161 Addressing Society’s Urgent Need for Critical Minerals: From Policy to Practice

Tuesday, 17 October 2023
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballroom B/C

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Presentations

• 8:15 AM
  CRITICAL MINERALS IN THE UNITED STATES: CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
  Sarah Ryker, Office of the Director, Reston, VA
  396830 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:40 AM
  ENABLING MINERAL RECOVERY FROM UNCONVENTIONAL SOURCES: FEDERAL R&D TO TRANSFORM AMERICA’S CRITICAL MINERAL DEPENDENCE INTO DOMESTIC ABUNDANCE
  Burt Thomas, DOE NETL, Albany, OR
  393602 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:10 AM
  EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT AT THE THACKER PASS LITHIUM CLAYSTONE DEPOSIT, NORTHERN NV: UNLOCKING A DOMESTIC ENERGY REVOLUTION
  Rachel Hampton, Reno, NV
  392470 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:35 AM
  ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND CRITICAL MINERALS, A DOWNSTREAM SUPPLY CHAIN PERSPECTIVE ON CURRENT US POLICIES
  Dan West, Seattle, WA
  393674 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:05 AM
  UPDATING PERMITTING, NEPA, AND THE WAY WE APPROACH MINING
  John Ruple, Executive Office of the President, Washington, DC
  395754 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:30 AM
  FROM STREAMLINING TO SOPHISTICATION: THREE COUNTERINTUITIVE PROPOSITIONS FOR NAVIGATING THE CRITICAL MINERALS POLICY DEBATE
  Julie Klinger, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
  395802 (Technical Sessions)