American Society of Mining and Reclamation (ASMR) 25th Annual Meeting

Dates

June 15-19, 2008

Location

Richmond, Virginia

Background

Richmond, Virginia, home of the USA’s first commercial coal mine, will host the 25th Annual Meeting of ASMR.  In addition to ASMR’s historical concentration on coal and metal mining applications, this meeting’s program and field trips will focus on remediation of other disturbances such as exposure of acid-sulfate materials, mineral sands mining, dredge spoil placement, and wetland impact mitigation.    This conference will provide an opportunity for scientists, researchers, regulators, and mining and reclamation personnel to exchange information, share ideas, and meet together.

Topics Covered

Innovations in Revegetation; Plant Community Diversity; Forestry; Landscape Stability; Below ground evaluation of reclamation success; Reclamation Success Evaluation Case Studies; Bond Release Case Studies; Coal Bed Methane Water Utilization/Disposal; Reclamation of Land Impacted by Coal Bed Methane, Natural Gas, and Oil Production; Acid Mine Drainage Impacts; and Reclamation of Hard Rock Mining Abstracts due September 30, 2006.

Target Audience

Industry reclamation managers, researchers and technical staff, consultants, state and Federal agencies' natural resource and reclamation staff.

Contract

Program Chair: W. Lee Daniels, wdaniels@vt.edu, Dept CSES, Virginia Tech, 540-231-7175