The Society for Mining, Metallurgy Exploration (SME) and the American Institute of Mining Engineers (AIME) will co-host the Northwest Metals and Minerals Conference, to be held April 23-25 at the WestCoast Ridpath Hotel in Spokane, Wash.
The conference will feature technical sessions on the Athabaska Basin, the Coeur d’Alene mining district, advances in metallurgy and a short course on geographic information systems.
Delivering the keynote address will be Donald Ewigleben, vice-president of environmental and public affairs for Echo Bay Mines.
The conference also includes field trips to such operations as Hecla Mining’s Lucky Friday lead-silver mine in Idaho, the Coeur d’Alene mining district in Idaho, and Cominco’s Trail smelter in British Columbia.
For more information, contact M.A. Kaufman at (509) 924-7710.
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