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Navigating the Navigating the MINING Global Waters MINING Global Waters Navigating the Navigating the MINING Global Waters MINING Global Waters 2015 SME ANNUAL MEETING & EXHIBIT SME ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPO CMA 117TH NATIONAL WESTERN MINING CONFERENCE CMA 117TH NATIONAL WESTERN MINING CONFERENCE Navigating the Navigating the MINING Global Waters MINING Global Waters Navigating the TECHNICAL PROGRAMNavigating the MINING Global Waters MININGSME ANNUAL CONFERENCEGlobal & EXPO Waters CMA 117TH NATIONAL WESTERN MINING CONFERENCE 2015 SME ANNUAL CMA 117TH NATIONAL WESTERN DENVER,SME ANNUAL COLORADO | FEBRUARYCMA 15-18,117TH NATIONAL 2015 WESTERN MEETING & EXHIBIT MINING CONFERENCE CONFERENCE & EXPO MINING CONFERENCE www.smeannualconference.com Download the Official 2015 Annual Conference & Expo Navigating the Tablet and Navigating the Global Waters Smartphone App!Global Waters MINING MININGSee page 15 for details 2015 SME ANNUAL MEETING & EXHIBIT SMEOFFICIAL ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPO CONFERENCE TH TH CMA 117 NATIONAL WESTERN MINING CONFERENCE CMA 117 SPONSORNATIONAL WESTERN MINING CONFERENCE Navigating the Navigating the MINING Global Waters MINING Global Waters Navigating the Navigating the MINING Global Waters MINING Global Waters 2015 SME ANNUAL CMA 117TH NATIONAL WESTERN SME ANNUAL CMA 117TH NATIONAL WESTERN MEETING & EXHIBIT MINING CONFERENCE CONFERENCE & EXPO MINING CONFERENCE Navigating the Navigating the MINING Global Waters MINING Global Waters CONTENTS 2014 Program Committee .......................2 CMA ..............................................................4-9 Future SME Meetings ........................... 312 Health & Safety ...................................... 310 Index: Authors & Chairs ...................... 297 Keynote Session .......................................10 Professional Development Hours ... 311 Sessions-at-a-Glance ........................ 11-15 Technical Program ..................................16 Monday Afternoon ..................... 16-70 Tuesday Morning ......................71-141 Tuesday Afternoon ............... 142-212 Wednesday Morning ............. 213-266 Wednesday Afternoon ......... 267-296 1 2015 PROGRAM COMMITTEE 2015 Program Committee Chair: Dr. Vladislav Kecojevic West Virginia University Coal & Energy Environmental Division: Division: Dr. Sukumar Robert A. Bandopadhyay Mongrain University of Alaska ARCADIS US Inc. Industrial Minerals Industrial Minerals & Aggregates & Aggregates Division: Division: Justin M. Jerry Gauntt Zdunczyk Golder Associates Inc. Pike Industries Inc. Mineral & Mining & Metallurgucal Exploration Processing Division: Division: James D. Richard H. Humphrey Johnson Caterpillar Inc. Johnson Mining Consulting Services Underground Underground Construction Construction Association of SME: Association of SME: Dr. Raymond W. David R. Klug Henn David R. Klug & Brierley Associates LLC Associates 2 COLORADO MINING ASSOCIATION 117th NATIONAL WESTERN MINING CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION February 15-18, 2015 Colorado Convention Center Denver, Colorado NAVIGATING GLOBAL WATERS FROM COLORADO: THE BRIDGE FOR WORLDWIDE MINING APPROVED FOR 6 COLORADO CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION CREDITS Successfully navigating mining’s global waters requires a sturdy vessel, and a bridge manned by an experienced crew. Colorado’s unique infrastructure of mining companies and support organizations provide a bank of technical expertise and resources essential for mining in global arenas. As the SME Annual Meeting addresses worldwide opportunities and challenges, the Colorado Mining Association’s 117th National Western Mining Conference & Exhibition will highlight the role that Denver and Colorado companies play in supporting mining throughout the state, the nation, and the world. The conference includes forums addressing the opportunities and challenges facing Colorado mining companies, the activities of Denver-based companies worldwide, and those of the resident organizations and professional societies like CMA and SME that support mining throughout the state, the region and the world. The 117th National Western Mining Conference & Exhibition is about to set sail, bound for opportunities both here and abroad. Welcome aboard! 4 COLORADO MINING ASSOCIATION CMA Membership Booth Sponsor: Pershing Gold Corporation Monday, February 16, 2014 1:30pm to 4pm Colorado Convention Center Room 605/607 MINING IN COLORADO; MINING IN THE AMERICAS Sponsored by: Climax Molybdenum Company AV Sponsored by: American Gypsum Company LLC Session Chairman: Fred J. Menzer, Vice President, Colorado Operations, Climax Molybdenum Company (A Freeport-McMoRan Company) , Empire, Colorado Colorado ranks 1st in molybdenum, 4th in the production of gold, and 11th in clean coal in the United States. Notwithstanding the challenges facing Colorado based companies in the form of lower commodity prices, increasingly hostile regulatory actions, and competition from foreign producers, mining in Colorado remains an important and diverse industry. This session – a perennial favorite – will highlight new developments in mining in Colorado and the Americas. Status reports on mine acquisitions and developments in power generation will also be featured. Metals Mining in the Americas Joshua Olmstead, Senior Vice President, Americas, Freeport-McMoRan America, Morenci, Arizona Outlook for Sodium Bicarbonate Production and Exports Rob Scargill, Regional Director, North America, ENIRGI Group, Toronto, Ontario, Canada New Developments in Mining in the North Fork Greg Schaefer, Vice President, Government Affairs, Arch Coal, Inc., Gillette, Wyoming Overview of the Sand, Gravel and Aggregates Industry Todd Ohlheiser, Colorado Stone Sand & Gravel Association, Centennial, Colorado 4pm to 5pm Colorado Convention Center Room 605/607 COLORADO MINING ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Sponsored by: Western Fuels Association, Inc. President’s Annual Report to the Membership Election of Officers and Directors 5 COLORADO MINING ASSOCIATION Tuesday, February 17, 2015 9am to 11:30am Colorado Convention Center Room 605/607 COLORADO MINES THE WORLD Sponsored by: CAP Logistics AV Sponsored by: Knight Piesold & Co. Chairman: Karr McCurdy, President & CEO, Behre Dolbear, Greenwood Village, Colorado This session will review the activities of Colorado-based mining companies throughout the nation and the world, the activities of companies seeking to expand export potential for Colorado mineral products, and the latest influences on corporate developments, prospects and relocations. The Denver Gold Group represents more than 80 per cent of the world’s publicly traded gold and silver companies, holding world class investor forums. Kinross Gold is one of the world’s leading gold producers and has recently completed relocation to the Mile High City. 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The current decade has resulted in new initiatives and challenges on every front - from air and water quality to the Endangered Species Act and sage grouse protection, a bird that occupies more than 60 million acres of the western landscape. The legalization of the recreational use of marijuana and efforts to roll back employer zero tolerance policies pose significant safety and legal risks for the industry and its workforce. This industry has charted a course to work where it can and defend where it must. This session will review the most recent developments, as well as the work of our industry associations to preserve mining in the American economy. The EPA Carbon Regulations: Legal Flaws and Other Considerations Peter Glaser, Partner, Troutman Sanders, LLP, Washington, DC The Expanding Scope of Air Quality Regulation: Proposed Ozone Standards and Other Recent Air Quality Initiatives Garrison W. 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