SEPTEMBER 22-24, 2008: 2008 MINExpo 2008, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Contact: Hall-Erickson; Tel: 800-752-6312; Fax: 630-434-1216; E-mail: minexpo@ heiexpo.com; Web: www.minexpo.com.

SEPTEMBER 23-24, 2008: Tailings Processing and Management, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Contact: IQPC; Tel: (02) 9229 1000; E-mail: info@iqpc.com.au; Web: www.iqpc.com/au/tailings.

SEPTEMBER 23-26, 2008: Strategic Risk Quantification and Management for Ore Reserves and Mine Planning, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Contact: Heather Bonic; Tel: 303-948-4216; Fax: 303-979-3461; E-mail: bonic@smenet.org; Web: www.smenet.org.

SEPTEMBER 24-25, 2008: GIS in Mining & Exploration 2008, Queensland, Australia.
Contact: IQPC; Tel: (02) 9229 1000; E-mail: info@iqpc.com.au; Web: www.iqpc.com/au/mininggis.

SEPTEMBER 24-25, 2008: Energy Efficiency in Mining & Minerals, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Contact: IQPC; Tel: (02) 9229 1000; E-mail: info@iqpc.com.au; Web: www.iqpc.com/au/energyefficiency.

SEPTEMBER 24-26, 2008: Infomina 2008, Lima, Peru. Contact: Peruvian Institute of Mining Engineers
; E-mail: infomina@iimp.org; Web: www.infomina.com.pe/ingles.

SEPTEMBER 24-28, 2008: The XXIV International Mineral Processing Congress 2008, Beijing, China.
Contact: Beijing General Research Institute of Mining and Metallurgy; Tel: 86-10-68310569, 86-88399065, 86-10-88399062; Fax: 86-10- 68317050; E-mail: impc2008@impc2008.org; Web: www.impc2008.org.

OCTOBER 1-3, 2008: PROCEMIN 2008, Santiago, Chile. Contact: Fabiola Bustamante; Tel: 56-2 652 1555; Fax: 56-2 652 1570; E-mail: info@procemin.cl; Web: www.procemin.cl.

OCTOBER 6–9, 2009: 34th Application of Computers and Operations Research in the Mining Industry (APCOM), Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Web: www.cim.org/apcom2009/conference.

OCTOBER 7–11, 2008: The Hydraulic Institute 2008 Fall Management and Technical Meeting, Oak Brook, Illinois, USA. Contact: Mary Silver; Tel: 973-267-9700 x17; E-mail: msilver@Pumps.org; Web: www.Pumps.org.

OCTOBER 8-10, 2008: Drilling for Geology 2008 Conference, Brisbane, Australia. Michele Pilkington; Tel: 0450 320 770; Fax: 61 7 3878 5108; E-mail: michele@emenem.com.au; Web: www.aig.org.au/events/14.

OCTOBER 20-23, 2008: Conmex Middle East 2008, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. Contact: Tel: 971-6-5770111; E-mail: info@expo-centre.ae; Web: www.conmex.ae.

OCTOBER 21-25, 2008: Expo Minera Sonora 2008, Hermosillo, Mexico. Tel: 662-210-4590; Web: www.aimmgmac-son.org.mx

OCTOBER 26–30, 2009: World Gold Conference 2009, Johannesburg, South Africa. Contact: Paul van der Plas; E-mail: vanderplasp@cput.ac.za; or Julie Dixon, SAIMM; E-mail: julied@saimm.co.za.

OCTOBER 27–29, 2008: Theory and Practice of Sampling Particulate Materials Part 1, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Contact: Heather Bonic; Tel: 303-948-4216; Fax: 303-979-3461; E-mail: bonic@smenet.org; Web: www.smenet.org.

OCTOBER 28-29, 2008: Mining & Exploration 2008, Perth, Western Australia. Contact: IQPC; Tel: (02) 9229 1000; E-mail: info@iqpc.com.au; Web: www.iqpc.com/au/miningfinance.

OCTOBER 28-30, 2008: Goldfields Mining Expo 2008, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Contact: Reed Exhibitions; Tel: 02 9422 2955; Fax: 02 9993 8342; Web: www.goldfieldsminingexpo.com.au.

OCTOBER 28-30, 2008: Goldfields Mining Expo 2008, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. Contact: Reed Exhibitions; Tel: 02 9422 2955; Fax: 02 9993 8342; Web: www.goldfieldsminingexpo.com.au.

OCTOBER 30–31, 2008: Theory and Practice of Sampling Particulate Materials Part 2, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Contact: Heather Bonic; Tel: 303-948-4216; Fax: 303-979-3461; E-mail: bonic@smenet.org; Web: www.smenet.org.

NOVEMBER 2–5, 2008: Mines and the Environment Symposium 2008, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada. Contact: Chantal Murphy; Tel.: 514-939-2710x1209; E-mail: cmurphy@cim.org; Web: www.cim.org/rouyn-noranda2008/registration/RegHome.cfm.

NOVEMBER 10-13, 2008: Mineral Project Evaluation Techniques and Applications, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Contact: Heather Bonic; Tel: 303-948-4216; Fax: 303-979-3461; E-mail: bonic@smenet.org; Web: www.smenet.org.

NOVEMBER 10–13, 2008: Mineral Project Evaluation Techniques and Applications: From Conventional Methods to Real Options, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Contact: Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill Univ.; Tel.: 514-398-4755; E-mail: admrcrc.mining@mcgill.ca; Web: http://cosmo.mcgill.ca.

NOVEMBER 11-12, 2008: Microwave Technology ‘08, Cape Town, South Africa. Contact: Barry Wills; Tel: 44 (0)7768 234121; E-mail: bwills@min-eng.com; Web: www.min-eng.com/conferences.

NOVEMBER 13-14, 2008: TZMI Congress–Asia in Focus 2008, Singapore. Contact: Daniel Navaratnam; Tel: 61 (0)8 9359 6000; E-mail: data@tzmi.com.au; Web: www.tzmi.com

NOVEMBER 13-14, 2008: Computational Modeling ‘08, Cape Town, South Africa. Contact: Barry Wills; Tel: 44 (0)7768 234121; E-mail: bwills@min-eng.com; Web: www.min-eng.com/conferences

DECEMBER 1-5, 2008: Northwest Mining Associations 114th Annual Meeting, Exposition and Short Courses, Reno, Nevada, USA. Contact: Tel: 509-604-1158; E-mail: www.nwma.org

FEBRUARY 8-11, 2009: 35th Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique, Denver, Colorado, USA. Contact: International Society of Explosives Engineers; Tel. 440-349-4400; Fax: 440-349-3788; Web: www.isee.org

FEBRUARY 22-25, 2009: Society of Mining Engineers Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, USA. Contact: SME; Tel. 303-973-9550; Web: www.smenet.org

MARCH 16-17, 2009: Orebody Modeling and Strategic Mine Planning, Perth, Western Australia. Contact: Kristy Pocock; E-mail: kwynn@ausimm.com.au; Web: kwynn@ausimm.co.cu

APRIL 4-5, 2009: Sustainability through Resource Conservation and Recycling ‘09, Cape Town, South Africa. Contact: Barry Wills; Tel: 44 (0)7768 234121; E-mail: bwills@min-eng.com; Web: www.min-eng.com/conferences

APRIL 6-7, 2009: Bio and Hydrometallurgy ‘09, Cape Town, South Africa. Contact: Barry Wills; Tel: 44 (0)7768 234121; E-mail: bwills@min-eng.com; Web: www.min-eng.com/conferences

APRIL 8-9, 2009: Treatment of Mining Residues containing Toxic Minor Metals ‘09, Cape Town, South Africa. Contact: Barry Wills; Tel: 44 (0)7768 234121; E-mail: bwills@min-eng.com; Web: www.min-eng.com/conferences

MAY 9–13, 2009: Global Uranium Symposium, Keystone, Colorado, USA. Contact: Quality Buinsess Services; Tel: 303-914-0694; Fax: 303-382-8061; E-mail: darline@QBSoffice.com; Web: www.U2009.org

MAY 9–14, 2009: 3rd Canada-US Rock Mechanics and the 20th Canadian Rock Mechanics Symposia, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Contact: Tel.: 416-978-0125; E-mail: info@rockeng09.com; Web: www.rockeng09.com

MAY 10-13, 2009: CIM, Canadian Institute of Mining Conference and Exhibition, Toronto, Canada. Contact: Tel: 514-939-2710; Web: www.cim.org

MAY 17-19, 2009: Haulage & Loading, Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Contact: Chad Dorn; Tel: 720-855-3996; E-mail: cdorn@mining-media.com; Web: www.miningmedia.com

JUNE 16–18, 2009: Longwall USA, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Contact: Tanna Holzer; Tel: 303-283-0640; E-mail: tholzer@mining-media.com; Web: www.miningmedia.com

JUNE 16–18, 2009: Exponor 2009, Antofagasta, Chile. Contact: Tel: 56-66-454306; Web: wwwexponor.cl