2019 SME Annual Conference & Expo; CMA 121st National Western Mining Conference
The 2019 SME Annual Conference & Expo and CMA 121st National Western Mining Conference, join our Golder consultants who will lead two technical sessions on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at the SME Annual Conference and Expo. Jen Pepe and Heather Lammers will co-chair Environmental: Abandoned Mine Lands – Closure and Reclamation at 9:00 am in Room 107; and Jerry Vandenburg and Devin Castendyk will co-chair Environmental: “Walk Away” Pit Lake Closure; Successes and Failures at 2:00 pm in Room 107. Our consultants will also be in other technical sessions throughout the conference.
Mining & Exploration: Geosciences: Surface Mine Geotech I
Monday, February 25 at 2:00 pm, Room 502.
Golder’s Crystal Poon and Paul Matlashewski presenting “Innovative Rockfall Solutions Based on Calibration and Field Testing” at 3:05 pm.
Coal & Energy: Accessing Capital in the Ever-Changing Energy Landscape
Tuesday, February 26 at 9:00 am, Room 702.
Golder’s Mathew Oommen presenting “Current Trends and Issues Impacting Coal Mine Operators and Electricity Generators” at 9:35 am.
Environmental: Innovative Water Treatment
Tuesday, February 26 at 9:00 am, Room 104.
Golder’s Michael Bratty presenting “Application of SAGR Bioreactors for Ammonia and Cyanate Treatment in Mining Effluents” at 9:45 am.
Environmental: Passive and In-Situ Water Treatment
Tuesday, February 26 at 2:00 pm, Room 108.
Golder’s Ryan Schipper, Neal Gallagher, Tom Rutkowski, and Steve Lofholm presenting “Performance Review of a Passive Treatment System for Fe, As, Mn at the Empire Mine State Historic Park” at 2:25 pm.
Industrial Minerals & Aggregates: Applications of Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence in Industrial Minerals & Aggregate Industry I
Tuesday, February 26 at 2:00 pm, Room 110.
Golder’s James Marston presenting “Web-Based Benchmarking in Today’s Mining Industry” at 2:25 pm.
Environmental: Abandoned Mine Lands – Closure and Reclamation
Wednesday, February 27 at 9:00 am, Room 107
Co-chaired by Golder’s Jen Pepe and Heather Lammers. Golder’s PJ Nolan and Rens Verburg presenting “Geochemical Modeling of Monitored Natural Attenuation for Coal Combustion Residuals” at 9:05 am.
Golder’s Cameron Beul and Jeffrey Rush presenting “Voluntary Reclamation and Remediation of the Former Garfield Vanadium Mine Site, Rifle Colorado Part I: Remedial Investigation, Remedy Selection and Reclamation” at 9:45 am.
Environmental: Holistic Mine Water Management
Wednesday, February 27 at 9:00 am, Room 104.
Golder’s Ryan Schipper and Cameron Beul presenting “Voluntary Reclamation and Remediation of the Former Garfield Vanadium Mine Site, Rifle Colorado Part II: Treatment of Adit Water Seepage” at 9:25 am.
How to Reduce the Number of Recommendations in a Mineral Reserves Audit
Wednesday, February 27 at 9:00 am, Room 603.
Golder’s Alan Cerda presenting at 11:25 am.
Environmental: “Walk Away” Pit Lake Closure; Successes and Failures
Wednesday, February 27 at 2:00 pm, Room 107.
Co-chaired by Golder’s Devin Castendyk and Jerry Vandenberg. Golder’s Jerry Vandenberg presenting “Beneficial Use of Springer Pit Lake at Mount Polley Mine” at 2:05 pm.
Golder’s Devin Castendyk presenting “The Transformation of Quarry Lake, Alberta, from Open Pit to Recreational Lake” at 3:05 pm.