About the 1996 International Symposium on Extraction and Processing for the Treatment and Minimization of Wastes: Plenary Session

Monday, AM
Room: Mohave/Adobe/Arroyo/Kachina
October 28, 1996

Organizer: Dr. V. Ramachandran, ASARCO Incorporated, 3422 South 700 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84119

Session Chairs: V. Ramachandran, ASARCO, Inc., 3422 S 700 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84119; Carl C. Nesbitt, Michigan Technological University, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931

Coping with National and International Environmental Initiatives: A Nonferrous Metals Industry Perspective: Robert J. Muth, Vice President; Government and Public Affairs, Asarco Inc., 180 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038

9:30 am

Effects of Recent Environmental Regulations on the Mining Community: An Engineer's Perspective: James A. Murray, Principal Engineer, Bechtel Corporation, P.O. Box 193965, San Francisco, CA 94119-3965

10:00 am

The Enigma Facing Mines Above the Ground: Dr. Len Shaw, Director, Public and Government Affairs, Canadian Association of Recycling Industries, 350 Sparks Street, Suite 1105, Ottawa, Canada K1R 7S8

10:30 am

THE Use of Microbes to Reduce the Costs of Metal Removal from Metals and Mining Industry Waste Streams and Soils; or Make Microbes and Manure Your Major Metal Wastes Management Miracle: Dr. Ronald R.H. Cohen, Professor of Environmental Sciences, Dept. of Environmental Sciences, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401