The Oklahoma Geological Survey (OGS) hosted an outstanding virtual workshop [with 11 videos with 10 back-up PDFs presented herein] on the exploration and mining of critical minerals found in the southern midcontinent and elsewhere. Raw materials are vital for the U.S. and global economy. The growth of our country and national security is contingent upon the continued supply of key minerals (e.g., barite; barium; bertrandite; beryllium; copper; cobalt; lepidolite; lithium; graphite; rare-earths; etc.). The regional Critical Minerals Workshop included geoscientists, researchers, students, scientists, GIS and geostatistical analysts, engineers, social scientists, environmental scientists, and academic experts in this field. Additionally, the conference included disciplines of mining engineering and other relevant areas.
To increase the understanding of improved, regional scale infrastructure that will likely minimize costs, land use and hazards, permits, best practices, and constraints, we will need coordinated future planning on critical minerals in the region. This workshop may open job opportunities for Oklahoma as well.
This conference was held November 8-10, 2021 (3-hour virtual meetings from 10 am-1pm CST) via Zoom. The theme of the conference was “Critical Minerals: Up-and-Coming Opportunities." This event consisted of a variety of session types, including interaction of the participants to generate ideas and address related questions, presentations, discussions, and brainstorms. The workshop included several group discussions to further explore key topics. We invited key Oklahoma officials along with members of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Critical Mineral Division, and other industry representatives.
Lead-Off Speaker:
1. Jesse Edmondson, Founder and CEO, US Critical Minerals; chair of the Critical Minerals Committee of the Energy Minerals Division of AAPG"Building Domestic Critical Mineral Supply Chains in the US" (Video) (PDF)
2. Abbas Seyedolali, Oklahoma Geological Survey “Overview of the potential for selected critical minerals in Oklahoma” (Video) (PDF)
3. Roderick Eggert, Deputy Director of Critical Materials Institute, Colorado School of Mines, “Critical Minerals: The Economic and Public Policy Context” (Video) (PDF)
4. Kyle Murray, Oklahoma Geological Survey "Prospecting for Critical Minerals and Recoverable Elements in southern Midcontinent brines" (Video)(PDF)
5. Doug Hanson, Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment, Arkansas Geological Survey; Geologist Supervisor, “Critical Minerals of Arkansas” (Video)( PDF)
6. Tristan Childress, Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, “Critical Minerals Texas Potential: Lignites and Rhyolites” (Video)(PDF)
7. Nelia Dunbar, Director and State Geologist, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources “An Overview of Critical Mineral Research in New Mexico” (Video)(PDF)
8. Franek Hasiuk, Kansas Geological Survey “Critical Mineral Potential in Coals and Associated Strata of the Cherokee-Forest City Basin" (Video)(PDF)
9. Warren Day, U.S. Geological Survey, Earth MRI Science Coordinator “US Geological Survey Critical Minerals Efforts” (Video)(PDF)
10. Ursula Hammes, EMD past-president, Hammes Energy & Consultants, Austin, TX, Ashley Douds, EMD Critical Minerals Committee Chair, Wildlands Research “Pivoting with the Energy Minerals Division of AAPG: a showcase of alternative energy committees and critical mineral exploration in shales” (Video)(PDF)
11. Jinichiro Nakano, Inventor, NETL “Critical mineral extraction from waste streams: Li, REE, Ni, and V” (Video)(PDF)
12. Thomas Lograsso, Ames Laboratory "DOE Critical Material R&D Programs" (Video)(PDF)
PDH/CEU Information
This workshop was approved for 9 PDH (0.9 CEU) by AIPG - the American Institute of Professional Geologists. If you are interested in this option, there will be a minimal fee of $50 to cover administrative activities for those seeking credits. Registration for all other attendees is FREE.
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