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| REGISTRATION HOURS |
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Sunday, October 10 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Monday, October 11 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 12 7:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 13 7:00 a.m.-12:00 noon |
The meeting will build on the success of three preceding conferences: Copper 87, held in Vina del Mar, Chile; Copper 91/Cobre 91, held in Ottawa, Canada; and Copper 95/Cobre 95, held in Santiago, Chile. The copper conference is organized by the Chilean Institute of Mining Engineers; the Metallurgical Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining (CIM); The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS); and the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration.
Pre-registration for the tour program will be accepted up to September 20, 1999. Tours will not be scheduled unless sufficient pre-registration is received. Therefore, please make your reservations early. If tours are still available at the time of the conference, you may register on-site during regular registration hours.
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| Kennecott Utah Copper |
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Day 1: Depart at 3:30 p.m. Deplane in Salt Lake City at 7:36 p.m. A bus transfer will take you to the Comfort Inn in Sandy, Utah. Dinner will be at the Wagonmaster Restaurant after which, transportation is provided for a return to the hotel. The cost of the hotel and dinner are included in the price of the tour.
Day 2: Continental Breakfast is provided. Check-out from the hotel and depart at 8:00 a.m. by bus (baggage can be stored under the bus), for a tour of Kennecott Utah Copper. A boxed lunch will be served between the Bingham Canyon and Garfield facilities. Depart Kennecott Utah Copper for dinner at the Green Street Social Club. After dinner, leave the restaurant for Salt Lake City International Airport. Arrive in Phoenix at 9:20 p.m., and return by bus to the Hilton. Hotel accommodations for the evening of October 15 are not included; please make your own reservations with the Pointe Hilton South Mountain Resort.
Day 1: Depart by bus at 7:00 a.m. for Asarco Ray Operations. Tour the modern, 30,000 tpd Asarco Ray Complex concentrator. A box lunch will be provided on the bus, en route to Phelps Dodge Morenci. After touring the Morenci milling operations, the group will depart by bus at 5:00 p.m. for the historic mining town of Silver City, New Mexico. Rooms have been reserved at the Comfort Inn. Dinner at the Red Barn Steakhouse in Silver City. The cost of the hotel and dinner are included in the price of the tour.
Day 2: Continental breakfast is provided at the Comfort Inn. Depart from the hotel at 7:30 a.m. for a tour of the milling operations of the Chino Mining Company in Hurley, New Mexico. After the tour, depart by bus for Asarco Mission Complex, Sahuarita, Arizona. A box lunch will be served on the bus. Tour the Asarco Mission Complex, including a recently installed secondary crushing facility. Return to the Hilton at approximately 7:30 p.m. Hotel accommodations and dinner for the evening of October 15 are not included; please make your own reservations with the Pointe Hilton South Mountain Resort.
Day 1: Depart by bus 7:30 a.m. for Cyprus Miami. After a tour of the (Isasmelt) smelting and related facilities, the group will have lunch at El Rey in Globe, Arizona. Depart by bus for Asarco Hayden. After the tour of Asarco Hayden (Inco flash) smelter, the group will drive to Tucson, Arizona. Rooms have been reserved at the Ramada University Resort. Once settled in your room, the bus will depart for the Stardance cookout area for a western barbecue, (menu to be determined), with a cash bar, accompanied by strolling guitarists, and astronomers. After dinner, return to the Ramada University Resort. The cost of the hotel and dinner are included in the price of the tour.
Day 2: Full complimentary breakfast at the Ramada University Resort. Depart the hotel at 7:30 a.m. for a visit to BHP's San Manuel operations. The tour will include the recently relined smelter, and the converting, anode casting and anode handling facilities. After a group lunch in San Manuel, return to the resort at approximately 2:30 p.m. Hotel accommodations and dinner for the evening of October 15 are not included; please make your own reservations with the Pointe Hilton South Mountain Resort.
Day 1: Depart by bus at 7:30 a.m. for BHP San Manuel. Tour the refinery and related facilities. A box lunch will be provided while en route to Cyprus Miami. After touring the Cyprus Miami refinery and ancillary operations, the group will return to the resort at approximately 5:30 p.m. Hotel accommodations and dinner for the evening of October 14 are not included; please make your own reservations with the Pointe Hilton South Mountain Resort.
Day 1: Depart by bus at 7:30 a.m. for a visit to BHP's Florence, Arizona pilot in-situ leach operation. Depart by bus to Asarco's new Silver Bell leach/SX/EW operations. A box lunch will be served en route. After the tour of Asarco Silver Bell, the group will depart by bus at approximately 3:00 p.m. to Safford, Arizona. Rooms have been reserved at the Ramada Spa Resort. After checking in, the bus will depart for the Golden Corral Steakhouse for a buffet dinner (no cash bar-family restaurant). Return to the Ramada Spa Resort. The cost of the hotel and dinner are included in the price of the tour.
Day 2: Complimentary continental breakfast at the Ramada Spa Resort. Depart the resort early for a tour of Phelps Dodge Morenci 133,000 tpd heap leach and associated SX/EW operations. After the tour a box lunch will be provided en route to Cyprus Miami. Tour the leaching and SX/EW operations there, and return to the resort at approximately 7:00 p.m. Hotel accommodations and dinner for the evening of October 15 are not included; please make your own reservations with the Pointe Hilton South Mountain Resort.
Day 1: Depart by bus 7:30 a.m. for Tucson Foundry. Tour this large casting shop before having a group lunch at Pinnacle Peak Steakhouse in Tucson, Arizona. Depart by bus to San Manuel. After the tour of BHP's rod plant there, the group will return by bus to the Phoenix area for dinner which will take place at Alcatraz Brewing Company (choice of entrée, limited menu, and a sample of five micro-brewed beers). Return to the resort at approximately 8:30 p.m. Hotel accommodations for the evening of October 14 are not included; please make your own reservations with the Pointe Hilton South Mountain Resort. Dinner is included in the price of the tour.
Day 2: Breakfast is on your own at the hotel. Depart at 8:30 a.m. for a tour of Gould Electronics, Chandler, Arizona, which produces foils by electroforming. After the tour, the group will have lunch at Jackson's on Third in Phoenix, and then depart by bus for Cable Systems International, Phoenix. Tour CSI, and return to the resort at approximately 4:30 p.m. Hotel accommodations and dinner for the evening of October 15 are not included; please make your own reservations with the Pointe Hilton South Mountain Resort.
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