Archived: Interstate Technical Group on Abandoned Underground Mines (ITGAUM) 7th Biennial Meeting
Schedule of Events, Technical Sessions and Field Trips
All technical sessions to be held in Salon D
| March 24, 2008 | |
| 12:00 noon - 5:00 p.m. | Registration, front lobby of hotel Richard Ryan (KSDOT), George Davis, Bruce Harvel or Charles Geiger (MoDOT) |
| March 25, 2008 | |
| 7:30 - 8:00 a.m. | Registration, front lobby of hotel Richard Ryan (KSDOT), George Davis, Bruce Harvel or Charles Geiger (MoDOT) |
| 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. | Technical Session I - Introductions, Overview Moderator: George Davis, Missouri Dept. of Transportation |
| 8:00 - 8:10 a.m. | Welcome to ITGAUM '08/ Housekeeping, last-minute schedule changes, introduction of new steering committee. George Davis (MoDOT) |
| 8:10 - 8:20 a.m. | Welcome to ITGAUM from MoDOT. Brief comments on importance of the group. Dave Ahlvers, P.E. (MoDOT Division Engineer, Construction and Materials Division) |
| 8:20 - 9:20 a.m. | "Mine Subsidence Engineering - An Overview" Gennaro Marino, PhD, P.E. (Marino Engineering Associates, Inc.) |
| 9:20 - 9:45 a.m. | "Overview of Coal and Lead/Zinc Mine-related Void and Subsidence Problems and Abatement in Southeast Kansas" Fred Foshag (Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Kansas Surface Mining Section) |
| 9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | Break with refreshments |
| 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. | Technical Session II - Geophysics Revisited Moderator: John Szturo, HNTB |
| 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. | "Imaging Lava Tubes for Engineering Design" Kanaan Hanna,Zapata Engineering, Blackhawk Division; Steve Hodges (Zapata Engineering, Blackhawk Division); James Pfeiffer (Zapata Engineering, Blackhawk Division); Haramy, Khamis, (Federal Highway Administration) |
| 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. | "Use of the Surface Wave Seismic Method to Image an Abandoned Underground Mine" Billington, Edward D. (Schnabel Engineering); Palm, Rick J. (Barr Engineering); and Grosser, Aaron T. (Barr Engineering) |
| 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. | "Longwall Mining and Subsidence in America - Then and Now" David Knott (Private Consultant) |
| 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. | Technical Session III Moderator: Tom Lefchik, US Federal Highway Administration |
| 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. | "From Design to Construction: Coal Mine Treatments Along an Interstate Interchange" Donald Gaffney (Michael Baker Corp.) |
| 1:00 - 1:30 p.m. | "Mapping Underground Mine Workings on the Mesabi Iron Range, Minnesota." Dale Cartwright, Julie Oreskovich, and Matt Oberhelman (Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Lands and Minerals) |
| 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | "Mine Void Detection Demonstration Projects" George Gardner, (US Dept. of Labor Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)) |
| 2:30 p.m. to 2: 45 p.m. | Break with Refreshments |
| 2:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Technical Session IV Moderator: George Davis, Missouri Dept. of Transportation |
| 2:45-3:15 p.m. | "Investigation, Design, and Construction for a Highway Interchange Over Abandoned Lead and Zinc Mines -Route 249 Joplin, Missouri" John Szturo (HNTB) |
| 3:15 -4:15 p.m. | Pryor Rd. and I-470 Remediation, Lees' Summit, MO Pat Carr (Judy Co.) |
| 4:15 - 5:00 p.m. | Title To Be Announced Jim Sabin (Roctest, Inc.) or Davis Forrester (Earthtech) |
| Dinner on March 25 will be ON YOUR OWN. | |
| March 26, 2008 | |
| 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Field trip to underground mines and related sites in the Kansas City Area. |
| 8:00 a.m. | Depart Embassy Suites for Hunt Martin Stamper Underground Mine at Ferrelview, MO |
| 8:00 - 8:20 a.m. | Enroute to Hunt Martin Stamper Underground Limestone Production Mine |
| 8:20 - 11:15 a.m. | Underground Mine Tour/Aggregate Quality Control Presentation |
| 11:15 - 12:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:30 - 1:15 p.m. | Enroute to Lafarge Underground Mine Remediation at Sugar Creek, MO |
| 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. | Lafarge Mine Remediation Tour |
| 2:45 - 3.00 p.m. | Enroute to Hunt Midwest Subtropolis Underground Developed Storage and Office Complex at Randolph, MO |
| 3:00 - 4:15 p.m. | Subtropolis Underground Developed Storage and Office Complex Tour |
| 4:15 - 5:00 p.m. | Return to Embassy Suites |
| 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. | Banquet Dinner at Hotel. Keynote Speaker: Don Woodard Subject: Thirty Years of Underground Mine Remediation and Experiences in the Kansas City Area. |
| March 27, 2008 | |
| 6:30 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast Meeting of ITGAUM Member States |
| 8:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. | Technical Session V - Member States' Experiences Individual ITGAUM Member States: Missouri - George Davis North Dakota - Bill Dodd Alabama - Willard Sitz New York - Douglas Hadjin Kansas - Richard Ryan |
| 9:45 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. | Break with refreshments |
| 10:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. | Panel Discussion Future Directions for Underground Mine Remediation, Future of ITGAUM, Pooled-Fund Solicitations From Member States, Progress of Best Practices Manual Discussion Leaders: Tom Lefchik, FHWA, George Davis, MoDOT Panel Members: Tom Lefchik, George Davis, John Szturo, others to be announced or determined. |
| "Official" end of ITGAUM '08 | |