History of APCOM
APCOM was founded in 1961 by four American universities - the University of Stanford, the University of Arizona, the Pennsylvania State University, and the Colorado School of Mines - to promote the application of computer and operations research in the minerals industry. APCOM has become an international forum to present, discuss, and examine state-of-the-art and emerging technologies in the minerals industry. The APCOM event series has become a major driver of innovation in the minerals industry, facilitating the advancement of computer and operational research methodologies applied to the minerals industry. Thanks to the personal commitments of APCOM's loyal participants and supporters, the APCOM symposia continue to be a thriving success.
APCOM in 2017
The APCOM 2017 symposium aims to further the APCOM goal of contributing to effective decision-making processes throughout the entire minerals industry. The technical program of this symposium represents a balanced mix of traditional areas of exploration, including geostatistics, mine design, production planning, investment analysis, artificial intelligence, simulation, mine automation, rock mechanics, mineral processing, and data management systems.
So join us in Golden, Colorado in the summer of 2017 to present and discuss the latest developments in the field. We hope to see a wide range of theoretical and applied advances. Furthermore, we expect to see improvements in established methods, as well as new and innovative methods and applications. Of equal importance to us is the facilitation of networking between colleagues and students working in these fields.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Organizing Committee
Prof. Kadri Dagdelen • (Chair) Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
Prof. Earnest Baafi • University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
Prof. Sukumar Bandopadhyay • University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USA
Prof. Snehamoy Chatterjee • Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI, USA
Prof. Joao Felipe Costa • Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Prof. Roussos Dimitrakopolous • McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Dr. Marcelo Godoy • Newmont Inc., Denver, CO, USA
Dr. Kazu Kawahata • Newmont Inc., Denver, CO, USA
Prof. Mohammad Waqar Ali Asad • Curtin University, Kalgoorlie, Australia
Prof. Erkan Topal • Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Ebrahim Tarshizi • Michigan Tech. University, Hoghton, MI, USA
International APCOM Council
Prof. Kadri Dagdelen, representing Colorado School of Mines, USA
Dr. Ernest Baafi, representing, Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Australia
Dr. Sukumar Bandopadhyay, representing Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, Inc., USA
Dr. Sean Dessureault, representing University of Arizona , USA
Dr. Christina Dohm, representing South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, South Africa
Dr. Robert Hall, representing Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, Canada
Dr. Antonio Nieto, representing Pennsylvania State University, USA
Prof. Julian Ortiz, representing University of Chile, Chile
Dr. Andrej Sublj, representing Institute of Mining, Geotechnology and Environment, Solvania
Dr. Wang Yuehan, representing China University of Technology, Beijing, China
