Talks

2011 programs

45 entries, newest first.

Dec 26, 2011
No Meeting, Christmas Holiday
No meeting
Dec 19, 2011
Holiday Story Time
Past
Dec 12, 2011
Auction of Mining Memorabilia December 5. – Susan Hall, USGS Central Energy Resources Science Center. Where the USGS Will Be Looking for Uranium in the Next 5 Years.
Auction
Nov 28, 2011
Larry James, James GeoAssociates, P.C. The Bayan Obo Rare Earth Deposit and Associated Iron Mining (1993): A Geological Snapshot of Autonomous Inner Mongolia (China).
Past
Nov 21, 2011
Promotional Video Materials on Gold, Coal, and Reclamation.
Past
Nov 14, 2011
Dr. John Poate, VP for Research & Technology Transfer, Colorado School of Mines. The Impact of Research at the Colorado School of Mines.
Past
Oct 31, 2011
Paul C. Jones, Sovereign Management Group. National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum Tribute to Chuck Morris.
Past
Oct 24, 2011
Allan Breitenbach, Principal Geotechnical Engineer, Ausenco Vector Engineering, Inc. Use of Geomembrane Liners in the Mining Industry.
Past
Oct 17, 2011
Todd C. Hennis, President, Green Energy Metals Corp. Update on the United States Economy.
Past
Oct 10, 2011
No meeting. Columbus Day Holiday.
No meeting
Oct 3, 2011
John A. Shanahan, Civil and Nuclear Engineer. Nuclear Energy, History and Future.
Past
Sep 26, 2011
Kirk McDaniel, Manager of Underground Innovation/Technology, Rio Tinto. Mining Automation: Innovation and Technology
Past
Sep 19, 2011
Glenn Vawter, Executive Director, National Oil Shale Association. Status and Importance of Oil Shale.
Past
Sep 12, 2011
Tom Keller, Historian and Professional Speaker. Kaiser Steel (and Me).
Past
Sep 5, 2011
No Meeting. Labor Day Holiday.
No meeting
Aug 29, 2011
Paul Chamberlin, Consulting Metallurgist, Chamberlin & Associates. Why Cyanide (NaCN) Is Not the Dangerous Toxin that Most People Think It Is. August 22. – Herbert Hendricks, Mining Consultant. The Life of an International Ragged Ass Miner – Video cameos of projects from around the world (including Panama).
Past
Aug 15, 2011
Norb Cygan, Director, Dinosaur Ridge. Update of Activities at Dinosaur Ridge. August 8. – Funsho Ojebuoboh, Director/Raw Materials Exploration, First Solar, Inc. First Solar, Inc., Raw Materials Exploration.
Past
Aug 1, 2011
Teacher and Dan Witkowsky, Course Coordinator. The 2011 All About Mining Class for K-12 Teachers As Evaluated by the Denver Mining Club’s Sponsored Teacher.
Past
Jul 25, 2011
Lee Rice, Vice President, Mining Engineer and Geologist, Data Technology Services (DTSI). The Treasures of Hispaniola.
Past
Jul 18, 2011
Bruce Geller, Director, CSM Geology Museum. CSM Geology Museum Tour. We’ll meet at the museum, 11:30 am; bring your own lunch. Park in the lot north and west of the museum, at 13th and Maple St., Golden; campus parking is tight, so carpool if possible. July 11. – John G. Aronson, President/CEO, AATA International, Inc. Emergence of a New Communication Paradigm for Environmental and Social Acceptability of Mining Projects Worldwide. July 4. – No meeting. Independence Day Holiday.
Past
Jun 27, 2011
Terry W. Donze, Independent Geophysicist. Climate Realism.
Past
Jun 20, 2011
Bill Fountain, Breckenridge Mining Historian. Historic Mining in the Upper Swan River Near Breckenridge, Colo.
Past
Jun 13, 2011
Kenneth R. Wright, Wright Water Engineers, and Ruth M. Wright, former Colorado state Senator. The Wonders of Machu Picchu, Peru.
Past
Jun 6, 2011
Gregory Abramov, President, Borehole Mining International, Inc. Borehole Mining: The Latest Achievements.
Past
May 30, 2011
No Meeting. Memorial Day.
No meeting
May 23, 2011
David Holmes, Geologist/Marketing Specialist, U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Future Aggregate Supply in South FloridaA Scary Proposition.
Past
May 16, 2011
Tim Coutts, Fellow Emeritus, National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Thermophotovoltaics (TPVs).
Past
May 9, 2011
Dave Futey, Director of Education, WMMI. The Western Museum of Mining and Industry in Colorado Springs.
Past
May 2, 2011
Jackie Dorr, Manager, Mineral Information Institute. What Has Mii Been Up To Lately? April 25. – Robert E. Hartzell, Executive Director, NMHF&M. The National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum in Leadville.
Past
Apr 18, 2011
Tara Davis, Membership and Marketing Manager, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration. The New SME.
Past
Apr 11, 2011
Tony Hammond, Mining Engineer and GIS Analyst. The State of Mining in Peru.
Past
Apr 4, 2011
Judy Colgan, Executive Director, RMCMI. Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute.
Past
Mar 28, 2011
Stuart Sanderson, President, Colorado Mining Association. Colorado Mining Association and 2011 Mining Update.
Past
Mar 21, 2011
David R. White and Joline Faylor, HS International. Use of the New Social Media in the Mining Sector.
Past
Mar 14, 2011
David M. Abbott, Jr. Consulting Geologist. The Stillwater, Montana, Platinum/Palladium Mine.
Past
Mar 7, 2011
Jim Burnell, Colorado Geological Survey. Annual Summary of Colorado Mining and Mineral Activity in 2010.
Past
Feb 28, 2011
Bruce Geller, Director, CSM Geology Museum. The 2010 Beijing Exhibition – Mineral Treasures of the World, Geological Museum of China.
Past
Feb 21, 2011
No Meeting. President’s Day.
No meeting
Feb 14, 2011
Guy Johnson, Technology Applications & Marketing. Ground Rules. (New Caterpillar video on mining and sustainability)
Past
Feb 7, 2011
William Langer, Research Geologist, Mineral Resources Team, U.S. Geological Survey. Mysteries in a Grain of Sand.
Past
Jan 31, 2011
Bob Rushforth, Past President, Denver Chapter, Colorado Archeological Society & Western Interior Paleontological Society. Aviation Archeology in Cibola National Forest, New Mexico.
Past
Jan 24, 2011
Jane Haynie, Sensear, Inc. Hear Speech, Stay Protected: A Total High Noise Solution.
Past
Jan 17, 2011
No Meeting. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.
No meeting
Jan 10, 2011
Guy Johnson, Technology Applications & Marketing. Energy Access for All. (Video Presentation from Peabody Coal).
Past
Jan 3, 2011
Tim A. Gessert, Principal Scientist, National Center for Photovoltaics, NREL. Tellurium Requirements for Thin-film CdTe Photovoltaics, and Some Thoughts on China’s Impact.
Past

2011 programs

No Meeting, Christmas Holiday

No meeting. Columbus Day Holiday.

No Meeting. Labor Day Holiday.

No Meeting. Memorial Day.

No Meeting. President’s Day.

No Meeting. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.

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