Mining and Water Resoruces
May 6, 2010, 8am – 4:30pm
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Presentations
Steve Robertson, MGWA President
Introduction
Dr. Jim Miller, University of Minnesota – Duluth
Geology and Genesis of the Duluth Complex and its Ore Deposits
Audio – MP3
Ernest K. Lehmann, Franconia Minerals Corp
Mining in Minnesota
Audio – MP3
Jennifer Engstrom, Minnesota DNR
Regulatory and Permitting Framework for Metallic Mining in Minnesota
Dr. Rick Wilkin, US Environmental Protection Agency
Monitored Natural Attenuation of Inorganic Contaminants in Ground Water
Dr. Michael E. Berndt, Minnesota DNR
Source and Fate of Sulfate Released by Mining on Minnesota’s Iron Range
Brian Sperrazza, Foth Infrastructure and Environment, LLC
Hydrogeological Characterization of Bedrock at Potential Mine Sites
Mike Liljegren, Minnesota DNR
Borehole Mining of Manganese near Emily, MN
O’Niell Tedrow, Northeast Technical Services
Ground Water / Surface Water Interactions and Aquatic Toxicity Testing
James S. Aiken, Barr Engineering Co
Evan Christianson, Barr Engineering Co
Cale Anger, University of Minnesota
Groundwater Considerations for Gravel Mining at UMore Park: Background, Groundwater Modeling, and Monitoring
Heather Arends, Minnesota DNR
Statewide Trends Impacting Aggregate Resource Availability
Scott C. Alexander, University of Minnesota
Hydrogeology of the Soudan Mine, Minnesota: Applications to Terrestrial and Extra-terrestrial Research
Addition Information on Mining and Groundwater:
Hydraulic Impacts of Quarries
and Gravel Pits
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources,
Division of Waters 2005