Session: Mining and Sustainability: Geologic, Sociologic, Environmental and Cultural Standards for Resourcing a Path to Our Future, Views from the Field (GSA Connects 2024 Meeting in Anaheim, California)

Session No. 226

Wednesday, 25 September 2024: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Ballroom A&B (Anaheim Convention Center)

P5. Mining and Sustainability: Geologic, Sociologic, Environmental and Cultural Standards for Resourcing a Path to Our Future, Views from the Field

Gregory Wessel, James A. Heller, PG and Etzigueri Gongora Ubeda, Conveners

Paper #

Start Time

8:00 AM

Introductory Remarks

226-1

8:05 AM

SUSTAINABILITY, GEOLOGICALLY SPEAKING

WESSEL, Gregory, Geology in the Public Interest, PO BOX 1135, VASHON, WA 98070

226-2

8:15 AM

RETHINKING GOLD: A CASE FOR LEAVING VALUABLE COMMODITIES IN THE GROUND

POLLON, Christopher, Vancouver, BC V5L 2N4, Canada

226-3

8:30 AM

MAPS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS: COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS FOUND AND MAPPED IN AREQUIPA, PERU

CARBAJAL, Cesar¹, SANTI, Paul², MEZA, Pablo³, SALAS, Guido³ and COLQUE, Percy³, (1)Colorado School of Mines, Center for Mining Sustainability, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Department of Geology & Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO 80401, (3)Universidad Nacional de San Agustin, Arequipa, Arequipa, Peru

226-4

8:45 AM

THE IRMA ASSESSMENT PROCESS: A TOOL THAT CAN FACILITATE ACCESS TO TRANSPARENT AND CREDIBLE INFORMATION FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS

OLIVARES CASTRO, Adan, Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA), Vancouver, BC V5Z1R3, Canada

226-5

9:00 AM

DEVELOPING CROSS-CULTURAL ETHICAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR MINING AND SUSTAINABILITY

MACER, Darryl, Tarzana, 91356

226-6

9:15 AM

AN INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVE ON MINING SACRED LANDS

NOSIE Sr., Wendsler, Apache Stronghold, P.O.Box 766, San Carlos, AZ 85550 and BIGHORSE, Lian, San Carlos Apache Wellness Center, P.O. Box 0, #5 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos, AZ 85550

9:40 AM

Break

226-7

9:55 AM

SUBSTITUTION AND SUSTAINABLE MINING - THE EXAMPLE OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES

CHAMBERS, David, Center for Science in Public Participation, 224 North Church Avenue, Bozeman, MT 59715

226-8

10:10 AM

MINING IN THE 21ST CENTURY; THE ENERGY TRANSITION, THE FUTURE OF THE MINERALS INDUSTRY AND A MORE SUSTAINABLE CONCEPT OF ORE?

JOWITT, Simon, Ralph J. Roberts Center for Research in Economic Geology, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, University of Nevada Reno, 1664 N. Virginia St., Reno, NV 89557-0178

226-9

10:25 AM

CREATIVE DISASSEMBLY OF THE METAL SUPPLY ASSEMBLAGE

DUNBAR, Scott, Department of Mining Engineering, University of British Columbia, 6350 Stores Rd Rm 517, Vancouver, BC V7W 2K8, Canada and JOHNSON, Anne, Department of Mining Engineering, Queens University, Goodwin Hall Rm 331, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada

226-13

10:40 AM

The Lithium Boom in the Great Basin Desert: Permitting, Planning, and Observations from On the Ground

DONNELLY, Patrick, Center for Biological Diversity, Tucson, AZ 85702-0710

226-11

10:55 AM

THE "NEED" TO MINE: SUPPLY CHAIN DYNAMICS AND EXTRACTIVE ETHICS IN CLIMATE ACTION

MORSE, Ian, Newark, DE 19716

226-12

11:10 AM

SUSTAINABLE MINING PRACTICES 2-YEAR DEGREE PATHWAY FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS

CHADDOCK, Lisa, Geography, Geology and GIS, San Diego City College, 1313 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101