Submit a Presentation
Abstract submissions will open on March 25!
Participants are encouraged to submit abstracts for oral or poster presentations that fit into the workshop’s topical sessions. Your abstract will be submitted during registration.
Presentation Guidelines
Abstracts should be no more than 300 words.
Oral presentations will be delivered in a 12+3 minute format.
Poster presentations must be 3′ W x 4′ H (portrait orientation) in size.
Topical Sessions
Session 1: Conventional and Unconventional Sources of Critical Minerals
Keynotes
Stefanie M. Brueckner, Laurentian University
Daniel Alessi, The University of Texas at Austin
We welcome submissions regarding our current knowledge of both conventional and unconventional sources of critical minerals, as well as strategies for exploration and extraction of critical minerals. Topics include, but are not limited to, new discoveries and deposit characterization, historic mine waste materials, brines and produced waters, AI/ML in mining, novel approaches to empirical and conceptual exploration targeting.
Session 2: Critical Minerals Workforce Development: How to grow the US critical minerals workforce
Keynotes
Robert J. Bodnar, Virginia Tech
Leah Turner, CUAHSI
We welcome submissions regarding the topic of building the United States critical minerals workforce. Topics include, but are not limited to, strategies for early outreach to expose younger generations to critical minerals related career paths, community outreach with the goal of overcoming negative perceptions of minerals production streams (i.e., mining, processing, remediation), and general workforce development through trade schools and community colleges.
Session 3: Towards a Circular Economy: Innovations in critical mineral extraction and recycling
Keynotes
Jesica Urbina, Infinite Elements
We welcome submissions regarding new and/or improved critical minerals extractions strategies from new or existing production streams. Topics include, but are not limited to, innovations in minerals processing (i.e., extraction and/or recycling), technological advancements for carbon-neutral and low-energy novel extraction techniques, and the development of environmentally-friendly techniques (i.e., safer solvents, chemicals, and methods) for a sustainable future.
Session 4: Policy & Supply Chain Economics: Aligning Perceptions and Expectations of Policy-Makers and Stakeholders in the Critical Minerals Sector
Keynotes
Simon Jowitt, University of Nevada-Reno and Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
We welcome submissions in all areas of critical mineral policy and supply chain economics. Topics include, but are not limited to, bridging the gap between production and policy in the critical minerals sphere, ways to promote effective collaboration between industry, government, and academia (domestically and internationally), policy-driven initiatives to lower the entry bar for new mining and mineral processing operations,
Breakout Sessions
Breakout sessions during the workshop will discuss the implications of the recent Presidential Executive Order “Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production” – with the goal of kickstarting interdisciplinary collaborations between participants.
Dates and Deadlines
March 25 – Early Bird Registration Opens
March 25 – Abstract Submissions Open
June 8 – Abstract Submissions Close
June 16 – Notification of Abstract Acceptance
June 25 – Early Bird Registration Closes
June 26 – Regular Registration Opens
July 15 – Registration Cancellation Deadline
August 12 – Last Day to Register to Attend
August 13 – Day 1 of Workshop
August 13 – Workshop Dinner at 7PM CST. RSVP during registration required to attend.
August 14 – Day 2 of Workshop