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Advancing Toward More Sustainable and Resilient Mineral Supplies: Bridging Earth, Data, and Social Sciences
Session ID#: 251188
Session Description:
Demand for mineral resources, such as copper, nickel, and lithium, is projected to increase dramatically to support renewable energy infrastructure and electric vehicles. Ensuring this demand is met in a sustainable manner has become a global priority, especially as growing geopolitical uncertainty threatens to disrupt already fragile supply chains. This session will explore the latest advancements across geoscience, geophysics, AI, policy, and stakeholder engagement that can inform sustainable resource planning and operations. We invite contributions that bridge traditional disciplinary and institutional boundaries in: (1) data-driven approaches to mineral exploration and resource characterization; (2) sustainable extraction, processing, and strategic supply chain planning; and (3) cross-sector collaboration in policymaking, governance, and technology development to boost resilient critical mineral supplies. By bringing together experts from Earth sciences, data sciences, and social sciences, this session aims to catalyze research collaborations and build practical frameworks that strengthen responsible and resilient mineral supply chains.
Index Terms:
0520 Data analysis: algorithms and implementation [COMPUTATIONAL GEOPHYSICS]
1099 General or miscellaneous [GEOCHEMISTRY]
3699 General or miscellaneous [MINERALOGY AND PETROLOGY]
6349 General or miscellaneous [POLICY SCIENCES]
Primary Convener: David Zhen Yin, Stanford University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States
Conveners: Mansur Arief, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, Sulgiye Park, Union of Concerned Scientists, Cambridge, MA, United States and Rachel Hampton, KoBold Metals, Berkeley, CA, United States
Student/Early Career Convener: Sofia Mantilla Salas, Stanford University, Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States
Integrating Next-Generation Environmental Monitoring and Education Activities for Developing Citizen Science and Improving Global Environmental Literacy (Invited) (1863085)
Haruko M Wainwright, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Berkeley, United States; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cambridge, United States, Haokai Zhao, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, United States, Adam Low, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, United States, Benjamin Deans, Navajo Abandoned Mine Lands Reclamation Department, Gallup, United States and Carol A Eddy-Dilek, Savannah River National Lab, Aiken, SC, United States
Layer-Resolved Prediction of Subsurface Mineralization from Surface Soil Geochemistry Using Feature Sensitivity and Similarity Learning (1869423)
Souradeep Mukherjee1, Adel Asadi1, Jef Caers2, Pablo Mejia-Herrera3 and Francisco Tomazoni Neto3, (1)Stanford University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Stanford University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford, United States, (3)Ero Copper Corp., Vancouver, Canada
Securing Critical Minerals: A Collaborative Path Forward from a Geoscience Perspective (Invited) (1869509)
Jiajia Sun, University of Houston, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Houston, United States, Alan Jones, ManoTick GeoSolutions Ltd., Manotick, ON, Canada and David Zhen Yin, Stanford University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States
Copper for Global Development and Electrification (Invited) (1881234)
Adam Charles Simon, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI, United States, Lawrence M Cathles, Cornell Univ, Ithaca, NY, United States and DAN Wood, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia
Land Use Change at Critical Mineral Industrial Parks in Indonesia: Spatial Impacts of National Downstreaming Policies (1896102)
Molly Schreier1, Jiehong Lou2, Diana Parker3, Claire Squire1 and Emma Brashear2, (1)Center for Global Sustainability, College Park, Maryland, UNITED STATES, (2)Center for Global Sustainability, College Park, United States, (3)University of Maryland, Department of Geographical Sciences, College Park, United States
Assessment of U.S. Nickel and Cobalt Resources Using Material Flow Analysis (1897243)
Grayce Gibbs, Colorado School of Mines, Geology and Geological Engineering, Golden, United States, Jihye Kim, Colorado School of Mines, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Golden, United States and Elizabeth Holley, Colorado School of Mines, Mining Engineering, Golden, United States
Potential Reuses of Post-Leached Powder River Basin Fly Ash Solids From a Novel Targeted Critical Mineral Recovery Process (1900111)
Colleen Lynn Hoffman1, Meghan Beebe2, Chin-Min Cheng2, Barbara G Kutchko1, Mengling Stuckman3 and Christina L Lopano3, (1)National Energy Technology Laboratory Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, (2)National Energy Technology Laboratory Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, United States, (3)Research and Innovation Center, National Energy Technology Laboratory, Pittsburgh, United States
MultiGrid simulation: artifact-free stochastic interpolation of flightline data accounting for locally-varying anisotropy (1902754)
Joshua Rines1, Jonas Kloeckner2, David Zhen Yin2 and Jef Caers3, (1)Stanford University, Department of Geophysics, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Stanford University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States, (3)Stanford University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford, United States
Future Trajectories of Regional Critical Mineral Supply: A Global Multi-Sectoral Modeling Approach (1916102)
Brinda Yarlagadda1, Dr. Yang Qiu2, Karan Bhuwalka3, Gokul Iyer2, Pralit L Patel4, Neal T Graham5 and Allen Fawcett4, (1)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States, (2)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI), College Park, United States, (3)Stanford University, Precourt Institute for Energy, Stanford, United States, (4)Joint Global Change Research Institute, College Park, United States, (5)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Joint Global Change Research Institute, Richland, United States
Meeting Future U.S. Mineral Resource Needs: The Role of the U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program (Invited) (1920222)
Carol D Frost, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, United States, Roderick Eggert, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, United States, Robert J Bodnar, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United States, Nelia W Dunbar, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, United States, Stephanie Grocke, Syncline Consulting LLC, Reno, United States, Rachel Hampton, KoBold Metals, Berkeley, CA, United States, Douglas Hollett, MH Technology Partners, Arlington, United States, Cecilia Lazo-Skold, Regeneration Enterprises Inc., Washington, United States, Steven Masterman, Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, United States, Karin Olson Hoal, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States, Richard Smith, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada and David Zhen Yin, Stanford University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States
Beyond Grade and Tonnage: Sequential AI Planning for Mineral Exploration and Responsible Mining (1927811)
Jonas Kloeckner, Stanford University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States, Mansur Arief, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, Sofia Mantilla Salas, Stanford University, Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States and Jef Caers, Stanford University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford, United States
Integrating Multi-Source Geospatial Data for Data-Driven Predictive Modeling of Rare Earth Element Concentrations in Penco, Chile (1935831)
Adel Asadi1, Jef Caers2, Diego Delgado Rivas3, Mauricio Carrasco Rojas3, Jose Martin3, Joaquin Mardonez Eyzaguirre3 and David Zhen Yin1, (1)Stanford University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)Stanford University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford, United States, (3)Aclara Resources, Santiago, Chile
Preliminary Assessment of Phosphogypsum as a Critical Mineral Source in Central Florida (1973275)
Junhee Park, Jane Wadhams, Donald Hendrix, Anna Hilleary, Shuying Yang, Mahmoud Sherif, Adrienn Szucs and Munir Humayun, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Center for Rare Earths, Critical Minerals, and Industrial Byproducts, Tallahassee, United States
Alternative Sources of Critical Minerals: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly... It’s Complicated (1974549)
Sarah J Brownlee1, Timothy Dittrich2, Preetom Roy2, Ahmed Sakr2, Rahima Tufail3 and David Gilkey4, (1)Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, United States, (2)Wayne State University, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Detroit, United States, (3)Wayne State University, Environmental Science and Geology, Detroit, MI, United States, (4)Wayne State University, Environmental Science and Geology, Detroit, United States
Automated Geophysical Pattern Recognition for Mineral Exploration: Case Study of Carajás, Brazil, Using IOCG Deposits (1989908)
Sofia Mantilla Salas1, Pablo Mejia-Herrera2, Jonas Kloeckner3, Adel Asadi4, David Zhen Yin4 and Jef Caers5, (1)Stanford University, Department of Geological Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States, (2)NorthIsle Copper and Gold Inc., Vancouver, BC, Canada, (3)UFRGS Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, (4)Stanford University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford, CA, United States, (5)Stanford University, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Stanford, United States
Transdisciplinary Approach Toward a Goal of a Socially Acceptable and Sustainable Mineral Industry (1995893)
Aditi Sinha Roy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States, Karin Olson Hoal, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States and Clifford Whitcomb, Cornell University, Systems Engineering, Ithaca, United States
The U.S. Geological Survey’s Geology, Energy, and Minerals Mission Area: Today’s Data for Solving Tomorrow’s Resource Challenges (1998433)
Teresa Kirschling, U.S. Geological Survey, Energy and Mineral Resources Mission Area, Golden, United States and Colin Francis Williams, US Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA, United States
