The goal of the conference was to identify necessary liability protection from applicable environmental laws that advance closure and remediation of the identified pilot/demonstration projects.
The Full Program
The conference was held at the Colorado School of Mines in April 26, 2018. The conference was jointly sponsored by the Mining and Metallurgical Society of America, Colorado School of Mines, and Trout Unlimited.
Summaries of Presentations, Breakout Sessions
Download Report as one document
Executive Summary - Brief description of the talks and breakout sessions.
Report Body - Summaries of the talks, including comments and questions from participants.
Appendix A - Session Discussions and Questions
Appendix B - Terminology and Definitions
Appendix C - Summit Participants
Appendix D - Speaker, Facilitator and Committee Bios
Shared Legacy - AML Summit Background Paper
Breakout Session Spreadsheet - all the detail and compilation of the breakout session results
Speaker Powerpoints
- Laura Skaer - Cleaning up Abandoned Mines
- Jeff Graves - State Government Considerations for AML Cleanup
- Chris Wood - A Collaborative Approach to Mine Reclamation
- Carolyn McIntosh - Legal Hurdles for Abandoned Mine Cleanup
- Kathy Benedetto - BLM and Good Samaritan Liability Protections
- Jeff Parshley - Successful Reclamation and Closure to Guide Candidate Site Selection
Questionnaire Responses - Questionnaires were handed to conference participants and 18 were collected at the time. Later a request for answering the questions on-line was sent to all participants. Seventeen additional responses were received.
NOTE: The focus of the conference and the AML efforts is on orphaned and abandoned hard-rock mining conditions. Coal mine reclamation of AML is funded through a tax on each ton of coal mined. Work on abandoned hard rock mines has been done by volunteers and donations. A purpose of the conference is to identify ways to continue improvement of AML conditions on a broader scale with protection for those doing the work.
