The Quarry Academy program has become one of the defining elements of the Sandvik/Dyno Nobel Alliance in North America. In order to build upon the success of the first three Academies (2005, 2007 and 2008) and with current economic conditions top of mind, the alliance has decided to hold the fourth Quarry Academy at Sandvik’s North American Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, November 3-5, 2009. Once again, Sandvik and Dyno Nobel have assembled a team of subject matter experts (with over 200 years of combined national and international experience in quarry and mining operations) to deliver the latest strategies and solutions for many of the most pressing issues facing the industry today including methods by which to add value and increase profitability. The course will emphasise best practice in unit operations and collective process improvement.

The target audience for the Academy will be quarry owners, operations managers and staff engineers who allocate, manage and influence the people and resources required to improve performance in an open-pit mine or quarry production program. In addition, key distributor personnel who need indepth understanding of the quarrying process/applications will gain valuable insights into the procedures and practices that directly impact their customer’s business.

Questions regarding content should be directed to:

 John Watson – Dyno Nobel ([email protected] 801 450 2564 cell)

 Bill Hissem – Sandvik ([email protected] 404 307 2353 cell).

The Quarry Academy website (and registration via that website) will be functional in early August. In the interim, if you have logistical or registration questions, please contact:

 Kelly Balmes – Sandvik ([email protected] 404 589 3820 direct)

 Sue Sekerka – Dyno Nobel ([email protected] 801 328 6477 direct).