Committee on Critical Mineral Impacts on the U.S. Economy
Board on Earth Sciences and Resources
National Research Council of the National Academies
National Academy of Sciences Building, Members Room
2100 C Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
March 7-9, 2007
Day 1—Wednesday, March 7, 2007
08:00-09:00 | CLOSED SESSION | |
| (Committee and NRC Staff only, working breakfast) | |
09:00-16:30 | OPEN SESSION (Open to public) | |
09:00-09:15 | Welcome and introductions | Rod Eggert, Chair |
09:15-12:15 | Critical mineral sources and materials flow—Panel 1 | |
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| Moderated by Tom Graedel |
| Presentations and discussion (25-minute presentations) | |
| Jeremiah Johnson (Hawaii Island Sustainable Energy Initiative) | |
| Shinsuke Murakami (National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan) | |
| Mark Barton (University of Arizona) | |
| Larry Stevens (Consultant, Indium Corporation of America) | |
12:15-13:00 | Lunch | |
13:00-16:00 | End users—Panel 2 | Moderated by Stephen Freiman |
| Presentations and discussion (25-minute presentations) | |
| Phil Jones (Imerys) | |
| Ivan Herring (General Motors Global Commodities) | |
| John Benner (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) | |
| James Marder (ASM International) | |
16:00-16:30 | Concluding remarks | Rod Eggert |
End of open session | ||
16:30-20:00 | CLOSED SESSION | |
| (Committee and NRC Staff only) | |
Day 2—Thursday, March 8, 2007
08:00-09:00 | CLOSED SESSION | |
| (Committee and NRC Staff only) | |
09:00-16:30 | OPEN SESSION (Open to public) | |
09:00-09:15 | Welcome and introductions | Rod Eggert, Chair |
09:15-12:15 | Potential constraints on availability and adjustment mechanisms—Panel 3 | Moderated by Ann Carpenter |
| Presentations and discussion (25-minute presentations) | |
| Rich Heig (Rio Tinto) | |
| Glenn Miller (University of Nevada Reno) | |
| Lew Sloter (Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense) | |
| Marc LeVier (Newmont Mining Corporation) | |
12:15-13:00 | Lunch | |
13:00-16:00 | Information, data, and research—Panel 4 | |
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| Moderated by Leonard Surges |
| Presentations and discussion (25-minute presentations) | |
| John DeYoung and Dave Menzie (U.S. Geological Survey) | |
| David Cammarota (Department of Commerce) | |
| Jason Goulden (Metals Economics Group) | |
16:00-16:30 | Concluding remarks | Rod Eggert |
End of open session | ||
16:30-17:30 | CLOSED SESSION | |
| (Committee and NRC Staff only) | |
Day 3—Friday, March 9, 2007
08:00-14:30 | CLOSED SESSION (Committee and NRC Staff ) |
Mark Barton | University of Arizona |
John Benner | National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
David Cammarota | U.S. Department of Commerce |
Mike Canty | U.S. Department of Energy |
Leslie Coleman | National Mining Association |
John DeYoung | U.S. Geological Survey |
John Dilles | Oregon State University |
Mark Ellis | Industrial Minerals Association |
Nora Foley | U.S. Geological Survey |
Jason Goulden | Metals Economics Group |
Linda Gundersen | U.S. Geological Survey |
Rich Heig | Rio Tinto |
Ivan Herring | GM Global Commodities |
Ju Jin | Chinese Embassy |
Jeremiah Johnson | Hawaii Island Sustainable Energy Initiative |
Kate Johnson | U.S. Geological Survey |
Phil Jones | Imerys |
Mike Kaas | U.S. Bureau of Mines (retired) |
Patrick Leahy | U.S. Geological Survey |
Marc LeVier | Newmont Mining Corporation |
James Marder | ASM International |
David Menzie | U.S. Geological Survey |
Glenn Miller | University of Nevada-Reno |
Shinsuke Murakami | National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan |
Lauren Pagel | Earthworks |
Carol Raulston | National Mining Association |
David Russo | U.S. Geological Survey |
Essie Schloss | Defense Logistics Agency |
Lew Sloter | U.S. Department of Defense |
Larry Stevens | Indium Corporation of America |
Katie Sweeney | National Mining Association |