THE ASSOCIATION OF EXPLORATION GEOCHEMISTS

i P.O. BOX 523, ( METROPOLITAN TORONTO ), REXDALE, ONTARIO, M9W 5L4 CANADA

President:

R. F. Horsnail AMAX Exploration. Inc. 4704 Harlan Street Denver, Colorado 80212 U.S.A.

NO. 24 FEBRUARY 1 9 7 8

Vice Presidents.

P. M. D. Bradshaw Barringer Research L td 304 Carlingview D r ~ v e Rexdale. Ontario M9W 5G2 CANADA

Th is i s t h e t h i r d Newslet ter t o be issued i n t he 1977-78 Assoc ia t ion year . We t r u s t t h a t a l l Assoc ia t ion members have enjoyed t h e i r Christmas ho l idays and we wish you a l l a prosDerous New Year.

R. H. Carpenter Dept, of Geology University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30602 U.S.A.

I n t h i s News le t te r you w i l l f i n d a number of i tems o f i n t e r e s t such as:

1) EDITORIAL by R.F. Ho rsna i l .

Secretary: 2 ) Future geochemical conferences and theme meetings. R. C. Armstrong Corninco Ltd, Suite 1700 120 Adelaide St. W. 3) Summary o f t h e j o i n t meeting o f AEG-SGEG. Current Commodity

Trends i n Minera l Exp lo ra t i on and Eva lua t i on on Dec.5-7,1977 Adelaide, A u s t r a l i a .

Toronto. Ontarlo M5H I T 1 CANADA

4) Colorado School o f Mines - Geochemistry Award. Treasurer:

5) From t h e Sec re ta ry ' s Office. F. N. Ward U.S. Geolog~cal Survey Branch of Explorat~on Research Building 25, Federal Center Denver, Colorado 80225 U.S.A.

a ) Fees-are they too h igh? some readers r e p o r t . b) C o u n c i l l o r E l e c t i o n - ensure you r b a l l o t s a re re tu rned

i n t ime f o r t h e Annual General Meeting. c ) AEG Annual Meeting. d ) New o f f i c e r s o f t h e Associat ion.

Councillors:

1977-78 R. W. Boyle R. G. Garret? L. D. James K. A. Lovnrom J. H. McCarthy P. K. Theobald

7) Admissions Committee repo r t , New Members

8) Employment Oppor tun i t ies

1977-79 M A Chaffee L G. C l o s I L Elhot? G. J. S Goven A W Rose 9. R Webber

Australmn Reg~onal CounoNor J. F. G ~ l f ~ l l a n

9 ) Los t Members

10) No t i ce o f Annual General Meet ing

11 ) No t i ce of 1977 Sup~ lement t o t he B ib1 iography of E x p l o r a t i o n Geochemistry

12) Membership L i s t

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1 EDITORIAL OPINION I 1

The AEG Newslet ter i s in tended t o keep Members informed o f t o p i c a l mat ters and f o r t h - coming events t h a t a re of i n t e r e s t t o those p r a c t i c i n g e x p l o r a t i o n geochemistry. The Execut ive i s pleased t o have t h i s oppor tun i t y t o communicate w i t h the Membership. Communication, however, i s a two-way s t r e e t and expressions of opi r i ion from members are always welcomed. Please t h i n k of t h e Newslet ter as a forum w i t h i n which a l l t op i cs

' I p e r t a i n i n g t o p r a c t i c a l geochemistry, and minera l e x p l o r a t i o n i n general , may be debated. I n o t h e r words, l e t t e r s from members a re always welcome - p a r t i c u l a r l y so those which

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I should, p a r t l y t o s t imua l t e debate as above mentioned, l i k e t o o f fe r some comments p e r t a i n i n g t o the present s t a t e o f t h e minera l e x p l o r a t i o n i ndus t r y . As many AEG members a r e only . too w e l l aware the rnineral exp lo r3 t i on i n d u s t r y i s current l+y a t a depressed ebb. F a l l i n g base metal p r i ces have rendered many e x i s t i n g mines uneconomic and severe ly c u r t a i l e d new mining development. Resul ts f o r minera l e x p l o r a t i o n have been melancholy, though n o t su rp r i s i ng . Min ing company exp lo ra t i on budgets have been reduced, i n some cases d r a s t i c a l l y so.

Apart from g loba l economic fac tors , such as widespread i n f l a t i o n w i t h superimposed e s c a l a t i o n i n energy costs, government ac t ions i n many p a r t s of t h e wor ld have caused f u r t h e r r e s t r i c t i o n s i n the commitment of r i s k c a p i t a l f o r e x p l o r a t i o n ventures. Examples o f economic na t i ona l i sm i n the so-ca l led T h i r d World, a l s o u n r e a l i s t i c t a x a t i o n and environmental p o l i c i e s i n p a r t s o f t he so-ca l led Developed World, sp r i ng r e a d i l y t o mind.

One cou ld cont inue t o r e i t e r a t e a t length the var ious reasons whereby the ou t look f o r ou r i n d u s t r y should be considered t o be one o f gloom and despondency. Admit tedly , p resent cond i t ions a re d i f f i c u l t , b u t these are almost c e r t a i n t o prove t r a n s i t o r y .

A t t he r i s k o f enunc ia t ing a s i m p l i s t i c sequ i tu r , I wish t o suggest t h a t no person ever looks a t the wor ld through p r i s t i n e eyes and t h a t views o f t he fu tu re are f r e q u e n t l y severe ly b iased by an excessive importance being at tached t o recen t events of an ephemeral nature. A common r e f l e x i n t imes o f d i f f i c u l t i s t o sharp ly reduce those i tems o f expen- d i t u r e which bear the l e a s t apparent r e l a t i o n t o present p r o f i t a b i l i t y ; i n the min ing i n d u s t r y t h i s , o f course, f r e q u e n t l y t r a n s l a t e s i n t o a c u r t a i l m e n t of e x ~ l o r a t i o n . Undoubtedly a reduc t i on i n e x p l o r a t i o n w i l l l ead t o an ame l io ra t i on o f an adverse cash f l o w s i t u a t i o n , b u t t he "cure: may prove on l y temporary and i n t he l ong run cou ld be f a t a l .

I t somehow seems t h a t t he s t ronges t min ing companies a re those which posess vigorous e x p l o r a t i o n groups. One might argue "chicken o r egg" b u t t h i s i s f u t i l e . The r e l a t i o n - s h i p between a s t rong min ing company and a dynamic e x p l o r a t i o n arm i s t r u l y symbolic; w i t h o u t t he one the o the r i s doomed t o u l t i m a t e e x t i n c t i o n .

Pe r iod i c reappra isa l o f business s t ra tegy and techno log ica l t a c t i c s o f minera l e x p l o r a t i o n i s heal thy; and c o s t - e f f i c t i v e n e s s must always be borne i n mind. Panic retrechments i n the l e v e l o f e x p l o r a t i o n a c t i v i t y are, however, t o be deplored. I n s p i t e o f temporary g l u t s i n c e r t a i n minera l commodities the po r ten ts f o r t he fu tu re are unchanged f rom those which p reva i l ed a few years ago when demand tempora r i l y ou ts t r i pped supply.

Our wor ld i s one o f count less people, many of whom hunger f o r the a f f l uence which p,,) enjoyed by a few developed count r ies . Min ing i s one o f the few i n d u s t r i e s which o f f e r s , s u b s t a n t i a l hope f o r t he c r e a t i o n o f new wealth, and fo r a more equ i tab le d i s t r i b u t i o n of such weal th between r i c h and poor. Min ing i s v i t a l f o r t he fu tu re of our c i v i l i z a t i o n , e x p l o r a t i o n i s v i t a l f o r the f u t u r e of mining, and few branches of exp lo ra t i on technology a re of comparable e f f i c a c y t o a p p l i e d geochemistry.

Best Wishes f o r 1978 R.F. Horsna i l

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FUTURE AEG CONFERENCES AND THEME MEETINGS

1978 INTERNATIONAL GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION SYMPOSIUM (Ap r i 1 l6-2OYl978)

The t h i r d and l a s t m a i l i n g f o r t h i s meeting was d i s t r i b u t e d dur ing January. This m a i l i n g inc luded a1 1 advance r e g i s t r a t i o n forms and, h o p e f u l l y , a1 1 o the r in fo rmat ion t h a t you w i l l need t o p lan your attendance. It would be apprec ia ted if r e c i p i e n t s would complete t he forms and r e t u r n them, w i t h payment, as soon as poss ib le .

Anyone who has n o t rece ived the ma i l i ng , o r who des i res f u r t h e r in format ion, p lease contact;

D r . M.A. Chaffee, Un i ted States Geologica 5946 McIn ty re S t ree t , Golden, Colorado 80401, (303) 234-2361

A l l i n d i c a t i o n s are t h a t t he Symposium o f you as poss ib le i n Golden.

w i l l be successful; we hope t o see as many

1 Survey,

USA.

EIGHT INTERNATIONAL GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION SYMPOSIUM ( A p r i 1 10-1 5, 1980)

Planning f o r t he E igh t Symposium, t o be h e l d i n Hannover, West Germany, i s proceeding s t e a d i l y . The date o f t he Symposium has now been s e t as A p r i l 10 th through 15th, 1980. A number o f i n t e r e s t i n g post-Symposium f i e l d excursions are being planned, i n c l u d i n g one t o Czechoslovakia.

A p re l im ina ry i n fo rma t i on c i r c u l a r regard ing the E igh th Sympsoium w i l l be d i s t r i - buted a t the Seventh Symposium i n A p r i l .

1979 BASIN AND RANGE THEME MEETINGS

This w i l l be a l im i ted-a t tendance symposium, probably o f two days dura t ion , l a r g e l y concerning geochemical e x p l o r a t i o n i n t he Basin and Range Province. The meeting w i l l be h e l d i n Tucson, Arizona, i n t h e sp r i ng o f 1979.

1979 URANIUM THEME MEETING

This meeting w i l l be a one day symposium on geochemical e x p l o r a t i o n f o r uranium and w i l l probably be h e l d i n t he f a l l o f 1979 i n con junc t ion w i t h another Nor th America geoscience soc ie ty .

Fur ther d e t a i l s of both these proposed meetings w i l l be g iven i n the nex t Newslet ter .

OTHER MEFTINGS, SYMPOSIA AND COURSES

URANIUM GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION (March 15-17 and May 24-26, 1978)

A 3iday s h o r t course being g iven by the Colorado School o f covers a) geology and geochemistry o f uranium b ) geo log ica l env the fo rmat ion o f uranium depos i ts and c ) e x p l o r a t i o n techniques

Mines a t Golden, Colorado, ironments favourable f o r and programs.

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The course i s being g iven by D r . R ichard H. DeVoto and f e e i s $300.00. For f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n contact :

O f f i c e o f Cont inu ing Education, Colorado School o f Mines, Golden, Colorado, 80401, USA (303) 279-0300, Ext. 321

SECOND CIRCUM-PACIFIC ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES CONFERENCE

REMOTE SENSING WORKSHOP ( J u l y 24-28, 1978)

A workshop on t h e a p p l i c a t i o n o f s a t t e l i t e remote-sensing techniques t o minera l resource exp lo ra t i on w i l l be presented from J u l y 24-28, t he week preceding the 1978 Circum-Pacif ic Energy and Minera l Resource Conference. The workshop i s being g iven by geo log i s t s o f the U.S.G.S. EROS program. The cos t i s $100.00 and w i l l be l i m i t e d t o 50 persons. For more i n fo rma t i on w r i t e :

1978 Circum-Paci f ic Conference, c/o AAPG, Box 979, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA, 74101

SEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION FOR URANIUM AND BASE METALS (May 29-June 2 o r June 26-30, 1978)

An i n t r o d u c t o r y course on the fundamentals o f modern t r a c e element geochemistry r e l a t e d t o minera l e x p l o r a t i o n i s being g iven a t Berthoud H a l l , Colorado School o f Mines, Golden, Colorado. The course w i l l be taught j o i n t l y by Pro f . Haro ld Bloom o f t he Colorado School of Mines and D r . A.A. Levinson o f t he U n i v e r s i t y o f Calgary. Lectures, f i e l d work and seminars by v i s i t i n g speakers w i l l be held. The f e e i s $350.00. For more i n fo rma t i on w r i t e t o :

P ro f . Haro ld Bloom, Geology Dept., Colorado School o f Mines, Golden, Colorado, 80401, USA

COMPUTER MAPPING SOFTWARE AND DATA BASES CONFERENCE ( J u l y 23-28, 1978)

The U n i v e r s i t y o f Harvard,Laboratory f o r Computer Graphics and Spa t i a l Analys is w i l l h o l d a f ive-day I n t e r n a t i o n a l User 's Conference on Computer N a ~ p i n g and Software and Data Bases; App l i ca t i on and Disseminat ion.

Th i s conference w i l l rev iew the work o f Harvard, o t h e r o rgan iza t ions and federa l , s ta te , and l o c a l governmental agencies us ing computer mapping Programs. P a r t i c u l a r emphasis w i 11 be p laced on user app l i ca t i on , software and data base a v a i l a b i l i t y , re - search r e s u l t s on the p r i n c i p l e s o f themat ic map design and more e f f e c t i v e procedures f o r computer software and data base d i s t r i b u t i o n , as w e l l as case s tud ies o f user a p p l i c a t i o n s and user costs .

P a r t i c i p a n t s may a t t e n d t h e complete f ive-day program o r se lec ted workshops. For f u r t h e r in fo rmat ion , con tac t :

Peggy K i 1 burn, Center f o r Management Reserach (conference coord ina tors ) 850 Boyls ton St ree t , Chestnut H i l l , Mass. 02167, USA (61 7) 738-5021

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SYMPOSIUM ON CURRENT COMYODITY TRENDS I N MINERAL EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION Dec.5-7,1977 --.--. - . - " -

The sympsoium was j o i n t l y sponsored by the S p e c i a l i s t Group i n Economic Geology of t h e Geological Soc ie ty o f A u s t r a l i a and the A u s t r a l i a n membership o f t he Assoc ia t ion o f Exp lo ra t i on Geochemists. The th ree day meeting was h e l d a t t he A u s t r a l i a n Minera l Foundation i n Adelaide, South Aus t ra l i a , and about 170 r e g i s t r a n t s attended.

The programme payed snec ia l a t t e n t i o n t o t he commodities t i n , vanadium, tungsten, chromium and uranium which a re assuming new importance i n t he e x p l o r a t i o n wor ld as lower p r i c e s lessen the demand f o r t he t r a d i t i o n a l base metals.

An a d d i t i o n a l f e a t u r e o f t h e meeting was a h a l f day workshop on Future Trends i n M ine ra l Exp lo ra t ion . B r i e f addresses by sen io r representa t i ves from indus t r y , govern- ment and the academic i n s t i t u t i o n s were fo l l owed by a l eng thy and sometimes l i v e l y d i s - cuss ion per iod.

The general standard o f papers and presenta t ion was very good and, being d i r e c t e d t o spec ia l i n t e r e s t s i t u a t i o n s , t h e response f rom the s e l e c t i v e audience was en thus ias t i c . The programme aimed t o balance papers on pure research t o p i c s w i t h those present ing views on economic eva lua t ion . This was designed t o o f f e r a forum where academics and i n d u s t r y could meet together . Several papers were ' f i r s t s ' , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n the tungsten sessions.

The symposium was r a t e d a success by the p a r t i c i p a n t s , many o f whom f e l t t h a t t h e l onge r l e c t u r e sessions a l lowed t h e speakers more t ime t o p resent t h e i r ideas and develop t h e i r themes i n d e t a i l .

The j o i n t sponsorship o f t h e Sympsoium was an experiment which r e s u l t e d from discussions he ld a t t he Counci l meeting i n Sydney dur ing the 6 t h I.G.E.S. i n August, 1976. Both organisers f e l t t h e meeting had been ass i s ted by the j o i n t nature o f t he programme and t h e wider appeal o f t h e meeting amongst p rospec t ive speakers. I t i s hoped t h a t f u r t h e r j o i n t meetings o f t h i s s o r t can be arranged a t convenient t imes.

The A.E.G. membership i s indebted t o D r . R.A. Both and D r . P.G. Moeskops, both o f t h e S p e c i a l i s t Group i n Economic Geology, who undertook a l l t he l o c a l o rgan isa t ion f o r t h e Sympsoium i n Adelaide.

J.F. G i l f i l l a n .

COLORADO SCHOOL OF M I N E S - EXPLORATION GEOCHEMISTRY AWARD - -- Two years ago a fund was es tab l i shed by Professor H. Bloom w i t h i n the Geology

Department o f the Colorado School o f Mines known as t h e Exp lo ra t i on Geochemistry Award Fund. The fund was i n i t i a t e d w i t h p a r t o f t h e proceeds o f t h e AEG-sponsored Workshop on geochemical e x p l o r a t i o n f o r uranium resources. The fund has grown from $3500 a t i t s i n c e p t i o n t o $6000 a t present .

I n t e r e s t f rom the fund i s used t o recognize and encourage outstanding students who a r e per forming reserach i n e x p l o r a t i o n geochemistry.

Las t year the f i r s t awards were made; these took t h e form o f s tudent memberships i n t h e Associat ion o f E x p l o r a t i o n Geochemists. Recip ients were Bob Clark, Steve Johnson, T e r r y K l e i n and Dick Mead; p resenta t ions were made by D r . G.J.S. Govett o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y

. o f New Brunswick who was then Pres ident o f t he AEG. 1

This year, on January 19th, t he second s e t o f wards, a l s o i n the form o f AEG s tudent memberships, were made t o Walter Hunt, Chr is Herald, David Lopez and David Langston. Presentat ions were made by t h e present AEG President, D r . R.F. Horsnai l o f AMAX Exp lo ra t ion .

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FROM THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE

A f t e r t he a l l - t o o - b r i e f break a t Christmas and New Year's, we present t he t h i r d News le t te r of t he Assoc ia t ion year . I am pleased t o r e p o r t t h a t we've had some reader response t o a r t i c l e s i n t h e Newslet ter regard ing the c o s t o f t h e AEG membership and a summary o f these w i l l f o l low. Also, a meeting of t h e Counci l was h e l d on January 5 t h i n Denver, Colorado w i t h 9 Counc i l l o r s and 2 guests i n attendance. Items discussed are i nc luded below:

AEG Theme Meetings

Two theme meetings are i n advanced p lann ing stages. The f i r s t , dea l ing w i t h geo- chemical exp lo ra t i on i n t he Basin and Range environment w i l l be a l imi ted-at tendance meeting and w i l l be h e l d i n Tucson, Ar izona i n t he sp r i ng o f 1979. Ken Lovstrom i s o rgan i z ing the symposium w i t h t he he lp o f h i s committee. A second meeting, dea l ing s p e c i f i c a l l y w i t h the e x p l o r a t i o n o f Uranium w i l l be h e l d i n t h e f a l l o f 1979. This meeting i s being organized by Bob Carpenter. The date and venue are, as ye t , t o be decided.

Nominations f o r Council

Nominations f o r Counci l were made t o f i l l 6 vacancies which w i l l a r i s e a t the nex t Annual General Meeting of t he AEG i n A p r i l 1978. B a l l o t s have been prepared and d i s t r i - buted t o the v o t i n g Membership. Results of t h i s v o t i n g w i l l be tabu la ted a t the AGM a f t e r which the new Counc i l l o r s w i l l be announced. I t i s impor tan t t h a t the Vot ing Members cas t t h e i r b a l l o t s as soon as received. The b a l l o t s must be re tu rned t o the Sec re ta ry ' s o f f i ce i n Toronto from where they w i l l be t r a n s f e r r e d t o Golden, Colorado f o r t he AGM.

Cost o f t he AEG Membership

Readers o f t he News le t te r have responded t o R.F. H o r s n a i l ' s d iscuss ion on the c o s t o f t h e AEG Membership i n t he l a s t Newsletter. I sh iung J. Wu, a g e o l o g i s t w i t h Exxon, Tucson, w r i t e s i n t h a t t he present cos t o f the AEG membership i s a d e t e r r e n t t o membership renewal and growth. He suggests t h a t the Journal, a l though o f h igh s c i e n t i f i c q u a l i t y , unnecessar i ly deluxe and would be s a t i s f a c t o r y w i t h a lower Daper q u a l i t y and a lower p r i c e .

"Any exp lo ra t i on man who doesn ' t belong t o the AEG has g o t t o be mad', so w r i t e s R.A. Watters, UNDPy Jakar ta, Indonesia. Now t h a t ' s what we l i k e t o hear! He feels t h a t t he costs are no t excessive cons ider ing the q u a l i t y o f the J.G.E. p a r t i c u l a r l y when com- pared w i t h o the r j ou rna l s he rece ives which prov ide fewer a r t i c l e s o f per t inence t o h i s work.

J.T. Neelands o f Geophysical Engineering, Nor th Bay, On ta r i o suggests t h a t the membership and s u b s c r i p t i o n fees be separate. He s ta tes t h a t t he re a re many geochemical en thus ias ts who would apprec ia te the Newslet ter and o the r Assoc ia t ion i n fo rma t i on and would q u a l i f y f o r a membership, b u t f i n d the c o s t o f t he membership and j ou rna l subscr ip- t i o n p r o h i b i t i v e .

As you can see we have rece ived d iverse opin ions and recommendations f o r membership cos ts . Others who would a l so wish t o express t h e i r op in ions a re requested t o w r i t e t o the Secretary.

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ANNUAL MEETING - 1978

The next Annual Meeting o f t he Associat ion w i l l be h e l d i n con junc t ion w i t h the 1978 i I n t e r n a t i o n a l Geochemical Exp lo ra t i on Symposium i n Golden, Colorado, A p r i l 16-20, 1978.

The Agenda fo r the AGY i s as fo l lows;

1. Minutes o f the 1977 Annual Meeting 2. Mat ters A r i s i n g 3. Pres ident 's Report 4. Secretary ' s Report 5. T reasurer 's Report 6. Appointment o f t he Audi tors 7. I n t r o d u c t i o n o f the 1978-79 Execut ive 8. E l e c t i o n o f Ordinary Counci 1 l o r s 9. Any o the r Business 10. Adjournment

The President, D r . R.F. Horsnai l , w i l l d e l i v e r h i s address immediately f o l l o w i n g adjournment of the meeting.

NEW OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION

A t the Council Meeting he ld on Jan.5,1978, members o f the new Execut ive f o r t he yea r 1978-79 were e l ected.

P.M.D. Bradshaw o f Ba r r i nge r Research, Toronto, Canada, w i l l be the Assoc ia t ion 's n i n t h President. Peter Bradshaw i s we1 1 known t o many geochemists the wor ld over and has been a c t i v e i n the Associat ion i n previous years.

R.H. Carpenter o f t he U n i v e r s i t y o f Alabama w i l l cont inue t o serve i n the p o s i t i o n o f Vice-president. Bob Carpenter has served on Council and has been a constant supporter o f t he a c t i v i t i e s o f the Associat ion.

P.K. Theobald of t he US Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado, has been e lec ted t o the p o s i t i o n of Vice-president. Paul Theobald has a l so been a keen s u p ~ o r t e r o f the Assoc ia t io r s ince incept ion.

F.N. Ward o f the US Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado w i l l cont inue as Treasurer o f the Associat ion. Fred Ward has been responsib le fo r keeping the A s s ~ c i a t i o n ' s f inances i n o rder and w i l l cont inue t o do so.

R.C. Armstrong o f Cominco Ltd. , Toronto, Canada, w i l l serve a second term as Secretary o f t h e Associat ion.

1978 MEMBERSHIP LIST

Attached t o Newslet ter 24 i s the Journal m a i l i n g l i s t . This l i s t o f members i s supp l ied t o the Assocation by E l sev ie r and i s adapted f o r p u b l i c a t i o n by Mrs.Ines F i l i c e t t i a t our permanent o f f i c e . Note t h a t the format o f the m a i l i n g l i s t i s n o t s t r i c t l y an a lphabet ica l l i s t i n g b u t i s d i v i d e d i n t o count r ies and areas. This format has been r e t a i n e d as an a i d t o those i n f o r e i g n count r ies who experience problems f i nd ing sponsors f o r Associat ion niembership w i t h i n t h e i r own areas.

This membership l i s t i s n o t t o be used f o r commercial purposes.

MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATES

To date, the number o f members request ing AEG membership c e r t i f i c a t e s i s s t i l l under the economic o f 40. When the 1 i m i t has been' a t ta ined, a dec is ion w i l l be made on the p r i n t i n g o f the c e r t i f i c a t e s .

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1978 MEMBERSHIP DUES

The response to the 1978 dues notice enclosed in the last two Newsletters has been gratifying. However, some members have not yet remitted their 1978 dues. Delayed pay- ments result in the cancellations of Journal and Newsletter mailings. Also, votes for Councillors of the Association, by Voting Members who have not paid their dues, are condsidered void if payment has not been received by April 1, 1978. The efficient operation of the Association is assured by early payment of dues.

NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING

Again, we mention that advertising space is available in the Newsletter. The rates are set at $10.00 per issue of the Newsletter for a business card-size advertisement. This is considered a very reasonable price for those wishing to reach the geochemical market. Inquiries should be directed to the permanent office of the Association.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

This list comprises titles that have appeared in major publications since the compilation presented in Newsletter No.23 . Journals routinely covered and abbreviations used are as foll ows: Economic Geology (EG) ; Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (GCA); The USGS Journal of Research (USGSJR) , Professional Papers (USGS Prof Paper), Bull etins (USGS Bull ) , Circular (USGS CIR) and Open File Report (USGS OFR); Geological Survey of Canada Papers (GSC Paper) and Open File Report (GSC OFR) ; Bulletin of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CIM Bull ); Transactions of Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B: Applied Earth Sciences, (Trans IMM). Pu5i ications less frequently cited are identified in full.

Armbrust, G. A. et. a1 . 1977, Rubidium as a guide to ore in Chi lean porphyry copper deposits. EG 72 (6) 1086-1 100.

Baldock, J. W. 1977, Low-densi ty geochemical reconnaissance in Peru to 1 del ineate individual mineral deposits. Trans IMM 86 B63-B72.

Casaderall , T. and Ohmoto, H. 1977, Sunnysicie Mine, Eureka Mining District, San Juan County, Colorado: Geochemistry of gold and base metal ore deposition in a volcanic environment. EG 72(7) 1285-1320.

Chapman, R. P. 1977, Geochemical interpretation of multi-element stream sediment data from New Brunswick. CIM Bull. 70(788) 62-69.

Ewers,, G. R. and Keays, R. R. 1977, Volatile and precious metal zoning in \ the Broadlands geothermal field, New Zealand. EG 72(7) 1337-1354.

Gong, H. et. al. 1977, The eochemistry of cadmium in some sedimentary GCA 41 (1 23 1687-1 6%.

GWOS~Z, W. and Krebs, W. 1977, Manganese halo surrounding Meggen ore deposit, Germany. Trans IMM 86 B73 - B - 77.

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Lesure, F. G. et. al. 1977, Exploration geochemical studies of some sandstone , ccp~er-uranium deposits, Bradford, Col umbia , and Lycoming Counties,

Pa. USGSJR 5(5) 609-622.

Levinson, A. A. 1977, Hydrogen - a reducing agent in some uranium deposits. Can. J. Earth Sci. 14(11) 2679 -

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Marakushev, A. A. 1977, Geochemical properties of go1 d and conditions I of its endogenic concentration. Mineral i um Deposita 12(2) 123-1 42.

Miller, W. R. and Drever, J. I. 1977, Chemical Weathering and related controls on surface water chemistry in the Absaroka Mountains, Wyoming. GCA 41 (1 2) 1693-1 702.

Nel son, H. et. a1 . 1977, Mercury dispersal from 1 ode sources in the Kuskokwim River drainage, Alaska. Science 198(4319) 820-823.

Olade, M. A. 1977, Nature of volatile element anomalies at porphyry copper deposits, Highland Valley, B. C., Canada. Chem. Geol. 20(3) 235-252.

Reyf, F. G. and Bazheyer, E. D. 1976, Chlorine anomalies observed in crystal- fluid inclusions as a prospecting clue. Geochem. Internat. 13(3) 99-1 00.

Shanks, W. C., I11 and Bischoff, J. L. 1977, Ore transport and deposition in the Red Sea geothermal system: a geochemical model. GCA 41 (10) 1507-1520.

Wolfe, W. J., 1977, Geochemical exploration of Early Precambrian sulphide mineralization in Ben Nevis Township, District of Cochrane. Ontario Geological Survey Study 19, 39 p.

ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE REPORT

NEW MEMBERS

The fol lowing individuals have been accepted for Membership in the Association by Council on January 5, 1978. The Association is pleased to welcome the new members.

VOTING MEMBERS '

Bonfa, S. Geochemist; Geologicaq Survey of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa.

Bruni , .D. C. Head Geochemist; CPRM - SUREG/SA, Salvador, Bahi a, Bras i 1 . Dickie, G.J. Senior Geologist; Brinex Ltd., Montreal, Que. Canada.

Grazia, C.A. Geochemist; C.P.R.M., Porto Alegre, Brasil.

Ki rchner, C .A. Geochemist; C.P.R.M., Porto Alegre, Brasil.

' Lewis, J.D. Geol ogi st-Geochemis t; Rocky Mountain Energy, Denver, Col o. U .S .A. I

Lowder, G.G. Consulting Geologist and Geochemist; Gordon, N.S.W., Australia.

Pirc, S. Geochemist; University of Ljubljana, Yugoslavia.

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Ribeiro, M.J. Geo

Rudmann, J.E. Geo

AFFILIATE MEMBER

New Members (con' t )

Price, V . Geolggist, Dupont de Nemours and Co. , Savannah River Laboratory, Aiken, S.C. U.S.A,

chemist; DNPM, Porto Alegre, Bras i l ,

l o g i s t ; C i t i e s Service Mi ns. Corp., Tucson, Arizona, USA,

Hellinger, T.S. Geologist; Minerals Exploration Co., Casper, Wyoming, USA.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Resources Associates of Alaska, Inc. has the following three positions available:

GEOLOGIST ( f u l l t i m e , permanent)

W e seek only except ional ly b r i g h t , capable, dedicated geologis t wi th proven explora t ion t r a c k record and keen i n t e r e s t i n r igorous f i e l d work i n the bush. Experience i n wide v a r i e t y of o r e minera ls , rock types, ages, and metamorphic t e r r a i n s is des i rab le . Exceptional mapping a b i l i t y and t i m e - space conceptual a b i l i t y a r e e s s e n t i a l . Minimum experience 8 years . Equity-sharing program provides roya l ty sha re i n d iscover ies . Work commitment could vary between 7 and 11 months pe r year i f appl icant des i red . We a r e small , f l e x i b l e , dynamic company.

GEOLOGIST (temporary)

Same a s above, except minimum experience 5 yea r s , and t h e r e is no equi ty shar ing un less t h e job grows i n t o a permanent s i t u a t i o n which is poss ib le i f luck and s k i l l p r e v a i l i n f inding ore.

GEOPHYSICIST ( f u l l t i m e , permanent)

We seek only except ional ly b r i g h t , capable, dedicated geophysicist wi th s t rong geologica l background and proven t r a c k record of explora t ion f i e l d work. Must have keen i n t e r e s t i n demanding f i e l d work i n t h e bush. Mostly EM and mag, with working knowledge of g rav i ty , TP, radiometrics he lp fu l . Expected t o keep i n t e r p r e t i v e maps and s e c t i o n s cu r ren t with f i e l d work. Minimum d i r e c t experience 6 years. Equity sha r ing program provides roya l ty sha re i n d iscover ies . Work commitment could va ry between 6 and 11 months ,r-<

per year i f app l i can t des i red . i

Please send resume to ; Jeff Knaebel , Presi dent , Resource Associates of Alaska, Inc., 3230 Airprot Way, Fairbanks, Alaska 99701 U.S.A.

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES (con 1 t )

The U n i v e r s i t y o f Saudi Arabia, i n s t i t u t e o f Appl i e d Geology i s reques t ing appl i- c a t i o n from we1 1 q u a l i f i e d candidates t o f i l l t h e p o s i t i o n o f e x p l o r a t i o n geochemistry on our s t a f f .

The d u t i e s o f t h i s person w i l l be t o organize a programme of exp lo ra t i on geoche- m i s t r y f o r students a t t he i n s t i t u t e , t o he lp teach courses i n t h i s d i s c i p l i n e t o graduate s tudents and t o superv ise graduate research. Pre fe rab ly , the appl i can t should have p r a c t i c l e experience i n t h i s d i s c i p l i n e . Please send resume to;

D r . A.M. Al-Shant i , Dean o f t h e I n s t i t u t e o f Appl ied Geology, The U n i v e r s i t y o f Saudi Arabia, P.O.BOX 1744, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

LOST MEMBERS - Mai l addressed t o t he f o l l o w i n g members i n t he c i t i e s i n d i c a t e d was re tu rned

t o the Assoc ia t ion o f f i c e .

R.N. Carver

J.A. C r i swe l l

D.A. Galanos

M.R. Kha l ie

W.C. Davies

R.A. M a r t i n

R.J. McNeil

E.E. Okon

A.S. Stanley

K.S. Tapaninen

H. J. Wiggett

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P.J. Hope

c/o Western Min ing Corp. P.O.BOX 99, Doublewview, A u s t r a l i a 6018

Golden, Colo. USA

2A K ipse l i s S t ree t , K ipse l i ,Athens, Greece

B e i r u t , Lebanon.

c/o SAMCOSAy Apat.7-2070, San Jose, Costa Rica.

Box 443 Weipa, Queensland, 4874, A u s t r a l i a

61-27, 224th S t r e e t , Bayside, New York 11364, USA

Dept. of Geology, U n i v e r s i t y of Calgary , A1 ber ta , Canada

Queensland I n s t i t u t e o f Technology, P.Q.BOX 246, Nor th Quay, Q l d . 4000 A u s t r a l i a

1638 -B Edward Ave., Saskatoon, Sask. Canada.

1021 Li.ncoln Blvd., Apt. 218, Santa Monica, Ca. 90403, USA

C i t i e s Serv ice Minera ls Corp. 405-1200 West Pender St.,Vancouver B.C.

447 card ina l ' Begin Est, Rouyn, Quebec J9X 3H6, Canada.

[CHANGE OF ADDRESS INFORMATION FOR THE ABOVE MEMBERS WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED]

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o f Exp lo ra t i on Geochemistry by H.E. Hawkes

The 1977 supplement i s an up-date o f the 1972-75 B ib l iography o f Exp lora t ion Geochemistry t h a t appeared as Special Volume 5 o f the Associ- a t i o n of Exp lo ra t i on Geochemists. It conta ins a l l r e levan t ma te r i a l t h a t had come t o the a t t e n t i o n of members o f t he B ib l iography Committee as o f June 1, 1977. The coverage i s e s s e n t i a l l y the same as t h a t o f Special Volume 5 except t h a t Russian l i t e r a t u r e i s covered on l y where Engl ish t r a n s l a t i o n s are ava i l ab le .

The 1977 supplement i s c u r r e n t l y being publ ished and w i l l be a v a i l - ab le from the AEG Rexdale o f f i c e . Copies w i l l a l so be a v a i l a b l e a t the B th I.G.E.S. a t Golden, i n A p r i l 1978.

P r i ce ($US) $4.00 non-members and $2.00 t o members and students

THE ASSOCIATION OF EXPLORATION GEOCHEMISTS

ELECTION O F ORDINARY C O U N C I L L O R S

Ten Voting Members of t h e A s s o c i a t i o n have been nominated f o r Ord ina ry C o u n c i l l o r s f o r t h e 1978-1980 p e r i o d . F ive incumbent O r d i n a r y C o u n c i l l o r s w i l l r e t i r e a t t h e upcoming Annual Meet ing i n A ~ r i l 1978 and a vacancy w i l l be c r e a t e d among t h o s e O r d i n a r y C o u n c i l l o r s e l e c t e d f o r t h e 1977-1979 p e r i o d by t h e resignation of G.J.S. Govett

- from Counci l as a r e s u l t of h i s r e l o c a t i o n t o A u s t r a l i a . C o n s e q u e n t l y , members a r e asked t o c a s t s i x v o t e s by e r a s i n g f o u r names of c a n d i d a t e s you do not wish t o v o t e f o r from t h e B a l l o t i n g L i s t . The pe r sons whose names a r e n o t e r a s e d from t h e B a l l o t i n g L i s t w i l l r e c e i v e one v o t e i n t h e b a l l o t i n g a n d , i n t h e f i n a l t a l l y , t h e pe r son r e c e i v i n g t h e l e a s t number of v o t e s among t h o s e e l e c t e d w i l l s e r v e t o f i l l t h e remain ing y e a r i n Dr. G . J . S . G o v e t t ' s t e rm.

A n y l B a l l o t i n g L i s t w i l l be deemed i n v a l i d i f t h e number of names n o t e r a s e d t h e r e f r o m s h a l l be more than s i x .

Limi ted i n f o r m a t i o n on each c a n d i d a t e i s i n c l u d e d on t h e r e v e r s e page.

Voting Members s h o u l d n o t s i g n o r o t h e r w i s e ~ n d e t i f y t h e m s e l v e s o n t h e B a l l o t i n g L i s t . P l a c e t h e comoleted form i n t h e smal l g r e y e n v e l o p e marked "AEG Ord ina ry C o u n c i l l o r B a l l o t " and s e a l . P l a c e t h i s g rey enve lope i n t h e l a r g e r w h i t e e n v e l o p e b e a r i n g t h e A E G Permanent o f f i c e a d d r e s s , s e a l , stamp and mail t o a r r i v e i n Toronto n o t l a t e r t h a n A p r i l l s t , 1978.

CANDIDATES FOR ORDINARY COUNCILLORS

The f o l l o w i n g i n f o r m a t i o n i s p rov ided f o r r e fe rence t o Vo t i ng Members when complet ing t h e B a l l o t i n g Form.

x R.J. A l l a n - AEG Member s i n c e 1970. Geochemist w i t h Freshwater I n s t i t u t e , 501 U n i v e r s i t y Crescent, Winnipeg, Canada.

J W . B . Coker - AEG #ember s i n c e 1971. Geochemist w i t h t he Geo log ica l Survey o f Canada, 601 Booth S t r e e t , Room 495, Ottawa K I A OE8,Canada.

1 J R . G . G a r r e t t - AEG Member s i n c e 1970. Research Geo log i s t w i t h t he Geo log ica l

I Survey o f Canada, 601 Booth St. , K I A OE8, Canada

I E J L .D. James - AEG Member s i n c e 1970. Head, Geochemical Sect ion, ASARCOy i 3422 South 700 West, S a l t Lake City, Utah, 84119, U.S.A. 1

! J S.E. Kes le r - AEG Member s i n c e 1970. Professo? Dept. of Geology and Minera logy, U n i v e r s i t y of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48109 USA.

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I/ K . A . Lovst rom - AEG Member s i n c e 1973. Geochemist w i t h Amax E x p l o r a t i o n Inc. , 5250 N. R o l l e r Coaster P lace, Tucson, Ar izona 85704, USA. i

J.H. McCarthy - AEG Member s i n c e 1970. Research Geochemist w i t h t h e Branch of E x p l o r a t i o n Res. U.S. Geo log ica l Survey, Federal Center, M.S. 915, Denver, Colorado, 80225, USA>

Y W.T. Meyer - AEG Member s i n c e 1970. Geochemist, C i t c o I n t e r n a t i o n a l M ine ra l s Co., P.O.Box 300, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74102 USA.

J' I. Thompson - AEG Member s i n c e 1973. Geologist /Geochemist w i t h B a r r i n g e r Research L td . , 304 Ca r l i ngv iew Dr i ve , Rexdale, O n t a r i o M9W 562 Canada.

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I J.R. Watterson - AEG Member s i n c e 1973. Geochemist, USGS M.S. 955, Box 25046, I E

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