Back program to contribute to improving the lives of individuals where mining is, or has been, an integral part of the community. “As the largest professional society… Keep Reading
OneMine online library offers millions of searchable pages
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) says OneMine now offers more than 1.8 million searchable pages of mining-related material to the public. SME says the online library, which it established in 2008, is a collaborative effort among multiple… Keep Reading
SME endorses mining industry safety initiative
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration's (SME) board of directors, on the recommendation of its Health & Safety Committee, voted to endorse the National Mining Association's (NMA) CORESafety initiative. According to a press release, the initiative is an industry-wide… Keep Reading
Annual meeting one of SME’s biggest yet
More than 37 countries were represented during the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration's (SME) Annual Meeting and Exhibit at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City Feb. 23-26. The event featured nearly 700 professional papers presented in… Keep Reading
Salt Lake City site of SME’s annual meeting
The 2014 Annual Meeting and Exhibit of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) will be held Feb. 23-26 in Salt Lake City. More than 5,500 mining industry professionals from more than 30 countries are expected to attend. “We… Keep Reading
Coalition to support federal mineral science and information activities
Fifteen organizations united to form the Mineral Science and Information Coalition (MSIC) to advocate for reinvigorated minerals science and information functions in the federal government. According to the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME), federal programs in minerals science,… Keep Reading
SME updates cut-off grade estimation book
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME) says a new edition of a publication that examines cut-off grades, one of the most important calculations in the mining industry because they play a key role in estimating mineral reserves… Keep Reading
SME names first Health & Safety Individual Excellence winner
SME has named certified mine safety professional H.L. Boling the first recipient of its Health & Safety Individual Excellence Award. Boling has been in the mining industry nearly half a century, SME says. He wrote two chapters of the Mine… Keep Reading
