Welcome to the Mining Technology Division

As one of the technical Divisions of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, we work under the umbrella of IMMa, the International Mining and Minerals Association to support the Mining and related Industries world wide, by providing a focus for the exchange of knowledge on all aspects of mining technology. Read our mission statement

News

Be behind the headlines!

Scientists and engineers can experience life in the heart of the newsroom by applying for a British Science Association 2012 Media Fellowship.

IOM3, 08 Feb 2012

Mining Games

The 34th International Mining Games will see teams of students compete in a series of events designed to keep traditional mining techniques alive.

IOM3, 16 Jan 2012

Sensor-Based Sorting - Final Programme Available

Sensor-Based Sorting conference (Aachen, April 2012) programme published.

Mining & minerals (IMMa), 11 Jan 2012

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Features

Rocking around the clock - platinum mining in South Africa

Stockpile, feed silo and conveyors at Mogalakwena North platinum mine

Tim Probert visited the recently commissioned Mogalakwena North platinum mine in South Africa to find out how Anglo American has improved output at the largest single stream platinum concentrator in the world.

Materials World Magazine, 05 Feb 2012

About IMMa and IOM3

Martin Cox, Chairman of IMMa, published an article in the Global Business Magazine promoting the work undertaken by IMMa in support of the resource divisions and the broader IOM3

Mining & minerals (IMMa), 20 Jan 2012

Not costing the Earth - unconsidered waste materials

The Broxburn Bing near Edinburgh (fig 3)

Dr Alex Finlay from the Geochemical Reclamation of Industrial Minerals and Elements (GRIME) research group at Durham University, UK, outlines plans for the investigation and development of unconsidered waste materials as a green rare earth element resource.

Materials World Magazine, 01 Jan 2012

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Events

Colombian Coal Conference

15 Feb 2012 - 17 Feb 2012, Barranquilla, COLOMBIA

The Chilean Mine Rescue

16 Feb 2012, London, UK

MinSouth Evening Lecture

Coal Markets

21 Feb 2012 - 24 Feb 2012, Singapore, SINGAPORE

Exploring supply sources and demand drivers to address supply security, pricing and transport challenges

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Jobs

Mining and Metals Opportunities - Hatch Associates Ltd

Negotiable based on skills, knowledge and experience, London and Globally

Junior and senior mining, metallurgical process, and project engineering professionals required for Investment & Business Planning team in London

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Publications

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Materials World

The IOM3 member magazine

Materials World is specifically devoted to the engineering materials cycle, from mining and extraction, through processing and application, to recycling and recovery.

CRIRSCO and Reporting Code

CRIRSCO - the Combined Reserves International Reporting Standards Committee - is the international committee which coordinates the activities of the national reporting committees including PERC, JORC (Australasia), SAMREC (S.Africa), CIM (Canada), IMEC (Chile), and SME (USA).

PERC

PERC: the Pan-European reserves & Resources Reporting Committee, co-sponsored by IOM3/IMMa together with the Geological Society, the European Federation of Geologists, and the Institute of Geologists of Ireland, has launched the consultation draft of its new minerals reporting code. Further information is available from www.percreserves.com

IMMAGE

IMMAGE is the world's foremost reference database of abstracts and citations of scientific and engineering literature for the international minerals industry. Further information