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			<image:title>advertising opportunities - society for mining, metallurgy &amp;amp; exploration</image:title>
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			<image:title>sme/nssga student design competition - society for mining, metallurgy &amp;amp; exploration</image:title>
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			<image:title>outstanding student chapter annual report contest - society for mining, metallurgy &amp;amp; exploration</image:title>
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			<image:title>metallic student design competition - society for mining, metallurgy &amp;amp; exploration</image:title>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2026-03-18</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://www.smenet.org/professional-development/awards-competitions/sme-photo-contest/2023-photo-contest-winners</loc>
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		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/4bcd06d1-ab3d-4129-98a2-d4069d3da934/1-st-place-mandeville-2.png?lang=en-us&amp;width=2849&amp;height=3561&amp;ext=.png</image:loc>
			<image:caption>1st place photo by david mandeville : </image:caption>
			<image:title>1st place photo by david mandeville : </image:title>
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		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/c6888331-3489-4c91-b801-95334fefa525/2-nd-place-kona-3.png?lang=en-us&amp;width=4864&amp;height=3648&amp;ext=.png</image:loc>
			<image:caption>2nd place photo by venkata aneesh kona: </image:caption>
			<image:title>2nd place photo by venkata aneesh kona: </image:title>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/028c783d-d713-40ee-bdd2-bd742c18707d/3-rd-place-monnet-1.png?lang=en-us&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3000&amp;ext=.png</image:loc>
			<image:caption>3rd place photo by benoit monnet : </image:caption>
			<image:title>3rd place photo by benoit monnet : </image:title>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/cf3aa25f-3ee7-4a89-87cb-ec572bf28e91/hm-khamkhash-3.png?lang=en-us&amp;width=3024&amp;height=4032&amp;ext=.png</image:loc>
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				honorable mention photo by aibyek khamkhash: nevada mine, nv, usa
				fine ore too dusty
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				honorable mention photo by aibyek khamkhash: nevada mine, nv, usa
				fine ore too dusty
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		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/ea62a7ae-45db-4096-aa0c-6428b9b9e85d/hm-ripke-3.png?lang=en-us&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024&amp;ext=.png</image:loc>
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				honorable mention photo by jayson ripke: pb, zn, and cu concentrating mill, mo, usa
				froth flotation is used to concentrate galena and chalcopyrite
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				honorable mention photo by jayson ripke: pb, zn, and cu concentrating mill, mo, usa
				froth flotation is used to concentrate galena and chalcopyrite
			</image:title>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/1d94aaac-1a2c-45b1-a9a6-2927e34de38a/hm-patanduk-3.png?lang=en-us&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3000&amp;ext=.png</image:loc>
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				honorable mention photo by ardani patanduk: indonesia
				stockpile, tanah bumbu, south kalimantan, indonesia
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				honorable mention photo by ardani patanduk: indonesia
				stockpile, tanah bumbu, south kalimantan, indonesia
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		</image:image>
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			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/20ec3141-a282-4458-b527-0fb3700ff809/hm-alshangiti-2.png?lang=en-us&amp;width=3897&amp;height=2598&amp;ext=.png</image:loc>
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				honorable mention photo by yahiya alshangiti : al masane al kobra mining co. kingdom of saudi arabia.
				mak- guyan plant gold smelting.
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				honorable mention photo by yahiya alshangiti : al masane al kobra mining co. kingdom of saudi arabia.
				mak- guyan plant gold smelting.
			</image:title>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/5c90876e-b17b-4b7e-bba5-8cf5ce2f054b/hm-segobia-1.png?lang=en-us&amp;width=3968&amp;height=2232&amp;ext=.png</image:loc>
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				honorable mention photo by flor segobia: cajamarca, perú
				sample of cavansite from india.
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				honorable mention photo by flor segobia: cajamarca, perú
				sample of cavansite from india.
			</image:title>
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			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/a9fee651-f273-4114-9ea3-8695d0dca77d/hm-kupka-1.png?lang=en-us&amp;width=2721&amp;height=3984&amp;ext=.png</image:loc>
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				honorable mention photo by nathalie kupka: panama
				butterfly visiting while filtering samples of flotation campaign
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				honorable mention photo by nathalie kupka: panama
				butterfly visiting while filtering samples of flotation campaign
			</image:title>
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		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/e9f139ef-71fe-4c9a-8364-1d7b056a5e3e/hm-dinda-1.png?lang=en-us&amp;width=4000&amp;height=3000&amp;ext=.png</image:loc>
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				honorable mention photo by arni mashita dinda: sump, angsana, south kalimantan, indonesia
				dewatering
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				honorable mention photo by arni mashita dinda: sump, angsana, south kalimantan, indonesia
				dewatering
			</image:title>
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		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/28f94d22-901a-45e7-9c51-06c6891ed395/hm-gkumar-3.png?lang=en-us&amp;width=4198&amp;height=2799&amp;ext=.png</image:loc>
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				honorable mention photo by gaurav kumar: bastacolla collierr, dhansar, dhanbad, jharkhand, india
				beauty of the nature around the mines.
			</image:caption>
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				honorable mention photo by gaurav kumar: bastacolla collierr, dhansar, dhanbad, jharkhand, india
				beauty of the nature around the mines.
			</image:title>
		</image:image>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/df937027-1d32-4a37-b366-a001b639623d/hm-kendir-1.png?lang=en-us&amp;width=4608&amp;height=2184&amp;ext=.png</image:loc>
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				honorable mention photo by alyssa kendir : cripple creek &amp; victor overlook
				newmont&apos;s cripple creek &amp; victor gold mine during winter, taken from the public access overlook
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				honorable mention photo by alyssa kendir : cripple creek &amp; victor overlook
				newmont&apos;s cripple creek &amp; victor gold mine during winter, taken from the public access overlook
			</image:title>
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			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/0b119464-7302-4c45-aa49-f6fbbb4ec340/hm-julca-3.png?lang=en-us&amp;width=4996&amp;height=3861&amp;ext=.png</image:loc>
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				honorable mention photo by victor salazar julca: mina shahuindo, cajamarca, perú
				&quot;shahuindo mining pit, with a rear view of the algamarca anticline, where the scenic beauty of the mining industry in development is reflected.&quot;
			</image:caption>
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				honorable mention photo by victor salazar julca: mina shahuindo, cajamarca, perú
				&quot;shahuindo mining pit, with a rear view of the algamarca anticline, where the scenic beauty of the mining industry in development is reflected.&quot;
			</image:title>
		</image:image>
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			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/4bcd06d1-ab3d-4129-98a2-d4069d3da934/1-st-place-mandeville-2.png?lang=en-us&amp;amp;width=2849&amp;amp;height=3561&amp;amp;ext=.png</image:loc>
			<image:title>2023 photo contest winners  - society for mining, metallurgy &amp;amp; exploration</image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://www.smenet.org/professional-development/awards-competitions/sme-photo-contest/2022-sme-photo-contest-winners-(1)</loc>
		<lastmod>2026-03-18</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-04-29</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2026-04-29</lastmod>
		<changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
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		<loc>https://www.smenet.org/uca/professional-development/awards-competitions/uca-media-contest/2023-uca-photo-contest-winners</loc>
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			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/dfea1f34-fb38-4131-90a1-d0c47a0ae87c/1st-place-nitschke-1.jpg?lang=en-us&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024&amp;ext=.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>1st place photo by lion nitschke: </image:caption>
			<image:title>1st place photo by lion nitschke: </image:title>
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			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/3708eaac-7278-44b1-b5aa-aed1e8d938f2/2nd-place-matter-1-large.jpg?lang=en-us&amp;width=4032&amp;height=1960&amp;ext=.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>2nd place photo by philippe matter: </image:caption>
			<image:title>2nd place photo by philippe matter: </image:title>
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			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/2ac2d984-7052-40f3-bb63-52906ffbf224/3rd-place-scialpi-1.jpg?lang=en-us&amp;width=4032&amp;height=3024&amp;ext=.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>3rd place photo by martino scialpi: </image:caption>
			<image:title>3rd place photo by martino scialpi: </image:title>
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			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/41f01627-9a2f-42d0-a871-32028f3c81ba/hm-nitschke-3.jpg?lang=en-us&amp;width=3024&amp;height=4032&amp;ext=.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>honorable mention photo by lion nitschke : hampton roads bridge tunnel, virginia “view of variable tbm &quot;mary&apos;s&quot; cutterhead from the start-up seal.”</image:caption>
			<image:title>honorable mention photo by lion nitschke : hampton roads bridge tunnel, virginia “view of variable tbm &quot;mary&apos;s&quot; cutterhead from the start-up seal.”</image:title>
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			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/f9e84a66-bcda-44c3-b08a-0d9c77ac33a8/hm-liao-1.jpg?lang=en-us&amp;width=3024&amp;height=4032&amp;ext=.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>honorable mention photo by wei liao : lake lure, nc “lake lure dam penstock rehabilitation project. dr. tom iseley, a 77-year-old pioneer in underground infrastructure, is actively engaged on the frontlines.”</image:caption>
			<image:title>honorable mention photo by wei liao : lake lure, nc “lake lure dam penstock rehabilitation project. dr. tom iseley, a 77-year-old pioneer in underground infrastructure, is actively engaged on the frontlines.”</image:title>
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			<image:caption>honorable mention photo by jessica gonzález : regional connector constructors “cavern”</image:caption>
			<image:title>honorable mention photo by jessica gonzález : regional connector constructors “cavern”</image:title>
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			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/cec41dcb-4ef8-4a01-8d52-efe8825d62cf/hm-rostami-1.jpg?lang=en-us&amp;width=2870&amp;height=3827&amp;ext=.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>honorable mention photo by hamid rostami : lowe meramec tunnel, st. louis, mo “setting up the tunnel boring machine&apos;s conveyor inside the tunnel.”</image:caption>
			<image:title>honorable mention photo by hamid rostami : lowe meramec tunnel, st. louis, mo “setting up the tunnel boring machine&apos;s conveyor inside the tunnel.”</image:title>
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			<image:loc>https://www.smenet.org/getattachment/3cee3a20-6152-43e0-b456-cec402a1188c/hm-ducey-2.jpg?lang=en-us&amp;width=719&amp;height=959&amp;ext=.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:caption>honorable mention photo by luke ducey : st. louis, mo, usa “the launch shaft for a 6.8 mile-long tunnel approximately 200 feet underground in south st. louis.”</image:caption>
			<image:title>honorable mention photo by luke ducey : st. louis, mo, usa “the launch shaft for a 6.8 mile-long tunnel approximately 200 feet underground in south st. louis.”</image:title>
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			<image:caption>honorable mention photo by stephane polycarpe : pawtucket, ri “tbm assembly in shaft”</image:caption>
			<image:title>honorable mention photo by stephane polycarpe : pawtucket, ri “tbm assembly in shaft”</image:title>
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			<image:caption>honorable mention photo by mitchell gerdau : u.s. 13, 32386 lankford highway cape charles, va 23310 - portal island #1 “chesapeake bay bridge and tunnel district&apos;s parallel thimble shoal tunnel project”</image:caption>
			<image:title>honorable mention photo by mitchell gerdau : u.s. 13, 32386 lankford highway cape charles, va 23310 - portal island #1 “chesapeake bay bridge and tunnel district&apos;s parallel thimble shoal tunnel project”</image:title>
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			<image:title>2023 uca photo contest winners  - uca of sme</image:title>
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