Who is eligible to join?
Membership of the Institute is open to everyone in a position of responsibility with appropriate qualifications and/or experience employed in, or supplying to, the surface mineral extractive and processing industries in any country of the world. This includes hard-rock quarrying, sand and gravel (both land-based and marine-dredged), recycling, special sands, cement, lime, gypsum, clays, coal, slate, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete and concrete products. The Institute also embraces all the professional and consultancy services which support the industry.
As well as having a broad industry base, Institute membership reflects the multi-disciplinary nature of the business it serves and keeps an open door to everyone from a chief executive to a trainee manager. Accordingly it draws its support from all those who contribute to the successful operation of the minerals industry today - geologists, surveyors, engineers, production managers, quarry and site managers, commercial and financial managers, technical and laboratory staff, landscape architects and environmental specialists, sales and service engineers, health and safety officers/inspectors, planning officers and a host of others in positions of responsibility.
For further information, please consult the Membership section of this web site.
Membership FAQ’s
- Why haven't I heard anything about my application or election?
- What are the benefits of membership?
- Who is eligible to join?
- How do I join?
- I used to belong to the Institute but I let my membership lapse. Now I want to rejoin, what should I do?
- For which grade should I apply?
- Where can I find a list of Approved Qualifications?
- Where can I find a list of definitions which are used on the membership application form?
- How can I obtain a proposer and seconder?
- Do I send money with the application form?
- Do I get a membership certificate?
- When will I be notified that I have been elected?
- When will I receive my certificate?
- Do I need to contact my local Branch?
- How do I up-date my membership record?
- I am retired. Can I pay a reduced subscription fee?
- I am studying by DAPS, am I a student?
- I have been made redundant. Can I pay a reduced subscription rate?
- I am returning to full-time study as a college or university student. Can I pay the ‘Student’ rate whilst maintaining my grade of membership?
- I have heard that some members do not pay a subscription fee?
- What happens if I do not pay the annual subscription?