2023 Alabama Mineral Institute Agenda
Thursday, October 12th
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00am-8:15am | Welcome! | |
| 8:15am-9:00am | Rare Earth Elements in Southeast Coal Ash – Preliminary Findings | Kayln Tew Environmental Services Manager, Safe State Environmental Programs, UA Safe State |
| 9:00am-10:00am | Geologic CO2 Storage in Alabama: Overview and Regulatory Development | Nick Tew, PhD State Geologist of Alabama/Oil and Gas Supervisor, Geological Survey of Alabama |
| 10:00am-10:15am | Break | |
| 10:15am-11:00am | Autonomous Haulage Systems (AHS) for Industrial Minerals and Aggregates | Benjamin H. Miller, Ph.D. Chief Mining Officer |
| 11:00am-11:45am | Storage: Compressed Air Energy, Hydrogen, Natural Gas, Carbon Dioxide and Spent Nuclear Fuels | Richard Esposito, Ph.D., Southern Company |
| 11:45am-12:45pm | LUNCH | |
| 12:45pm-1:00pm | AFTERNOON INTRODUCTIONS | |
| 1:00pm-2:00pm | DOE’s Recent Efforts in Critical Minerals and Strategy to Build Robust Domestic Supply Chains | Grant S. Bromhal, Ph.D. Senior Science Advisor, Office of Resource Sustainability |
| 2:00pm-2:45pm | Mitigating Combustible Dust Hazards | Dr. David Carpenter |
| 2:45pm-3:00pm | BREAK | |
| 3:00pm-4:00pm | Opportunities for Successful Clean Energy Development on Current and Former Mine Land | Chris Haas Country Representative, B. Grimm Power |
| 4:00pm-4:45pm | Prioritizing Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Using High-Definition Stream Survey in the Hurricane Creek Watershed, Alabama | Brett Connell Hydrologist, Trutta Solutions |
Friday, October 13th
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00am-8:15am | Welcome! | |
| 8:15am-9:00am | University of Alabama Land Endowment and Mining History | Julia Gable, Geologist, University of Alabama |
| 9:00am-9:45am | Warrior Met Coal Blue Creek Project Overview | Philip K. Saunders, P.E. SVP – Engineering, Warrior Met Coal |
| 9:45am-10:30am | Technology Utilization to Improve Blast Design and Performance in Surface Applications | Seth Burns Innovative Solutions Group Manager, Nelson Brothers |
| 10:45am-11:45am | Virtual Site Characterization for Geological Storage of CO2 | Richard Esposito, Ph.D. Southern Company |
| 11:45 am-12:45pm | LUNCH | |
| 12:45pm-1:00pm | AFTERNOON INTRODUCTIONS | |
| 1:00pm-1:45pm | Effects of Tensionable Cable Bolts Installed in Headgate and Longwall Setup Face | Brandon Stables, JENNMAR Corporation |
| 2:00pm-5:00pm | Field Trip: Option 1: Li-Cycle Plant Cottondale, Alabama Option 2: Core Repository Showcase, Tuscaloosa, Alabama |