Registration is now open for the International Society of Explosives Engineers' 45th Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique. It will be held Jan. 27 - 30, 2019, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn.
As many as 1,600 blasters, manufacturers, government officials and suppliers will gather from all over the world to gain new insights and form new business alliances. Participation will be strong as the largest conference of its kind in the explosives industry returns to Music City.
The 2019 program includes a dynamic education program featuring technical sessions, poster session and workshops combined with more than 130 exhibits on the latest technology. In addition to the full conference, the Blasters Weekend Package, commencing on Saturday, Jan. 26, will include the popular Blasters Training Seminar, the Blasters R Us Video Roundup, a regulatory panel discussion and more.
In addition, educational programs, books, DVDs and ISEE apparel will be sold at the ISEE bookstore, including the 18th Edition ISEE Blasters’ Handbook (print and digital) and the 45th Annual Conference Proceedings, featuring all the technical papers from leading industry experts.
Visit https://www.isee.org/conferences/2019-conference to view the full article online.
Calling all students looking to make a mark in the explosives industry! The ISEE Conference Program Committee is pleased to announce the Call for Student Papers to be presented at the 45th Annual Conference on Explosives & Blasting Technique, the largest gathering of its kind involving field blasters, manufacturers of explosives related products, educators and researchers, to be held Jan. 27 – 30, 2019, Nashville, Tenn.
This is an excellent opportunity for students to network with senior researchers and professionals from academia and the industry. Ideas should be submitted in a 200-400 word abstract highlighting the major points of the proposed 8-10 page paper and be approved by the student's faculty adviser.
Visit https://www.isee.org/news/conference-news/126-2019-conference/413-call-for-student-papers-at-the-45th-annual-conference-on-explosives-and-blasting-technique to view the full article online.
The SEE Education Foundation will be holding its silent auction to support students pursuing degrees in explosives-related fields. Since the Foundation’s inception, over 500 scholarships valued at more than $500,000 have been awarded.
Silent auction packages will be available for viewing and bidding for the duration of the annual conference and will conclude Jan. 29, 2019, during the closing reception. This is a great opportunity to showcase your company name at the conference and help the foundation provide monies for the ISEE Scholarship Fund. Contact Patrick Lang at lang@isee.org or (440) 349-4400 for more information.
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Do you have a knack for photography and some great shots of a recent job you’d like to share? Submit them to our 25th annual photo contest for a chance to win a $500 gift certificate to the ISEE Bookstore.
The winner will be announced during our 45th Annual Conference on Explosives and Blasting Technique held Jan. 27–30, 2019, in Nashville, Tenn.
There are categories for blasters and drillers at work, construction blasting, quarrying and mining, demolition blasting, specialty blasting and student entries. All submissions will be judged on composition, content and quality.
Visit https://www.isee.org/news/conference-news/126-2019-conference/399-give-us-your-best-shot-26th-annual-photo-contest to view the full article online.
Seabridge Gold recently announced it has commenced drilling the Quartz Rise high-grade gold target on its 100%-owned Iskut Project in northwestern British Columbia.
Last year’s drill program, the first ever at Quartz Rise, confirmed the presence of a gold-bearing intermediate sulfidation epithermal system beneath the Quartz Rise lithocap. This was our target concept. The drilling intercepted several narrow, discontinuous intervals of high-grade gold. A subsequent 3D induced polarization (IP) geophysical survey together with detailed geological mapping and sampling of available rock faces indicate that the 2017 drilling may not have been in the correct orientation. New results from cliff face sampling show exceptional gold results that appear to correspond with a favorable IP chargeability anomaly under Quartz Rise.
Visit http://www.miningandenergy.ca/mininginsider/article/seabridge_gold_begins_drilling_quartz_rise_target_on_iskut_project/ to view the full article online.
Far too many miners have been injured or killed in accidents involving powered haulage. The category, which covers the haulage of materials and personnel, accounted for half of the 28 US mining fatalities in 2017. MSHA has made the prevention of powered haulage accidents a priority for 2018 and beyond, with an initial focus on three areas: large vehicles striking smaller ones; seat belt usage; and conveyor belt safety.
Visit https://www.msha.gov/news-media/special-initiatives/2018/05/31/powered-haulage-safety-initiative to view the full article online.
Australia’s Lake Resources NL (ASX: LKE) and America’s Lilac Solutions recently announced that they had established a partnership with the idea of developing the Kachi Lithium Brine Project in Argentina.
Lake owns the project, which is located in the northwestern Catamarca province, some 100 kilometres south of FMC's Hombre Muerto lithium brine operation. Back in 2017, Kachi received results of over 200 mg/L lithium, recorded from near-surface auger brine sampling. The results maxed out at 204 mg/L lithium. Meanwhile, Lilac is the company in charge of providing its ion exchange technology to produce lithium at the 54,000-hectare site.
Visit http://www.mining.com/aussie-miner-american-tech-company-plan-extract-lithium-quickly-argentina/ to view the full article online.
