Highlights of "New Frontiers in Mining - Meeting 21st Century Challenges" SME 2000 Annual Meeting

Meeting attendance reached 4,800 mineral professionals and 580 booths. The technical program included 80 sessions and four specialty symposia: Bulk Material Handling, Control 2000, Minor Elements 2000, and Plant Operators.

Another meeting highlight included the Keynote Session: Meeting the Challenges to 21st Century Mining. This timely program focused on the mining industry of the future from the vantage point of three industry leaders. Speakers included: General Richard Lawson, president and CEO, National Mining Association, Robert Wilson, chairman and CEO, Roi Tinto plc, and Douglas Yearly, chairman and CEO, Phelps Dodge Corporation.