Division Functions

COAL & ENERGY DIVISION LUNCH

Tuesday, March 1 | Noon – 1:45 pm | $60 per ticket
Salt Palace Convention Center Grand Ballroom E/G

Speaker: Dr. Steve Schafrick, University of Kentucky

"Innovations in Mining: A Bi-Directional Stream"

Every year many new technologies are adapted from other industries and applied to mining operations to make mines safer and more productive. Communication, Automation, Big Data, are typical examples of such technologies and have been major technical topics or themes of the SME Annual Meeting.

However, the shift to “externally” produced innovation imported to mining should not overshadow the “internally” developed technologies by the mining sector, for example in areas such as ventilation, explosives, and mineral processing, which can, in turn, be exported and benefit other industries.

This presentation will discuss mining-developed technologies that are successfully adapted for use in other Kentucky industries. This technology exchange is an important component in highlighting the importance of pursuing “internal” R&D and leveraging our own innovations in other sectors. In addition, broadening the scope of mining research also can build a positive image for the mining industry.

Title Sponsor: Burns & McDonnell
Supporting Sponsors: UpKeep and Rosebud Mining

 

ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION SILENT AUCTION

Tuesday, March 1 | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Salt Palace Convention Center - SME Resource Center, Exhibit Hall Booth 2029

Sponsored by Golder a member of WSP and ARCADIS

ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION LUNCH

Tuesday, March 1 | Noon – 1:30 pm | $60 per ticket
Salt Palace Convention Center Grand Ballroom A/C

Speaker: Stephanie E. Mills, Senior Geologist, Utah Geological Survey

"Keeping Up with Critical Minerals: Implications and Opportunities in a New Era of Mining"

Title Sponsors: AECOM, Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC
Supporting Sponsors: Montgomery & Associates and Golder a member of WSP

 

 

6TH ANNUAL SME HEALTH & SAFETY DIVISION 5K RUN

Monday, Feb. 28 | 6:00 am - 8:00 am | $35 per Ticket

Liberty Park
(meet at Salt Palace Convention Center 252 for departure)

Title Sponsor: Rio Tinto
Supporting Sponsor: Predictive Compliance

 

HEALTH & SAFETY DIVISION BREAKFAST

Tuesday, March 1 | 7:30 am – 9:00 am | $45 per ticket

Salt Palace Convention Center 150 G

Sponsored by: Rio Tinto

Speaker:
Hugh Thatcher, Chief Counsel, United States, Rio Tinto

Mining’s Social License in an ESG World: Why Environmental, Social and Governance Programs are Here to Stay and How Health and Safety Can Both Anchor and Elevate an ESG Program

 

 

INDUSTRIAL MINERALS & AGGREGATES DIVISION LUNCH

Tuesday, March 1 | Noon – 1:45 pm | $60 per ticket

Salt Palace Convention Center Grand Ballroom F/H

Supporting Sponsors: Boart Longyear and Pray & Company

 

 

 

MINERAL & METALLURGICAL PROCESSING DIVISION AWARDS
PLENARY SESSION

Monday, Feb. 28 | 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Salt Palace Convention Center Grand Ballroom D

Antoine M. Gaudin Award | Lecturer: James E. Gebhardt
Title:  TBD

Robert H. Richards Award | Lecturer: Kathleen A. Altman
Title: TBD

Milton E. Wadsworth Award |Lecturer: Matthew I. Jeffrey
Title: TBD

Sponsored by: FLSmidth

 

MPD SCOTCH NIGHTCAP

Tuesday, March 1 | 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm | $60 per ticket

Salt Lake Marriott Downtown at City Creek Grand G-J

Executive Sponsor: Weir Minerals

Title Sponsors: Molycop, SNC-Lavalin and Unified Purchasing Group (UPG)
Supporting Sponsors: Bechtel, Derrick Corporation, Solvay, Polydeck, Geopyörä Breakage Test and Millcreek Engineering

 

MINERAL & METALLURGICAL PROCESSING DIVISION LUNCH

Wednesday, March 2 | Noon – 1:45 pm | $60 per ticket

Salt Palace Convention Center Grand Ballroom A/C

Title Sponsor: M3 Engineering, Newmont Malozemoff Technical Facility and Flottweg Separation Technology, Inc.
Supporting Sponsors: FLSmidth, Molycop, Unified Purchasing Group (UPG), and Pray & Company

Speaker: Corale L. Brierley, Brierley Consultancy LLC

“Prepping for Success on the Leach Pad”

 

 

MPD STUDENT POSTER CONTEST

Wednesday, March 2 | 8:00 am – Noon

Salt Palace Convention Center North Ballroom Foyer

The poster entries are displayed in the lobby outside the ballroom before the Mineral & Metallurgical Processing Division Lunch, and the students are available to answer questions. The winners are announced during the lunch.

 

MINING & EXPLORATION DIVISION LUNCH AND SILENT AUCTION

Wednesday, March 2 | Noon – 2:00 pm | $60 per ticket

Salt Palace Convention Center Grand Ballroom F/H

Title Sponsors: Dassault Systems, Hecla, SRK Consulting, Cementation USA Inc. and RESPEC

Supporting Sponsors: UpKeep, SSR Mining Marigold Mine and Golder a member of WSP

 

 

WAAIME DIVISION STUDENT RECEPTION

Monday, Feb. 28 | 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Hilton Salt Lake City Center Canyons