DATE: Thursday 28th May 1998 - 5.30pm for 6pm Joint Meeting with AIG
VENUE: 3rd Floor, Rugby Club, Rugby (Crane) Place, Sydney
SPEAKERS: Mr Stan Church - US Geological Survey
TOPIC: "Evaluation of the Impact of Historic Metal Mining on Water Quality
in the Western United States"
The values of the general public in the US have changed in recent years. Land management policy
has shifted from harvesting of timber, mineral extraction and grazing to a broader perspective
of resource utilisation. The US legal framework has allowed citizens to use the courts to force
the cleanup of watersheds surrounding old mine sites. How does this compare to the Australian
mining environment?
Stan Church is a USGS geologist who operates at a level which enables him to present ideas
directly to the Vice President, Al Gore. His talk will focus on several
case histories of old mine sites and cover the geology, geochemistry and geophysics involved in the identification and remediation
of water contamination from these and the legal implications.
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