Events
Abandoned Mine Lands Update
The summit was held at the Circus Circus Reno hotel
in Reno, Nevada on April 19, 2019
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In Partnership with The University of Nevada Reno, Trout Unlimited, and Colorado School of Mines
KEYNOTE SESSION
- Mark Compton, Executive Director, American Exploration & Mining Association
- Debra Struhsacker, Environmental Permitting & Government Relations Consultant, Senator Gardner (R-CO) Abandoned Mine Land Cleanup Overview, Good Samaritan Legislative Objectives, and Suggestions for the Gardner-Tipton Bill
- Shahid Mahmud, Team Leader, EPA National Mining Team US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) EPA’s Perspectives on AML Progress
- Gary Lawkowski, Deputy Assistant Sec., BLM headquarters, Assistant Secretary Land and Minerals Management (ASLM) Federal Land Management Perspectives on AML Progress
MORNING PANEL DISCUSSION
- Jim Gusek, Senior Project Manager, Linkan Engineering. A Pathway to Walk-Away? 30 Year Old Technology to Suppress Acid Rock Drainage Revisited.
- Allen Biaggi, Consultant, Nevada Mining Association. Industry Perspectives on Abandoned Mine Lands.
- Carrie Monohan PhD, Science Director, Sierra Fund. Headwater Mercury Source Reduction Strategy
- Rob Ghiglieri, Staff, NV Division of Minerals, Nevada Division of Minerals AML Program: Advancing Abandoned Mine Cleanup
- Paul Jones Presenting for Jeff Graves, Program Director, Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety. Colorado’s AML Cleanups: What works, what doesn’t and challenges to come.
- Jeryl Gardner, Supervisor Professional Engineer, – Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Branch Nevada Department of Environmental Protection. Nevada Division of Environmental Protection Perspectives on AML Cleanup.
- Ron Breitmeyer, Assistant Professor, University of Nevada Reno. Existing Partnerships in AML Environmental Research.
AFTERNOON PANEL DISCUSSION
- Carolyn McIntosh, Partner Squire Patton Boggs. Legal Hurdles and Liability Release Mechanisms
- Carrie Monohan PhD, Science Director, Sierra Fund. Due Diligence Process for Public Acquisition of Mining-Impacted Landscapes
- Jason Willis, Colorado AML Program Director, Trout Unlimited. Trout Unlimited’s Role in Mine Reclamation Work
- Ronald Cohen, Prof Emeritus, Colorado School of Mines. An Equation that Enhances the Chances of Success of Mine Wate Mitigation by Stakeholders – Driven Projects
- Opal Adams, Speaking for TM Past Owner Jim Collord Thunder Mountain. Thunder Mountain Mining District, Valley County, Idaho: A Success Story of a Mine That Was Not Mined
- Doug Young, Affiliate, Keystone Policy Center. An Overview of Stakeholder Perspectives on AML Cleanup and Good Samaritan Legislation.