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2008 SME Annual Meeting & Exhibit
February 24 - 27, 2008
Salt Lake City, Utah

 
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2008 SME Annual Meeting & Exhibit
Call For Papers - Session Information


Coal and Energy
Surface Mining
Chair:
Clark Fritz
Kiewit Mining Group
PO Box 98
Point of Rocks, WY 82942
Phone: 307-352-6207
Fax: 307-352-6205
e-mail: clark.fritz@kiewit.com

Underground Mining
Chair:
Collin Stewart
Bowie Resources
PO Box 1488
Paonia, CO 81428
Phone: 970-929-5367
Fax: 970-527-2234
e-mail: cstewart@bowieresources.com

Ventilation
Chair:
Jerry Tien
University of Missouri Rolla
Mining Engineering Dept.
226 McNutt Hall
Rolla, MO 65401
Phone: 573-341-4757
Fax: 573-341-4341
e-mail: tien@umr.edu

Coal Preparation
Chair:
Rick Honaker
Department of Mining Engineering
University of Kentucky
234B Mining & Minerals Bldg.
Lexington, KY 40506-0107
Phone: 859-257-1108
Fax: 859-323-1962
e-mail: rhonaker@engr.uky.edu

Research and Development
Chair:
Jeffrey Johnson
NIOSH Spokane Research Lab.
315 E. Montgomery Ave.
Spokane, WA 99207
Phone: 509-354-8087
Fax: 509-354-8099
e-mail: jcjohnson@cdc.gov

Environmental – Coal Restoration
Chair:
Paul Conrad
Dept. of Mining Engineering
Montana Tech of the Univ. of Montana
1300 W. Park St.
Butte, MT 59701
Phone: 406-496-4620
e-mail: pconrad@mtech.edu


Construction Materials
and Aggregates
Chair: Mark Zdunczyk
Continental Placer Inc.
26 Computer Dr. W
Albany, NY 12205
Phone: 518-458-9203
Fax: 518-458-9206
e-mail: mzduncz@continentalPlacer.com


Environmental
Environmental Law Update:
Hot Topics
Chair:
Daniel P. Kravets
Phelps Dodge Corporation
1 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone: 602-366-8579
e-mail: dkravets@phelpsdodge.com

Utah/Nevada Environmental
Projects & Issues
Chair:
Dr. Dirk Van Zyl
University of Nevada – Reno
Dept. Mining Engineering
MS173
Reno, NV 89557
Phone: 775-784-7039
Fax: 775-794-1833
e-mail: dvanzyl@mines.unr.edu

Exploration and Mine Development:
Environment, Community and
Sustainability
Chair:
Casey McKeon
Resolution Copper Company
102 Magma Heights
Superior, AZ 85273
Phone: 520-689-9374 ext. 13
Fax: 520-689-5998
e-mail: Casey.Mckeon@resolutioncopper.com

Acid Rock Drainage
Chair:
R. David Williams
Bureau of Land Management
106 N. Parkmont
Butte, MT 59701
Phone: 406-533-7655
e-mail: David_R_Williams@blm.gov

Mine Reclamation - Risk and
Sustainability
Chair:
Robert Reisinger
URS Corporation
8181 East Tufts Ave.
Denver, CO 80237
Phone: 303-740-2717
Fax: 303-694-3946
e-mail: robert_reisinger@urscorp.com

Mine Water Treatment Technologies:
Successful Case Studies
Chair:
Michael F. Winter
CH2M HILL
9193 So. Jamaica St.
Engelwood, CO 80111
Phone: 720-286-2547
e-mail: mike.winter@ch2m.com

Environmental Management Systems
Chair:
William E. Cobb
Phelps Dodge Corporation
One North Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85004
Phone: 602-366-7826
Fax: 602-366-7313
e-mail: wcobb@phelpsdodge.com


Water Management:
The Environmental Challenges of
Too Much or Too Little
Chair:
Patrick L. Gorman
URS Corporation
333 E. Wetmore Rd., Suite 611
Tucson, AZ 85705
Phone: 520-887-1800
Fax: 520-887-8438
e-mail: patrick_l_gorman@urscorp.com


Industrial Minerals
Pricing
Chair:
Steven Herron
Harwest Industrial Minerals Corporation
1208 Quail St.
Lakewood, CO 80215
Phone: 303-234-0273 x237
Fax: 303-287-9868
e-mail: sherron@harwest.com

Shortages
Chair:
Bob Robison
Graymont Western US Inc
3950 S. 700 E, Suite 301
Salt Lake City, UT 84107
Phone: 801-264-6878
e-mail: rrobison@graymont.com

Industrial Minerals in Oil & Gas
Production/Exploration
Chair:
Charles Landis
Bentonite Performance Minerals
3000 N. Sam Houston Parkway East
Bldg. J
Houston, TX 77032
Phone: 281-871-7915
e-mail: charles.landis@halliburton.com

Rare Earths
Chair:
Steven Herron
Harwest Industrial Minerals Corporation
1208 Quail St.
Lakewood, CO 80215
Phone: 303-234-0273 x237
Fax: 303-287-9868
e-mail: sherron@harwest.com

New Discoveries & Expansions
Chair:
Steven Herron
Harwest Industrial Minerals Corporation
1208 Quail St.
Lakewood, CO 80215
Phone: 303-234-0273 x237
Fax: 303-287-9868
e-mail: sherron@harwest.com


Mining & Exploration
Excavators & Heavy Equipment
Chair:
Mehmet Cigla
Colorado School of Mines
Mining Engineering
1500 Illinois St.
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303-273-3125
e-mail: mcigla@mines.edu

Geochemistry
Chair:
Mark Williamson
MFG Inc.
3801 Automation Way, Suite 100
Fort Collins, CO 80525
Phone: 970-223-9600
e-mail: mark.williamson@mfgenv.com

Geology
Chair:
Don Taylor
The Doe Run Mining Company
PO Box 500
Viburnum, MO 65566
e-mail: dtaylor@doerun.com

Hot Topics
Chair:
Hugh Miller
Colorado School of Mines
Mining Engineering
1500 Illinois St.
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303-273-3558
e-mail: hbmiller@mines.edu

Hydrology
Chair:
Chandrika Manepally
CNWRA-SW Research Inst.
Div. 20, Bldg. 189
6220 Culebra Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78238-5166
Phone: 210-522-5182
e-mail: cmanepally@swri.org

IT in Mining
Chair:
Antonio Nieto
Virginia Polytech Inst. & State
University
Mining & Minerals Engineering
100 Holden Hall
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-8139
e-mail: anieto@vt.edu

Labor Issues in the Resource
Industries
Chair:
Leigh Freeman
Downing Teal Inc.
650 S. Cherry St., Suite 525
Denver, CO 80246
Phone: 303-321-3844
e-mail: lfreeman@downingteal.com

Mine Improvements and Applied
Technology
Chair:
Eben Robinson
Phelps Dodge Corp.
PO Box 572
Green Valley, AZ 85614
Phone: 520-648-8621
e-mail: erobinson@phelpsdodge.com

Nevada Mines
Chair:
Dan Cassidy
Barrick Goldstrike Mines, Inc.
PO Box 29
Elko, NV 89803
Phone: 775-778-8825
e-mail: dans64@hotmail.com

New and Emerging Technologies
Chair:
Jurgen Brune
CDC/NIOSH Pittsburgh Research
Laboratory
PO Box 18070
Pittsburgh, PA 15236-0070
Phone: 412-386-4922
e-mail: jbrune@cdc.gov

Rock Failures: Case Histories
Chair:
Scott Timan
Vulcan Materials Co.
1200 Urban Center Dr.
Birmingham, AL 35242
Phone: 205-298-3686
e-mail: timans@vmcmail.com

Surface Mining: Big Pits
Chair:
Tim Swendseid
Phelps Dodge Sierrita Inc.
PO Box 527
6200 W. Duval Mine Rd.
Green Valley, AZ 85622
Phone: 520-648-8597
e-mail: swen11@comcast.net

Underground Mines: New Mines &
Expansions
Chair:
Doug Ward
Revett Minerals Inc.
11115 E. Montgomery, Suite G
Spokane Valley, WA 99206
Phone: 509-921-2294
e-mail: ward@revettminerals.com

Underground Mines: Vein Mining
Chair:
Shaun Graber
McIntosh Engineering Inc.
1438 W. Broadway Rd., Suite B101
Tempe, AZ 85282-1151
Phone: 480-831-0310
e-mail: sgraber@mcintoshengineering.com


Mineral & Metallurgical Processing


Plants – Improving Productivity in Aging
Plants, (plant revitalization)
Increased Productivity Associated
With Hydrometallurgy/Pyrometallury
Unit Operations
Chair:
Corby G. Anderson
Center for Advanced Mineral &
Metallurgical Processing
Montana Tech, Rm. 214 ELC Bldg.
1300 W. Park St.
Butte, MT 59701-8997
Phone: 406-496-4794
Fax: 406-496-4512
e-mail: canderson@mtech.edu

Increased Productivity Associated
With Mineral Beneficiation
Chair:
Sharad Mathur
Engelhard Corp.
Technical Center
PO Box 337
Gordon, GA 31031-0037
Phone: 478-628-7309
Fax: 478-628-5827
e-mail: Sharad.Mathur@basf.com

Plant Expansions or Modernizations
Chair:
Deepak Malhotra
Resource Development Inc.
11475 W I-70 Frontage Rd N
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Phone: 303-422-1176
Fax: 303-424-8580
e-mail: dmalhotra@aol.com


Finding the "Resources" to
Meet the Challenge
Human Resources
Chair:
Leigh Freeman
General Manager
Downing Teal Inc.
650 S. Cherry St., Suite 525
Phone: 303-321-3844
e-mail: LFreeman@downingteal.com

New Ore Reserves
Chair:
Ann Hagni
Intellection Corporation
PO Box 1261
Rolla, MO 65402 USA
Phone: 573-426-5211
Fax: 573-426-5222
e-mail: ann.hagni@intellection.com.au

Water and Energy Conservation,
New Reagents
Chair:
D. R. Nagaraj
Cytec Industries Inc.
Minerals Processing Chemicals Div.
1937 W. Main St.
Stamford, CT 06904
Phone: 203-321-2793
Fax: 203-321-2974
e-mail: d.r.nagaraj@cytec.com

Use of Non-Traditional Resources (e.g.
Acid Mine Drainage for Processing,
Seawater for Extraction or Processing)
Chair:
Michael Moats
Assistant Professor
Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering
University of Utah
135 S 1460 E, Rm. 412
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0114
Phone: 801-581-4013
Fax: 801-581-4937
e-mail: Michael.Moats@utah.edu

New Tools – Analytical or Devices or
Those Emerging from Nanotechnology
Chair:
Michael Free
University of Utah
Met E Dept.
135 S 1460 E, Rm. 416
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Phone: 801-585-9798
Fax: 801-581-4937
e-mail: mfree@mines.utah.edu


Leveraging New Process Technologies
Involving Mineral Processing
Chair:
S. Rick Gilbert
Phelps Dodge Mining Co.
9780 E. Sanchez Rd.
Safford, AZ 85546
Phone: 928-348-0802
Fax: 928-348-7891
e-mail: sgilbert@phelpsdodge.com

Involving Hydrometallurgy/
Pyrometallurgy
Chair:
Edgar Vidal
Colorado School of Mines
1500 Illinois St.
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303-273-3906
Fax: 303-273-3795
e-mail: evidal@mines.edu

From Other Industries –
Cross Pollination
Chair:
Patrick R. Taylor
Colorado School of Mines
Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
1500 Illinois St.
Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303-384-2130
Fax: 303-273-3795
e-mail: prtaylor@mines.edu

Applied to Environmental Areas,
Including Solid Waste Applications
Chair:
Jayson Ripke
Midrex Technologies, Inc.
11007 Nations Ford Rd.
Pineville, NC 28134
Phone: 704-378-3361
Fax: 704-588-9686
e-mail: jripke@midrex.com


Undergraduate Student
Research “Snapshot”
Session Devoted to Undergraduate
Students Conducting Mineral and
Metallurgical Processing Research
Chair:
S A Ravishankar
Cytec Industries Inc.
1937 W. Main St.
Stamford, CT 06904
Phone: 203-321-2440
Fax: 203-321-2974
e-mail: sa.ravishankar@cytec.com


 


 
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