Presentations and handouts from the

2015 MMEW short courses can be downloaded

from links on the short course schedule below.

2015 MMEW Program and Field Guide

(includes lists of participants, instructors, and sponsors)

Introductory PowerPoint

Final Report for the 2015 MMEW

Executive Summary

Final Report

Financial Summary

Participant Survey Results

• Modeling Plate Tectonics via Sandwhich Stratigraphy
• Earth's Glaciations: Present and Ancient
• GIS and Geology
• Rock and Mineral Identification
• Igneous Rocks of the North Shore
• Global Climate Change
• Groundwater Basics
• How Rocks Weather - Handout
• Methods & Instruments for Identifying Minerals in Rocks
• Minerals Exploration - Best Practices
• Groundwater Protection in Mining Areas
• What is a Tailings Basin
• Minerals Resources, Occurrences and Uses
• Economic Impact of Tacontie Mining in Minnesota
• Taconite Mining, Sulfate, and the St. Louis River
• Mineland Reclamation