John T. Boyd Company Updates


MinExpo Colombia 2024

Congratulations to the Asociación Colombiana de Mineria on the latest MinExpo Colombia 2024 held in Medellin! BOYD's attendance at the expo included Carlos Felipe Barrera, Managing Director - South America, and Diego Alejandro Restrepo, Senior Geologist.

It was a wonderful time filled with many networking events that promoted the implementation of standards and community engagement along with technology and innovation.




2024 Coal Conference of the Americas

Carlos Felipe Barrera, BOYD's Managing Director - South America, had the opportunity to attend the latest McCloskey Coal Conference of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia. The conference provided an interesting outlook for the coking coal, metallurgical coal, and thermal coal markets, as well as a great networking opportunity for all attendees.

A key takeaway from this event is that markets will continue to demand coal, and producing countries have an advantage that needs to be captured to benefit their growing economies.

2024 Interview With the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)

BOYD's Carlos Felipe Barrera sat down for an interview with the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI) to discuss the governance of the extractive sector in the context of energy transition. During the interview, he points out the challenges posed by the energy transition in terms of governance for Latin America start with the process of decarbonization of the industry, the development of fair and inclusive policies, as well as technological innovation. He also highlights the importance of the joint work of different actors such as communities, companies, and the government in the search for opportunities for parallel growth of different economic sectors, such as mining and oil and gas.

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2024 SME Annual Conference & Expo

Sam Shoemaker and Catherine "Cat" Joyner, both mining engineers in BOYD’s Metals Group, attended the SME annual conference this week.

Sam gave a presentation on the History of the Rand Mining District in California that was well-received and well-attended. Sam is also Chair of SME’s Finance Committee, as well as Chair of the Murray Innovative Scholarship Committee.

Cat completed a three-year term on SME’s Board of Directors this week and is now on the Board of Trustees for the SME Foundation (SMEF). She is also on the Foundation’s Executive Committee, serving as Chair of the SMEF Corporate Giving Committee.

They are both looking forward to their continued service and participation within the SME!

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

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