NMA’s MINExpo INTERNATIONAL^® begins September 24, 2012, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The world’s largest mining exhibition is less than a year away – and it will be the largest ever. A multi-year boom in global mining is fueling record exhibitor participation in MINExpo 2012, the premier exhibition of mining equipment, technology and services sponsored every four years by the National Mining Association (NMA). Powerful global demand for metals and coal has prompted equipment manufacturers and service companies to exceed the exhibitor space of the prior show in 2008. With current sales exceeding 710,000 square feet, MINExpo 2012 is already 18% larger than the 2008 exposition. It is expected to attract more than 1,400 exhibitors and thousands of visitors from the US and around the world, making it the largest show of its kind.

“This is a must-attend event for mining professionals from around the world as mining is riding the crest of strong demand for minerals, metals, and coal and for the latest in equipment needed to mine them,” said Hal Quinn, NMA President and CEO.

Michael W. Sutherlin, President and CEO of Joy Global, and MINExpo Chairman, says “MINExpo gives us the opportunity every four years to bring together all aspects of the mining industry – people, products and services – in one huge demonstration of safety, technology and efficiency.”

Registration and housing for MINExpo 2012 will open in January 2012.