The organisers are calling for papers for the 21st International Symposium on Mine Planning and Equipment Selection (MPES 2012), which is due to be held in New Dellhi, India from November 28-30, 2012. Receipt of abstracts (with a one 1 page limit) are welcome by June 30, 2012 with notifications of paper acceptance being given by July 16, 2012/ The deadline for camera-ready manuscripts is September 15, 2012. For further information, please contact Dr Raj Singhal ([email protected]) or the conference organisers, The Reading Matrix, email: [email protected]. The major themes that will be covered at the event include:
- Economic and technical feasibility studies, reserve estimation, mine development case studies
- Design, planning and optimisation of surface and underground mines including transition from surface to underground mining
- Drilling, blasting, tunneling and excavation engineering
- New and innovative materials handling equipment
- Mining equipment selection, automation and information technology
- Maintenance and production management for mines and mining systems
- Mining: health, safety and environment
- Case studies from coal and metal mines
- Rock mechanics and geotechnical applications
- Research and development to improve health, safety & productivity in mines