Meeting Details

We have shifted to a multi-day Virtual ZOOM meeting.  The first day is Wednesday September 30th, with 3 presentations. The next is Saturday, October 10^th, with at least 3 presentations. Q&A will follow every 3 presentations. Please join our host Steve Stokowski (Co-Chair) and presenting colleagues for our 56th Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals Annual Meeting!

Virtual Presentation via Zoom

Please click the link to the meeting below and you will be directed to the Zoom Meeting Room.

SESSION 1: Wednesday, September 30^th: 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM (EST)

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89219188072

Meeting ID: 892 1918 8072

One tap mobile, Dial: +16465588656, 89219188072# US (New York)

See Meeting Agenda Below.

SESSION 2: Saturday, October 10^th: 9:00 AM-1:30 PM (EST)

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87041182266

Meeting ID: 870 4118 2266

One tap mobile, Dial: +13017158592, 87041182266# US (Germantown)

See Meeting Agenda Below.

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SESSION 1

Wednesday, September 30th: 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM (EST)

AGENDA

12:00 PM to 12:05 PM: Welcome

12:05 PM to 12:35 PM: Mason Graham, KaMin Solutions, Review of Georgia Surface Mine Permitting

12:40 PM to 1:10 PM: Rich Kyle, PhD, Texas Bureau of Economic Geology, Adaptive Reuse of Central Texas Industrial Mineral Production Sites: Long-lived Developments whose Time has Come

1:15 PM to 1:45 PM: Eric Parrish, KaMin Solutions, Kaolin Industry Mine Planning

1:45 PM to 2:00 PM: Questions and Answers

SESSION 2

Saturday October 10th: 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM (EST)

AGENDA

9:00 AM to 9:05 AM: Welcome

9:05 AM to 9:35 AM: Roger S. Austin, PhD, PG, Milledgeville, GA, Bauxite, Kaolin, a Meteor, Volcanism, and the Early Tertiary Super-Pluvial Climate in Georgia

9:40 AM to 10:10 AM: Steven Stokowski, PG, Stone Products Consultants, Uses for Quarry Fines from Aggregate Plants in the Southeast

10:15 AM to 10:45 AM: W. Crawford Elliott, PhD, Georgia State University, Rare Earth Minerals in SE US Heavy Mineral Deposits

10:45 AM to 11:00 AM: Questions and Answers

11:00 AM to 1:50 PM: To Be Announced

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Please contact us at geologyofindustrualminerals@gmail.com if you encounter any issues or would like more information. We hope you see/hear you virtually and we do hope all are staying well during this time.

The 56th Annual Meeting for the Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals has been RESCHEDULED for:

SEPTEMBER 13-18, 2020.

The location and events of the meeting will remain the same for the rescheduled meeting.

Where: Rock Eagle 4H Center, Eatonton Georgia

The registration site will remain open for registration:

Click here to Register

Sessions & Field Trips

Monday September 14, 2020

Field Trip 1  (9 AM Departure): Dimension Stone in Elberton, GA.  View the excellent Elberton Dimension Stone Variety Display at University of Georgia, visit the Elberton Granite Museum and a pit and plant as time permits.

Tuesday September 15, 2020

Session 1 (Morning):

• Heavy Minerals and Rare Earths
• Clay and other Industrial Minerals in Georgia and the South

Session 2  (Afternoon): 

• Aggregates and Construction Materials
• Environmental Studies Concerning Industrial Minerals Properties

Wednesday September 16, 2020

Field Trip 2 (9 AM departure): Aggregates in Georgia.  The trip will visit a major quarry in Macon, GA and the major supplier of natural sand to the Atlanta market.

Thursday September 17, 2020

Session 3 (Morning): 

• Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Minerals Sites
• The Other Side of the Industry (planning, permitting, marketing etc.)

Session 4 (Afternoon):

• Domestic and International Hot Topics

Friday September 18, 2020

Field Trip 3 (9 AM departure): Kaolin clay mining and processing in Georgia.  We will visit the Thiele Kaolin Company pit and one of the major processing plants.

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Poster Session

September 15, 2020 and September 17, 2020

• Statewide maps showing Industrial Mineral deposits
• Historical trends of Industrial Minerals in the Southeast

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Guest Outings

Guest Field Trip A (September 15, Tuesday, 9 AM departure)

Historic Stone Mountain.  The trip will visit Stone Mountain, take the cable car to the summit and see the views where our guests will eat a box lunch.

Guest Field Trip B (September 17, Thursday, 9 AM departure)

Plantation Life in Georgia.  The trip will visit the Jarrell Plantation State Historic Site and then travel to the Whistle Stop Café made famous by the movie Fried Green Tomatoes.  Lunch will be on your own at the café – be sure to order the superb fried green tomatoes and other superb regional dishes.

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56th Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals Annual Meeting

Where: Rock Eagle 4H Center, Eatonton Georgia

When: Monday April 27 – Friday May 1, 2020

Details are found on the homepage or click here.

Registration for the Annual Meeting is found here.

 

Call for Papers and Posters

The 56th Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals invites you to submit abstracts to accompany oral papers and posters. The focus of the 2020 Forum is Industrial Minerals of the South.

Participation is open to professionals, vendors, students, government officials (local, state, and federal), and the general public. All submittals must be in English, which is the language of the Forum.

Oral presentations will be 20 minutes in length with additional time for Q&A. Both oral presentations and posters will be included in the Forum Proceedings, which are planned to be available through SME. Final themes and their organization will reflect the composition of oral papers and papers accepted.

Deadlines

Abstracts for all oral papers and posters must be received March 14, 2020.

Abstracts will be 250 to 300 words long. Please send the title, the list of authors and their affiliations, and the email and telephone number for the primary and the presenting author(s) to the appropriate Session Chair, listed below. The deadline for submitting completed papers is Friday, July 31, 2020.

Link to PDF of Announcement: 2020 FGIM Call for Papers and Posters_2nd

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Session Topics

The session chair is listed for each session. Please send inquiries directly to them.

Session 1 (Tuesday – Morning)

• Heavy Minerals and Rare Earths (J. Renner, james.renner@chemours.com)
• Clay and other Industrial Minerals in Georgia and the South (P. Malla, prakash.malla@thielekaolin.com)

Session 2 (Tuesday – Afternoon)

• Aggregates and Construction Materials (K. Kosloski, kkosloski@luckstone.com)
• Environmental Studies Concerning Industrial Minerals Properties (T. Hinton, thomas_hinton@golder.com)

Session 3 (Thursday – Morning)

• Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Minerals Sites (S. Stokowski, sstokowski@yahoo.com)
• The Other Side of the Industry (planning, permitting, marketing, etc.) (C. Steele, csteele@ginnmineral.com)

Session 4 (Thursday – Afternoon)

• Domestic and International Hot Topics
  

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Posters

• Statewide maps showing Industrial Mineral deposits.
• Historical trends of Industrial Minerals in the Southeast.

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Questions?

Please let us know if you have any questions! You can submit a question to this website or contact the FGIM meeting Chair, Steve Stokowski at sstokowski@yahoo.com

56th Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals Annual Meeting

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Click here to register – you will be redirected to the registration site.

Where: Rock Eagle 4H Center, Eatonton Georgia

When: Monday April 27 – Friday May 1, 2020

 

56th Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals Annual Meeting

Where: Rock Eagle 4H Center, Eatonton Georgia

When: Monday April 27 – Friday May 1, 2020

Details are found on the homepage or click here.

Call for Papers and Posters

The 56th Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals invites you to submit abstracts to accompany oral papers and posters. The focus of the 2020 Forum is Industrial Minerals of the South.

Participation is open to professionals, vendors, students, government officials (local, state, and federal), and the general public. All submittals must be in English, which is the language of the Forum.

Oral presentations will be 20 minutes in length with additional time for Q&A. Both oral presentations and posters will be included in the Forum Proceedings, which are planned to be available through SME. Final themes and their organization will reflect the composition of oral papers and papers accepted.

Deadlines

Abstracts for all oral papers and posters must be received March 15, 2020.

Abstracts will be 250 to 300 words long. Please send the title, the list of authors and their affiliations, and the email and telephone number for the primary and the presenting author(s) to the appropriate Session Chair, listed below. The deadline for submitting completed papers is Friday, July 31, 2020.

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Session Topics

Session 1 (Tuesday – Morning)

• Heavy Minerals and Rare Earths (J. Renner, james.renner@chemours.com)
• Clay and other Industrial Minerals in Georgia and the South (P. Malla, prakash.malla@thielekaolin.com)

Session 2 (Tuesday – Afternoon)

• Aggregates and Construction Materials (K. Kosloski, kkosloski@luckstone.com)
• Environmental Studies Concerning Industrial Minerals Properties (T. Hinton, thomas_hinton@golder.com)

Session 3 (Thursday – Morning)

• Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Minerals Sites (S. Stokowski, sstokowski@yahoo.com)
• The Other Side of the Industry (planning, permitting, marketing, etc.) (C. Steele, csteele@ginnmineral.com)

Session 4 (Thursday – Afternoon)

• Domestic and International Hot Topics
  

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Posters

• Statewide maps showing Industrial Mineral deposits.
• Historical trends of Industrial Minerals in the Southeast.

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Questions?

Please let us know if you have any questions! You can submit a question to this website or contact the FGIM meeting Chair, Steve Stokowski at sstokowski@yahoo.com

56th Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals Annual Meeting

Where: Rock Eagle 4-H Center, Eatonton Georgia

When: Monday April 27 – Saturday May 1, 2020

What to Expect: 3 full day field trips and 2 full day technical sessions!

 

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As always – If you have any questions you can add a comment to this website or email geologyofindustrialminerals@gmail.com

The 56th Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals will be in Georgia hosted by SME Georgia Section.

Go ahead and block out the week of April 27th, 2020 in your calendars!

 

The 56th Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals will be in Georgia hosted by SME Georgia Section.

Go ahead and block out the week of April 27th, 2020 in your calendars!

 

Hello FGIMers!!! The room for the board meeting has changed –

FGIM board meeting is in the Alexander Room of the Renaissance Hotel at 8:30 am!