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DENVER MINING CLUB LTD. Local Chapter of the INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF RAGGED ASS MINERS Establ. 1891. The Denver Mining Club is the oldest active organization of its type in Colorado.
Since January of 2,003, the DMC has been meeting at the Country Buffet Restaurant (in a private room), 8100 West Crestline Avenue, #A3, Littleton, CO, 80123–12.. (about one–half mile north of the intersection of Wadsworth Boulevard & Bowles ...), Tel: 303–933–9923. DMC attendees must purchase a meal: that is how we get to use the facility for our meetings! Lindsey V. Maness, Jr., has resigned as a DMC Board Member and as DMC Web–Master: anyone interested in the jobs, please contact Dick Beach.
The Denver Mining Club is a non–profit (501C6) public forum for the many facets of the mineral industry: engineering, metallurgy, mineralogy, geology, geophysics, exploration, mine planning and production, legal, financial, environmental, political, historical, and mineral–related travelogues. Those interested in speaking call Dave Jonson, 303–751–5577. Speakers get a free lunch! The DMC financially supports selected mining museums and education.
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For a list of Historic Colorado Mines Open to the Public, click blue MINES below.
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This information was compiled by Graham Curtis, DMC Member, and modified with suggested changes from several other individuals.
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Be aware that these sites are, for the most part, nominally non–profit entities (usually 501C3 corporations affiliated with universities) that perform government contracts. If you are a taxpayer (individual, company, S or Llc corporation, etc.), expect to pay a higher price for products and endure more onerous terms than universities, non–profit corporations and governmental entities.
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As with other scientists and engineers, computers have become an indispensable tool for modern–day miners and geologists. Computer–related information of special value to minerals professionals is presented. Since many of us have been victims of computer crimes perpetrated by self–labelled Eco–Terrorists (aka Hacktivists), the first information presented will be some hints about tracking down those who criminally vandalize our computers over the internet.
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FUTURE PROGRAMS, 2,005
August 22. Jason Espy, Investment Representative, Edward Jones Co. Increasing Your Investment Income.
August 29. Beth Simmons, Geology Professor, Metro State Community College of Denver. Scenes, Secrets and Skeletons of Idaho Springs, a book review.
September 5. Labor Day. Holiday: No Meeting!
September 12. Paul Jones, Executive VP, St. Andrew Goldfields, Ltd. Gold Exploration and Mining Activities in Canada and Alaska.
September 19. Dave Jones, Program Chairman, Denver Mining Club. The Spectacular Fjords and Associated Waterfalls in Western Norway –– a Travelogue.
September 26. Duane Richards, CEO, Western Fuels Association. Production and Marketing of Western Coal.
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We hope the following cancelled talks will be rescheduled.
.... David M. Abbott, Jr., Senior Associate, Behre Dolbear and Co., Inc. A Potpourri of SEC Observations Concerning Mining Operations.
.... Jose Manrique, Manager Peru Exploration, Cambridge Mineral Resources. Recent Exploration Developments in Peru.
.... Barnaby W. Rockwell, Geophysicist, USGS, Lakewood, CO. Mapping of Miocene Hydrothermal Systems in the Marysvale Volcanic Field, West–central Utah, Using AVIRIS Spectroscopic Remote Sensing Data.
.... Randy Scheffel, Consulting Metallurgical Engineer, Copper Heap Leach Design and Practice.
.... Ron Schmiermund and Barbara Filas, Knight Piesold and Co. Practices Which Cause Problems in Assessing Environmental Liability for Mining Projects: A Contractor's Viewpoint.
.... Dave Warren, Consulting Engineer. History of the Trinidad, Colorado, Coal District (1872-1978).
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August 15. Peter Maciulaitis. The Search for the Jackson Mine –– A Hole in the Ground Partially Owned by Mark Twain.
August 8. Leendert Krol, Director, Brazauro Resources Corp. Gold Exploration in the Brazilian Amazon Region.
August 1. All Members Speak! Tell Us A Scam Story! (Each speaks for 5 minutes or less. Humor, Ethics & Pathos Appreciated!)
July 25. Dan Witkowsky, Course Coordinator, Colorado Mining Association Education Foundation, and Sherry Swanson, Teacher, Overland High School (the DMC–Sponsored Teacher). The Total Concept of the Mining Industry Course, 2005.
July 18. Bruce Higson–Smith, VP, Corporate Development, Golden Star Resources Ltd. An Opportunistic Gold Explorer, Developer and Producer.
July 11. Ed Raines, VP, Clear Creek Metal Mining Association. Boulder County Gold and Tellurides.
July 4. Independence Day. Holiday: No Meeting!
June 27. Frank Erisman, Attorney, Holme, Roberts and Owen, Llc. Recent Mining Law Developments in Colorado. For a PowerPoint copy, click: Presentation. Note: rescheduled from April 11th due to blizzard, and from May 23rd.
June 20. TALK by Jose Manrieque CANCELLED: to be rescheduled. Meeting was still held.
June 13. George Young, President, Palladon Ventures, Ltd. Palladon's New Iron Mine, Iron County, Utah.
June 7. Jim Cappa, Head, Mineral Resource Section, Colorado Geological Survey. 2004 –– An Incredible Year of Growth for Colorado Mineral Industries.
May 30. Memorial Day. Holiday: No Meeting!
May 23. Story Time!
May 16. Lee R. Rice, , Data Technology Services, Inc. Mineral Deposits and New Mining Projects in Northern Chile.
May 9. Deepak Malhotra, President, Resource Development, Inc. Challenges Facing the Mining Industry in India, in the New Millenium.
May 2. Bill Pincus, President, Esperanza Silver Corp. Esperanza Silver Corp.: A Leading Company in Latin American Silver Exploration.
April 25. Bruce Geller, Consulting Mineralogist, Advanced Geologic Services. An Overview of the Recent Prospectors and Developers Conference, Toronto –– one of the world's largest mining conventions.
April 18. Greg Olson, Vice President, Little Bear Laboratories, Inc. Bioleaching –– Metal Extraction Using the World's Smallest Miners.
April 11 Meeting Cancelled due to blizzard!
April 4. Matt Collins, Mine Manager, Mt. Royal Ventures, Llc. New Mining in the Gold Hill District, Boulder County, Colorado.
March 28. Mary G. Henry, Assistant Regional Director for Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Mining Activities can Coexist with Mining Regulations. Note: paper was actually presented by Susan C. Linner, Field Supervisor, due to illness of scheduled speaker.
March 21. Jim Sims, Executive V.P., Partnership for the West. We've Built a 100,000–person Pro–mining Organization to Support Mining Activities in the West.
March 14. Peter Spina, Owner, GoldSeek.com. (One of the Top Gold Industry News Organizations) The Gold Bull Market Hasn't Started Yet.
March 7. Fletcher Newton, President, Power Resources Co. The Largest U.S. Producer in the Renaissance of the Uranium Industry.
February 28. John Tilton, William J. Coulter Professor of Mineral Economics, Colorado School of Mines. Resource Exhaustion and the Long–Run Availability of Mineral Commodities.
February 21. Presidents' Day. Holiday: No Meeting!
February 14. Leigh Freeman, General Manager, Downing Teal, Inc. Populating the Business of Exploration –– Compensation and Change.
February 7. Tom Pool, Chairman, International Nuclear, Inc. An Update on the International Uranium Industry.
January 31. Ron Anthony, Wood Scientist, Anthony and Associates, Inc. The Hanging Flume Near Uravan, Colorado –– A Marvel of Mining Engineering.
January 24. Steve Alfers, President and CEO, NewWest Resources Group. A New American Gold Company on the Horizon.
January 17. Martin Luther King Day. Holiday: No Meeting!
January 10. Michele Ashby, Founder and CEO, Denver Gold Group. Gold 101 –– A Comprehensive Educational Presentation on Gold, and Investing in Gold.
January 3. Waverly Person, Chief, USGS National Earthquake Information Service. The National Earthquake Center and Recent Earthquakes World–Wide.
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PRIOR PROGRAMS, 2,004
December 27. Christmas Holiday: No Meeting!
December 20. DMC Auction to celebrate 113th Anniversary!
December 13. All Attendees Speak, ..., ... Holiday Story Time: Members tell short anecdotes (5 minutes or less) relating to their careers in the mining business.
December 6. Steve Mooney, CEO, Thompson Creek Metals Co. The Ups and Downs of the Moly Business.
November 29. Lou Cope, Process and Placer Consultant, ... Sampling and Operating Gold Placers.
November 22. Tom Robyn, Exploration Consulting Geologist, ... Nuuk Fjord, Greenland –– A Newly Recognized Late Archean Gold District.
November 15. Harry Posey, Geochemist, Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology. Problems With Mercury Use in Small–Scale Gold Mines in Indonesia.
November 8. Paul Chamberlain, Consulting Metallurgical Engineer, Chamberlain and Associates. Are There Alternatives to Cyanide?
November 1. Gary Witt, Vice President, Wright Water Engineers Can Water In My Mine Make Me Money?
October 25. John Haigh, Manager of Investor Relations, Queenstake Resources, Ltd. Producing Gold Value and Growth –– The Jerritt Canyon Mine, Northern Nevada, the Fifth Largest Gold Producer in the U.S.
October 18. Bob Barker, General Manager, American Exploration, Newcrest Mining, Ltd. Recent Exploration Developments.
October 18. Board of Directors Meeting
October 11. Columbus Day Holiday: No Meeting!
October 4. Warren Andrews, Mining Engineer, Land Surveyor and Historian, ... Ancient Mining, 41,000 B.C. to 1550 A.D.
September 27. Ed Raines, VP, Clear Creek County Metal Mining Association. Geology, mining history and minerals of the mid–continent Mississippi Valley deposits.
September 20. Chris Nelson, Investigator, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. Identity Theft.
September 13. Stuart Sanderson, President, Colorado Mining Association. Battle in the Trenches –– Mining Prohibitions in Colorado Counties.
September 6. Labor Day Holiday: No Meeting!
August 30. Eric Livo, Research Geologist, USGS. Porphyry Copper Systems Characterized with Remotely Sensed Data.
August 23. Nelson Fugate, President, Minerals Information Institute (MII). Why Do 2000 People A Day Come to MII to Learn More About Mining?
August 16. Don Ewigleben, President, Anglo Gold Ashanti North America, Inc. The Future of Gold Mining in North America: Anglo Gold's Perspective.
August 9. John Barber, Director, Business Development, Titanium Metals Corp. Titanium Metals Corp. (TIMET): The World's Largest Producer of Titanium Mill Products.
August 2. Dan Witkowsky, Course Coordinator, Colorado School of Mines and Dale Rotherberg, 6th and 7th Grade Teacher, Colorado Springs Christian School. The 2004 Class: Total Concept of the Mining Industry.
July 26. Barbara Filas, President, Knight Piesold and Co. Public Perception of the Mining Industry –– Reality Whether You Like It or Not.
July 19. Douglas Pride, ..., Department of Geological Sciences, Ohio State University. The Breath of Midas –– The Wire Patch Bonanza Gold Deposit and Associated Intrusion Breccias, Breckinridge District, CO.
July 12. Robert Sorgenfrei, Librarian/Archivist, Colorado School of Mines. History of the Colorado Grand Canyon Mining and Improvement Co., 1891 –– The Only Mining Expedition to Boat Down the Colorado River.
July 12. Board of Directors Meeting
July 5. July 4th Independence Day: No Meeting!
June 28. Tamara Djunushalieva, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Kyrgyz Technical University, Kyrgyz Republic. Ecologically Safe Technologies for Extraction of Gold from Refractory Ore.
June 21. Bill Farrand, Research Scientist, Space Science Institute, Boulder. Exploration of the Spirit and Opportunity Rovers (Two Robotic Field Geologists) on Mars.
June 14. Jim Cappa and John Keller, Geologists, Colorado Geological Survey. Colorado Mineral and Mineral Fuel Activity, 2003 and Current 2004.
June 7. Gregory Abramov, President, Borehole Mining International, Ltd. Borehole Mining –– An Exploration, Mining and Environmental Update.
May 31. Memorial Day Holiday: No Meeting!
May 24. David Young, V.P. of Business Development, Apollo Gold Co. Apollo Gold –– A New Gold Mining Company.
May 17. Bruce Geller, Consulting Mineralogist. The Prospector's and Developer's Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention, Toronto, Mar. 7–10, 2004.
May 10. Susan Judy, President, Stone Catalyst Consulting Co. Recent Developments at the Cotter Corp. Uranium and Aggregate Properties.
May 3. Bill Tanaka, Principal Geological Engineer, SRK Consulting Co. How Small Mines Become Big Mines.
April 26. Steve Enders, Vice President, Exploration, Newmont Mining Corp. Meeting Quarter–Century Exploration Requirements in a Quarterly Reporting Business World.
April 19. Warren Andrews, Mining Engineer, Surveyor and Historian. Do You Own Your Own Gold Mine, or Not? –– The Controversial American Apex Law.
April 12. Murray Hitzman, Head, Dept. of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines. The Coming Evolution in Mining –– Implications for Exploration.
April 12. Board of Directors Meeting
April 5. Rex Loesby, President, Sierra Minerals Corp. Underground Quarrying –– Colorado Yule Marble Quarry (Source of the Tomb of the Unknowns Stone, Washington, D.C.)(
March 29. Charlie Williams, President, Colorado Geological Survey. Water Remediation Technology (zeolites): I Left Gold (Addwest Minerals) During the Price Downturn. Do I Go Back?
March 22. W. Tony Seller, Mining Engineer, Colorado Geological Survey. Mining Motifs in Pictures and Art Objects of the Last Five Centuries.
March 15. Bill Reid, President, U.S. Gold Corp. An Overview of U.S. Gold –– 27 Years and Still Going.
March 8. Lou Cope, Process/Placer Consultant, Colorado Geological Survey. Mining in Greenland.
March 1. Dale Atkins, Avalanche Forecaster, Colorado Geological Survey. History of Avalanches in Colorado Mining.
February 23. Charles "Robbie" Robinson, President, Mineral Systems, Inc. Recent Exploration of the Large Altered and Brecciated Area at Webster Pass, Colorado.
February 16. Presidents' Day Holiday: No Meeting!
February 9. Jim Davis, Consulting Geologist. "The Trouble with Gold –– A Promising Treasure from Cripple Creek" –– a book report; or, One Geologist's Experience with Writing a Novel.
February 2. (Video): The Treasure of the Cripple Creek District. Our scheduled speaker cancelled his talk on the Trinidad Coal District.
January 26. Jim Chavis, Vice–President, U.S. Government Affairs, and Bill Upton, Director of Sustainability, Placer Dome America. Overview of Operations, Permitting, and Exploration Activities.
January 19. No meeting. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday!
January 12. Board of Directors Meeting (Tentative)
January 12. Paul Bartos, Curator. Guided Tour of the New Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum. Meet at 11:45 a.m. in the museum lobby, 13th and Maple Streets, Golden, CO, West of the CSM gymnasium. Park in the large lot north of the museum. Tour starts at 12:00 noon: no DMC lunch planned.
January 5. Chip Parfet, President, The Geo. W. Parfet Estate, Inc. Closing the Oldest Continuously Operating Clay Mine in Colorado (1877–2003).
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December 29. Christmas Holiday: No Meeting!
December 22. DMC Auction to celebrate 112th Anniversary!
December 15. Open Talk, Members, Denver Mining Club. Holiday Story Time. Members tell a short story (5 minutes or less) interesting anecdotes about their careers in the mining industry.
December 8. Ed Raines, Vice President, Clear Creek County Metal Mining Association. Frauds, Scams and Questionable Business Practices in the Front Range Mining Industry.
December 1. Gene Michal, Treasurer, Denver Mining Club. Mercury in Your Environment –– You Better Love It, You Can't Leave It.
November 24. Barney Guarnera, President and CEO, Behre–Dolbear & Company, Inc. Where to Invest: Ranking Countries for Political Risk.
November 17. Rick Rand, Tour Director, Tauck World Discovery Co. The Klondike Gold Rush, Alaska to Dawson, Yukon, 1898.
November 10. Bill Wilkinson, Managing Consultant, Mining, Mincom Co. Computer–Aided Design and High–Precision Systems in Open–Pit Drilling and Blasting.
November 3. Gary Curtiss, Geologist, Division of Minerals and Geology, Colorado Department of Natural Resources. Safeguarding Colorado's Abandoned Mine Openings.
October 27. Jim Cappa, Chief, Mineral and Mineral Fuels Section, Colorado Geological Survey. Recent Activity, Including Regional Geologic Mapping.
October 20. Stan Dempsey, Chairman and CEO, Royal Gold, Inc. Recent Activity of Colorado's Number Two Company (Denver Post Top 100 Listing).
October 13. Board of Directors Meeting to be rescheduled
October 13. No meeting. Columbus Day Holiday!
October 6. Randy Hubbard, Attorney, Davis, Graham and Stubbs, Denver. The Mystery of the Millsite Opinion –– A Potential Major Threat to the U.S. Mining Industry.
September 29. Warren Andrews, Mining Engineer, Professional Surveyor & Historian. Ancient Celtic Copper Mining in America (1800 B.C. to 500 A.D.).
September 22. Lisa Dunn, Head of Reference, CSM Library. Colorado Mining District Identification –– Creating Order Out of Chaos from the Mining Literature.
September 15. Norm Phillips, Resource Development Manager, Doyon, Ltd. Resource Opportunities on Alaska Native Lands.
September 8. John Stewart, Historian and Attorney. How I Found the Famous Camp Bird Mine and Made Millions, by Tom Walsh (Portrayed by John Stewart, in costume).
September 1. No meeting. Labor Day Holiday!
August 25. Pete Maciulaitis, Mining Geologist. Financing the Gold Rushes of California and Nevada –– An Historical Review Over the Last 150 Years.
August 18. Chris Anderson, Community Relations and Communications, Newmont Mining Corp. Is Science Helping to Kill the Mining Industry?
August 11. Ben & Al Frei, Jr., Owners, Walstrom Quarry near Idaho Springs. Aggregate Mining in the 21st Century.
August 4. Dan Witkowski, Course Coordinator, Colorado Mining Association Educational Foundation, and John Eison, DMC–Sponsored Teacher. The Total Concept of the Mining Industry Course, 2003.
July 28. Dan Hausel, Geologist, Wyoming Geological Survey. Rediscovery and Expansion of the Iron Mountain Kimberlite District, Eastern Wyoming –– A possible New Diamond District.
July 21. Peter Bradford, President and CEO, Golden Star Resources, Ltd. The Golden Star Turnaround Story –– Number 4 in the 100 Top–performing Colorado Public Companies, 2002.
July 21. Board of Directors Meeting
July 14. Peter Keppler, Attorney, Denver. The Next Step –– Environmental Management Systems and Sustainability for Mining.
July 7. Dan Shawe, Geologist Emeritus, USGS. Geology, Mineral Deposits and New Developments, Southern Toquima Range, Nevada (includes the Round Mountain and Manhattan Mining Districts).
June 30. William "Bill" Langer, Research Geologist, Mineral Resources Team, USGS, Lakewood, CO. The History and Future of American Aggregate Mining.
June 23. Ralph Fitch, President, General Minerals Corp., Denver, CO. Discovery of the Atocha Disseminated Silver Deposit, Cochabamba, Bolivia.
June 16. Doug Young, District Policy Director,, U.S. Congressman Mark Udall. Voluntary Abandoned Mine Cleanup –– Status of Good Samaritan Legislation.
June 9. Bruce Geller, Ph.D., Consulting Mineralogist, Advanced Geologic Services, Lakewood, CO. The March 2003 Prospectors' and Developers' Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
June 2. Ed Raines, V.P., Clear Creek Metal Mining Association. The Cripple Creek Mining District –– Its History, Geology and Mineralogy.
May 26. No meeting. Memorial Day Holiday!
May 19. Doug Magee, V.P. of Research, MGA Communications, Denver. Public Perceptions of the Mining Industry.
May 12. Frank Seeton, P.E., Mining Engineer. A Review of Fluorspar –– Its Occurrences, Markets and Milling Methods.
May 5. Stephanie Garnica, Director of Latin American Trade, State of Colorado. International Trade and Its Effect on Mining in the Americas.
April 28. Donald R. East, Chairman and CEO, Knight–Piesold International, Denver, CO. Precious Metal Mining Trends in the Americas.
April 21. Leigh Freeman, Management Consultant, Yogo Creek Mining, Llc., Golden, CO. Yogo Sapphires from the Vortex Mine, Montana –– Bringing Mother Nature to Market the Old Fashioned Way.
April 14. Jim Hesketh, VP and Principal Mining Engineer, N.M. Rothschild and Sons, Denver, CO. Mining Industry Past, Present and Future: Project Finance and Development in Today's Climate.
April 7. James Elliott, Scientist Emeritus, USGS, Lakewood, CO. The Ghurayyah mineralized granite, Saudi Arabia –– a giant low–grade tantalum–niobium deposit.
March 31. Patrick Taylor, G.S. Ansell Distinguished Professor of Chemical Metallurgy, CSM, Golden, CO. Chemical Metallurgy –– Then and Now. (The 2002 Milton E. Wadsworth Award Lecture)
March 24. Gerry Nix, Technology Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO. Recovery of Minerals and Metals from Geothermal Brines.
March 17. Ed Hunter, Mining Engineer, Victor, CO. A Concise History of Mine Hoisting in the Cripple Creek District through 1902 –– a book review with some general district history.
March 10. Al Hofstra, Geologist, USGS, Lakewood, CO. Diverse Origins of Sedimentary Rock–hosted Disseminated Gold Deposits Worldwide: An Overview. (Note: See GSA Abstracts with Programs, p. 140, Session No. 63-1, Monday, October 28, 2002.)
March 3. Jord Gertson, Consulting Hydrologist in Watershed Management. Rising Groundwater in the Leadville Mining District, Colorado –– A Potential Serious Problem.
February 24. Scott Hazlitt, Vice–President, Leadville Mining and Milling Corp. The El Chanate Open–Pit Gold Project, Sonora, Mexico: A Progress Report.
February 17. Holiday: Presidents' Day. No Meeting!
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January 27. Anna Wilson and Paul Sims, USGS, Denver Federal Center. The Colorado Mineral Belt Revisited
January 20. No Meeting!, Federal Holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr., Day.
January 13. Lindsey V. Maness, Jr., Geologist, Golden, CO, and James Roy (Jim) Piper , Geologist, Littleton, CO. Planned "No–Waste Mining" at the Blue Puma Mines, Park County, CO.
January 13. DMC Board Meeting.
January 6. Dick Hutchinson, Fogarty Professor of Geology (Retired), Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO. An Evolving Understanding Between Mineral Deposits and Global Tectonics.
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December 26. No Meeting! Hope all have a Merry Christmas!.
December 19. DMC Auction of Mining Memorabilia! At the celebration of our 111th Anniversary we collected $644.70! Proceeds go to help worthy mining–related events, etc. For more information, click AUCTION!. To be followed by DMC 111th Birthday Party. Contact the Chairman of the Auction Committee, Bruce Geller (See DMC Members for address, etc.), if you have anything to donate or would like to help!
December 12. Thomas G. Goonan, Minerals Information Team, USGS, Lakewood, CO. Copper Production Technology –– A History of Obstacles Overcome and Human Needs Met.
December 5. Thomas R. Fisher, PhD Candidate, Colorado School of Mines. Precambrian Tarkwaian Gold Deposits, Ghana, West Africa.
November 28. No Meeting! Hope all had a Happy Thanksgiving!
November 21. Randy Scheffel, Consulting Metallurgical Engineer, Castle Rock, CO. Copper Heap Leach Design and Practice.
November 14. Ron Schmiermund and Barbara Filas, Knight Piesold and Co., Inc., Denver, CO. Practices Which Cause Problems in Assessing Environmental Liability for Mining Projects –– A Contractor's Viewpoint.
November 7. David M. Abbott, Senior Associate, Behre Dolbear and Co., Inc., Denver, CO. A Potpourri of SEC Observations Concerning Mining Companies.
October 31. Bob Macdonald, Director of Metallurgy (Retired), Newmont Mining Corporation, Golden, CO. The Great Carlin Gold Robbery, with Comments on Newmont's Assaying and Metallurgical Programs.
October 24. Tom Hendricks, President and Rob Akright, Vice President, Calais Resources, Inc., Denver, CO. Calais gold projects in Colorado, Nevada and Panama.
October 17. Steven R. Holen, Curator of Archeology, Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Prehistoric Chert Mining on the Great Plains.
October 10. Craig Johnson, Research Geologist, USGS, Lakewood, CO. Environmental Aspects of Cyanide Use at Gold Mines.
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October 3. Ed Raines, Geologist & Mining Historian, Jamestown, CO. Frontier Mining Methods, 1859 to World War I. (Relax and enjoy a longer, 70–minute talk.)
September 26. Betty Gibbs, President, Gibbs Associates, Co., Boulder, CO. Mine Computing –– What Works, What Doesn't.
September 19. Ken Chlouber, Hard–Rock Miner (also Colorado State Senator and Candidate for Congress from Colorado's First Congressional District), Denver, CO. Legislative Issues Important to the Mining Industry.
September 12. James A. "Jim" Cappa, Chief, Mineral and Mineral Fuels Section, Colorado Geological Survey. Colorado Minerals and Mineral Fuels Activity, 2001. E–Mail: jim.cappa@state.co.us Web–Site: http://www.dnr.state.co.us/geosurvey.
Gemstone Deposits of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain Region Symposium, September 7th––10th, 2,002 at Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO. Sponsored by Friends of Mineralogy, Colorado Chapter, Colorado School of Mines, Geology Museum, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and the U.S. Geological Survey. The symposium was preceded by the Denver Gem and Mineral Show, whose theme was Colorado Gemstones, September 13th––15th, 2,002. Contact DMC Member, Pete Modreski, for details.
September 5. Francis F. Pitard, President, Francis Pitard Sampling Consultants, Broomfield, CO. Practical and Theoretical Difficulties When Sampling Gold.
August 29. Pete Modreski, Geologist, USGS. Colorado Gemstone Occurrences.
August 22. Monte Swan, Vice President, MagmaChem Co., Evergreen, CO. Pathways of metal migration in strike–slip fault regimes –– a guide to porphyry copper–gold discovery.
August 15. David Winger, Water Conservation Specialist, Denver Water. Xeriscape –– A Practical Way to Garden (Workable suggestions to greatly reduce lawn area, water consumption and high water bills).
August 8. Dan Witkowsky, Course Coordinator, Colorado Mining Association Foundation, Inc., and Bill Coffey, DMC–Sponsored Teacher, Chatfield Senior High School, The 2002 Total Concept of the Mining Industry –– A Course for Teachers. Web–Site: http://www.mines.edu/Outreach/Cont_Ed/total.htm.
August 1. John Stewart, Attorney/Historian. History of Gold Dredging, and Preserving the Snowstorm Gold Dredge, Park Co., Colorado.
July 25. Harry Covey, Miner & Boulder County Mine Owner. Some Secondary Copper and Zinc Minerals from Arizona Mines and Other Sources ––A Slide Show.
July 18. Doug Hock, Director of Public Affairs, Newmont Mining Corp., Denver. The New Newmont –– Acquisition of Normandy and Franco–Nevada, and the Future of Newmont.
July 11. Stewart Sanderson, President, Colorado Mining Association, Denver. Mining in Colorado and the West –– An Update.
July 11. DMC Board Meeting.
July 4. No Meeting: Independence Day!
July 3. Visit to USGS Ice Cores Laboratory.
June 27. Carlos Tamayo, Supervising Environmental Engineer, Parsons Engineering Science, Inc., Denver. Mexico's Mining and Environmental Challenges.
June 20. Lee Fronapfel, Ventilation Engineer, Climax Molybdenum Corp. Overview of the Henderson Mine Operation Near Empire, Colorado.
June 13. David Holmes, Industrial Minerals Consultant. Marine Transport of Industrial Minerals and Aggregates on the West Coast, USA.
June 6. Leonel Lopez, International Mining Consultant, President & CEO, GM, Inc. Mineral Exploration in Latin America.
May 30. No Meeting: Memorial Day!.
May 23. Terry J. Crebs, Consulting Geophysicist, Lakewood, CO. The Voisey's Bay, Labrador, Nickel–Copper–Cobalt Discovery and Its Colorado Connection.
May 16. Bruce Geller, Consulting Mineralogist, Advanced Geologic Services, Inc., Lakewood, CO. The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention, March, 2002.
May 9. Roman S. Popielak, Principal, Steven A. Osterberg, Geologist, and J. Larry Breckenridge, ..., Knight Piesold and Co., Denver, CO. Water Resource Development in the Arid Andean Altiplano, Southern Bolivia.
May 2. Ms. Leslie Noyes, Author, Earl Beistline, Collaborator and Ernest Wolff, Collaborator. A book review and book–signing. Rock Poker to Paydirt –– A History of Alaska's School of Mines and Its Successors, and History of Alaska's Mining and Oil Industries.
April 25. George E. Reeves, Mining Attorney. Filing Pre–1866 Claims Under FLPMA (Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976) and Some Legal Anecdotes. (See DMC Professional Paper published herein.)
April 18. Paul C. Jones, President, Sovereign Gold Company, and Hugh B. Miller, Assistant Professor/Mining, Department of Geological and Mining Engineering, University of Arizona. Small Resource and Mining Companies –– Present and Future.
April 11. Harold Backer and Allan Juhas, Consulting Geologists, Parker and Lakewood. Minerals Exploration in Kazakhstan.
April 11. DMC Board Meeting.
April 4. James Graham, President and CEO, ConverDyn, and Chairman, Cotter Corp., Englewood. Tel: 303–930–4901 E–Mail: grahamj@gadenver.com The Nuclear Energy Industry.
March 28. Karen J. Wenrich and Peter J. "Pete" Modreski, Geologists/Mineralogists, USGS. Wenrich Tel: 303–941–5477 E–Mail: Geoexpo@AOL.com A Tale of Two Beautiful, Unique Caves –– Silent Splendor, in Limestone; and Clear Creek, in Granite.
March 21. David Vardiman, Manager, Exploration, Cripple Creek and Victor Gold Mining Co. Tel: 719–689–4019 E–Mail: Bweiskopf@anglogoldna.com Recent Exploration Activities in the Cripple Creek Mining District, Colorado. David Vardiman was unable to attend: Alan Lloyd, Tel: 719–689–6486 x 4008 spoke in his stead.
March 14. Judy Hamilton, Consulting Groundwater and Engineering Geologist, Tel: 303–477–6610 E–Mail: Judham@privatei.com Engineering and Environmental Aspects of the Three Gorges Dam, Yangtze River, China.
March 7. Robert Bassett, Attorney, Dorsey and Whitney, Denver. Tel: 303–290–1600 E–Mail: Bbassett@hollandhart.com New Coal Mining Opportunities in Colorado: The Lorencito Project.
February 28. Lindsey V. Maness, Jr., Geologist, E–Mail: lvmaness@china-resources.net, Emamudin Ghiasi, Geohydrologist, E–Mail: ...@...com, Farookh "Fred" Djahanguiri, Mining Engineer E–Mail: fdjahanguiri@msn.com, Abdullah Ayazi, Engineer, and Bahram Jafari, Petroleum Engineer, E–Mail: bajafari@msn.com,. Energy & Mineral Resources of Afghanistan.
February 21. J.P.H. "John" Steele, Professor, Western Mining Resource Center, Colorado School of Mines. Stereo Vision and 3D Modelling for Remote Control of Mining Equipment.
February 14. Gil Cisneros, President and CEO, Chamber of the Americas, Denver. Mining Opportunities in the Americas.
February 7. Jim Reed, Director of Research and Development, RockWare Earth Science Software, Denver. Three–Dimensional Visualization and Analysis of Geologic Data.
January 31. G.M.L. Robinson, Senior Project Director, Environmental Strategies Corporation, Denver. The Mystery of Summitville: Where Did All the Money Go?.
January 24. Peter A. Howie, PhD. Candidate, Mineral Economics, Colorado School of Mines. Mineral and Metal Prices: Mechanisms, Instability and Trends.
January 17. Ed Raines, Vice–President, Clear Creek County Metal Mining Association. How I Spent My Vacation: In Search of Cornwall's Mining Past.
January 10. ASARCO, Inc., Video. America's Buried Treasure.
January 3. Peter J. "Pete" Modreski, Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey. Colorado––Wyoming State Line Diamond Deposits.
PRIOR PROGRAMS, 2,001
December 27. No Meeting! Hope all had a Merry Christmas!.
December 20. Paul C. Jones, President, Sovereign Gold Company, Ltd. Current Status of BLM Mining Regulations –– Correcting Babbit's Mischief.
December 13. ABC News Special, with John Stossel. "Tampering with Nature,", a video from SME/GEM.
December 6. DMC Auction of Mining Memorabilia! Come help us celebrate our 110th Anniversary! Proceeds go to help worthy mining-related events, etc. For more information, click AUCTION!. To be followed by DMC Board Meeting & DMC 110th Birthday Party.
November 29. Richard L. Nielsen, Consulting Geologist. Huge Copper Deposits of the Polish Kuepferschiefer.
November 22. No Meeting! Hope all had a Happy Thanksgiving!
Park County Mining Association, General Meeting, November 17th, 2,001 at Fairplay Hotel & Restaurant, 500 Main Street, Fairplay, CO 80440, Tel: 719–836–2565. Speakers are Lindsey V. Maness, Jr. & James R. Piper: Topic is "Beryllium Mines and Associated Minerals, Park County, CO."
November 15. William S. Calkin, DSc, Consulting Geologist. Geology of Italy and Comparison of the Famous Carrara, Italy, and Yule, Colorado, Marble Resources.
November 8. Lou Cope, Consulting Metallurgical and Mining Engineer. The Klondike –– History and Today's Operations.
November 1. Richard K. Rinkenberger, Geologic Consultant. Remote Sensing Technology and Some Related Geologic Applications.
October 25. Allan Juhas, Economic Geologist, Consultant. Mining: Society's Loss Leader and What to Do About It.
October 18. Scott Hazlitt, Manager, Leadville Mining and Milling Corp. New Opportunities in the Leadville Mining District, Colorado.
October 11. Bruce Humphries, Minerals Program Supervisor, Division of Minerals and Geology, CO Department of Natural Resources. What You Need from the State of Colorado: Notices of Intent for Prospecting and Claim–Staking Regulations.
October 11. DMC Board Meeting.
October 4. Harry Covey, Boulder County Mine Owner. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Mine –– A Collection of Mining Jokes and Stories.
September 27. Alex Grizenko, President, Lucent Diamonds, Inc. Synthetic and Color–Enhanced Natural Diamonds: History, Present Technology, and Future Perspective.
September 20. Bruce Geller, Mineralogist, Advanced Geologic Services. Comments and Reflections on the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada Conference, March 2001.
September 13. Irv Parrish, President, DMBW, Inc. Pre-Columbian Gold, Part 4: Sources of Gold Production, the Dark Ages to the Discovery of the Americas.
September 6. No Meeting: See You at the National Western Mining Conference!
August 30. William M. Brown, Physical Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey. The Global Mining Initiative, and the Mining, Minerals, and Sustainable Development Project (A 2–yr. multi–million–dollar international effort for the Rio +10 Earth Summit, South Africa, 2002, managed from London and sponsored by 31 leading mining companies.) Web-Site: http://www.usgs.gov.
August 23. Chris Carroll, Coal Geologist, Colorado Geological Survey. Historic Coal Mines of Jefferson County. Web-Site: http://www.dnr.state.co.us/geosurvey.
August 16. James A. Cappa, Chief, Mineral and Mineral Fuels Section, Colorado Geological Survey. Colorado Minerals and Mineral Fuels Activity, 2000–2001. Web-Site: http://www.dnr.state.co.us/geosurvey.
August 9. Terry Bauer, VP & Global Director of Environmental Services, Behre Dolbear and Co. Environmental Risk Management and Its Practical Integration into the Global Mining Industry. Web-Site: ....
August 2. Hans von Michaelis, President, Randol International, Ltd. Megatrends and Macro–Economic Cycles, Gold Price Implications. Web-Site: http://www.randol.com.
July 26. Dan Witkowsky, Course Coordinator, Colorado Mining Association Foundation, Inc., and Tom Beal, 7th Grade Science Teacher, Sinclair Middle School, The 2001 Total Concept of the Mining Industry –– Minerals in Today's World. Web–Site: http://www.mines.edu/Outreach/Cont_Ed/total.htm.
July 19. Don Gentry, President, PolyMet Mining Corp. The NorthMet Project, Minnesota, the Largest Undeveloped Mineral Resource in America, to Produce Seven Metals –– A Project Update. Tel: 303-233-4830 Web-Site:
July 12. Fred Barnard, , Mining Evaluation Profiles. Mineralization in the Birimian Greenstones of Burkina Faso, Africa. E-Mail: miningepro@aol.com.
July 5. Vince Mathews, Senior Science Advisor, Colorado Geological Survey. Earthquakes and Earthquake Risk in Colorado. Tel: 303-866-3028.
July 5. DMC Board Meeting.
June 28. Irv Parrish, President, DMBW, Inc. Pre-Columbian Gold, Part 3: Sources of Gold Production, the Roman Era to the Dark Ages.
June 21. Guy Johnson, Mining, Marketing and Management Consultant. Mining and Sustainability –– An Industry Overview.
June 14. Laurence P. James, President, James GeoAssociates. Resources of Northeast Asia –– Occurrence, Culture, Supply and Demand.
June 7. John E. Dreier, President, Deloro Minerals, Ltd. Pachuca Real del Monte, Mexico, the World's Largest Epithermal Silver District –– 500 Years of History.
June 7. DMC Board Meeting.
May 31. Grigori Abramov, President, Borehole Mining International, Inc. Introducing Borehole Mining –– An Array of Applications.
May 24. Barbara Filas, VP, Mining and Environment, Knight Piesold Services. World Bank Group Policies and Guidelines (Did Someone Move the Goalposts?).
May 17. Jim Brierley, Consultant in Biohydrometallurgy. Commercial Applications of Biotechnology in the Mining Industry.
May 10. James R. "Jim" Piper, Geologist, Piper Geo–Computing, Inc. Geographic Information Systems in Borate Exploration: A Case Study at "Old Borate." E-Mail: geopros@qadas.com.
May 3. Allan J. Breitenbach, Principal, AB Engineering, Inc. Lessons Learned in Leach Pad Designs Since Summitville. E-Mail: ajbreitenbach@netscape.net.
April 26. Tommie Ann Gard, Denver Branch Librarian, USGS. Services from the USGS Library.
April 19. Irv Parrish, President, DMBW, Inc. Pre-Columbian Gold, Part 2: Sources of Gold Production from 1000 B.C. to 1 A.D.
April 12. Don Ranta, President, NRX Global Corp. An Introduction to Business–to–Business E–Commerce in the Mining Industry.
April 5. Paul A. Bailly, Retired, ... The Venture Capital Approach to Financing New Gold Mines, 1983-1996.
March 29. Patrick J. Keegan, Executive Director, Colorado Energy Science Center. The Energy Situation at the Crossroads: Issues, Threats, and Opportunities.
March 22. Louis A. Lepry, Jr., Vice-President, Seahawk Minerals, Ltd. The Piteiras Emerald Deposit, Minas Gerais, Brazil: A Rare Geologic Setting, Producing a Rare Gemstone. E-Mail: lalseahawk@aol.com. To view Seahawk's press releases, etc., click on their web-site: http://www.seahawk-minerals.com
March 15. Greg Hahn, President, Summo Minerals Corp. Summo's Acquisition of 50% of Matrix Metals Ltd.; A Producer of Low-Cost Copper via SX-EW in Australia.
March 8. Dick Hutchinson, Retired C.F. Fogarty Professor, Colorado School of Mines. Prospecting and Exploration Through the Ages, Enduring Fundamentals but Changing Technologies.
March 8. DMC Board Meeting. Immediately following presentation.
March 1. Irv Parrish, President, DMBW, Inc. Pre-Columbian Gold: Sources of Gold Production Prior to 1500 A.D.
February 22. Sarah Martinez, Research Associate, Center for the Study of Earth from Space. Hyperspectral Remote Sensing or How to Do Geochemistry from Space.
February 15. David F. Coolbaugh, Consultant, Geologist–Mining Engineer. Mineral Exploration Philosophy Using La Caridad, Sonora, Mexico, as Case History.
February 8. William Tanaka, Principal Geologist/Mining Engineer, SRK Consulting Co. Global vs. Local Resource Estimation.
February 1. Lane White, Retired Mining Journalist. Mining News on the Internet: Two Dozen Useful News Sites.
January 25. Allan Juhas, Consulting Economic Geologist. Exploration in the Gobi Region, Mongolia and China.
January 18. James Russell, Mining Geologist, Summit Data Services. Digital Mapping and GIS for Mineral Prospecting.
January 11. Paul Chamberlin, Consulting Metallurgist, Chamberlin and Associates. Global Warming: Myth vs. Reality.
January 4. James Jeffrey, Collection Specialist in Genealogy, Denver Public Library. Genealogy––Getting Started.
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December 28. No meeting. Happy Holidays!
December 21. Doug Hock, Manager, Public Relations, Newmont Gold Co. Successful Mining Companies in the 21st Century.
December 14. Dick Nielsen, Moderator. The Prospectors. "A video on the history of gold discoveries in Australia, 1851-1914."
December 7. Auction of Mining Memorabilia! Come help us celebrate our 109th Anniversary! Proceeds go to help worthy mining-related events, etc. For more information, click AUCTION!
November 30. Ed Post, President (retired),, Skyline Labs, Inc., and Steve Cone, President, Cone Geochemical, Inc. Exploration Geochemistry.
November 23. No Meeting. Happy Thanksgiving!
November 16. Peg Ekstrand, Public Relations Director,, Colorado Historical Society. A Brief Glimpse of the Colorado Historical Society.
November 9. Bruce Geller, Consulting Mineralogist, Advanced Geologic Services. Rain Drops on Roses and Whiskers on Silver: The Truth (?) Behind Primary Acanthite.
November 2. Worth Cotton, Exploration Geologist, University of Colorado. Gold Vein Deposits of the Coastal Range, Central Chile.
October 26. Robert E. Melin, Retired Geologist. Shootout at Grand Lake, Colorado.
October 19. James A. Cappa, Chief, Mineral and Energy Resource Section, Colorado Geological Survey. Minerals and Mineral Fuel Activity in Colorado for 1999.
October 12. Richard A. Beach, Geologist, U.S. Bureau of Mines (Retired) The Boy Scouts at the Timberline Exploration and Mining Camporee.
October 5. John Williams, Park Ranger, Rocky Mountain National Park. Law Enforcement Through the Years.
September 28. Dan Witkowsky, Course Coordinator, Colorado Mining Association Educational Foundation. An Overview of the 2000 Total Concept of the Mining Industry Course for Teachers.
September 21. Guy Johnson, Mining, Marketing, Management Consultant, CPG. We Tech Weenies Have Been Doing It All Wrong.
September 14. John Stewart, Mining Lawyer & Lindsey V. Maness, Jr., Consulting Geologist. Forceful Military Closure of Polluting Kosovo Smelter/Mine: An Environmental Precedent?
The September 14th DMC meeting differed from others: it consisted of a short presentation of what has transpired, with information sources & possible consequences for the mining community, followed by a full-participation question–and–answer period. Some sources of information follow:
US Army, Kosovo Press Liaison (SSgt Patrick McGuire) mcguirep@main.kfor.nato.int
UN/KFOR Bernard Kouchner ...
Washington Post Newspaper register@washingtonpost.com
The Guardian (British Newspaper) ...
The Times (British Newspaper) ...
Kosovo & Metohia www.serbia-info.com/news/2000-08/15/20257.html E-Mail: mirs@srbija-info.yu
Kosovo & Metohia www.serbia-info.com/news/2000-08/15/20253.html E-Mail: mirs@srbija-info.yu
Kosovo & Metohia www.serbia-info.com/news/2000-08/15/20251.html E-Mail: mirs@srbija-info.yu
Kosovo & Metohia www.serbia-info.com/news/2000-08/15/20243.html E-Mail: mirs@srbija-info.yu
Free Serbia Net freeserbia@freeserbia.net
Greens Party, Shtime Branch (Kosovo) www.rec.hu/REC/Bulletin/Bull64/Kosovo.html
September 7. Lisa Dunn, Head of Reference, Colorado School of Mines Library. Cultural Influence of Immigrants in Hard Rock Mining in Colorado: 1860–1900.
August 31. Stuart Sanderson, Colorado Mining Association, Colorado Mining Issues: Update on the Anti-Cyanide Initiative.
August 24. John W. Lindemann, Consulting Geologist, CPG. Gold in Bolivia's Eastern Cordillera: The Rosario de Araca Property.
August 17. Sam Rosenblum, USGS, Retired., Report on trip to Russia.
August 10. Eugene Michal, President, Toiyabe Exploration, Inc. Report on the Mining History Association meeting in Tonopah, Nevada, on June 1-4, 2000.
August 3. Trevor Ellis, Ellis International Services, Inc., The Difference Between a Value Estimate and an Appraisal.
July 27. Kurt Keskimaki, Professional Engineer, Technical Services Manager, Henderson Mine. The Henderson Mine: An Update.
July 20. Jan Krason, President, GeoExplorers International, Inc. Recent Challenges of Cuba.
July 13. Robert Podolski, Rescue & Chief Engineer for Safety, KGHM Lubin Copper Mine, Poland. World Class Deposit: The Room and Pillar Mining Methods at Deep Underground Copper Mines in Poland.
July 6. Sam Rosenblum, Geologist, US Geological Survey (retired). Unusual Dark Monazite, A Europium Resource.
June 29. Thomas C. Pool, Vice–President, Engineering, Nuclear Fuels Corp. In–Situ Leaching of Uranium: History, Technology, and Economics.
June 22. J. Peter Laux, III, Geologist, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. A Trip Through the Grand Canyon.
June 15. Eugene Michal, President, Toiyabe Exploration, Inc. Chlorination Silver Metallurgy in the Late 1800s.
June 8. Constance J. Nutt, Geologist, United States Geological Survey Structural Setting and Genesis of Gold Deposits in the Bald Mountain––Alligator Ridge Area, Nevada.
June 1. Trevor Ellis, President, Ellis International Services, Inc. Ethical Dilemmas Confronted During a Mineral Project Appraisal.
May 25. Dr. Richard H. De Voto, President, Canyon Resources Corp. McDonald Gold Project and the Montana Lawsuit to Overturn the Anti-Mining Initiative.
May 18. Valmer H. "Val" Ness, Hydrometallurgical Consultant. A Developer's Check List for a Copper SX-EW Project.
May 11. Louis W. Cope, Process & Placer Consultant. Territory of Nunavut, Canada.
May 4. Amy E. James, Senior Project Engineer, Hazen Research. Selection of a Biooxidation Process for the Pre–Treatment of Refractory Gold Ores––Cost Analysis.
April 27. Bruce Geller, Mineralogist, Advanced Geologic Services. A Report on the 2000 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada 68th Annual Conference.
April 20. Paul J. Bartos, Exploration Geologist, ASARCO, Inc. The Pallacos (Ag–rich Gravels) of Cerro Rico de Potosi, Bolivia.
April 13. John A.S. Dow, Executive Vice-President, Newmont Mining Co. Batu–Hijau Copper–Gold Project, Indonesia: Discovery, Development, and Operations.
April 6. Barbara Walton, Acquisitions Specialist, Denver Public Library. Mining Maps Tell Quite A Story.
March 30. Carl Folpp, Australian Visitor, Black Coal Mine I Work At.
March 23. Dr. John S. Lovell, Consulting Geochemist, Data Processing for Geochemistry.
March 16. David Holmes, Consultant, Expert Witnessing and the Geologist.
March 9. Bob Macdonald and Gene Michal, Denver Mining Club Members, Been there; done that! Uranium Research in the 1940s.
March 2. Joe Descour, Senior Geophysicist, NSA Engineering, Inc., Looking Ahead of a Developing Tunnel.
February 24. Fred Barnard, Principal, MiningPro Files, Minerals and Scenery of Tanzania.
February 17. Thomas P. Mahoney, Assistant Treasurer, Newmont Mining Co., Batu Hijau––Financing Newmont/Sumitomo's Indonesian Copper–Gold Project.
February 10. Brian Micke, President, Rocktec USA, Ltd., Explosive and non-Explosive Mining Products.
February 3. James A. Cappa, Chief, Mineral Resources and Mapping Section, Colorado Geological Survey, Colorado Mineral and Mineral Fuel Activity for 1998.
January 27. Dr. Anatoly G. Mironov, Geochemist, Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Main Geodynamic Setting of Gold Ore Deposits Formation in South Siberia Fold Belts.
January 20. Dr. Nadezhda "Nadia" Arguylova, Chemist & Translator, Ministry of Foreign Relations, Republic of Sakha. Mineral & Energy Resources of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia.
January 13. Richard L. Nielsen, Consulting Geologist. Gold Mining and Exploration, Carpathian Mountains, Hungary and Slovakia.
January 6. Douglas C. (Doug) Peters, President, and Lindsey V. Maness, Jr., Chairman, Resources & Technology Symposia of Colorado, Llc. The China & East Asia Resources 2,000 Symposium.
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December 30. No meeting. Happy New Year!
December 23. No meeting. Merry Christmas!
December 16. Auction of Mining Memorabilia. Come help us celebrate our 108th anniversary!
December 9. David Holmes, Consulting Geologist. Supply of Sand and Gravel in the Pacific Northwest: Better Than Gold?
December 2. Brian Micke, President, Rocktec USA, Ltd. Explosive and Non-Explosive Mining Products.
November 25. No Meeting. Happy Thanksgiving.
November 18. Eric Eccleston, Project Engineer, Hazen Research. Removal and Stabilization of Arsenic from Refractory Gold Ores, Sulfide Concentrations, and Other Material.
November 11. J. Peter Laux, III, Geologist, Colorado Department of Health and Environment. Extraterrestrial Impacts: A Bit of History.
November 4. Shannon Mahan, Geologist, U.S. Geological Survey. Thermoluminescence Dating of Sediment and Pottery: Technique and Examples.
October 28. Toni Wallis, Manager, Information Services, Pincock Allen & Holt. Economic Considerations for SX-EW Operations.
October 21. Thomas P. Mahoney, Assistant Treasurer, Newmont Mining Co. Batu Hijau--Financing Newmont/Sumitomo's Indonesian Copper-Gold Project.
October 14. William A. Rehrig, Chief Geologist, Applied Geologic Studies. The Texas Lineament of Southern Peru: A Tectonic-Structural Comparison of Porphyry Copper Deposits Between Parts of North and South America.
October 7. Harry Covey, Mine Owner, Sunshine Co. The Phil Sheridan Mine: The Anatomy of a Telluride Vein.
September 30. Sam Rosenblum, Geologist, USGS (ret.). Taiwan: 1957-1961.
September 23. Bruce D. Hansen, Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Newmont Mining Co. Optimization of Newmont's Northern Nevada Operations.
September 16. Charles H. Bucknam, Coordinator, Analytical Development, Newmont Metallurgical Services. Simplified Quantitative Risk Analysis for Blast-Hole Sampling.
September 9. Eugene Michael, President, Toiyabe Exploration, Inc. Vanadium from Titaniferous Magnetite.
September 2. Kanaan Hanna, Director, Business Development, NSA Engineering, Inc. Rockvision Applications to Delineate Hazardous Geologic and Stress Conditions in Mining and Civil Projects--Case Hostories.
August 26. Fred Barnard, Principal, Mining Evaluation Profiles. Mining Royalties and Taxes Around the World.
August 19. Robert Dorey, Senior Principal, Steffen Robertson & Kirsten, Inc. Operational Management for Closure and Reclamation--Kennecott Ridgeway Mine.
August 12. Dan Witkowsky, Course Coordinator, Colorado Mining Association Educational Foundation. 1999 Total Concept of the Mining Industry Course.
August 5. Mark Petersen, Consulting Geologist, Littleton, CO. Geology of the Cerro San Pedro Porphyry-related Gold-Silver Deposit, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
July 29. Dave Craw, Professor, University of Otago, New Zealand, Growth of Gold Nuggets during Active Mountain Building.
July 22. Deepak Malhotra, President, Resource Development, Inc., Review of Plant Practice of Flotation of Gold and Silver Ores.
July 15. Leigh W. Freeman, President, Orvana Minerals Corp., Exploration as a Business: Comments on Strategy from the Perspective of a Future Major Company.
July 8. Charles Thorman, Executive Vice-President/Exploration, New Bullet Group, Inc., A Look at Brazil's Metallic Resources and Potential.
July 1. Donald East, President and CEO, Knight Piesold, Llc., Tailings Dam Failures -- Why Do They Continue To Occur?
June 24. Guillermo Chong, Professor, Universitad Catolica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile. Chile's Atacama Desert: Landscape and Mining History.
June 17. J. Peter Laux, III, Geologist, Colorado Department of Health and Environment. History and Geology of Central Turkey--Cappadocia.
June 10. Dr. Nancy K. Barnard, Scholar. Mining in Hell: A Literary Look at an Old Profession.
June 3. David Holmes, Consultant, Lakewood, Colorado. Industrial Minerals in Mexico: You Will Be Surprised.
May 27. Romeo Flores, Geologist, USGS. New Coal-Bed Methane Exploration in the Powder River Basin.
May 20. Lawrence James, Mining Geologist, James GeoAssociates. Some Large, Deformed, "Sedimentary-Exhalative" Zinc-Silver-Lead Orebodies: The El Aguilar Mine (Northern Argentina) and Other Successful Misfits.
May 13. Ed Landis, Emeritus Scientist, USGS. Coal in Kirghizstan.
May 6. Donald Haas, Principal Engineer, Weir International Mining Consultants. Feasibility Studies for Gold Mines in Kazakhstan.
April 29. Mark Kirschbaum, Geologist, USGS. Coal Assessment of the Colorado Plateau: Resources, Quality, and Geology.
April 22. Gary Stricker, Geologist, USGS. Coal Assessment of the Northern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains Region: Resources, Quality, and Geology.
April 15. Eugene Michal, President, Toiyabe Exploration, Inc. 300 Years of the Patio Process for Silver Recovery.
April 8. Mahesh Jha, President, Qualchem Inc. Advanced Coal Cleaning Processes
April 1. Gene Whitney, Chief Scientist, and Vito Nuccio, Assistant Chief Scientist, USGS Energy Resource Program. The USGS Energy Resource Program: Coal Resources, Investigations, and Assessments -- Current Projects and Future Directions.
March 25. Randy Stone, President, Iowa Milling Corp. Rehabilitation of the Carbonate Mine, Summit County, Colorado.
March 18. D.F. Kidd, Consulting Geophysicist. Multi-disciplined Approach to Very Shallow Exploration (Environmental) Targets.
March 11. Christian Herald, President, Crown Resources Corp. Exploration in Peru.
March 4. Dr. Baatar Tumenbayar, President, BEMM, Ltd. Dinosaurs, Dromedaries, and Diorite: A Geologist's Perspective on Mongolia.
February 25. J. J. Gusek, Senior Project Manager, Knight Piesold. High-Altitude Tailings Basin Reclamation, Atlantic City Iron Mine, Wyoming.
February 18. Robert E. Melin, Retired Geologist. Coal in Alaska and Wildflowers and Other Things.
February 11. Bruce Geller, President, Advanced Geologic Services. Certain Gemstones from a Mineralogic Perspective: Tips, Tricks, and Musings of a Consulting Mineralogist.
February 4. Maxine Stewart, Pres., ITEC Environmental Colorado, Inc. Gold Hill: Remining and Reclamation.
January 28. Jim Piper, Geologist, Piper Geo-Computing, Inc. Mine Exploration Program Planning Using Geographic Information Systems.
January 21. George Williams, Professor Emeritus, Geological Engineering, University of Idaho. Artifact History of Mining.
January 14. Jan Krason, President, Geoexplorers International, Inc. Gas Hydrates as an Emerging Energy Resource.
January 7, 1999. Louis W. Cope, Process and Placer Consultant. Visit to Angkor Wat Ruins, Cambodia.
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December 31. No meeting. Happy New Year!
December 24. No meeting. Merry Christmas!
December 17. Auction of Mining Memorabilia. Celebration of our 107th anniversary!
December 10. Gordon Gumble, Consulting Geologist. Three Years in Burma: Exploring the Land that Time Forgot for Fifty Years.
December 3. Randy Streufert, Geologist, Colorado Geological Survey. Geology of Mount Sopris, Colorado.
November 26. No meeting. Happy Thanksgiving!
November 19. James A. Cappa, Chief, Minerals and Mineral Fuels Section, Colorado Geological Survey. Colorado Mineral and Mineral Fuel Activity.
November 12. Richard Daniele, Chief Metallurgical Engineer, Dames & Moore. Former Bolivian Mining/Metallurgical Operations.
November 5. Michael J. Gobla, Civil Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Summitville: Value Engineering Study.
October 15. Denver Mining Club Field Trip to Lafayette Miners' Museum. Meet at the museum, 108 E. Simpson St, Lafayette, CO, at 2 p.m.
October. No regular meetings were held in October, 1998, due to renovation of the meeting site.
September 24. Michael J. Gobla, Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Summitville: Site-wide Reclamation Design.
September 17. Leonard Harris, Mining Industry Consultant. The Positive Side of Mining: Chapter 2 -- Peruvian Gold.
September 10. Dr. William Miles, Director, Technical Services, Bentonite Performance Minerals. Health Effects and Regulation of Crystalline Silica.
September 3. Charles Melbye, Retired Chairman, Corriente Resources, Inc. Tasna Mine, Bolivia: The World's Only Primary Bismuth Mine.
August 27.. Eugene Michal, President, Toiyabe Exploration, Inc. Titanium Ores to Pigments and Metal.
August 20. David B. Schaafsma, Project Manager, Raytheon Engineers and Constructors. New Soda Ash Technology Plant Highly Successful.
August 13. Marj Charlier, Director, Investor Relations, Cyprus-Amax. The Impact of the Bre-X Scandal on Investor Relations.
August 6. David A. Bird, Geochemist, Hydrologic Consultants of Colorado. Identification of Sources and Interception of Water Inflow at PT Freeport Indonesia's IOZ Block Cave Mine.
July 30. Terry P. McNulty, President, TP McNulty & Associates. Commercialization of Innovative Technology.
July 23. William R. Wilson, Director, Banro Resource Corp. Update on Banro Gold Project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
July 16. Eugene Michal, President, Toiyabe Exploration, Inc. Silver Mines at Hamilton, Nevada.
July 9. David Holmes, Consultant, Lakewood, Colorado. Adobe/Earthen Construction: Still A Viable Option for the Western U.S.
July 2. Luis Araya, President, LAC International. Phosphate Industry in Chile, A Very Attractive Investment Opportunity.
June 25. Robert W. Reisinger, Senior Project Engineer, Knight Piesold. Mitigation of Water Contamination at the Historic Ferris-Haggarty Mine, Wyoming.
June 18. Doug Hock, Manager, Public Relations, Newmont Gold Co. The Newmont/Santa Fe Merger: One Year Later.
June 11. Video presentation shown: Treasures of the Earth: GOLD.
June 4. Douglas Peters, President, Peters Geosciences. Characterizing Mine Wastes at the Midnite Uranium Mine, Washington, Using Aerial Photography, Drill Logs, GIS, and Geologic Modeling.
May 28. Terry L. Owen, Vice-President, Project Development, Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. Building the Kubaka Mine in the Russian Far East.
May 21. Bruce Geller, Africa Mineral Resource Specialist. A Report on the 1998 Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada 66th Annual Conference.
May 14. Douglas Peters, President, Peters Geosciences. GIS Data Quality: What You Don't Know About Your Data Can Hurt You!
May 7. Lindsey V. Maness, Jr., Geologist. Digital Maps of Asia. Re-scheduled from March 19.
April 30. Jan Krason, President, Geoexplorers, Inc. Diamond and Gold Mining in Venezuela.
April 23. Jim Askew, President, International Mining and Finance Corp. Strategies for Dealing with Today's Mine Finance Chaos.
April 16. Gary Baughman, Director, Office of Special Programs and Continuing Education, Colorado School of Mines. Review of CSM Critical Programs.
April 9. Keith Hulley, Chief Operating Officer, Apex Silver Mines. Apex Silver Mines--San Cristobal Project, Bolivia.
April 2. Michael J. Gobla, Engineer, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Rise and Fall of the Silver State--Mining in Colorado, 1870-1900.
March 26. Adrian Fleming, Executive Vice-President for Exploration, Golden Star Resources. The Gros Rosebel Gold Project, Suriname--A Case History.
March 19. No meeting. (SNOW DAY!). Paper by Nelson Fugate cancelled. Topic was Developing Minerals Literacy.
March 12. Byron Berger, Research Geologist, USGS. Tourist's Guide to Famous Gold Districts of Transylvania, Romania.
March 5. Ed Lewandowski, President, Hidee Gold Mining Company. The Hidee Mine--A Small Gold Mining Operation.
February 26. Special video presentation. Kubaka Mine talk by Terry L. Owen re–scheduled for a later date.
February 19. Nelson Fugate, President, Mineral Information Institute. Developing Minerals Literacy.
February 12. Jim Miller, Remote Industry Manager, Space Imaging EOSAT. The Future of Satellite Imaging in Mining. 254-2253
February 5. J. Robert Clark, General Manager, ACTLABS. Using Enzyme Leach to Detect Deep Mineral Deposits.
January 29. Lindsey V. Maness, Jr., Geologist. The Lost George Moody Gold Mine, Rockingham, North Carolina.
January 22. Michael Peelish, Director of Safety, Cyprus Amax Minerals Co. Diesel Emissions Management (Underground Mining).
January 15. Herman Knight, V.P. Chevron (retired), Mining Engineer. Giant Phosphate Deposit, Old Spanish Sahara (now Morocco).
January 8. Kurt Keskimaki, Technical Services Manager, Climax Molybdenum Co. The Henderson Mine: Present and Future.
January 1, 1998. No meeting. Happy New Year!
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1997 PROGRAMS
December 25. No meeting. Merry Christmas!
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