Help a Boy Scout Earn a Merit Badge

By Christopher Hopkins In February 2014, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) along with the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) created a new merit badge, “Mining in Society,” which studies the history of mining, the purpose of the materials, reclamation and careers. There are numerous tasks that are required to earn the merit badge but there are specifically…

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Mark Savit

Mark Savit, senior counsel in Husch Blackwell’s Energy & Natural Resources group, and long-time Rock Products law columnist, was named the 2016 recipient of the President’s Citation Award from the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME). The award, established in 1978, recognizes a significant individual contribution to the organization. “The Society recognizes Mark N. Savit for his resolute commitment in uniting…

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SME Releases 2016 Minerals Baby

The Minerals Education Coalition (MEC) of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME) released the iconic “Minerals Baby” for 2016 that reflects an increase of more than 15,000 lb. per capita usage when compared with the previous year’s statistics. MEC annually calculates the amount of minerals and energy fuels that are consumed in the average lifetime of an…

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Emerging Workforce Trends Report Sounds Alarms

The Government and Public Affairs Committee of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) announced the availability of the final report by the National Research Council of the National Academies (NRC) on the emerging trends in the United States’ energy and mining industries.

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Behold the Minerals Baby

By Mark S. Kuhar The Minerals Education Coalition (MEC) of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME) has released the 2014 “Minerals Baby” graphic. Each year, the amount of minerals and energy fuels needed for the average American is incorporated into the iconic graphic. This year’s statistics reflect an increase of more than 24,000 lb. during a lifetime…

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Boy Scouts Launch Mining In Society Merit Badge

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have launched a the Mining in Society merit badge, the latest in a series of merit badges focused on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) topics. The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME), which was instrumental in the development of the Mining in Society merit badge, held a  number of special launch…

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Virginia Tech Wins Student Membership Challenge

The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME) student chapter of Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University was awarded a prize for recruiting the highest number of new members. The chapter recruited 50 new and 64 renewed members for a total of 114.

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