Future meeting announcements

Upcoming Meeting Annoncements

Regularly scheduled meetings; Conventions, conferences, etc. Colorado School of Mines Spring 2009 courses

Regular Meetings:

Denver Region Exploration Geologists' Society

The next meeting - September 13, 2010

Social hour

6:30 to 7:00 p.m.

Location - Consolidated Mutual Water Company lower level
12700 W. 27the Ave., Lakewood, Colorado.

Technical Presentations. Exploration, Development and Mining of Roll-front Uranium Deposits by In-situ Recovery (isr). Cal VanHolland and Sam Talbott Ur-Energy USA

Colorado School of Mines Van Tuyl Lecture Series - Fall 2010

Lecture schedule not yet announced.

Colorado School of Mines Student Chapter of SEG

Colorado Scientific Society

Berthoud Hall, Colorado School of Mines. Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month, at 7:00 p.m..
For information contact - Lisa Rukstales. E-mail: lrukstales@usgs.gov

May 20 (Thursday) CSS Meeting. Speakers: Jonathan Caine (USGS) and Zachary Wessel (CSU), both talks on Colorado Front Range structure in the Proterozoic rocks. Talks set the stage for the field trip (below).
CSS Field Trip May 22 (Saturday). Front Range structure Spring field trip (all day). Trip leaders - J. Caine and Z. Wessel.

The Denver Mining Club meets at the Country Buffet north of Bowles on Wadsworth (at 8100 W. Crestline Ave.) on
Mondays.(Purchase of buffet lunch required).
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (+/-) VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME! For more information call Dick Beach - 303.986.6535

September 6. No meeting. Labor Day Holiday.

September 13. Lindsey V. Maness, Jr., Geologist. "Anticipated Supply and Demand for Semiconductor Elements."

September 20. Tom McMichen, Boulder County Parks & Open Space. "Restoration of the Blue Bird Mine Complex at the Caribou Ranch Open Space, Boulder County, Colorado."

September 27. To be announced.

University of Colorado, Geological Sciences
All talks are held in the Benson Earth Sciences lecture hall (180) every Wednesday at 4pm unless otherwise noted.
Refreshments are served at 3:30 on the 3rd floor. For information about the speakers call : 303.492.8141. Email: geolinfo@colorado.edu URL: http://www.colorado.edu/GeolSci/

No further Spring Lectures.

Colorado State University Geoscience Seminars. Seminars are held on Monday's in Room 320 Natural Resources Building and will begin at 4:10pm (unless noted different) For questions call (970) 491-5661.

USGS Central Region Colloquium Series

Presentations are open to the public and are given on Thursday afternoons from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the Denver Federal
Center's Foord Conference Room, located in Building 20 (Entrance W3).

Park County Mining Association Meeting
Park County Association meets at the Alma Town Hall, 59 East Buckskin Road.

Conferences, Conventions, etc..

(Local "geo-events" news courtesy of Pete Modreski).

September 3-6. Colorado Mining Exhibit Foundation educational exhibit tent at Taste of Colorado. Event theme - "The Importance of Mining and Minerals to a Strong America".
Venue: downtown Denver, Labor Day weekend
Volunteer help to set up and help staff the exhibit is most welcome.
"More than 500,000 people attend the four-day event and thousands went through our 40 ft x 40 ft tent (including hundreds of teachers) in 2009. They tried their hand at gold panning, the fossil hunt, saw the many free educational videos and CD's that are available on mining and reclamation and took home rock samples and educational material. We need volunteers this year for:
Loading trucks Wednesday September 1.
Setting-up the displays Thursday September 2.
Talking to people during a 4-hour shift (11 am to 3 pm or 2 pm to 6 pm) in the tent Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, September 3-6.
Unloading trucks Tuesday morning September 7.
If you can help, contact Guy Johnson at (303) 969-0365 or GPJ222@aol.com ."

September 10-12. Creede Mineral Symposium.
Venue: Creede, Colorado.
Sponsors: Colorado Chapter, Friends of Mineralogy, and the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum.
Description: A two day symposium (plus Friday evening reception and lecture) with lecture presentations, mineral dealers.
Saturday evening banquet.
Sunday field trip.
Registration: $34 (by Aug. 25).
Banquet: $26.
Contact: Lou Conti, 303-797-3205, dlconti@aol.com
URL: http://www.friendsofmineralogy.org/symposia.html
September 15. CSM Geology Museum Open House, Reception, and Silent Auction held during the week of the Denver Gem and Mineral Show; 6 to 9 p.m. at the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, 13th and Maple Streets, Golden. All are invited!
September 17-18. Denver Gem and Mineral Show. 2010 theme - "The Creede Mining District".
Venue: Denver Merchandise Mart, 58th Ave. at I-25 (exit 215).
Description: This is the second-largest gem and mineral show in the U.S. This show is combined with the Colorado Fossil Expo in the same building complex, and there is a wholesale-only jewelry trade show there also.
Dealers.
Museum displays.
Club exhibits.
Public is welcome (admission charge); free parking. The USGS will have a booth here at the show, as will numerous other clubs, museums, and organizations; please stop by and say hello!
URL: http://www.denvermineralshow.com/ .
September 18. Western Museum of Mining and Industry, Colorado Springs.
Keep What You Find Gold & Gemstone Panning - Saturday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Museum tour.
Hands-on Gold/Gem Panning 101.
Daily tours begin at 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. No reservations required." (regular admission applies).
September 23. Western Museum of Mining and Industry, Colorado Springs.
Laws of the Land Exhibit - Thursday 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
"Laws of the Land will exhibit work by artist Margaret Whiting, who explores contemporary issues related to land use and encourages thoughtful consideration of the laws that regulate our relationship to the land by highlighting phrases and words in the text of law books to build new statements.
Related programming will explore the history and future of the Mining Law of 1872. The exhibit will run from September 23 to December 30, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m."
September 25. Western Museum of Mining and Industry, Colorado Springs.
Mining Claim Workshop - Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
"Join members of the Gold Prospectors of Colorado as they present the history of mining claims and discuss and demonstrate how claims are stacked. Workshop admission is $10.00, includes museum entry."
Venue: the Museum is located at 225 North Gate Boulevard (I-25 Gleneagle exit, #156A), Colorado Springs.
Phone: 719-488-0880
URL: www.wmmi.org