Set for June 19-21 at the Sheridan Holiday Inn, the event will feature several technical breakout sessions on tribal impacts on permitting activities, fracking as it related to adjacent mineral resources, and the state’s work to become an agreement state under the Atomic Energy Act.
A panel of experts will also deliver comments on efforts to keep Wyoming’s sage grouse from being listed as an engendered species and options being considered by the courts and state and federal agencies on the issue.
Featured speakers include state governor Matt Mead, who is set to return from an energy tour of British Columbia, Canada, on Wednesday, as well as former governor Dave Freudenthal and the American Coalition for Clean Coal Energy’s Eugene Trisko.
WMA will also hold a safety and reclamation awards ceremony, where officials will present annual honors for excellence in safety and environmental responsibility last year.
A gold tournament, barbeque lunch and other social events are a part of the itinerary.
The Wyoming Mining Association represents and advocates for 40 mining companies that produce coal as well as bentonite, trona, uranium, gold and rare earth minerals.
