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February 2019
Joint meeting with BTS: Salt Mining in Cheshire
Salt Mining in Cheshire. Speaker: Gordon Dunn, Compass Minerals UK Winsford Salt Mine: From Drill and Blast to Automated Continuous Mining, will explore the historic method of drill and blast, focusing on the move from continuous miners to the automation of the miners and the benefits of automation. Alternative Mine Uses (AMUs) which are in place to reduce the weather effect of a winter de-icing business will also be discussed. This is a free event - advance booking not required. Tea…
Find out more »April 2019
General meeting – 150 Years of Steel
Roger Emmott, a recent Past-President of MinSouth and consultant to the iron and steel industry, will give a presentation on the evolution of steel as a complex and versatile material that has facilitated the modern world as we know it, over a relatively short space of time (150 years). Starting in 1869, the presentation will cover the evolution of primitive iron into cast-iron and then wrought iron and then finally the discovery that steel could be refined and more latterly…
Find out more »May 2019
IOM3 150th Anniversary function and joint meeting with Women in Mining
Fiona Cessford, Director and Corporate Consultant (Environment) at SRK Consulting (UK) will give a talk entitled "Impact assessment and feasibility studies – amalgamate or separate". We like to think the bad old days of impact assessment studies being done solely to obtain the necessary permits are in the past, but are they? Unfortunately there are still companies out there who separate and isolate these processes. Proportional impact assessment and amalgamation with project development studies is not just about permitting and…
Find out more »May 2020
Dry Mineral Processing – for the Moon and Earth
Kathryn Hadler of Imperial College is preparing a presentation entitled “Dry Mineral Processing – for the Moon and Earth”. Join the Teams meeting Use of off-Earth resources, or Space Resource Utilisation (SRU), is essential for the further exploration of space by humankind. Off-Earth resources will provide propellant, oxygen, water and building materials. The production of oxygen from lunar soil is the first step in this process. The overall flowsheet for lunar oxygen production is similar to that of terrestrial metal…
Find out more »November 2020
Sensors in Mining (Microsoft Teams)
Join Microsoft Teams Meeting Sensors: Gordon Stove of Adrok will give a talk on Low-carbon, Low-cost, Low-risk, High value-adding Technology for Mineral Exploration; Finding subsurface natural resources is getting harder, not easier. Explorers are having to look deeper under cover to find new resources and reserves. Coupled with the technical challenges, safeguarding our environment and natural beauty is also critical to the Explorer. Adrok has developed a deep ranging radio wave system that can pinpoint natural resources in an environmentally…
Find out more »January 2021
This house asks “Whether mining should be allowed on the moon and in Antarctica?”
The presentations will be presented from this GoToMeeting Room. Click the Link at the end of the sentence to download the GoToMeeting App. Presentations will be made by four people outlining how mining could affect the moon and Antarctica either positively or negatively. This number may evolve. Presenters Profiles: Dion Brandt Senior Associate and Geologist Behre Dolbear International Gold and Base Metal Consultant Research areas include Meteorite Impact Studies and Fluvial Systems Joshua Rasera Mechanical Engineer 3rd Year Ph.D. Student…
Find out more »April 2021
Lecture: Scotgold Resources Ltd.’s Cononish Gold & Silver Mine
On the 8th of April, MinSouth will be hosting a lecture presented by ScotGold Resources Ltd to discuss its Cononish Gold and Silver Mine. The presentation will be by Richard Gray NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - WITH EFFECT FROM 01 APRIL 2021 Mr Richard Gray has extensive international experience, in both underground and open pit mine operations, and brings considerable operational knowledge and management experience and skills to the Company, particularly in the development and implementation of gold mining projects. He has…
Find out more »May 2021
Blockchain technology for the mining industry
Blockchain technology for the mining industry: What is blockchain, where it works for us now and what is the bright and not-too-distant future for all mining industry stakeholders. Tanya Matveeva will be presenting Blockchain technology for the mining industry: what is blockchain, where it works for us now and what is the bright and not-too-distant future for all mining industry stakeholders. This will be a joint presentation of MinSouth and Women In Mining - UK. In this presentation, she will give a brief explanation…
Find out more »December 2021
2021 MinSouth Christmas Quiz
The Quizmaster will be doing a number of rounds of questions. Teams of up to six people can work together on the questions, using a separate meeting platform for their group discussions (e.g. Skype, Whatsapp or Jitsi etc). Please register your team, provide names of team members and identify a team spokesperson and communicate this information to the Eventbrite LINK by Friday, the 10th of December. You can also join in as an individual and we will allocate you to a…
Find out more »January 2023
Worker Health Considerations in Rare Earth Element Mining
Our first technical event for 2023 was a lecture entitled 'Worker Health Considerations in Rare Earth Element Mining'. It will be delivered by Courtney Gordon of WSP Golder Canada on January 12th. She will be presenting virtually from Canada. This event was seen with a gathering of mineral industry professionals at the IoM3 office in London and online. Managing worker exposures associated with rare earth element (REE) mining will require increased attention as the global market expands. Components manufactured from…
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