GSA Connects 2023 Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Session No. 255
Wednesday, 18 October 2023: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
324 (David L Lawrence Convention Center)

T9. Regional Characterization of Critical Mineral Potential

GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Energy Geology Division

 

Levi Knapp, Advocates
Paper #
Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
CRITICAL MINERALS GEOSCIENCE AND DATA: THE NEW RESEARCH AGENDA FOR CRITICAL MINERALS IN CANADA
MARQUIS, Genevieve, Geological Survey of Canada, 601 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A0H3, Canada
1:50 PM
CARBON ORE, RARE EARTH, AND CRITICAL MINERALS (CORE-CM) INITIATIVE WORKING GROUP BEST PRACTICES FOR UNCONVENTIONAL AND SECONDARY RESOURCE CHARACTERIZATION
CHILDRESS, Tristan, U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 3610 Collins Ferry Road, Morgantown, WV 26505; NETL Support Contractor, Morgantown, WV 26505, MULLEN, Jessica, Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 3610 Collins Ferry Road, Morgantown, WV 26505 and WENDT, Anna, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave, SW, Washington, DC 20585
2:05 PM
ALBERTA’S MINERAL MAPPING PROGRAM: PUBLIC GEOSCIENCE TO SUPPORT ALBERTA’S MINERAL STRATEGY
KNAPP, Levi1, MACNEIL, Alex2, KNUDSON, Calla1, SWOBODA, Christopher2, MEEK, Dean3, REIMERT, Courtney2, PANA, Dinu2, MACCORMACK, Kelsey1, LYSTER, Steven1 and CHOWDHURY, Subir1, (1)Alberta Energy Regulator, Suite 205, 4999 – 98 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6B 2X3, Canada, (2)Alberta Energy Regulator, 250 5 St SW Suite 1000, Calgary, AB T2P 0R4, Canada, (3)Alberta Geological Survey, Suite 205, 4999 – 98 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T6B 2X3, Canada
2:20 PM
A MULTI-SCALE, GEO-DATA SCIENCE METHOD FOR ASSESSING UNCONVENTIONAL CRITICAL MINERAL RESOURCES
CREASON, C. Gabriel1, JUSTMAN, Devin2, YESENCHAK, Rachel3, MONTROSS, Scott4, WINGO, Patrick5, THOMAS, R. Burt6 and ROSE, Kelly6, (1)US Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450 Queen Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321; Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR 97330, (2)NETL Support Contractor, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450 Queen Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321, (3)Department of Geology & Geography, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, (4)Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450 Queen Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321, (5)Leidos Research Support Team, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450 Queen Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321, (6)US Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, 1450 Queen Ave SW, Albany, OR 97321
2:35 PM
APPLYING PROBABILISTIC METHODS TO ESTIMATE IN SITU RARE EARTH METAL RESOURCES IN ILLINOIS BASIN COAL SEAMS
BOPP IV, Charles John, DELPOMDOR, Franck, YU, Mingyue and FREIBURG, Jared, Illinois State Geological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 615 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign, IL 61820
2:50 PM
THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELLING OF LAURENTIA IN SOUTH-CENTRAL CANADA: UNDERSTANDING CRUSTAL-SCALE STRUCTURES AND RELATED CRITICAL MINERAL ACCUMULATIONS
BOSMAN, Sean1, MAXEINER, Ralf1, FLYNN, Jessica2, YURKOWSKI, Melinda2, CARD, Colin1 and YANG, Chao2, (1)Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Ministry of Energy and Resources, 610-1945 Hamilton Street, Regina, SK S4P 2C7, Canada, (2)Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Saskatchewan Ministry of Energy and Resources, 201 Dewdney Ave E, Regina, SK S4N 4G3, Canada
 
3:05 PM
Break
3:20 PM
REGIONAL TILL AND STREAM SEDIMENT SAMPLING TO SUPPORT THE EVALUATION OF CRITICAL MINERAL POTENTIAL IN ALBERTA
MEEK, Dean1, SACCO, Dave2 and DESROSIERS, Patrick2, (1)Alberta Geological Survey, Suite 205, 4999 – 98 Avenue NW, Edmonton, AB T6B 2X3, Canada, (2)Palmer, Suite 630, 470 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 1V5, Canada
3:35 PM
MINERAL AND LITHOLOGIC MAPPING IN NORTHEAST ALBERTA USING WORLDVIEW-3 SUPER-SPECTRAL IMAGERY
CHOWDHURY, Subir1, PAWLEY, Steven1, RIVARD, Benoit2, FENG, Jilu2 and KELLY, Scott1, (1)Alberta Geological Survey, Alberta Energy Regulator, Suite 205, 4999 – 98 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T6B 2X3, Canada, (2)Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E3, Canada
3:50 PM
WHOLE ROCK GEOCHEMISTRY OF NI-CO LATERITE OCCURRENCES OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN OREGON
MARSH, Erin, U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Geochemistry, and Geophysics Science Center, Denver, CO 80225, LEDERER, Graham, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192, FOSTER, Andrea L., U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, 345 Middlefield Rd, Menlo Park, CA 94025, LOWERS, Heather, U.S. Geological Survey, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, PO Box 25046 MS 973, Denver, CO 80225 and PILLERS, Renee M., USGS, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, P.O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225
4:05 PM
ECONOMIC HEAVY MINERALS IN SAND RESOURCES OFFSHORE OF VIRGINIA
NELSON, Michelle, HAWKINS, David W. and LASSETTER, William L., Virginia Department of Energy, Geology and Mineral Resources Program, 900 Natural Resources Dr., Suite 500, Charlottesville, VA 22903
4:20 PM
GEOLOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY, AND GEOCHRONOLOGY OF THE REE-ENRICHED CAVE PEAK PORPHYRY MO-DEPOSIT, TRANS-PECOS TEXAS
UGURHAN, Mert, Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, ELLIOTT, Brent, The Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station Box X, Austin, TX 78713, KYLE, J. Richard, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, University Station, Box X, Austin, TX 78713; Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 and STOCKLI, Daniel F., Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 2305 Speedway Stop C1160, Austin, TX 78712
4:35 PM
A PETROCHRONOLOGICAL APPROACH TO INVESTIGATE THE CRITICAL MINERALS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TIMING AND ORIGIN OF Y + HREE AND NB-TA ENRICHMENTS IN THE FELSIC ROCKS AT THE SHOULDER OF THE RIO GRANDE RIFT
MAHAR, Munazzam Ali, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W, University Av, El Paso, TX 79968, GOODELL, Philip, Department of Earth, Environmental and Resource Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968-8900 and CHAPMAN, Jay, Geological Sciences Department, University of Texas-El Paso, El Paso, TX 79902
 
4:50 PM
Discussion
 
5:20 PM
Concluding Remarks
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