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| Mine Tailing Symposium and more in this issue! |
SME eNews February 6, 2020
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Mine Tailing Symposium
Designed to fully address the current tailings-related issues facing the industry, the Mine Tailings Symposium and Keynote session offer you a deeper understanding of industry developments, valued data about best practices, critical engineering and technical knowledge to the mining and minerals community.
Mine Tailings: Perspectives For a Changing World
- Tailings Dam Failures - Lessons Learned & Reputational Risk
- State of Practice Session
- Tailings Governance
- Tailings Continuum – Selection of the Right Tailings Technology
- Importance of CULTURE in Safe Tailings Management
And don’t miss the Keynote session “The Executive’s Role in Tailings Management: Preserving our Social License to Operate.”
Executives from Consol Energy, Freeport-McMoRan, Mosaic, and Newmont Goldcorp will provide perspectives that span several commodity interests.
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| Safety Share: Avoid Sunshine Slowdown |
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Driving into the direct morning or afternoon sunshine can be brutal. Mitigate the hazards of sunshine slowdown by using sunglasses that offer high UV protection – UV400 labels offer both UVA and UVB protection. Amber colored lenses will work better than smoky colored lenses – the amber color allows you to see into the shadows and cuts way down on the glare.
Provided by the Environmental Division
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| Your Proxy Vote is Important! |
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The Annual Meeting of Members is Sunday, February 23, at 4:00 pm MST at the Sheraton Grand Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona. 2019 President Hugh B. Miller will report on the Society’s activities, its state, its concerns, and its financial condition. Robert W. Schafer will be installed as the 2020 President and, upon election by the membership entitled to vote, the following new directors shall take office:
- William W. “Bill” Edgerton - President-Elect
- John L. Uhrie - Director-at-Large
- Anne L. Williamson - Director-at-Large
Vote online at http://proxy.smenet.org/ or use the ballot that was mailed to you.
Submit your proxy prior to Sunday, February 23, 2020, 4:00 pm MST for your vote to be counted. Log in online using your email address and password on file with SME and submit your vote today!
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| Download the Meeting App |
For the most detailed and up-to-date MineXchange 2020 Annual Conference information, download the Conference App. Features include setting up your personal calendar, highlighting technical programs, speakers and exhibitors. Don’t miss the events most important to you.
Search for “SME Events” in your App store or Play store from your Smartphone or Tablet
Look for the SME Logo in a black icon
The login user name is whatever you want – no need for special characters
Password is lowercase: sme
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| Students – It’s Time to Submit Your Applications |
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The Underground Construction Association of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (UCA of SME) has opened submission of applications for the 2020 UCA of SME Scholarships. This year, students have the chance to receive three UCA of SME Scholarships:
- RETC Conference Scholarship (for attendance to NAT 2020)
- RETC Executive Committee Scholarship (academic support scholarship)
- UCA OF SME Young Members Conference Scholarships (for attendance to NAT 2020)
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| SME eBooks: Instant Download, Instant Information |
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Keep your SME library at your fingertips. Read on the road, at the jobsite, at work or at home using your favorite device. Now with NEW instant download, there’s no waiting for your eBook to arrive. Find your next great read online!Order both the print and eBook bundle and save 25% off your total order.
Don’t miss this great opportunity to enhance
your professional library and SAVE
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| Tailgate Party on the Expo Floor |
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Join us at the Tailgate Party on the Expo floor on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 from 12 noon-1:00 pm prior to the close of the Expo. We will have music, food, door prizes and draw the ticket winner of the truck! Tickets will not be on sale the day of the drawing so purchase today! You need not be present to win—but you’ll want to be!
A 2020 GMC Sierra 2500 Crew Cab 4WD SLT Diesel with upgraded leather bucket seats* could be all yours for $30. Increase your chances to win and buy 4 tickets for $100. The SMEF Benefit Truck Raffle supports the SME Foundation's many programs. Only 5,000 tickets will be sold so don’t wait - buy today!
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Tickets may be purchased NOW at accelevents.com/e/smeftruck with easy access and payment from any mobile phone, tablet, or computer. You may also text 205-619-3065 and enter the word “Raffle.”
*Or equivalent model. Truck valued at $70,000 and generously donated by Empire CAT.
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| Move Mining Live |
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The five finalist teams will present their concepts live on stage from 2-4 pm MST on Sunday, February 23 during the MineXchange 2020 SME Annual Conference & Expo in Phoenix, AZ before a panel of judges. At the end of the competition, one team will walk away with the $5,000 grand prize, and two others will win $3,000 and $2,000 for the second- and third-place prizes. All five teams will leave with the confidence of knowing they have worked to change the public’s view of mining. To get to know these teams and learn more about their concepts, visit www.MoveMining.org. For attendees at the MineXchange 2020 SME Annual Conference & Expo, the Move Mining event is a free and non-ticketed event to kick off the conference. For those unable to attend, watch the Facebook live stream on the SME Facebook page at www.facebook.com/societyformining.
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| Division Special Events |
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Your SME Divisions are planning very special events for you. Don’t miss the luncheons, silent auction fundraisers, student poster contests, scholarship and award presentations, social functions, and more…
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| Move Mining Next Gen |
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The Minerals Education Coalition wrapped up its third Move Mining Next Gen competition at the end of January. Since its inception in 2017, Move Mining Next Gen has reached hundreds of homes and classrooms. This year’s competition, sponsored by Nelson Brothers, was no exception. With twenty entries, the competition gave the judges many factors to consider. Cash prizes for each category range from $250 for grade-level winners to $1,000 for Best Overall. Online voting determined the $500 People’s Choice winner, with more than 5,000 votes cast in all.
Winners in each category:
Best in Grades K-5: Team We Rock, Sara White, Salt Lake City, UT
Best in Grades 6-8: Team Saghezli Sisters, Amina and Sabria Saghezli, Newport, OR
Best in Grades 9-12: Team Bruvs, Cassandra Maus, Allison Maus and Kristen Casey, Virginia, MN
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Best Overall: Team Steele Chicken, Mason Kroll and Austin Schackman, Virginia, MN
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People’s Choice: Team We Rock, Sara White, Salt Lake City, UT
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| Golf to Support SME Foundation |
Join the SME Foundation on Saturday, March 28th for a morning of golf at the Gold Canyon Golf Resort in Gold Canyon, AZ to raise funds in support of the vital education, outreach and personal development programs that benefit SME members, the community and the mining and metallurgy industry. Sponsorships and golfing opportunities are available! Visit www.smefgolfing4good.com/ for more information and to sign up today!
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| SMEF Annual Gala and Auction Almost Sold Out |
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Don’t miss your chance to kick off the conference in style—tickets to the "Boots, Bowties & Bling" Annual Gala Dinner and Silent Auction are almost gone! Buy tickets through the conference registration page. We have more than 100 items in our auction that you can preview online at https://smefauction.org
It will be a fun night in Phoenix—don’t miss out! Buy your tickets today!
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