Talks

2014 programs

52 entries, newest first.

Dec 29, 2014
No meeting. Holiday Break
No meeting
Dec 22, 2014
No meeting. Holiday Break
No meeting
Dec 15, 2014
David Abbott, Consulting Geologist. Tough Ethical Decision Case: The Brucejack Deposit Example.
Past
Dec 8, 2014
Bob Bruner, Space Sciences Volunteer, Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Using Minerals to Target Mars.
Past
Dec 1, 2014
Auction of Mine Memorabilia
Auction
Nov 24, 2014
Tim Kelly, Oil and Gas Leasing Manager, Colorado State Land Board. The Footprint of Future Energy Development in Colorado.
Past
Nov 17, 2014
Linda Fullerton Clark and Ed Crabtree. Mining for Child Literacy thru Little Free Libraries in Denver.
Past
Nov 10, 2014
Bob Bair, Numismatist and Educator. Clark and Gruber Colorado Territorial Gold Coins and the Denver Mint.
Past
Nov 3, 2014
John Googins, Applications Engineer/Owner, Aggregate & Mining Consultants, LLC. The Tar Sands of Canada.
Past
Oct 27, 2014
Marv Kay, Emeritus Professor and Coach, CSM. Colorado School of Mines: 140 Years Young.
Past
Oct 20, 2014
Phillip Courtney, Solid Minerals Leasing Manager, Colorado State Land Board. The Minerals Program at the Colorado State Land Board.
Past
Oct 13, 2014
Bill Reid, Geologist. The Making of a Mine: Victor Project, Cripple Creek, Colo.
Past
Oct 6, 2014
Jim Wilkins, Historian. Ralph Carr: Mineral Assayer and Colorado Governor.
Past
Sep 29, 2014
Dick and Mary Beach, Itinerant Travelers. Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice. . .and Tomatoes?
Past
Sep 22, 2014
Ed Rapp, Geologist (ret.). Historic Mine Reclamation in the Clear Creek Watershed.
Past
Sep 15, 2014
Victoria Miller, Curator, Bessemer Historical Society’s Steelworks Museum and CF&I Archives. Development of Ferrous Industries in the Western United Sates.
Past
Sep 8, 2014
Bob Raynolds, Geologist and Research Associate, Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Water Resources and Early Mining History in Petra and the Southern Region of Jordan.
Past
Sep 1, 2014
No meeting. Labor Day Holiday.
No meeting
Aug 25, 2014
Bob Lowdermilk, President, Hoyle Lowdermilk, Inc. History of Early Road and Highway Construction, and Aviation in Colorado.
Past
Aug 18, 2014
Bob Lowdermilk, President, Hoyle Lowdermilk, Inc. History of Early Colorado Mining Railroads.
Past
Aug 11, 2014
David L. Holcomb, Corporate Technology Director, Flotek Industries, Inc. Hydraulic Fracturing.
Past
Aug 4, 2014
Amy Eller and Natasha Berwick, HistoriCorps. Restoration of the Historic Golconda Mining Complex, San Juan Mountains, Colorado.
Past
Jul 28, 2014
Stephen Hart, Geological Engineer (Ret.). Wendell and Claude Fertig: Mining Engineers and Guerillas in the Philippines.
Past
Jul 21, 2014
Jonathan A. Marts and Richard Gilmore, Graduate Research Assistants and PhD Candidates, Colorado School of Mines. Hazard Assessment and Mitigation of Explosive Methane Mixtures Using Numerical Models.
Past
Jul 14, 2014
Judy Colgan, Executive Director, Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute. RMCMI News and Update.
Past
Jul 7, 2014
Castle in the Clouds; Restoring the Old Hundred Mine Boarding House Above Silverton, CO. (Video DVD)
Past
Jun 30, 2014
Guy Johnson and Lee Rice. Update on the Colorado Mining Exhibit Foundation.
Past
Jun 23, 2014
Sharon Schonhaut, Manager, Minerals Education Coalition, SMEF. SME’s Minerals Education Coalition 2014.
Past
Jun 16, 2014
Mark Jacobsen, Geologist. The Pegmatites of Western Australia and Their Minerals.
Past
Jun 9, 2014
Brian Asbury, Manager, Earth Mechanics Institute, CSM. Tour of the Earth Mechanics Lab, Colorado School of Mines.
Past
Jun 2, 2014
Bob Bair, Educator and Numismatist. The Fabulous Saddle Ridge Gold Coin Hoard.
Past
May 26, 2014
Memorial Day. No Meeting.
Past
May 19, 2014
Stuart Sanderson, President Colorado Mining Association. CMA and Mining Update.
Past
May 12, 2014
James “Whity” Hagadorn, PhD, Tim and Kathryn Ryan Curator of Geology, Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Treasures in your backyard: Colorado diamonds, gold, and marble.
Past
May 5, 2014
Ken Witherly, President, Condor Consulting. Ring of Fire in Ontario.
Past
Apr 28, 2014
Dennis Gertenbach, PhD, Sr. Vice President Hazen Research Inc. Modern Gold Recovery.
Past
Apr 21, 2014
Rael Lipson, RDLGEO Consulting. Tarkwa Gold Project, Ghana.
Past
Apr 14, 2014
Steve Wittington, PhD, National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum Director. New Developments at the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum.
Past
Apr 7, 2014
Bruce Geller, CSM Geology Museum Director. PDAC 2014, Update on the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Convention
Past
Mar 31, 2014
Lindsey V. Maness, Jr., Geologist. The Conductivity of Rocks and Minerals.
Past
Mar 24, 2014
Richard A. “Rick” Sauers, Executive Director, Western Museum of Mining & Industry. Update on the Western Museum of Mining & Industry.
Past
Mar 17, 2014
Bruce K. Stover, Director, Colorado Inactive Mine Reclamation Program. An Overview of Colorado’s Inactive Mine Reclamation Program and 2014 Projects.
Past
Mar 10, 2014
Stephen Hart, Geological Engineer (Ret.). Colorado’s “Lost” Radium Boom: Early 20th Century Mining and Processing Landscapes on the Colorado Plateau and in Denver.
Past
Mar 3, 2014
John A. Turley. An Engineering Look at the Cause of the 2010 Macondo Blowout.
Past
Feb 17, 2014
No Meeting. Presidents Day Holiday.
No meeting
Feb 10, 2014
John A. Shanahan. Radiation, Nuclear Energy, and Uses of Radioisotopes.
Past
Feb 3, 2014
Michael T. Jewell. The Legal Future of Colorado Abandoned Mine Tailings.
Past
Feb 2, 2014
Dick Beach. Reaching New Highs in Minerals Education: MEC Goes to the NSTA Convention in Denver.
Date unconfirmedPast
Jan 27, 2014
Ed Raines, Collection Manager, CSM Museum of Geology. Collecting Mining Stock Certificates.
Past
Jan 20, 2014
No Meeting. MLK Birthday Holiday.
No meeting
Jan 13, 2014
Bruce Geller, Director, CSM Museum of Geology. An Update on Telluride Research, 20 Years After.
Past
Jan 6, 2014
John Googins, Applications Engineer, Aggregate and Mining Co. International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)
Past

2014 programs

No meeting. Holiday Break

No meeting. Holiday Break

No meeting. Labor Day Holiday.

No Meeting. Presidents Day Holiday.

No Meeting. MLK Birthday Holiday.

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