Pit & Quarry, September 2012

MINEXPO show PREVIEw Five educational sessions to attend 1 Deployment of autonomous haulage systems with James humphrey senior market professional Caterpillars Global Mining Division Tuesday sept 25 10 15 a m to 12 15 p m 2 The effects of inaccurate drilling on drilling and blasting costs and blast performance with Neal Lee senior technical representative and Jeremy short technical representative Nelson Brother Tuesday sept 25 10 15 a m to 12 15 p m 3 save 25 billion gallons of water and increase uptime with Chris Rehmann 1 Attend the opening session How does mining fit into the global supply chain for metals minerals and energy in the world economy Industry leaders will discuss just that as well as where the industry has been and where it is going in an opening session Monday Sept 24 from 10 to 11 30 a m The session will take place in Room S223 in the South Building Among the leaders scheduled to participate in the discussion are Richard Adkerson president and CEO of Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Gregory Boyce chairman and CEO of Peabody Energy Co Richard OBrien CEO of Newmont Mining Corp and Mike Sutherlin president and CEO of Joy Global Jeffrey Garten the Juan Tripp Professor of International Trade Finance and Business at the Yale University School of Management will moderate the discussion Were very fortunate to begin the biggest mining show in history with such a powerful lineup to survey this truly global industry which is essential to the global economy says Hal Quinn NMA president and CEO 2 Explore the trade show floor This is of course a no brainer But who would have thought MINExpo mining business manager AEssEAL Tuesday sept 25 10 15 a m to 12 15 p m 4 Bringing maintenance and operations data together with Justin Johnsen product manager of maintenance systems Modular Mining systems wednesday sept 26 8 00 to 10 00 a m 5 Alternative approaches to workplace injury and illness management with Peter Greaney president and CEo workCARE wednesday sept 26 8 00 to 10 00 a m could possibly get any larger than the trade show that covered nearly 600000 sq ft four years ago This years show is expected to cover a record setting 850000 sq ft 40 percent more space than the 2008 show and feature an additional 600 exhibitors compared to the last MINExpo In all about 1800 exhibitors are expected to participate in this months event thats 50 percent more than the 1200 who exhibited at the last MINExpo The 1800 will be sprawled throughout 12 indoor halls and outdoor areas of the LVCC According to NMA show attendees have an average planned expenditure of 93 million for the equipment products and services exhibited at MINExpo Eighty nine percent of attendees have buying power NMA says In 2008 attendees found an average of seven new suppliers each and they collectively spent an average of 122 hours at MINExpo exhibits For comparison the average time spent at exhibits for all MINExpo shows has been 83 hours 3 Hit the classroom Also at MINExpo will be an educational program made up of 20 sessions that will tackle timely and pressing issues MagnaGear XTR for High Torque Applications Visit Kaman Engineered with proven at booth 935 Baldor Dodge at MINExpo planetary International and helical 2012 technology the MagnaGear XTR is a heavy duty power dense design that produces more torque in less space Maximize Reliability Increase Bottom Line For more information on MagnaGear XTR reducers for your mining operation speak with a MSHA certifi ed Kaman representative at booth 935 at MINExpo International 2012 www pitandquarry com september 2012 PIT QUARRY 33