SME Annual Conference & Expo
When
Schedule of Talks featuring UArizona Speakers:
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27
2:00 PM
ENVIRONMENTAL: ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
3:45 PM
Phytoremediation Potential and Metal Tolerance of Atriplex Lentiformis - Linking Plant Stress Gene Expression and Plant-Microbe Interactions in Metal-Contaminated Mine Tailing
Speakers: K. Murawska-Wlodarczyk, P. Kushwaha, R. Maier, J. Schroeder and A. Babst-Kostecka
4:05 PM
Tailings Dust Control Using Bioinspired Glycolipid Surfactants
Speakers: D. Hogan, F. Martinez, C. Rodriquez, T. Lee, R. Maier and M. Kim
ENVIRONMENTAL: GREEN MINING I
2:05 PM
Electrochemical Bioleaching of Critical Minerals from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries
Speakers: C. Barboza, M. Alipanah, L. Aldana, Y. Fujita, H. Jin, V. Thompson and D. Reed
HISTORY OF MINING
2:45 PM
The Early History of Vanadium and Uranium Mining on the Colorado Plateau (1881-1942)
Speakers: I. Barton
INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY: UNCONSCIOUS BIAS AND INTENTIONAL INCLUSION
2:05 PM
Impact of Occupational Gender Segregation on Female Workers’ Well-being and Retention in the Mining Industry
Speakers: A. Anani and J. Potter
MINING & EXPLORATION: GEOSCIENCES: STRATEGIES FOR SURFACE GEOTECHNICAL RISK MITIGATION
2:25 PM
Comparison of Doppler Radar to Thermal Imaging for Rockfall Detection
Speakers: R. Prescott, E. Wellman, B. Ross, J. Potter, C. Williams, J. Davidson and R. Nielsen
MINING & EXPLORATION: INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY: APPLICATIONS OF DATA SCIENCE & MACHINE LEARNING IN MINING I
2:05 PM
Machine Learning Applications in the Mining Industry – Are We Doing it Right?
N. Risso and A. Anani
MINING & EXPLORATION: OPERATIONS: BROWNFIELD, GREENFIELD AND FUTURE EXPANSION / EXPLORATION PROJECTS
3:25 PM
State of the Art in the Appraisal Mining Process: Avant-Garde Mining Tools and Methodologies for Appraising a Mining Company in an Uncertain Environment
Speakers: S. Santa Cruz and V. Tenorio
MINING & EXPLORATION: OPERATIONS: MINE PLANNING AND OPTIMIZATION I
2:25 PM
Probabilistic Analysis for Copper Valuation Through a Stochastic and Deterministic Perspective Using Linear Programming for the Production Plan of an Open Pit Mine in the Peruvian Central Andes
Speakers: Y. Mamani and V. Tenorio
SME YOUNG LEADERS: ARTISANAL MINING
2:05 PM
A Program for Supplanting Mercury in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining
Speakers: C. Burand and T. Pomeroy
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28
9:00 AM
MINING & EXPLORATION: INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY: APPLICATIONS OF DATA SCIENCE & MACHINE LEARNING IN MINING II
11:25 AM
Automated Detection of Rockfalls from Thermal Imaging Data
Speakers: J. Potter, C. Williams, R. Prescott, B. Ross and L. Brown
MINING & EXPLORATION: OPERATIONS: MINE PLANNING AND OPTIMIZATION II
9:25 AM
Optimization Approach for Sensitivity Analysis of the Final Pit Design Through Consistency of the Revenue Factor
Speakers: Y. Mamani and V. Tenorio
9:45 AM
Precedence Constrained Production Mixed Scheduling in NPV Analysis for Open Pit Long-Term Planning
Speakers: Y. Mamani and V. Tenorio
MPD PATRICK TAYLOR HONORARY SYMPOSIUM: CHEMICAL PROCESSING: BATTERY METAL I: PRIMARY RESOURCE PROCESSING
9:30 AM
Mineralogical and Crystallographic Factors in the Acid Leaching of Cobalt from Mixed-Oxide Ores
Speakers: N. Tillotson and I. Barton
RESEARCH: SPACE MINING
9:05 AM
Resource Estimation of an Icy Regolith Deposit Near the South Pole of the Moon
Speakers: C. Olmos de Aguilera, D. Tolmachoff and V. Tenorio
9:25 AM
A Comparative Study of NASA’s RASSOR vs. an EarthBound Electric Autonomous Scooptram for Regolith Excavation on the Moon
Speakers: M. Andreu, G. Neil and V. Tenorio
2:00 PM
HEALTH & SAFETY: HAZARD RECOGNITION USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING
2:05 PM
A Portable Deep Learning-Based Solution for Roof Fall Hazard Detection
Speakers: A. Anani, N. Risso and P. López Vidaurre
3:25 PM
Toward Smarter Safety Management Systems: Using Machine Learning to Predict Injuries and Identify Leading Indicators in Mine Operators’ Daily Safety Reports
Speakers: L. Brown, A. Dinesh, H. Cui and J. Burgess
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS & AGGREGATES: VOICE OF FUTURE LEADERS OF IMAD
2:45 PM
Increasing Participation of Women in Mining and STEM Innovation: A Young Leaders Perspective
Speakers: D. Meissburger-Flores, C. Zurita, C. Lagos and M. Risso
3:05 PM
Engineering Curricular Innovation
Speakers: J. Banta
MINING & EXPLORATION: GEOSCIENCES: BEST PRACTICES IN GROUND SUPPORT IN UNDERGROUND MINES
3:05 PM
Non-destructive Remote Detection of Corrosion on Rock Bolts
Speakers: J. He and I. Barton
MINING & EXPLORATION: GEOSCIENCES: INTEGRATED AND PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF ADVANCED COMPUTATIONAL GEOMECHANICS IN SOIL AND ROCK
3:45 PM
A Simple App for Rapid and Refined Analysis of Open Pit Rock Slope Stability
Speakers: L. Zhang and H. Chen
MPD: FLOTATION: FLOTATION CHEMISTRY AND COMMEMORATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF XANTHATES
2:45 PM
AFM Image Analysis of Xanthate Collectors on Copper Sulfides
Speakers: J. Zhang
MPD PATRICK TAYLOR HONORARY SYMPOSIUM: CHEMICAL PROCESSING: BATTERY METAL II: RECYCLING FROM SECONDARY RESOURCES
3:30 PM
A Novel Hydrometallurgical Process for Recovery of Critical Metals from Spent Lithium Ion Battery
Speakers: J. Kim, J. Wu and J. Lee
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1
MORNING
9:00 AM
COAL & ENERGY: ALTERNATIVE ENERGY AT MINE SITES
9:45 AM
The Role of Nanofluids on Enhancing the Solar Energy Performance with Focusing on the Mining Industry
Speakers: F. Molaei and H. Siavoshi
ENVIRONMENTAL: MINE CLOSURE AND RECLAMATION
10:25 AM
A Case Study of an Integrated Buttress and Landform Design for a Legacy Tailings Facility in the Southwest United States
Speakers: D. Ludwick, J. Pelletier, C. Buechler, N. Abramson, S. Chataut and S. Ananthanarayan
11:05 AM
In Search of Native Metal-Accumulating Plants to Improve Remediation of Mine Tailings in Arid Ecosystems
Speakers: T. Wlodarczyk, S. Rader, I. Barton, A. Lasbleiz, Y. Legrand, C. Grison, R. Maier and A. Babst-Kostecka
HEALTH & SAFETY: ADVANCEMENTS IN H&S TRAINING AND OTHER HAZARD IDENTIFICATION STRATEGIES
9:45 AM
Harry’s Hazardous Day: A Cloud-Based Streaming Platform for Training and Human Performance Assessment
Speakers: M. Peltier, L. Brown and J. Burgess
MINING & EXPLORATION: GEOSCIENCES: INCREASING VALUE AND REDUCING RISK: ORE CONTROL BEST PRACTICES
10:45 AM
Block Extraction Using a Laubscher Model in a Production Polygon Applied to Large-Scale Open Pit Operations
Speakers: Y. Mamani and V. Tenorio
MINING & EXPLORATION: INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY: DIGITAL TWINS INTEGRATING THE MINING INDUSTRY
11:05 AM
Application of Virtual Reality in the Mining Industry – Where are we Now?
Speakers: N. Akbulut and A. Anani
2:00 PM
COAL & ENERGY: COAL OR RARE EARTH AND CRITICAL MINERALS BASINAL ASSESSMENTS
4:05 PM
A Two-Step Acid Bake and Water Leach Process for Improved Separation of Scandium and REEs from Allanite Concentrates
Speakers: H. Jammulamadaka, S. Pisupati and M. Rezaee
COAL & ENERGY: VENTILATION INNOVATIONS
3:45 PM
IoT Based Solutions for Underground Ventilation: An Intelligent Mine Infrastructure Approach
Speakers: M. Risso, M. Momayez and P. Campos
4:05 PM
Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Al-Si Geofoam by Experimental and Numerical Techniques
Speakers: B. Lama, P. Rao, A. Chaurasia, M. Butani and M. Momayez
ENVIRONMENTAL: CRITICAL METALS, REE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION
3:45 PM
Glycolipid-based Technologies for Mining Influenced Water Remediation
Speakers: D. Hogan, C. Boxley and R. Maier
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS & AGGREGATES: HEALTH & SAFETY IN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS
2:45 PM
Working SMARTer: Improving Site Situational Awareness, Records Keeping, and Compliance Reporting Using a Lightweight, Collaborative App
Speakers: L. Brown, N. Pham, K. McCormick and P. Tukkaraja
MINING & EXPLORATION: INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY: ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND GOVERNANCE ASPECTS IN THE INNOVATION SPACE
3:25 PM
An Analysis of Current Gaps in Mineral Resource Education
Speakers: K. Slaughter
3:45 PM
The Positive Side Effects of Mining: Regional Innovation and Advanced Human Capital
Speakers: R. Lagos, M. Risso and P. Alvarez
MINING & EXPLORATION: INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY: SPACE RESOURCES, A WHOLE NEW ERA OF EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT
2:05 PM
A Python-Based Tablet Interface for Moon Mining Operations
Speakers: V. Tenorio and J. Nickels
2:25 PM
Infrared and Full-Spectrum Photographic Approach to Downhole Resource Estimation of Water Ice in Permanently Shaded Lunar Regolith
Speakers: K. Brown Requist and V. Tenorio
2:45 PM
Combining Solar Panels and Kilopower Reactors as Energy Sources for Starting Mining Operations at the South Pole of the Moon
Speakers: P. López Vidaurre, V. Tenorio and G. Gill