17th AnnualMinnesota Minerals Education Workshop

June 17-19, 2014Southwest Minnesota State

UniversityMarshall, Minnesota

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Geology of Minnesota

MGS State Map S-21Jirsa et al. (2011)

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17 Years of MMEW1997 – Ironworld Discovery Center, Chisholm (47)

1998 – Minnesota State University, Mankato (65)1999 – University of Minnesota, Duluth (83)2000 – St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud (80)2001 – Mesabi Range Technical College, Virginia (72)2002 – University of St. Thomas, St. Paul (66)2003 – Hibbing Community College, Hibbing (52)2004 – Winona State University, Winona (62)2005 – Minnesota State University, Mankato (69)2006 – University of Minnesota, Duluth (81)2007 – Bemidji State University, Bemidji (47)2008 – Vermilion Community College, Ely (64)2010 – Macalester College, St. Paul (64)2011 – Mesabi Range Comm. & Tech College, Eveleth (76)2012 – Winona State University, Winona (96)2013 – Hibbing Comm. College, Hibbing (75)2014 - Southwest Minnesota State Univ., Marshall (69)

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Executive CommitteeChairman – Jim Miller, University of Minnesota DuluthVice Chair for Finance – Craig Pagel, Iron Mining AssociationVice Chair for Adminstration/Treasurer – Mike Hultgren, AIPG-MN ChapterVice Chair for Operations – Hannah Friedrich, MN Dept. of Natural Resources

Board of DirectorsHarvey Thorleifson - Minnesota Geological Survey Fred Corrigan - Aggregate & Ready Mix Association of MN Dennis Martin – MN Dept. of Natural Resources, Division of Lands and MineralsGeorge Hudak – UMD Natural Resources Research InstituteCheryl Sill – Minnesota Earth Science Teachers AssociationJulie Elkington– Cliffs Natural Resources

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4 2014 MMEW SponsorsAggregate Industries Kelsey Capital Mgmt Richard Backstrom

Alan Geiwitz Larkin Hoffman Richwood

Anderson Lubricants, Inc Malton Electric Company Scott Bullock

Brian McCabe Marine Tech Security State Bank Foundation

Bryan Rock Products Martin Marietta Materials The Saint Paul Foundation

Conveyor Belt Service Mesabi Nugget Tufco

DMC (USA), LLC Minnesota Section S.M.E. Unimin Corporation

Dom-Ex, LLC North Shore Mining – Cliffs NR United Taconite, LLC

Dyno Nobel, Inc Northeast Technical Services William Dean Travis

GPM, Inc P&H Mining Equipment Inc Wissota Sand & Gravel Company

Graham Ford Peder Larson WP & RS Mars Company

Industrial Lubricant Petro Choice Ziegler Catepillar

Intex Corporation Rendrag, Inc.

2014 MMEW Lodging Scholarship DonorsM

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Today’s ScheduleM

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Course AssignmentsM

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Southwest Minnesota State University

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2014 Evaluation SurveysM

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Survey Monkey - on-line survey

E-mailed to participants on Last Night and Tonight

Upon receipt of completed surveys, participation certificates will be e-mailed