The Queensland Mining & Engineering Exhibition will be held July 23-25 in Mackay, an Australian port town in the Bowen Basin.
Participants who pre-register will receive a report listing the companies that match their interests.
For more information, contact Sarah Richardson at +61 2 9422 2576 or visit www.reedexpo.com.au. E-mail: sarah.richardson@reedexpo.com.au
Learn how to log in Toronto
The Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society (KEGS) and the Minerals and Geotechnical Logging Society (MGLS) are sponsoring the eighth symposium on logging for minerals and geotechnical applications, scheduled for Aug. 21-23 at the Sheraton Centre in Toronto.
The symposium will consist of two days of sessions on all aspects of geophysical logging applied to groundwater, mining, engineering and other non-petroleum geotechnical studies. Twenty-seven papers written by authors from around the world will be presented.
The keynote speaker will be Patrick Killeen, a founder of the MGLS and KEGS member.
For more information, contact Micki Allen at 905-474-9118. E-mail: maracmicki@cs.com
Surface mining in South Africa
The Mining Alumni Society of the University of Pretoria and the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy are organizing Surface Mining 2002, scheduled for Oct. 2-4 in Gauteng.
The conference will examine changes in the global business climate and explore ways to take advantage of emerging opportunities.
For more information, e-mail Pam Bester at pam@saimm.co.za or visit www.saimm.co.za
Expo slated for Down Under
The Goldfields Mining Expo, slated for Oct. 15-17, is expected to be the largest annual mining trade show ever held in Australia.
The exhibition is held on the grounds of the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club and will feature about 500 exhibitors. More than 13,000 people visited the exhibition in 2000, and a similar number is expected this year.
Production from the venerable Goldfields region consists mainly of gold and nickel from both open-pit and underground mines and is eqivalent to 15% of Canada’s total mineral output.
For more information, call +61 8 9021 2970 or visit www.gmexpo.com.au. E-mail: events@miningexpo.info
Forum to improve Chinese mining
Improving the investment climate and sustainability of mining in China will be the theme of China Mining 2002, slated for Oct. 21-23 in Chongching.
The forum is aimed at helping the Chinese government create an environment conducive to mineral resources development.
The conference is being organized by the Chinese Ministry of Land and Resources and the World Bank, with assistance from the Canadian Embassy there.
For more information, e-mail dic@cags.cn.net
NWMA highlights Coeur d’Alene
The Northwest Mining Association’s 108th annual meeting, slated for Dec. 2-6, at the Doubletree Hotel City Center in Spokane, Wash., will focus on the Coeur d’Alene Mining district, the largest silver-producing region in the U.S.
Also, the U.S. Forest Service will present a permitting workshop and short course targeted at mid- and large-sized mineral development.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will present a workshop describing its restoration of abandoned mine sites.
The conference will also feature an all-day workshop focusing on sustainable development and the Global Mining Initiative.
For more information, call (509) 624-1158 or visit www.nwma.org
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