82nd
Annual Meeting of the SME Minnesota Section
70th Annual University of Minnesota Mining Symposium
April 14-15, 2009
Duluth
Entertainment Convention Center (DECC)
350 Harbor Drive - Duluth, Minnesota
USA
Mining Into the Future
Conference Schedule
Recent schedule changes are indicated in red.
Tuesday, April 14
| 7:30 a.m. | Registration |
| 8:00 a.m. - Noon (French River Room) |
Short Course: The Basics of Iron Making |
| 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. (Lake Superior Ballroom J) |
Lunch and SME Awards |
| 12:45 - 1:30 p.m. (Lake Superior Ballroom J) |
General Meeting SME Minnesota Section Annual Business Meeting and Subsection Announcements |
| 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. | University of Minnesota Mining Symposium |
| Technical Sessions | |
| Environmental Session
(Lake Superior Ballroom NO) |
Session Chair: David Hendrickson, UMD Natural Resources Research Institute/Coleraine Minerals Research Lab |
| 1:30 p.m. | Northeastern Minnesota Wetland Mitigation Inventory
and Siting Study Mark Jacobson, Barr Engineering |
| 2:00 p.m. | Environmental Study of Airborne Particulates in Population
Centers on Mesabi Iron Range; Tamara Diedrich, et. al., UMD Natural Resources Research Institute |
| 2:30 p.m. | Seasonal Sulfate and Mercury Variations
in the St. Louis River Watershed; Travis Bavin, MN DNR |
| 3:00 p.m. | Membrane Treatment of a Taconite
Process Water for Sulfate Removal and Commercial Implementation
Potential Tom Moe, U.S. Steel |
| 3:30 p.m. | Short-Term, Plant-Scale Test Results for Controlling
Mercury in Taconite Stack Emissions Michael Berndt, MN DNR |
| Non-Ferrous Mining Session Geology and Mineralization of the Cu-Ni-PGE Deposits in the Duluth Complex (Lake Superior Ballroom LM) |
Session Chair: Steve Hauck, UMD Natural Resources Research Institute |
| 1:30 p.m. | Overview of Duluth Complex Geology and Mineralization Dean Peterson, Duluth Metals Corp |
| 2:00 p.m. | Mesaba Deposit and Other Deposits Mark Severson, UMD Natural Resources Research Institute |
| 2:30 p.m. | PolyMet NorthMet Project - From Drill Hole to Reserve Richard Patelke, PolyMet |
| 3:00 p.m. | Nokomis Deposit - From Greenfields to ? in Two Years David Oliver, Duluth Metals Corp. |
| 3:30 p.m. | Status Report on the Birch Lake Deposit Brian Gavin, Franconia Minerals |
| 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. (Pioneer Hall) |
Trade Show |
| 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. (Pioneer Hall) |
Vendors’ Reception |
Wednesday, April 15
Short Course: The Basics of Iron Making
The Traditional Superior Banquet
| Minnesota SME Banquet Kitchi Gammi Club, 831 E. Superior Street, Duluth Wednesday, April 15, 5:00-9:00 p.m. |
| You won’t want to miss our traditional ending to the annual
conference on the shore of Lake Superior. Join us for an evening
of fine dining, live music, and conversation in Duluth's historic
Kitchi Gammi Club. Social hour will begin at 5 p.m. with a cash
bar after which guests are escorted, with a bag pipe procession,
to the Great Hall for dinner at 6 p.m. Main meal choices include
beef tenderloin, crab-stuffed chicken breast, fresh walleye. or
four-cheese lasagna. The Kitchi Gammi Club dress code (coat and tie) must be observed. Early registration is encouraged because seating is limited. Please indicate your preference on the registration page. Tickets must be purchased no later than April 10 and will not be available after that time. |
Ladies Luncheon
| Northland Country Club Topic: What is "natural"? Speaker: Shannon Szymkowiak, Whole Foods Co-op Cost is $25.00. Pre-register
with Jaime Baggenstoss. |
Registration Information
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Online Registration is closed.
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You may Print and FAX a registration form
NOTE:
Forms must be received no later than Monday, April 13, 2009 at 12:00 noon CDT. Tickets for the Traditional Lake Superior Banquet are not available after April 10.
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Walk-in registration is available at the conference site.
Trade Show & Vendors' Reception
Tuesday,
April 14, 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 15, 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Preliminary list of exhibitors: |
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| Abresist Corporation Advanced Process Solutions AECOM Air-Cure Inc. Airgas North Central AirStream Systems Inc. AMEC American Engineering Testing, Inc. APi Electric Baldwin Supply Company Barr Engineering BNSF Railroad Boldt Construction Brandenburg Industrial Service Company Braun Intertec Corporation C. Emery Nelson, Inc. Chamco Industries Ltd. Champion Charter Ciba Corporation CMRL/NRRI Como Oil & Propane CR Meyer Cummins NPower Delta Industrial Valves, Inc. Don Leslie Supply, Inc. Duluth Seaway Port Authority Dyno Nobel Electric Power Door Electric Scientific Company Eloranta & Associates Inc. Environmental Services, Ltd Environmental Troubleshooters, Inc. Excel Foundry & Machine FLSmidth, Inc. Foam Concepts Foth Infrastructure & Environment Frog Switch & Mfg.Company Furin & Shea Welding & Fabricating, Inc./Derrick Corporation Gale-Tec Engineering, Inc. GE Water & Process Technologies Gerdau Ameristeel Golder Associates GPM Inc. Graymont (WI) LLC Hallett Dock Company Hoover Construction Hydro-Klean, Inc. Idea Drilling Industrial Door Company of Duluth Industrial Fluid Technologies Industrial Reps Industrial Weldors & Machinists Interstate PowerSystems J&W Instruments J.N. Johnson Sales & Service Jamar Company Jasper Engineering JVI Vibratory Equipment King & MacGregor Environmental, Inc. Kirscher Transport Kittok Sales Krech Ojard and Associates L & M Radiator, Inc L&S Electric, Inc. |
Lakehead Constructors, Inc. Lakehead Painting Co., Inc. Laurentian Engineering Liesch Associates Liftpro By Nesco Lind Industrial Supply, Inc Magotteaux, Inc. Malton Electric Company Martin Engineering ME Elecmetal Mesabi Radial Tire Met-Chem Canada Inc. Metso Mielke Electric Works Mincom Mining Technologies International Minnesota Industries, Inc Minnesota Power National Filter Media Corporation Natural Resources Consulting, Inc. Naylor Pipe Compay Neo Solutions, Inc. NORAMCO Engineering Corporation North Central Mineral Ventures Northern Mining Services, Inc. Northland Engineering Sales Northshore Steel, Inc Nortrax NOVA Systems Inc. NTS, Inc. Oil Air Products Orica Pace Analytical Services, Inc. Pit & Quarry Supplies, Inc. Praxair PSC Range Readiness Initiative Rantec Corporation Rapat Corporation Richwood RJS Industrial Services Group, LLC Road machinery & Supplies Co Rockwell Automation Ryan Incorporated Central Sandvik Sebench Engineering, Inc. SEH Sherwin Williams Siemens SKF Reliability Systems Skillins Mining Review Spider Superior Industries Superior Rock Bit Company ThyssenKrupp Robins, Inc. Twin Ports Testing United Truck Body Co., Inc. US Water Services Varel International Veit Companies Victaulic W.P. & R.S. Mars Co. Wayne Transports Ziegler Cat |
Information
on the 2009 Trade Show & Vendors' Reception may be found at
http://www.regonline.com/SMETradeShow
or
contact
Marge Erickson
smetradeshow@hotmail.com or 218-726-8624.
Lodging
A block of rooms has been reserved for meeting participants at the following
hotels. The block is in effect April 13-16, 2009. The rates given below
are subject to a 13% Duluth hotel tax. The block will be released on
March 13. Make your reservations early and request the “SME Conference
Room Block”.
| Holiday
Inn Hotel & Suites 200 W. First Street, Duluth, MN 55802 Phone: 218-722-1202 Fax: 218-722-8971 Rates: $ 92 (single/double) $102 (triple) $112 (quad) |
The
Suites at Waterfront Plaza 325 Lake Avenue South, Duluth, MN 55802 Phone: 218-727-4663 or 800-794-1716 Fax: 218-722-0572 Rates: $ 80 (studio king suite) $ 80 (studio double suite) $ 90 (one bedroom king suite) $105 (one bedroom whirlpool suite) |
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| Radisson
Hotel Duluth-Harborview 505 West Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802 Phone: 218-727-8981 or 800-333-3333 Fax: 218-727-4982 Rates: $ 74 (double) |
Country
Inn & Suites Duluth-North 4257 Haines Road, Duluth, MN 55811 Phone: 218-740-4500 Fax: 218-740-3851 Rates: $ 79 (2 queens or 1 king) |
Presentations June Kallestad
jkallest@nrri.umn.edu
218-720-4300Conference Helen Smith Stone
hsmithst@d.umn.edu
218-726-6680Trade Show &
Vendors' ReceptionMarge Erickson
smetradeshow@hotmail.com
218-726-8624