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AGAPITO ASSOCIATES, INC.
<br />Mining & Civil Engineers & Geologists
<br />1976-1978 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Mineral Engineering, University of
<br />Minnesota. Teaching assignments, advanced rock mechanics, and mine plant
<br />engineering.
<br />1974-1976 Senior Engineer, Golder Associates, Inc., Golder Brawner and Associates,
<br />Grand Junction, CO and Vancouver, B.C.
<br />1969-1974 Research Fellow, University of Minnesota. Application of hybrid computers to
<br />room -and -pillar design evaluation of coal mine bumps, investigation of
<br />fracture initiation and propagation in hydraulic fracturing, blasting, and chip
<br />information. Thermal cracking of granite tanks. Rock mechanics test facilities.
<br />1969 Mining Engineer, Broken Hill South Ltd., Broken Hill, Australia. Responsible
<br />for initiation and testing of trial cement fill system, rock mechanics testing of
<br />ore.
<br />1964-1969 Summer employment, underground mines, Broken Hill, Australia.
<br />Publications
<br />Dr. Hardy has published over 50 papers on a wide range of geotechnical and mining issues.
<br />The following is a limited selection. A complete list of publications can be provided on request.
<br />"AMSO's Novel Approach to In -Situ Oil Shale Recovery." Chapter 8 in Oil Shale: A Solution to
<br />the Liquid Fuel Dilemma, American Chemical Society, 2010.
<br />"An Overview of the Geology of Solution Mining of Potash in Saskatchewan," 2007 Solution
<br />Mining Research Institute Technical Meeting, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Fall 2007.
<br />"A History of Solution Mining at the Cane Creek Mine, Moab, Utah," 2006 Solution Mining
<br />Research Institute Technical Meeting, Rapid City, South Dakota, Fall 2006.
<br />"Cavity Shape Characterization of a Rubble -Filled, Solution -Mine Cavity," 2005 Solution Mining
<br />Research Institute Technical Meeting, Syracuse, New York, Spring 2005.
<br />"Interpanel Barriers for Deep Western U.S. Longwall Mining,"
<br />23`d International Conference on
<br />Ground Control in Mining, Morgantown, WV, 2004.
<br />"The History and Performance of Vertical Well Solution Mining of Nahcolite (NaHCO3) in the
<br />Piceance Basin, Northwestern Colorado, USA" 2004 Solution Mining Research Institute
<br />Technical Meeting, Berlin, Germany, Fall 2004.
<br />"Solution Mining of Nahcolite at the American Soda Project, Piceance Creek, Colorado." 2003
<br />SME Annual Meeting & Exhibit, Cincinnati, OH, 24-26 February 2003.
<br />"Geotechnical Characterization and Structural Mine Design at the Murray Mine, Northeastern
<br />Nevada." Fourth North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, July 31—August 1, 2000.
<br />"Hydrologic Stability Study of the Crown Pillar, Crandon Deposit, in Support of Mine Permit
<br />Application." 37th U.S. Rock Mechanics Symposium "Rock Mechanics for Industry," Vail, CO,
<br />6-9 June 1999.
<br />"Design of Pillars with Backfill Interaction: A Case Study." Comprehensive Rock Engineering,
<br />Principles, Practice & Projects, 2(27), Pergamon Press, New York, 1993.
<br />"Solution Mining Cavity Stability: A Site Investigation and Analytical Assessment." Proc. Intl ISRM
<br />EUROCK '92 Symp. on Rock Characterization, Chester, U.K., September 1992.
<br />MICHEAL P. HARDY RESUME
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