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Members of the list might be interested in this conference next year in Montana. If you haven't been, the mining and associated remains are spectacular. This year's conference will be in early June in Silver City, New Mexico. Detail can be found from the Mining History association web site CALL FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS In 2011 the American Mining History Association will meet on the campus of the University of Montana-West in Dillon, near the historic gold rush towns and districts of Bannack, Virginia City and Alder Gulch. The Program Committee invites proposals for papers, presentations and panels on any aspect of mining history in any era or location around the world. Related fields may include science and technology, law and governance, labor and social history, industrial archaeology, business history, preservation, reclamation and environmental history. In celebration of the Idaho-Montana gold rush, 1860-1865, proposals on any mining-related aspect of that era are especially encouraged. Each proposal should be submitted by e-mail, and contain an abstract of no more than 500 words, along with a brief c.v. that includes the address, phone number and e-mail for each participant. The Program Committee assumes all listed individuals in a session proposal agree to participate. Deadline for submissions is December 1, 2010. Proposals and inquiries should be sent by email directly to either of the following members of the Program Committee: Ronald H. Limbaugh, <[log in to unmask]> William W. Culver, <[log in to unmask]> Roger Dr. Roger Burt Professor Emeritus History Department School of Humanities and Social Studies Amory Building University of Exeter Devon, EX4 4RJ UK Tel.01392 851410 (Home) Web Page http://people.exeter.ac.uk/RBurt ________________________________________