T113 Assessing Critical Mineral and Rare Earth Element Potential from Unconventional Resources in the United States

Monday, 10 October 2022
1:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Mile High Ballroom 4D

Presentations

• 1:30 PM
  SAND ANALYSIS AND GEOGRAPHIC PROFILING: FINDING THE CORRELATION OF COMPOSITION PROFILES USING THE COMBINATION OF XRF AND TRACE ELEMENT ANALYSIS
  Sergey Mamedov, Piscataway, NJ
  381644 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:45 PM
  RARE EARTH ELEMENTS IN HEAVY-MINERAL SANDSTONES OF THE ROCK SPRINGS FORMATION, SOUTHWEST WYOMING
  Derek Lichtner, Laramie, WY
  381939 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:00 PM
  A GEO-DATA SCIENCE DRIVEN METHOD TO ASSESS REE OCCURRENCES IN UNCONVENTIONAL GEOLOGIC SYSTEMS
  C. Gabriel Creason, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR and C. Gabriel Creason, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Albany, OR and C. Gabriel Creason, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR and Devin Justman, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR and Devin Justman, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR and Kelly Rose, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR and Scott Montross, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR and Andrew Bean, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR and MacKenzie Mark-Moser, Albany, OR and Patrick Wingo, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR and Patrick Wingo, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR and Michael Sabbatino, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR and Michael Sabbatino, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR and R. Burt Thomas, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR
  382658 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:15 PM
  A UNIFIED CORE CHARACTERIZATION METHODOLOGY FOR CHARACTERIZATION AND ASSESSMENT OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND CRITICAL MINERAL BEARING UNCONVENTIONAL CARBON ORES AND SEDIMENTARY STRATA
  Scott Montross, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR and Scott Montross, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR and Kelly Rose, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR and Davin A. Bagdonas, Dry Fork Mine, Gillette, WY and Andrew Bean, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR and Andrew Bean, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR and Thomas Paronish, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV and Thomas Paronish, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown, WV and Andrew Gordon, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR and Andrew Gordon, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR and Christopher Creason, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR and R. Burt Thomas, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Albany, OR and Erin Phillips, Center for Economic Geology Research, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY and Scott Quillinan, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
  379703 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:30 PM
  DISTRIBUTION OF RARE EARTH AND CRITICAL ELEMENTS DURING WEATHERING OF ILLINOIS BASIN COAL MINING WASTES
  Liliana Lefticariu, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL and Ryan Bowman, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL and Allan Kolker, Geology, Energy, and Minerals Science Center, Reston, VA and Paul T. Behum, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Alton, IL
  380911 (Technical Sessions)
• 2:45 PM
  CHARACTERIZATION OF COAL RESOURCES IN THE U.S. GULF COAST AND RARE EARTH ELEMENT POTENTIAL
  Robert Reedy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Bridget Scanlon, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Tristan Childress, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and James C. Hower, Center for Applied Energy Research, Lexington, KY and Nolan Theaker, Institute of Energy Studies, Grand Forks, ND and J. Richard Kyle, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Dennis James, Allen, TX and Sandy M. Ebersole, Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL and Kristine Uhlman, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
  381734 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:00 PM
  ANALYSIS OF COAL ASH RESOURCES FROM POWER PLANTS IN THE GULF COAST REGION FOR POTENTIAL RARE EARTH ELEMENT RESOURCES
  Bridget Scanlon, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Robert Reedy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Davin A. Bagdonas, Dry Fork Mine, Gillette, WY and Charles Nye, School of Energy Resources, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
  381855 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:15 PM
  RARE EARTH AND OTHER CRITICAL MINERAL ENRICHMENT IN FORT UNION LIGNITES BELOW UPLAND SURFACES IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
  Levi Moxness, North Dakota Geological Survey, Bismarck, ND and Edward Murphy, North Dakota Geological Survey, Bismarck, ND and Ned Kruger, North Dakota Geological Survey, Bismarck, ND
  382813 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:30 PM
  RARE EARTH ELEMENT AND CRITICAL MINERAL ENRICHMENT IN COAL-ADJACENT STRATA OF THE UINTA REGION, UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO
  Lauren Birgenheier, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT and Haley Coe, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT and Ryan Gall, Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT and Andrew Giebel, Golden, CO and Diego P. Fernandez, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT and Michael Vanden Berg, Utah Geological Survey, Salt Lake City, UT and Erin Lofgran, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT and Amin Hamidat, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT and Michael Free, University of Utah, Slat Lake City, UT
  383174 (Technical Sessions)
• 3:45 PM
  OCCURRENCES OF RARE EARTH AND CRITICAL ELEMENTS IN VOLCANIC ASH BEDS IN COAL SEAMS OF SOUTHWEST WYOMING AND NORTHWEST COLORADO
  Bob Gregory, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY and Davin A. Bagdonas, Dry Fork Mine, Gillette, WY and Alexander Papp, Lone Tree, CO and Nathan Rogers, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
  383463 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:00 PM
  THE SMACKOVER FORMATION IN ALABAMA: AN UNCONVENTIONAL POTENTIAL SOURCE FOR CRITICAL MINERALS
  Greg Guthrie, Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL and Ann C. Arnold, Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL and Berry Tew, Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
  382338 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:15 PM
  ELEMENTAL FLUXES IN GLOBAL PHOSPHATE ORES: EVALUATION OF A POTENTIAL RESOURCE FOR CRITICAL ELEMENTS
  Gordon Williams, Durham, NC and Avner Vengosh, Durham, NC and Zhen Wang, Durham, NC and Robert Hill, Durham, NC
  382272 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:30 PM
  POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL MINERAL RECOVERY FROM UNCONVENTIONAL SOURCES: TAILINGS FROM THE RED DOG MINE IN NORTHWEST ALASKA, USA
  Nina Zaronikola, Golden, CO and Lance Miller, NANA Regional Corporation, Kotzebue, AK and Joseph Trouba, Golden, CO and Elizabeth Holley, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO and Roderick Eggert, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO and Priscilla Nelson, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO and Erik Spiller, Golden, CO and Robin Bullock, Montana Technological University, Butte, MT and James Frost, Teck Resources Limited, Anchorage, AK and Michael Gonzales, Teck Resources Limited, Anchorage, AK
  383525 (Technical Sessions)
• 4:45 PM
  CRITICAL MINERAL CONTENTS OF DEEP OCEAN PHOSPHORITES AND FERROMANGANESE CRUSTS IN THE BLAKE PLATEAU AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BORDERLAND OFFSHORE OF THE UNITED STATES
  Kira Mizell, Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA
  383082 (Technical Sessions)