Water Management for Mining 2014

Join mining companies, regulators, water management and technology providers as they discuss how to reduce the total costs of mine ownership by:

- Securing sustainable sources of water

- Designing appropriate mine water management systems to maximize the efficient use of water

- Capturing the hidden value of discharged water

- Understanding the impacts of the evolving regulatory framework for mine discharge water

- Applying proven water treatment technologies from other industries to the mining environment

- Learn from real world case studies by: Rio Tinto and St. Cloud Mining

Featured Speakers:

- R. Jeffrey Davis, Senior Consultant, CARDNO ENTRIX

- Daniel T. Eyde, Chief Technical Officer & President, ST. CLOUD MINING

- Val S. Frenkel, Vice President, ERLER & KALINOWSKI, INC.

- Hishmi Jamil Husain, Environment Superintendent, RIO TINTO, INDIA

- Jeffrey M. Kendall, General Counsel & Legislative Coordinator, NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT

- Shahid Mahmud, Team Leader, EPA Abandoned Mine Lands Team, U.S. EPA

- Michael H. Spinhirne, Senior Vice President- Sales, DESALITECH

- Paul Thoen, Senior Process Scientist, STEWART ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS, INC.

- Tony Waldron, Minerals Program Manager, COLORADO DIVISION OF RECLAMATION, MINING AND SAFETY

- Andrew Watson, Vice President, MWH GLOBAL

The mining industry is facing a water crisis! Population growth, drought and high demand have substantially increased competition for water and are creating dire conditions in many states nationwide, resulting in rapidly escalating water prices, and in some cases unavailability of water altogether. Sourcing, recycling and the disposal of water has become a huge issue for mining companies –requiring extensive thought, planning, and the execution of strategies to address. As a result of these challenges mining companies are now struggling to