South Dakota Mines
Rapid City, South Dakota, USA

Welcome

The organizing committee of the upcoming 18th North American Mine Ventilation Symposium (NAMVS 2021) in collaboration with the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME), and the South Dakota Mines, Rapid City, South Dakota, USA, is pleased to announce the NAMVS 2021 symposium will be held online from June 12 through 17, 2021.

The North American Mine Ventilation Symposium is organized by the Underground Ventilation Committee (UVC) of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME). Since the first Symposium in 1982, the UVC has sought to provide mine ventilation engineers and technicians in the underground coal, metal, and industrial mineral mining industry with the latest information and operating practices from the field and promote the exchange of ideas and research in a variety of related areas to include the monitoring of air contaminants, determining fresh air requirements, and producing power efficient ventilation and cooling systems and energy-related topics.

The NAMVS 2021 is a peer-reviewed symposium scheduled to run for 3 days. It will be made up of full-day parallel technical streams, include workshops, exhibit booths, networking activities and attract a total of approximately 300 delegates.

A one-page PDF with information about the Mine Ventilation Symposium is available for download.

Important Dates

February 1, 2020 - Call for abstracts
September 30, 2020 - Abstracts due, review begins
November 30, 2020 - Authors’ notification
February 1, 2021 - Draft Paper Peer Review Completed/ Notices Released
February 15, 2021 - Full Length Draft Papers Due
February 28, 2021 - Final Program Posted
March 1, 2021 - Final Papers due to the Editor
June 12-16, 2021 - Technical Sessions

Note: This website provides preliminary information which may be subject to change as the date of the Symposium approaches.

Symposium Topics

Mine ventilation automation
Ventilation planning
Ventilation design and economics
Spontaneous combustion
Mine fires and explosions

Coal/gas wells interaction
Methane and gas control
Computer applications
Ventilation monitoring
Air cooling and refrigeration
Main and booster fans

Auxiliary ventilation
Mine management and organization of ventilation
Mine dust control
Ventilation on demand
DPM control and management

Alternatives to diesel equipment
Underground mine ventilation training and competence
Controlled recirculation
Research needs
... and more!

Symposium Courses

Note: Please check the virtual conference schedule for updated information. Special topics will be offered as part of the symposium. If you are a registered attendee, there is no additional fee to attend the special topic sessions.

A number of short courses will be offered at the Symposium. South Dakota Mines will provide Continuing Education certificates for licensed professional engineers for participation in the courses.