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The Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Gila Valley Section

LXCL:The Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Gila Valley Section provides professional development, advocates for, and educates the public about the mining and minerals extraction industry in Graham County, AZ.

Join the Gila Valley SME Section for our September 2026 Meeting 🪨Connect with mining and metallurgy professionals for an evening of practical insights, industry updates, and conversation. This meeting supports our mission to share knowledge, encourage innovation, and promote responsible, sustainable mining in our region. Your Presenter: Michael Snihurowych! What&#39;s new in flotation? &nbsp;This presentation covers flotation basics as well as outlines recent advances in flotation technology. Please complete this form to confirm your attendance 📅 Your registration helps us plan seating, materials, and refreshments, and ensures you receive any meeting notes or follow‑up resources.

September 2026 Gila Valley SME Meeting - What's New in Flotation? by Michael Snihurowych

Connect with colleagues and friends in the mining and metallurgy community over good food and conversation 🎟️🔥 This casual mixer at Retrograde Bre &amp; BBQ brings together SME Gila Valley Section members, students, and industry partners to share ideas, swap stories from the field, and build new collaborations. Your registration supports our mission to promote education, professional growth, and responsible, sustainable practices in our region.

Networking Mixer @Retrograde Brew & BBQ

Join SME Gila Valley Section for an online technical session focused on the Lone Star leach pad&rsquo;s design, construction, and operation ⛏️. This session supports our mission to advance responsible mining through practical education and shared experience. We&rsquo;ll walk through key engineering decisions, construction practices, and operational lessons learned, with attention to environmental stewardship and long-term performance. Register below to connect with colleagues, deepen your technical understanding, and bring new insight back to your site. This will summarize the project development and operation including lessons learned during construction, start up and operation. Specific examples of good practice that have been applied to the new pad will also be discussed. This will include important KPIs that are tracked and reviewed regularly to optimize pad performance. These will also be discussed in the context of their impact to up and downstream performance of Safford copper production processes.

Online Technical Session: Review of Lone Star Leach Pad Design, Construction and Operation

Join the Gila Valley SME Section for our July 2026 Meeting 🪨Connect with mining and metallurgy professionals for an evening of practical insights, industry updates, and conversation. This meeting supports our mission to share knowledge, encourage innovation, and promote responsible, sustainable mining in our region. Your Presenter: Christopher Zins, Syensqo SA! Flotation Fundamentals: From Concepts to Froth to the Next Generation of Chemicals &nbsp; &nbsp;An overview of mineral processing/froth flotation, followed by a practical application of concepts in a plant and a real-world example of how chemicals can make a difference. Please complete this form to confirm your attendance 📅 Your registration helps us plan seating, materials, and refreshments, and ensures you receive any meeting notes or follow‑up resources.

July 2026 Gila Valley SME Meeting - Flotation Fundamentals: From Concepts, to Froth, to the Next Generation of Chemicals

Join the Gila Valley SME Section for our June 2026 Meeting 🪨Connect with mining and metallurgy professionals for an evening of practical insights, industry updates, and conversation. This meeting supports our mission to share knowledge, encourage innovation, and promote responsible, sustainable mining in our region. Your Presenter: John Nunley! Please complete this form to confirm your attendance 📅 Your registration helps us plan seating, materials, and refreshments, and ensures you receive any meeting notes or follow‑up resources.

June 2026 Gila Valley SME Meeting - Trivia Night with John Nunley!

Join SME Gila Valley for the 1st Annual Mine &amp; Wine Tour 🍷⛏️ This event supports our mission to advance mining and metallurgy through education, networking, and community engagement. Register to connect with professionals, learn about current practices, and explore how our regional industry is evolving. For your ticket, you get: <ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Event-themed Tote</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Bus ride to/from Wilcox, AZ</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">3 Free Tasting room sessions</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Lunch at La unica Mexican Restaurant</li></ul>Your purchase goes to supporting public education &amp; outreach for the mining industry that stays in your community.

1st Annual Mine & Wine Tour

Join the Gila Valley SME Section for our May 2026 Meeting 🪨Connect with mining and metallurgy professionals for an evening of practical insights, industry updates, and conversation. This meeting supports our mission to share knowledge, encourage innovation, and promote responsible, sustainable mining in our region. Your Presenter: Dr. Wayne CampbellWayne Campbell received a PhD in Material Science and Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso. He is currently working as Senior Metallurgist at the Henderson Mine in Colorado working mainly in molybdenite flotation. He also teaches Chemical Processing at the Colorado School of Mines. He has had many titles in life: microbiologist, metallurgist, doctor, professor, but the most important: husband and father of two little girls. Please complete this form to confirm your attendance 📅 Your registration helps us plan seating, materials, and refreshments, and ensures you receive any meeting notes or follow‑up resources.

May 2026 Gila Valley SME Meeting - "The Mechanism of Action of Reagents in Molybdenite Froth Flotation"

Join the SME Gila Valley Section as a Local member to support education, networking, and professional development in mining and metallurgy. Your membership helps promote innovation and responsible, sustainable practices in our local industry. Members stay connected through technical talks, community events, and outreach with students and early-career professionals. By completing this form, you add your voice to a regional community committed to strong engineering, safe operations, and environmental stewardship.

Join the SME Gila Valley Section as a Local member to support education, networking, and professional development in mining and metallurgy. Your membership helps promote innovation and responsible, sustainable practices in our local industry.Members stay connected through technical talks, community events, and outreach with students and early-career professionals. By completing this form, you add your voice to a regional community committed to strong engineering, safe operations, and environmental stewardship.

The Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Gila Valley Section's Memberships

Greetings,&nbsp;We are pleased to invite you to the 22nd Annual Gila Valley SME Scholarship Golf Tournament! Join us on October 24th at the Mt. Graham Golf Club in Thatcher, AZ to raise funds for local students pursuing mining-related degrees or trade certifications. We are actively seeking sponsors, volunteers, and players to help make this event a success. If you are unable to participate but would like to donate or provide raffle prizes, please respond to this email.&nbsp; Please note a few adjustments/reminders for this year&#39;s tournament: 1. We are adding Tee Box sponsorships to our package! Please reference the attached info packet for additional information.&nbsp;2. If possible, please let the team know if you plan on donating items to the raffle by September 1st, 2026. This helps us balance the total number&nbsp;of raffle prizes we purchase. As always, your donations are greatly appreciated and welcome!3. We are transitioning to Zeffy! Zeffy allows you to pay directly with a credit card. Checks are still accepted.&nbsp;4. The golf course&#39;s liquor license has changed! We are no longer permitted to bring or consume outside alcohol on the property. But have no fear! We will have bartenders at all sponsored holes as part of the hole sponsorship package. Any raffled liquor will be given to the winner off premises following the tournament. &nbsp;5. Those who register teams for the tournament are responsible for providing event details to their selected players! Our team will provide the individual who registers their team(s) with all required information for the day of the tournament; however, it is this individual&#39;s responsibility to relay this information to their intended players.&nbsp;

The Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Gila Valley Section

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