IM is exhibiting at IMME 2012 (the 11th International Mining and Machinery Exhibition) in Kolkata, India in the first week of December. If you are attending, come and see us at booth number B12 in Hanger 2. Alongside the exhibition is the Global Mining Summit with the theme Roadmap for Global Leadership, December 5-6, Hotel Hyatt Regency, Kolkata.India is a leading mineral producer globally endowed with a resource base of several major minerals like coal, iron ore, bauxite, etc. The Indian mining sector plays a pivotal role in the country’s infrastructure and economy. Globally, India ranks second in chromite, third in coal and lignite and bauxite, fourth in iron ore and fifth in manganese. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) says the “future of the mining sector lies in laying emphasis on scientific mining so that state of the art technology is used for exploration, efficiencies are realised, clean technologies and safe mining practices are adopted with adequate supporting infrastructure.

The four-day international exhibition (Partner Country – USA ; Focus Country – Australia) December 5-8 has over 200 exhibitors and expects in excess of 9,000 business visitors. There are country pavilions from USA, Australia, UK, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland and more.