John T. Boyd Company Updates


2024 SME Annual Conference & Expo

BOYD's Sam Shoemaker is excited to attend the 2024 SME Annual Conference & Expo in Phoenix, Arizona. During the conference, he will be giving a presentation on the history of the Rand Mining District - a topic he is very well versed in. Details for the presentation are below. You won't want to miss it!

Session Details:
- February 26, 2024 from 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM
- North 228B - PCC
- History of Mining - Three Mining Booms, Three Metals: The History of the Rand Mining District, California

2024 Miami Coal Forum

If you are in Miami for the 2024 Miami Coal Forum, John Boyd II, BOYD's President & CEO, would love to connect with you there! Please reach out to us or him directly to set something up.





2024 Austmine BHP Smart Mining Networking Event

Our Principal Geologist Charl Peenze MBA, MScMee, MScGeol, MAusIMM(CP) attended the Austmine BHP Smart Mining networking event in Brisbane last night.

Randall Fernando, Principal of Innovation (Product Development) at BHP gave an overview on the current work of the Think and Act Differently team, as well as shared his insights and expertise, and the interesting projects they are working on at present.

2024 Carlson Software Webinar

We want to invite you to our first free Webinar where BOYD Engineer, Andres Montoya, will tell us about CARLSON, a versatile and economical software to use in our mining processes. The webinar will be conducted in spanish.

The link to enter is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89709312597









2024 National Academies Workshop

BOYD's Catherine "Cat" Joyner, M.S., P.E. was honored to attend the National Academies "Building Capacity for the U.S. Mineral Resources Workforce" Workshop in Washington, DC. During the two-day event, she participated on a panel titled, "Preparing students through internships, professional development, and mentorship" along with other key industry professionals.

Cat specifically discussed the different ways the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME) is helping to prepare students to enter the mineral industry workforce whether it be their mentorship program, scholarships, networking opportunities, the Jobs of Tomorrow Docuseries, or the "Down for That" campaign.