Matt Lindsay and I are co-organizing a session on green mining at the upcoming CMOS-CGU-CWRA Joint Congress meeting in Saskatoon, SK, Canada. The abstract deadline is coming up (Feb 16), and the conference is from May 26-30, 2013. More info below!
Any questions? Don't hesitate to contact me (or Matt)!
-Joyce
The 2013 Joint Scientific Congress of CMOS, CGU, and CWRA will be held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan from May 26-30, 2013. The theme of this meeting is “Bridging Environmental Science, Policy and Resource Management”, and we have taken this opportunity to organize a technical session entitled “Green Mining”.
This session falls within the biogeoscience theme (3C) of the conference. We hope to attract a variety of submissions on issues related to mining and the environment, as outlined in the following description:Environmental impacts of mining operations are influenced by several factors including ore deposit characteristics, extraction and processing techniques, waste deposition and management approaches, management and reclamation measures, and the physiographic setting. The objectives of this session are to examine physical, chemical and biological processes occurring in a variety of mining environments, explore innovative techniques for mitigating environmental impacts of mining activities, and foster ongoing dialogue amongst researchers, regulators and decision makers. We welcome submissions on a variety of green mining topics including: groundwater or surface water hydrology; geochemistry and mineralogy; geomicrobiology and microbial ecology; waste management and reclamation; carbon sequestration; ore extraction and processing; and the interface between natural resource development policy and scientific discovery.
Keynote talks will be delivered by:
Dr. Lesley Warren, School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University
Dr. Ian Power, Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia
The deadline for abstract submission is February 16, 2013. Additional information on the meeting and abstract submission can be found at: http://www.cmos.ca/congress2013/en/index.shtml
We particularly encourage submissions from graduate students and postdocs, and encourage you to forward this message to your research groups.
We hope you will join us in Saskatoon,
Matthew B.J. Lindsay, University of Saskatchewan