AMA Convention 2022
n Doug Kreiner will present a mineral systems approach to understanding how, where, and why critical minerals may be enriched in mineral deposits. A mineral systems frame - work is a holistic approach focused on incorporating geo - logic features from the tectonic setting to the ore body scale – all of which play a fundamental role in determining the me - tallogenic signature of ore deposits. This approach has been applied to prioritizing regions of Alaska to focus new data collection efforts, including geologic mapping, geophysical surveys and geochemical analytical coverages. n James Barker will provide case histories of rare metal (including tin) deposits Southeast, Interior, West - ern and Northern Alaska, including Climax-style tung - sten-molybdenum-niobium mineralization in the eastern Brooks Range. n Paul Metz will analyze the potential in Alaska for continental margin, carbonate-hosted rare earth element (REE) mineralization—describing analogue occurrences in the Canadian Cordillera. The carbonatites of the Canadi - an Cordillera will be reviewed and compared with similar structural domains and lithologies in Alaska. n Shane Lasley will provide insights into the govern - ment policies and technological innovations that are driv - ing demand for these raw materials. Focused on Alaska’s potential, this segment will include market information on
battery metals (antimony, cobalt, graphite, lithium, man - ganese, nickel, and vanadium); tin, an overlooked critical metal that is abundant in Alaska; zinc, a new addition to the USGS critical minerals list that is often associated with germanium and indium byproducts; and copper, techni - cally not a U.S. critical mineral but needed in vast quanti - ties to meet international climate goals and is associated with cobalt, rhenium, PGMs, and tellurium in Alaska. Short Course #3: Overview of the Mining Industry & How to Talk About It: Technology, Environment, Economics, & Communication This short course will acquaint participants with mining: the how mines work, environmental issues and econom - ics. It will focus on mining as it exists in Alaska. Mining is also a mis-understood industry in Alaska, and the course will also discuss how to talk to your neighbors, friends, and opponents about the industry. The course is intend - ed for people who are a part of the industry or interested but for those who do not spend a lot of time at operating mines. These may be exploration geologists, bankers, en - vironmental scientists, students or others.
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The Alaska Miner
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