NMIC Seminars
NMIC Seminars series are collection of insightful presentations focusing on the trends and issues affecting global and domestic minerals, mining, and metallurgy and their respective processes and applications. From ore bodies to consumer products, the goal is to create a collection of knowledgeable resources for everyone, from the most studied expert to the future miner.
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| Date | Presentation Title | Presenter | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 10, 2019 | By-products from Industrial Processes–A Potential Substitution for Primary Mineral Resources?: Case Studies from Europe VIEW PRESENTATION (PDF, 4 MB) |
Jürgen Antrekowitsch | Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Austria |
| August 22, 2019 | Mining the Deep Seabed – a Viable Approach to Meeting the Critical Needs of the U.S. for Secure, Responsibly Sourced Technology Metals VIEW PRESENTATION (PDF, 3 MB) |
John Halkyard and Hans Smit | Ocean Minerals |
| July 18, 2019 | Old and New Energy and Minerals – Risks, Uncertainties and Gaps in Knowledge | Michelle Michot Foss | Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University |
| June 20, 2019 | Lessons for Policy and Investment from Mining for a Critical Mineral in a Conflict Zone: The Case of Alphamin Bisie Mining's Tin Project in Walikale Territory, North Kivu, Democratic Repulic of Congo | Richard Robinson | Alphamin Bisie Mining |
| June 12, 2019 | Prospects for Rare Earth Production Outside of China | Rod Eggert | Colorado School of Mines |
| May 22, 2019 | Navigating the Complexities of Permitting a Mine on Federal Lands | Kathleen Benedetto | U.S. Bureau of Land Management |
| Apr 18, 2019 | Sustainable Supply of Strategic Minerals - Increasing Production from North American Base Metal Resources | Micheal Moats | Missouri University of Science and Technology |
| Feb 14, 2019 | Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining and Rural Change in Africa: Key Trends, Major Gains, and Emerging Opportunities | Cristina Villegas | Pact |
| Dec 7, 2018 | Toward a Circular Economy: The Role of Mining & Phosphate Rock Mining - Innovation Nexus | Gerald Steiner | Danube University, Krems, Austria |
| Dec 6, 2018 | Data visualization tests on how the public understands environmental graphics | Michael Gerst | University of Maryland |
| Nov 15, 2018 | Economics, Helium, and the U.S. Federal Helium Reserve—Summary and Outlook | Steve Anderson | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Nov 7, 2018 | An overview and highlights of the U.S. Antarctic Program | Kelly Falkner | National Science Foundation |
| Oct 11, 2018 | The USITC process of antidumping cases | Mark Brininstool | United States International Trade Commission |
| Oct 4, 2018 | Can Earth Observations from Space Contribute to Minerals Information? | Paul Young | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Aug 23, 2018 | Macroeconomic Determinants of Commodity Prices | Jeffrey Frankel | Harvard University |
| Aug 7, 2018 | The heterogeneous effect of political violence on greenfield FDI | Elena Ianchovichina and Caroline Witte | Copenhagen Business School Department of Strategic Management and Globalization |
| Jun 21, 2018 | Discussion on how the International Trade Association's work relates to the mineral commodity and criticality research currently going on at NMIC | Salim Bhabhrawala | U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration |
| May 7, 2018 | German Mineral Resources Agency (DERA) at the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) – raw materials market analyses and evaluation of mineral resources – services for the German Government, industry and public | Sven-Uwe Schulz | German Mineral Resources Agency (DERA) |
| Apr 17, 2018 | Sustainable Development in the Mining Industry from a Practitioner's Perspective | Katie Kosloski | Luck Stone Leesburg Plant |
| Mar 29, 2018 | The Co-Evolution of the Geosphere and Biosphere: A “Big-Data” Approach | Robert Hazen | Carnegie Institution of Washington, George Mason University |
| Feb 14, 2018 | The Role of Geological Surveys in "Smart" Mineral Enterprise Development | Saleem Ali | University of Delaware |
| Dec , 2017 | Fabrication of Graphene-based Terahertz Metamaterials | Thomas Searles | Howard University, Dept. of Physics |
| Nov 16, 2017 | Life Cycles of Byproduct Critical Elements: The Natural and Industrial Cycling of Indium in the Environment | Sarah Jane White | USGS Eastern Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center |
| Oct 18, 2017 | Rare Earth Elements in Coal and Coal Byproducts: Processing and Economic Considerations | Aaron Noble | Virginia Tech, Dept. of Mining & Minerals Engineering |
| Sep 12, 2017 | Incorporating Criticality as a Life Cycle Impact Indicator for Rare Earth Production | Robert Pell | University of Exeter |
| Jun 20, 2017 | The Status of Afghan Mining Sector | Scott Hansen | U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Jun 14, 2017 | Considerations in Developing Cement Manufacturing Facilities | Thomas Box | Box International Consulting, LP |
| May 17, 2017 | Fiscal Regimes for Mining: IMF Analysis and Advice | Thomas Baunsgaard | International Monetary Fund |
| Apr 18, 2017 | Plate Tectonics Gemstones | George Harlow | American Museum of Natural History |
| Mar 22, 2017 | NASA - OSTP Asteroid Redirect Mission - Space Mining | Daniel Mazanek | NASA Langley Research Center |
| Feb 15, 2017 | Overview of U.S.–Turkey Relations | Robert Grossman | U.S. State Department |
| Dec 1, 2016 | Mapping Middle Eastern Deposits | John "Lyle" Mars | US. Geological Survey |
| Nov 17, 2016 | World tight oil and shale gas production | Faouzi Aloulou | U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Nov 3, 2016 | Current Issues Impacting Safety and Security of the Commercial Explosives Industry | Deb Satkowiak | Institute of Makers of Explosives |
| Oct 20, 2016 | The Lithium-ion Supply Chain | Andrew Miller | Benchmark Mineral Intelligence |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Mineral Industry of Iran | Jurgen Kretschmann | TH Georg Agricola zu Bochum, Germany |
| Sept 15, 2016 | Minerals and the EXIM Bank | John Craynon | Export/Import Bank of the US |
| Aug 18, 2016 | China’s Economic Rebalancing Challenge | Scott Kennedy | Center For Strategic & International Studies |
| Jul 13, 2016 | Rare Earths for Phosphate Recovery | John Richardson | Chemtreat Inc. |
| Jun 28, 2016 | Argentine Minerals Industry | Luis Lucero | Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal |
| Jun 22, 2016 | Transparency in International Finance | Kevin Hall | McClatchy DC |
| May 25, 2016 | Strategic & Critical Minerals | David Pineault | Defense Logistics Agency |
| Apr 19, 2016 | Global Effects of Lifting Economic Sanctions on Iran | Elena Ianchovichina | Office of the Chief Economist, Middle East and North Africa Region, World Bank |
| Mar 31, 2016 | Oil Booms and Business Busts | Nimah Mazaheri | Tufts University |
| Mar 24, 2016 | Mapping and Forecasting Global Resource Cycles | Daniel Muller | Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
| Mar 16, 2016 | Iran's Post-Sanctions Economy | Lili Mottaghi | Office of the Chief Economist, Middle East and North Africa Region, World Bank |
| Feb 24, 2016 | The Afghanistan Minerals Project | Jack Medlin | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Jan 21, 2016 | Indium Market Supply and Demand | Donna Vareha-Walsh | Indium Corporation |
| Dec 14, 2015 | Redefining the Lithium Battery Anode Supply Chain | Tolga Kumova | Syrah Resources, Ltd. |
| Nov 23, 2015 | An Overview of the National Geospatial Program | Stephen Shivers | National Geospatial Program |
| Oct 30, 2015 | The World of Silver | G. Miguel Perez-Santalla | Heraeus Metals New York, LLC |
| Oct 23, 2015 | Perspective on China's Metal Demand | Huw Roberts & Claire Hassall | CHR Metals Limited |
| Sep 21, 2015 | Battery Supply Chain | Andrew Miller | Benchmark Mineral Intelligence |
| Jul 22, 2015 | Steelmaking Raw Materials | Jospeh Poveromo | Raw Materials & Ironmaking Global Consulting |
| Apr 29, 2015 | Perspectives: Cuban Economy, Policy, and Mineral Sector Development | Richard Feinberg and Jorge Pinon | The Brookings Institute and the University of Texas at Austin |
| Feb 25, 2015 | Mineral Processing Plant Design: Challenges, Innovations & Opportunities | Aaron Noble | Statler College of Mining and Engineering |
| Jan 21, 2015 | Mining and Poverty in Developing Countries | Keith Slack | OXFAM Extractive Industries |
| Nov 13, 2014 | Prospects for Shale Development Outside of the United States | Grant Nulle | Colorado School of Mines |