The Executive Committee of the 2nd International Seminar on Mining Plant and Equipment Maintenance - MAPLEMIN 2015 would like to thank the delegates (more than 240 attendees from 9 countries) who attended the event from 1 to 3 July at the Westin Hotel in Lima, Peru. The delegates discussed and presented 43 lectures on topics such as research, innovation and recent technological developments adding value to the mining business through efficient maintenance management and asset management.

The 10th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage and the International Mine Water Association’s Annual Meeting, ICARD-IMWA 2015, drew to a successful close. Over 400 delegates from 31 countries attended 186 presentations from April 21-24 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Santiago, Chile.