Talks

2023 programs

51 entries, newest first.

Dec 25, 2023
No meeting. Merry Christmas!
No meeting
Dec 18, 2023
Walter G. Copan, Vice President for Research and Technology Transfer, Colorado School of Mines. Congress, The Mining Schools Act, and the Mine of the Future.
Past
Dec 11, 2023
Paul Zink, Professor of Practice, Mining Engineering and Economics & Business Departments, Colorado School of Mines. Mines’s Professional Master’s Program in Mining Industry Management.
Past
Mon Dec 4, 2023
Auction of Mining Memorabilia
Auction
Nov 27, 2023
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 132nd anniversary!
Auction
Nov 20, 2023
Larry Cerrillo, Hydrogeologist/Mediator/ Facilitator. Open Dialogue Day: Mining Topics of Interest.
Past
Nov 13, 2023
Peyton Jackson, Business Development Director, American Clean Resources Group. Evolution of the ACRG Business Plan and Update on the Caribou and Cross Mines, Grand Island Mining District, Colo.
Past
Nov 6, 2023
Stacey Holzer, Gemologist, Authentic Solutions, and Rachel Enright, Gemologist, R.K.E. Appraisals. Time of Change and Sustainability in the Diamond Industry.
Past
Mon Oct 30, 2023
Historic Mining and Current Remediation in the Tri-States (KS-MO-OK) Zn-Pb-Cu District.
Aaron W. Johnson, Executive Director, American Institute of Professional Geologists
Past
Mon Oct 23, 2023
Applications of High-Pressure Waterjets in Mining and Heavy Construction.
Hugh Miller, Associate Professor Mining Engineering Department , Colorado School of Mines
Past
Oct 16, 2023
Climax Mine and Mill Tour. Details to follow.
Tour
Oct 9, 2023
Ghosts of the West: The End of the Bonanza Trail. A video documentary about early mining towns.
Past
Oct 2, 2023
Karen Wenrich, Geological/Exploration Consultant. Uranium Basics–Geology, Mineralogy, Mining: Fuel for the New Energy Era.
Past
Sep 25, 2023
Harmon Graves, Author and Attorney. Beer Burlocks and Whiskey Chasers: Rumrunning on Lake Champlain In Defiance of Prohibition.
Past
Sep 18, 2023
Robert “Mac” West, Principal, Informal Learning Experiences. Fossils and Rocks – Creative Presentations of the Geological Sciences in Museums.
Past
Sep 11, 2023
Fred Solheim, President, Dakota Ridge R & D. The Buckhorn Mine, Nevada: Only Winged Him.
Past
Sep 4, 2023
No meeting. Labor Day Holiday.
No meeting
Aug 28, 2023
Aaron Malone, Research Assistant Professor, Mining Engineering Department, CSM. Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining: Social, Economic, Geochemical, and Environmental Considerations.
Past
Aug 21, 2023
Story Time.
Past
Aug 14, 2023
John Googins, Applications Engineer, Aggregate & Mining Consultants, LLC. Electric Vehicles.
Past
Aug 7, 2023
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 132nd anniversary!
Auction
Jul 31, 2023
Steve Zahony, Consulting Geologist. Old and New Mining Operations in Saudi Arabia.
Past
Jul 24, 2023
Rick Sauers, Curator, Western Museum of Mining and Industry. “The Hidden History of Cripple Creek, Colo.”
Past
Jul 17, 2023
Tony Hammond, Manager, Arizona Copper Milling LLC. Update on Mineral Exploration Projects in Arizona. July 10.-Jay Temple, Consulting Geologist, Colorado Geological Survey. Rare Earth Deposits in Custer and Fremont Counties, Colo.
Past
Jul 3, 2023
No meeting. Independence Day Holiday.
No meeting
Jun 26, 2023
Kim Morrison, Sr. Director, Global Tailings Management, Newmont. Collaborating to Improve Tailings Performance.
Past
Jun 19, 2023
Craig Hazelton, Friends of Jade. Wyoming Jade, a Deeper Look
Past
Jun 12, 2023
Ryan Miles, CMA Education Foundation. All About Mining: New Options for Teachers.
Past
Jun 5, 2023
Lindsey V. Maness, Jr., Geologist, and Suellen Barnhard, Earth Treasures Tours. Preliminary Due Diligence of the Carson District Silver Mines, Hinsdale County, Colorado.
Past
May 29, 2023
No meeting. Memorial Day Holiday.
No meeting
May 22, 2023
Vanessa DeViterbo, Mine Manager, Climax Operations, Freeport McMoRan Co. Climax Operations.
Past
May 15, 2023
Linda Figueroa, Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines. Tailings Closure and the GISTM (Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management).
Past
May 8, 2023
Roger Neuscheler, Silver Anvil Engineering. Title to come.
Past
May 1, 2023
Josh Tweedel and the CSM Mining Competition Team. The 45th Intercollegiate Mining Competition in Australia.
Past
Apr 24, 2023
Senior Student Design Team Presentations, Mining Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines: Jake Christensen, Carson Kellar, Mark Peirce, Trinity Kelly, Gage Goodman, Tyler Pimple, Industrial Mineral/Aggregate Student Design Team; and James Halderman, Ethan Eisenhart, Jerome Deroy, Kyle Collins, Haydn Sandstrom, and Charlie Marrs, Metal Student Design Team.
Past
Apr 17, 2023
Sarah Jones, Ph.D. Student, Mining Engineering Department, Colorado School of Mines. Do Investors Respond Favorably to ESG (Environment-Social-Government) Announcements from Mining Companies?
Past
Apr 10, 2023
Matt Morgan, Colorado State Geologist and Director, Colorado Geological Survey. Colorado Geological Survey: Current Projects, New Publications, and Where We are Headed.
Past
Apr 3, 2023
Denver Mining Club Tour of the Capital Prize Mine, Georgetown, Colo. On Monday, April 3, we’ll meet at 11:00 a.m. at the Capital Prize Mine, 1016 Biddle Street, Georgetown; tour will start at 11:30 am. Travel in your own vehicle or carpool (2-wheel drive is fine). Bring water and lunch. 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: No charge, except tip of your choice for our tour guide.
Tour
Mar 27, 2023
The Shadow State
Past
Mar 20, 2023
Caterpillar Nomenclature: What the Numbers on the Machine Really Mean.
Martin E. Cirbo, CO Training Supervisor, and Macie R. Alfred, Apprentice Program Coordinator, Wagner Equipment
Past
Mar 13, 2023
Sharing Energy Truths.
Judy Colgan, Executive Director, Rocky Mountain Mining Institute
Past
Mar 6, 2023
Mining in Saudi Arabia.
Steve Zahony, Consulting Geologist
Past
Feb 27, 2023
Runner. Warriors on Cataract and Geo-Scientific Exorcisms: Helping Extract Veterans from the World(s) that Haunt Them.
Lewis Kleinhans, Resource Exploration Geologist and River
Past
Feb 20, 2023
The Establishment of Nickel-Alloy Coinage in the United States.
Bob Bair, Numismatist and Educator
Past
Feb 13, 2023
The History and Current Status of the Clarkdale Metals Project, Arizona – Recovering Nano-Gold from Copper Smelter Slag.
Jim Murray, President, Arrakis, Inc.
Past
Feb 6, 2023
Twenty Years of Gold and Silver Exploration and Discoveries in Patagonia, Argentina, 1993-2013.
Mary Little, Consulting Geologist and President, Perihelion, Inc.
Past
Mon Jan 30, 2023
Cornwall to Caribou and the Caribou Cemetery Restoration Project.
Silvia Pettem, Richard Mittasch, and Peyton Jackson, Friends of Caribou Cemetery
Past
Mon Jan 23, 2023
What the Frac?
Deborah Miles, Geophysicist & Professional Engineer
Past
Mon Jan 16, 2023
Controlling Parameters on Lithium Clay Deposits - Lessons Learnt from the Central San Juan Caldera Complex of Colorado.
Ali Jaffri, CEO, Applied Stratigraphix LLC.
Past
Mon Jan 9, 2023
Nome Gold.
Lindsey V. Maness, Jr., Geologist, and Suellen Barnhard, Earth Treasures Tours. Nome Gold
Past
Mon Jan 2, 2023
No meeting. Happy New Year’s Holiday
No meeting

2023 programs

No meeting. Merry Christmas!

No meeting. Labor Day Holiday.

No meeting. Independence Day Holiday.

No meeting. Memorial Day Holiday.

No meeting. Happy New Year’s Holiday

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