Minerals For A Green Society
February 4, 2010 -- Washington DC

The symposium focuses on the need for and availability of minerals in the development of a 'green society,' whether it be by use of solar, wind, other types of renewable energy, and critical minerals needed for modern technology. 

The goals of the meeting are to:

AGENDA AND PRESENTATIONS

Session 1
Keynote - Global Scramble for Natural Resources -
Its Impact on Americans
Dr. Vince Matthews, Director and State Geologist, Colorado Geological Survey

The Mineral Footprint(TM) of Green Choices
Dayan Anderson, President, Mineral Footprint Network

Minerals, Critical Minerals, and the U.S. Economy
Dr. Roderick Eggert, Professor and Director, Division of Economics and Business, Colorado School of Mines

Key Mineral Information
U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program—
Science Supporting Mineral Resource Stewardship
Kate Johnson, Program Coordinator, Mineral Resources, U.S. Geological Survey


Session 2
Rare Earth (Lanthanide) Elements
Mark Smith, CEO, Molycorp Minerals
Video (3min)

The Role of Lithium
Dennis Bryan, Senior Vice President of Development, Western Lithium Corporation

Copper
Will Wilkinson, Vice President for Africa for Freeport-McMoran Exploration Corp. and President of  Society for Mining , Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME).

Luncheon Speaker

Minerals For A Green Society -
Mining Is Important in Our Everyday Lives
Wayne Allard, Former U.S. Senator

Session 3


Managing Materials for the 21st Century Military
Robert Latiff, Director, Intelligence and Security Research Center, George Mason University, and Major General, USAF 

Role of China in Global Mineral Supply and Demand
Douglas Silver, Chairman and CEO, International Royalty Corp.

Key Minerals in Photovoltaics
Ken Zweibel, Director, The GW Solar Institute, George Washington Univ.


Roundtable Discussion
Topics:
– Strategic minerals and vulnerability
– Mineral needs for the future and where they will come from
– Long term planning for mineral stockpiles
– Substitution and recycling


Moderator: Luke Danielson
Panel Participants:
Michael Kaas, retired mining engineer with the U.S. Bureau of Mines
Dr. Murray Hitzman, Charles F. Fogarty Professor of Economic Geology, Colorado School of Mines, and Chair of the National Research Council’s Committee on Earth Resources
Douglas Silver, CEO, International Royalty Corporation
Jim Sims, Western Business Roundtable
Dr. Corby Anderson, CEng FIChemE, Harrison Western Professor Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines