Circum-Pacific Tectonics, Geologic Evolution, and Ore Deposits
A symposium in honor of William R. Dickinson
Tucson, Arizona
24-30 September, 2007
Sponsored by the Arizona Geological Society
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Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration
MINING OF THE FUTURE
business, technology, human and natural resources in the 21st Century
business, technology, human and natural resources in the 21st Century
A Major Breakout Session at the "Ores & Orogenesis Symposium - Circum-Pacific Tectonics, Geologic Evolution, and Ore Deposits"
For information on the free Sierrita Field Trip Saturday, Sept. 29, click here
Jack Thompson, Jr., Mining Consultant and Former CEO, Homestake Mining Company is the Featured Speaker at the SME Mining Luncheon on Fri. Sept. 28
mining of the future September 28 and 29
Saturday Tour-
Phelps Dodge Sierrita mine Tour. Phelps Dodge will demonstrate some of the current mine technologies that will be discussed at the symposium/
Click here for information or to sign up for this free tour.
| Friday, Sept. 28, 8:30 am: Session 15- SME Morning Session, Coronado I-II, Dr. Wm Davenport, Chair |
| 1-2 | Maurice C. Fuerstenau, University of Nevada, Reno | Keynote: Training the professional of the future [abstract] |
| 3 | Jean Richardson, SGS Lakefield Research, Lakefield, Ontario | Linking the gelogy and block model to metallurgical and production planning [abstract] |
| 4 | Hajalika Hazwezwe, Sierrita Operations, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | Integrated slope monitoring Systems [abstract] |
| 5 | Morgan Mike Mosser, Mining Technology Program, US Dept of Energy | Mining of the Future Program-What happened? [abstract] |
| 6 | Ross Bhappu, Resource Capital Funds, LLC | Recent trends in mine finance [abstract] |
| 7 | Mary Poulton, University of Arizona | Educating the minds of the future to build the mines of the future [abstract] |
| SME LUNCHEON | Speaker: Jack Thompson, Jr., Mining Consultant and Former CEO, Homestake Mining Company |
| Friday, Sept. 28, 1:30 pm: Session 19- SME Afternoon Session, Coronado I-II, Richmond Fenn, Chair |
| 1-2 | J. David Lowell, Peru Copper Corp | Keynote: How junior companies have become the dominant force in finding and financing new mines [abstract] |
| Chris Dahl, Southwest Energy LLC | Explosives technology - Recent advances and applications [abstract] | |
| 3 | Roshan Bhappu, Mountain States Research & Development | Energy requirements in copper processes [abstract] |
| 4 | Chris Dahl, Southwest Energy LLC | Explosives technology- recent advances and applications [abstract] |
| 5 | Richard Leveille, FMI President, Phelps Dodge Corp | Returns to copper exploration: 2007 update [abstract] |
| 6 | Robert Coyle, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. | Smart mining systems [abstract] |
| 7 | Madan Singh, Arizona Department of Mine and Minerals Resources | Technology innovatins in mining- bane or blessing? [abstract] |
Saturday Tour-
Phelps Dodge Sierrita mine Tour. Phelps Dodge will demonstrate some of the current mine technologies that will be discussed at the symposium/
Click here for information or to sign up for this free tour.
Arizona Geological Society, Tucson, AZ
Contact: Webmaster, organizers@agssymposium.org