Engineering & Mining Journal

MAR 2014

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In the early 1900's one of the great mining writers and a former Engineering & Mining Journal ( E&MJ; ) editor, T.A. Rickard, advocated a 4-ft policy for reference books. At the time, tramp mining engineers could not afford to be sad- dled with a large reference library and travel by horseback. He listed the books that he thought would serve those men well and still fit on a shelf constructed from a standard plank found at the mines. When I left the mines to join the E&MJ; editorial team in 1991, the publishing business was about to face a period of unprecedented change. The "Internet" wouldn't technically arrive at the publishing house for another five years, but the E&MJ; editors were already using E-mail before many of their colleagues; after all they were engineers and they did business internationally. When the Internet arrived in its most primitive form (AOL, Netscape, etc.), the E&MJ; editors watched as print publishing executives wrestled with the concept. During a healthy discussion in one of those strategy sessions, a former E&MJ; publisher said, "Hold on here guys, we don't want to end up as road kill on the Information Superhighway." He had no idea how profound those words were. Today, it seems everyone has access to the Internet and E-mail. Smart phones have supplanted flip phones and many people are opting for tablets instead of lap- tops. The mobile applications (or apps) make these tools useful. This month, Mining Media is launching a mobile app for E&MJ; . The Apple version is available from iTunes and the Android Version is available at Google Play. Once readers have downloaded the E&MJ; app, they will be alerted automatically when the next edition is available. E&MJ; was not the first mining-related trade journal to produce an app. Instead of rushing to market with a limited product, Mining Media wanted to produce the best possible mobile app. Unlike page-flip versions of digital magazines, it offers text in a readable format that scrolls with images anchored in the articles. Eventually we plan to offer other features such as embedded videos, dynamic graphics and scroll- ing photography. Aside from being available on both platforms, the articles repagi- nate when the tablet (or smart phone) rotates from vertical to horizontal. We de- signed it ourselves and several readers have already told us how much they like it. Mining Media has also made significant improvement to E&MJ; 's Website (www.e- mj.com) and its social media platforms (LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook). The E&MJ; Web page now loads super fast, which is amazing considering the amount of content that's presented on the landing page. E&MJ; recently surpassed 1,100 followers on Twitter (@eminingjournal). E&MJ; 's LinkedIn Group is ready to host refereed discus- sions. Much of the magazine's photography can be seen on Facebook (1,311 likes). The editors are Tweeting news stories as they are posted to the Website. The editors bundle those stories together for the E&MJ; eNews, a free e-mailed weekly news serv- ice currently serving more than 13,000 readers. Visit the sites and check it out. If you are one of those faithful readers that could care less about all of the digital media products and platforms I have just mentioned, don't worry; we will still deliver the printed edition of E&MJ; to your desk every month for free too. It doesn't need a power source or a Wi-Fi connection and you can take it places where you might not want to take a tablet. Enjoy this edition of E&MJ; and thank you for your support. Steve Fiscor, E&MJ; Editor-in-Chief, sfiscor@mining-media.com www.mining-media.com ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL Engineering & Mining Journal , Volume 215, Issue 3, (ISSN 0095-8948) is published monthly by Mining Media, Inc., 10 Sedgwick Drive, Englewood, Colorado 80113 (mining- media.com). Periodicals Postage paid at Englewood, CO, and additional mailing offices. Canada Post Publications Mail Agreement No. 40845540. Canada return address: Station A, PO Box 54, Windsor ON N9A 6J5, Email: circulation@mining-media.com. Current and back issues and additional resources, including subscription request forms and an editorial cal- endar, are available on the World Wide Web at www.e-mj.com. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Free and controlled circulation to qualified subscribers. Non-qualified persons may subscribe at the following rates: USA and Canada, 1 year, $82.00, 2 year, $139.00. Outside the USA and Canada, 1 year, $134.00, 2 year, $249.00 sur- face mail (1 year, $191.00, 2 year, $352.00 airmail delivery). For subscriber services or to order single copies, write to E&MJ; , 8751 East Hampden, Suite B1, Denver, CO 80231 USA; call +1.303.283.0640 (USA) or visit www.mining-media.com. ARCHIVES AND MICROFORM: This magazine is available for research and retrieval of select- ed archived articles from leading electronic databases and online search services, including Factiva, LexisNexis, and Proquest. For microform availability, contact ProQuest at 800-521- 0600 or +1.734.761.4700, or search the Serials in Microform listings at www.proquest.com. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to E&MJ; , P.O. Box 1337, Skokie, IL 60076 USA. 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We Have an App for That 2 E&MJ; • MARCH 2014 F R O M T H E E D I T O R Editor-In-Chief—Steve Fiscor, sfiscor@mining-media.com Managing Editor—Russ Carter, rcarter@mining-media.com European Editor—Simon Walker, simon.emj@btinternet.com Latin American Editor—Oscar Martinez, omartinez@mining-media.com South African Editor—Gavin du Venage, gavinduvenage@gmail.com Australian Editor—John Miller, john@asiaminer.com News Editor-Mining—Joseph Kirschke, jkirschke@mining-media.com Assistant Editor—Jennifer Jensen, jjensen@mining-media.com Graphic Designer—Tad Seabrook, tseabrook@mining-media.com Mining Media International—Editorial Office 11555 Central Parkway, Suite 401; Jacksonville, Florida 32224 USA Phone: +1.904.721.2925 / Fax: +1.904.721.2930 Mining Media International—Corporate Office 8751 East Hampden, Suite B1; Denver, Colorado 80231 USA Phone: +1.303.283.0640 / Fax: +1.303.283.0641 President/Publisher—Peter Johnson, pjohnson@mining-media.com VP-Sales and Marketing—John Bold, jbold@mining-media.com Midwest/Eastern U.S. & Canada, Sales—Victor Matteucci, vmatteucci@mining-media.com Western U.S. & Canada, Sales—Mary Lu Buse, mlbuse@mining-media.com Scandinavia, UK & European Sales—Colm Barry, colm.barry@telia.com Germany, Austria & Switzerland Sales—Gerd Strasmann, info@strasmann-media.de Australia & Asia Sales—Lanita Idrus, lanita@mining-media.com Japan Sales—Masao Ishiguro, ishiguro@irm.jp Indonesia Sales—Dimas Abdillah, dabdillah@mining-media.com Classified Advertising—Norm Rose, nrose@mining-media.com Production Manager—Dan Fitts, dfitts@mining-media.com Steve Fiscor/Editor-in-Chief EMJ_pg02_EMJ_pg02 3/3/14 10:09 AM Page 2

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