Steve Hauck, Program Director Economic Geology

Position and Focus

Steven Hauck is the director of the Economic Geology Program within the Minerals Division of the Center for Applied Research and Technology Development. He has been the manager of the Economic Geology group since July 1985. He is an economic geologist with over eight years experience as an exploration geologist for uranium and iron oxide-copper-gold deposits for Union Carbide Corporation. His basic and applied research work in Minnesota has concentrated on Cu-Ni-PGE deposits in the Duluth Complex, volcanogenic massive sulfide mineralization in the Archean greenstone belts, SEDEX deposits in the Animikie basin, industrial clays in the Minnesota River Valley and clays throughout the remainder of the state and oxidized taconite deposits on the western Mesabi Iron Range. He is a Certified Professional Geologist (No. 8356) of the American Institute of Professional Geologists and also a Licensed Professional Geologist (No. 30349) in Minnesota.

Background

BA with Honors in Geology, Albion College, 1971 MS Geology, University of North Carolina, 1977

Project list for Steven Hauck :

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Validation of Wetland Mitigation In Abandoned Borrow Areas - Phase II
To develop cost effective methods for creating functional mitigation wetlands in abandoned borrow areas that meet regulatory permit requirements and are an integral part of road construction projects.

Wetland Banking Fens Research Facility
To restore most of the effectively drained Fens Research Facility (Fens) to a variety of wetland types so new wetland credits can be deposited into a state wetland bank for future withdrawal as wetland mitigation credits.

Erie Pier Dredged Material Beneficial Use Study
(1) Identify landowners willing to participate in demonstration projects and receive fine grained dredged material for restoration demonstrations. (2) Evaluate the cost and feasibility of using rail transportation to move Erie Pier fine grained dredged material to potential recipient sites. (3) Provide monitoring and results analysis of vegetative health, plant diversity and control of purple loosestrife for demonstration sites. (4) Evaluate the effectiveness of using microwave technology to sterilize seeds contained in Erie Pier fine grained dredged material. (5) Conduct a laboratory and field assessment of the stamp sand area near Gay, Michigan, within the context of this location being a potential recipient site for navigation channel material from the Duluth-Superior harbor and/or Erie Pier for establishing stamp sand-stabilizing vegetative cover.

Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) Using Abandoned Mine Pits on the Mesabi Iron Range of Minnesota
The Mesabi Iron Range has been mined for over 100 years. In doing so, a large number of open pits and underground mines were created along its 120 mile length. This project’s main question is – what potential pumped hydro energy storage sites on the Mesabi Iron Range would support a closed-loop pumped hydro energy storage facility, and can the facility be constructed in an environmentally sound manner?