2002 Denver Annual Meeting (October 27-30, 2002)

Session No. 127
Tuesday, 29 October 2002: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

T9. Mining in the Twenty-First Century: Meeting the Environmental Challenges

Society of Economic Geologists

 

Craig A. Johnson, Murray W. Hitzman and Geoffrey S. Plumlee, Advocates
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8:00 AM
IS SCIENCE HELPING KILL THE MINING INDUSTRY?
ANDERSON, J. Chris, Community Relations & Communications, Newmont Mining Corporation, 1700 Lincoln Street, Denver, CO 80203, ChrisAnderson@corp.Newmont.com, ChrisAnderson@corp.Newmont.com
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8:20 AM
AN ECONOMIST'S PERSPECTIVE ON MINING AND THE ENVIRONMENT
EGGERT, Roderick G., Division of Economics and Business, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, reggert@mines.edu, reggert@mines.edu
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8:40 AM
SOCIOCULTURAL DRIVERS AND CONSTRAINTS AFFECTING MINERAL SUPPLY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
BROWN, William M., U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS 750, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, wbrown@usgs.gov, wbrown@usgs.gov
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8:55 AM
SUSTAINABLE MINERAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT - TIME FOR ACTION
RICHARDS, Jeremy P., Dept. Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Earth Sciences Building, Rm. 3-02, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada, jeremy.richards@ualberta.ca, jeremy.richards@ualberta.ca
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9:10 AM
PROBLEMATIC PRACTICES IN ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY FOR MINING PROJECTS - A CONTRACTOR'S VIEWPOINT
SCHMIERMUND, Ron L. and FILAS, Barbara A., Knight Piésold & Co, 1050 17th St., Suite 400, Denver, CO 80265, rons@kpco.com, rons@kpco.com
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9:25 AM
DEVELOPMENT OF GEOENVIRONMENTAL MODELS FOR MINERAL DEPOSITS BY THE USGS
WANTY, Richard, U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225-0046, CHURCH, Stanley E., U.S. Geol Survey, Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, SEAL, Robert R., U.S. Geol. Survey, M.S. 954 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, SHANKS III, Wayne C., III, U.S. Geol Survey, Mail Stop 973, Denver, CO 80225, SMITH, Kathleen S., U.S. Geol Survey, M.S. 973, Denver Federal Center, P.O. Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225-0046 and STILLINGS, Lisa L., U.S. Geololgical Survey, Reno Field Office, Mackay School of Mines, University of Nevada - Reno, Reno, NV 89557-0047, rwanty@usgs.gov, rwanty@usgs.gov
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9:40 AM
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY – A MATURITY-INDEX FOR SUPERGENE NON-SULFIDE ZINC DEPOSITS
BORG, Gregor, Institute of Geological Sciences, Martin-Luther-Univ Halle-Wittenberg, Domstr. 5, Halle, D-06108, Germany, borg@geologie.uni-halle.de, borg@geologie.uni-halle.de
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9:55 AM
NEW ORE FROM CALIFORNIA’S MOTHER LODE DISTRICT: SLATE FLOUR FOR INDUSTRIAL FILLER
LEAVELL, Daniel Nelson, Department of Geological Sciences, The Ohio State University, 1179 University Drive, Newark, OH 43055 and STRUCK, Eric, Industrial Minerals Company, 7268 Frasinetti Rd, Sacramento, CA 95828, leavell.6@osu.edu, leavell.6@osu.edu
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10:10 AM
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND AGGREGATE MINING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
LANGER, William H., Mineral Resources Team, U.S. Geol Survey, MS 964 PO Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225-0046, blanger@usgs.gov, blanger@usgs.gov
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10:25 AM
GROUNDWATER SOLUTE TRANSPORT MODELING: A TOOL FOR MINE TAILINGS LANDFILL DESIGN
GOTKOWITZ, M.B., Wisconsin Geol and Nat History Survey, 3817 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI 53705, CARLSON, C.P., Wisconsin Department of Nat Rscs, 101 S. Webster St, Madison, WI 53707 and FEINSTEIN, D.T., WRD, U.S. Geol Survey, 8505 Research Way, Middleton, WI 53562, mbgotkow@facstaff.wisc.edu, mbgotkow@facstaff.wisc.edu
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10:40 AM
MERCURY SPECIATION AND TRANSFORMATION IN MINE WASTES COLLECTED FROM ABANDONED MERCURY MINES IN THE USA
GRAY, John E., U.S. Geol Survey, P.O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, HINES, Mark E., Department of Biological Sciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA 01854, BIESTER, Harald, Institute of Environmental Geochemistry, Univ of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, 69120, Germany and LASORSA, Brenda K., Battelle Marine Sciences Lab, 1529 West Sequim Bay Road, Sequim, WA 98382, jgray@usgs.gov, jgray@usgs.gov
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10:55 AM
PYRITE OXIDATION IN HUMID AIR
JERZ, Jeanette K. and RIMSTIDT, J. Donald, Geological Sciences, Virginia Tech, 4044 Derring Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061, jjerz@depauw.edu, jjerz@depauw.edu
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11:10 AM
CHARACTERIZATION OF ACIDIC DRAINAGE THROUGH GROUND AND HYPERSPECTRAL REMOTE SENSING
SARES, Matthew A.1, HAUFF, Phoebe L.2, BIRD, David1, PETERS, Douglas C.3, HENDERSON III, Frederick B.4, PROSH, Eric C.2, PEPPIN, William A.2 and KING, Karmen5, (1)Colorado Geological Survey, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 715, Denver, CO 80203, (2)Spectral Int'l, Inc, P.O. Box 1027, Arvada, CO 80001, (3)Peters Geosciences, 169 Quaker Street, Golden, CO 80401, (4)HENDCO Svcs, P.O. Box 84, Nathrop, CO 81236, (5)Nat Rscs Mgnt Institute, 901 South Hwy 24, Leadville, CO 80461, matt.sares@state.co.us, matt.sares@state.co.us
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11:25 AM
DIGITAL MAPPING SYSTEM FOR EXPLORATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
BRIMHALL, George H., Earth and Planetary Science, Univ of California, Berkeley, 307 McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720-4767 and VANEGAS, Abel, Earth and Planetary Science, Univ of California, Berkeley, Earth Resources Center, Berkeley, 94720-4767, brimhall@socrates.berkeley.edu, brimhall@socrates.berkeley.edu
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11:40 AM
BIOREMEDIATION OF THE SWEETWATER PIT LAKE
PAULSON, Oscar1, HARRINGTON, Joe2 and HARRINGTON, Jim2, (1)Kennecott Uranium Co, P.O. Box 1500, 42 Miles Northwest of Rawlins, Rawlins, WY 82301-1500, (2)Green World Sci, Inc, 5114 Emerald, Suite E, Boise, ID 83706, paulson@trib.com, paulson@trib.com
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