Mine Design, Operations & Closure Conference
April 23 - 27, 2006

 

HOME / GENERAL SESSION / Tuesday, April 25, 2006

7:00 a.m.

 

7:45 a.m.

 

 

8:00 a.m.

Registration

Conference Introduction

Warren McCullough, Montana Department of Environmental Quality

Environmental Threats from Bankruptcy

Lee Saperstein, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Rolla

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 Metals Session

8:30 a.m.

China and the Metals Industry:  How Growing Demand for Metals in China is Impacting World Markets and the Prospects for Mining Companies Worldwide

Lane White, Contributing Writer, Engineering & Mining Journal

9:00 a.m.

Revival of Molybdenum

Joe Bardswich, Montana Molybdenum Corp.

9:30 a.m.

A Historic Review of the Domestic Uranium Industry

Jon Indall, Comeau, Maldegen, Templeman, & Indall, LLP

10:00 a.m. BREAK
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Mine Operations & Design Session I

10:30 a.m.

Environmental Management System Implementation at a Large Copper Mine in Arizona

Brian Musser, Phelps Dodge

11:00 a.m.

Leeville Project in Nevada

Sam Marich, Newmont Mining Corp.

11:30 a.m.

Idaho's Rules for Ore Processing by Cyanidation

Bruce Schuld, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality

Noon

LUNCH    (lunch is provided)

1:30 p.m.

Resolution Copper Co., Superior, Arizona

Casey McKeon, Ph.D., Resolution Copper Co.

2:00 p.m.

Crystal Cave

Jim Mitchell, Bureau of Land Management

2:30 p.m.

Does Exploration have a Future in Montana?

Fess Foster, Ph.D., P.G., OT Mining Company

3:00 p.m.

Diamond Mining in the Arctic - Design & Operations

Scott Wytrychowski, Diavik Diamond Mines, Inc.

3:30 p.m.

BREAK

4:00 p.m.

Alkaline Sulfide Recovery of Gold

Corby Anderson, P.E., Center for Advanced Mineral & Metallurgical Processing

4:30 p.m.

Physical Solutions for AMD at Remote Sites

Jay McCloskey, MSE Technology Applications, Inc.

6:00 p.m.

SOCIAL (western-style BBQ)

 
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Phone: (406) 496-4311
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Butte, MT  59701