Details of an in person meeting for 2023 coming soon!

The Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals
Where Geologist from all over the world come together to share the importance of industrial minerals.
Details of an in person meeting for 2023 coming soon!
Virtual Event | October 6th, 2022 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM MST
Participation is open to professionals, students, representatives of the mineral industry, government officials, and the general public.
$45 SME Member | $90 Nonmember
Program
Gypsum Mining in Nevada
Dave Bieber, PG
Manager of Geology/Survey, West Division, Martin Marietta
Western Pozzolans for Cement
Tom Newman, CPG
Chief Geologist, Holcim (US) Inc.
Proposed Classification of Potential Reactivity of Concrete Aggregate
Steve Stokowski, CPG, PG
Stone Products Consultants
Industrial Minerals of Nevada
Jim Faulds
Professor, State Geologist, Director of the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Great Salt Lake: A Critical Mineral Resource Worth Preserving
Andrew Rupke, PG
Industrial Minerals Geologist, Utah Geological Survey
Diatomaceous Earth as a Possible Strength Enhancer in Concrete
Jack Sackrider, PG
Project Geologist at Westward Environmental
The Role of Industrial Minerals in the Low-carbon Energy Future
J. Richard Kyle, PhD, PG
Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin
Show Off the Geological Resources of Your State.
Partner with FGIM on Geological Technical Sessions and Field Trips
Are you tasked to educate and publish information on the geology of your state? Partner with the Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals (FGIM) to bring those in the mining industry to points of interest in your state.
For over 50 years, FGIM has worked to provide technical education on the geology of industrial minerals with a focus on mining, mineral processing, regulation and reclamation through presentations and field trips. Forums are a proven way to showcase your organization and the industrial minerals in your state.
What’s in it for you?
What’s required of you?
FGIM, is a part of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME). SME will fully assist in event planning, freeing you to concentrate on technical and field trip activities.
For more information, please contact FGIM@smenet.org
Please tune in August 26, 2021 from 9:00 AM to Noon and again from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (CST) for this event.
If you registered for the meeting, THANK YOU! If you still need to register, click here: 57th Forum 2021 Virtual Event Registration OR check out the Illinois State Geological Survey site for more information.
Hope to see/hear you there! Check out the list of authors you will be hearing from below.
Well Looky Here! An Aggregate Project in Southwest Texas Gets an Unexpected Surprise – a Case Study in Deposit Optimization, Michelle M. Lee
Aggregate Evaluation Practices in the Laboratory, Have We Been Over Mitigating Our Concrete Aggregates?, Chris Braaten
“Slippery When Wet” – Road Surfacing Aggregate for a Wetter World, John Cowley
Sustainability in Midwestern Crushed Stone Aggregate Production
Downhole Desurvey Methods, Gavin Clarkson
New Natural Pozzolan Ash Meadows California, Dan Eyde & Steve Wulfenstein
‘Critical’, ‘Magnet’, ‘Battery’, and Photovoltaic Materials – Market Facts and Hype: Implications for Responsible Exploration and Development Decision-making, Laura Simandl, George J. Simandl, & Suzanne Paradis
Climate Change and Its Potential Effects on Potash Producers, Mark D. Cocker
Bauxite Red Mud Residue as a Mineral Resource, Mark D. Cocker, Floyd Gray, & Greta J. Orris
The Illinois Basin Carbon Ore, Rare Earth, and Critical Mineral Initiative (IB CORE-CM), Jared T. Freiburg, Scott Elrick, & Franck Delpomdor
Extended Abstract Submission Deadline: July 1, 2021 August 1st, 2021
Details regarding abstracts can be found on the Illinois State Geological Survey Site
Abstracts should be emailed to Zak Lasemi at zlasemi@illinois.edu
Please click the link to register for the Zoom Meeting and receive confirmation.
Abstract Deadline: July 1, 2021
Details regarding abstracts can be found on the Illinois State Geological Survey Site
Abstracts should be emailed to Zak Lasemi at zlasemi@illinois.edu
Abstract Deadline: July 1, 2021
Abstracts should be emailed to Zak Lasemi at zlasemi@illinois.edu