Explosives Industry News

Ed M. Smith, Jr., 89, of Lilburn, Ga., passed on June 4, 2018. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. June 23 at with a gathering from 2 - 4 p.m. at Wages and Sons, Lawrenceville Chapel.

Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his son Ed III, his parents Ed Sr. and Mrs. "Bill," his wife Lora, and his sisters, Jean Holman and Mary Ella Ackerly.

A 1948 graduate of Bass High, Ed joined his father’s construction company. He later became a highly regarded explosive specialist and consultant.

He is survived by his daughter Nancy Meek (Eric), his granddaughter Brenna Meek, his brother William B. Smith (Anne) and numerous nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, please send rocks. If you wish to contribute to Ed’s educational dreams for his granddaughter, checks can be made to Brenna Meek, PO Box 26, Lilburn, GA 30048.

Visit https://www.wagesandsons.com/obit/ed-mason-smith-jr/ to view the full article online.

Meet and network with our industry’s key decision makers, sit in on ISEE board of directors meetings and provide input on the direction of ISEE committees and student chapters. Apply for the 2018-2019 student board of directors seat today.

The position is a one year term that runs concurrently with the presiding ISEE President’s term. To be eligible, applicants must belong to an ISEE student chapter and have approval from their chapter and institution prior to applying.

Visit https://www.isee.org/news/398-now-accepting-student-board-of-director-applications to view the full article online.

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.

Visit https://www.isee.org/news/399-give-us-your-best-shot-26th-annual-photo-contest to view the full article online.

An Australia-based company has agreed to buy Arizona Mining, which is currently working to construct a large-scale silver-lead-zinc mine in the Patagonia Mountains, the two firms announced Sunday.

South32, which already owned 17-percent of Arizona Mining, is now poised to purchase the remaining 83 percent in a cash sale valued at $1.3 billion.

Visit https://www.nogalesinternational.com/news/arizona-mining-to-be-sold-for-billion/article_35e22eea-7362-11e8-bec8-d3604eaa78fb.html to view the full article online.

World’s largest miner BHP (ASX, NYSE:BHP) (LON:BLT) is said to have hired Goldman Sachs to assist in the sale of the Western Australia-based Nickel West, four years after giving up on the plan to divest the asset because it could find a suitor to meet price expectations.

In 2017, the last time Nickel West was on the block, Glencore offered $200 million for the business, The Australian reports. But according to Deutsche Bank AG the mine-to-market nickel asset could be worth about $690 million.

Visit http://www.mining.com/bhp-steps-up-efforts-to-sell-nickel-west-business-in-australia-report/ to view the full article online.

Epiroc has started trading on Nasdaq Stockholm, marking its start as a fully independent company following its split from Atlas Copco. Atlas Copco first announced it was planning to split into two separate companies in January 2017 in an attempt to produce a new mining-focused business that could help to streamline Atlas Copco operations. As such, Epiroc’s aim as a company is to provide equipment, solutions and services for mining, infrastructure and natural resources customers as opposed to Atlas Copco’s more industrial focus.

The move to list Epiroc publicly is expected to increase the company’s focus and will enable Epiroc to work with a separate management team with independent access to capital.

Visit https://www.australianmining.com.au/news/epiroc-cements-atlas-copco-split-nasdaq-listing/ to view the full article online.

ISEE moved to a new home office Monday, May 7. Although our phone number remains the same, please be sure to update our address to:

International Society of Explosives Engineers
26500 Renaissance Parkway
Cleveland, Ohio 44128

Visit https://www.isee.org/news/395-we-moved-please-update-your-records to view the full article online.

New for 2018: All ISEE members now have free access to the online research database OneMine. It’s home to more than 124,000 articles, technical papers, books in the explosives, mining, minerals and tunneling industries. Along with ISEE technical papers, members now have free access to papers from SME, NIOSH, AusIMM, CIM, SAIMM, TMS, IMPC, DFI and IIMP.

To access OneMine, ISEE members need to log in to the ISEE website first. Once in the members section, click on Research Papers and Proceedings. From there, members have two options to choose from. ISEE Explosives Reference Database Online contains only ISEE related papers and articles leading up to 2000. OneMine contains ISEE documents from 2001-2017 as well as all the 124,000 documents from other organizations.

If you have questions about your ISEE account or about any of our member benefits, please visit our website or contact us at isee@isee.org.

Visit https://www.isee.org/ to view the full article online.

Did you know the ISEE has an online career center that offers discounts to members looking to post jobs? Whether you’re a student looking for an internship or a business looking for a seasoned professional in the explosives industry, the ISEE job board, located at the ISEE website, is a great way to get noticed.

And one of the best parts is that it’s free for job seekers. Upload your resume today to get the attention of job posters or browse the job board for the latest openings. Visit the career center now.

Visit https://isee-jobs.careerwebsite.com/ to view the full article online.