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2021 programs

51 entries, newest first.

Dec 27, 2021
No meeting. Christmas Holiday.
No meeting
Dec 20, 2021
Carin Meyer, Regulation Compliance Program Specialist, Atmos International Inc. Leak Detection: How It May Affect Oil and Gas, Water, and Mining Operations.
Past
Dec 13, 2021
James Walsh, Associate Professor, Political Science Dept., University of Colorado Denver. Irish Miners in 19th Century Leadville, Colo., Bringing Their Stories to Life.
Past
Dec 6, 2021
Auction of Mining Memorabilia. Check your attic, closet, & garage for items to donate, or come and look for that special gift. Books, rocks/minerals, jewelry, prospecting & mining supplies & equipment, and much more. Help us celebrate our 130th anniversary!
Auction
Nov 29, 2021
Deborah Miles, Geophysicist & Professional Engineer. Arctic Ice, Antarctic Ice, Greenland Ice, Ice Core Information, and Other Climate Facts.
Past
Nov 22, 2021
Robert “Mac” West, Principal, Informal Learning Experiences. Fossils as Resources – Intellectual, Collectables, Decoratives, Economic – How Do We Manage Them?
Past
Nov 15, 2021
Mark Germinario, Business Development & Geoscience, Tumbleweed Midstream, LLC. The Ladder Creek Helium Plant and the Helium Plays of Eastern Colorado.
Past
Nov 12, 2021
Denver Mining Club Field Trip to Capital Prize Mine. On Friday, Nov. 12, we’ll meet at 11 a.m. at the mine, 1016 Biddle Street, in Georgetown for a tour of the property. Attendees must wear a hard hat (your own or get one at the mine); work or hiking boots are recommended (no open toed shoes are allowed). Cost $20. Bring snacks or a picnic lunch and consider carpooling if you wish.
Tour
Nov 8, 2021
D. Erik Spiller, Research Professor, Kroll Institute, Mining Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines. Mineral Processing Recovers Rare Earths from Hard Drives.
Past
Nov 1, 2021
Negaunee High School Miner Broadcasting, The Ones We Were Waiting For: Remembering the Barnes-Hecker Tragedy. A video history of the worst mine disaster in Michigan history; in 1926, 51 men died in an explosion near Ishpeming, Marquette Range, Mich.
Past
Oct 25, 2021
Jim Wilkins, Historian. Colorado Governor Ralph Carr.
Past
Oct 18, 2021
Elizabeth Schoder, Colorado Water Conservation Board, and Dawn Jewell, Aurora Water. The Colorado Water Plan Update and Mining Issues.
Past
Oct 11, 2021
ad hoc discussion
Past
Oct 8, 2021
Denver Mining Club Field Trip to Alma Placer Mine, Park County, Colo. On Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, we’ll meet at 1 p.m. at the Alma mine office, located just east of Alma, for a one-hour tour of High Mountain Mining Co, LLC’s placer operation. Access is via the mine road just south of town, near the Town of Alma road sign on CO Hwy. 9. Attendees must register due to limited group size and wear a hard hat and reflective vest; work or hiking boots are recommended (no open toed shoes are allowed). Because the mine is at 10,500-ft elevation and involves walking over uneven ground, persons with medical issues should consider carefully whether to attend. Bring snacks and/or a picnic lunch and consider carpooling.
Tour
Oct 4, 2021
James R. Murray, President, Arrakis, Inc. Mining History of the Alma Placer Mine, Park County, Colo.
Past
Sep 27, 2021
Kevin Singel, Business Executive and Engineer (Ret.) and Author. The Gold Rushes of Summit County [Colo.].
Past
Sep 20, 2021
Rebecca Smith, Coordinator, SMEF Mineral Education Coalition. Update on the MEC.
Past
Sep 13, 2021
Denver Mining Club Field Trip to Hukill Gulch mill, Idaho Springs and Gilpin County History Museum, Central City, Colo. On Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, we’ll meet at 10 a.m. at Venture Gold’s Crown Point dump, just above the main office, 2208 Two Brothers Rd, Idaho Springs CO, 80452 for a tour of the Hukill Gulch pilot mill. Then we’ll drive over to the Gilpin County History Museum (Cost: $5), Central City, and finish our tour at nearby Dostal Alley in Central City for homemade pizza and a microbrew. Bring snacks and/or a picnic lunch and join us to visit one or all of these mining sites.
Tour
Sep 6, 2021
No meeting. Labor Day Holiday.
No meeting
Aug 30, 2021
Jordan Bennett, Curator, National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum. Exhibition Updates and Future Plans at NMHFM.
Past
Aug 23, 2021
Ali Jaffri, CEO, Applied Stratigraphix LLC. Beyond Red Beds – What Makes Sandstone-hosted Copper Work?
Past
Aug 16, 2021
Marty Zinn, Mineral Collector and Dealer. Commercial Mining for Mineral Specimens.
Past
Aug 9, 2021
John Googins, Applications Engineer, Aggregate & Mining Consultants, LLC. Production Circuits for Sag Mills, Pebble Crushers, HPGR and Ball Mills.
Past
Aug 2, 2021
Rick Sauers, Curator, Western Museum of Mining and Industry. Some of the Hidden History of Cripple Creek.
Past
Jul 26, 2021
Denver Mining Club Field Trip to Idaho Springs and Central City, Colo. On Monday, July 26, 2021, we’ll meet at 10 a.m. at the Edgar Mine, near the west end of Idaho Springs, for a mine tour. Then we’ll travel up the Virginia Canyon “Oh, My God Road” to the Comstock Mine, for a talk on history and plans for that operation. Then we’ll drive over to the Gilpin County History Museum (Cost: $5), Central City, and finish our tour at nearby Dostal Alley in Central City for homemade pizza and a microbrew. Bring snacks and/or a picnic lunch and join us to visit one or all of these mining sites.
Tour
Jul 19, 2021
David M. Abbott, Jr., Consulting Mining Geologist. Accepting the Depletability of Individual Deposits and the Creation of Ghost Towns.
Past
Jul 12, 2021
Tons Per Hour. A video about mineral processing that covers tailings management, fines recovery, dewatering, equipment and chemicals.
Past
Jul 5, 2021
No meeting. Independence Day Holiday.
No meeting
Jun 28, 2021
Ali Jaffri, CEO, Applied Stratigraphix LLC. Putting the Sedimentology back into Sediment-Hosted Uranium-Vanadium Exploration. (For members who wish to see a sediment-hosted uranium deposit, we plan to drive west on US 285 to the Dakota hogback on Turkey Creek after our meeting.)
Past
Jun 21, 2021
John Lind, United Airlines Pilot (ret.). The 777 Engine Failure near Denver, Colorado, 2021.
Past
Jun 14, 2021
Bob Bair, Numismatist and Educator. The 1936 Wisconsin Territorial Celebration–Its Coin, Its Medal, and Wisconsin’s Celebratory Historical Drama Production.
Past
Jun 7, 2021
Tour of the Colorado School of Mines Museum of Earth Science. We’ll meet at the museum, 1310 Maple St., in Golden, at 11:30 a.m., for lunch and a tour. Bring your own lunch. Park in the new garage across from the museum and pay at the kiosk near the museum entrance ($1.50/hour), or park elsewhere as allowed. Check the museum shop for gifts for grandkids.
Tour
May 31, 2021
No meeting. Memorial Day Holiday.
No meeting
May 24, 2021
Dick Beach, Geologist (ret.), U.S. BuMines. Lithium, the Lightest Metal: Minerals, Resources, and Uses.
Past
May 22, 2021
Denver Mining Club Field Trip to the Hidee Mine, Central City, Colo. On Saturday, May 22, 2021, we’ll meet at 10 a.m. at the Hidee Mine, just west of the Central City Parkway 6.3 miles north from Hidden Valley Exit #243 on I-70. Bring a picnic lunch and plan to enjoy a tour of the property (Cost: $25).
Tour
May 17, 2021
Auction of Mining Memorabilia. Check your attic, closet, & garage for items to donate, or come and look for that special gift. Books, rocks/minerals, jewelry, prospecting & mining supplies & equipment, and much more. Come help us celebrate our 130th anniversary!
Auction
May 10, 2021
Kitty to the Cape. A video journey through Cornish mining history.
Past
May 3, 2021
Larry Lens, Geologist and Dinosaur Ridge Volunteer. An Introduction to Dinosaur Ridge.
Past
Apr 26, 2021
Mingyi Liang, PhD Candidate & Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Colorado School of Mines. Inclusion Removal, Heat Transfer, and Fluid Flow in a Continuous Casting Tundish.
Past
Apr 19, 2021
John Lind, Captain and Pilot, United Airlines (ret.) Boeing’s 737 Max and 777 Aircraft.
Past
Apr 12, 2021
M. Stephen Enders, Professor & Department Head, Mining Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines. Mining Engineering Department Head’s Vision for the Future.
Past
Apr 5, 2021
Priscilla Nelson, Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines. Making Glass and Fiber from Earth Resources.
Past
Mar 29, 2021
Kent Sterett, Managing Partner, Clear Creek Power, LLC. Recent Plans for the Capital Prize Mine, Georgetown, Colo.
Past
Mar 22, 2021
Dick Beach, Geologist (ret.), U.S. BuMines. Theophrastus On Stones: The First Mineralogy?
Past
Mar 15, 2021
Postponed due to Snow Day
No meeting
Mar 8, 2021
Gregory Abramov, President, Borehole Mining International, Inc. The 1st 100,000 Years of Mining – A Timeline of Commercial Mining Methods.
Past
Mar 1, 2021
John Googins, Applications Engineer, Crushing, Screening, and Aggregate Processing. The Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle: Is It Practical and Should I Buy One?
Past
Feb 22, 2021
Peyton Jackson, VP/Business Development, Nederland Mining Consultants Inc. Rare Metals in the Rocky Mountain States.
Past
Feb 15, 2021
Stacey Holzer, G.G. GIA Graduate Gemologist. Mining and Gemology – What We Have in Common.
Past
Feb 8, 2021
John Googins, Applications Engineer, Aggregate & Mining Consultants, LLC. The Electric Car: Should I Buy One?
Past
Feb 1, 2021
Story Time. Share an interesting anecdote about your career with our members, in 5 minutes or so. January – All of January’s Monday meetings were postponed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions
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