NHMI Agenda
First Annual Mining History Conference
Park City, UTAH
June 17-20, 2010
Thursday June 17th, 2010
5PM to 10 PM Early check in (Arrival and set up for speakers, sponsors, dealers and groups)
Friday June 18th, 2010
(All talks in Bison Rooms 3-5 unless otherwise noted)
9:00AM Sign in and pick up packets, first view of exhibit hall
10:00AM Underground Mine Photography Workshop
11:00AM Copperopolis CA Mining history—Brian Beck, BEAR
12 noon Luncheon in Bison Room 1 and 2— The Life Cycle of a Mine Discussion/Political Update
1:15PM Rio Tinto in Utah—Bingham and Beyond—Matthew Tobey, Rio Tinto
2:30PM Exploration Equipment Review and Roundup—Stuart Burgess, Mojave Underground
3:00 PM American Fork Canyon Mining History—Kurt Williams, Expedition Utah
4:00 PM Collectible Mining Lighting—Crystal Burgess, Mojave Underground
4:30 PM Mine dumps as artifacts—Corey Shuman, Gold Rush Expeditions
5:00PM Dinner in Bison Room 1 & 2
7:00PM Opening Dinner Discussion–Why a National Historic Mining Initiative? (panel)
Keynote Address: The First Annual White Hat Awards… NHMI congratulates and awards several activists for their efforts in saving and documenting mining history, and comments on several infamous agencies and their efforts to erase mining history.
9:00PM Movie Night Bison Room 6. Pick from several full length movies with mining themes: Park City Underground Mining Adventure, Blowing our stacks, Ophir Mine Tour, Castle in the Clouds
Saturday June 19, 2010
8-9AM Sign in, browse exhibits and booths in Conference Exhibit Hall
10:00AM Uranium Mining History, by Dr. Gary L. Shumway, PhD
10:30AM Working w/government to Save Mines — Michael Capps, Mojave Underground
11:00AM Fluorescent Minerals of Utah
12 noon Lunch in Bison Room 1 and 2
1:15 PM The whys and hows of staking a Mining Claim on Federal Land— Corey Shuman, Gold Rush Expeditions
3:00PM Mine exploration innovation (A Krafty mining McGyer)—Jeremiah Chesley, Mojave Underground
4:00 M Crown King Mine/Bradshaw Mtns AZ exploration report—Brian Beck, BEAR
5:00PM Dinner Meeting Bison Room 1 and 2 Where do we go from here? Lessons from Overseas (The Cornwall story) —Russ Hartill, Adopt-A-Mine
7PM Silent Auction Results Announced of books, ephemera and collectibles
9PM Movie Night (concluded) Bison Room 6
10PM Retire
Sunday June 20th, 2010
Park City area driving tour—Meet in lobby at 8:30AM, return to lobby at 11AM.
Park City mill hike—tentatively scheduled depending on snowmelt.
You will learn how to document, explore, and understand the history and folklore of mining. You will be exposed to the latest trends, tools, equipment you’ll need and regulations you’ll be up against in exploring and interpreting our mining heritage. Lastly, you’ll be entertained, shocked, and inspired to help document, preserve, present and interpret our western American mining history. Come spend a relaxing Father’s Day weekend with us in Park City, Utah!
For more information, visit http://www.historicmines.org