Program areas at Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration
The MINEXCHANGE 2022 SME Annual Conference & Expo returned in person to the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah February 27 - March 2, 2022. There were 749 presentations, 7 short courses, 135 papers, 75 sponsors and 570 exhibiting companies. Almost 5,700 individuals were in attendance that included 550 students and 741 international attendees from 49 countries. NAT 2022 was June 19-22, 2022 in Philadelphia, PA. The event, attended by over 1,000 individuals, was close to the attendance totals seen pre-COVID. In addition to two short courses, the technical program featured over 70 presentations. To support the event, there were 149 exhibit booths and 29 sponsoring companies. The 2022 Minnesota Conference moved to a new venue near the Iron Range in Northern Minnesota. It took place April 11-13, 2022 at the Iron Trail Motors Event Center in Virginia, MN. The conference was attended by 871 individuals and featured two days of programming with a field trip to a local mining operation.
During 2022 the Mining Engineering website published industry news on a daily basis and delivered each issue to members anywhere in the world as a pdf and in flipbook formats. Clients also have expanded digital advertising opportunities through Mining Engineering online, the SME website, client-provided content, SME E-news, and Mining Engineering digital newsletter options.
Members are the heart of SME, contributing technical knowledge, talent and volunteer resources to help the organization advance. SME served 12,702 members in 2022 with 26% of those being international members. SME has 48 local sections with 6 of those being international. Five new student chapters were formed in 2022, including a third UCA student chapter.