CALL FOR PROPOSALS:

ORGANIZERS

  • Harvey Thorleifson, Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • Carrie Jennings, Vice Chair
    Minnesota Geological Survey
  • David Bush, Technical Program Chair
    University of West Georgia
  • Jim Miller, Field Trip Chair
    University of Minnesota Duluth
  • Curtis M. Hudak, Sponsorship Chair
    Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC

 

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Session No. 124
Monday, 10 October 2011: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 101A-C (Minneapolis Convention Center)

P4. Rare Earth Elements and Critical Minerals for a Sustainable and Secure Future

GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geology and Public Policy Committee; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division

 

Craig M. Schiffries, Convener
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Start Time
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1:30 PM
NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
SCHIFFRIES, Craig M., Carnegie Institution of Washington, Geophysical Laboratory, 5251 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20015, cschiffries@ciw.edu, cschiffries@ciw.edu
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1:45 PM
A NATIONAL CRITICAL MATERIALS STRATEGY -- PERSPECTIVE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE
WADIA, Cyrus, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, 725 17th Street Room 5228, Washington, DC 20502, Cyrus_N._Wadia@ostp.eop.gov, Cyrus_N._Wadia@ostp.eop.gov
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2:05 PM
CRITICAL MINERALS FOR THE 21st CENTURY - A STRATEGY FOR SUPPLY SUSTAINABILITY
MCNUTT, Marcia, DOI--U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, Mailstop 100, Reston, VA 20192, mcnutt@usgs.gov, mcnutt@usgs.gov
4
2:25 PM
LEGISLATION ON CRITICAL MINERALS AND MATERIALS IN THE 112th CONGRESS
BENEDETTO, Kathleen, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Committee on Natural Resources, U.S. House of Representatives, 1333 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515, kathy.benedetto@mail.house.gov, kathy.benedetto@mail.house.gov
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2:45 PM
BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE: SHAPING FEDERAL POLICIES ON CRITICAL MINERALS AND MATERIALS
ANDERSON, Allyson, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, 304 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510, Allyson_anderson@energy.senate.gov, Allyson_anderson@energy.senate.gov
 
3:05 PM
Panel Discussion
6
3:20 PM
RARE EARTHS AND OTHER CRITICAL ELEMENTS: ECONOMIC AND POLICY PERSPECTIVES
EGGERT, Roderick G., Division of Economics and Business, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, reggert@mines.edu, reggert@mines.edu
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3:40 PM
ENERGY CRITICAL ELEMENTS: SECURING MATERIALS FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
PRICE, Jonathan G., Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada, Reno, M.S. 178, Reno, NV 89557 and HITZMAN, Murray W., Chair, National Research Council Committ on Induced Seismicity Potential and Dept. Geology & Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, JonathanGPrice@alumni.ls.berkeley.edu, JonathanGPrice@alumni.ls.berkeley.edu
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4:10 PM
CRITICAL MINERALS SCIENCE AT THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
DOEBRICH, Jeff L., U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 913, Reston, VA 20192, jdoebric@usgs.gov, jdoebric@usgs.gov
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4:30 PM
RARE-EARTH ELEMENT (REE) RESOURCES IN NORTHEASTERN CANADA: ADVANCED PROJECTS AND POTENTIAL EXPLORATION ENVIRONMENTS
KERR, Andrew, Geological Survey of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Natural Resources, PO Box 8700, St. John's, NF A1B 4J6, Canada, andykerr@gov.nl.ca, andykerr@gov.nl.ca
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4:50 PM
REE AND CRITICAL MATERIALS – THE ROLE OF EXPLORATION AND ECONOMIC GEOLOGY
MEINERT, Lawrence D., Department of Geosciences, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063, LDmeinert@gmail.com, LDmeinert@gmail.com
 
5:10 PM
Panel Discussion
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