Talks

2022 programs

52 entries, newest first.

Dec 26, 2022
No meeting. Merry Christmas.
No meeting
Dec 19, 2022
Jim DesRochers, Graduate Mining Engineer, Northern Star Resources. Pogo Mine Operations, Alaska, and Graduate Engineering Roles.
Past
Dec 12, 2022
Robert “Mac” West, Principal, Informal Learning Experiences. Challenges in Collecting Rocks, Minerals, Fossils, and Equipment.
Past
Dec 5, 2022
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 131st anniversary!
Auction
Mon Nov 28, 2022
Illegal Mining in South America.
John Googins, Applications Engineer, Aggregate & Mining Consultants, LLC
Past
Mon Nov 21, 2022
Mines' Mining Competition Team Prepares for the 45th Intercollegiate Mining Competition in Australia.
Brent Duncan, Manager, Earth Mechanics Institute, and the CSM Mining Competition Team
Past
Nov 14, 2022
Matthew Miller, Southwest Energy. Title to be announced.
Past
Nov 7, 2022
Ed Raines, Curator, Mines Museum of Earth Science. What Is Mining and the Inclusion of Hydraulic Processes.
Past
Oct 31, 2022
Lisa Dunn, Research Librarian and Special Collections Manager, Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines. Discovering Mine Reports: Challenges and Barriers.
Past
Oct 24, 2022
Roger Neuscheler, Silver Anvil Engineering. Title to be announced.
Past
Oct 17, 2022
Priscilla Nelson, Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines. The Future of Tailings Management.
Past
Oct 10, 2022
Drew Kramer, Economic Development Program Manager, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association. Updates from Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association.
Past
Oct 3, 2022
Hugh Miller, Associate Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines. The Future of Mining Education: Challenges & Opportunities.
Past
Sep 26, 2022
Kinross’ Fort Knox Mine, “Alaska Mining,” and Barrick’s Golden Sunlight Mine, “Responsible Mining.” Two short videos about modern gold mines.
Past
Sep 19, 2022
Ka Chun Yu, Curator of Space Science, Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Discoveries with the James Webb Space Telescope.
Past
Sep 12, 2022
Denver Mining Club Tour of the “Richest Square Mile on Earth. On Monday, September 12, we’ll meet at noon at the Central City Visitor Center, 103 Eureka Street, Central City. Then travel in your own vehicle or carpool (2-WD is fine) on a guided, ~3-hour tour to various sites, including Gregory Diggins, Nevadaville, Russell Gulch, and the Chaffee mine. Bring water and lunch. Cost: $10 for Chaffee mine ($36 to purchase a Chaffee mine silver bar), plus tip of your choice for your tour guide.
Tour
Sep 5, 2022
No meeting. Labor Day Holiday.
No meeting
Aug 29, 2022
Silver Fever to the Carson City Mint. A story about the Comstock, the Nevada mint and its coinage.
Past
Aug 22, 2022
David M. Abbott, Jr., Consulting Mining Geologist. Use of the Modifying Factors in Exploration Stage Reporting.
Past
Aug 15, 2022
Paulo Pereira, Latin American Business Development Manager, Corrosion Engineering Inc. Increasing Mine/Plant Availability through Better Buying Decisions.
Past
Aug 8, 2022
Larry James, Mining Geologist and Historian, and James Fell, Author and Mining Historian. From Alabama Gold to Utah Silver: The Journeys of Two Practical Mining Engineers, 1889-1979.
Past
Aug 1, 2022
Larry Cerrillo, Hydrogeologist/Mediator/Facilitator. Conflict Is Inevitable; Litigation Is Not.
Past
Jul 25, 2022
Ellen Kingman Fisher, Author and Historian. Mining: Underpinning Invention and Changing Lives: Focus on the Gilded Age.
Past
Jul 18, 2022
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.
Auction
Jul 11, 2022
Jan and Bob Bowland, Argo Mill. Idaho Springs, Colo., and the Argo Mill: Historical Perspective and Modern Renaissance.
Past
Jul 4, 2022
No meeting. Independence Day Holiday.
No meeting
Jun 27, 2022
Tony Hammond, Mining Engineer, Arizona Copper Milling LLC. Update on Mineral Exploration Projects in Arizona.
Past
Jun 20, 2022
Tom Morton, Volunteer, Fairmount Heritage Foundation. History of Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.
Past
Jun 13, 2022
Karen Wenrich, Geologist, US Geological Survey (retired). Mining at the Sweet Home & Detroit City Mines, Alma, Colorado. June 6--Vicki Cowart, Retired President & CEO, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains and former Colorado State Geologist. Creative Life Pathways: Mining, Physics, Geological Surveys….and Reproductive Rights.
Past
May 30, 2022
No meeting. Memorial Day Holiday.
No meeting
May 24, 2022
Denver Mining Club Field Trip to Frei Aggregate Quarry. On Tuesday, May 24, we’ll meet at 10 a.m. at the quarry, on US Hwy. 6 near the base of Floyd Hill, east of Idaho Springs, for a tour of the property. Attendees must wear a hard hat, safety vest, and hard-toed shoes or boots. Bring snacks or a picnic lunch and consider carpooling if you wish.
Tour
May 23, 2022
John Googins, Applications Engineer, Aggregate & Mining Consultants, LLC. Introduction to the Frei Aggregate Quarry near Idaho Springs, Colo.
Past
May 16, 2022
Rick Sauers, Curator, Western Museum of Mining and Industry. The WMMI After COVID and Hiking Up Bull Cliff, Cripple Creek Mining District, Colo.
Past
May 9, 2022
Ryan Miles and Sandie Sullivan, Mining Engineer and Teacher, CMA Education Foundation. AllAboutMining.org : Modern Mining for K-12 Educators.
Past
May 2, 2022
Richard (Dick) Ummel, Author and Historian. A Miner’s Story. A mining history about the “Richest Square Mile on Earth.”
Past
Apr 25, 2022
Bob Bair, Numismatist and Educator. Their Last Hurrah: The Post-Civil War Gatherings of the Blue and Gray Who Fought at Gettysburg and their Coins, Exonumia, and Memorabilia.
Past
Apr 18, 2022
Todd Hennis, President, Salem Minerals Inc. An Alternate View of the War in Ukraine.
Past
Apr 11, 2022
Walter Weinig, Principal Hydrogeologist, Stantec. Lithium Mining and Markets.
Past
Apr 4, 2022
Ray Thal, Volunteer, Fairmount Heritage Foundation. History of Riverside Cemetery, Denver, Colorado.
Past
Mar 28, 2022
Aaron W. Johnson, Executive Director, American Institute of Professional Geologists. The Geology and Genesis of the Viburnum (MO) Trend Mississippi Valley-Type Deposits.
Past
Mar 21, 2022
Angel Abbud-Madrid, Director, Center for Space Resources, Colorado School of Mines. Mining in Space: The CSM Graduate Program and Ongoing Research.
Past
Mar 14, 2022
Peter Modreski, Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey (retired). A Report from the Tucson Mineral Show—-Minerals and Mineral Deposits.
Past
Mar 7, 2022
Brent Duncan, Manager, Earth Mechanics Institute, CSM. Tour of the EMI Rock Boring Lab, Colorado School of Mines, Golden CO. We'll meet at the lab, 1312 Maple St., just southwest of the museum and new parking garage, at 11:30 am; bring your own lunch. Parking on campus (garage, streets & lots) costs $2/hour, or park elsewhere in Golden as permitted.
Past
Mon Feb 28, 2022
The Electric Car: Latest Developments.
John Googins, Applications Engineer, Aggregate & Mining Consultants, LLC.
Past
Mon Feb 21, 2022
AllAboutMining.org : Modern Mining for K-12 Educators.
Ryan Miles and Sandie Sullivan, Mining Engineer and Teacher, CMA Education Foundation
Past
Mon Feb 14, 2022
Update on the Minerals Education Coalition.
Rebecca Smith and Akudo Nwokeukwu, Minerals Education Coalition, SME Foundation
Past
Mon Feb 7, 2022
The Colorado Eastern Railroad, the Large Coal Field Near DIA, and Some Almost Famous People.
Doug Cohn, Historian, Englewood Historic Preservation Society
Past
Jan 31, 2022
Rob Reeves, Consulting Mining Engineer. Mining Waste: How Mining and Mineral Processing Engineers Can Help Process Scrap.
Past
Jan 24, 2022
Mark Chalmers, President and CEO, Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc. Production of Rare Earth Elements from Non-Chinese Sources.
Past
Jan 17, 2022
Doug Cohn, Historian, Englewood Historic Preservation Society. The 1859 Colorado Gold Rush and Englewood, Colo.
Past
Jan 10, 2022
Steve Zahony, Consulting Geologist. The Sylvanite Mine, Gunnison County, Colorado
Past
Jan 3, 2022
No meeting. New Year’s Day Holiday.
No meeting

2022 programs

No meeting. Merry Christmas.

No meeting. Labor Day Holiday.

No meeting. Independence Day Holiday.

No meeting. Memorial Day Holiday.

No meeting. New Year’s Day Holiday.

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