Society for Mining Metallurgy & Exploration
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
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
SME launches awards program, names first winner
The health and safety committee of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME) will debut at its upcoming annual meeting an annual awards program that features three categories: Operational Excellence, Mining Individual Excellence, and Research and Educational Excellence.… Keep Reading
Virginia Tech aces SME’s membership challenge
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME), which supports emerging leaders through professional development programs offered by its student chapters, released the results of its 2013 student membership challenge. The SME student chapter of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and… Keep Reading
Mine safety the topic of Canadian symposium
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) and the Canadian Institute of Mining Metallurgy & Petroleum (CIM) are jointly hosting a symposium Oct. 20-22 on safety and reliability. The symposium, "Safety In Mining: A Reliable Operation Is A Safe… Keep Reading
Report highlights aggregates’ contribution to economy
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) published a technical briefing paper pointing to the contributions of the U.S. aggregates industry to infrastructure investment. SME also called for full funding of the nation's surface transportation programs. "Infrastructure improvements will… Keep Reading
