Minnesota Minerals Education Workshop

Powerpoint presentations from the 2011 MMEW held at the Mesabi Range Community and Technical College in Eveleth, MN can be downloaded by clicking on the talk title on the short course schedule below.

For a complete set of short course lecture notes, click <here>

For a copy of the field trip guidebook for the eastern Mesabi Range geology and mineral deposits, click <here>

For a collection of photos from the two days of field trips on the Mesabi Range, click <here>

For a list of attendees, instructors and volunteers, click <here>

For a copy of the Final Report for the 2011 MMEW submitted to the MCMRE Board, click <here>

For the survey results submitted by workshop participants, click <here>

2011 MMEW
Short Course Schedule
Keynote Talk:	Mining for Talent in Northeastern Minnesota Roy Smith and Trent Janezich
Session 1	Minnesota's Geologic Story   Jim Miller	Ground Water    Scott Alexander	Go West Young Man     Cheryl Sill	Identifying Common Minerals Nancy Nelson
Session 2	Rock Cycle         Jeff Price	Shrinking Space and Time             Kate Rosok	Soudan Underground   Scott Alexander	Roadside Geology of Minnesota Dick Ojakangas
Session 3	Mining Sequence Jeff Price	Environmental Permitting Mehgan Blair & Leah Gruhn	Everyday Uses of Minerals Ken Reid	Careers in Geotechnical Engineering Carlos Carranza-Torres
Session 4	Metal Potential of Northern MN George Hudak	Mineland Reclamation Paul Eger	Oil: From Source to Spill  Dean Moosavi	Sand, Gravel, and Crushed Stone Steve Kostka
Field Trip Overview	Geology and Mineral Resources of the Central Mesabi Range Jim Miller