Submission Guidelines

What makes a useful proposal

A focused proposal explains one subject well. Examples include interpreting a drill result, understanding a recovery measure, documenting accepted mining work, comparing hardware measurements, or evaluating a prompt against a clear task. Describe the question before introducing a product or a company.

What to include

Send a working title, a short description, your relevant connection to the subject, and the evidence you can share publicly. Explain what the audience could learn, what remains uncertain, and whether any commercial relationship should be disclosed.

Use links or concise descriptions for supporting material. Confirm that you are authorized to share any proposed images, recordings, documents, or data. Do not send confidential technical information merely because it may make the story more interesting.

Keep the boundaries clear

We do not need equipment-profit promises, anonymous performance claims, invented testimonials, or a sales pitch disguised as a field lesson. A candid discussion of a limitation can be more useful than a polished success story.

Physical demonstrations and operational topics must keep relevant safety boundaries in view. Do not propose improvised access to mine workings, unsafe electrical modifications, or uncontrolled processing experiments.

Send your idea

Email [email protected] with “Field story proposal” in the subject. An initial inquiry is not a publishing agreement or a confirmed guest booking. Recording, editing, attribution, and permissions would need to be agreed before a contribution is published.

Review the editorial standards and explore the existing field notes to see the level of explanation and the topics already covered.