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September 2019
Tailings Management – What is Best Practice
On 4 March 2019, the Global Minerals Professional Alliance (GMPA) announced it would seek to address global action on tailings with help from various organisations including IOM3. The initiative will focus on examining tailings from the perspective of disposal and closure, help move forward discussions and solutions for tailings management, reprocessing and reuse in a bid to move towards the elimination of tailings. Tailings are the solid material plus varying degrees of runoff and process water (waste) remaining after the…
Find out more »October 2019
Annual General Meeting
This meeting will be the main constitutional MinSouth meeting to elect the Council for the coming year and give membership the opportunity to meet councillors and make comment on the direction and content of the society. After the AGM, Pat Willis of Bara Consulting, one of MinSouth’s Gold sponsors, will give a talk on “Feasibility and Review – Lessons Learnt” Over the last 10 years or so, Patrick Willis of Bara Consulting has undertaken numerous studies and reviews. He will…
Find out more »November 2019
Exploration
Short talks and panel discussion on prospective exploration areas, target minerals/deposits and exploration methods/technology. Speakers will each give 10 - 15 minute talks followed by questions and discussions: Simon Large of the Natural History Museum: The FAMOS project in general and his work on the giant Los-Bronces porphyry Cu deposit district (Chile). He will show how they integrate current research interests in igneous petrology with application to exploration. Antony Benham of SRK Exploration: Geology and prospects of the Arabian-Nubian Shield…
Find out more »ABMEC Annual Conference
With an excellent line-up of speakers and exhibitors, the Conference brings together captains from the mining industry and its supply chain. Following last year’s success with over 160 delegates from nine countries, 30 exhibitors and 16 speakers, this year’s promises to inform, educate and entertain. EVENT LOCATION START DATE TIME DETAILS Inside Mining Seminar with Dr Chris Hinde Nottingham Belfry Hotel Wednesday 20 November 2019 1.30pm-5.00pm Overview of mining industry £150/non-member Register Now ABMEC Annual Conference Nottingham Belfry Hotel Thursday…
Find out more »December 2019
Sundowner
Sponsored by Mayer-Brown.
Find out more »January 2020
Mining quiz
Quizmaster Julian Aldridge will do his best to bamboozle, baffle and bemuse teams with questions on absolutely anything related to the mining industry. Teams of up to 5 people Make up a team from your company or join friends in a team on the evening £25 per team entry fee Raffle Proceeds to IOM3 Members' Benevolent Trust. Please RSVP via the box below.
Find out more »Mining For and With the Electric Vehicle
Since 2017, factors affecting climate change have influenced car manufacturers to adopt policies to reduce or cease manufacturing of cars using fossil fuels. This plus the health effects of poorly maintained and polluting diesel engines has affected a much wider audience with mining being no exception. The use of electric vehicles is being rolled out and with it the demand for battery minerals. The focus of mining companies has changed to supplying what is the biggest growth market in a commodity, possible ever. Manufacturers…
Find out more »February 2020
West Cumbria Mining
Mark Kirkbride will give a presentation on West Cumbria Mining to this joint meeting with the British Tunnelling Society. Notice BTS MinSouth 13 Feb 2020
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