Session: Assessing Critical Mineral and Rare Earth Element Potential from Unconventional Resources in the United States (GSA Connects 2022 meeting in Denver, Colorado)

Session No. 113

Monday, 10 October 2022: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

Mile High Ballroom 4D (Colorado Convention Center)

T51. Assessing Critical Mineral and Rare Earth Element Potential from Unconventional Resources in the United States

Society of Economic Geologists; Mineralogical Society of America; GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Energy Geology Division

Bridget Scanlon, Tristan Childress and Charles Nye, Advocates

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113-1

1:30 PM

SAND ANALYSIS AND GEOGRAPHIC PROFILING: FINDING THE CORRELATION OF COMPOSITION PROFILES USING THE COMBINATION OF XRF AND TRACE ELEMENT ANALYSIS

MAMEDOV, Sergey, HORIBA Instruments Inc., 20 Knightsbridge Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854

113-2

1:45 PM

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS IN HEAVY-MINERAL SANDSTONES OF THE ROCK SPRINGS FORMATION, SOUTHWEST WYOMING

LICHTNER, Derek, Wyoming State Geological Survey, . Box 1347, Laramie, WY 82073

113-3

2:00 PM

A GEO-DATA SCIENCE DRIVEN METHOD TO ASSESS REE OCCURRENCES IN UNCONVENTIONAL GEOLOGIC SYSTEMS

CREASON, C. Gabriel¹, JUSTMAN, Devin², ROSE, Kelly³, MONTROSS, Scott⁴, BEAN, Andrew⁵, MARK-MOSER, MacKenzie⁶, WINGO, Patrick⁷, SABBATINO, Michael⁷ and THOMAS, R. Burt³, (1)US Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450 Queen Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321; US Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, 1450 Queen Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321; Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR 97330, (2)US Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR 97321; NETL Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450 Queen Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321, (3)US Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450 Queen Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321, (4)NETL Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450 Queen Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321, (5)Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450 Queen Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321, (6)LRST, Albany, OR 97321, (7)NETL Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450 Queen Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321; Leidos Research Support Team, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450 Queen Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321

113-4

2:15 PM

A UNIFIED CORE CHARACTERIZATION METHODOLOGY FOR CHARACTERIZATION AND ASSESSMENT OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND CRITICAL MINERAL BEARING UNCONVENTIONAL CARBON ORES AND SEDIMENTARY STRATA

MONTROSS, Scott¹, BAGDONAS, Davin A.², BEAN, Andrew¹, PARONISH, Thomas³, GORDON, Andrew¹, CREASON, Christopher⁴, THOMAS, R. Burt⁵, PHILLIPS, Erin⁶, QUILLINAN, Scott⁶ and ROSE, Kelly⁵, (1)Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450 Queen Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321; NETL Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450 Queen Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321, (2)Western Fuels-Wyoming, Inc., Dry Fork Mine, Gillette, WY 82761, (3)NETL Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 3610 Collins Ferry Road, Morgantown, WV 26507-0880; Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 3610 Collins Ferry Rd, Morgantown, WV 26507-0880, (4)US Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450 Queen Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321, (5)Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450 Queen Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321, (6)Center for Economic Geology Research, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071

113-5

2:30 PM

DISTRIBUTION OF RARE EARTH AND CRITICAL ELEMENTS DURING WEATHERING OF ILLINOIS BASIN COAL MINING WASTES

LEFTICARIU, Liliana¹, BOWMAN, Ryan¹, KOLKER, Allan² and BEHUM, Paul T.³, (1)Department of Geology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Energy, and Minerals Science Center, 956 National Center, Reston, VA 20192, (3)Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Alton, IL 62002

113-6

2:45 PM

CHARACTERIZATION OF COAL RESOURCES IN THE U.S. GULF COAST AND RARE EARTH ELEMENT POTENTIAL

REEDY, Robert¹, SCANLON, Bridget², CHILDRESS, Tristan², HOWER, James C.³, THEAKER, Nolan⁴, KYLE, J. Richard⁵, JAMES, Dennis⁶, EBERSOLE, Sandy M.⁷ and UHLMAN, Kristine², (1)Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758, (2)Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd., Austin, TX 78758-4445, (3)University of Kentucky, Center for Applied Energy Research, Lexington, KY 40511, (4)University of North Dakota, Institute of Energy Studies, Grand Forks, ND 58202, (5)Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, (6)Dennis James Consulting, LLC, Allen, TX 75013, (7)Geologic Investigations Program, Geological Survey of Alabama, P.O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486

113-7

3:00 PM

ANALYSIS OF COAL ASH RESOURCES FROM POWER PLANTS IN THE GULF COAST REGION FOR POTENTIAL RARE EARTH ELEMENT RESOURCES

SCANLON, Bridget, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd., Austin, TX 78758-4445, REEDY, Robert, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 78758, BAGDONAS, Davin A., Western Fuels-Wyoming, Inc., Dry Fork Mine, Gillette, WY 82761 and NYE, Charles, Center for Economic Geology Research, School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071

113-8

3:15 PM

RARE EARTH AND OTHER CRITICAL MINERAL ENRICHMENT IN FORT UNION LIGNITES BELOW UPLAND SURFACES IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA

MOXNESS, Levi, MURPHY, Edward and KRUGER, Ned, Department of Mineral Resources, North Dakota Geological Survey, 600 East Boulevard, Dept. 474, Bismarck, ND 58505

113-9

3:30 PM

RARE EARTH ELEMENT AND CRITICAL MINERAL ENRICHMENT IN COAL-ADJACENT STRATA OF THE UINTA REGION, UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO

BIRGENHEIER, Lauren¹, COE, Haley¹, GALL, Ryan², GIEBEL, Andrew³, FERNANDEZ, Diego P.⁴, VANDEN BERG, Michael², LOFGRAN, Erin⁴, HAMIDAT, Amin⁴ and FREE, Michael⁵, (1)Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 S 1460 E, Room 383, Frederick Albert Sutton Building, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0102, (2)Department of Natural Resources, Utah Geological Survey, 1594 West North Temple, Suite 3110, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (3)Colorado Geological Survey, Golden, CO 80401, (4)Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, (5)Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah, Slat Lake City, UT 84112

113-10

3:45 PM

OCCURRENCES OF RARE EARTH AND CRITICAL ELEMENTS IN VOLCANIC ASH BEDS IN COAL SEAMS OF SOUTHWEST WYOMING AND NORTHWEST COLORADO

GREGORY, Bob, Center for Economic Geology Research, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, BAGDONAS, Davin A., Western Fuels-Wyoming, Inc., Dry Fork Mine, Gillette, WY 82761, PAPP, Alexander, COALgeo, LLC, Lone Tree, CO 80124 and ROGERS, Nathan, Colorado Geological Survey, Colorado School of Mines, 1801 Moly Rd., Golden, CO 80401

113-11

4:00 PM

THE SMACKOVER FORMATION IN ALABAMA: AN UNCONVENTIONAL POTENTIAL SOURCE FOR CRITICAL MINERALS

GUTHRIE, Greg¹, ARNOLD, Ann C.¹ and TEW, Berry, PhD², (1)Geological Survey of Alabama, PO Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-6999, (2)Geological Survey of Alabama, PO Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486

113-12

4:15 PM

ELEMENTAL FLUXES IN GLOBAL PHOSPHATE ORES: EVALUATION OF A POTENTIAL RESOURCE FOR CRITICAL ELEMENTS

WILLIAMS, Gordon, VENGOSH, Avner, WANG, Zhen and HILL, Robert, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708

113-13

4:30 PM

POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL MINERAL RECOVERY FROM UNCONVENTIONAL SOURCES: TAILINGS FROM THE RED DOG MINE IN NORTHWEST ALASKA, USA

ZARONIKOLA, Nina¹, TROUBA, Joseph¹, HOLLEY, Elizabeth¹, EGGERT, Roderick¹, NELSON, Priscilla², SPILLER, Erik¹, BULLOCK, Robin³, FROST, James⁴, GONZALES, Michael⁴ and MILLER, Lance⁵, (1)Colorado School of Mines, 1600 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Mining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 2043 Crestvue Cir, Golden, CO 80401, (3)Montana Technological University, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, MT 59701, (4)Teck Resources Limited, 2525 C Street, Anchorage, AK 99503, (5)NANA Regional Corporation, 49 Kotzebue, Kotzebue, AK 99752

113-14

4:45 PM

CRITICAL MINERAL CONTENTS OF DEEP OCEAN PHOSPHORITES AND FERROMANGANESE CRUSTS IN THE BLAKE PLATEAU AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BORDERLAND OFFSHORE OF THE UNITED STATES

MIZELL, Kira, U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, 2885 Mission Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

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