Calendar (December 01, 1989)

Jan 21-23, Houston, Tex. World of Concrete ’90. Exhibition is scheduled for the Houston Astrodome. Contact Becky Auten at 1-800-323-3550.

Jan 24-26, Golden, Colo. Ore Reserve Estimation & Mine-planning on a Microcomputer (short course). In Spanish. Contact Wilfredo Lopez, Geostat Systems Int’l., Box 1193, Golden, Colo. 80402. Phone (303) 277-0070. FAX: (303) 277-0070.

Feb 6-9, Vancouver, B.C. Annual Cordilleran Roundup. Sponsored by the B.C. Yukon Chamber of Mines, B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, Geological Survey of Canada, Dept. of Indian Affairs & Northern Development (Y.T.) and the Mineral Exploration Community. Contact Jack Patterson at (604) 681-5328.

Feb 16-20, Zaragoza, Spain. SMOPYC — Int’l Public Works, Construction & Mining Machinery Show. Contact Feria de Zaragoza, Apartado 108, E-50080, Zaragoza, Spain.

Feb 19-22, Anaheim, Calif. Minerals, Metals & Materials Society’s Annual Meeting. Contact Dr Rolf Wesely, Davy McKee Corp., 2430 Camino Ramon, San Ramon, Calif. 94583.

Feb 26-March 1, Salt Lake City, Utah. 119th Annual Meeting of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration. Contact Meetings Dept., SME Inc., Box 625002, Littleton, Colo. 80162. Phone (303) 973-9550.

March 5-6, Phoenix, Ariz. Metals Week’s 3rd Lead-Zinc Conference. At the Pointe at Tapatio Cliffs. Contact Maryann Whalen, Metals Week/42nd Floor, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10020. Phone (212) 512-2823.

March 5-7, Johannesburg, South Africa. Drilltorque 1990. South African Drilling Association Conference. Contact B. J. Coetzee, Convenor, Box 89621, Lyndhurst 2106, South Africa. FAX: (0011) 2711 970 3206.

March 9-11, Toronto, Ont. Symposium on Computer Treatment of Exploration and Mining Data and Short Course on Exploration Geochemistry. To precede the PDAC Annual Convention, March 11-14. At the Metro Convention Centre. Contact Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada, Suite 1002, 74 Victoria St., Toronto, Ont. Phone (416) 362-1969. FAX: (416) 362-0101.

March 11-14, Toronto, Ont. 58th Annual Convention of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada. At the Royal York Hotel. Contact Gary McLeod, PDAC Activities, Prospectors & Developers Assoc., Suite 1002, 74 Victoria St., Toronto, Ont. Phone (416) 362-1969. FAX: (416) 362-0101.

March 14-17, Jakarta, Indonesia. 2nd Asia/Pacific Mining Conference & Exhibition. Sponsored by Cahners Exposition Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd. Contact Ms Anne Theseira, Cahners Exposition Group (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., 1 Maritime Square #12-03 World Trade Centre, Singapore 0409. Phone 271 1013. FAX: 274 4666.

March 18-21, Roturua, New Zealand. 1990 Annual Conference of the Australasian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy. Contact M.H. Buckenham or W.E. Vance, Dept. of Mining Engineering, University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland, N.Z. Phone: +64 9 73 7804. FAX: +64 9 366 0702.

March 25-28, Sydney, Australia. 9th Industrial Minerals Int’l Congress. At the Hilton Int’l Hotel. Contact Dijana Little, Industrial Minerals, 16 Lower Marsh, London SE1 7RJ, England.

March 26, West Yorkshire, North England. 6th Annual Short Course on Diesel Particulates. At the University of Leeds. Contact Mrs. C.P. Shirley, Dept. of Continued Professional Education, The University, Leeds LS2 9JT. Phone 0532/333235 or 333 241. FAX: 0532/333240.

April 1-5, Sparks, Nev. The Geology and Ore Deposits of the Great Basin. At the Nugget Hotel. Contact Geological Society of Nevada, Box 12021, Reno, Nev. 89510.

April 2-6, Birmingham, England. Metalworking ’90 Int’l. Contact Ian Sorrell, Exhibition Sales Manager, Metalworking ’90 Int’l, Queensway House, Queensway, Redhill, Surrey RH1 1QS, England. Phone 0737 768611. FAX: 0737 761685.

April 3-5, Harrogate, England. Conveyorex ’90. Int’l exhibition of conveyors and conveyor components. Contact Lorna Wells, Conveyorex Information Officer, Trinity House, Hercies Rd., Hillingdon, Middx UB10 9NA, England. Phone (0895) 58431.

April 3-7, London, England. Drillex ’90. The second int’l conference and exhibition on drilling for the minerals industry and geotechnical engineering. Wembley Stadium Complex. Contact Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, 44 Portland Place, London W1N 4BR, England. Phone (01) 580-3802. FAX: (01) 436-5388.

April 9-12, Harumi Tokyo, Japan. Geotech ’90. The 1st Int’l Underground Space Development & Engineering Exhibition and Symposium. At the Int’l Trade Fair Grounds. Contact Tokyo Int’l Trade Fair Commission, 4-7-24 Harumi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104, Japan. Phone (03) 531-3371. FAX: (03) 531-1344. Summer, London, England. First Int’l Symposium on Mining Technology Transfer. Organized by Int’l Mining and the Int’l Journal of Surface Mining. Contact Chairman, Mining Technology Transfer, c/o Int’l Mining, 31 Theobalds Rd., London WC1X 8SP, England.

April 22-26, Mexico City, Mexico. Sulphur 90. The 17th int’l sulphur conference. At Camino Real Mexico Hotel. Contact Yvonne Lake, Conference Secretary, British Sulphur Corp., 31 Mount Pleasant, London WC1X 0AD, England. Phone (01) 837-5600.

April 23-25, Birmingham, England. Int’l Conference on Recycling of Metaliferous Materials. Contact Conference Office, Institution of Mining & Metallurgy, 44 Portland Place, London W1N 4BR, England. Phone (01) 580-3802.

April 24-25, Edmonton, Alta. Western Coal Geoscience Forum. Theme: coal geoscience techniques for the 1990s. Contact Rudy Strobl, Alberta Geological Survey, Box 8330, Station F, Edmonton, Alta. T6H 5X2. Phone (403) 438-7640.

April 29-May 3, Queensland’s Gold Coast, Australia. 7th Australian Coal Conference. Theme: future prospects. Contact Coal Conference, Box 908, Brisbane, Australia 4001. Phone (07) 221-2240. FAX: (07) 229-7797.

May 1-3, Yellowknife, N.W.T. 1st Circumpolar Symposium on Remote Sensing of Northern Environments. At the Explorer Hotel. Contact N.W.T. Centre for Remote Sensing, Dept. of Renewable Resources, Government of the N.W.T., Box 1320, Yellowknife, N.W.T. X1A 2L9. Phone (403) 920-3329.

May 6-10, Ottawa, Ont. 92nd Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy. Theme: Resources in Transition — Toward 2001. Contact CIMM Secretariat, 1 Place Alexis Nihon, 1210-3400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W., Montreal, Que. H3Z 3B8.

May 14-18, Beijing, People’s Republic of China. Mining China ’90. Part of the 14th World Mining Congress & Exhibition. Contact China Organizing committee of 14th World Mining Congress, 54 Sanlihe Rd., Beijing, China. Phone 8014065. FAX: 863880.