Earth Science Mine Tour
October 5, 2001, 6:30–11:30 am
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Session 1: Overviews, Underground Research Laboratories, Heater Tests, Coupled Processes
October 5, 2001, 2:00–3:45 pm
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David Lambert |
NSF, EarthScope, and Critical Zone Information |
Dennis Neilson |
DOSECC — Interest in Deep Drilling |
Paul Witherspoon |
Stripa Project and Coupled Processes |
Hiroshi Takahashi |
Deep Underground Reactor (Passive Heat Removal from a LWR with a Hard Neutron Energy Spectrum) |
Session 2: Hydrogeology, Heterogeneity
October 5, 2001, 4:15–6:00 pm
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Edwin Weeks |
Site Scale Hydrological Characterization, Geochemical Characterization, Heterogeneity, Tracer Tests at Homestake Mine |
Brain McPherson |
Hydrologic Science and Homestake: Research Possibilities |
Elfadil Azrag |
Relaxation Zone Testing: Opportunities at Homestake Mine |
Session 3: Geology, Mineralogy
October 6, 2001, 8:30–10:15 am
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Edward Duke |
Geodata Achieve and Sample Repository foe the NUSL |
George Brimhall* |
Hard Rock Mining Training and Research Center as Part of NUSL |
Steve Kesler |
Potential Significance of the Homestake Mine to Economic Geology |
Jaakko Putkonen* |
Changes In Topography, Surface Erosion And Rock Advection Over Past 5 Ma, Homestake Mine, SD |
| Eric Sonnenthal* |
Potential for Research into Coupled THC Processes at the Homestake Mine |
John Gale |
Research Possibilities at the Underground Research Laboratory Homestake Mine |
Terry Hazen |
Deep Subsurface Microbiology and the Homestake Gold Mine |
Session 5: Geophysics, Seismology
October 6, 2001, 2:00–3:45 pm
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Misac Nibighian |
Large Magnetic Loop, Electrical Tomography, Underground VLF Transmitters |
Lane Johnson* |
Seismological Observatory at NUSL–Homestake |
Karl Butler* |
A Search for Electromagnetic Emissions Associated with Seismicity in Mines |
Joe Wang |
Cosmic Ray Imaging |
Genet Duke |
Research for Neutrino Tomography at Homestake NUSL |
Session 6: Rock Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering
October 6, 2001, 4:15–6:00 pm
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Herb Wang |
Estimating Change in Rock Permeability due to Thermal-Mechanical Effects |
Herb Wang |
SSC Geotechnical Project |
Larry Myer |
Seismic Wave Propagation Studies at NUSL: Scale and Fracture Characterization |
Karl Zipf |
NIOSH-OMSH-SRL Geomechanics, Safety and Health Research at Homestake Mine |
Charles Nelson |
Mining and Civil Engineering Prospective |
Plenary Session (Earth Science Workshop Summary)
October 7, 2001, 8:45–9:30 am
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Joe Wang |
Earth Science Research in the NUSL at Homestake Mine |
