The Society for Mining,
Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc. advances the worldwide mining and
minerals community through information exchange and professional
development.
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SME exists to provide timely,
quality technical information to its members on a global level.
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SME is the forum for leaders
of international mining and minerals organizations to share and disseminate
knowledge and information.
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SME is active in providing
the public with an understanding of what mining and minerals mean for
day-to-day life.
SME focuses on increasing the
knowledge and skills of mineral professionals. With more than 16,000 members
in 25 countries, the society continues to evolve in response to the changing
needs of its members around the world.
SME is the technical
organization for professionals in the mineral industry. It addresses their
needs through its four divisions: Coal, Industrial Minerals, Mining &
Exploration and Mineral & Metallurgical Processing; the Minerals Resource
Management Committee and the newly-created Environmental Division. SME members
have the technical expertise, acquired through training and experience, to
pioneer innovations and to make the decisions that generate growth in an
industry facing increasing challenges.
Through the benefits of
publications, meetings, education and GEM programs, SME is the minerals
industry resource for the successful minerals professional.
The
Society for Mining, Metallurgy
and Exploration, Inc. - a member society of
AIME - is an
international, nonprofit association of some 17,000 professionals working in
the mineral industries. SME members have the technical expertise acquired
through training and experience and the innovative ability to enhance their
industry.
