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2006 Interstate Technical Group on Abandoned
Underground Mines Sixth Biennial Workshop

Abandoned Underground Mine

June 14-16, 2006
Rochester, New York

The 6th Biennial Workshop offered by the Interstate Technical Group on Abandoned Underground Mines (ITGAUM) focuses on subjects related to the effects of mine development on highway planning, design, construction, maintenance and infrastructure development. Related topics pertaining to sub-structure exploration and geophysical testing, which identify potential hazards associated with abandoned mines will be addressed.

Conference Presentations and Documents

Technical Session I: Member Presentations

1A: TRB Subcommittee on Abandoned Underground Mines Update
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
L. Rick Ruegsegger, Chairman, TRB Subcommittee on Abandoned Underground Mines

1B: Entry Into an Abandoned Underground Mine The preceding document link requires Microsoft Office Word
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
George H. Davis, Geotechnical Liaison, Missouri DOT

1C: Abandoned Underground Mines--Pittsburg Bypass The preceding document link requires Microsoft Office Word
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
Richard Ryan, Regional Geologist, Kansas DOT

1D: Potentially Hazardous Mine Products The preceding documnet link requires Adobe Reader
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
Nick Priznar, Engineering Geologist, Arizona DOT

1E: Update of Abandoned Underground Mine Activities in Ohio The preceding documnet link requires Adobe Reader
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
Rick Ruegsegger

1F: North Dakota Update
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
William E. Dodd, Environmental Scientist, North Dakota Public Service Commission

1G: Iowa Update The preceding document link requires Microsoft Office Word
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
Matthew Trainum, Geologist III, Iowa DOT

1H: Stability Impacts from Intense Metal Mining Activity The preceding documnet link requires Adobe Reader
Marc C. Bétournay, Mining and Mineral Sciences Labs, CANMET, Natural Resources Canada

1I: OSM's Underground Mine Mapping Initiative The preceding document link requires Microsoft Office Word
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
Joshua Rockwell, Mining Engineer; John Craynon, Chief, Div. of Regulatory Support, Office of Surface Mining

1J: The History of ITGAUM The preceding documnet link requires Adobe Reader
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
L. Rick Ruegsegger, P.E.

Technical Session II: Subsidence and Remediation

2A: Residential Development in Abandoned Mine Areas The preceding documnet link requires Adobe Reader
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
Paul G. Swanson, P.E.,Principal, and Maureen Roskoski, REPA, LEED AP, Facility Engineering Assocs.; Peter H. Li, Principal, Earth Resources Technology, Inc.

2B: Evaluation and Remdiation of an Abandoned Mining Site The preceding documnet link requires Adobe Reader
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
Richard Mabry, P.E., and Yongli Min, P.E., URS Corporation

2C: Assessment of Potential Subsidence Impacts from Coal Mining Using Empirical Methods The preceding document link requires Microsoft Office Word
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
David L. Knott, P.E., HDR Engineering

2D: Paste Backfill of Shallow Mine Workings for Land Reclamation in Canmore, Alberta The preceding documnet link requires Adobe Reader
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
Ray Predika, P.E., Angela Beattie, P.E., Richard Beddoes, P.E., Golder Associates

2E: Something Old, Something New: Coal Mine Treatments Along an Interstate Interchange The preceding document link requires Microsoft Office Word
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
Donald V. Gaffney, Michael Baker Jr., Inc.

2F: Fixing Mine Hazards Under Transportation Corridors--The Timmins Experience The preceding documnet link requires Adobe Reader
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
Kevin J. Beauchamp and Trevor G. Carter, Golder Associates

2G: Geology and History of 1994 Roof Collapse of AKZO Salt Mine, Cuylerville, NY
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
William Kelly, State Geologist, NYS Geological Survey

2H: Cause of Collapse of AKZO Salt Mine The preceding document link requires Microsoft Office Word
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
Samuel W. Gowan, President, Alpha Geosciences

2I: Mechanism of Sinkhole Formation Above AKZO Salt Mine The preceding document link requires Microsoft Office Word
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
Samuel W. Gowan, President, Alpha Geosciences

2J: Effects of Subsidence on Rte. 20A Bridge Over Little Beard's Creek, Past and Present
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
Noel Kurth, P.E.. NYS DOT

Technical Session III: Geophysics and Modeling

3A: High Resolution Seismic Reflection Investigation of Salt Dissolution Features in Kansas The preceding document link requires Microsoft Office Word
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
Robert W. Henthorne, Geologist, Kansas DOT

3B: Geological and Geophysical Survey Results and Remdiation Options for Sinkholes on US 18 in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa The preceding documnet link requires Adobe Reader
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
Matthew Trainum, Geologist III, Iowa DOT

3C: Electrical Imaging of Mine Voids: Lessons Learned The preceding documnet link requires Adobe Reader
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
Peter J. Hutchinson, PhD, PG, The Hutchinson Group, Ltd.

3D: Geophysical Void Detection Demonstrations The preceding documnet link requires Adobe Reader
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )
Kanaan Hanna, Bart Hoekstra, and James Pfeiffer, Blackhawk Division of Zapata Engineering

3E: Simple Engineering Databases: Critical Abandoned Mines Decision-Making Tools The preceding documnet link requires Adobe Reader
Marc C. Bétournay, Mining and Mineral Sciences Labs, CANMET, Natural Resources Canada

3F: MSHA Void Detection Demonstration Project The preceding document link requires Microsoft Office Word
( Power Point Presentation The preceding document link requires Adobe Reader )

 

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