Meeting Future U.S. Mineral Resource Needs: The Role of the U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program (2025)
Chapter: Appendix C: Agendas for U.S. Geological Survey Facility Site Visits
Appendix C
Agendas for U.S. Geological Survey Facility Site Visits
GEOLOGY, GEOPHYSICS, AND GEOCHEMISTRY SCIENCE CENTER
DENVER FEDERAL CENTER, LAKEWOOD, CO, JUNE 10–11, 2024
June 10
| 8:30–8:45 | Welcome and Introductions and Opening Remarks (Colin Williams) |
| 8:45–9:10 | National Academies Review Committee—Opening Remarks |
| 9:10–9:30 | Plenary: Overview of Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center (“G3”), Projects, Labs Housed at Denver Federal Center, New CSM Building, Logistics |
| 9:30–9:45 | BREAK |
| 9:45–10:45 |
Mineral Systems and Deposits Studies
Minerals Systems (Ryan Taylor and Doug Kreiner) CMMI and NALS (Garth Graham and Anne McCafferty) Analytical Chemistry and Sample Control, Including EMRI (Jaime Azain) Research Chemistry (Jay Thompson) |
| 10:45–12:15 | Lab Visit (Sample Control/Analytical Chem, LA-ICP-MS) |
| 12:15–1:45 | Lunch |
| 1:45–2:35 |
Earth MRI–Geophysics
Brief Re-introduction to EMRI (Jamey Jones, Darcy McPhee, Patty Loferski) EMRI Geophysical Surveys (Ben Drenth) EMRI Hyperspectral Surveys (Ray Kokaly, Bernard Hubbard, Todd Hoefen) |
| 2:35–2:45 | BREAK |
| 2:45–3:45 | Lab Visit (Spectroscopy Lab, Microanalysis) |
| 3:45–5:00 |
Alaska Science Center
Overview of ASC and MRP Activities in Alaska (Doug Kreiner) Mine Waste Work on Placer Deposits (Sue Karl) Alaska Graphite and Lithium Research and Assessment Work (George Case) |
June 11
| 9:00–10:00 | Discussion of Previous Day |
| 10:00–11:30 |
EMRI, Mine Waste, and Mineral Environmental Studies
DARPA (Graham Lederer, Garth Graham, Maggie Goldman) Mine Waste: Legacy Mine Lands and Mine Waste Research (Andy Manning) Image Project (Burke Minsley) USMIN (Jeff Mauk, Carma San Juan, Nick Karl) (USMIN for Mine Waste and USMIN for Critical Mineral Deposits) |
| 11:30–11:45 | BREAK |
| 11:45–12:45 | Lunch and Open Discussion with G3 Staff |
| 12:45–1:00 | Travel to Building 95 |
| 1:00–3:00 |
Building 95 Lab Tours and Discussion
Stable Isotope (Alison Piasecki and Julia McIntosh) Geochronology (Leah Morgan) Plasma Lab (Kate Souders) Noble Gas Lab (Andy Hunt) |
GEOLOGY, ENERGY & MINERALS SCIENCE CENTER; NATIONAL MINERALS INFORMATION CENTER JOHN WESLEY POWELL BUILDING, RESTON, VA, JULY 16–17, 2024
July 16
| 9:00–9:30 | Welcome and Introductions and Opening Remarks (Colin Williams and Sarah Ryker) |
| 9:30–9:45 | National Academies Review Committee—Opening Remarks |
| 9:45–10:40 |
The National Minerals Information Center (NMIC) Part 1
Overview of NMIC (Dan Hayba) Data Section and Federal Statistical Unit Update (Shonta Osborne) Commodity Section Overview (Mike George for Beth Sangine) |
| 10:40–10:55 | BREAK |
| 10:55–11:45 |
NMIC Part 2
Defense Logistics Interactions (Joe Gambogi) Global Mineral Analysis (Steve Textoris) |
| 11:45–1:15 | Lunch and Open Discussion with Staff |
| 1:15–2:15 |
NMIC Part 3
Critical Minerals and Supply Chains (Nedal Nassar) |
| 2:15–2:30 | BREAK |
| 2:30–3:45 |
Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center (GEM)
Overview of GEM (Tina Roberts-Ashby and Carla Brezinski) Lab Visits Critical Minerals Lab (Room 4B450)—Utah Beryllium Deposits; Spor Mountain Sample Collection (Nora Foley and Robert Ayuso) Radiogenic Isotope Lab (Room 3B447)—Geochronology and Radiogenic Isotopes Studies: Beryllium, Rare Earth Elements, Metal Transfer Studies (Robert Ayuso and Nora Foley) |
| 3:45–5:00 | Hybrid Meeting with Program and Center Leadership |
July 17
| 8:45–9:05 | Discussion of Previous Day; Follow-On Topics |
| 9:05–10:55 |
Mineral Systems and Deposits/Earth MRI/Resource Assessments Mineral Systems and Deposits
Midcontinent (Ross Salerno and Laurel Woodruff) Hyperspectral Analysis of REE-bearing Granites in the SE-US Appalachians and Other Remote Sensing Topics (Bernard Hubbard) Mountain Pass and Related Research (Kathryn Watts [GMEG]) Earth MRI and Resource Assessments Data Acquisition, Focus Areas, Mapping Efforts, Data Releases, Work with the States (Jane Hammarstrom and Connie Dicken) Current Resource Assessments and Training (Jane Hammarstrom, Mike Zientek, Graham Lederer, Josh Coyan, Rebecca Stokes) |
| 10:55–11:10 | BREAK |
| 11:10–12:10 |
Mine Waste and Mineral Environmental Studies
Mine Waste Work with States Through Earth MRI and Within USGS and the Federal Mining Dialogue (Bob Seal and Kate Campbell) Mineralogical Investigations of Mine Waste to Predict Critical Mineral Content, Recovery Potential, and Environmental Implications (Nadine Piatak, Sarah Jane White, Kathryn Hobart) Ultramafic Lands and Phytoremediation (Andrea Foster and Courtney Creamer, Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center [GMEG]) |
| 12:10–1:30 | Lunch and Open Discussion with Staff |
| 1:30–2:40 |
Lab Tours and Mine Waste/Mineral Environmental Projects
XRD/XRF Lab (Room 4B429) (Nadine Piatak) Microanalysis Lab (Room 3B328) (Nadine Piatak, Bob Seal, Sarah Jane White) Isotope Lab (Room 4C413) and Reston Microbiology Lab (Room 1B403) and Sulfur Cycle Project (20 minutes; Bryan Killingsworth, Andy Masterson, Denise Akob) |
| 2:40–3:20 |
Cross-Program Research
Critical Minerals in Acid Mine Drainage (Beth Tomaszewski) Lithium in Brines (Andy Masterson) |
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