2012 Draft Final

The Mining Engineer
Newsletter for the Mining Engineering Program

October 2012
In this Issue...
September 09 12, 2013

EXECUTIVE FORUMS
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
Executive Forum I:
Global Opportunities & Challenges
Executive Forum II:
Talent for Global Competition
Executive Forum III:
Student Forum (organized & moderated
by students with student presenters)
Session I
Investment Risks & Opportunities
Session VI
Session II
Technology Transfer Risks &

Challenges
Session VII Global Sustainable Development
Session III Novel Technologies and

Knowledge Gap
Session VIII Global Mine Safety & Health

Session IX
Session IV Global Venture Capital Acquisition

& Financing
Global Markets &

Trading Dynamics
Session V International Project Management
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Message from the Department Chair

Profile of Faculty and Staff
Welcome New Faculty Members
Enrollment continues to grow
Update from Experimental Mine
Student Orgnization Updates
Update on Faculty Research
2012 Phonathon Donors
2012 Development Board
2013 IME Conference Announcement
The2020VisionintheFY201020Strategic
Planstates,MissouriS&Twillberecognized
astheglobaluniversityofchoiceformining
engineeringeducation,researchandgraduate
employeesfortheminingindustry.Inline
withthisvision,theDepartmentmade
progressincapacityexpansionforresearch
andeducationinAY201112.The200612
MiningEngineeringenrollmentgrowthisas
follows:(i)totalenrollmentis88%from155
(2006)to291(2012);(ii)undergraduate
enrollmentis50%from123to184;(iii)
graduateenrollmentis234%from32to107;
and(iv)PhDenrollmentis317%from6to25.
MissouriS&Thasthelargestmining
engineeringprogramintheUnitedStates
basedonthe2011EnrollmentStatistics
publishedbySME.TheDepartmentalsoranks
th
7 outofthe20academicdepartmentsat
th
MissouriS&TbasedontheEndof4 Week
EnrollmentfromtheOfficeoftheRegistrarin
spring2012.
Thegraduationratealsoincreasedby267%
from15(in200607)toitslargestof55(in
201112),with100%placementandthe
highestaveragestartingsalaryof$73,000.In
additiontoacademicandprofessional
excellence,ourstudentsalsomadeimpressive
achievementsincollegiatemining
competitions.Atthe2012International
IntercollegiateMuckingCompetitionin
Cornwall,UnitedKingdom,theLadyMucking
TeamBwontheWomensTrophyasWorld
Champions.TheMensTeamAwontheNorth
nd
AmericanChampionshipandplaced2 overall
afteranAussieTeam.Atthe2012NSSGA
SMEMineDesignCompetitioninSeattle,our
TeamAmadeanimpressivefinishinthesecondroundofthecompletion.Atthe
2012ProfessionalMineRescueCompetitioninRolla,MO,MissouriS&TsGold
TeamwontheUndergroundCompetition,beatingallthe12industryteamsand
MissouriS&TsBlackTeam.
BuildingonthesuccessoftheMasterScienceinExplosivesEngineeringthatwas
approvedinApril2010,theDepartmentiscurrentlyworkingonaproposalto
implementaPhDdegreeprograminExplosivesEngineering.TheDepartmentis
alsoleadinganefforttoestablishaMasterofSciencedegreeinMineralProcess
EngineeringincollaborationwithChemicalandMetallurgicalEngineering.Aspart
ofanefforttoincreasethefacultysize,Dr.NassibS.Aouad(PhD,MissouriS&T),
AssistantTeachingProfessor,withspecialtyinMineMechanicalEngineering,and
Dr.LanaZ.Alagha(PhD,UniversityofTexasDallas),AssistantProfessor,with
specialtyinMineralProcessingwereaddedtotheDepartment.Thefaculty,in
collaborationwithfacultymembersfromMissouriS&T,otheruniversities,
researchorganizationsandindustryareleadingmultimilliondollarresearch
effortstoexpandfrontiersandadvanceknowledge.
TheDepartmenttookspecificinitiativestoexpanditsresearchandeducation
capacity.Aspartofitscapacityexpansionandrenewalinitiativesbegunin2009,
theDepartmentcompletedtheVirtualSurfaceMiningSimulator,whichwas
unveiledbyChancellorSchraderonApril08,2012.Thisfacilitywillbeusedfor
researchandeducation.SignificantprogresswasalsomadeontheEnergetic
ResearchFacilityandthenewExperimentalMineBuilding.Uponcompletion,
thesetwofacilitieswillexpandoureducationandresearchcapacityinminingand
explosivesengineering.
TheDepartmentalsoexpandeditsglobalfootprintswithinthelast5yearsinto
China,IndonesiaandSaudiArabia.InChina,theDepartmentwillestablishanew
DepartmentofMiningandMineralProcessEngineeringatSichuanMissouri
UniversityinSichuanProvince.InSaudiArabia,theDepartmentwillestablisha
newSaudiMiningPolytechnic(SMP)totrainprofessionalsfortheemerging
miningindustry.TheeffortsinIndonesiawillfocusonestablishingthe
DepartmentofMiningandEnvironmentalEngineeringattheStateIslamic
UniversityofIndonesia.Theseeffortswillyieldenormousdividendstoexpand
S&TsMiningEngineeringProgramandprovideopportunitiesforglobalexposure
toourfaculty,staffandstudents.
MissouriS&Thassucceededinproducinghighlyqualifiedgraduatesforthe
industryandwetakeprideintheirachievements.Thefacultyandstaffmembers
havecreatedenvironments,whichcontributetostudentsuccess.The
contributionbytheBoard,Academy,industryandalumnihasbeenoutstanding.
AsitembarksontheAY201213,theDepartmentwillcontinuetobeguidedbyits
fivestrategicinitiativesintheFY201020StrategicPlan.Theseinitiativesinclude
(i)maintainingandexpandingoutstandingminingengineeringeducation
portfolio;(ii)enrichingthestudentexperience;(iii)broadeningminingengineering
research;(iv)expandingS&Tsminingengineeringcapacity;and(v)strengthening
nationalandglobalpartnerships.Thevisionofgloballeadershipwillbeachieved
throughourcorevalues(excellence,ethics,experience,exposure,leadership,
passion,andtradition)thatformthebasisofMissouriS&Tstraditionof
excellence.Thankyouforyoursupport!!
SamuelFrimpong,PhD,PEng
ProfessorandChair
RobertH.QuenonEndowedChair
SustainingGrowingProgramswithaCriticalMassofFacultyandStaff
TheDepartmentoffersBS,MS/ME,PhD,andDEinMining
Arabia,oureffortsaresubstantial.Ourannualresearch
EngineeringandMSinExplosivesEngineering.Weare
capacityhasbeenbetween$2and$4millionandisexpected
currentlydevelopingaproposaltoofferaPhDprogramin
toincreasetobetween$5and$7millionwithinthenextyear.
ExplosivesEngineering,aswellasafuturegraduateprogram
Withthegrowingprograms,thenumberoffacultyhas
inMineralProcessEngineering.Oneoftheessential
increasedslowlyfrom7(in2007)toacomplementof11(with
th
ingredientsforsustainingstrongprogramgrowthisacritical
apotentialfora12 positioniftheprogramfortheSichuan
MissouriUniversityinChinaprogramisimplemented).The
massofhighlyqualifiedanddedicatedfacultywithresearch
Tablebelowshowstheadditionalfacultywithincreasing
andeducationcapacity.Anotherimportantingredientisa
programexpansion.Giventheamountandtheintensityof
criticalmassofstaffmemberswhoprovideimportantservices
work,westillneedadditionalfacultymemberstosustainthe
criticaltothecoremission.Traditionally,miningengineering
growthoftheeducationandresearchprograms.Despitethis
programshavebeenverysmallwithfewfacultyandstaff
smallnumber,thefacultymembershaveworkedhardwitha
positions.MissouriSetsMiningEngineeringhasgrown
collectiveunderstandingofexcellenceinresearchand
significantlywithinthelastsixyears.Ourglobalfootprints
education.
haveextendedfromAustralia,Brazil,Botswana,China,Ghana,
andIndonesiatoSaudiArabia.InBotswana,China,andSaudi
PeriodicFacultyAdditionswithGrowth
YEAR FACULTYPOSITION
2008 One(ExplosivesEng)
2009 One(MiningEng)
2010
One(MiningEng)
2012
2013
One(MiningEng)
One(MiningEng)
RATIONALE
GrowingcapacityinexplosivesresearchandeducationandtheintroductionoftheMSdegreeprogram
ResultedfromtheMissouriS&TUniversityofBotswanaacademicprogram;willbefilledinthespecialty
areaofMineralProcessEngineering
ResultedfromtheretirementofDavidSummers,CuratorsProfessorEmeritusandformerDirectorofthe
RockMechanicsandExplosivesResearchCenter;willbefilledinthespecialtyareofUndergroundMining
AfutureEndowedChairpositionthatcomesfromtheMissouriS&TSMPPrograminSaudiArabia
ApotentialfacultypositioninMiningEngineeringupontheinceptionoftheSichuanMissouriUniversity
OneofthecorestrengthsofS&TMiningandExplosives
Engineeringisthesetofattributesthatqualifythe
administrativeandtechnicalstaffintheDepartment.TheS&T
ExperimentalMineistheconsummatelaboratoryfortheMining
andExplosivesEngineeringprograms.Thelaboratorysessions
forseveralcoursesintheprogramsaretaughtattheMine,as
wellasprovidingenvironmentsforresearchinitiatives,mine
rescueandmuckingcompetitionsandhauntedmineactivities.
TheleadershipprovidedbytheMineSupervisorandAssistant
MineSupervisorhasbeensuperb.Inaddition,thetwoleaders
havebeengreatcounselorsandmentorstoanumberof
undergraduatestudentsintheprogramsintheareasofsummer
andCOOPinternshipsandcareerplacements.TheDepartment
hasoutstandingadministrativestaff,whichworkshardbeyond
thecallofdutytosupportitseducation,research,andservice
mandate.Despitethegrowth,MissouriS&Tsupportonlyone
andhalftechnicalstaffpositionsandoneadministrativeposition
inMiningandExplosivesEngineering.Therestaresupportedon
softdollars(i.e.,nonbudgeteddollars).
MeetthepeoplewhoareresponsibleforshapingtheDepartmentseducation,researchandservicemandate!!
RESEARCHAREAS:Surface
Mining;ExcavationEngineering;
MachineDynamics,Healthand
Longevity;MachineFormation
Interactions;Formation
DeformationMechanics;Novel
OilSandsMining;Stochastic
Processes;RisksandHazards
Engineering
SamuelFrimpong,PhD,PEng
ProfessorandChair
RobertQuenonEndowedChair
RESEARCHAREAS:Underground
MiningMethods;Mine
AtmosphericControl;Mineral
Economics;MineHealthand
Safety
StewartA.Gillies,PhD
ProfessorandDirector,RMERC
RockyMountainEnergyProf.
RESEARCHAREAS:Explosives
Engineering;DrillingandBlasting;
CommercialPyrotechnics;
Demolition
RESPONSIBILITYAREAS:
ExperimentalMineSupervision;
Manages&DirectsMineTours;
MineRescue&Mucking
Advisor;AssistsChairin
PlanningforFutureUseof
ExperimentalMine
RESEARCHAREAS:Underground
MiningMethods;Mine
AtmosphericControl;Mine
HealthandSafety;Operations
Research;MineralEconomics;
DieselParticulateMatter;Mine
FireSimulation
JerryC.Tien,PhD,PE
AssociateProfessor&S&TChina
Liaison
PaulN.Worsey,PhD,CEng
Professor&Director,
ExplosivesEngineering
RESEARCHAREAS:Blastand
BallisticResistantStructures;
AdvancedBlastingand
Demolition;EnergeticMaterials;
AdvancedPolymericand
CompositeMaterials;Explosive
Taggants;ExplosivesDriven
PulsedPower;PlasmaEffectson
JasonBaird,PhD
ExplosionShocksforPulsed
AssociateProfessor&Assistant Power
Director,RMERC
ExecutiveAssistanttoChair;
AdministerAdvance&Joess;
AdministerNewsletter,Website
&DesktopPublishing;
CoordinatorforExplosives
Camp;AdministerBudgets,
Phonathon&Fundraising;
CoordinateConferences&
Meetings;Contactwith
Industry,Alums
RESEARCHAREAS:MineralCoal
Processing;SyntheticFuels;
Waterjet/HydraulicMining;
NanoparticulateCoalScience
IntegratedManufacturing
Processes
GrzegorzGalecki,PhD
AssociateProfessor&Director
ofMineralProcessing
JimmieTaylorSr.
ExperimentalMineSupervisor
BarbaraA.Robertson
AdministrativeAssistant
ChiefCook&BottleWasher
RESEARCHAREAS:Surface
Mining,Sustainability,
Reclamationandpostmining
landuse,Geostatistics,
MachineFormation
Interactions,Modeling,
SimulationandOptimizationof
MiningSystems
RESEARCHAREAS:Rock
Mechanics,GroundControl,
MicroseismicMonitoring,
GeophysicalMethodsinMines,
AcousticEmission,
NondestructiveTesting
ShirleyHall
SeniorSecretary
KwameAwuahOffei,PhD
AssistantProfessor&Graduate
Coordinator
NassibS.Aouad,PhD
AssistantProfessor&Director
ofDistanceEducation
AdministerDistanceEducation;
AdministerMines&Metallurgy
AcademyActivities;Assistwith
Blackboard;GrantProposalson
PeopleSoft;General
AdministrativeDutiesChair,
Faculty,Students&Other
Departments
JudyRussell
AdministrativeAssistant
AdministerGraduateStudents
Files;PrimaryIndustryContact
onInterviewsandInfoSessions;
AssistwithBlackboard;General
AdministrativeDutiesChair,
Faculty,Students&Other
Departments;Traveland
Reimbursements
CurtisD.Phelps
Sr.LabMechanic
Asst.MineSupervisor
MaochenGe,PhD
AssociateProfessor
RESEARCHAREAS:OilSandsOre
RESEARCHAREAS:Mechanical
Processing,Tailings
DesignandAutomation;Machine
Management,PolymerScience,
HealthandFatigueAnalysis;
Nanotechnology,Interfacial
MachineryandWholeBody
Science,ColloidalInteractionsin
Vibrations;AdvancedVibrations
AqueousSystems,Clays
ModelingandAnalysis;Numerical
ModelingandSimulation;Virtual
Prototyping;ComputationalFluid
Dynamics
ExperimentalMineSupervision;
AssistsMineSafetyClass&
MSHACertification
Maintenance;Supervises
StudentAssistants;Mine
SimulatorandExplosives
SummerCampStaff;
LanaZ.Alagha,PhD
AssistantProfessor
Welcome to Dr. Lana Alagha
Welcome to Dr. Nassib Aouad
Dr. Lana Alagha has joined mining and nuclear engineering department at Missouri S&T in August 2012. She obtained her PhD
degree from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2007. After that,
Dr. Alagha moved to Canada and worked as an adjunct faculty
member at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
from the period of 2008 2009. In February 2009, she joined the
department of chemical and material engineering at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada as a postdoctoral fellow working on oil sands ore processing. Dr. Alaghas research areas focus
on applying surface science and nanotechnology in treatment of
tailings wastes produced from mining operations. Dr. Alagha is
looking forward to initiate a new direction in mineral processing
fundamental research at Missouri S&T based on applying polymer
science and nanotechnology to enhance the aggregation of fine
and ultrafine particles in the processing of mineral ores. About her
teaching interests, she is interested in all subjects that deal with
interfacial science such as mineral processing, flotation, hydrometallurgy, colloids, etc. I am really impressed by the family atmosphere here and everybody is volunteering to help, Dr. Alagha
said about her department as she is also enjoying her life in Rolla.
Last November, Dr. Nassib Aouad joined the faculty as an

assistant professor and director of the online program. During this past year, Dr. Aouads efforts were steered toward
recruiting new students to be mining engineers, expanding
the online certificate and master of engineering programs as
well as conducting extensive research on truck vibrations.
He is part of the Heavy Machinery Research Group and
is currently CO-PI on a CDC-NIOSH grant investigating the
Engineering Solutions for Dump Truck Vibrations and Impact
on Operator Safety in High-Impact Shovel Loading Operations. As part of this research group, he is investigating the
Machinery and Whole Body Vibrations using MSC.ADAMS
by creating system numerical models and virtual prototypes
which allow extensive simulation scenarios in various severe
environments. During this past year, Dr. Aouad was focusing
on reducing the vertical acceleration on the truck operators
seat and working on introducing commercialized components
to retrofit the trucks to achieve lower accelerations and a
safer working environment.
ExpandingtheEnrollmentCapacityofMissouriS&TsMiningEngineering
Graphic2illustratestheenrollmentstatistics
gatheredbytheSocietyforMining,Metallurgyand
Exploration(SME)Inc.forallaccreditedmining
engineeringprogramsintheUnitedStatesand
publishedin2012.TheFigureshowsthatMissouri
S&Tsminingengineeringprogrambecamethelargest
programintheUnitedStateseffectivefall2007,
basedonenrollment.Graphic3illustratesthe
distributionofthefall2012enrollmentstatistics.The
2012enrollmentshowsgrowthandstrengthatall
levels.Thecurrentupwardgrowthtrendisastrong
indicationoffuturegrowth.
300
FMEN
250
UGRAD
GRAD
200
TOTAL
150
100
50
0
FS2006 FS2007 FS2008 FS2009 FS2010 FS2011 FS2012
200612EnrollmentGrowthinMiningEngineeringatS&T
Thisgrowthresultedfromstrategicandtactical
initiativesundertakenbytheDepartment.These
initiativesincludemarketingandrecruiting,explosives
engineeringgraduateprogram,internshipsand
permanentplacements,financialaid,industry
universityprograms,internationalprogramsand
studentorientedprograms.Sincethesummerof
2005,theDepartmenthashostedbetweentwoand
threeexplosivessummercampsforhighschool
students.Thesecampsbringanaverageof60
studentstoexploretheexcitingadventuresinmining
andexplosives.TheDepartmentrecruitsover70%of
thecampersintotheminingengineeringprogram.
16
14
NOOF2012INTERNS
ThecapacityoftheMiningEngineeringprogramatMissouriUniversityofScienceandTechnology(MissouriS&T)hasgrownsignificantly
overthelastdecade.TablebelowshowstheenrollmentgrowthtrendsfortheMiningEngineeringprogramfromfall2006tofall2012.
Withinthisperiod,thegrowthratesare:(i)88%from155(in2006)to291(in2012)fortotalenrollment;(ii)50%from123to184in
undergraduateenrollment;(iii)234%from32to107ingraduateenrollment;and(iv)317%from6to25inPhDenrollment.
TOTALREPORTEDINTERNSHIPSANDCOOPPLACEMENTS=64
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
Theavailabilityofinternshipsandpermanentplacementsforgraduatesarestrongincentivesforattractingstudentsintotheprogram.
Thegraphtotheleftshowsthereported2012summerinternshipopportunitiesfortheMissouriS&Tsminingengineeringstudents.A
numberoftheinternshipswerenotreported,andthus,notcapturedinthisgraph.Forexample,CONSOLenergyhad14interns,but
only10internswerecapturedinthegraph.MiningEngineeringalsoenjoysabout100%placementaftergraduation.Rollagraduated
about50studentsinDecember2011andMay2012with100%placementandanaveragestartingsalaryof$73,000.
Financialaidhasbeenavitalcomponenttowardattractingandretainingqualifiedstudentsintotheminingengineeringprogram.The
Departmentawardedatotalof$215,000infinancialassistancetominingengineeringstudentsintheacademicyear201112.Sixty
percentofthisamountcamefromtheminingindustry,SME,ISEE,andotherindividualdonorsand40%fromendowedscholarship.The
Departmentwasabletoprovideassistancetoseveralstudentsandnostudentdroppedoutforduetofinancialburdentoour
knowledge.Overall,thestudentsintheprogramhaveservedasourambassadorstotheundecidedundergraduateengineering
studentsastheycontinuetomarkettheprogramoncampus.Theindustry,thefacultyandstaff,theBoardandthestudentscontinue
toplayavitalroleinensuringafullpipelineofhighlyqualifiedhighschoolandtransferstudentsintominingengineeringatMissouri
S&T.
2012SMEEnrollmentforUSMiningEngineeringSchools
PhD; 25
OtherrecruitingprogramsincludetheJacklingIntro
EngineeringCamps,theMining/AggregateIndustry
Nightsandhighschoolvisitsbythestudentsand
faculty.TheMSprograminExplosivesEngineering
hasaidedthegrowthtoasignificantdegree.There
are21studentsenrolledintheMSprogramand11
studentsinthegraduatecertificateprogram.The
Departmenthopestostrengthenitsenrollment
capacitywithafutureintroductionofthePhD
programinExplosivesEngineering.TheMissouriS&T
UniversityofBotswana(UB)3+2programalso
bringsanannualstreamof12to15studentsintothe
junioryearoftheprogram.
FMEN; 32
MS; 26
SOPH; 47
ME; 56
JUNR; 45
SENR; 60
DistributionofFall2012MiningEngEnrollment
Undertheprogram,studentscompleteallthefundamentalscience,mathematicsandengineeringcoursesatUBandcompletethelast
twoyearsoftheBSdegreeprogramatMissouriS&T.TheDepartmentispursuingtwosimilarprogramsinIndonesiaandtheDominican
Republic.
How to build this building:
First, you call DeWayne and Jimmie! DeWayne Phelps is operating

the lift on the ground - he doesnt
like heights. Jimmie Taylor is
secured in the bucket and securing the panels. The result is the
building shown. We
can now work on our
equipment inside.
Reprint of the newsrelease announcing the signing of the contract between MaAden and Missouri S&T
News from the Experimental Mine
Missouri S&T to make impact on Saudi mining industry

ROLLA, Mo. Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri
S&T) has won a $24 million award from Saudi Arabia to train and educate
personnel for the Saudi mining industry.
Missouri S&T was selected to be a partner with the Technical and Vocational Training Corp. (TVTC), a Saudi government entity, and the Saudi
Eng. Abdullah Al-Saif, Chairman
Arabian Mining Co., Maaden to establish the Saudi Mining Polytechnic
Maaden, and Dr. Kent Wry, Provost
(SMP). Under the agreement, Missouri S&T and partners from industry
S&T, sign the cooperation agreewill train personnel at SMP during an initial five-year period. The award is ment.
potentially renewable for another five years.
Missouri S&Ts partners in this venture include Canadian Petroleum Services, Caterpillar Global Mining, The Doe Run Co., Immersive Technologies, Orica Inc. and P&H Mining.
In January 2011, a Missouri S&T delegation visited Saudi Arabia in preparation for the final bid submission. The contract was signed during a second visit by the Missouri S&T delegation in July 2012.
This partnership provides Missouri S&T a great opportunity to shape the
direction of the mining industry in Saudi Arabia, says Dr. Samuel Frimpong, chair of Missouri S&Ts mining and nuclear engineering department.
With Missouri S&T leading the way, SMP plans to educate an average of
200 professionals annually in mineral processing, as well as surface and
underground mining.
Ambassador to Saudi Arabia J.

Smith (r) and Eng. Khalil Al-Watban,
President - Maaden Phosphate
Company, attended th press conference.
Greetings from the Experimental Mine: Jimmie and DeWayne say hello. Our summer was busy with
preparation of the new mine building site and the annual explosives camp. Jimmie just completed
20 years with Missouri S&T.
Some additions to the mine include a new Bobcat, 30 Koehler
lights, a 5 Ton dump truck and the
erection of the student design
building that was taken down on
main campus. With the addition of
the donated 30 cordless Koehler
lights, we can now have 2 full
classes at the same time under
ground. We also have a 2 person
Kennedy Chamber for mine resDonated by Kennedy Metal Products
Donated by Koehler
cue training and Mine Health and
Safety clasAnother great addition to the mine is a 40'x60'
metal building - the former solar car building.
It took 11 days to dismantle and over a year to
erect with some of the work still in progress.
We laid the foundation in May 2012 and spent
most of July working on the building. It will be
nice to work on equipment inside during the
cold weather. We purchased a new S205 Bobcat with the donation from Steve and Elizabeth Lang. This is a great addition to our old
Bobcat that is 20 years old.
New Shop at Mine Moved from Main Campus.
Missouri S&T has a proud heritage of supplying the world with great
mining engineers a heritage that dates back to our founding in 1870 as
the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, says Missouri S&T Chancellor Cheryl B. Schrader. Were pleased to be a part of this important
partnership, as we believe it will transform the mining industry in Saudi
Arabia.
We recently started a decline in the Wheeler mine. This will

accommodate the drilling and blasting classes and ensure that
they will always have space for drilling and blasting. The plan is
to use a 1973 JOY Air Track to drill in the mine.
Jimmie went to England for the 2012 Mucking competition and
acquired an appreciation for the meaning of FLAT ROCK. Dr.
Worsey will run around spouting Flat Rock and describing the
difference between flat rock and round rock!! While traveling
with the Mucking Teams, the group visited London, Stonehenge
(the real ONE), Buckingham Palace and old tin mines in Cornwall. The 2012 competition was held at the King Edward Mine.
Dr. Worsey, Mrs. Worsey, Jimmie and his wife took advantage
of a free day and traveled to Paris by train. While in Paris, Mrs.
Worsey was the tour guide and walked the legs off the group.
Developing the skilled pool of talent needed to support the expansion

of mining in the Kingdom is one of the biggest challenges we face, says
Several students and industry memMaaden President and CEO Khalid Al Mudaifer. We are delighted to be
partnering with Missouri S&T to deliver world-class training at Saudi Ara- bers joined the Maaden and S&T
bias first specialist training institute for the mining industry. Missouri S&T delegations at the press conference
has a long history of excellence and international partnerships, and we
look forward to welcoming their team to Saudi Arabia.
Due to the significant developments taking place in Saudi Arabia, the
TVTC has a new vision for the future of its training that will compete
with global standards. says Fahd Al Dohish, TVTCs general manager of
the Strategic Partnerships National Center (SPNC). We are partnering
the private sector to establish advanced polytechnics that will graduate
skilled Saudi nationals in well-paying technical jobs, thus helping reduce
unemployment and contributing to community and economic growth.
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Contact: Andrew Careaga, 573-341-4328, acareaga@mst.edu
More news from Missouri S&T: http://news.mst.edu
The new Bobcat Donated by Steve Lang
Dr Wray is holding a gift presented

by Eng Anbdullah Al Saif.
When you are in the Rolla area, we

would like to show you all the improvements at the Exp. Mine. Please
call 573-341-6406 or email Jimmie at
jtaylor@mst.edu or DeWayne at
phelpscd@mst.edu
DeWayne accompanied the Gold Mine Rescue Team to New

Iberia, LA and the tram came in 8th from a field of 14 teams.
We have gained a few new items at the mine that have improved the training that is provided to the students. However,
we have a growing need for a newer truck that would be used
for traveling to Mucking and Mine Rescue competitions. The
best would be a 4 door diesel 3/4 ton or 1 ton that could also
tow a trailer. All of our vehicles are donations and we appreci-
BuildingCapacityforExpandingMiningandExplosivesEngineeringPrograms
Mining and Explosives Engineering programs at Missouri
UniversityofScienceandTechnology(MissouriS&T)have
grown substantially in enrollment and research capacity
overthelastdecade.Theenrollmentgrowthrateswithin
the200612periodare:(i)88%(totalenrollment);(ii)50%
(undergraduate enrollment); (iii) 234% (graduate
enrollment); and (iv) 317% (PhD enrollment). These
growth rates are significant given industry demand for
miningengineersdrivenbytheminingindustryboomand
aging workforce, and closure and marginalization of
several global mining engineering programs. Strategic
Objective 4 focuses on Expanding S&Ts Mining
Engineering Capacity. Specifically, this objective aims at

(i) Completing the new Experimental Mine Building; (ii)
Expanding Existing Laboratory Capacity; (iii) Building new
Laboratories; (iv) Creating Endowment Positions; (v)
Increasing Personnel Resources; and (vi) Maintaining
Strong Enrollment and Recruiting Efforts. The
Department and its Development Board launched the
Capacity Renewal Efforts in September 2009 to advance
this strategic objective. The sections below provide
updates on the progress achieved to date on various
facetsontheprogram.
Research Facility (ERF) has modern facilities for the

engineering design, test, and evaluation of blast
mitigationanddefeatconcepts,commercialrockblasting
techniques and systems, and modern explosives
performance. The ERF (Fig.1) comprises blasting
chambers(oneratedfor1kgofexplosivesinFig.2andthe
larger one for 4 kg in Fig. 3, machine shop, computing
facilities,andexplosivemagazines.TheERFalsocontains
explosion imaging equipment, which includes the ultra
high speed Cordin 10A framing camera (capable of
1,250,000 frames per second (Fig.4), highspeed video
cameras(one,aPhantomV5.1,capableof90,000frames
per second), a gated ICCD camera (capable of single
exposures down to 55 nanosecond exposure times), and
flash xray equipment. The Experimental Mine also

contains explosives research facilities including an
underground blast chamber rated at 10 kg TNT net
equivalent weight (NEW) of explosives, a 1 kg TNT NEW
rated surface blast pad with instrumentation bunker, a
largeformat(~50ftlong)explosivedrivenshocktubefor
instrumented testing of fullscale glazing and wall panels
(upto6ftx8ft),assortedstorageandheavyequipment,
andmagazinestorageforover3,000lbofexplosivesand
detonators. Miscellaneous equipment also includes
velocity of detonation measurement equipment, sixteen
channel synergy data acquisition system, pressure
transducers,andeightseismographs.
1. UpdatesonCapacityRenewalandExpansionInitiatives
This section highlights the capacity renewal and expansion initiatives on the new Experimental Building, the Energetics
ResearchFacilityandtheVirtualSurfaceMiningSimulator.
TheNewExperimentalMineBuilding:ExpansionsarecurrentlyunderwayonthenewMissouriS&TExperimentalMineand
theExplosivesResearchFacility.Thegraphicbelowshowsthe3DlayoutofthenewExperimentalMineBuilding.
FrontofBuilding
BackofBuilding
FirstFloorofBuilding
SecondFloorofBuilding
3DViewsoftheNewExperimentalMineBuilding
The existing facility has a capacity of 20 students, which

allowconcurrentlaboratorysessionsoflargeclassestobe
doesnotallowconcurrentlaboratoryclassestobeheldat
taught at the mine. As part of expanding the mine
the mine. Multiple sections must be held to complete a
facilities, the old student design building has been
laboratory session for a large class with current facility.
relocated at the Experimental Mine. This facility will
ThenewMineBuildingwillhave3classroomswithatotal
provide additional space for important activities at the
of 180seat capacity. The new facility also has space for
Mine. New Experimental Mine Building requires
threelaboratories,minerescueandmuckingstations,dry
additional$600,000forcompletion.
rooms, and offices for students, faculty and staff. It will
Missouri S&T Energetics Research Facility: The

Building No. 4 (previously used by the US Bureau of
developmentoftheEnergeticsResearchFacilityhasbeen
Mines). The facility houses two explosive chambers for
underway for about 4 years. This facility is located in
research and education. The Missouri S&T Energetics
Funding from industry, university and individual donors

thesamevintageasthecamerasystemandhasasimilar
has addressed the capital expenditures to finish
replacement cost requirement. Currently, Dr. Baird
construction projects at the Laboratory. The remaining
supportsthisresearchthroughhisSRIaccount,fundedby
work to complete the facility include: (i) Replacement of
reimbursements from other research projects. Many of
the Cordin ultrahigh speed camera, which is mid1960s
these unfunded projects resulted from the particular
vintage.Thetechnologyisobsoleteandisnotsupported
students interests, because there were no explosives
bythemanufacturer.TheCordinisadrawformanyof
engineering requirements from industry to offer to the
the research initiatives currently being pursued in the
students. We are very willing to tailor research to suit
facility.Currentcameraswithsimilarcapabilityareinthe
industry desires/requirements that have a promise of
$180kto$225krange.(ii)Theflashxraysystemisalsoof
fundingtosupporttheassociatedresearch.
The Virtual Surface Mining Facility: A new laboratory, the Virtual Surface Mining Simulator (VSMS), was completed and
unveiled on April 08, 2012 by Chancellor Schrader. The VSMS Facility comprises 2 AES Base Simulators, Dragline Console,
ShovelTruck Console and a Command Center. This facility was funded by Caterpillar Global Mining, Luminant Energy, Joy
GlobalandImmersiveTechnologies.Thefacilitywillbeusedforresearchandeducationinsurfaceminingengineering.Itwill
also be used to help K12 students understand

technological innovations in the mining industry for
education and recruitment. The facility will introduce K
12 students to surface mining operations via virtual
environments. It will also provide them with an
appreciationoflargeminingmachineryandhowtheycan
be controlled with a touch of a button. It will also
demonstrate to young students that engineers can have
fun on the job. The facility will also allow mining
engineering students to interact with large scale surface
miningoperationswithheavymachineryintheclassroom.
It will sharpen students understanding of engineering
designassociatedwithheavymachinerydeployment.The
VSMSFacilitywillhelpstudentsappreciatethemagnitude
of the challenges associated with these machines and
sharpentheircriticalthinkingandproblemsolvingskillsto
manage and improve such systems in real life. It also
provides additional handson laboratory that improves
enhanced experiential learning. Specific courses will be
developed for training and educating equipment
operators to improve their operating skills. These
courses will include (i) risks and hazards control and
mitigation; (ii) planning and deployment of heavy
machineryinruggedterrain;(iii)surfaceminingmethods
and equipment; and (iv) tracking and improving key
productivityindicesofheavymachineryuse.
McNuttCLCs($300,000)
TedRuppert
$300,000
VirtualSurfaceMining
Simulator($700K)
CaterpillarGlobalMining
LuminantEnergy
JoyGlobalInc.
BarrickGoldN.America
ArchCoalInc.
$325,000
$250,000
$100,000
$125,000
$120,000
Mr./Mrs.StephenA.Lang
Peabody
$100,000
$250,000
MineSurvey($325K)
MineHealthandSafety
($120K)
ExplosivesFacility($600K)
RockMechanicsFacility
($750K)
MissouriS&TChancellorunveils
theVirtualSurfaceMining
SimulatorFacility(TopLeft);The
DraglineSimulator(TopRight);
andtheShovelTruckSimulator
(Left)
Fundingremainingis$240,000.
Projectisfullyfundedanditwillbelocatedinthe
newMineBuilding
Explosivesfacilityiscurrentlyunderway
Remainingfundingis$1Mtoexpandandrenewthe
oldrockmechanicsbuilding
UnfundedProposals($3.3M)
LABORATORY
Completefundingforone40seatandone30seat
ComputerLaboratories
Projectisfullyfundedandbuilt;wasunveiledby
ChancellorSchraderonApril08,2012
AMOUNT
MineralProcessing
$0.8M
RockMechanics
NewExperimentalMine
Building
MineVentilation
$0.5M
$0.6M
VirtualUndergroundMining
Simulator
MineSurvey
Explosives
$0.5M
$0.5M
$0.2M
$0.4M
IMPORTANTFUNCTION
MiningEngineeringhashired2facultyinmineralcoalprocessingandiscombining
effortswithChemicalEngineeringandExtractiveMetallurgytodevelopmineralcoal
processing,tailingsmanagementandsustainablesystems.Thisresearchfacilitywill
provideacorecapacityforadvancingresearchintheseareas.
AdditionalfundingrequiredtocompletethenewExperimentalMineBuilding
ExpansionoftheoldVentilationFacilitytoincorporatenewequipmentforresearchand
education
SimilartotheVirtualSurfaceMineSimulator.Thisfacilitywillbeusedforeducationand
researchinundergroundmineproductionsystems.
Stateofthearttechnologicalenvironmentforminesurvey
2012 SME/NSSGA Student Design Contest
2. FundingtheCapacityRenewalandExpansionInitiatives
This capacity renewal and expansion initiative was put
Kopenitz, Bryan Galli, Michael DeCola, Stephen A. Lang,
togetherbytheDepartmentandtheDevelopmentBoard
Gregory A. Lang, Ted Ruppert for their leadership,
under the leadership of Paul A. Lang, Executive Vice
contributions and support for this major effort. Special
President and Chief Operating Officer for Arch Coal Inc.
thanksalsogotoArchCoal,CaterpillarGlobalMining,Joy
The cost associated with this initiative was estimated at
Global Inc., Kennedy Metal Products, The Doe Run
about$6.9million.TheDepartmentandtheBoardhave
Company, Mississippi Lime Company, Barrick Gold North
raised $3.5 million toward the capacity expansion and
America, and Immersive Technologies for their
renewalefforts,asillustratedinTable1.Theoutstanding
contributions.Thesecondphaseofthisinitiativewillraise
balance of $3.4 million for specific laboratories is
the remaining $3.4 million to compete the expansion
illustratedinTable2.Iwanttothankallourdonorswho
initiatives. Your support is key to the future of Rolla
have contributed towards this major effort. Special
MiningEngineering.
thanks go to Paul A. Lang, Bill Kennedy, Bruce Neil, Jeff
Rosychk, Chris Curfman and Janpeter Bekkering, Steve
FundedLaboratories/Facilities($3.5M)
LABORATORY/AID
NewExperimentalMine
Building($2.5M)
DONORS
KennedyMetalProducts
TheDoeRunCompany
MississippiLimeCompany
AMOUNT
$1.58M
$250,000
$100,000
STATUS
RemainingFundingis$650,000;Constructionis
underwaywithprojectedfinishdateofFall2013
S&T Design Team participated in this contest after

being absent for a couple of years. The team made
it into the finals and presented their design at SME
in Seattle, WA. While our team did not place in the
top three, it gives us an opportunity to rebuild a good
design team and get back into the competition
From left: Matthew Ortel; Matthew McHale; Sean
Steagall; Tyler Leithauser; Greg Gibson and Benjamin Sutton
Two of our faculty received Outstanding Teaching Awards in 2012. Dr. Richard Bullock (fourth
from the right) and Dr. Maochen Ge (first from
the right) received the award from Chancellor
Schrader and Provost Wray.
Update from the S&T Mine Recue Team

May 7-11 2012 saw the Mine rescue teams travelling to New Iberia Louisiana for the Southern regional mine
rescue contest. The Missouri S&T team competed against 15 other industry teams. The Missouri S&T team
performed will even though they did not earn a trophy. The competing team was: Captain- Casey Slaughter,
Gas Man- Jacob Morris, Map Man- Eric Wesel, First Aid- Katie Sewester, Co-Captain- Andrew Krump, Fresh
Air Base- David Stine, Fresh Air Base Assistant- Spencer Evans, Team Alternates- Dana Resmini and Jenna
Freese. Below are a few photos from the SE Mine Rescue Competition in New Iberia, Louisiana. As you can
see, our team is hard at work. This team placed 1st in the SE Missouri Mine Rescue Competition in Rolla in
September 2012.
34th International Intercollegiate Mining

Competition, Cornwall, England 2012
By: Amanda Baker and Lindsay Brandt
The Missouri S&T Mucking teams had a fantastic year;

four teams were sent to Cornwall, England for the 34th
International Intercollegiate Mining Competition. Members of
the womens A-team included: Maggie Newsom, Jenna
Freese, Katherine Stockdale, Sara Tipton, and Elizabeth Hunt;
while members of the womens B-Team included: Lindsay
Miller, Lindsay Brandt, Amanda Baker, Kelsey Garrett, and
Deanna Fitzgerald.
The two week adventure started at the Gatwick airport south of London.
After a few relaxing days in London, the group set out for Stonehenge, to be
followed by Falmouth. During the six-hour bus trip, there were many naps and a
few gas station stops. The entire
group got to go and visit the historic
Stonehenge Ruins. Once again
everyone got on the bus for the final
leg of the trip to Falmouth, where the
competition events started. During the
first night, theteams were left to
explore the city. The next day, all the
teams went on a historic mine tour that
went from the picturesque shorelines
of England to the underground tin
WomensATeam
mines. The old tin mines are unique
in construction; the mines were dug out under the
ocean.
The competition events started the next day. A
practice day for all the teams was held to get familiar
with the equipment and the terrain. The following day
was the womens competition day. The Mucking
Competition day consisted of seven events: hand
steel, swede saw, jackleg drilling, survey, gold pan,
trackstand, and as the name implies, mucking.
WomensBTeamMucking
Between both teams, gold was taken in 4 out of the 7

events. Womens A-Team earned Bronze medal in the
overall standings while Womens B-Team brought home
the title of International Intercollegiate Mining
Champions back to Missouri S&T. To celebrate the
achievements of both teams, the next week was spent
touring Dublin and London.
In 2013, the competition will be held in Golden,
CO at Colorado School of Mines. Both womens teams
are working together to reclaim the title in 2013.
WomensBTeam
Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration

Will Thompson, President
The Missouri S&T student chapter of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration would like to introduce the
2012-2013 officers: President Will Thompson, Vice-President Katie Sewester, Secretary Hannah McNally, and Treasurer Drew Krump. Last year the chapter started off the fall semester with the All Society Annual Social with ISEE,
NSSGA, and WIM. This social is held every fall to help returning students ease back into school life and to introduce
new students to the societies and their members. Currently, all the organizations are gearing up for the annual Haunted Mine, which helps fund the yearly National Conferences For this event, the Experimental Mine is morphed into one
scary place. The Haunted Mine benefits all the organizations and is the largest fundraiser for our SME chapter. Our
chapter also sends students to the St. Louis Section SME meetings, which is a great opportunity for students to meet
industry members and find out more about the industry. We have had our first monthly meeting, which was a movie
night. We plan to continue the meetings and get industry members to come for presentations. We are also in the process of having an SME/S&T t-shirt
that we hope to have available to all
the students, faculty, staff, and alum.
We plan to have some available at
the national conference in Denver
this coming February. We also intend to be bring one, possibly even,
two teams to Denver to compete in
the NSSGA competition. Lastly, we
will end the school year with our annual Senior Banquet.
Thirty-six students attended the
2012 Annual Meeting of SME in
Seattle, Washington. The students
added one extra day to the itinerary and enjoyed the sights and food
in Seattle. It was the first time that
SME held the annual meeting in
Seattle, but we hope it will go back
in the future.
NSSGA Student Chapter Update

by Greg Gibson, President
The Missouri S&T Student Chapter of the National Stone, Sand, and Gravel Association is off to a good start
this year. We recently hosted the Second Annual Aggregate Industry Night. This year there were four companies in attendance: Lehigh Hanson, APAC Central, Austin Powder, and US Silica. The event was hosted on September 20th in the
McNutt Hall Commons. Food was catered from Bandannas BBQ and the students ate and chatted with industry representatives. After dinner, representatives from each company, many of which were UMR or S&T Alum, had presentations
that informed students on what students could expect as a newly-hired engineer. Overall it was a good event that should
be continued in the future.

The entire leadership for NSSGA is new this year, and with that we plan on bringing some new ideas to the organization. We are currently planning a shooting social. The plan is to bring students out to the Rolla Shooting Club and
shoot trap and sheet, rifles, and pistols. This will be a member only event and NSSGA will supply ammunition and guns.
We have a feeling that this event will encourage students to join NSSGA and become a yearly event.
ISEE Student Chapter Update
2012 Student Award Recipients
High GPA Freshman

Professional Leadership Award
External Relations Award
Anders Hopkins Casey Slaughter Tyler Leithauser

High GPA Sophomore
Outstanding Metal/Non Metal Graduate
Good Citizneship Award
Robert Florich
Kyle Pfitzinger
Kathryne Sewester
Paul Schmidt Hannah McNally
High GPA Junior
Blake Demoss
Outstanding Aggregates Graduate
Student Activity Award
Tyler Leithauser Michael Allen
High GPA Senior Benjamin Sutton
Mike Allen
Outstanding Graduate Student - Research
Bonno Basiami
Osei Brown
Outstanding Graduate Student - Teaching
Muhammad Azeem Raza
Our Student Chapter had another very active year. A large group of students attended the 2012 Annual Conference
of ISEE in Nashville, TN. But this was not the only conference. Several of our chapter members attended the Best in
the West in April 2012. Two of our students presented a paper. We want to thank for the financial support we received
to attend these conferences.
For several years members of this chapter have provided great pyro displays for campus activities. We continued this
over the past year. This Fall we have two displays at night football games. The Annual SUB Block Party is always
closed with a big firework. Our
students are building a reputation
of very great shooters!
We work with the other student
organizations in the department
by hosting socials, providing callers for Phonathon and working
Haunted Mine. The explosives
program on this campus is exploding.
Dr. Worsey and the students posing for a photo in

Nashville during the 2012
ISEE Annual Meeting and
Conference.
UpdatefromMr.WindyJerryTien(JCT)
Women in Mining News

The WIM Student Chapter completed a successful year. In addition to joining the
other student organizations on Haunted Mine, Phonathon, and other department
activities, the chapter sent 3 members to the 2012 Annual WIM Meeting in San Diego, CA Steven ODonnell, Evan Thibaud and Tristan Worsey attended the conference and really enjoyed the
interaction with other members and San Diego.
The chapter elected new officers and is currently working on an old project that is still very interesting: Whats Mined Is Yours! The members are re-printing the cards showing the materials
needed to, for example, make a sink. The card is then posted next to a sink in the residence hall.
On one of the next weekends, a large number of WIM members will post all the cards around
campus. The chapter is also sponsoring a poster contest with a local Middle School. Posters
drawn by the Middle School students will be judged by chapter members and the winning class
is treated to a pizza party. The topic is the importance of mining and minerals in our life. This
should be an interesting project.
Ithasbeenaverybusyyearfortheventilationgroup.
AustralianTrip
CurrentNIOSHprojectonfireandfiresimulationrequiresus
tovisitmajorminingcountriestoexaminetheirminesafety
practicesandemergencyprocedures.Uptillnow,wehave
visitedminesitesandsafetyfacilitiesinPoland,Indiaand
China,thelastoneonthelistisAustralia.
Australiaisoneofthemoreadvancedmajorminingcountries
withaboomingminingindustry.Thehighlaborcostsand
firstworldsafetyregulations,distinctivegeologyandtheim
portanceplacedonminingresearchbygovernmentandbusi
nesses,hasresultedinaminingsectorthatisquitetechno
logicallyadvanced,includingmineventilationnetworkmodel
ing,firefightingandminerescuetechniques.Dr.Stewart
GilliesandIvisitedAustraliainsummer2012.
InAustraliawevisitedthreemines(twogoldminesandone
gassycoalmine),QueenslandMinesRescueService,and
safetydevicestestingcentersandextensivediscussionsfor
theirbestsafetypractices,minerescueoperations,under
groundrefugechambersandsafetyregulation.
InsideaRefugeChamberatDaisyMilanoGoldMine
nearKargoorlie,WA
MineRescueShortCoursesinChina
JCTandCaseySlaughterconductedtwo3daysafetyshortcoursesatUniversityofScienceandTechnologyBeijing(USTB)andXian
UniversityofScienceandTechnology(XUST),ShaanxiProvince.Botharecomprehensiveuniversitieswithtraditionandstrongem
phasisinminingengineering.
LecturingatXianUniversityofScienceandTechnology,Xian.
Thetitleoftheshortcourseis:MineEmergencyResponse,withSpecial
EmphasisonEscapeunderMineFires,combinedover500undergraduate
andgraduatestudentsatbothinstitutionsattendedthesetwolectures.It
appearstheshortcourseiswellreceived,wehavebeenrequestedtocon
vertthelecturenotesintoaformalbookonminerescue.
CenterWrapup
Look at all these smiling faces! This is just a portion of the mining students receiving
financial aid from the department. Thanks to the alums that set up endowments, and
to the industry that supports us, we were able to help most of our students. We want to
thank all our donors for their assistance.
TheWesternU.S.MineSafetyandHealthTrainingandTrans
lationCenterwasconsortiumoffouruniversities(Colorado
SchoolofMines,UniversityofUtah,MontanaTechstarted
backin2004).
TheWesternMiningSafetyandHealthTraining&Transla
tionalCenter(Center)wasfundedbytheNationalInstituteof
OccupationalSafetyandHealth(NIOSH),CenterforDisease
ControlandPrevention,DepartmentofHealthandHuman
Services.Whenitwasestablishedin2004,itwasafour
memberconsortiumconsistingofUniversityofMissouriRolla
(atthetimeofcreation),ColoradoSchoolofMines(CSM),
MontanaTechoftheUniversityofMontana(MontanaTech)
andtheUniversityofUtah.In2005,MontanaTechwithdrew
fromtheconsortia.
TheCenterisphysicallylocatedintheDepartmentofMining
andNuclearEngineering,MissouriS&Tandallprojectswere
coordinatedandmanagedthroughtheCenterbyDr.LarryR.
Grayson,wholeftMissouriS&Tin2007andtheCenterwas
latertransferredtoDr.JerryC.Tien.Thisprojecthasmultiple
subprojectsandtheprimaryaimofthisprojectistoreduce
thenumberofinjuriestominersthroughanintegratedpro
gramoftraininginterventionandtranslationalresearch.
Overthesixyearsofoperation,theCenterhastaughtseven
workshopsonDPMtrainingreaching232studentsfromthe
miningindustry.Mostofthetraineeswerefromthemetal
andnonmetalminingintheWesternUnitedStates.Two
shortcoursesonmineventilationhad42studentsintwo
years.Smallmineminertrainingreached436miners,includ
ing53minesinbothinitialtrainingandfollowupvisitsora
total189minersreached.CSMstrainedamultiplierof4to
havereached5,203traineesinsixyears.Theprogression
amongyearsofminerstrained(withoutamultiplier)has
been161inYear1;372inYear2;478inYear3;over500in
Year4,over545inYear5andaround610inYear6,including
theDPMprojectandtheHazardIdentificationandRiskAs
sessmentprojects.
Thesixyearprojectfundedatotalofeightstudents(four
Ph.D.,twoM.S.andtwoB.S.students,published16papers
anda178pageDPMEmissionsControltrainingmanual(with
aDVD).TheCenterofficiallyendedAugust31,2011.
RefugeChamberProject
After the Sago mine disaster, the MINER Act of 2006 mandated that all underground coalmines must install and maintain refuge
chambers.MissouriS&TsVentilationGroupwasawardedaprojectbyNIOSHtoexaminetheCOpurgingprocessandtodetermine
totalairquantityandtimenecessarytolowertheCOconcentrationtosafelevelsinsidethechamberfordifferentinlet/outletcon
figurationsusing3Dnumericalsimulationtechnique.Thisresearchcanprovideusefulguidelinesindevelopinganefficientstrategy
forpurgingrefugechamber.
Whats New from Rock Mechanics

The Rock Mechanics & Explosives Research Center (RMERC) has been
buzzing with activity this past year new projects, new researchers and
staff, and new equipment.
Dr. Greg Galecki added a third post-doctoral researcher from Turkey to
his team. Over the summer, Dr. Sedat Buyuksagis arrived from Afyon
Kocatepe University to work on waterjet-assisted rapid excavation of
rock. He joined Dr. Gul Akar and Dr. Sezai Sen from Dokuz Eylul University, who have been working with Dr. Galecki for the past two years on
coal-water-fuel characterization.
Two post-docs have also been doing research with Dr. Norbert Maerz
(Geol. Eng.). Over the summer, Dr. Ahmed Youssef an S&T grad (MS
CE04, PhD GeoE04) traveled from the Saudi Geological Survey to
work with Dr. Maerz on natural hazards. And, continuing his project
from the previous year, Dr. Ahmet Deliormanli from Dokuz Eylul University in Turkey worked with Dr. Maerz on issues related to the Graniteville
Quarry.
Last November, Mike Bassett our newest staff member -- took over
from Scott Parker as Senior Research Engineering Technician. Mike hit the
ground running and has the RMERC machine shop and Bldg. D in tip-top
condition. He has also been working with Dr. Jason Baird on major improvements to the explosives blast chamber.
Three faculty members have joined our Center in the past year. Dr. Wan
Yang (Geology) is analyzing rift basin fills. Dr. Hank Lee (Nuclear Eng.) is
fabricating a flat-panel x-ray source from nanomaterials. Last but not least,
Dr. Sriram Chellappan (Computer Science) is developing solutions for wireless sensor networks and communication systems in underground mines.
Were pleased to have them aboard!
(a) PhysicalModel
(b)ComputationalMesh
We also bid a fond farewell to two of our research investigators: Dr. Louis
Ge (Civil Eng.), now at National Taiwan University; and Dr. Mohamed Abdelsalam (Geology), now the Boone Pickens chair of geographics at Oklahoma State University.
In addition to the new faces at RMERC this past year, we have also acquired some new equipment. Two large booster fans arrived in conjunction with Dr. Stewart Gillies mine ventilation project for NIOSH, and have
been installed at the Experimental
Mine. Also, a new 125 HP, 90 kpsi
intensifier pump has been extended to us on short-term lease from
KMT Waterjet Systems. Dr. Galecki
has been using this high-pressure
intensifier in his work on advanced
titanium machining with abrasive
waterjets for the Center for Aerospace Manufacturing Technologies
(CAMT).
(c) CO concentration distribution at different crosssectional planes inside the Refuge Chamber for middle
inletattimet=0sandt=100s
Some other topics being researched at RMERC this past year include fractured anticline formations, saturated rock fragmentation, robot-mounted
LIDAR fusion, and uranium ore borehole mining.
Recently, two of RMERCs senior investigators, Dr. David Summers (emeritus) and Dr. Greg Galecki, received a U.S. patent for jet-assisted drilling/
cutting methods.
2012 Old Timers Award
The recipient of the 2012 Old Timers Award is Michael Shuman.

Mike worked every summer in the
coal industry and is now working
for Jim Walter Resources in Alabama. Mike received the award at
the Annual Student Awards Banquet in April 2012
ExpandingGlobalFrontiersinMiningEngineeringEducation
MISSOURI S&T EXPERIMENTAL MINE UNDERGROUND BOOSTER FANS
by Dr. Stewart Gillies
Missouri S&T is working with the University of Utah on a NIOSH funded ventilation research project with
Dr Stewart Gillies as Co-Project Investigator. In early February 2012 two booster fans were delivered to
Rolla by truck from Spendrup Fans Company, Grand Junction, CO (Photo 1). Spendrup Fans was very
generous in this purchase transaction.
Photo 1 Unloading Spendrup fans
Both booster fans were initially checked and tested at the
Rock Mechanics and Explosives Research Center. The fans
then went to the Experimental Mine for installation in 150 x
150 mm treated timber framework bulkheads. The timbers
have been bolted by 100 cm fully threaded expanded bolts to
the walls and the back.
Photo 2 West booster fan installation by Jimmie Smith, Mine
Supervisor and Grad Student Arash Habibi
The void between timbers and the wall has been sealed by
applying cementatious plaster mixture on metal laths.
Sealing is achieved by applying expanded foam to minimize
leakage through the bulkhead. Kennedy Metal Company
donated man doors and metal stoppings for the project.
19mm fully treated water-proofed plywood has been used
(Photo 2) on the bulkheads to seal the open area around the
booster fans. The booster fans have been bolted on painted
steel metal skids for transportation around the Experimental
Mine. The skids have been bolted to the floor to reduce vibration caused
by the fans.
A 12kW three phase 460V motor powers each booster fan. A 76 mm
hole has been drilled passing the power cable underground. The hole
is located next to the main pole from which power is distributed
throughout the Experimental Mine (shown in Fig 3).
Photo 3 76 mm drill hole with the 50 mm conduit passing wire to
underground
A safety kill switch has been installed on the electrical pole (not
shown in this picture). The switch will shut down both booster fans in
case of emergency. Wires are strung from the mine back. A split box
divides the circuit in two for power to each fan. Adjacent to fans
electrical components are installed and each fan is equipped with a
variable speed controller. The generous support of NIOSH and the Spendrup and William Kennedy
companies is acknowledged.
Expansions in the domestic and global mining industry have

fueled greater interest in mining and explosives engineering
researchandeducationallovertheworld.MissouriS&Thas
strong and leading programs in mining and explosives
engineering,andistherefore,positionedtoplayavitalrolein
meetingtheglobaldemandfortechnologicalinnovationsand
the production of highly qualified personnel in these
disciplines.Overthenext10years,theDepartmenthaslaid
down strategic objectives, goals and action plans to expand
and grow its research and education initiatives at home and
abroad. Missouri S&Ts global presence will expand the
capacity of its mining engineering program and provide our
students with opportunities to experience diversified
portfolioofstudentsandculturesabroad.Itwillalsoprovide
opportunities to experience the global mining industry for

greatcareeropportunities.Theglobalpresencewillbroaden
the research capacity to cover several industries in several
countries. The resulting experience and exposure will allow
MissouriS&TtoservetheUSminingindustrywithdistinction.
Toward these important objectives, Missouri S&T is
expanding its global presence into several mining countries,
including Australia, Botswana, Brazil, China, Dominican
Republic, Ghana, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. Below are
highlights of our presence in Botswana, China, Saudi Arabia
andIndonesia.Today,theseprogramshavethepotentialto
add 4 faculty members to the mining engineering faculty at
MissouriS&T.
GlobalPresenceinBotswana,SouthernAfrica
Botswana produces 35% of the global gem diamonds. It
also produces copper, gold, and coal. However, the
countrydoesnothaveaminingengineeringprogram.In
2007, Missouri S&T signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with University of Botswana (UB)
and a specific Implementation Agreement to offer a 3+2
programinMiningEngineering.Undertheagreement,UB
students will complete 1year preuniversity and 2 years
university education and transfer into the junior year at
MissouriS&T.Thesestudentswillthencompletea2year
program leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in
MiningEngineering.SinceitsinceptionintheFallof2008,
this program has produced 33 graduates with a current
enrollment of 24 students. The photos show a group
pictureoftheBotswanastudents,avisittotheOkavango
Delta Safari by a delegation from Missouri S&T and a
picture with Her Excellency Ma Seretse, the Botswana
AmbassadortotheUnitedStates.
GlobalPresenceinChina
In2010,MissouriS&TalongwithUniversityofMissouriSaintLouis
(UMSL) completed an MOU with Tianfu College of Southwestern
University of Finance and Economics (TCSWUFE) to establish four
engineering programs, nursing and hospitality schools. Under this
agreement, Missouri S&T will develop Mining and Mineral Process
Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Engineering
Management.TCSWUFE,locatedinSichuanProvince,wasfounded
in1925inShanghai.DuringWWIIitmovedtoChengduProvince.In
1952, Sichuan College of Finance and Economics was formed by
merging17colleges,universitiesandinstitutesforhighereducation.
In 1985, its name was changed to Southwestern University of
Finance and Economics. TCSWUFE is one of the top 100
independent colleges of China. It was recognized in 2010 for its
st
excellentgraduatesbySichuanProvinceandawarded21 Century
Innovation Demonstration Site of Education Reform nationally.
This region has the largest concentration of rare earth minerals in
the world. New faculty members will be hired to administer and
teachtheprograms.
Thesephotosshowtheinfrastructurebeing
developedforthenewprogramsinengineering,
nursingandhospitality.
News about the Explosives Program

by Dr. Paul Worsey
GlobalPresenceinSaudiArabia
In2012,MissouriS&Tcompletedacontractualagreement
withMaaden,TheSaudiArabianMiningCompanyandthe
TechnicalandVocationalTrainingCooperation(TVTC)to
establishtheSaudiMiningPolytechnic(SMP).ThisSaudi
MiningInstitute,locatedinArar,SaudiArabia,willeducate
andtrainprofessionalsinsurfaceandundergroundmining
andmineralprocessingplantoperations.SaudiArabiahas
diversifieditseconomyintominingwithstrongemphasison
gold,bauxite,phosphate,copperandzincandother
industrialminerals.Itsmultibilliondollarbauxitealumina
andphosphateammoniafertilizercomplexespresentstate
ofthearttechnologiesthatpresentboldinitiativesintothe
nextcenturyforitsminingindustry.Alongsidethisbold
initiativeistheestablishmentofacomprehensiveinstitution
toprepareprofessionalsfortheminingindustry.Maaden
andTVTCinitiatedaglobalcompetitionviaanRFPand
MissouriS&Twasselectedasthepartnerforexecutingthis
importantassignment.Thisassignmentpresentsagreat
opportunityforshapingtheminingindustryofSaudiArabia.
We have just finished our second year of the explosives masters and have now graduated a total of 9 masters to
date with 27 enrolled students in hot pursuit and 8 others in the postgraduate certificate program.. By the end of
the second year we exceeded our 4th year goal and we are now at a sustainable level.
The graduation statistics today are:
Table Showing Graduates with qualifications 1997 thru May 2012, Explosives emphasis through Masters
U Emphasis
Graduates 36
Thephotosaboveshowarchitecture,desertfeaturesanda
camelfarminandaroundArar,SaudiArabia.
GlobalPresenceinIndonesia
InOctober2012,MissouriS&TsignedanMOU
withSyarifHidayatullahIslamicStateUniversity
(UIN)inIndonesiatoestablishaSchoolofMining
andEnvironmentalEngineeringatUIN.Indonesia
haslargereservesofprecious,base,ferrousand
fossilfuelmineralsanditshometoseveralmulti
nationalminingcompanies.TheSchoolwillbea
vehicletoproducehighlyqualifiedgraduatesto
meetthetalentneedsofIndonesia.Underthe
agreement,thetwouniversitieswillundertakea
2+2BSinMiningEngineeringprogram,distance
educationandfacultytraininganddevelopment.
Itwillalsocreateresearchpartnershipsbetween
MissouriS&TandIndonesiasminingindustryand
opportunitiesforinternationalexposuretoour
students.
U Certificate
U Minor
G Certificate
G Minor
M.S.
Total
13
71
13
144
The emphasis was approved in 1997, the minors in 2005, certificates in 2006 and masters in 2010. We now have
13 separate explosives classes being given plus postgraduate cooperative experience, industry project, special problems and research. Also we should have an additional class added this spring. The classes span rock
blasting, explosives theory, instrumentation, safety, manufacture, pyrotechnics and demolition.
We are currently in the midst of the submission of a proposal for a PhD in explosives engineering catering for our
masters students that would like to continue. The Masters and PhD are both in house and distance, full and part
time and a hybrid of all four, catering both for traditional students and those in industry, unable to attend the university for an extended period of time because of their work and family commitments.
Congratulations to Dr. Braden Lusk
Some of you will remember Braden Lusk (BS 200 and

PhD 2006) from when he was a student here. We are
pleased to announce that this February he received
the International Society of Explosives Engineers
Presidents award and was promoted to Associated
Professor of Mining Engineering with tenure at the
University of Kentucky. Braden will be helping us with
the explosives masters, joining us as adjunct associate professor in the near future and be teaching a
distance class on blast vibration engineering.
TheUINdelegationmeetsChancellorSchrader(TopLeft);MissouriS&T
andUINsignsanMOU(BottomLeft)
TheseinitiativesarepartoftheFY201020StrategicPlanfortheDepartmentofMiningandNuclearEngineeringtoexpanditsglobal
footprints.UndertheStrategicObjective5(StrengthenNationalandGlobalPartnerships),theDepartmentseekstoengagenational
andglobaluniversities,industriesandresearchorganizationsaspartnersineducationandresearch.Thespecificgoalsunderthis
strategic objective include (i) Maintenance of a Strong Development Board; (ii) Enhancing Missouri S&TUB Partnership; (iii)
DevelopingS&TSaudiInitiativeonMiningEducation;and(iv)DevelopingOtherS&TInternationalInitiatives.Towardthesegoals,we
seektogrowinstrengthandcapacity.
2012 Phonathon
Fall is coming to the Ozarks and the annual Mining Engineering Phonathon is coming up. Our students will
work the phones from November 4 to 8, 2012. We hope you will take their call and continue your generous
donation to the Department. Remember that all the Phonathon donations come to the Department and are
split between scholarships and deprtment activities. All four student organizations, as well as mine rescue,
mucking and the student design team benefit from the Phonathon.
The name is Worsey, Paul Worsey.

He likes his Martini shaken - not stirred.
Dr. Worsey ready to attend the Mining Hall of
Fame Induction Banquet in Las Vegas, NV
EngagingOurConstituenciesforStrongMiningEngineeringEducation
Research Update - Caleb Baumgart
The title of my research project is optimal design and use
of advanced structural materials to mitigate explosive
and impact threats. This project is funded by the department of homeland security under the alert project. It is
the intent of this project to develop or design a re-deployable barrier capable of providing protection from explosive hazards. This protection is to be directly applied to
forward operating bases, extended lines of communication and enhanced protection of buildings with limited
space from threat zones. The qualities of the barrier
include the capability of stopping vehicles that pose a
threat and mitigate the explosion after an impact without
creating secondary debris. This is different from currently
used barriers today in that it is meant to mitigate the
blast and create a blast shadow, where todays barriers
are only meant to create a blast shadow. To create this
mitigating effect cavities are created inside the concrete
barrier that are filled with a media. This media is used
to absorb most or all the energy that travels through the
barrier and reduce or remove the spalling effect created by an explosive on the back side of the barrier. In
other words the purpose of this project is to convert the
very high impulse pressure loads to
lower pressure loads using a media
with the correct density, porosity and
geometrical size and shape.
Summer Work - Matthew Ortel

This summer I worked for Orica North America in
Watkins Colorado, where I published two technical
papers through the International Society of Explosives Engineers. I researched the effects of the initiation position in geophysical charges on observed
out-put waves. The research used mathematical
modeling and worked to improve exploration methods for oil and mineral deposits. The second project
also aimed to improve current geophysical exploration techniques by investigating the many possible causes of frequency filtering in mathematical
models. This research is used to eliminate numerical
artifacts in computer modeling so that simulations
accurately predict the events that happen during
blasting.
Research Update Dominique Nolan

Dominique spent the summer doing work in two
areas. First, on large linear shaped charge (10,500
gr/ft) performance on structural steel targets and
the effect of standoff on performance of large linear
shaped charges. Second, the ground work and
foundation of a literature review for work looking at the interaction of target characteristics
(density, UCS, tensile strength, etc.) and how
a conical shaped charges depth of penetration
might be affected by all of those characteristics as they interact with each other.
Research Update Phillip Mulligan

This summer I co-authored a paper in the Hypervelocity Impact Symposiums 2012 conference proceedings. The
paper examined the forces imparted on the projectile, of an explosively formed projectile, from the two soft recovery methods used to collect the projectile. Method 1 utilized three polyethylene water barrels placed end-to-end
horizontally, providing 2.6 meters (9 feet) of water to stop the projectile. Method 2 is a modification of the soft-recovery method utilized in Soft-Recovery of Explosively Formed Penetrators by Air Force Research Laboratory. This
method utilizes a series of several materials with an increasing density gradient, placed end-to-end over 14.3 meters
(47 feet) to stop the projectile. Despite the fact that explosively formed projectiles (EFPs) of the same design were
fired into each recovery method, the projectiles collected using the two methods differed in shape, size, weight, and
the number of pieces collected. The force analysis assisted in identifying the source of deformation between the two
recovery methods.
I also co-authored a paper with students at the University of Kentucky, examining the effects of age on the accuracy
of electric blasting caps, for the International Society of Explosive Engineers 39th annual conference proceedings. In
which we examined two different ages of blasting caps from the same batch one year apart, in addition to caps that
were between eight and nine years old. Each system was tested at a short medium and long delay time. Statistical
analysis was conducted to determine the effect of time on the detonators accuracy. This paper quantifies the importance of regular inventory cycling to help preserve intended timing when using non electric shock tube detonator
systems.
I authored an additional paper for the International Society of Explosive Engineers 39th annual conference proceedings. This report detailed the preliminary calculations governing the underwater collapse of an oil pipe via explosive
lensing. This report assumed a spherical-shaped, single explosive charge. The calculations assist in identifying how
the explosive charge size needed to seal a metal pipe while focusing on one explosive charge acting on part of the
pipe. Future calculations will analyze the combination of multiple explosive charges acting on the pipe as a whole.
One of the greatest constituencies for Missouri S&Ts Mining

Luminant Energy, Martin Marietta, Missouri S&T, Newmont
Engineering Program is the Mining Industry of the United
Corporation, NovaGold Corporation, Orica Inc., Peabody
States. We are proud of industrys contribution to the social
Energy,VulcanMaterials,andWeirInternational.
fabric and economic security of the nation captured in the
followingstatementsfromtheNationalMiningAssociation.In
keepingwiththeabovecontributionsbytheindustry,Missouri
S&T educates future mining engineers with industry as a
partner. Every year, Missouri S&T interacts with industry
leaders on substantive issues that affect the direction of its
miningengineeringeducation.
In2008,theminingindustrypaidapproximately$45billionin
taxes,royaltiesandfeestofederal,stateandlocalgovernments
combined. Nearly $107 billion was paid to mining industry
employees in direct and indirect wages and benefits. The total
direct and indirect impact of U.S. mining is valued at $1.9
trillionminingproduced$80billionoffinishedmineral,metal
and fuel products that were then transformed by consumer

The Board meets once a year in April. At the April 08, 2012
industriesintogoodscreatinganadditional$1.8trillioninvalue
Board Meeting, Chancellor Schrader provided a vision for the
added.AccordingtoU.S.GeologicalSurveyanalysis,thevalue
future of Missouri S&T, followed with the state of Missouri
addedtoU.S.GDPbymajorindustriesthatconsumeprocessed
mineral materials was an estimated $2.1 trillion in 2010, 14
S&TsMiningEngineeringbySamuelFrimpong,ChairofMining
percent of U.S. GDP. Minerals and materials processed from
andNuclearEngineering.Updatesoncapacityrenewalefforts
minerals account for exports worth as much as $87 billion per
were provided by Paul A. Lang (Executive Vice President and
year.(NationalMiningAssociation,2012)
COO for Arch Coal), Bill Kennedy (President and CEO for
Kennedy Metal Products), Nassib Aouad (Assistant Teaching

MiningEngineeringDevelopmentBoard:TheBoardcomprises
Professor) and Paul Worsey (Professor and Director of
top executives from the mining and aggregate companies,
Explosives Engineering). The Mining Engineering faculty
consulting and research organizations and OEMs. Page 36
membersalsoprovidedhighlightsofmajorresearchinitiatives.
contains a list of the current Board Members. The member
The Board also focused on summer internships and COOP
companiesincludeArchCoalInc.,BarrickGoldNorthAmerica,
opportunitiesforthestudentsandscholarshipsforstudentsin
BHP Billiton, Casper Stolle Quarry, Caterpillar Inc., Centerra
the program. Chancellor Schrader unveiled the new Virtual
Gold, Cliffs Natural Resources, Cloud Peak Energy, Conco
SurfaceMiningSimulatorforresearchandeducationinmining
Quarries, Consol Energy, Doe Run Company, Fred Weber Inc.,
engineeringatthisBoardmeeting.
Golder Associates, Goodyear Company, Immersive
Technologies, Jack Kennedy Metal Products, Joy Global Inc.,
Kiewit Mining Group, Komatsu America Corp, Lehigh Hanson,
Mining/AggregatesIndustryNights:OntheeveofeveryBoardMeeting(in
April),theDepartmenthostsaMiningIndustryNight(MIN).MIN2012took
place on April 07 on the theme, Marketing the Future Industry to Future
Engineers.PicturetotheillustratesthecompaniesthatattendedtheMIN
2012. US Silica, APAC Central, Austin Powder and Lehigh Hanson also
attended the Aggregates Night on September 21, 2012. These nights
introduce the challenges and opportunities in the industry to future
engineers and scientists. The forum is also used as a vehicle for recruiting
undecidedengineersintotheMiningEngineeringProgram.
IndustryRecruitment:Tables1and2showtherespectivelistsofcompanies
that visited Missouri S&T to recruit mining engineering graduates for
permanent placements and as interns for summer 2013 through the
Departmentandthefall2012campuscareerfair.Thesetablesshowstrong
andvigorousrecruitingofourgraduatesbyminingcompanies.
RCT#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Date
09/0607/2011
09/08/2011
09/2021/2011
09/26/2011
09/26/2011
09/26/2011
09/2628/2011
09/2728/2011
09/2728/2011
09/2728/2011
09/28/2011
09/28/2011
09/2829/2011
10/12/2011
10/25/2011
11/0203/2011
11/1011/2011
01/1819/2012
02/0809/2012
04/25/2012
04/30
05/01/2012
Table1201112CompaniesRecruitingThroughtheDepartment
Company
InfoSession
ResponsibleChapterSociety
BHPBilliton
YES
SocietyforMining,MetallurgyandExploration
USGypsum
NO
CareerandOpportunitiesCenter
MartinMarietta
YES
NationalStone,SandandGravelAssociation
UNIMINCorp
YES
WomenInMining
AlbericiGroup
YES
InternationalSocietyforExplosivesEngineers
LuminantEnergy
YES
NewmontMining
YES
PeabodyEnergy
YES
WomenInMining
ArchCoal
YES
CloudPeak
YES
SocietyforMining,MetllaurgyandExploration
Marston
NO
P&HMining
NO
WalterEnergy
YES
Cargill
NO
ConsolEnergy
NO
PatriotCoal
YES
NationalStone,SandandGravelAssociation
MurrayEnergy
YES
Minova
YES
WomeninMining
ForesightEnergy
YES
VibraTech
NO
USSteel
YES
Table2Fall2012CareerFairEmployersseekingMiningEngineeringGraduates
Accenture
AlbericiConstructors,Inc.
APACMissouri,Inc
ArchCoal,Inc.
AshGroveCement
AssociatedElectricCoop
BarnardConst.Co,Inc.
BarrEngineeringCo.
BarrickGoldofN.A.
BureauofSafety&Env.Enf. Caspire,Inc.
CharitonValleyTel.Corp.
CliffsNaturalResources CloudPeakEnergy
DrummondCo.,Inc.
EnergyFutureHoldings
Epic
ExxonMobil
FreeportMcMoRanInc. GallusBiopharmac.,LLC
GeoEngineers,Inc.
GolderAssociatesInc.
GrandRiverDamAuth.
Halliburton
Jacobs
JoyGlobalSurfaceMining LehighHanson
MEMCElectronicMat,Inc.
MeramecElect.ProdCo. MississippiLimeCompany
OricaUSA
PeabodyEnergy
PerceptiveSoftware
ProEnergyServices
Schlumberger
Shannon&Wilson,Inc.
SpecialtyGranulesInc
TGMissouriCorporation
TheDoeRunCompany
U.S.Silica
UNIMINCorporation
USNavyOfficerPrograms
WalterEnergyCanada
WestmorelandCoalCo.
IndustryVisitsandFieldTrips:Anumberofvisitsweremade
toindustrybythefaculty,staffandstudentsoverthepastyear
as part of enhancing our industry networks, alumni relations,
exposure of students to operating practices in industry and
broadeningtheeducationandresearchexperience.Uponthe
invitation by Luminant Energy, Dr. Frimpong attended the
LuminantMiningConferenceonJuly11and12,2012inDallas,
TX. At this conference, Dr. Frimpong made a presentation to
Luminant on Professional Development: Frontiers of
KnowledgeandTechnologyforSolvingIndustryProblems.Dr.
Frimpongalsogaveashortcourseonsurfaceminingmaterials
handling to the participants in the Associate Mine Supervisors
Program at the Luminant Academy in Tyler, TX within July 30
and August 03, 2012. Upon the invitation by Barrick, Dr.
Frimpong attended the Barricks Interns Day in Elko, NV on
August 09, 2012. Several presentations were made by senior
interns on specific projects these interns completed over the

summer of 2012. Drs. Frimpong, Galecki and Krishnamurthy
also visited Maaden and SMP in Saudi Arabia for signing an
agreement between Maaden and Missouri S&T. During that
visit, we had the opportunity to visit Maadens corporate
officeinRiyadhforsigningtheagreement,theSMPCampusin
Ararandthealuminumandphosphateindustrialcomplexesin
AlJubair,SaudiArabia.
Field trips are important assignments for the experimental
learningprocess.Duringthesetrips,studentsbecomefamiliar
withdifficultandchallengingconceptsintheclassroom.These
tripsareessentialintheminingengineeringcurriculum.Table
3 shows the field trips undertaken by the faculty, staff and
students in the Mining Engineering Program. Overall, 18 field
trips were undertaken to several surface and underground
mining operations involving a total of 610 students.
F.T.#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Date
02/24/2011
04/07/2011
04/08/2011
04/08/2011
04/12/2011
04/15/2011
04/15/2011
11/14/2011
11/18/2012
12/08/2012
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
03/01/2012
03/14/2012
04/11/2012
04/12/2011
04/13/2012
04/13/2012
04/12/2012
04/20/2012
Table3FieldTripsundertakenbyFaculty,StaffandStudentsinAY201112
Course#
CatalogDescription
Enrollees
MinesVisited
MiEng324
UndergroundMiningMethods&Equip
44
DoeRun
MiEng350
BlastingDesignandTechnology
19
DynoNobel
MiEng324
54
Peabody
MiEng326
SurfaceMiningMethods&Equip
54
Peabody
MiEng241
PrinciplesofMineralProcessing
28
DoeRun
MiEng003
PrinciplesofMiningEngineering
48
SpringfieldQuarry
MiEng303
AggregatesMaterialsSizing
6
SpringfieldQuarry
MiEng317
MinePowerandDrainage
49
KennedyMetals
MiEng003
12
SpringfieldQuarry
MiEng352 MinProcIFlotation&Hydrometallurgy
21
DoeRun
MiEng353
MinProcIIMechanicsandDesign
MiEng324
48
DoeRun
MiEng324
48
MississippiLime
MiEng241
PrinciplesofMineralProcessing
37
DoeRun
MiEng350
BlastingDesignandTechnology
19
DynoNobel
MiEng003
50
PacificQuarry
MiEng303
AggregatesMaterialSizing
14
PacificQuarry
MiEng326
SurfaceMiningMethods&Equip
49
Peabody
MiEng324
48
ArchCoal
Mines and Metallurgy Academy Meetings: The Academy

Director of CDC, and the Director of NIOSH, on the conduct of
comprises distinguished alumni of the seven programs in
mine health research including grants awards and research
Departments of Mining and Nuclear Engineering, Geological
contracts (30 U.S.C. ' 812 (b)(2), (Public Law 91173, '
Sciences and Engineering and Material Science and
102(b)(2)). The committee shall also provide advice on the
Engineering. The Academy meets twice a year in April and
conductofminesafetyresearch.Thecommitteeshallevaluate
October. During the October 2001 and April 2012 Meetings,
the degree to which: 1) the mine research activities of NIOSH
Dr.FrimponghadtheopportunitywiththetwootherChairsto
conformtothosestandardsofscientificexcellenceappropriate
share the enrollment growth, research and education and the
to Federal scientific instructions in accomplishing objectives in
capacityexpansioninitiativesongoingtheDepartment.
minesafetyandhealth;2)themineresearchactivities,alongor
inconjunctionwithotherknownactivitiesinsideandoutsideof
MSHRACMeetingandNIOSHVisit:AspartoftheMineSafety
NIOSH, address currently relevant needs in the field of mine
and Health Research Advisory Committee (MSHRAC),
safety and health; and 3) the research activities produce
appointedbytheUSHealthandHumanServicesSecretary,Dr.
intended results in addressing important research questions in
Frimpong attended a twoday meeting in Pittsburgh on
mine safety and health, both in terms of applicability of the
researchandtechnologicaladvancesinminesafetyandhealth
research findings and translation of the findings. The other
byNIOSHwithinAugust1921,2012.ThecharterofMSHRAC
committeemembersincludethefollowing:
are as follows: MSHRAC shall advise the HHS Secretary, the
1. Dr.CecileS.Rose,Professor&Director,OccupationalandEnvironmentalHealthClinic,UniversityofColorado
2. Mr.BrentChamberlain,DirectorofHumanResources,Safety,andHealth,GeneralMoly,Inc.
3. Mr.DennisODell,AdministratorforOccupationalHealthandSafety,UnitedMineWorkersofAmerica
4. Dr.SydPeng,Director,LongwallMiningandGroundControlResearchCenter,WestVirginiaUniversity
5. Mr.EmmettRussell,Director,DepartmentofSafetyandHealth,InternationalUnionofOperatingEngineers
6. Mr.BruceWatzman,VicePresidentofSafety,Health,andHumanResources,NationalMiningAssociation
7. Dr.LawrenceBank,ProgramDirector,StructuralMaterialsandMechanics,USNationalScienceFoundation
8. Dr.JefferyKravitz,Chief,SpecialProjects/MineEmergencyOperations,MSHA
9. Dr.DarrylZeldin,SeniorInvestigator,NationalInstituteforEnvironmentalHealth,NIH
10. Dr. Jeffery L. Kohler, Executive Secretary to MSHRAC, Associate Director for Mining and Director, Office for Mine Safety and
HealthResearch(OMSHR),NIOSH
11. SydPen,BrentChamberlain,CecileS.Rose,DarryZeldin,DennisB.ODell,DerekElsworth,EmmettRussell,RichardJ.Fragaszy,
JefferyH.Kravitz,KellyF.Bailey,MichaelWright,TonyBumbico
Coal Rush!
by Dr. Greg Galecki
Research on Mechanical Properties of Frac Sand

Dr. Maochen Ge
When I received a call from a colleague at the 2012 SME Annual Meeting to visit Pioneer Pump Incorporateds booth, I thought of another good
application of waterjets for the mining industry. After getting closer to the
booth, I was pleasantly surprised. I recognized a few faces from a TV
documentary standing in front of the booth, so I shouted, Gold Rush!
After a short explanation that I like gold but I am deeply involved in coal
cleaning, we all came up with Coal Rush!
Frac sand is a high-purity silica sand with very durable and very round grains of a specific size (Figures 1 and
2). The term frac sand, comes from its critical role in the hydraulic fracturing process, the technique that is used
for recovering tight gas and shale gas. Shale gas is considered a major component of the future energy for the
United State.
Fig. 1: St. Peter sandstone, a primary

source of frac sand
Dr. Greg Galecki (center) with a few team members from the TV
show Gold Rush!
Let me tell you more about my passion for coal. For the past two years it
has been my great pleasure to work on coal slurry characterization with
post-doctoral fellows Gul Akar and Sezai Sen. After the first year of their
stay, funded by TUBITAK and YOK, Drs. Akar and Sen spent one additional year researching coal slurries in my Mineral Processing Laboratory. I
felt honored by their request to continue to work under my supervision, so
I came up with funds to continue work on coal-water-fuel characterization.
By the time you read this article, both of them will be back to Dokuz Eylul
University, in Izmir, Turkey to continue their research on mineral processing; specifically coal. We have discussed our future plans and can say that
our two years of joint research marked the beginning of long term cooperation between Missouri S&T and Dokuz Eylul University.
At the beginning of July, Mrs. Yaqing Li defended her M.Sc. thesis Effects
of Coal Comminution in Relation to Waterjet and Selected Feed Properties. I believe her professional life will include further studies involving the
cleaning of emissions from coal burning power plants in her home country
of China.
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Fig. 2:A thin section view of the

microscopic structure of St. Peter sandstone
The primary source for frac sand in the United States is the St. Peter sandstone. The St. Peter sandstone is very
different from the minerals and rocks, which have been studied extensively in mining. On the one hand, it is
brittle, characterized by an unusually high friction angle. On the other hand, it is friable, possessing extremely
low, and in most cases zero cohesion. The scarcity of the ground control techniques for this particular mining
environment has created many difficulties for the mine operators.
In order to resolve these problems, Dr. Ge and his research group have conducted an extensive research to
investigate the basic geotechnical properties of the St. Peter sandstones during the past two years. One of the
major achievements resulting from this investigation is the theoretical elucidation of the mechanics of the
extremely high friction angle associated with the St. Peter sandstone, which is about 60 on average and can be
as high as 70. Figure 3 shows the friction angle determined from the triaxial tests and Figure 4 is the triaxial
test equipment utilized for this research.
With these short descriptions of my research involving coal, you can understand why, with a smile, I can say Coal Rush!
Dr. Greg Galecki is an Associate Professor of Mining and Nuclear Engineering Department, Missouri University of Science and Technology. If you
would like to talk more about coal for power generation, you can reach him
at ggalecki@mst.edu or by phone at 573.341.4938.
Fig. 3: High Friction angle observed for St. Peter

sandstone
Fig. 4: Sample assembly in pressure vessel

prior to the triaxial test
The phenomenon of the extremely high friction angle associated with the St. Peter Stone suggests a fundamental
question regarding the mechanical properties of St. Peter Stone, What are the underlying mechanics for this very
high friction angle? Investigations to date have attributed the high angle to be caused by the various surface
properties of the sandstone particles. We, however, hold a very different view on this problem as none of these
surface properties would be significant enough to cause such a large increase in friction angle. We believe that the
structure of the sandstone particles is the cause and a rhombohedral model (Figure 5) was developed to simulate the
sandstone structure.
Update from Dr. Kwame Awuah-Offei
It has been another great year for Dr. Kwame Awuah-Offei (Dr. Kwame) with teaching, research and service all presenting
interesting challenges and fulfilling outcomes.
The Sustainable Mine Modeling Group (SMMG), Kwames research group, continued its research on (i) mining and energy sustainability assessment and modeling; (ii) spatiotemporal variation of soil CO2 fluxes; (iii) operator and mine production impacts on mining energy efficiency; and (iv) mine design and production planning. Kwame continues to teach
undergraduate and graduate students and advise the SME/NSSGA student design competition teams.
This past year, Missouri S&T entered three teams in the SME/NSSGA design competition, which saw fourteen teams
overall. For the first time, a Canadian school (McGill University) participated extending the global reach of the competition. One of our three teams made it to the second phase in Seattle and came in sixth overall. We were very proud of all
our teams who had to take on this task in addition to their academic work and all the other extra-curricular activities.
We are happy with our progress in this competition and hope to do better this year.
Fig. 5 Rhombohedral packing, a structure model for the St. Peter Sandstone
The model shows that the particles have to climb to the top of the other particles during the shear displacement.
This process is illustrated by Figures 6 and 7. According to the model, the average climbing slope is 15. In
other words, the shear test under a low fining pressure condition will result in an increase of the friction angle
by 15. This result is an accurate prediction of the extremely high friction angle observed for the St Peter
sandstone. In addition to its accuracy, the model also explains two other important phenomena associated with the
St. Peter sandstone: very large dilation under low confining pressures and very small or even no dilation under high
confining pressures.
The competition has already started for this year. And again, Missouri S&T has three teams participating. We look forward to the learning and networking that will occur over the course of the competition. We are always delighted to see
our students grow as they tackle real-life problems and receive mentoring from the industry judges. While we understand the aggregate slant of the competition (it is after all sponsored by mostly aggregates companies), we will encourage more involvement by professionals in coal and metal mining to expand the mentoring opportunities the competition
offers.
This summer, Kwame was funded by the University of Missouri South Africa Education Program to visit University of the
Western Cape (UWC) and Stellenbosch University (SU), both near Cape Town, South Africa. He was hosted by Dr. Leslie
Petrik, an associate professor of chemistry at UWC, and Dr. Alan Brent, a professor of sustainable development at SU.
The trip was funded in response to a proposal to collaborate with these two institutions on mutual research interests.
Dr. Petrik has active research in characterizing trace elements in fly ash. Our mutual interest is in the sustainable extraction of rare earth elements from this waste stream. Dr. Brent has been working on the sustainability implications
of large scale adoption of renewable energy in South Africa. Being a
chemical engineer by training and someone who understands resource
needs, Alan is interested in where the critical materials (rare earth elements, lithium, PGMs etc.) necessary for renewable energy production
will come from. This question is of mutual interest.
The visit was a success in various ways. The interaction with these collaborators was very successful. Kwame was part of a one-day workshop
led by the collaborators and attended by researchers from UWC, SU and
the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. He also visited the Council
for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) offices in Pretoria and Johannesburg and met with a representative from MINTEK. He also visited
the Komati Power Station, a coal-fired power plant, to observe fly ash
management and disposal practices.
Fig. 6 A 2D illustration
of the particle
movement during a
shear test
Figure 7 A 3D illustration of the particle movement

during a shear test
Robben Island - above

Table Mountain - right
Kwame also got to visit Robben Island (where Nelson Mandela was
imprisoned for 18 years) and Table Mountain. These visits added to
the fun and made the visit even more pleasant.
Kwame looks forward to the coming year with excitement and hopes
to continue to aid the Departments vision to become the global
choice for mining engineering education and research.
2011 Phonathon Donors
Angelina Anani,
PhD student
Ms. Anani joined the
group in January 2012.
She obtained her BS
in mining engineering
from Missouri S&T, in
May 2011. Angelina will
be working on accounting for pillar extraction in underground mine sequence
optimization. Her research will develop an algorithm
that determines the optimal sequence of extraction
in underground room and pillar operations, while
concurrently accounting for pillar recovery and mining risk. Room and pillar sequencing will be expressed
as a mixed integer linear programming optimization
problem and solved using a novel branch and bound
algorithm. The model will be validated using real coal
and metal mine data.
Maryam Abdi Oskouei,

MS student
Maryam Abdi Oskouei has been
with the Group since Fall 2011.
Maryam is modeling dragline
energy efficiency under uncertainty, in order to understand the
effect of operator practices and
operating conditions. The main research activities are data
collection, modeling, and verification and validation. She
has acquire data from an actual mine using data acquisition
equipment; conducted statistical analysis; and formulated a
modeling framework. She is currently working on stochastic
models of dragline energy efficiency. The outcome of this
research will increase understanding of the dynamics of
energy efficiency in excavation and material handling operations leading to advanced technologies to reduce the energy
intensity of mining operations.
Mark Boateng, MS
student
Mark Boateng joined the
group this semester (fall
2012). Mark is working on
using agent-based modeling to characterize dynamic
interaction between social
acceptance and a mining
project. The interaction between community acceptance and mining projects is dynamic and not static due
to changes in communitys demographics, expectations
and notions about the mining project from one stage
to the other within its cycle. There are currently no approaches to account for the effect of changing characteristics of the mine over its life cycle (exploration,
exploitation, closure, post-mining land use) and how
that affects the communities perception of mining. The
goal is to provide a simulation program that will help
stakeholders evaluate mining projects based on dynamic interaction between community acceptance and
the mining projects. This will aid better decision making
by all sides.
Moagabo J. K. Mathiba,
PhD student
Moagabo J. K. Mathiba has been
with the Group since Summer
2008 and is ready to graduate.
Mr. Mathiba has a BE in mining
engineering (Technical University
of Nova Scotia, Canada) and MS
in environmental science and
engineering (Colorado School of Mines). Moagabo has been
modeling soil CO2 flux generated by acid mine drainage
(AMD) neutralization reactions with carbonates (mainly limestone) on reclaimed mine land. He has measured CO2 fluxes
from three reclaimed mine lands in Missouri, Indiana and
Pennsylvania, and used various statistical tools to evaluate
correlations with soil moisture, soil temperature and sample
elevation and explored the nature of the spatial variability.
The aim of the research has been to understand the behavior
CO2 fluxes measured with chamber accumulation flux measurement so as to evaluate the effectiveness in delineating
this emerging hazard to post-mining land use.
Sisi Que, PhD student

Ms. Ques research is on determining the drivers of community acceptance of mining projects. The goal is to advance
sustainability science by understanding the drivers of community acceptance using discrete choice modeling. This
approach will help the industry and regulators understand
characteristics of individuals and mining projects that control the level of community acceptance.
Eric Raymond Achelpohl
Jerry Leon Curless
Adebowale O. Akinsanya
Dr. Abbas Ali Daneshy
Bruce H. Allen
Kurtis James Daniels
John David Anderson
Philip G. Davis
Matthew T. Angle
Mary E. Deachan
Lois Appel
Richard C. Dendler
Richard L. Ash Jr.
Jeffery Gail Denny
William D. Auberry
Sureshchandra K. Desai
Kwame Awuah-Offei
Frank A. Dickof
Jason Baird
Adam M. Doerfler
Connie Lynn Bauers
Terry C. Donelson
John J. Baz-Dresch
Terry L. Drechsler
Darryl G. Bennett
Michael Leo Droszcz
Michael Justin Besancon
Brianna C. Drury
David M. Bird
Jeffrey C. Dubbert
Genevieve Marie Bodnar
Michael F. Dunn
Marjorie A. Bohler
Donald C Dwyer
Scott J. Bohler
Jami M Dwyer
Erin Elaine Boren
Adam James Eatherton
Robert William Bosch
Allan B. Edwards
Brian T. Bosecker
Paul K. Edwards
Maudine M. Bowman
Casimir J. Eichenseer
Niles K. Brill
Dale H. Emling
Angela R. Brockley
Lyle David Evans
Leslie M. Brockley
Phillip S. Fetterman
Fredric B. Brost
Timothy James Findley
Donald D. Brumm II
Patrick S. Flaherty
Jason Michael Buenemann
Glenn H. Fritz
Dr. Richard L. Bullock
Eric Steven Gamble
Barbara E. Busby
Mikel D. Garrett
Terry Alan Bush
Fred L. Gatewood
Frederick J. Campen Jr.
Scott F. Geer II
Jonathan Edward Carmack
Fiorella Giana
Emily Carter
William E. Giles
James Edward Chaney
Robert G. Giovando
William R. Christians
R. Larry Grayson
James A. Ciarlette
Andrea M. Green
Dennis A. Clark
Michael W. Gronek
Kenneth D. Cochran
Joey Allen Hale
Jan Conci
Jack A. Halpern
Mark R. Congiardo
Mrs. Warren F. Harter
Johan Coppens
Gary Joseph Hatfield
Chad Russell Cornwell
Andrew J. Heinemann
Andrew W. Cox
Larry L. Hendren
Lee Ann Cox
Robert B. Hopler
Willard E. Cox
Harry M. Hoppe, Jr.
Terry E. Croxford
Ivan D. Howard
Bradford C. Cummings
Gary Brian Hubbard
Roger J. Hull
David Nutakor
Christopher Scott Strickland
James D. Humphrey, PE
Kurt Benton Oakes
John R. Stucker
Daron Mitchell Hunt
Shannon Orr
Gregory F. Sutton
James Ronald Hutchcraft
Martin S. Oudenhoven Brian C. Syers

Bruce E. Tarantola
Nancy Lynn Parks
Earl E. Jackson
Todd Parks
Emil J. Teisa
Marguerite L. Johnson
Dr. Wesley C. Patrick
Daniel W. Thebeau
Tristan H. Jones
Dustin Ronald Penn
Martin A. Thieme
James H. Junge
Gary W. Perrey
Edward N. Thurmond
Charles E. Hunter
Harlan L. Kebel
Mrs. Richard W. Phelps Dianna K. Tickner

Dr. Jerry C. Tien
William Podrazik
Cyril M. Kinane
Amy R. Pousson
Bryan Matthew Tilley
Dennis Nicholas Kostic
Seth Austin Puls
Timothy J. Todd
Mark A. Krigbaum
Joseph S. Quinn
Bruce Carlton Townes
Elizabeth A. Lang
Nicholas Ragsdale
Charles W. Travelstead
Eugene A. Lang Jr.
Rudolph J. Ramstack
Frank J. Traversone
Gregory A. Lang
Stanley E. Rand
Richard D Trynoski
Paul Anthony Lang
Amy M. Reeves
Richard A. Tucker
Stephen A. Lang
Seth A Reeves
Robert F. Uthoff
Mary Lou Larson
Kathleen A. Reinhold
Daniel L. Vaughn
Richard B. Leisure
Donald A Richards Jr.
Joseph Todd Vaughn
Edward C. Leonard
Brett D. Richter
Aaron Kyle Velasquez
Alvina L. Letcher
Kenneth B. Rigsby
Robert J Vetter
Lawrence L. Lewis
Patricia Robertson
Bradley W. Vollmer
Steven R. Lewis
Robert J. Rosser
Robert L. Wade
Peter Watts Lounsbury
Nathan Rouse
Sterling Evans Wainscott
George O. Lovland
Paul H. Rydlund
Catherine E. Walker
H. John Lutz
Yvonne Sanders
Jeffery R. Walker
Thomas P. Lyons
Earl D. Sanderson, Jr.
Christopher James Ward
Adam J. Markus
Jacob Austin Scherer
David L. Webb
Charles F. Marosek
Michael Jason Scherr
Samuel Leroy Weeks
Joshua Joseph Martin
John A. Schillie
Jared Lee Wehde
Michael T. McCall
Bradley S Schreiber
Scott C. Weinhold
Carolyn A. McCannon
Jason L. Schroeder
David Bruce Wilhide
Patrick T. McChesney
Matthew Schwent
Jennifer C. Winston
Clay Allen McNail
Christopher Searing
Brett Elliott Wissel
Larry L. McNary
Bahram Shajary
Megan Leann Wissel
Richard Merczak
Charles J. Shields
James W. Witmer
Aaron Wade Miller
Blake E. Silkwood
Leonard A. Wolff
Everett K. Miller
Cory R. Smith
Morris T. Worley
Ronald G. Milligan
David A. Smith
Worsey and Associates
Todd R. Mills
William C. Smith
Dorris M. Yale
Evan Schoultz Mudd
David James Steagall
Lori R. Young
Brian J. Murphy
Paul V. Sterk
Forrest A. Younker
Kirk A. Nobis
Heather Stevinson
Jeffrey L. Zelms
John Novak
Michael Stevinson
Ty Zimmerly
Klaus Nunemacher
John N. Stolwyk
Dr. Hemendra N. Kalia
James M. Stratton
WelcomeandCongratulationstoBoardMembers
OnbehalfoftheDepartmentandtheBoard,IwelcomethefollowingnewmemberstotheBoard:(i)JerryPyatt,Presidentand
CEO for The Doe Run Company; (ii) Bill Ayers, President and COO for Mississippi Lime Company; (iii) Chance Allen, Vice
PresidentandGeneralManager,MartinMarietta,and(iv)RichardGoodridge,ManagerofGlobalTechnologies,OricaInc.
Inaddition,Iwouldalsoliketocongratulatethefollowingforpromotion:(i)PaulA.LangtoExecutiveVicePresidentandCOO
forArchCoalInc.,and(ii)PatRisnertoPresidentBHPBillitonsSanJuanMine.
MEMBERS
POSITION
COMPANYANDLOCATION
JerryPyatt
PresidentandCEO
TheDoeRunCompany
StephenA.Lang*
ChairmanoftheBoardandFormerPresidentandCEO
CenterraGold
WilliamKennedy
PresidentandCEO
JackKennedyMetalProducts
MichaelT.McCall*
FormerCEOandChairman
LuminantEnergy
GregoryA.Lang*
President&CEO
NovaGoldCorporation
DennisN.Kostic
President&CEO
WeirInternational
RichardMarston
President&CEO
Marston,GolderAssociates
RobVogel
President
VulcanMidWestOperations
BryanGalli
PresidentCoalSale
PeabodyEnergy
JohnE.Cramer
President
CasperStolleQuarry
PatRisner
President
BHPBilliton
PaulA.Lang*
ExecutiveVicePresident&COO
ArchCoalInc.,
JeaneHull
ExecutiveVicePresident,TechnicalServices
PeabodyEnergy
SteveKopenitz
SeniorVicePresidentMining
LuminantEnergy
DavidWebb
SeniorVicePresident,GlobalCoal
CliffsNaturalResources
ChrisWard
VicePresident/GeneralManager
LehighHanson
JeffreyA.Roschyk
VicePresidentMarketing/Prod.Mgmt
P&HMiningEquipment
JohnT.Desharoon
VicePresident,IndustryRelations
CATGlobalMining
MikeKoesterer
VicePresidentNorthAmerica
KomatsuAmericaCorp
JohnAnderson
FormerVicePresident/GeneralManager
MartinMarietta
ChanceAllen
MartinMarietta
CoryCook
VicePresidentAmericas
ImmersiveTechnologies
RogerGagliano
VicePresidentOperations
FredWeberInc.
ChrisUpp
ConcoQuarries
JerryTystad
VicePresident,BusinessImprovements
PeabodyEnergy
KurtSalvatori
VicePresident,HumanResources
ConsolEnergy
JohnCash
DirectorofTechnicalServices
BarrickGoldNorthAmerica
RichardGoodridge
Manager,GlobalTechnology
OricaInc.
JoeMehl
DistrictEngineeringManager
BruceJones
GeneralManager
TerryBush
EngineeringManager
GregGajewski
TechnicalManager
RichardBullock
QuenonChair&ProfessorEmeritus
InnovationsKiewitMiningGroup
in Mining Engineering
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GoodyearCompany
mining.mst.edu
MissouriS&T
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miningconf.mst.edu
September 09 12, 2013

Havener Center | Rolla, Missouri
We are excited to
announce Gary Halverson,
Regional President of
Barrick Gold of North
America, Inc. as the
general chair for the
upcoming Innovations
in Mining Engineering
2013 Conference.
Please join us, along with top industry executives
and professionals, faculty and students, to discuss
relevant issues on the theme, Exploring Global
Mining Frontiers: Challenges & Opportunities for
Winning the Competition.
EXECUTIVE FORUMS
Executive Forum I:
Executive Forum II:
Executive Forum III:
Global Opportunities & Challenges

Talent for Global Competition
Student Forum (organized & moderated
by students with student presenters)
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April 30, 2013 Acceptance Notification
May 30, 2013 Presentation Submission Deadline
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Session II
Technology Transfer Risks & Challenges
Session III Novel Technologies & Knowledge Gap

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Session VI
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Session VII
Global Sustainable Development
Session VIII Global Mine Safety & Health

Session IX
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Finally, we want to thank you for all your support during this past year. As you have seen
in this newsletter, our students, faculty and staff are very active and new projects or events
seem to come out of nowhere. However, all these activities help us to produce the best
young mining engineer possible - and we see that we are on track by increased numbers of
companies looking to us for their mining engineers. The formula we use to mix curriculum,
student and professional activities is working and we will keep on track. You can be proud
of your Old School and the new generation of mining engineers.
We have some mining companies come directly to the Department to interview. A large
number of companies are looking for mining engineers at the Fall 2012 Career Fair. S&T/
MSM mining engineers have an excellent reputation in the industry and we are committed to
keep the tradition going.
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The Mining Engineer

Newsletter for the Mining Engineering Program

September 09 12, 2013

Investment Risks & Opportunities

Technology Transfer Risks &

Session VII Global Sustainable Development

Session III Novel Technologies and

Session VIII Global Mine Safety & Health

Session IV Global Venture Capital Acquisition

Global Markets &

Session V International Project Management

Missouri university of science and technology

226 McNutt Hall | Rolla, MO 65409-0450 | 573-341-4753 | mining@mst.edu | mining.mst.edu

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Ambassador to Saudi Arabia J.

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The new Bobcat Donated by Steve Lang

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flash xray equipment. The Experimental Mine also

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S&T Design Team participated in this contest after

Update from the S&T Mine Recue Team

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opportunities to experience the global mining industry for

News about the Explosives Program

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Summer Work - Matthew Ortel

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