Dear Community, Please submit an abstract and join us at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego March 23 - 27, 2025 to discuss the energy transition and global development through the lens of critical mineral availability. The abstract deadline is September 30. Submit your abstract here <https://www.acs.org/meetings/acs-meetings/spring/presenters/submit-an-abstract.html> . Session: Geochemical, Environmental and Sociotechnical Implications of Mining (description below) The sessions focuses on 1) the formation of mineral resources and the use of this knowledge for responsible resource exploration and extraction, (2) new and less invasive approaches for the exploration and extraction of raw materials, 3) innovative approaches to geometallurgy, mineral processing, and the recycling of end-products containing metals and minerals to develop circular economies, and 4) securing supplies of industrially important, critical, and strategic metals, and. industrial minerals that are subject to global or regional supply disruption. Thanks, Adam ____________________________________________________________ Adam C. Simon Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Earth & Environmental Sciences Director, Michigan Research and Discovery Scholars (MRADS) University of Michigan *Geochemical, Environmental and Sociotechnical Implications of Mining* Achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and climate provisions of legislation including the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act that call for significant increases in renewable energy infrastructure will require mining mineral resources at an unprecedented scale and speed. This pressure to diminish CO2 emissions, and to also find and produce minerals will be enormous. We must appreciate that mineral production has the potential to adversely affect the environment and communities, and there is a high degree of skepticism on the topic of responsible mining. This means that the minerals and energy sectors face greater challenges than ever before. This sessions focuses on 1) the formation of mineral resources and the use of this knowledge for responsible resource exploration and extraction, (2) new and less invasive approaches for the exploration and extraction of raw materials, 3) innovative approaches to geometallurgy, mineral processing, and the recycling of end-products containing metals and minerals to develop circular economies, and 4) securing supplies of industrially important, critical, and strategic metals, and. industrial minerals that are subject to global or regional supply disruption. We welcome abstract submission that cover any of these topics, including field studies (terrestrial, marine, planetary), biogeochemical and geochemical characterization of mining sites and their associated waters, mineralogical and metallurgical investigations, as well as experimental, thermodynamic and modeling approaches to resource geochemistry and geology, and long-term monitoring programs, remote systems, and community-based monitoring.