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ABSTRACTWhole-rock lithogeochemical analyses combined with short-wave infrared (SWIR) spectroscopy provide a rapid and cost-effective method for pros-pecting for porphyry-type hydrothermal systems. Lithogeochemistry detects trace metals to average crustal abundance levels and allows vectoring via gradients of chalcophile and lithophile elements transported by magmatic-hydrothermal ore and external circulating fluids that are dispersed and trapped in altered rocks. Of particular use are alka-lis in sericite and metals such as Mo, W, Se, Te, Bi, As, and Sb, which form stable oxides that remain in weathered rocks and soils. SWIR mapping of shifts in the 2,200-nm Al-OH absorption feature in sericite define paleofluid pH gradients useful for vectoring toward the center of the buoyant metal- bearing magmatic-hydrothermal plume.

INTRODUCTIONPorphyry and related epithermal Au-Ag ores are the world’s most important ore deposits outside of iron and aluminum mines, produce most of the Cu and Mo, and are the largest producers of Au and Ag globally. It has been known for over a cen-tury that metals in porphyry Cu deposits are zoned, with a central

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Footprints: Hydrothermal Alteration and Geochemical Dispersion Around Porphyry Copper DepositsScott Halley, Mineral Mapping Pty Ltd., 24 Webb Street, Rossmoyne, WA 6148, Australia, John H. Dilles, Oregon State University, College of Earth, Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences,104 CEOAS Administrative Building, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States, and Richard M. Tosdal,† PicachoEx LLC, 21 Quince Mill Court, North Potomac, MD 20878, United States

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ContentsF E AT U R E A R T I C L E

1 Footprints: Hydrothermal Alteration and Geochemical Dispersion Around Porphyry Copper Deposits

N E W S L E T T E R C O L U M N S 4 From the Executive Director: 100th Issue of the SEG Newsletter 5 From the Executive Director: SEG Council Actions 8 Presidential Perspective: Consolidation, Growth and Challenges… 9 SEGF Presidential Perspective: Threads of Continuity— Keeping the Fabric of Our Profession Strong

S E G N E W S 6 Society of Economic Geologists Awards 2014–2015 10-11 Contributions – SEG, SEG Foundation, and SEG Canada Foundation 18-19 SEG 2014 Conference, Keystone, Colorado, USA 20-21 SEG Awards Ceremony at the SEG 2014 Conference 22 Announcing the SEG 2015 Distinguished Lecturer 22 Announcing the SEG 2015 Traveling Lecturers 24 Presidential Address: In Praise of Life-Long Learning 26 2014 SEG Thayer Lindsley Visiting Lecture Tour 27 FieldTriptoHighSulfidationEpithermalGoldDepositsinSouthernPeru 27 SEG at the XVII Peruvian Geological Congress in Lima, Peru 29-40 SEG 2015 Conference—World-Class Ore Deposits: Discovery to Recovery

S E G S T U D E N T N E W S 41 SEG Student Chapter Grant Recipients for 2014 42 Student Chapter Support Available: SEG Stewart R. Wallace Fund 42 Student Member and Chapter Announcements 42 Graduate Student Fellowships Available for 2015 43 Student Research Grants Available for 2015 44-45 Student Chapter Report Summaries

E X P L O R AT I O N R E V I E W S 47 – Alaska • 47 – Australasia • 48 – Northern Eurasia • 49 – Contiguous United States

M E M B E R S H I P 58-61 SEG Membership: Candidates and New Fellows, Members, and Student Members 63 SEG2015OfficersandCommittees 64 SEG Announcements and Deadlines 65 Personal Notes and News

A N N O U N C E M E N T S 28 2015 GSN Symposium & SEG Forum, Reno/Sparks, Nevada 46 World-Class Tin-Silver Deposits Field Trip, Oruro, Bolivia 56 UNESCO-SEG-SGA Latin American Metallogeny Course 2015, Campinas, Brazil 57 ProExplo 2015, Lima, Peru 62 3rd Symposium on Igneous Petrology and Ore Deposits, Rio Negro Province, Argentina 62 4th SGA-SEG-UNESCO-IUGS Short Course, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 62 SRK & University of Toronto Workshop, Toronto, Canada 67 Geofacets from Elsevier – Sign Up Today! (inside back cover) 68 PACRIM 2015 & SEG Post-Conference Workshop, Hong Kong, China (back cover)

S E G E D U C AT I O N & T R A I N I N G C U R R I C U L U M 50-51 Preliminary 2015 Education & Training Curriculum 52 Geology of Gold Deposits Short Course, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa 53 SEG at PDAC 2015: Geology of Copper: Porphyry Copper, IOGC and Sedimentary Rock-Hosted Stratiform Copper Deposits, Toronto, Canada 54 SEG at PDAC 2015: Structural Geology of Gold and Copper Deposits, with Emphasis on Ores in Continental Margin Tectonic Settings, Toronto, Canada 55 SEG at GAC/MAC/AGU/CGU 2015 Meeting: Short Course on Geology of Granite- Greenstone Terranes and Their Mineral Deposits, Montreal, Canada 56 Geology and Geochemistry of Gold Deposits Workshop at SGA, Nancy, France

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Expanding in size from a total of 20 to more than 60 pages in 100 issues over a span of 25 years, the growth of the SEG Newsletter reflects the vigorous evolution of the Society during that same period. Those leaders who saw the need to give a voice to the activities of its member-ship obviously made a wise decision in creating what is cited by some as the most popular publica-tion of the SEG.

Issue Number 1 of the SEG Newsletter was published in April 1990. This publica-tion was set to coin-cide with the beginning of the Society “year” (changed to a calendar year start-ing January 2002) and the beginning of the Presidential term of G. Arthur (Art) Barber, with Walden (Wally) P. Pratt as the first Newsletter Editor, Jack E. Murphy serving as the “Executive Secretary,” Donald M. Davidson, Jr. as Treasurer, and Don Everhart as President of the SEG Foundation. The need for a newsletter to supplement the journal, Economic Geology, is noted by Editor Pratt in his inaugural column, where he

refers to the formative role played by the Publications Committee the previ-ous fall. Prior to the quarterly Newsletter, the journal had published all the Soci-ety news in its back pages—typically a dozen or more pages on such topics as new member/fellow listings, field trip reports, officer biographies, regional vice-president reports, various notes and

news, announcements, publi-cation order forms, advertise-ments for publications and meetings, and a calendar of events.

The first issue of the SEG Newsletter provides an interest-

ing retrospective through the columns of the officers noted above and, to make up the 20 pages of content, includes a number of interesting deviations from the Society content typically includ-ed in the journal. Among them are a membership survey compiled by an ad hoc committee (chaired by John C. Wilson) to “improve the flow of quality field-oriented ore deposit papers to Eco-nomic Geology and other (possibly new) SEG publications,” a member’s forum, a position paper on geologic mapping, student chapter activities (six student chapters existed in 1990, all in North America), an exploration review, and a more comprehensive feature on upcom-ing meetings.

So what has changed? On the face of it, not a great deal in terms of structure and content—the basic elements are still easily recogniz-able in the current issue. Arguably the biggest change has been the introduc-tion of a widely read technical feature or lead article and the growth in con-tent and color illustrations. Contrast the Newsletter banners over the years in the graphic below and you acquire some sense of the evolution to the current issue, Number 100. The introduction of all-color issues has been very popu-lar with readers and the availability of digital format equally so, given the ease of electronic searches. Since 2010, all issues of the SEG Newsletter have been readily available as PDF files on the SEG website.

Much has happened to the Society in 25 years since the introduction of the first Newsletter and SEG now has a presence that was probably difficult to envision, even as recently as 1990. Membership has tripled since then and the number of student chapters has grown by well over a 1,000%, so many more contributions to the News-letter have flowed in from all over the world to generate issues frequently three times the size of that first one. With the need to limit print and dis-tribution costs, an electronic Newsletter supplement of the Exploration Reviews was initiated in 2010. Many of the key changes were effected through shifting production of the publication from volunteers to a professional staff at the SEG offices in Littleton. But the key content still is submitted by volunteers who continue to provide “ore for the mill” in the form of new and exciting events and developments in the field of economic geology. The SEG Newsletter has established itself as a key benefit of membership for many and that is the highest compliment that we could hope for. Thank you to all our readers and contributors for your valuable and ongoing support. 1

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The SEG Council held a regularly sched-uled meeting in Castle Peak I & II, Key-stone Convention Centre in Keystone, Colorado, USA. Members of the Council present were J.A. Kinnaird (Chair), R.M. Baumgartner, G.M. Brown, F.I. de Azevedo, R.J. Goldfarb, D.J. Hall, B.G. Hoal, K.D. Kelley, H.J. Noyes, F. Robert, M. Soylu, and A.T. Swarthout (President of Foundation). C.A. Horrigan (SEG Executive Assistant) and N. Fayol also attended. Apologies were received from A. Arribas, R., G.G. Carlson (President of Canada Foundation), J. Cline, J. Mao, T.C. McCuaig, T. Monecke, and G. Olivo. President Kinnaird called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m.

After establishing that there was a quo-rum, President Kinnaird asked attendees to briefly introduce themselves.

The following actions were taken at the meeting:

n Approved a motion from F. Robert to accept the minutes of the meeting held on March 1, 2014.

n Accepted the verbal report of the President in which she noted that she had recently visited staff at the Littleton office and considered the organization to be doing well. She further summarized a number of highlights including a membership that was holding strong at 7,000 despite a weak industry and a signif-icant increase in the number of stu-dent chapters to over 80. Although students continued to make up 20% of the membership, recent graduates would receive a discount in their membership dues of close to 50% to encourage retention. Traveling lecturer programs remained active throughout the world and educa-tional courses and field trips formed an important part of SEG’s visibility. The Keystone conference under-scored SEG’s success at a challenging time in our industry and the level of participation by sponsors and attend-ees was exceptional.

n Approved a motion from Swarthout to ratify the following actions taken by the Executive Committee since its meeting on February 28, 2014:

— Approved Fellowship List No. 14-01 on March 6, 2014, thereby

admitting the following 26 candi-dates to SEG Fellowship: John F.W. Bowles, David P. Braxton, Sebas-tiao G. Carvalho, Alain Chauvet, Jason K. Dunning, Enrique Garay, Paul S. Heithersay, Catherine J. Hickson, Nigel M. Kelly, James P. Llorca, Alejandro L. Ly, Gail A. Mahood, Maria I. Marín-Cerón, David R. Miller, Andrea Mindsz-enty, Michael S.J. Mlynarczyk, Clay E. Postlethwaite, Stephen G. Redak, Patrick B. Redmond, Karl J. Roa, Shawn A. Ryan, Martiya Sadeghi, Gilbert Stein, Joao Batista Guimarães Teixeira, John V. Tiber-indwa, and Bradley A. Wake.

— Approved on March 20, 2014, the draft Executive Committee min-utes for the February 28, 2014, meeting held at the Radisson Admiral Harbourfront Hotel in Toronto, Canada.

— Approved Fellowship List No. 14-02 on June 2, 2014, thereby admitting the following 15 can-didates to SEG Fellowship: Omer Albayrak, Marc Bardoux, Fletcher Bourke, William R. Brown, Cen-giz Y. Demirci, Garth Earls, Mat-thew Field, John N. Lauderdale, Anthony A. Longo, Matthew J. McCarthy, Russell M. Meares, Eric Roth, Jenny Skoog, Alan J. Wain-wright, and James A. Walker.

— Recommended on August 10, 2014, that Council approve the nomi-nation of the following members to Honorary Fellow status: John P. Hunt and Robert O. Fournier.

— Approved Fellowship List No. 14-03 on September 12, 2014, thereby admitting the following 15 candidates to SEG Fellowship: Serdar Akca, Colin T. Barnett, Frances Cooper, Carla Dimalanta, Guillermo Gastelum-Morales, John M. Hanchar, James M. Logan, Dan Marshall, Aoife M. McGrath, Vasileios Melfos, Andrew J. Rowe, Friedrich Speidel, Justin J.W. Van Der Toorn, Peter J.M. Van Maas-trigt, and Baojin Zhao.

And the following actions taken by the Council since its meeting on March 1, 2014:

— Approved on March 1, 2014, the following Student Chapter applications as recommended by the Student Affairs Committee: Stanford University, California, USA (new chapter); Imperial Col-lege of London, United Kingdom (reactivated chapter); and Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada (reactivated chapter).

— Approved on April 4, 2014, the draft Council minutes for the March 1, 2014, meeting held at the Radisson Admiral Harbour-front Hotel in Toronto, Canada.

— Approved on April 29, 2014, the following Student Chapter appli-cations as recommended by the Student Affairs Committee: (SFU) Simon Fraser University, BC, Can-ada and (CSM-Exeter) Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, UK.

— Approved on July 2, 2014, the Nominating Committee’s slate of candidates to take office in the period 2015-2017: Robert P. Fos-ter, 2015 President-Elect; A. James Macdonald, 2015-2017 Vice Pres-ident for Regional Affairs; How-ard C. Golden, Robert P. Moritz, and Brian G. Rusk, 2015-2017, Councilors.

n Passed a motion from de Azevedo accepting the report of the Founda-tion President, noting the proposed candidates for the 2015-2019 Foun-dation Board of Trustees: Jones Bel-ther (Brazil), Jonathan M.A. Hronsky (Australia), and Raymond R. Jannas (Chile). This slate required a majority vote of the Councilors (the members of SEG Foundation) and this condition was met. Council further noted that John Black and David Kelley would become Foundation President and Vice President, respectively, in 2015. Andrew Swarthout would become Past President and Ruth Carraher con-tinue as Secretary. Swarthout thanked all the Trustees for their service and recognized Donald Birak’s strong efforts on behalf of the Foundation as Chair of the Fundraising Committee.

n Passed a motion from Swarthout accepting

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the report of the Executive Director. Much of this report would be pub-lished in the January issue of the SEG Newsletter.

n Passed a motion from Robert to approve the Treasurer’s Report on financials for the period January 1 to July 31, 2014, and the 2015 budget proposed by the Budget Committee. The Treasurer noted that the Society and Foundation were in sound finan-cial condition.

n Passed a motion from Baumgartner to ratify the Investment Committee membership for 2015 as follows: C. Herald (Chair), D. Baker, D. Birak, R. Hall, B. Suchomel, H. Noyes, and B. Hoal.

n Passed a motion from Soylu accept-ing the report of the Chair of the Publications Board, Goldfarb. Noted that the print journal dues would be slightly higher in 2015 to cover shipping mainly, the journal was being published in a timely manner, and fee-based open access was now being offered to all authors. Two new publications had been released since the previous report by the Chair in Toronto, and most SEG publications are being released as e-books through GeoScienceWorld. Two Publication Board members, Stuart Simmons and Zhaoshan Chang, had agreed to extend their terms of office, while a replacement for one other, John Thompson, would be sought. Several

new publications were in the pipe-line, including volumes on rare earth and critical elements, diamonds, and ore deposits of China. The special publication associated with the Key-stone conference would be released at the meeting.

n Noted the report of the Vice President for Regional Affairs, Y. Watanabe, as presented by the Executive Director, and passed the following resolutions:— Approved a new Regional Vice

President for Europe, Jens Gutzmer, to start his 3-year term on Janu-ary 1, 2015. This nomination was received from James Macdonald (VP Regional Affairs 2015-2017) and motion duly made by Kinnaird.

— Approved, on a motion from Robert, the subcommittee (Chair: D.L. Huston) recommendation of Andreas Audétat (F 08), Bayeri-sches Geoinstitut, Germany as the 2015 International Exchange Lec-turer. Topics for lecturing include geochemistry of high temperature metal transport in porphyry and related deposits.

— Approved, on a motion from Kin-naird, the subcommittee (Chair: B. Rusk) recommendation of Karen Kelley (F 81), US Geological Sur-vey, USA, as the 2015 Thayer Lind-sley Visiting Lecturer.

— On a motion from Robert, asked that the subcommittee (Chair: Watanabe) tasked with

recommending a Regional Vice President Lecturer provide a fur-ther candidate and an alternate choice for consideration by the Council.

n On a motion from de Azevedo, approved the committee (Chair, S. Gleeson) recommendation of Sar-ah-Jane Barnes (F 93), Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi, Canada as the 2015 SEG Distinguished Lecturer. Barnes has made a significant con-tribution in the field of Ni-Cu-PGE deposits.

n On a motion from Baumgartner, approved the Awards Committee (Chair, J. Cline) recommendations as follows:

— Penrose Gold Medal for 2014 to James M. Franklin (SF 85), Frank-lin Geosciences Ltd., Canada

— SEG Silver Medal for 2014 to Stu-art F. Simmons (F 85), Energy & Geoscience Institute, USA

— Ralph W. Marsden Award for 2014 to Mark D. Hannington (FL 91), University of Ottawa, Canada

n Passed a motion from Robert to approve the recommendation of the committee (Chair, M.D. Barton) that Simon M. Jowitt (M 08), Monash University, Australia, receive the 2014 Waldemar Lindgren Award.

n Discussed the SEG Honorary Fellow Committee Report from Arribas, R. and, on a motion from Soylu, re-af-firmed Honorary Fellowships for the following nominees:

— Robert O. Fournier (SF 69), Cali-fornia, USA

— John P. Hunt (SF 71), California, USA

SEG Honorary Fellows are senior eco-nomic geologists recognized for extraor-dinary contributions, particularly those who have not already received an SEG Medal or Award.

n On a motion from de Azevedo, approved the following nominees for committee vacancies as recom-mended by the Committee on Com-mittees (Chair, R.M. Tosdal):

— Distinguished Lecturer Commit-tee: Zhaoshan Chang (F 04, Aus-tralia) and Kalin Kouzmanov (M 08, Switzerland)

— Fellowship Admissions Commit-tee: Huayong Chen (F 09, China) and David Selby (F 01, UK)

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Society of Economic Geologists Awards 2014–2015SEG R.A.F. Penrose Gold Medal for 2014

James M. Franklin (Franklin Geosciences Ltd, Canada)SEG Silver Medal for 2014

Stuart F. Simmons (Hot Solutions Ltd, New Zealand and Energy and Geoscience Institute, University of Utah, USA)

SEG Ralph W. Marsden Award for 2014 Mark D. Hannington (University of Ottawa, Canada)

SEG Waldemar Lindgren Award for 2014 Simon M. Jowitt (Monash University, Australia)

SEG Distinguished Lecturer for 2015 Sarah-Jane Barnes (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Canada)

SEG International Exchange Lecturer for 2015 Andreas Audétat (Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Germany)

SEG Thayer Lindsley Visiting Lecturer for 2015 Karen D. Kelley (US Geological Survey, USA)

SEG Regional Vice President Lecturer for 2015 Roy McG. Miller (Consulting Geologist, Namibia)

SEG Honorary Fellow for 2015 Robert O. Fournier (Retired, USA)

SEG Honorary Fellow for 2015 John P. Hunt (Hunt Exploration, Inc., USA)


— Lindgren Award Committee: Peter Hollings (F 04, Canada) and Alan Wilson (F 95, Australia)

— Student Affairs Committee: John Clifford (F 89, Ireland) and Mega Rosana (F 99, Indonesia)

— Traveling Lecturers Committee: David Braxton (F 99, UK), Alan Galley (F 92, Canada), and Ilkay Kuscu (F 09, Turkey)

n Passed a motion from Soylu to accept the report of the Student Affairs Committee presented by the Chair, R. Baumgartner, with the following specific action:

— Approval of two new SEG Student Chapters: Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Mexico and Aristotle University Thessaloniki, Greece.

With the above approval, there are now 83 Student Chapters located in 27 coun-tries; the SEG Stewart R. Wallace Fund distributed $25,794 to 25 Student Chap-ters as part of Round 1 (of 2) funding.

n Passed a motion from Brown to accept the SEG Students’ Committee annual report as presented by the Chair, N. Fayol. The role of Student Chapter advisors in communicating with and supporting students was emphasized. Council requested that Cam McCuaig provide an update on the status of the student-proposed exploration geology contest.

n Thanked Bart Suchomel, Chair of the SEG 2014 Conference Organizing Committee, for providing a very pos-itive status report on the conference “Building Exploration Capability for the 21st Century” scheduled to start on September 27th. The following information was noteworthy:

— There were 810 attendees registered to date, including164 students. Sponsorship enabled support of more than 100 students. Exhibit booths were sold out.

— The technical program was made up of 74 talks (22 of these invited) and nearly 200 posters.

— Field trip registrants numbered almost 160, with a similar number of workshop attendees.

— An SEG Special Publication would accompany the conference and be released on site.

n Accepted a report from Bruce Gem-mell, Chair of the SEG 2015 Confer-ence Organizing Committee, on the status of the conference “World-Class Ore Deposits: Discovery to Recovery” to be held jointly with CODES in Hobart, Tasmania. Contracts have been signed with the meeting plan-ner and venue hotel, and a sponsor-ship-exhibition prospectus is now available. The technical program is well advanced and workshops and field trips are being finalized. The meeting planner, Leesa McDermott, was in attendance.

n Accepted a report from Mesut Soylu, Chair of the SEG 2016 Conference Organizing Committee, on the status of the conference “Tethyan Tectonics and Metallogeny” to be held jointly with the Turkish Association of Eco-nomic Geologists (TAEG) in Izmir, Turkey. An agreement is in place between the two societies and the organizing committee and subcom-mittees are close to being finalized. A contract with the meeting planner, ZED, is currently under legal review and an onsite visit by SEG to the con-ference venue is in the planning stage.

n Accepted, on a motion from Baumgartner, the report of the Pro-gram Committee (Chair A. Arribas, R.) as presented by the Executive Director. It was noted that many of the events listed through 2018 would be considered in more detail by the Education and Training Committee.

n Passed a motion from Swarthout to accept the Education and Training

Committee Report as compiled by Elizabeth Holley, Program Coordina-tor, and presented by Robert, Chair. The following points were noted:

— Thirteen short courses, four work-shops, and twelve field trips make up the 2014 program.

— A 2014 course brochure is available for download on the SEG website.

— A catalog of all courses planned for 2015 is now available.

— A meeting of the Education and Training Committee is scheduled to take place at Keystone and this will focus on further development of the committee’s “roadmap” including the development of an Economic Geology 101 course.

n Discussed the following issues under Other Business:

— The opportunity for closer align-ment between the Society, SEG Foundation and Canada Foun-dation based on a favorable compliance review by Pricewater-houseCoopers in Canada.

— An updated proposal for a joint SEG-GSA Economic Geology Field Program was received from GSA. Council affirmed that timing of implementation would be key given the need for industry funding and that students outside North Amer-ica should be able to participate.

— The issue of young graduates strug-gling in an industry downturn was noted by de Azevedo. Career advice and discussion in this regard was becoming a regular topic on the SEG LinkedIn Group and Council members were advised to partici-pate as appropriate.

n Agreed to schedule the next meeting of the Council on Saturday February 28, 2015, at the Radisson Admiral Harbourfront in Toronto.

n Adjourned the meeting at 4:25 p.m. on a motion from Kinnaird. 1

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During the past year as President-Elect, I have gained new insights into our Society. As you know from reading the Newsletter, our Society is strong and healthy, with an increasingly global reach. This provides an exceptional base on which to build, thanks to the vision-ary steps taken by my predecessors, the volunteers who support our Society, and the dedicated staff at our Littleton head-quarters, which does wonders under the wise guidance of Brian Hoal, our Executive Director. I am therefore very enthusiastic about my new role as Pres-ident and deeply committed to serve all of you to the best of my abilities.

A major objective of SEG is to offer professional development and training opportunities to its members through high quality publications, conferences, lecturers, and a range of field trips, courses, and workshops. These activities are strongly supported by the SEG Foun-dation (SEGF), the SEG Canada Founda-tion (SEGCF) and various fund-raising initiatives. Our membership stands at around 7,000, represent-ing over 100 countries, with ~60% from industry and 40% from govern-ment and universities, the latter including ~20% students. SEG, SEGF, and SEGCF recognize the particular importance of students to the future of our profession, through 80 active SEG Student Chapters around the world, grants and fellow-ships, and by supporting student atten-dance to SEG conferences.

The past year was a busy and very productive time for SEG, with a success-ful Keystone conference in September, contributions to several other confer-ences globally, one Special Publica-tion, several field trip guidebooks, two Compilation DVDs, as well as 13 short courses, 4 workshops, and 12 field trips. In addition, over $400,000 in Student Research Grants and Graduate Fellow-ships were awarded to 97 students by the SEG Foundations.

In my vision statement as a candi-date for SEG Officer, I proposed to focus efforts in the next few years on consol-idating and reinforcing existing initia-tives so that we can continue to deliver strong programs to our members. This becomes particularly important in the context of the serious downturn cur-rently faced by the mineral industry.

On the Education and Training front, much progress has been made

in the last 2 to 3 years, with strong programs targeting basic field skills, exploration and mining technical methods, ore deposits and metallog-eny, and management. The curriculum is now well advertised with a current year summary program posted in the Newsletter (see p. 50–51) and a regularly updated course brochure posted on the SEG website. These initiatives will assist members in planning attendance to selected courses. To optimize the impact of the program, the Commit-tee is formalizing a core portfolio of courses and field trips to be offered on a semi-regular basis, and a selection of targeted meetings has been identified to help prioritize where these courses and field trips will be delivered. In order to ensure relevance of the pro-gram to SEG members, an informal network of industry representatives has been established for feedback on important questions. Responses to an informal questionnaire distributed to attendees at the Keystone meeting

ranked field-based courses above short courses and above workshops, con-firming that the current program is adequately balanced. Please pass on any suggestions to Eliza-

beth Holley, our program coordinator, at [email protected].

The other area of focus is consoli-dation of the current global reaches of the Society and a measured expansion in underrepresented regions such as Asia and Africa, especially in important industry hubs such as West Africa. The SEG is progressing well on this path: the next two SEG conferences will be held in Hobart, Tasmania, in 2015, and Izmir, Turkey, in 2016. Short courses and workshops have also recently been offered or are planned in Brazil, China, and Namibia/South Africa. Efforts are underway to enhance our presence in selected new areas; this requires a strategic and focused approach involv-ing close coordination within SEG and industry support in order to offer appealing services/publications and to overcome some of the logistical and banking/payment issues that are com-mon in the developing world.

Finally, we cannot ignore the current downturn in commodity prices and its negative impact on the minerals industry, with consequent layoffs of

geoscience pro-fessionals and challenging out-looks for students. This situation also impacts SEG through a decrease in corporate con-tributions to the SEGF and SEGCF, reduction in indus-try enrollment at selected short courses such as Practical Methods in Mineral Exploration and even a decline in membership.

As Dan Wood pointed out in the April 2014 Newsletter (p. 20–21), our industry is cyclic and there is not much we can do about that. History teaches us that the situation will definitely turn around—but not when! So what can we do? For the SEG, this means engag-ing industry leaders closely to ensure that our programs remain aligned with professional needs and priorities. We need to remind corporations of the importance of developing their young geoscientists by sending them to rele-vant courses and field trips, and of the long-term value of contributing to SEGF or SEGCF for continued strong and direct support to students. Established professionals, recent graduates, and current students should consider the advice of Dan Wood (April Newsletter, p. 20–21) and Andy Swarthout (July News-letter, p. 8) and turn this challenge into an opportunity—the opportunity to become as employable as possible. Con-sider using this time to broaden your skills to other deposit types, mineral economics, geometallurgy, or languages, by attending short courses or field trips, and simply by reading technical material. Explorationists who have the opportunity should consider mine-based employment as a way of better understanding what it takes to convert mineralization into ore.

At a recent Mining Innovation Forum in Toronto, guest speaker Pierre Lassonde, a famous Canadian mining investor and founder of Franco-Nevada, made a strong case for an eventual upturn in commodity prices, driven in part by growing population and mid-dle-class in developing areas such as Asia. The message for all of us should be to invest time and effort now to be fully prepared when the situation turns around. Now is when networking becomes very important, and this is a clear benefit of SEG membership. 1

P R E S I D E N T I A L P E R S P E C T I V E

Consolidation, Growth and Challenges…

François roBert

SEG President 2015

…we cannot ignore the current downturn in commodity prices and its negative impact on the minerals industry, with consequent layoffs of geoscience professionals and challenging outlooks for students.



A pleasant sense of nostalgia has set upon me as I contemplate the honor of stepping into the role of President of the SEG Foundation. To have the chance to give back to the preeminent professional society for my chosen career is a special opportunity, and I look forward to working with a great group of peers to further strengthen an already outstanding SEG and SEG Foundation.

The fact that I am following in the footsteps of Andy Swarthout has caused me to reflect on the importance of continuity in the mineral exploration industry. Andy was one of the first and best bosses I have had in a career that now spans more decades than either of us will probably admit to. I started at Bear Creek Mining at a time when young geologists were often recruited out of universities for summer posi-tions and teamed in the field with more seasoned explorationists to learn the trade. This mentoring relationship was fundamental in creating a strong pro-fessional culture within the company, and it was common to hear people talk about being a lifetime “Bear Creeker” or having come up through the “Anacon-da School of Exploration.” I even recall senior geologists who had spent their entire careers with one company and passed on their experience and knowl-edge to dozens of geologists who had followed in their footsteps. Exploration companies had a fundamental role in the development of their employees. Furthermore, many economic geology professors had strong links to industry and became lifetime mentors for their students.

However, over the last few decades, our industry has changed; continuity of employment is no longer common and economic geology programs at many universities no longer exist or have become increasingly focused on academic study. Andy and I have each worked for several other companies over the years, but I have always been able to look to him for advice and guidance. I know that he and others will continue to provide support as we guide the SEG

Foundation through the challenging times faced by our industry.

The importance of mentors and men-toring relationships cannot be overem-phasized in our industry, but, as noted above, they are increasingly difficult to establish and maintain due to less employment stability and the paucity of mid-career geoscientists—the miss-ing generation that has been noted by many of my predecessors. Career devel-opment has become an increasing chal-lenge for many young explorationists. However, as the role that companies and universities play in career develop-ment for mineral exploration geologists has decreased, I have been very pleased to note that the SEG has substantial-ly increased support, particularly for our student members. This support comes in the form of student grants, field courses, visiting lecturers, work-shops, student chapter support, confer-ences, and more—all of which provide opportunities to establish professional contacts and develop mentoring rela-tionships. These activities are critical to the continuity of our profession. The principal role of the SEG Foundation is to raise funds to continue to support these activities.

After several years of double-digit percentage growth, particularly in the number of student members, the SEG membership now appears to be stabiliz-ing. The amount of support provided by the SEG Foundation and the SEG Cana-da Foundation to student members and SEG programs has also increased during this time to more than US$500,000 per year. However, as we face a sustained downturn in mineral exploration fund-ing and activity, it has been increasingly challenging to provide this level of support, even though this is the time when it is most critical. Traditional multi-year support from mining compa-nies has dropped off notably as budgets are further trimmed, but we have been fortunate to report a strong increase in individual donations to the SEGF over the past few years. It is truly encourag-ing to see this support for our society, which is indicative of our commitment

to giving back to our profession. Don Birak, past SEGF President, has recently accepted the challenge to lead the SEGF Fund Raising Commit-tee and will work closely with Gerry Carlson and his team at the SEG Canada Foundation as well as Nikki Jamison of SEG Littleton head-quarters to seek creative ways to obtain funding to maintain the level of support we have been fortunate to provide for the past several years.

I look forward to a challenging but rewarding year as the SEGF continues to seek ways to support our profession-al society. With an excellent group of Trustees and strong support from Brian Hoal and Christine Horrigan at SEG Lit-tleton headquarters, I am confident we will rise to the challenge.

Although the principal objective of the SEGF is to provide funding for educational activities that benefit mem-bers, particularly students, I believe that our role extends well beyond this. As ambassadors for our profession, we need to lay the groundwork for future generations. To this end, I would like to strongly encourage all members of SEG to seek opportunities to give back to our profession by making individual or corporate donations to the SEGF or by making time to participate in the many SEG activities that benefit other members and share your exploration experience. Your participation, in any form, will serve to provide threads of continuity that will strengthen the rich fabric of our profession. 1

F O U N D AT I O N P R E S I D E N T I A L P E R S P E C T I V E

Threads of Continuity — Keeping the Fabric of Our Profession Strong

Jack Black

SEG Foundation President 2015


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zone with Cu ± Mo/Au that is enclosed in zones enriched in Zn, Pb, and Ag and, in some cases, Mn (Meyer et al., 1968). Gold-Ag may be present laterally away from (e.g., Lang and Eastoe, 1988) or above (Hedenquist et al., 1998) the porphyry Cu core.

Exploration programs for porphyry Cu deposits rely on many techniques, but from a geologist’s perspective, whole-rock lithogeochemistry and short-wave infrared (SWIR) spectrome-try have become standard tools in addi-tion to the hammer and hand lens. To assist this effort, we established the ver-tical and lateral footprint of a porphyry Cu deposit using SWIR and lithogeo-chemistry (Fig. 1). We tracked alter-ation paths ~1 to 5 km vertically (e.g., Yerington, Red Chris, Galore Creek) or

up to 7 km laterally (Butte, Christmas, Highland Valley) from the porphyry ore center. To understand the metal disper-sion outside the ore zone, we focused on the D-type veins with alteration selvages containing sericite, pyrite, and chlorite, the latter being common in hydrolytic assemblages where rocks are dominantly of intermediate to mafic compositions. These veins extend vary-ing distances vertically and laterally from the ore zone.

The distribution of SWIR recognized minerals and changes in rock composi-tions of just two of the many elements (Tl, Bi) that were mapped vertically and laterally in the Ann Mason porphyry Cu-Mo deposit in Yerington and are shown in Figure 2 as examples. Petrog-raphy, electron microprobe analysis,

and laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) of the hydrolytic mineral alteration assemblages analyzed in the lithogeo-chemical and SWIR data sets further constrain the interpretation of the resulting patterns (Alva-Jimenez, 2011; Cohen, 2011).

METHODOLOGYRocks were chosen as the sample medium in order to ascertain the primary elemental and mineralogic dispersion halos. However, in many environments during initial explora-tion, soil may be nearly as effective as rocks, as soils capture a geographic aver-age that may include both weakly and strongly altered rocks.

Elevation of Highest Grade Cu

Top of Mineralized Zone

1 km

1 km

1 km

SODIC-CALCIC

PROPYLITIC

POTASSIC

SERICITIC

Na, Ca, and Sr enrichment,K, Fe, Mn, V, Pb, Zn, Cs, Cu depletion

Mo±Bi, Se, Te halo

Localized Tl, As, Bi

Depletion in As, Mn, Pb, Zn,

Cs, Sb, Tl in K silicate core

Mo±Bi, Se, Te

Outer Zn, Pb, Mnelevated compared

to core

Mo +Bi-Se-Te

Increasing Tl, As, Bi,

Se, TeLi, Zn, V, ± As, Sbelevated compared

to core

c.) Lateral distribution of elements

Deep Environment

Above Mineralized Zone

1 km

PROPYLITIC

SERICITIC

Bi-Se-Te±Mo

Tl, As, Sb, Li ±Bi

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+Li > 15 ppm+Tl > 1.5 ppm

+Sb > 4 ppm; As > 50 ppm

+Se > 4 ppm

+Te > 1 ppm

+Bi > 1 ppm

+Sn > 4 ppm+W > 5 ppm

Mo > 5 ppm

+Cu >0.1 wt%

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Flow path of magmatic-derived fluid

b.) Vertical distribution of elements

-Zn, Mn,Co, Ni, Sr, Pb, As, Tl, Cs, Rb, Li

+ Na, Ca, Sr-Fe, K, Cu , Zn, Mn, Co, Ni,

+ Na, Ca, Sr-Fe, K, Cu , Zn, Mn, Co, Ni, As, Sb

Return tobackground

or slightly elevatedZn, Mn, Pb, Sr,

Co, Ni, Li, ± As, Sb

Return tobackground

or slightly elevatedZn, Mn, Pb, Sr,

Co, Ni, Li, ± As, Sb

POTASSIC

FIGURE 1. (Cont.) b.) Vertical variations in trace elements in a porphyry Cu system. c.) Schematic changes in hydrothermal alteration assemblages and trace elements through a porphyry Cu system viewed as a series of map views through a vertical system.

Footprints: Hydrothermal Alteration and Geochemical Dispersion Around Porphyry Copper Deposits (continued). . . from page 1


Dominant Hydroxl-bearing Mineral (symbols reflect dominant or local presence of sericitic mineral)

Fresh rocks hornblende

SWIR 2200nM peak <2203 nM 2203-2210 nM >2210 to 2230

Na-Ca or propylitic actinolite chlorite epidote

Advanced argillic pyrophyllite

Sericitic sericite (mus or ill.) tourmaline

Potassic (drill hole) / fresh rock biotite

0 2km

39°0

0’N

119°15’W

Sing

atse

faul

t

Blue Hill

fault Ann MasonPCD

offset part of Ann Mason

PCDbeneath Blue

Hill fault

N Jurassic up

< 0.8 ppm0.8 - 2.5 ppm> 2.5 ppm

Tl concentrationc.

0 2km

39°0

0’N

119°15’W

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t

Blue Hill

fault Ann MasonPCD


PCDbeneath Blue

Hill fault

N Jurassic up

< 1 ppm1 - 2.5 ppm> 2.5 ppm

Bi concentrationd.

Alteration Assemblages

Pyrophyllite-alunite-topazSericitic

K-silicate - ore zoneFresh rock

Sodic-calcicAlbite

Sericite-albiteAlbite-sericite

Advanc Arg (Qz-Pyrop-Alun-Topaz)

Sericite±Tourm-PySer-Chl±Felds-Hem (weak Ser)

Hydrothermal Alteration Zones

Albite-Chl-Epid±Ksp

Na-Ca (Plag-Act)Endoskarn (Plag-Cpx)

Skarn (Gar-Cpx)

Albite-Ser±Chl-Py

Chl-Epid+Felds-Hem (Propylitic)

K-silicate: Biotite (weak, <50%) & 100%

0 2km

39°0

0’N

119°15’W

Sing

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t

Blue Hill

faultAnn Mason

PCD


PCDbeneath Blue

Hill fault

N Jurassic up

100% Biot 100% Biot

100% Biot 100% Biot

0 2km

39°0

0’N

119°15’W

Sing

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Blue Hill

faultAnn Mason

PCD


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FIGURE 2. a.) Map of hydrothermal alteration assemblages in the region of the Ann Mason porphyry Cu-Mo deposit from Dilles and Einaudi (1992) and from J.H. Dilles (unpub. mapping, 2014) superposed on the geology from Proffett and Dilles (1984). Pale purple units are postmineral Tertiary volcanic rocks. All Jurassic rocks are outlined, but the different units are not shown to avoid a cluttered map. b.) Map of hydrothermal alteration with distribution of hydrous alteration minerals identified and 2,200-nm peak using SWIR instrument. Identified hydrous mineralogy is plotted according to the dominant mineral in color and the mineral phase in the rocks. Geochemical maps of c.) Tl and d.) Bi for rocks from Yerington, Nevada. Symbols are color coded to hydrothermal alteration assemblages mapped in the field and inverted from standard geochemical plots. to page 14 . . .


Lithogeochemical analysesCommercial laboratories provide rapid turnaround of chemical analyses including sample preparation, internal standardization, and replicates. In this study, we used ALS Global for 48 ele-ments (ME-MS61 method) that include all major elements but silica, which is lost as SiF4 gas. The best sample dissolu-tion combined with low detection limit is achieved when rock is digested by a mixture of four acids (hydrofluoric-ni-tric-perchloric-hydrochloric). This dis-solution method liberates nearly 100% of all elements except for Zr, Hf, and a small percentage of heavy rare earth ele-ments (REE) and Y contained in refrac-tory zircon. Coupled with the ICP-MS + ICP-atomic emission spectroscopy (AES) instrumental finish, the result-ing assays report elements at detection limits similar to crustal abundance. At a minimum, assay values an order of magnitude or more greater than aver-age crustal abundances in rocks (Table 1) should be viewed as anomalous and attract further attention from an explo-ration program.

Alternative sample digestion proce-dures are available but, compared to four-acid digestions, are more costly, lead to incomplete dissolutions, or have higher detection limits. Aqua regia dis-solves sulfides and oxides effectively,

but cannot dissolve silicate phases where many useful pathfinder elements reside and, furthermore, that commonly survive weathering of rocks to form soil. Lithium metaborate flux results in complete dissolution of rocks so that total silica, Zr, and Hf concentrations are obtained, but this fusion technique is expensive, increases the sample blank, and produces higher detection limits for trace elements.

SWIR analysesShort-wave infrared spectra were col-lected from rock chips from larger sam-ples analyzed for lithogeochemistry. As the SWIR spectrum is collected from a small rock surface (~0.5-cm diameter), the sample volume is much smaller than the corresponding one for litho-geochemistry. Samples were broken in the field such that the effect of surface weathering is minimized.

The hydrous minerals that are the most widespread in sericitic alteration are white micas/clays (muscovite/illite commonly called “sericite”) and chlo-rite. Each has distinctive spectra that also yield compositional information (Thompson et al., 1999). SWIR instru-ments efficiently analyze 500 to 1,000 samples per day in the laboratory, or in the field from samples archived in chip trays.

PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITSThe geology of porphyry Cu (Mo-Au) deposits is well described (Gustafson and Hunt, 1975; Seedorff et al., 2005; Sillitoe, 2010). Hydrothermally altered rocks, sulfides, and veins in the por-phyry Cu environment result where ascending magmatic-hydrothermal fluids escaping from a deep intrusion cool, depressurize, and react with rocks. Fluids chiefly rise vertically (Fig. 1a), but may spread laterally in their upper parts as they encounter topograph-ically driven meteoric waters in the epithermal (<2 km) environment. Mag-matic-hydrothermal alteration is char-acterized by abundant sulfides zoned from Cu sulfide rich in ore zones to pyrite rich in upper zones (Fig. 1a). The silicate alteration minerals are zoned upward (Fig. 1a) from potassic (or K-sil-icate: biotite ± K-feldspar) to sericitic (or phyllic: muscovite ± chlorite) to advanced argillic (alunite ± pyrophyl-lite ± dickite). In general, the upward zonation reflects decreasing tempera-ture and pH of fluids during ascent, but there is also a temporal evolution with widespread collapse and downward superposition of sericitic alteration on older potassic alteration (Gustafson and Hunt, 1975). Late intermediate argillic alteration (smectite-illite-chlorite or smectite-chlorite) forms at low tempera-ture and introduces little sulfide, but may extensively overprint higher-tem-perature assemblages.

Nonmagmatic fluids such as meteoric water, seawater, or sedimentary brines are common external to the rising plume (Fig. 1a). Meteoric waters dom-inate the shallow parts of continental geothermal systems at temperatures less than about 350°C. Deeply circulating formation waters or brines dominate sedimentary and volcanic sections, par-ticularly where evaporitic rocks are pres-ent. The latter in the Yerington district, Nevada, have penetrated up to 5-km depth and produced sodic-calcic alter-ation (Na-plagioclase-actinolite-epidote) and propylitic alteration at shallower depths (albite-K-feldspar-epidote-chlo-rite ± actinolite; Carten, 1986; Dilles and Einaudi, 1992). These alteration types are notably poor in sulfides, lack hydrolytic alteration unless overprinted, contain abundant feldspar, and may remove sulfides.

TABLE 1. Typical Pathfinder Elemental Ranges (ppm)

Metal Average crust abundance1 Potassic Deep sericitic Shallow sericitic

Cu 75 >200–ore 100 50Mo 1 0.5–ore 2–20 0.5–5Sn 2.5 0.5–10 2–30 bkgdW 1 bkgd 2–20 0.5–5Mn 1,400 <bkgd 1,000–5,000 400–1,000Zn 80 <bkgd 200–1,000 10–100Pb 8 50 200–1,000 10–1002

Ag 0.08 0.5–3 1–50 1–102

Ni 20 <bkgd bkgd–30 <bkgdCo 10 <bkgd bkgd–20 <bkgdSe 0.05 5–20 1 1Te 0.001 0.1 1–5 0.1–1Bi 0.06 0.05 1–10 0.05–1As 1 <bkgd 10–50 50–1,000Sb 0.2 <bkgd 1–3 3–100Li 13 <bkgd <bkgd 15–50Tl 0.36 0.2 0.2 1–50Hg 0.08 0.05 0.05 0.2–10Cs 1 <bkgd 1–10 1–20

1Background concentration (bkgd) varies by rock unit; this is the average crustal abundance (Ni and Co = average upper crust; Taylor and McLennan, 1985); alteration zones are potassic from ore zone, deep sericitic above ore zone, and shallow sericitic and associated advanced argillic near surface

2Alunite is commonly enriched in Pb, Ag, Ba, and Sr in advanced argillic alteration



HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION: TRACE METAL DISPERSION PATTERNSThe trace element content of rocks var-ies by bulk rock composition, and com-monly somewhat within a single rock unit. We minimized the effect of hetero-geneous rock compositions by focusing on porphyry Cu systems hosted in granitic rocks with relatively limited local compositional variation, but that vary from one district to another. The lithogeochemical results suggest rela-tively consistent zoning of trace metal enrichments and depletions in the six magmatic-hydrothermal systems stud-ied (Fig. 1b).

Magmatic-hydrothermal fluids dom-inate the center of the porphyry hydro-thermal system, whereas the peripheral and upper zones are dominated by nonmagmatic fluids. In addition to the high acid and sulfur content, magmat-ic-hydrothermal fluids have distinctive trace metal suites compared to dilute metal-poor external meteoric waters, seawater, and alkaline saline sedimen-tary brines. For all fluid types, their trace metal suites are modified by addi-tion and removal of elements as a result of wall-rock alteration. The hydrother-mal fluid thus compositionally evolves along its flow path and transports ele-ments from a source area to new sites where they may be fixed in hydrother-mal minerals. Therefore, a considerable challenge is recognizing metals that are leached from the wall rock by diverse non-ore fluids and that may be added elsewhere versus those added by the ore-forming magmatic-hydrothermal fluids.

Where do trace metals occur in altered rocks?Wall-rock reactions with host minerals modify not only the rock composition but also the fluid composition as ele-ments are transferred between rock and fluid. Alteration of amphibole contrib-utes Mn, Co, Ni, Zn, Cu, V, Cr, As, and Sb to the buoyantly rising hydrothermal fluid whereas alteration of feldspars contributes Na, Ca, K, Sr, Ba, Rb, and Pb. Intense alteration of these minerals may form negative anomalies, with concentrations returning to background or potentially slightly enriched in rocks along the margins of the hydrothermal plume as many of these elements pre-cipitate upon cooling or neutralization of the acidic fluid.

Along the flow path of the magmat-ic-hydrothermal plume, many trace elements are fixed in hydrothermal minerals. Metals that form chloride complexes (that is, metals that have a common valence of +1 or +2) become more soluble as hydrothermal condi-tions become more acid. Metals that form oxyanion complexes (that is, met-als that have a common valence of +4 to +6) become less soluble as hydrother-mal conditions become more acidic. So, in the rising plume above porphyry cen-ters where the SO2 disproportionation reaction continuously produces sulfuric acid, the acidic fluid continues to leach Zn, Mn, Cu, Pb, Ag, Co, and Ni, but, in contrast, Mo, Sn, W, Bi, Te, As, Sb, and Tl are precipitated in sulfide, oxide, and silicate minerals, but in a sequence that reflects declining temperature (Fig. 1). The common chalcophile elements (Zn, Pb) routinely used in mineral explora-tion geochemistry sit on the margins of the magmatic-hydrothermal plume.

There have been many compositional studies of pyrite, but fewer of hydro-thermal sericite and chlorite. At the Yer-ington and Highland Valley porphyry systems, trace metals incorporated in sheet silicates include Ba, B, Cs, Li, Rb, Sn, Tl, and W (Fig. 4). Tungsten and tin are likely present as minute scheelite or wolframite and cassiterite grains. Seric-ite and chlorite from sericitic alteration zones are also enriched in many other transition metals (Mn, Zn, V, and Cr), but chlorite from propylitic alteration zones is enriched in the same elements, so they are not generally useful trac-ers. Lithium is more useful because it is more concentrated in sericitic zones compared to propylitic zones. Moreover, many of these other transition metals are removed from deep potassic and sodic-calcic alteration zones and so are not entirely derived from a parent mag-matic-hydrothermal fluid.

Metal dispersal patternsTrace metal dispersions are illustrated in a schematic cross section and plan section (Fig. 1b, c) views of a porphyry copper hydrothermal system. This sum-mary diagram is modeled principally on 850 whole-rock chip samples collected on a nominal 200- × 200-m grid from Yerington, Nevada, in a 2-km-wide by 5-km vertical transect over the Ann-Ma-son porphyry Cu-Mo hydrothermal zone (Fig. 2), but incorporates infor-mation from five other sites. A similar dispersion of elements is observed in

vertical profiles from Galore Creek (British Columbia), and plan views at Highland Valley and Red Chris (Brit-ish Columbia), Butte (Montana), and Christmas (Arizona). For example, at Butte the trace metal dispersion extends 6 km laterally westward along the Main Stage veins from the porphyry center in a mixed magmatic-meteoric groundwa-ter plume, and the distribution of trace elements is comparable to the vertical dispersion. In these localities and sev-eral others, the trace metals are zoned upward and outward from the >0.1 wt % Cu zone in the general sequence Mo, W, Sn, Se, Te, Bi, Sb, As, Li, and Tl. Most of these metals have subtle anomalies (>1 ppm for Te, Bi, and Tl to >50 ppm for As), hence the need for analytical methods with low detection limits. Sericitic zones also record anomalies of Cs and Rb in addition to Li and Tl. As the sequence of metals above and beyond the Cu zone closely mimics the general decrease in solubility of metal chlorides in ore fluids during cooling (Reed and Spycher, 1984), the zonal arrangement of metals or metal ratios is therefore a tool for targeting further exploration.

Comparisons of the six hydrothermal systems suggest that all contain similar magmatic-hydrothermal trace metal anomalies; however, their concentra-tions and ratios vary, as do the ore metal ratios. For example, if we consider the Yerington, Highland Valley, and Christmas calc-alkaline magmas (Cu-Mo) as a baseline, the more silica rich magmas at Butte (Cu-Mo) have sericitic zones relatively enriched in As, W, Sn, Cs, Sb, and Zn whereas the alkaline to high-K magmas at Red Chris and Galore Creek (Cu-Au) have alteration zones relatively enriched in Te, Se, and Bi (Micko, 2010).

Several elements are depleted from potassic ± sericitic alteration in the central Cu-Mo ore zone. Hypogene leaching results from hydrothermal destruction of the host igneous miner-als amphibole ± pyroxene and feldspar. Several other elements (Tl, Cs, Rb ± Li) are likely dominantly supplied by the parent magmatic-hydrothermal fluid and, because they are highly soluble in high-temperature chloride solutions, they are present in low abundance in the ore zone. Hypogene leaching in the Cu-Mo ore zone can potentially contrib-ute metals to distal polymetallic (Zn-Pb-Mn-Ag) ores, especially near the outer limits of to page 16 . . .


late sericitic alteration. Nonetheless, because leaching of different host rocks will provide different ratios of these metals, the amount and ratios will vary in the peripheral zones.

There is no indication that mag-matic-hydrothermal fluids contribute significant sulfides, ore metals, or trace metals to most of the propylitic zone that extends laterally away from the ore zone. In contrast, sodic-calcic alter-ation leaches a suite of metals (Fe, K, Cu, Zn, Ni, Li, Pb, As, Sb, and Co) that are moved upward and locally fixed in propylitic or shallower levels of sod-ic-calcic-altered zones. Magmatic fluids add trace metals to propylitic or sod-ic-calcic alteration at the interface with potassic alteration or where lateral D veins cut propylitic zones. For example, the prominent Zn enrichment zone that is common on the margins of most porphyry Cu deposits is present where minor amounts of sericite and chlorite are in the rocks.

MAPPING CHANGES IN SERICITE COMPOSITION“Sericite” is a field term that includes fine-grained white micas of indetermi-nate mineralogy (Meyer and Hemley, 1967). In most porphyry Cu environ-ments where rocks contain some potas-sium, sericite forms above about 300°C to as much as 550°C and is muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3)O10(OH)2) with a white to gray color. At low temperatures below about 300°C, sericite is fine grained, may range from white to pale green in color, and is usually the potassium-defi-cient clay mineral illite (K0.6–0.8Al2(Al0.6–

0.8Si3.4–3.2)O10(OH)2). The boundary between muscovite and illite is consid-ered to be about 300°C (Reyes, 1990); however, both minerals are chiefly 2M1 sheet silicates with an identical crystal structure, so the different names merely represent an arbitrary boundary in a sin-gle continuous solid solution (Cohen, 2011).

Sericite forms chiefly via hydrolytic alteration of feldspar and, to a lesser extent, from mafic minerals, via reac-tions such as the following:

1.5KAlSi3O8 (Kspar) + H+ ⇔ 0.5KAl2(AlSi3)O10(OH)2 (musc) + K+ + 3SiO2;

1.5NaAlSi3O8 (albite) + H+ + 0.5K+ ⇔ 0.5KAl2(AlSi3)O10(OH)2 (musc) + 1.5Na+ + 3SiO2; and

1.5CaAl2Si2O8 (anorthite) + 2H+ + K+ ⇔ KAl2(AlSi3)O10(OH)2 (musc) + 1.5Ca2+.

These reactions consume acid, release Na and Ca, and are produced by acidic fluids. Sericite (muscovite and illite) is stable over a relatively wide range of log(K+/H+) at a given temperature that reflects pH changes from acidic low log(K+/H+) to more neutral high log(K+/H+) conditions. Therefore, pH or acidity can vary considerably in the sericite field, and can be mapped by the mica composition.

Mapping pH gradients with SWIRFor the purposes of quickly mapping the mineralogic changes in the seric-ite-chlorite–altered rocks, the ability of the SWIR instruments to obtain rapid identification of minerals and their solid-solution compositional changes is of particular value (Thompson et al., 1999). In the porphyry environment, the wavelength of the 2,200-nm absorp-tion feature corresponding to the Al-OH bond energy of sericite-bearing samples is critical. In sericite, including both muscovite and illite, the wavelength of the 2,200-nm feature shifts from 2,195 nm in muscovite toward 2,220 nm in phengite, as Al is replaced by (Fe, Mg) + Si. This coupled Tschermak-type substi-tution is controlled by the pH as well as the concentrations of (Fe2+) and (K+) of the hydrothermal system via the follow-ing reaction:

2KAl2(AlSi3)O10(OH)2 (musc) + K+ + 1.5Fe2+ + 4.5SiO2 + 3H2O ⇔ 3KFe0.5Al1.5 (Al0.5Si3.5)O10(OH)2 (phen) + 4H+.

The acidity of the hydrothermal fluid helps determine the proportions of muscovite and phengite in the mica. Muscovitic white mica (including illite) means an acidic environment, whereas a phengitic composition means a more neutral environment. Therefore, the position in the white mica wavelength can be used as a hydrothermal pH indi-cator, and changes laterally and verti-cally in the porphyry Cu environment (Fig. 1a). Furthermore, the position of the 2,200-nm absorption is not very sensitive to the K content and whether the mica is muscovite or illite.

Above the core of a porphyry Cu deposit, the position of the 2,200-nm absorption shifts to lower values in the

spectra of sericite-chlorite–altered rocks as the fluid pH decreases, because acids in the rising fluid continuously disso-ciate during cooling and destroy the ability of the rocks to buffer the fluid (Fig. 1a). Upward fluid flow is rapid along the permeability fabric, whereas lateral pressure gradients are smaller as acid enters the rock via slow diffusion. Consequently, along the centers of fluid flow channels, the water/rock ratios are high and pH is low, whereas, laterally, the water/rock ratio quickly decreases and rock-buffering and neutral pH dominate. Local-scale evidence for the changes is readily evident in steeply dipping D veins with inner pervasive sericitic alteration enclosed laterally by weakly altered halos of feldspar-seric-ite-chlorite cutting rocks that may only have chlorite replacing mafic silicates.

Laterally, the position of 2,200-nm absorption increases, reflecting a tran-sition toward low fluid flux and a more neutral pH environment (Fig. 1a). In the shallow environment influenced by surface topography, the low-pH magmatic or mixed magmatic-meteoric groundwater moves laterally to produce extensive distal sericitic and advanced argillic zones. A complication to the general pattern arises, such as at Red Chris and Butte, where the lower-tem-perature acid-stable environments are telescoped upon the higher-temperature silicate alteration assemblages (Meyer et al., 1968; Norris et al., 2011).

WEATHERINGWeathering of rocks that are initially pyrite rich and contain little feldspar produces sulfuric acid and supergene leaching that removes Cu, Ag, Pb, and Zn. Nonetheless, many elements useful as magmatic tracers are not leached and remain in rocks and derivative soil. There are three suites of nonleachable elements: (1) chalcophile elements (Mo, As, Sb, Te, Se, Bi) that were trace impu-rities in pyrite or minute sulfide grains associated with pyrite, (2) lithophile ore minerals (W, Sn) that form stable oxide complexes, and (3) lithophile alkali and alkali earth elements that follow potas-sium and remain fixed in sericite and chlorite (Ba, B, Cs, Li, Rb, Tl). Hence, during surface weathering where micas and chlorite are stable, many trace ele-ments largely remain in the rock and also soil. Even extreme acid weathering



accompanied by hydrolytic destruction of sheet silicates may lead to complete leaching of the alkalis, Zn, and Tl. However, elements that form oxides are not leached and remain detectable. Understanding the behavior of elements in the weathering profile allows the explorer to use trace elements as vec-tors, even in highly weathered terranes.

CONCLUSIONSSWIR and lithogeochemistry are simple and relatively inexpensive but powerful tools for the exploration geologist, as well as for geometallurgy (Halley, 2013). Samples of rocks and soils collected on a grid spacing as broad as 500 m can be used to identify anomalies and gradi-ents in mica mineral compositions and trace metal abundances during initial exploration for porphyry Cu deposits. Sampling of rocks must be selective, preferably in altered rock selvages to veins, as fluid flow is rapidly channel-ized outside the mineralized core both upward and outward. Nonetheless, a suite of rock analyses must be used with caution for targeting, and always within the context of geology. For example, at Yerington, the mineral deposits were tilted 90° west by Cenozoic normal faulting so that they are exposed in cross section. In this case, the min-eralogic and geochemical vectoring cannot be used ad hoc. Any lithogeo-chemical and SWIR analyses must be done in concert with basic mapping of the geology, hydrothermal alteration mineralogy, and ore sulfides and oxides. Mapping D veins with sericitic selvages that extend kilometers upward and outward from the porphyry ore center remains one of the simplest geologic guides to targeting the center. Further-more, these sericite-chlorite-pyrite alter-ation zones are ideal for geochemical vectoring because they will preserve a magmatic fingerprint of lithophile trace metals in the mica structure and of chal-cophile elements within and associated with pyrite.

Lastly, there is an enhanced focus on exploring under cover and at depth; however, in many parts of the world, mineral deposits are still hidden by a leached weathering profile. In these places, new discoveries should still be possible through soil geochemistry if the program considers what works and what does not work in those envi-ronments. Traditional assay packages include Cu, Zn, Pb, Au, and Ag that are

leached at surface and therefore not useful vectors in many weathering envi-ronments, but the oxyanion elements (As, Mo, Sn, W, Te, Se) are robust and will be preserved. A cost-effective and recommended methodology is a four-acid digest to achieve a reliable dissolu-tion of several refractory elements and ICP-MS analyses to provide sufficiently low detection limits near elemental crustal abundance.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThis paper is a partial summary of a three-year industry project on footprints of porphyry copper deposits funded principally by Barrick, Teck, Freeport, Imperial Metals, BHP-Billiton, and Vale, with additional grant support from Geo-science British Columbia, NSERC, and the USGS. ALSGlobal is further thanked for its generous analytical support. We thank Pacmag Metals Ltd for providing access to two drill holes in the Ann Mason deposit. Numerous MDRU-UBC and OSU students made important con-tributions to the project. Comments by Marco Einaudi, John Muntean, Brock Reidell, and Peter Winterburn improved the clarity of the manuscript. MDRU contribution no. 341.

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Every four years since 2002, SEG has enjoyed the support of the economic geology community in holding a major technical conference in Colorado, USA. In 2014, Keystone played host to the fourth stand-alone SEG conference over a four-day period from September 27 to 30, with several pre- and post-conference workshops and field trips extending beyond that period. A total of 800 delegates attend-ed from 44 countries, a remarkably good showing for a year in which the minerals industry experi-enced an economic downturn. Whereas the majority of delegates were from industry (50%), there was significant attendance from academia (32%), and 39% of registrants noted that it was the

first time that they were attending an SEG conference. Industry sponsors stepped up magnif-icently, allowing the student atten-dance to make up a record 23% with over a hundred stu-dents giving tech-nical presentations (9 talks and 110 posters). SEG mem-bers, including students, made up almost 84% of del-egates. Seven field trips were attended by a total of 157 delegates while 131 registered for five workshops.

The technical program was anchored by 21 invited speakers spread across six different

themes. There were an addition-al 53 oral presentations, includ-ing nine from students, and 176 technical posters. In a post-con-ference survey, 164 respondents (20.5% of delegates) rated all of the technical themes highly, but “Fundamental Advances in Economic Geology” achieved the greatest number of excel-lent ratings. Overall, however, the highest average rating was awarded to “Exploration Management and Targeting,” with “Case Studies of 21st Cen-tury Exploration Success” and “Innovations in Exploration Technology” as close runners up. Among the various events and programs that made up the conference, survey respondents ranked the top three (out of 10) as follows: (1) Student Program, (2) Awards Ceremony, and (3) Presidential Address. This provided valuable feedback for future planning, given that the

timing and format of the Awards Cer-emony and Presidential Address were different from previous years. Arguably of greatest importance, more than two-thirds of attendees surveyed considered that conference benefits relative to the cost of registration were better than average, with 34% considering the ben-efits to be “excellent”.

During the conference, the Educa-tion and Training Committee took the opportunity to further survey delegates regarding its curriculum of mainly short courses and field trips. Overall, there was clear endorsement of current offer-ings but with a request for increased focus on field courses, increased pres-ence in different regions, and themes that incorporated ore deposits and metallogeny. Major conferences such as Keystone play an important part in SEG’s annual educational offerings, typ-ically making up more than 40% of the total number of courses and field trips, and underpinning the Society’s motto, “Advancing Science and Discovery”. 1

Looking back at the SEG 2014 Conference in Keystone, Colorado, USABuilding Exploration Capability for the 21st Century

Brian G. Hoal, SEG Executive Director

SEG 2014 President, Judith Kinnaird, and Conference Organizing Commit-tee Chairman, Bart Suchomel, took a moment from their busy schedules to pose for a photo.

The SEG 2014 conference took place at the Key-stone Conference Center, against the magnificent backdrop of Colorado’s mountains.

SEG acknowledges that excellent conferences such as this one are made possible through generous support from sponsors.

A typical plenary session, packed with those eager to hear from experts in their field.

Taking advantage of the warm days of early fall, attendees enjoyed lunch outdoors.

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Organizing Com-mittee members Bart Suchomel (Chairman) and Brad Margeson (Workshops) pose at the Western Mining Services booth, a reminder that these SEG volunteers have “day jobs” with WMS.

A sampling of the many funded students who were able to attend Keystone and network with professionals, thanks to generous funding SEG received from sponsors.

Student booths were sprinkled around the hall. Representing Memorial University were (l-r) Stefanie Lode, Jean-Luc Pilote, and Shannon Guffey.

Jon Hronsky, the Technical

Program Chair, was pleased at

having amassed an excellent slate

of speakers for presentations.

Robert Friedland of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., guest speaker at the

Industry Outlook Dinner, shared his views on the

future of mining.

The poster session was

a popular event, with

176 presenters showcasing

their projects. BHP Billiton provided a welcome surprise at its booth in the exhibit hall with the addition of a barista-staffed café.

Field trips are always popular and this one was no exception, judging by the smiles from participants on the porphyry and skarns of the Southwest trip, led by Bill Chávez and Erich Peterson (kneeling, 4th and 5th from the right). Bill also coordinated all field trips, as a member of the Organizing Committee.

BHP Billiton sponsored a student-mentoring forum that included a panel of speak-ers who provided insights from industry, government, and academic perspectives. Included were (l-r) Mary Doherty, Tracey Kerr, Brock Riedell, Larry Meinert, John Muntean, Moira Smith, David Rainey, and Judith Kinnaird.


SEG President for 2014, Judith Kinnaird, presented the R.A.F. Penrose Gold Medal for 2013 to Noel C. White, in honor of a lifetime of outstanding achievements in the field of economic geology.

SEG Awards Ceremony at the SEG 2014 Conference

Front row (from left to right)Judith Kinnaird (SEG 2014 President), Shaun Barker (2013 Waldemar Lindgren Awardee), Kaihui Yang (2014 SEG Distinguished Lecturer), Jeffrey W. Hedenquist (2013 Ralph W. Marsden Awardee), and Zhaoshan Chang (Penrose Gold Medal Citationist).

Back row (from left to right)Ross R. Large (SEG Silver Medal Citationist), David R. Cooke (2013 SEG Silver Medal Awardee), Noel C. White (2013 R.A.F. Penrose Gold Medal Awardee), Neil Williams (2014 Thayer Lindsley Visiting Lecturer Awardee), Gregory M. Dipple (Waldemar Lindgren Citationist), Paul S. Heithersay (2014 International Exchange Lecturer Awardee), and Lawrence D. Meinert (Brian J. Skinner Citationist). Not shown are Linda Lerchbaumer, 2013 Brian J. Skinner Awardee, and Zengqian Hou, 2014 Regional Vice President Lecturer, who could not attend the SEG Awards Ceremony.


Keystone, Colorado USA

On the academic circuit, Neil Williams traveled to several regions (see p. 26 for tour details) as the Thayer Lindsley Visiting Lecturer for 2014.

David R. Cooke, recipient of the mid-career SEG Silver Medal for 2013, was gracious in thanking the many people he has worked with and who have inspired him.

Outstanding early career work by Shaun L.L. Barker earned him the SEG Waldemar Lindgren Award for 2013.

For his indefatigable service to SEG in many capacities, Jeffrey W. Hedenquist received the SEG Ralph W. Marsden Award for 2013.

Kahui Yang represented the Society as SEG Distinguished Lecturer for 2014.

Paul S. Heithersay traveled to South America, Europe, and Aus-tralia as the SEG International Exchange Lecturer for 2014.

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Sarah-Jane Barnes (SEG 1993 F) has been the Canada Research Chair in Magmatic Metal-logeny at the Uni-versité du Québec à Chicoutimi, Cana-da, since 2003 and is also the directress of LabMaTer, a geochemical labo-ratory specializing in analysis of ore deposit materials. Her field of research is ore deposits found associated with mafic and ultramafic rocks (platinum-group element, nickel-copper sulfide, chro-mite, and Fe-Ti-V-P oxide deposits). Barnes is the recipient of the Past-Pres-ident’s Medal from the Mineralogical Association of Canada in 2007 and the William Harvey Gross Award in 1994 from the Mineral Deposits Division of

Geological Association of Canada. She has given 30 short course presentations directed to industry and has published over 135 referred articles. Currently, Barnes is supervising 12 graduate stu-dents and postdoctoral fellows, hav-ing trained 32 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. After completing a B.Sc. (Hons) University of Witwa-tersrand (South Africa) in 1975, Barnes worked from 1976 to 1978 as a geologist for Geological Survey Namibia. In 1979 she obtained an M.Sc. on serpentines of Nambia from the University of Cape Town (South Africa), supervised by Dr. D. Waters, followed by a Ph.D., in 1983, for work on the platinum-group element potential of Abitibi komatiites, from the University of Toronto (Can-ada), supervised by Prof. A.J. Naldrett. From 1984 to 1986 she completed her postdoctoral studies at Geological Sur-vey of Norway on the platinum-group element potential of the Rana layered

intrusion, supervised by Dr. R. Boyd. In 1986 Barnes became a research asso-ciate at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Canada, and a professor in 1990.

Talk Titles1. The Use of Trace Element Con-

tents in Ore Minerals for Exploration, Exploitation, and Interpretation of Ni-Cu-PGE Deposits, Chromite Deposits and Fe-Ti-V-P Deposits.

2. Formation of Platinum-Group Ele-ment Deposits.

3. Formation of Magmatic Ni-Cu Sul-fide Deposits.

ANNOUNCING THE SEG 2015 DISTINGUISHED LECTURER

saraH-Jane Barnes(SEG 1993 F)

SEG 2015 INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE LECTURERAndreas Audétat (SEG 2010 F) obtained his Ph.D. in 1999 from ETH Zürich, where he worked in the group supervised by Chris Heinrich and Detlef Günther and was involved in the development of the LA-ICP-MS technique for anal-ysis of single fluid and melt inclusions. After graduation, he joined a group working under Bob Bodnar at Virginia Tech to conduct a comparative study on the composition of fluid and melt inclusions in barren and mineralized intrusions. Returning to Europe, Andreas began working with Hans Keppler, who introduced him into the field of experimental geochemis-try. Since 2007, he has held a position as Senior Scientist at the Bayerisches Geoinstitut, where he conducts both experimental studies and studies on natural samples. While his research on natural samples predominantly revolves

around magmatic-hydrothermal ore deposits such as granite-related Sn/W, porphyry Cu, and porphyry Mo depos-its, the experimental work covers a broad range from physical and chemical properties of subduction-zone fluids over the calibration of thermobarom-eters for silicic magmas to studies that directly relate to magmatic-hydrother-mal ore formation, such as metal solu-bility in fluids and silicate melts, as well as metal partitioning between fluids, silicate melts, and sulfides. Andreas has authored and co-authored more than 50 scientific articles and book chapters and has received several awards, including the ETH Silver Medal (2000) and the Paul Niggli Medal (2003).

Talk Titles1. The Metal Content of Magmat-

ic-Hydrothermal Fluids and Their Rela-tion To Mineralization Potential.

2. Vapor versus Brine: Which Fluid Does the Job?

3. The Genesis of Climax-type Por-phyry Mo Deposits: Insights from Fluid and Melt Inclusions.

4. Magmatic Controls on Porphyry Cu (±Au, Mo) Formation.

SEG 2015 THAYER LINDSLEY LECTURERKaren D. Kelley (SEG 1981 F) began her career at the U.S. Geological Survey in 1980 as a research geolo-gist after receiving her B.Sc. degree from University of Colorado at Boul-der in 1979. She obtained her mas-ter’s degree from Mackay School of Mines (University of Reno) in 1985 and a Ph.D. in 1996 from Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. Her primary research interests have focused on exploration geochem-istry, mineral resource assessments, and ore genesis studies of a wide range of ore deposit types, including high silica topaz-bearing rhyolites, alkalic igneous rock-related epithermal gold deposits, sediment hosted Zn-Pb (Cu) deposits, and porphyry deposits. In her role at the USGS, she has served as project chief and principal investigator for many projects, most recently the “Assessment Techniques for Concealed

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Mineral Resources” project (2006-2012) and “Critical Metals in Black Shales” (2013-present). In 2010, Karen received the prestigious USGS Meritorious Ser-vice award. She has served as Councilor for the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) and the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA) and as an Editorial Board member for Eco-nomic Geology (2000-2010), Mineralium Deposita (2013 to present), and GEEA (Geochemistry: Environment, Exploration, and Analyses; 2008 to present). In addi-tion, Karen was senior editor of two spe-cial issues of Economic Geology, one that included the culmination of five years of multidisciplinary research on the Red Dog sediment-hosted deposits (2004), and one on exploration and ore genesis research at the Pebble deposit in Alaska (2013). In 2014, Karen was a member of the organizing committee for the SEG Conference held in Keystone, CO, and co-editor of the conference com-panion volume (Special Publication 18). In addition to research activities at the USGS, Karen also currently serves as an adjunct professor at the Colorado School of Mines.

Talk Titles1. The Giant Concealed Pebble

Cu-Au-Mo porphyry deposit, South-west Alaska: Evolution and Exploration Implications.

2. Stratiform Sediment-Hosted Zn-Pb-Ag Deposits in the Northern Cor-dilleran Region, North America, with Emphasis on Red Dog, Alaska, USA, and Howards Pass Deposits, Yukon and Northwest Territories, Canada.

SEG 2015 REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT LECTURERRoy McG. Miller (SEG 2015 F) has worked as a geolo-gist in Namibia for 50 years. His Ph.D. was awarded by the University of Cape Town in 1972. He joined the Geo-logical Survey in Windhoek in 1966 and was its Direc-tor for 12 years, from 1980 to 1992. He was Technical Manager of the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia from 1992 to 1998, a period that saw the resumption

of petroleum exploration in Namibia by international oil companies. He set up his own consulting practice in April 1998, and is still active in consulting and research. As Director of the Geolog-ical Survey, he served on the Diamond Board of Namibia, was a Director of the National Petroleum Corporation, and served on many geological and ministe-rial committees. He has been a member of the Geological Society of South Africa and the Geological Society of Namibia since 1968, a committee member of the latter up until 2003, and Patron since 2003. Dr. Miller’s geological focus has been wide, covering regional geology, stratigraphy, geochemistry and iso-topes, mineralogy, economic geology, tectonics and geological processes (par-ticularly in relation to the formation of mineral deposits), groundwater and cartography. He has mapped large parts of Damaraland, the Skeleton Coast Park and parts of southern Namibia. He supervised and coordinated mapping throughout the country by both Survey staff and university researchers from all over the world (up to 18 university projects in some years). He planned, coordinated preparation of and jointly compiled the 1983 edition of the 1:1,000,000 geological map of Namibia (reprinted in 1990) as well as the 1988 edition of the 1:500,000 geological map of the Damara Orogen (2 sheets). He initiated the series “Communications of the Geological Survey of Namibia,” now up to volume 17. He chaired the coordi-nating committees for two international geological conferences in Namibia. He has published 83 papers, 58 conference abstracts, 18 excursion guides, edited 9 books and maps, and was external examiner for several MSc and PhD the-ses. In 2008 he completed the 3-volume series entitled The Geology of Namibia (1,560 p.). He has led numerous geo-logical field excursions to all parts of Namibia—many in conjunction with international conferences. He was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow from 1973 to 1974 under Prof. HGF Winkler in Göttingen. He received the highest awards of the Geological Societies of Namibia and South Africa for his contri-butions to improving the understand-ing of Namibian and Southern African Geology, the Henno Martin Medal and the Draper Medal, respectively. In August 2014, the Geological Society of Namibia honored his 50 years of service to Namibian geology by organizing a 3-day “Roy Miller Symposium,” with

associated field trips led by Dr. Miller. He contributed to the Southern African Bird Atlas project and the Namibian Tree Atlas project. He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Namibia Nature Foundation, an NGO committed to the preservation and sustainable develop-ment of Namibia’s natural resources for the benefit of all Namibians.

Possible Talk Titles1. The Geological Setting of Mineral

Deposits in Namibia.2. Mineralisation Episodes in

Namibia: Palaeoproterozoic to Holocene.

3. Stages of Mineralisation in the Evolution of the Neoproterozoic Damara Orogen.

4. Post-Collision, Shear-Zone Controlled Mineral Deposits in the Damara Orogen: Uraniferous Alaskites, Navachab Gold, Uis Tin Pegmatites.

5. The Nature of the Occurrence of Uranium-Bearing Minerals in Damaran Uraniferous Alaskites.

6. Elephant Country: The Mineral Deposits of the Otavi Mountainland; MVT, Polymetallic Tsumeb Type and Cretaceous-Tertiary Modification Thereof.

7. Comparison of the Stratigraphy and Evolution of the Carbonate-Domi-nated Northern Platform of the Damara Orogen with the Katanga Supergroup of the Zambian Copper Belt and Implica-tions for Mineralisation in the Northern Platform (paper in Geoscience Canada).

8. Cupreous Pyrite, Besshi-Type Deposits of the Matchless Amphibolite Belt, a Mid-Ocean Ridge Swamped By Greywackes.

9. The Greatest Mineral Deposit on Earth: The Fluvial and Marine Diamond Deposits of Southwestern Africa; History and Present Exploitation (this may need to be two lectures).

10. The Mesoproterozoic Kalahari Copper Belt: Red-Bed Coppers.

11. Evolution of the Calcrete Ura-nium Deposits of the Namib Desert.

12. A Few Mineral Deposits Not Covered in the Above: Hydrothermal SN-W. Stockworks; Rare-Metal Pegma-tites; Damaran Iron Ores; Damaran REE Carbonatites; Deposits in Carbonatites of End-Cretaceous and Tertiary Anoro-genic Ring Complexes; Others (all these would be covered briefly in one single lecture). 1

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To fellows, members and students of the SEG, and industry representatives: I have been privileged and honored to be the first SEG president to represent Africa. It has been a whirlwind year for me and I managed to visit four conti-nents by the middle of March, not all duties associated with the SEG but also with responsibilities as co-director of a new National Centre of Excellence in Johannesburg. I am in a University and many people here are in industry or will move into industry away from a perceived center of learning. But today I would like to focus on the life-long learning that is vital in our industry and in our life—never discount the value of academic and industry collaboration. It benefits both sides, industry and academic.

In our careers we have to be commit-ted to life-long learning. In our lives, we have expectations from a doctor that he can do keyhole surgery instead of an open heart operation of years ago, or that our accountant is familiar will all the up-to-date legislation. Well, as geologists we are fortunate to be able to travel the world and recognize rocks, be it a porphyry in South America or Indonesia, or a komatiite in South Afri-ca or Australia. However, whilst we can take comfort in the fact that we are able to recognize rock types the world over, many of us will change jobs over the years and if we do change jobs from one commodity to another, we have much to learn about the mineralizing process-es and the specifics of the project on which we are working. I remember vis-iting a bauxite deposit in Australia with 40% alumina. Coming from the Bush-veld Complex in South Africa, where Pt ores are 4–6 g/t in the Merensky Reef, to appreciate that what looked like topsoil to me was the actual ore deposit was a revelation.

The SEG is mindful of the fact that continued professional development is an essential part of our profession. We aim to support ongoing needs throughout a career by the presentation of specialist courses. Many of these are given at the SEG headquarters in Lit-tleton, where a course center has been

created for exactly this purpose, but we also offer specialist courses at venues around the world. In 2014 we presented courses in Canada, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Namibia, China, and Morocco. These courses covered four categories: basic field skills, exploration and mine tech-nical methods, ore deposits and metal-logeny; and mine management. All courses get very high feedback ratings.

There is much to learn in an evolving technological world, whether on new algorithms in geophysical interpreta-tion, the use of LIDAR or ASTER imag-ery in exploration, or on the application of 3D seismics to underground devel-opments. Many of you in the audience are student members, and students make up 20% of the over-all membership, but we lose a significant proportion after graduation. In my vision statement when appointed to the presidency of the SEG, I noted that for the Society to continue to thrive, a chal-lenge is to convert our student member-ship to life-long Society supporters, as our membership underpins the whole Society. In order to address this issue, I have had Council agree to introduce an almost 50% reduction on membership for the year after graduation. This is an experimental step that has not been easy for the Littleton staff to implement through the database, so I pay tribute to them for helping me follow my vision and we will assess the success of the scheme in the next few years. So I would urge students to remain life-long members and to use the columns of the Newsletter in particular to keep abreast of world trends and news of commod-ities in order to continually upgrade their knowledge.

Times are tough in our industry, especially in South Africa, where I live. In the case of the Wits goldfield, there are problems with mines that go to 4-km depth and labor strikes, etc. Worldwide, there is a lack of funding and exploration has been curtailed. There are many different estimates as to a timescale for recovery, and career prospects are not as rosy as they were a few years ago. In the July Newsletter, Andrew Swarthout advised students to consider diversifying their curricula by

studying subjects such as languages and business-related topics while keeping current on national and regional geopo-litical events, in order to put themselves ahead in the job queue. I would urge all the students out there to be mindful of being a citizen of the world so that they can be culturally mobile.

In recognition of the importance of students at this meeting, a career-men-toring forum has been introduced with a panel of seven who will give an over-view of their career, including challeng-es, hurdles, and rewarding experiences. We hope their experiences will inspire you. It is important to learn the les-sons of the school of life, and whether

they were good or bad, many of the major events in our lives have something to teach us—sometimes it might just be to learn how to deal with difficult people

a little better. However, as students going forward, one should strive to lead across boundaries rather than within them—whether they be intra-organiza-tional boundaries, public/private sector boundaries, boundaries of race, gender, ideology, or the many other subtle or pervasive boundaries that limit both our actions and our thinking. By working together more effectively we can solve some common problems. We cannot learn such leadership in the classroom but we can observe our leaders and learn from them, whether from their mistakes or triumphs. All this requires that we are active citizens and that we assess ourselves not on a local scale but on a global scale.

If we are senior in the industry, we need to be mindful that we should be willing to mentor the juniors, not just in the ore deposit we are working on but in the “school of life.” In particular, young geologists in emerging nations need mentorship and training and we need to remember that not all graduates will have had comprehensive training in economic geology, or they may have been taught by people with little expe-rience to pass on. We need to be patient and prepared to pass on our wisdom and involve juniors so that others may learn from us in a manner which is relevant, or, as Benjamin Franklin put it: “Tell me and I forget, teach me and I

Presidential Address: In Praise of Life-Long Learning*JuditH a. Kinnaird, SEG President, 2014

*The Presidential address was delivered on Saturday, September 27, 2014, at the Keystone Conference Center, Keystone, Colorado.

If we are senior in the industry, we need to be mindful that we should be willing to mentor the juniors, not just in the ore deposit we are work-ing on but in the “school of life.”

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may remember, involve me and I learn.” We must also all learn to accept

responsibility both within our company and within the wider world. For lead-ers to be effective, they need three key things: broad horizons and knowledge about how the world works, so that their decisions and actions are informed by the bigger context, more grounded, and more collaborative; they need cul-tural intelligence, to be able to work effectively with all kinds of people, who are different from themselves; and they need self-awareness, from which arises the courage, the passion, and the resil-ience essential to good leadership. We can’t necessarily be taught these things but we need an awareness of the world and the humility to listen and learn wherever we are.

In our lives we may also meet cor-ruption and bad practice, but we always see it as someone else’s problem; no one ever thinks that they are corrupt or bad. We all have huge blind spots but we all do wrong in our lives—think pirated music, driving after too much to drink, failure to recycle, answering a mobile-phone whilst driving, energy wastage, omissions from a tax return—and you will see that we can all make a difference to the world we live in. I am reminded of the words by Dylan Thom-as from a prayer by Eli Jenkins in a play about people who lived in a coastal town in Wales. The third verse says:

We are not wholly bad or good Who live our lives under Milk Wood, And Thou, I know, wilt be the first To see our best side, not our worst.

So look for the best side where you can and not the worst and it’s up to us to remember it’s not someone else who has to put things right, it’s you and me.

Training courses will increase our knowledge, but we need to be com-petent and effective. There are many

competent people out there, but to be effective we have to deal with the sys-tem in which we operate. We live in a world of many systems in which things are hugely interconnected—for exam-ple, we have education systems; elec-tricity supply in a country is a system; there are national and international banking systems; a global financial sys-tem. In recent years, we have seen many of these systems come to the brink of disaster, but not for want of competent staff. These systems are complex, which means they are not easy to change. It’s easy for the work of a competent indi-vidual to be thwarted in a system. We are already part of many systems.

How do you avoid being rendered ineffective? Again—we need to wake up to the fact that competence is a multi-faceted notion. Specialist skill and tech-nical knowledge are but one component of it. And if you want to be effective, you’ll need to try to understand how the system works. This is the kind of wisdom you have to develop through much observing, much trying to under-stand, much courage to try. Sometimes you might fail badly. But when you succeed, your success could be world changing. In order to be effective we need to be competent, committed, and confident—even when we have to stand up in front of so many people and make a speech.

So never think there is nothing left to learn. Through my research I work with some guys in their late 70s and early 80s and they are still avid learners. So go out, be open to learning, even if there are difficult lessons. And don’t for-get to mentor those around you. There is no one perhaps more notable than Socrates who found time, when he was an old man, to learn music and danc-ing, and thought it time well spent.

Field trips are a great way to learn new things, whether in your local

environment, or in a different country. Field trips linked to conferences are a great way to see new places, and SEG conferences always have great field trips. Look out for the trips linked to the Hobart conference in 2015 and for Izmir, Turkey, in 2016. They are great opportunities to see the rocks, learn some local customs, and interact with people from across the globe.

SEG conferences are a great source of learning and I am sure we will all learn much from this conference in Keystone, but I would also like to invite you to come to South Africa for the IGC in 2016. The SEG will have a significant presence as economic geology will be a major facet and will be supporting a gold theme, which will include Wits-type gold, Carlin gold, and epigenetic gold, with keynote speakers from SEG courses sponsored to give talks. There will be great field trips to visit the Bar-berton Mountain land with some of the Earth’s oldest rocks and several gold mines. We will be celebrating the 130th anniversary of the discovery of gold in quartz pebble conglomerate reefs in the Witwatersrand Basin, and of course the Bushveld Complex, which has the world’s greatest platinum resource, not just in the Merensky Reef but also in chromitite layers exposed here in the eastern Bushveld.

In closing, I wish you all “interest-ing times” and fun opportunities and please continue to support you Society. It has been an honor to serve you as president this year and I would note my appreciation of this century-old Society that it approved the first female pres-ent this year—it has beaten the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in St. Andrews, which has just voted to accept female members—it took them 260 years!

I leave you with a quote from Frank Zappa: “A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open.” 1

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The 2014 SEG Thayer Lindsley Lecture Tour took place across Canada and the United States between 2nd September and 7th October 2014. Three lectures were tendered for the tour:

1. Deep Mineral Exploration—The Next Economic Geology Frontier.

2. Geological Surveys—An Australian Perspective on Their Important Role in Mineral Exploration.

3. The Giant Carpentarian Lead-Zinc Province of Northern Australia—What Have We Learnt Over the Last 40 Years?

Cities visited on the tour, in order, were as follows:

n Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ( University of Saskatchewan, lecture 1; and the Saskatoon branch of the CIM, lecture 3)

n Regina, Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan Geological Society, lecture 3; and the Saskatchewan Geological Survey, lec-ture 2)

n Montreal, Quebec (McGill University, lecture-3)

n Quebec City (Laval University, lec-ture 3)

n Toronto, Ontario (University of Toronto plus The Toronto Geological Discussion Group, lecture 3)

n New Haven, Connecticut (Yale Uni-versity, lectures 2 and 3)

n Boulder, Colorado (University of Col-orado, lecture 3)

n Golden, Colorado (Colorado School of Mines, lecture 3)

n Davis, California (University of Cali-fornia, lecture 1).

Some of the presentations were made during the first week of the teaching semester or term and this restricted attendance at these particular presenta-tions. From this experience it is suggest-ed that future Thayer Lindsley Lecture tours should take place later rather than earlier in semester or term time.

Attendances ranged from about 15 to 90 and, consistent with the intent of the Thayer Lindsley lectures, by far the largest category of attendees was stu-dents. They were particularly interested in future career options and opportuni-ties and this was reflected in the over-whelming popularity for the first lecture topic: “Deep Mineral Exploration – The Next Economic Geology Frontier,” in

which I argued that geophysics would be playing an ever increasing role in future mineral exploration and that budding explorers needed to “get geo-physical, or get out!” The argument was generally accepted but my dismissal of exploration geochemistry as an import-ant tool in deep exploration generated considerable debate at many venues. I remain to be convinced of the future value of geochemical exploration meth-ods in deep exploration, but it was great to see students questioning what they were being told, and thinking through the complex challenges of detecting deeply concealed mineralization from the surface. There was also great interest in the story surrounding the discovery of the giant Olympic Dam Cu-Au-U deposit, and in what recent seismic reflection and magneto-telluric imaging around the deposit is telling us about the formation of really huge bodies of mineralization like Olympic Dam.

At the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, and the University of Cal-ifornia, Davis, where I presented the third lecture topic, “The Giant Carpen-tarian Lead-Zinc Province of Northern Australia—What Have We Learnt Over the Last 40 Years?” students were par-ticularly interested in a slide from the lecture showing how ideas on the origin of the North Australian clastic-hosted stratiform lead-zinc deposits had swung backward and forward over nearly 50 years between epigenetic, diagenetic, and syngenetic hypotheses. Those stu-dents I talked with after giving this third lecture topic now have an appreciation of why the “sedex” tag for these depos-its is not used as widely used in Australia as it is in North America and, in par-ticular, Canada. Several of the students who attended this lecture topic also

speculated afterward about what they were being taught in economic geology and whether or not it was “fact” or sim-ply the current fashionable idea. All of us who teach economic geology should keep this important point in mind.

At most venues the local SEG student chapter, or student grouping, and/or their professors organized some kind of social function in association with each Thayer Lindsley lecture. Questions asked in these more informal settings invariably centered on career opportu-nities and the different kinds of work available to economic geologists in academia, industry, and government. I am unsure how relevant my Australian experiences in these three sectors are to Canada and the United States, but I suspect they would be similar. Another interesting observation coming from the informal discussions is the keen-ness of students to gain employment just about anywhere but in their home country. This desire to work interna-tionally is also common amongst Aus-tralian students, and the issue provides a great opening for promoting the Society of Economic Geologists and the many international networking oppor-tunities the Society offers.

The Society’s lecture tours involve a lot of planning and coordination, and I would like to take this opportu-nity of thanking Christine Horrigan at SEG headquarters in Littleton for the wonderful assistance she provided that greatly facilitated the arranging of my Thayer Lindsley tour. I also thank all the SEG Student Chapter leaders, other stu-dent-group representatives, professors and government Survey geologists who took care of local arrangements and made each stop on the tour so enjoy-able and memorable. 1

The 2014 SEG Thayer Lindsley Visiting Lecture Tourneil Williams (SEG 1982 FL)

Honorary Professorial Fellow, University of Wollongong, Australia

The SEG student chapter executive at Laval University with their Professor, Georges Beaudoin, and the 2014 Thayer Lindsley lecturer, Neil Williams. From left to right: Frédéric Béland, Neil Williams, Nicolas Piette-Lauzière, Samuël Simard, Alexandre Boulerice, Arnaud Fontaine, and Georges Beaudoin.


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This field trip to southern Peru was held from October 8 to 11, 2014, with the ob-jective of studying the principal charac-teristics and keys for exploration of high sulfidation (HS) epithermal deposits, including recognition of advanced argil-lic alteration in the field. Outcrops up to ~5,000 m were examined. On the first day of the trip, Anthony (Tony) Longo presented a lecture on the defining char-acteristics of HS epithermal deposits, using examples from around the world as case studies and discussing key aspects of their exploration. This was followed by an introduction of the Tucari-Santa Rosa district geology by Valery García.

During the first day in the field, the group visited the Santa HS Au deposit and the Alicia prospect, both located in the Santa Rosa district in Puno. Here, participants had the opportunity to ex-amine advanced argillic assemblages of quartz-alunite and quartz-kaolinite, as well as the steam-heated opaline chal-cedony horizon at the top of the Santa deposit.

The second field day included a visit to the Jessica HS epithermal Au deposit

in the Arasi district of Puno. The mine site geologists presented an overview of the geology of the deposit, followed by examination of oxidized phreatic breccia

with silicified matrix at surface and in core, as well as different intensities of granular silica (a supergene product of quartz-alunite-pyrite alteration). 1

Field Trip to High Sulfidation Epithermal Gold Deposits in Southern PeruLeaders: Anthony Longo (SEGF 93) and Valery García

Arranged by José Arce (SEGF 07), SEG Vice President, South America, Prior to the Congreso Peruano de Geología 2014

Field trip participants examine quartz-alunite alteration, Alicia prospect, Santa Rosa district.

Local SEG Student Chapter members took part in the success of the SEG ex-hibit booth at the XVII Peruvian Geo-logical Congress in Lima, Peru, October 12–15, 2014. 1

(From right to left) Eugenio Ferrari, José Arce, SEG Regional VP for South America, and Leyla Guer-rero, former president of the SEG UNMSM Student Chapter, pose together at the SEG exhibit booth.

SEG at the XVII Peruvian Geological Congress in Lima, Peru

William X. Chávez, Jr. (third from the right) and members of the Univer-sidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) SEG Student Chapter assemble for a group photo.


SEG Forum on Diversity of Carlin-Style Gold DepositsOrganizers: John L. Muntean (SEG 1990 F) & Moira T. Smith (SEG 2000 F)

Preliminary Program for Sunday, May 17, 2015

8:30-9:15 Jean Cline, Update on Current Research and Understanding of Carlin-Type Deposits in Nevada 9:15-10:00 John Muntean, The Carlin Gold System: Applications to Exploration in Nevada and Elsewhere10:00-10:15 Coffee Break10:15-10:45 Moira Smith, Carlin-Style Mineralization in the Eastern Great Basin10:45-11:15 Mike Ressel , Diversity of Disseminated Sediment-Hosted Gold Deposits in the Battle Mountain area, Nevada11:15-11:45 Chris Dail, Sediment-hosted Gold Mineralization in Neoproterozoic to Paleozoic Platform and Platform Margin

Carbonates and Siliciclastics in the Stibnite-Yellow Pine Mining District: A Northern Nevada Analog?

11:45-12:45 Lunch12:45-1:45 Al Hofstra, An Overview of Carlin-Style Mineralization Outside

the Great Basin 1:45-2:15 Rob Carne and possibly Michael Tucker, Carlin-type gold

deposits in the Rackla Belt, Yukon 2:15-2:45 Li Jian-Wei, Carlin-style deposits in the Qinling Belt, China 2:45-3:15 Sabina Strmic-Palinkas, Carlin-Style Gold Mineralization,

Alshar, Macedonia 3:15-3:45 Poul Emsbo, Genesis of Carlin–Types: A Rorschach Test 3:45-4:15 Beer Break 4:15-5:30 Panel Discussion

www.gsnv.org/2015-symposium

May 17th May 18th May 19th May 20th May 21stSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Morning Techincal Sessions

8am-1150am Great Basin Geology and

Metallogeny Keynote: Harry Cook

830am-1150am Back from the Bush: Explora on Update

Keynote: Nancy Richter

830am-1150am Newmont Session on Advances in

Carlin-Type Gold Deposits Keynote: David Rhys

830am-1150am Epithermal Deposits Keynote: David John

Lunch Events12pm-1pm Luncheon

Speaker: Chuck Thorman

12pm-1pm Luncheon by Pershing

Gold Speaker: Andreas Audetat

12pm-1pm Luncheon by Mine

Development Associates Speaker: Brent Cook

A�ernoon Technical Sessions

130pm-5pm (A) Explora on

Technology; (B) Regional Geology and Metallogeny of the Great

Basin

130pm-5pm (A) Intrusion Related;

(B) Northeastern Nevada: The New Fron er

130pm-5pm (A) Diversity! Beyond the

Big 3; (B) Advances in Carlin-

Type Gold Deposits

Evening Events5pm-7pm

Ice Breaker Social4pm-630pm

Exhibit Hall Social

4pm-630pm Exhibit Hall Social

630pm-830pm Pool Side Terrace

6pm-830pm Closing Recep on Restoranto Orozko

8am-6pm SEG Forum Carlin-

Like Gold Deposits: What Can We Learn Beyond the

Known Trends and Nevada?

Field TripsMay 13-16 Introduc�on to Carlin Gold Deposits

May 13-16 Epithermal Deposits of Northern Nevada

May 13-16 Mining for Non-Geologists - Explora�on to Reclama�on

May 13-16 Epithermal Deposits of Central Nevada

Short CoursesMay 13-14 Modern Dril l ing Systems: The Hardware

May 15-16 Modern Dril l ing Fluids: The So�ware

May 15-17 Ore Reserve Es�mates in the Real World

May 16 Great Basin and Western Cordil lera Mining Geophysics

May 17 Geochemical Analy�c Methods

Field TripsMay 21-23 The Pequop Trend: Nevada's Newest "Carlin" Trend

May 21-23 Porphyry-Related Deposits of Nevada

May 22 The Famous Comstock Gold & Silver District

Short CoursesMay 21-22 Geometallurgy: Applied Metallurgy for Geologists

May 21-22 Leapfrog Modeling for Explora�on and Development

May 21-23 Epithermal Deposits: Characteris�cs and Processes

May 22 Explora�on and Environmental Geochemistry

May 22 Paper to Electrons: Prac�cal GIS for Geoscien�sts

May 22 Geochemical Data Analysis using ioGas

Pre-Conference Events Post-Conference Events

Technical Sessions

May 13-24, 2015John Ascuaga’s Nugget

Reno, Nevada

REGISTRATIONOPEN!

NEWCONCEPTS &

DISCOVERIES

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Invitati on to Att end the SEG 2015 ConferenceThe Organizing Committ ee is pleased to invite you to the SEG-CODES 2015 Conference, World-Class Ore Deposits: Discovery to Recovery (SEG 2015), September 27–30, 2015, in Hobart, TAS, Australia. The conference is jointly hosted by the Society of Economic Geologists and the Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposits (CODES) at the University of Tasmania, Australia.

The conference will combine explorati on/discovery and deposit geology with geometallurgy for a range of deposit types and major mines/deposits. No pre-vious SEG conference has included geometallurgy at this level, and we recog-nize that it is becoming a very important aspect of the economic geosciences.

We expect an audience of more than 500 geologists and explorati on profes-sionals from around the world. This will include a mix of industry, government, and academia with a strong student component. The technical program, with the theme World-Class Ore Deposits: Discovery to Recovery, will focus on that link: those areas of academic research in economic geology that lead to the important practi cal issues of improved explorati on concepts, discovery, mine geology, and recovery (geometallurgy).

We are implementi ng a new style of keynote presentati ons, with “trifecta” talks that include three separate and coordinated talks on the discovery, geol-ogy, and geometallurgy of four styles of world-class mineral deposits. Nine key sub-theme sessions will cater for a variety of deposit styles and environments. The three days of technical talks will be supplemented by related poster ses-sions, with dedicated ti me in the technical program.

To complement the technical program, an exciti ng range of short courses is planned on various deposit styles, explorati on targeti ng, and geometallurgy. Field trips will visit major mining districts in Australia, New Zealand, and Indo-nesia. A Welcome Recepti on, MONA Social Evening, Industry Dinner, and the SEG Awards Ceremony are the highlights of the social program.

The venue is the Wrest Point Conventi on Centre (www.wrestpoint.com.au), located on the banks of the River Derwent in Hobart, the premier choice for

accommodati on, dining, and entertainment in Hobart. Preliminary details about the conference, including sponsorship/exhibiti on opportuniti es, can be found at www.seg2015.org and in the following pages.

We look forward to welcoming you to SEG 2015 and this unique part of the world, and hope you can extend your visit to enjoy some of the best Tasmania and Australia have to off er—our geology, mineral deposits, food, wine, muse-ums, beaches, and wilderness.

J. Bruce Gemmell (SEG 1987 F), Chair SEG 2015 Organizing Committ ee

www.seg2015.org

World-Class Ore Deposits: Discovery to RecoverySeptember 27–30, 2015Hobart, TAS, Australia

SEG 2015

Organizing Committ ee MembersConference Chair:

Bruce Gemmell CODES, University of Tasmania [email protected]

Society of Economic Geologists:Brian Hoal Executi ve [email protected]

Technical Program Chair: Noel White [email protected]

Posters/Students: Patrick Sack Yukon Geological [email protected]

Short Courses: Zhaoshan Chang James Cook [email protected]

Field Trips: Garry Davidson CODES, University of [email protected]

Sponsorship/Marketi ng: Dan Wood [email protected]

Secretary/Students: Christi ne Horrigan Society of Economic Geologistschristi [email protected]

Conference Secretariat: Leesa McDermott Conference [email protected]


Invited Keynote talks n What industry wants from research (Paul Agnew)

n What research can deliver for industry (Murray Hitzman)

n Innovati on in explorati on technology (John Thompson)

n What is changing in engineering and metallurgy and its impact (TBD)

n Emergence of geometallurgy; what geologists should know (Steve Walters)

n Mineral sector value and risk in 4D: Discovery to dismantling (Allan Trench for SGA)

n Relati onships between porphyry, IOCG, and magapati te deposits (Rod Allen)

n Developments in sea-fl oor mineralizati on (Cornel de Ronde)

n Sulfi de nickel deposits (Sarah-Jane Barnes)

Key sub-themesn Ores in subducti on-related arcs: new examples;

relati ons and controls (David Cooke)n Ores in sedimentary environments: new examples;

sources, transport, depositi on and hydrology (Ross Large)

n Magmati c deposits: new examples; characteristi cs and mechanisms (Steve Barnes)

n Geometallurgy through the mining chain (Julie Hunt)n Post-collisional ores: new examples; characteristi cs,

relati onships and genesis (Anthony Harris)n IOCG and magneti te-apati te deposit similariti es,

diff erences, controls and genesis (Garry Davidson) n Iron D eposits (Victoria Hough)n Explorati on Under Cover (Roger Skirrow-SGA Session)n Mining Geology (Margie Scott )n Geological Controversies (Murray Hitzman)

Technical Program PRELIMINARY

Student Mentoring Forum & SEG Presidenti al Address A Student Mentoring Forum, with invited representati ves from the minerals industry, academia, and government, kicks off the conference on Sunday, September 27, 2015. Students will hear about careers in minerals geoscience. SEG President François Robert will deliver his address immediately aft er the forum, prior to the welcome recepti on.

Social Eventsn Welcome Recepti on - Sunday, September 27, 2015

n Social Evening at MONA (Museum of Old and New Art) Monday, September 28, 2015

n Industry Outlook Dinner - Tuesday, September 29, 2015

n SEG Awards Ceremony, Wednesday, September 30, 2015 (included in technical program)

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION IS APRIL 1, 2015.Approximately 60 non-invited speaker plus 150 poster slots available.

World-Class Ore Deposits: Discovery to RecoveryThe theme is discovery of world-class ore deposits, their geology, and the recovery of metals from ores, and will cover the issues and controversies that aff ect explorati on. This conference will include key presentati ons from leaders in research and industry. The 14 sessions over 3 days will feature disti nguished keynote speakers, plus up to 150 posters and pre- and post-conference fi eld trips and short courses complementi ng the confer-ence theme.

Invited Trifecta SessionInvited keynote “trifecta” sessions include three separate and coordinated talks on the discovery, geology, and geometallurgy of a world-class mineral deposit. Examples cover porphyry Cu-Au (Los Bronces), epithermal Au (Lihir), SEDEX (Red Dog-TBC) and IOCG (Olympic Dam). Speakers to be confi rmed.


PRE CONFERENCE COURSES

Carlin-type Gold Deposits: Tectonic Setti ng, Orebodies, Footprints, Explorati on, and Geneti c Models

Dates Saturday-Sunday September 26–27, 2015

Locati on Wrest Point Hotel Hobart, TAS, Australia

Organizer Jean ClinePresenters Jean Cline

John Muntean

Descripti onThe Carlin-type gold deposits in northeast-ern Nevada, USA, comprise one of the most producti ve gold districts in the world, with gold producti on now ~135 Moz. Mining and research since initi al deposit discovery in the 1960s have generated detailed descripti ons of deposit geology, including recogniti on of features that are common to deposits across northern Nevada. Studies over the past 20 years have determined the age of formati on of the Nevada district, leading to an under-standing of tectonic setti ng and related structural development and magmati c and hydrothermal acti vity coincident with deposit formati on. In spite of this under-standing, no similarly producti ve trends or districts have been discovered in other parts of the world, and no widely acceptable geneti c model has evolved.

This two-day course will begin with an overview of general characteristi cs that defi ne the type deposits in Nevada and will include a secti on on the “Carlin-type” deposits in southwestern China. The short

course will focus on 1) the geologic evolu-ti on of northeastern Nevada that produced an ideal geologic architecture for the depos-its, 2) geologic processes in the late Eocene that were criti cal to deposit formati on, and 3) explorati on, presented as a systems approach that links processes to targeti ng criteria at all scales. Course presentati ons will include detailed descripti ons of deposit geology, including structure, lithology, ore-stage and late-ore stage mineralogy, and related hydrothermal alterati on minerals and mineral zoning. Samples characteristi c of the deposits will be examined, as will pol-ished secti ons of ore minerals and ore and alterati on mineral textures, which defi ne these deposits. Presentati ons and discus-sions will provide a framework to interpret observati ons in the fi eld, along with impli-cati ons for explorati on and research. The course will conclude with a discussion of geneti c deposit models, including a model recently published in Nature Geoscience by the presenters who have over 40 years combined experience conducti ng research on and explorati on for Carlin-type gold deposits.

Att endee Maximum: 40

Early Registrati on:Members (AU$795) Non-members (AU$895) Student Members (AU$395) Student Non-members (AU$445)

Late Registrati on:Members (AU$895) Non-members (AU$995) Student Members (AU$445) Student Non-members (AU$495)

Uranium Geology



Organizer David ThomasPresenters David Thomas

Gerard ZaluskiPenny LargeTom KotzerAndrew Fitzpatrick

Descripti onThis two-day course will cover a wide range of topics from a historical overview of ura-nium explorati on and development, through a systemati c review of uranium ore deposit systems to the current nuclear industry cycle. The course will provide an intro-ducti on to the fundamentals of uranium geochemistry and mineralogy as well as the physics of radioacti vity and to its applica-ti on in explorati on and resource evaluati on. An important part of the course will be a detailed descripti on of the principal ura-nium deposit model types; their geological setti ngs, alterati on characteristi cs and min-eralizati on controls as well as descripti ons

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of best-in-class examples. The course will also discuss unique mining methods and extracti ve technologies used to exploit sev-eral uranium deposit types.




Ore Deposits, Atmosphere Oxygenati on and Evoluti on of Life; How They are Related. New Geneti c & Explorati on Insights



Organizer Ross LargePresenters Ross Large

Kurt KonhauserPeter McGoldrickJohn LongValeriy MaslennikovJames Farquhar

Descripti onThis short course will investi gate the rela-ti onships between ore deposit cycles, ocean chemistry, atmosphere oxygenati on cycles and the evoluti on of life on Earth. Several

internati onal specialists will provide a new framework for understanding ocean trace elements and bio-nutrients, ore deposit evo-luti on through ti me, and how this may inform explorati on strategies for gold, copper, zinc, iron, and manganese in sedimentary basins.




Understanding Alterati on – Use in Explorati on and Development

Date Saturday-Sunday September 26-27, 2015


Organizer John ThompsonPresenters John Thompson

Anne ThompsonBruce Gemmell

Descripti onThe two-day course will provide an overview of alterati on mineralogy in relati on to ore sys-tems and the use of alterati on in explorati on. The course will include extensive hands-on sessions with large rock suites and case stud-ies, an introducti on to fi eld-portable tools, and reviews of ore deposit-explorati on mod-els principally focussed on gold, silver, copper and zinc deposits. The use of alterati on min-eralogy in assessing potenti al and developing targets will be emphasized and the potenti al applicati on of alterati on mineralogy to geo-metallurgy will also be discussed. The course is designed for young professionals, students with some explorati on experience, and more senior professionals who are interested in developing new skills and being updated on emerging methods and approaches.



Late Registrati on:Members (AU$995) Non-members (AU$1,095) Student Members (AU$495) Student Non-members (AU$545)

Skarn Deposits

Date Sunday, September 27, 2015Locati on Wrest Point Hotel

Hobart, TAS, AustraliaOrganizer Zhaoshan ChangPresenters Zhaoshan Chang

Larry Meinert

Descripti onSkarn deposits are some of the largest ore deposits in the world but can be compli-cated in the fi eld. This one-day short course is designed to help explorers understand skarn deposits with common sense explora-ti on concepts and easy to apply mineralogi-cal guides. We will clarify the basic concepts and terminology, explain the current understanding of skarn-forming processes, and summarize the general characteristi cs of major skarn types. The focus will be on the zonati on patt erns in skarns that are useful in explorati on with a discussion of how the zonati on patt ern varies in diff erent

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environments. The short course will cover the following topics: 1) Introducti on, defi -niti on and mineralogy; 2) Classifi cati on and terminology; 3) Skarn-forming processes and evoluti onary stages; 4) General charac-teristi cs of major skarn types (Au, Cu, W, Sn, Pb-Zn, Fe, Mo and others); 5) Zonati on in skarn systems; 6) Factors aff ecti ng the for-mati on of skarns and zonati on patt erns; and 7) Skarn explorati on techniques.




POST CONFERENCE COURSES

Drill Core Measurements and Domaining for Geometallurgy

Date Thursday, October 1, 2015Locati on Wrest Point Hotel

Hobart, TAS, AustraliaOrganizer Julie HuntPresenters Ron Berry

Michael RoachJulie Hunt

Descripti onThis course is designed for those interested in learning how to create geometallurgical domains within an orebody and is intended to provide suffi cient practi cal experience to allow parti cipants to begin applying the techniques in their work place. The focus will be on the use of tools to create domains

for throughput and/or recovery. A range of (new) tools and methodologies are now available that allow suffi cient density of data to be collected in a ti mely and cost eff ec-ti ve manner to permit domain defi niti on relati vely easily and inexpensively. Once defi ned, domains can be included in geo-metallurgical models of ore deposits where they can be applied to mine planning and opti mizati on.




Faults, Fractures, Fluid Flow and Mineralizing Scenarios – Acti ve and Ancient

Date Thursday-Friday October 1-2, 2015


Organizer Rick SibsonPresenter Rick Sibson

Descripti onThe course is designed for explorati on-ists working from outcrop-scale through mine-development to regional explorati on. It discusses britt le fault-fracture mechanics in diff erent tectonic regimes and at diff er-ent crustal levels, with a special focus on fundamental issues such as the creati on of void space, the structural controls that focus high-fl ux fl ow, and identi fying the stress regime prevailing during mineralizati on. Par-ti cular att enti on is paid to the interpretati on of small-scale structures as a guide to what is happening on a larger scale.




Aeromagneti c Interpretati on



Organizer Kim CookPresenter Kim Cook

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environments. The short course will cover the following topics: 1) Introducti on, defi -niti on and mineralogy; 2) Classifi cati on and terminology; 3) Skarn-forming processes and evoluti onary stages; 4) General charac-teristi cs of major skarn types (Au, Cu, W, Sn, Pb-Zn, Fe, Mo and others); 5) Zonati on in skarn systems; 6) Factors aff ecti ng the for-mati on of skarns and zonati on patt erns; and 7) Skarn explorati on techniques.




POST CONFERENCE COURSES

Drill Core Measurements and Domaining for Geometallurgy

Date Thursday, October 1, 2015Locati on Wrest Point Hotel

Hobart, TAS, AustraliaOrganizer Julie HuntPresenters Ron Berry

Michael RoachJulie Hunt

Descripti onThis course is designed for those interested in learning how to create geometallurgical domains within an orebody and is intended to provide suffi cient practi cal experience to allow parti cipants to begin applying the techniques in their work place. The focus will be on the use of tools to create domains

for throughput and/or recovery. A range of (new) tools and methodologies are now available that allow suffi cient density of data to be collected in a ti mely and cost eff ec-ti ve manner to permit domain defi niti on relati vely easily and inexpensively. Once defi ned, domains can be included in geo-metallurgical models of ore deposits where they can be applied to mine planning and opti mizati on.




Faults, Fractures, Fluid Flow and Mineralizing Scenarios – Acti ve and Ancient



Organizer Rick SibsonPresenter Rick Sibson

Descripti onThe course is designed for explorati on-ists working from outcrop-scale through mine-development to regional explorati on. It discusses britt le fault-fracture mechanics in diff erent tectonic regimes and at diff er-ent crustal levels, with a special focus on fundamental issues such as the creati on of void space, the structural controls that focus high-fl ux fl ow, and identi fying the stress regime prevailing during mineralizati on. Par-ti cular att enti on is paid to the interpretati on of small-scale structures as a guide to what is happening on a larger scale.




Aeromagneti c Interpretati on



Organizer Kim CookPresenter Kim Cook

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PRE CONFERENCE FIELD TRIPSDeposits of the Gold-Rich Ordovician Alkalic Porphyry and Epithermal Province, Macquarie Arc, New South Wales

Post-Conference Field Trip departure and return site: Sydney

Dates: September 21–25, 2015

Field Trip Leadersn Anthony Harris, Principal Geologist (Explo-rati on) Newcrest Mining Limited

n Nathan Fox, ARC Centre for Excellence in Ore Deposits (CODES), University of Tasmania

Descripti onThe Macquarie Arc is richly endowed in world-class porphyry copper-gold miner-alizati on and related deposit styles. In this fi eld trip, key examples of these occur-rences will be examined, including Cadia, and several other key systems. The special

tectonic framework that gave rise to these very gold rich systems will be a focus of the trip, including the evoluti on and accreti on of the arc during ~50 million years of sub-ducti on-related development along the boundary between east Gondwana and the paleo-Pacifi c plate.


Early Registrati on:Members (AU$1,395) Non-members (AU$1,495) Student Members (AU$695) Student Non-members (AU$745)

Late Registrati on:Members (AU$1,495) Non-members (AU$1,595) Student Members (AU$745) Student Non-members (AU$795)

Archean World-Class Gold and Nickel Camps from the Kalgoorlie Terrane (Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia)

Pre-Conference Field Trip departi ng from and ending in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.

September 22–25, 2015

Field Trip Leadersn Cam McCuaig, Director, Centre for Explo-rati on Targeti ng, ARC Centre of Excellence

Descripti on

Discovery and delineati on of new ore depos-its is becoming increasingly diffi cult with opportunity for outcropping mineralizati on in both mature and emerging terranes decreas-ing rapidly. The ability to create high quality geological and structural representati ons in areas of limited outcrop using remotely sensed data is paramount for regional target generati on, ground selecti on, and also for more discrete mapping and targeti ng at a prospect scale. Interpretati on of aeromag-neti c data to produce solid geology and structural maps is not an exact science, how-ever, a systemati c approach using enhanced processing and imagery that incorporates all existi ng outcrop or other geological inputs can result in a high quality map. This Inter-pretati on short course introduces the parti ci-pant to magneti c, gravity, and radiometric theory, with a focus on issues that aff ect the interpretability of the data, such as:

n How the Total Magneti c Field changes with respect to locati on in the world.

n Data processing techniques - what types of fi lters bring out certain aspects of the data, and how to choose the best fi lters for interpretati on purposes.

n How to determine ‘real’ vs ‘processing issues’. What to look out for and what to

accept/not accept from a contactor.n Basic ore deposit models and how they

manifest themselves in geophysical data-sets – using real-life examples.

The short course takes a “hands-on” approach, which at the end of 2 days will see each parti cipant producing at least one detailed solid geology map, targets, and possibly cross secti ons. Parti cipants may bring their own data to interpret.




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Field Trips

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for Core to Crust Fluid Systems, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia

n Marco Fiorenti ni, Center for Explorati on Targeti ng and ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems, Univer-sity of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia

n Nicolas Thebaud, Center for Explorati on Targeti ng and ARC Centre of Excellence for Core to Crust Fluid Systems, Univer-sity of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia

Descripti onThis excursion, based out of Kalgoorlie, will examine the structural and strati graphic setti ng of a world-class orogenic gold and komati ite-hosted nickel camp in West-ern Australia. Visit key regional outcrops and deposits and get an insight into the deposit, camp, and regional architecture of a major Australian mineralized district dis-covered about 120 years ago and sti ll pro-ducing today. Mines to be visited include the St Ives gold mine, a komati ite-hosted deposit in the Kambalda-Widgiemooltha area, as well as the Kalgoorlie Super Pit, the largest open pit gold mine in Australia with a global endowment that exceeds 70 Moz of gold.


Early Registrati on:Members (AU$1,995) Non-members (AU$2,095) Student Members (AU$995) Student Non-members (AU$1,045)

Late Registrati on:Members (AU$2,095) Non-members (AU$2,195) Student Members (AU$1,045) Student Non-members (AU$1,095)

VHMS and Granite Related Ore Deposits of Western Tasmania

Pre-Conference Field Trip starti ng from and returning to the Wrest Point Hotel, Hobart, Tasmania.

September 22–27, 2015

Field Trip Leadersn Andrew McNeill, Manager Geoscience,

Mineral Resources Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia

n Bruce Gemmell, Director of the ARC Cen-tre of Excellence in Ore Deposits (CODES), University of Tasmania, Australia

Descripti onWestern Tasmania has undergone three major metallogenic episodes that have resulted in the occurrence of many signifi -cant base metal and ti n deposits within a small (~250-km-long) region. The major geo-logic feature that hosts the copper, gold, and base metal deposits is the Cambrian subma-rine Mt Read Volcanic belt, whereas the ti n deposits mainly formed where a Devonian granite belt intruded basement carbonate sequences, producing proximal and distal skarns. The fi eld trip to this area will provide the opportunity to visit several of the well studied Cambrian VHMS and Devonian granite-related deposits (including the Mt Lyell Cu-Au fi eld, Renison (Sn), Rosebery-Hercules (Pb-Zn) and Henty (Au)) as well as some of the less well known deposits (Avebury (Ni), Kara (Fe-W) of the district.


Early Registrati on:Members (AU$1,195) Non-members (AU$1,295) Student Members (AU$595) Student Non-members (AU$645)

Late Registrati on:Members (AU$1,295) Non-members (AU$1,395) Student Members (AU$645) Student Non-members (AU$695)

POST CONFERENCE FIELD TRIPS

Introducti on to the Olympic Dam Supergiant Iron Oxide Copper-Gold Deposit, South Australia

Post-Conference Field Trip departi ng from and returning to Adelaide.

October 1–3, 2015

Field Trip Leadern Kathy Ehrig, Principal Geometallurgist, BHP Billiton–Olympic Dam Resource Plan-ning and Development

Descripti onThe Mesoproterozoic Olympic Dam deposit is Earth’s largest known iron oxide cop-per-gold deposit. This trip will visit the Olympic Dam surface geological operati ons, and through a combinati on of lectures and inspecti ons of the vast on-site core library, the current understanding of the geology and genesis of the deposit will be discussed. Major features to examine will be the dif-ferent types of breccia and hydrothermal features, the recent recogniti on of larger proporti ons of altered mafi c intrusive rocks in the breccias, and the nature of clasti c sedi ment domains. Parti cipants will also have an opportunity to examine details of

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other prospects in the area, including Wirrda Well and Acropolis. All trip parti cipants will be guests of BHP-Billiton and will need to abide by the occupati onal health and safety requirements of the operati on while on site.



Late Registrati on:Members (AU$995) Non-members (AU$1,095) Student Members (AU$545) Student Non-members (AU$495)

Porphyry and Epithermal Systems of the Sunda Banda Arc, Indonesia (CODES-SEG-MGEI)

Post-Conference Field Trip departi ng from and returning to Bali; some domesti c fl ights must also be organized by the parti cipants.

October 1–8, 2015

Field Trip Leadersn David Cooke, CODES, University of Tasma-

nia, Australian Adi Maryono, Vice President PT J

Resources, South East Asia

Descripti onThis fi eld trip will introduce parti cipants to the geology and mineralizati on that charac-terizes the Sunda-Banda arc. It will include site visits to giant porphyry Cu-Au deposits (Batu Hijau, Tumpangpitu), modern hydro-thermal systems on an acti ve volcano (Mt Ijen), and explorati on projects on Lombok and Sumbawa. In additi on to site visits, parti ci-pants will have the opportunity to spend one day learning and applying the Anaconda map-ping method inside the Batu Hijau open pit.


Early Registrati on:Members (AU$1,895) Non-members (AU$1,995) Student Members (AU$995) Student Non-members (AU$1,045)

Late Registrati on:Members (AU$1,995) Non-members (AU$2,095) Student Members (AU$1,045) Student Non-members (AU$1,095)

Acti ve and Exti nct Epithermal Environments of the North Island, New Zealand

Post-Conference Field trip starts and ends in Auckland.

October 2–7, 2015

Field Trip Leadersn Stuart F. Simmons, Hot Soluti ons Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand

n Tony Christi e, GNS Science, Lower Hutt , New Zealand

Descripti onThis excursion provides an overview of the volcanic-tectonic setti ng, hydrology, fl uid chemistry, alterati on, and mineralizati on of sub-aerial hydrothermal systems and their epithermal ore-forming environments.

Unique is the opportunity to observe pre-cious-metal transport and depositi on in the Champagne Pool, and to see the interplay of magmati c and hydrothermal processes. The iti nerary includes visits to hot spring areas and steamfi elds in the Taupo Volcanic Zone, Tongariro Nati onal Park, and epithermal Au-Ag deposits in the Coromandel peninsula.

The fi rst two days include stops at the Karangahake gorge and Waihi in the Coro-mandel goldfi elds to view the world-class Martha Hill deposit and to gain a 3-D under-standing of mineralizati on and alterati on. The next two days are based out of Rotorua, with visits to the Orakeikorako, Waimangu, and Waiotapu thermal areas, the Broad-lands-Ohaaki and Wairakei steam-fi elds, and the Ohakuri epithermal Au-Ag prospect. The last two days focus on the geology and hydrothermal acti vity of Taupo and Ton-gariro volcanic centers, providing spectacu-lar views of a large rhyoliti c caldera and tall andesiti c stratacones.


Early Registrati on:Members (AU$2,295) Non-members (AU$2,395) Student Members (N/A) Student Non-members (N/A)

Late Registrati on:Members (AU$2,395) Non-members (AU$2,495) Student Members (N/A) Student Non-members (N/A)

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Member - $795Non-Member - $895Student Member - $295Student Non-Member - $345

Late Registrati on (includes on-site) — from August 1, 2015Member - $895Non-Member - $995Student Member - $345Student Non-Member - $395

All registrati on fees are in Australian dollars (including GST). SEG 2015 Registrati on Fees

SEG reserves the right to cancel short course or fi eld trip events should minimum attendance numbers not be met by July 31, 2015.


Your Opportunity

By sponsoring or exhibiti ng at SEG 2015, not only will you be supporti ng the strongest economic geology technical program to be presented in Australia in many years, but you will be supporti ng and encouraging students, the key to the future of our industry. Your fi nancial support will directly benefi t students, either through assistance to att end the conference, short courses and fi eld trips, or ulti mately in other forms of assistance by SEG. We plan to off er fi nancial assistance to as many as 100 students to att end the conference.

There are a wide variety of Sponsorship opportuniti es available at the conference. We also invite any new proposals you may wish to put forward; the Committ ee is happy to negoti ate a package that will be of maximum benefi t to your organizati on and the conference.

If you wish to purchase a sponsorship or exhibiti on package, please complete the booking form on the back page of the Prospectus. If you have any questi ons regarding the opportuniti es, please contact Dan Wood ([email protected]) Chair of the SEG 2015 Sponsorship Committ ee, Bruce Gemmell ([email protected]) Chair of the Organizing Committ ee, or Brian Hoal ([email protected]) Executi ve Director, SEG. For questi ons on the exhibiti on, please contact Leesa McDermott ([email protected]).

Details on the Conference and sponsorship/exhibiti on can be found on our website at www.seg2015.org.

Join us as a sponsor or exhibitor to reach the world’s leading mineral geoscience and explorati on specialists in beauti ful Hobart, Tasmania in September 2015.

Kind regards,

Bruce Gemmell Dan Wood Brian Hoal

World-Class Ore Deposits: Discovery to RecoverySeptember 27-30, 2015Hobart, TAS, Australia

SEG 2015

For general meeti ng inquires contact Leesa McDermott , Conference Designat [email protected]

Sponsorship/Exhibiti on Opportuniti es

A number of sponsorship opti ons are available to support the

conference, ranging from Patron at $50,000 to sponsoring the daily

catering for $2,500.

Corporati ons can support student att endance and conti nuing

educati on by becoming a sponsor at one of the following levels:

PatronPlati num

GoldSilverBronze

A full Sponsorship and Exhibiti on Prospectus is available at

www.seg2015.org. Benefi ts include booth(s) at the upper sponsorship

levels and complimentary registrati ons in all categories. If you would like to discuss

Sponsorship/Exhibiti on for the conference or require further

informati on, please contact either

Dan Wood [email protected]

Nikki Jamson [email protected]

or Leesa McDermott [email protected]


Acme Analytical Laboratories Ltd.Activation Laboratories Ltd. AEGIS Instruments (Pty) Ltd.Afri Core Storage SystemsAfrican Mineral StandardsALS MineralsAmerican Geological InstituteAnalytical X-Ray Instrument Sales Anglo American ExplorationAngloGold-AshantiAngloGold North America Inc.Antofagasta MineralsApplied Geologic Studies Inc. Association of Applied GeochemistsAustralian Society of Exploration

Geophysicists (ASEG)Barrick Gold CorporationBeak Consultants GmbHBHP Billiton Boliden GroupBruker South Africa Bureau VeritasCia. de Minas Buenaventura SAACentre for Ore Deposit Research (CODES)Centre for Exploration TargetingCGGCMIC-EIC FootprintsCoeur MiningColorado Geological SurveyColorado School of MinesCompanhia Vale do Rio DoceCondor Consulting, Inc.CorescanConsejo de Recursos MineralesCrystals Unlimited CSIRO Exploration & MiningC*VISTAData Metallogenica – AmiraDeep Exploration TechnologiesDesigns On YouDOSECC, Inc.Downing Teal, Inc.Encom Technology Pty Ltd.Energold Drilling Corp.Energy Laboratories Inc.ESRIEurasian Minerals Inc.Finesilver Designs/JewelryFirst Quantum Minerals Ltd.Fractal Technologies Pty Ltd.Freeport-McMoRanGemcom (USA) Inc.Geo MaxGeologic Data SystemsGeologic Resource Partners

Geological Society of South AfricaGeological Society of AmericaGeological Survey of CanadaGeological Survey of FinlandGeological Survey of NamibiaGeoReference Online Ltd.Geoscience AustraliaGeoscience BCGeoscience LaboratoriesGEOSENSEGeosoft AustraliaGeosoft Inc.GeoSpectral ImagingGeostokos Ltd.Geotemps, Inc.GeovariancesGMT GeoMet Tech Ltd.Gold & Minerals GazetteGoldcorp Inc.Gold Fields Exploration, Inc.Gold Resource CorporationHecla Mining CompanyHigh Plains Uranium, Inc.Hudbay MineralsIAGODInfoMine Inc.Innov-X SystemsIntegrated Geological Solutions (Pty) Ltd.Intertek Minerals ServicesKGHM InternationalLaing Exploration Pty Ltd.Lakefi eld ResearchLeapfrogLithofi re Consulting GeologistsLundin MiningMaptekMaxwell GeoservicesMetal Mining Agency of JapanMicromineMILPOMIM Exploration Pty Ltd.MincomMineral Deposit Research UnitMineral Information InstituteMinerals Targeting International Pty LtdMiners NewsMinestaffMining JournalMintekMira GeoscienceMSA Geoservices (Pty) Ltd.MMGNatural History Museum with

IAGOD/IGCPNew Gold

Network of Mineral Exploration Research Centers

Newfoundland and Labrador Chamber of Mineral Resources

Newmont Mining Corporation North American Mineral

Exploration Research Centres OlympusOre Research & ExplorationPANalytical (Pty) Ltd. Perry Remote Sensing, LLCPlacer Dome Exploration Inc.Predictive Mineral Discovery CRC Prospectors & Developers

Association of CanadaQuantaurus CreationsQuantec GeoscienceRandGold ResourcesRefl exRemote Exploration ServicesRio Tinto plcROCA Mines Inc.Rocklabs Ltd.Sable Data Works (Pty) Ltd.Sandvik Mining and ConstructionSchlumberger Water ServicesSci ApsSelFrag AGSGS Minerals ServicesSkylineSociety for Geology Applied to Mineral

DepositsSociety for Mining, Metallurgy &

ExplorationSociety of Exploration GeophysicistsSpectral International Inc.SRK ConsultingSultan Minerals Inc.State of NevadaThermo Scientifi c Niton AnalyzersThe Mining RecordUIS Analytical ServicesUnited Spectrometer TechnologiesUS Geological SurveyUTS GeophysicsUWA CentreVista GeoscienceWestern Mining Services LLCWirsam Scientifi cW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.WMC Resources ExplorationXRAL Laboratories Yukon Geological SurveyZinifex LtdZonge Engineering and Research

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Exhibiti onExhibiti on Sites — $3,000Included:n Area measuring 3m wide x 2m deepn Booth structure with side walls and back wall

n Header board with your company name

n Table and two chairs, lighti ng and power

n Your organizati on listed on the con-ference website

n Two complimentary exhibitor reg-istrati ons including the Welcome Recepti on and the Poster Recepti ons

The Welcome Recepti on on Sunday evening will be held in the exhibiti on area, as will all catering breaks. One-hour recepti ons will also be held on Monday and Tuesday following the close of sessions.

Booking an Exhibiti on SpaceConference Secretariat: Conference Design [email protected] Tel. +61 3 6231 2999

Exhibiti on HoursSunday, September 27Bump in 12 pm–4.30 pmWelcome Recepti on 5 pm–7 pm

Monday, September 288 am–5.30 pm

Tuesday, September 298 am–5.30 pm

Wednesday, September 308 am–3.30 pmBump out from 3.30 pm


Company Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________

Contact Name: _________________________________________________________________________________________

Postal Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________

Suburb/Town/City: ________________________ Prov/State: ___________ Country: ____________ Postcode: __________

Telephone: ___________________ Facsimile: ____________________ Email: _____________________________________

Sponsorship

Opti on (e.g., Patron) _____________________________________________________________________________________

Investment ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Comments ____________________________________________________________________________________________

Exhibiti on

Number of sites/booths required: ____________________

Preference 1: ____________________________________

Preference 2: ____________________________________

Preference 3: ____________________________________

Not located next to: _______________________________

Do you require a: Booth structure Site only for a custom display

Each booth includes a trestle table and chairs, lighti ng and power.

Wording for header board (max. of 30 characters):

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Descripti on

For planning purposes, please give a brief descripti on of any large, high or unusual equipment you will be displaying in your booth:

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Signed: _________________________________________

Name: __________________________________________

Date: ___________________________________________

Payment Summary

Sponsorship Total: $ _______________________

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Total: $ _______________________

Payment Terms

A payment of 50% of the sponsorship package and/or exhibiti on fee must accompany your completed booking form. The balance is to be paid four months prior to the Conference. Payment is in $AUD and includes GST. If trans-ferring money internati onally, please ensure that you add the internati onal transacti on fee to your payment.

Cancellati on

A cancellati on fee of 30% will be applicable for any spon-sorship package or exhibiti on booking canceled up to six months prior to the Conference. No refund will apply aft er this date.

Check (made payable to Conference Design – SEG2015) Credit CardCard Type: Visa MasterCard Amex

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SEG 2015 ConferenceSeptember 27–30, 2015 | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

SPONSORSHIP AND EXHIBITION BOOKING FORMA PDF tax invoice will be sent on receipt of a completed booking form.

Tax InvoiceConference Design Pty Ltd

ABN 72 050 482 507

Conference Secretariat

Conference Design Pty Ltd

[email protected]

www.conferencedesign.com.au

P: +61 3 6231 2999

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Congratulations to the Student Chapters listed below, which were awarded funding support in 2014 from the Stewart R. Wallace Fund! As the number of student chapters increases each year, the application process becomes increasingly more competitive and demands that applications be critiqued more closely for content and budget.

2014 Student Chapter Grant Recipients

SEG STUDENT CHAPTER NEWS

SEG FOUNDATION STUDENT CHAPTER FUNDING FROM THE STEWART R. WALLACE FUND FOR 2014

Chapter Name Amount awarded

Camborne School of Mines-Exeter, UK ............................$ 1,500.00 Chinese Academy of Sciences, China .............................$ 1,460.00 Colorado School of Mines, USA ....................................$ 1,500.00 Comenius University-Bratislava, Slovakia ......................... $ 800.00 ETH Zürich, Switzerland ................................................$ 1,000.00 Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil ...............$ 1,000.00 Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China .........................$ 1,000.00 Imperial College of London, UK .....................................$ 1,000.00 Lakehead University, Canada ........................................$ 1,000.00 Laurentian University, Canada .......................................$ 2,000.00 Makerere University, Uganda ........................................ $ 500.00 McGill University, Canada ............................................$ 1,500.00 Monash University, Australia ......................................... $ 500.00 Montanuniverstaet Leoben, Austria .................................$ 1,000.00 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, USA ......$ 2,200.00 Oregon State University-University of Oregon, USA ..........$ 1,500.00 Ottawa-Carleton Universities, Canada ............................$ 1,500.00 Queen’s University, Canada .......................................... $ 500.00 Simon Fraser University, Canada ................................... $ 500.00 Sofia University, Bulgaria ..............................................$ 2,000.00 South African Universities, South Africa ..........................$ 1,500.00 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, USA ........$ 1,500.00 T U Freiberg, Germany ................................................. $ 500.00 Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero, Mexico .................. $ 500.00 Universidad de Concepción, Chile ................................. $ 500.00 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico .......$ 1,500.00 Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá, Colombia ................................................................. $ 500.00

Chapter Name Amount awarded

Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellín, Colombia ................................................................$ 1,500.00 Universidad Nacional de la Plata, Argentina ................... $ 800.00 Universidad Nacional de Salta, Argentina ...................... $ 500.00 Universidad Nacional del Sur, Argentina ........................$ 1,500.00 Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru .......... $ 985.00 Université Laval, Canada ..............................................$ 1,900.00 Université Montpellier, France ........................................$ 1,000.00 University of Minnesota, Duluth, USA..............................$ 1,000.00 University of Arizona, USA ............................................$ 1,500.00 University of British Columbia, Canada ...........................$ 1,500.00 University of Bucharest, Romania ...................................$ 1,500.00 University of Geneva, Switzerland..................................$ 1,500.00 University of Leeds, UK .................................................$ 1,029.00 University of Leicester, UK .............................................$ 1,500.00 University of Nevada, Reno, USA ..................................$ 1,000.00 University of New Brunswick, Canada ............................$ 1,000.00 University of Quebec at Chicoutimi, Canada ...................$ 1,000.00 University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada .....................$ 2,000.00 University of Saskatchewan, Canada.............................. $ 800.00 University of Southampton, UK .......................................$ 1,000.00 University of Tasmania-CODES, Australia ........................ $ 500.00 University of Texas, El Paso, USA ................................... $ 500.00 University of Toronto, Canada ....................................... $ 500.00 University of Utah, USA ................................................$ 1,500.00 University of Western Australia, Western Australia ...........$ 1,500.00

Total 2014 ................................................................. $59,474.00

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[email protected] www.avrupaminerals.com

Direct: +351-253274070 Portugal mobile: +351-925972240 Fax: +351-253615041 U.S. mobile: +1-509-990-6786

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2015 Namibia Field TripThe SEG student chapter at the Colorado School of Mines is looking for industry professionals to attend a 2-week field trip to northern Namibia in May of 2015.

Features: Navachab Au mine; Rossing U mine; Messum ring complex; Snowball Earth diamictites; Tsumeb Cu-Pb-Zn deposits; Khorixas pegmatites; Etosha Game Reserve.

For more information please contact:Halley Keevil: [email protected] orGreg Hufford: [email protected]

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ROUND I 2015 STUDENT CHAPTER FUNDING PROPOSAL

Submission Deadline is April 30, 2015!

SEG Stewart R. Wallace Fund Student Chapter Support AvailableStudent chapter funding support is available from the SEG Stewart R. Wallace Fund. Wallace, who served as the SEG President in 1992, is well known in the exploration community, especially for his role in the discovery of molybdenum at what became the Climax and Henderson mines. Active student chapters may submit requests for funding of field-based educational activities.

The application can be found at: www.segweb.org/pdf/forms/Student-Chapter-Funding-Guidelines-Form.pdf.

Please note that in order for your application to be accepted, your SEG Student Chapter:

n must be active.n must have submitted an Annual Report by the September 30, 2014, deadline.n must have submitted an updated Student Chapter Membership Information Form with the

Annual Report.n must meet ALL other eligibility requirements as outlined in the Student Chapter Guidelines.

Applications that are organized and detailed may be successful in receiving up to US$1,500.00 (possibly more, for exceptional applications). The 2015 budget will be comparable to 2014 for those student chapters submitting successful applications. We encourage all chapters to seriously consider the assessment criteria used by the Student Affairs Committee in planning your activ-ities to ensure the best chance of receiving the highest level of funding. The assessment criteria are clearly stated on the Student Chapter Funding Form. Prompt and complete applications are appreciated by Student Programs.

Visit: www.segweb.org/StudentChapterGuidelines for more details.

Contact [email protected] with any questions and to report chapter revisions and updates.

STUDENT MEMBER AND CHAPTER

ANNOUNCEMENTSc Student Chapter Funding

Support, Round I, 2015 application deadline is April 30, 2015!

c Graduate Student Fellow-ship 2015 application deadline is February 1, 2015!

c Student Research Grants 2015 application dead-line is March 1, 2015!

For more news and information about

SEG student activities,

please go to www.segweb.org/

students

The Society of Economic Geologists Foundation, Inc. (SEGF) and the SEG Canada Foundation (SEGCF) under its Graduate Student Fellowship Program will award one-year fellowships, of up to US$15,000 each, for the year 2015 to students who intend to pursue a course of study in economic geology leading to a Professional Master’s, Master of Science (MSc) and/or PhD degree.

Awards are competitive and based on merit and qualifications of the applicant. Those awarded a 2015 Graduate Student Fellowship will not be eligible to receive a 2015 Student Research Grant.

Applications, together with the supporting information, must be received no later than February 1, 2015.

Fellowships awarded under this program will be announced in March 2015. Students awarded funds from the GSF program will be required to submit expense reports.

The SEGF Graduate Student Fellowship Program was supported in 2014 by major grants from:

AngloAmerican, Barrick Gold Corporation, and Newmont Mining Corporation.

THE SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS FOUNDATION, INC. Graduate Student Fellowships Available For 2015

Students desiring to form a new or reactivate a dormant student chapter of the Society of Economic Geol-ogists must adopt and agree to abide by the SEG Student Chapter Bylaws. Please refer to the Student Chapter Checklist or visit www.segweb.org/StudentChapters to learn how to establish a new or reactivate a dormant SEG Student Chapter. To be eligible to apply for Round I 2015 funding support from Stewart R. Wallace Fund for a field-based activity, all requirements must be met, complete paperwork submitted to [email protected] for review by Feb. 5, 2015, and approval obtained from SEG Council.

http://www.segweb.org/pdf/society-documents/Student-Chapter-Bylaws.pdf

http://www.segweb.org/pdf/students/Student-Chapter-Checklist.pdf

http://www.segweb.org/pdf/students/Student-Chapter-Checklist.pdf

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The SEG Foundation (SEGF) and the SEG Canada Foundation (SEGCF) will provide Student Research Grants for the year 2015. Individual grants are for one year and typically range from US$1,000 to US$5,000. These grants support gradu-ate student research projects leading to master’s or doctoral degrees, and exceptional BS Honors or “BS Titulo” projects. Students in mineral resource study programs throughout the world are eligible and encouraged to apply. Instructions on how to apply for student research grants are given below.

Strong preference will be given to those applicants who are SEG Student Members. Student Membership application information can be found at on the SEG website at www.segweb.org.

Grants will be awarded from the following funds:

Hugh E. McKinstry Fund supports “study, research and teaching of the science of economic geology or for related projects,” with preference given to field and related laboratory research by graduate students. Geol-ogists on study-leave from their employment are also eligible to apply.

Hickok-Radford Fund supports field-based research proj-ects and directly related laboratory studies as applied to metallic mineral deposits, with preference given to projects located in Alaska, northern Canada and other regions north of Latitude 60 North, or for projects at very high elevations elsewhere and extreme southern latitudes.

Newmont Mining Corporation Student Grants support research projects worldwide related to the geology, min-eralization and metallogeny of gold deposits. Emphasis is placed on research with a strong field component, with funding available for directly related laboratory work.

Hugo T. Dummett Fund supports applied economic geology research, including the development of new exploration technology and techniques, and the dissem-ination of related results through publications, lectures, short courses, workshops and conferences.

Alberto Terrones L. Fund annually supports qualifying students from Mexico, Peru, and other Latin American countries who are pursuing graduate studies in applied

economic geology or geological engineering while regu-larly enrolled at MS or PhD degree-granting universities in the U.S. or Canada. The grants may be used for thesis research, university fees, living expenses while on cam-pus, travel, or any other expense directly related to pur-suing the graduate study program.

Timothy Nutt Fund provides financial support for geol-ogy students and young economic geologists located in Zimbabwe or in southern Africa with ties to Zimbabwe. The fund may be used to support SEG student chapter activities, travel to meetings, field trips and for research or study grants, technical lectures or any other activities approved by the SEG Regional Vice President for Africa.

Canada Foundation (SEGCF) supports research by Cana-dian or non-Canadian students on mineral deposits or districts in Canada; non-Canadian projects at Canadian universities; non-Canadian students studying at Cana-dian universities, or Canadian students doing research at universities outside of Canada.

General Information• Awards are intended to fund specific expenses related to

student research projects leading to advanced degrees.• Awards are competitive and based upon project merit and

qualification of the applicant. • Applicants must describe what the project is, why the

research is important, and how it is to be done.• An estimate of expenses for the project must be included

with the application.• Grants are expected to be fully utilized by the end of the

year in which they are dispersed.• Grant recipients are required to provide a year-end

accounting of how the funds were spent together with a suitable progress report or final abstract.

• Applicants requesting financial support from the Alberto Terrones L. Fund for non-research expenses must include a statement describing the need and purpose of such request.

• Applications may be submitted for any one of the awards, but will be considered for all awards.

• Applicants who are awarded a Graduate Student Fellow-ship grant for 2015 will not be eligible for a 2015 Student Research Grant.

THE SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS FOUNDATION, INC. Student Research Grants Available For 2015

Applications and Advisor Appraisals must be received by March 1, 2015.

Student Research Grant Awards will be announced by April 30, 2015.

Completed applications should be sent to:E-mail: [email protected]

Student Research Grants Committee c/o Assistant for Student AffairsSociety of Economic Geologists Foundation, 7811 Shaffer Parkway, Littleton, CO 80127-3732 USA

Phone: +1.720.981.7882/Fax: +1.720.981.7874

A 2015 Research Grant Application form may be downloaded fromwww.segweb.org/StudentResearchGrants

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The SEG student chapter, led by Prof. N. Skarpelis, Ath. Apostolikas, and P. Zafeiris, toured the the nickel lateritic and nickeliferous sedimentary iron ores in the Boetia mining district on May 12, 2014. Here, participants pose with LARCO SA field trip guides at a nickel laterite mine.

National and Kapodistrian University of AthensStudent Chapter

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil, SEG Student Chapter

The SEG student chapter organized a two-day workshop held November 10–11, 2014, at the University’s Institute of Geo-sciences. About 150 participants attended the workshop, for which the theme was the geologist and the mineral resourc-es. Posters by chapter members were exhibited. A one-day post-workshop field trip, on November 14, visited the min-ing district of Minas do Camaquã, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, owned by Votorantim Metais.

Participants of the post-workshop field trip pose with and Votorantim Metais geologists.

University of Bucharest SEG Student ChapterFrom July 28 to August 1, 2014, the SEG student chapter visited the Certej epithermal Au-Ag deposit, together with the specialists from Eldorado Gold Corp. Ten people attended this field trip: nine students (undergraduate/graduate/MSc) and one professor.

Field trip participants and the specialists from Eldorado Gold Corp. are shown inside the deposit’s open pit.

ETH Zürich SEG Student ChapterAn 18-day SEG student chapter field trip with the theme, “Ore Deposits, Magmatism and Precambrian Geology of Finland,” was held July 10–28, 2014. The expedition was led by Katerina Schlöglova (the chapter president) and Prof. Christoph A. Heinrich, with the help of 22 participating M.Sc. and Ph.D. students, hosting companies, and the Geological Survey of Finland (GTK). In addition to learning about the complicated geology of the Fennoscandian Shield, students received an introduction to mining and exploration strategies.

Visiting the Otanmäki V-REE prospect in central Finland with Jouko Jylänki (CEO, Otanmäki Mine Oy) and Janne Hokka (GTK).

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University of Geneva SEG Student ChapterOn October 9, 2014, Dr. Jeff Hedenquist gave a short course to students at the University of Geneva entitled, “Fundamental constraints on the timing and evolution of porphyry systems, from intrusion to surface.” Among the attendees, in addi-tion to those from Geneva, were students from ETH Zürich and Bern. Below, the audience seems very intent on Jeff’s presentation.

University of Nevada, Reno, SEG Student ChapterIn March 2014, the SEG student chapter group organized and participated in a tour of the Iberian Pyrite Belt in Portugal and Spain. Eleven students and four industry participants visited significant geologic regions and mines. The mines visited included the Boa Fe project, Neves-Corvo, Aguablanca, Las Cruces, and the historic Rio Tinto mine. Thanks to mine staff, industry participants, SEG, corporate sponsors, and to Tommy Thompson.

Field trip participants, including students and industry sponsors, posing next to pyrite crystal art in Castro Verde, Portugal.

Oregon State University—University of Oregon SEG Student Chapter

The Oregon SEG student chapter undertook a field trip through the major mineral deposits of northern Idaho and Western Montana, September 7–17, 2014. Participants were treated to tours through a diverse range of ore deposits that span multiple commodities and deposit styles. The trip was led by Oregon State University’s Dr. John Dilles.

Group photo in front of the Mouat chromite mine, Stillwater Complex, Mon-tana. From left to right (standing): Honza Catchpole, Nansen Olson, Chris Gibson, Curtis Johnson, Chris Hicks, Federico Cernuschi, Mike Sepp, Mike Hutchinson, Chris Older; (kneeling): Rocky Barker, John Dilles, Morgan James, Steve Galer.

South Dakota School of Mines SEG Student ChapterIn the first weekend of October, the SEG student chapter took a trip to the Stillwater mine in Montana, a PGE-bearing deposit in a layered mafic intrusion. After stops and camp-ing out, participants were given a mine tour and an excellent presentation on mine operations and geology. Following this, the group visited the core shed and learned about the mine lithology.

Chapter members look out upon the Stillwater property near an abandoned chromite mine in the Beartooth Mountains.

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World-Class Tin-Silver Deposits in Oruro Department, BoliviaField Trip — April 25–29, 2015

Offered by the Colegio de Geólogos de Bolivia and the SEG Bolivia Student Chapter

The third field trip in our series will be based in the mining city and folklore capital of Oruro. Two half-day seminars, Tin-Silver Deposits of Bolivia and Economic Evaluation of Mineral Deposits, will be held in Oruro on the first day, followed by a four-day field course. Visits are planned to the following classic tin ± silver-polymetallic vein and porphyry tin deposits in the Department of Oruro: San Jose de Oruro (tin-silver), Huanuni (tin), Bolivar (tin-silver-polymetallic), and Llallagua (tin veins and porphyry tin, the largest tin deposit in the world).

LEADERS AND SPEAKERS:

• Dr. Osvaldo Arce-Burgoa, Bolivia (SEG 2008 F)• Dr. Stewart D. Redwood, Panama (SEG 1992 F)• Dr. Kevin B. Heather, Chile (SEG 1998 F)

The trip is aimed primarily at Bolivian earth science students; a limited num-ber of places will be available for Bolivian and international professionals.

For information and to be placed on the mailing list, please contact the Cole-gio de Geólogos de Bolivia, email [email protected]. Second circular with pricing available March 1, 2015.


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ALASKARegional Correspondent:

Curtis J. Freeman (SEG 1996) Avalon Development Corp.

P.O. Box 80268 Fairbanks, AK 99708

Phone: 907-457-5159; Fax: 907-455-8069 E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.avalonalaska.com

Alaska’s mineral exploration industry continued its 3-year + downtrend, mirroring the same drift seen on a global scale. Alaska’s total exploration expenditures dropped from an all-time high of $365.1 million in 2011 to $175.5 million in 2013. Based on my own crystal ball estimates, 2014 will see a further decline to somewhere in the $90 to $100 million range, with much of that concentrated on a hand-ful of more advanced projects. At the global level, SNL Metals & Mining announced that total estimated global budgets for nonferrous metals explora-tion dropped another 25% in 2014 to $11.36 billion, from $15.19 billion in 2013. Perhaps even more arresting is the precipitous fall in just the last two years from 2012’s all-time high of $21.5 billion in nonferrous metal exploration, a decline of nearly 50%. Exploration cuts by producing companies are being driven by commodities prices, operating costs, and investors demanding better dividend performance. The dramatic exodus of risk capital from the junior sector has forced companies into the bunker mode, wherein they rein in spending to conserve ever-declining treasuries. Perception maintains that a junior company is only as good as its last discovery, so doing nothing for going on three years leads nowhere good. So bunker mode inevitably forces junior companies to search for alter-native ways to finance their efforts. I have talked to several junior companies operating in Alaska which have been offered one such alternative method, the “core for stock” scenario. However, it was not until the recent Alaska Min-ers Association Convention that I had a drilling contractor actually propose

this idea to me. In short, it goes like this: drill contractor A drills core for company B. Drill contractor A’s invoices for this drilling are paid in two parts: cash for the hourly charges, company B stock for the footage charges. Wait, what? This potentially suicidal scheme is fraught with so many conflict of issue and potential fraud pitfalls that it is hard to know where to start aiming the hose first! First off, in today’s world of extremely regimented regulatory over-sight and quality assurance/quality con-trol protocols, does it make any sense that the first individuals to handle the drill core, the driller and helper, stand to make more money, potentially a lot more money, if the core is mineralized? Patently not. Will company B ever be free of unsuccessfully defending the “core for stock” idea in front of increas-ingly suspicious regulatory agencies, skeptical shareholders, sell-happy bro-kerage firms, malicious mining analysts, and the very mining companies that these juniors target as the ultimate buyers of their properties? Not in this life. Will hourly rates charged by drill contractor A magically and dramatically increase? Most definitely. Will drill con-tractor A become an “insider” because it owns company B stock, thereby pre-venting drill contractor A from selling the stock for as long as it is associated with company B? You betcha! My advice, for what it is worth, is simple: don’t do it. “Core for stock” will make an already bad situation worse.

AUSTRALASIARegional Correspondent:

Russell Meares (SEG 1996) Malachite Resources Limited

Sydney, Australia E-mail: [email protected]

Website: www.malachite.com.au

With contributions from: Roger Thomson (SEG 1983) –

Western Australia Lucy Chapman (SEG 2000) – Queensland Andrew McNeill (SEG 2007) – Tasmania Tony Christie (SEG 1992) – New Zealand

Andrew Rowett – South Australia Bianca Pietrass-Wong – NSW Steve Russell (SEG 2009) – NT

Tyler Lamb – Victoria

SUMMARYThe relative contribution of the major mining groups versus that of junior explorers is often debated and, com-monly, the juniors feel that they do more than their fair share of heavy lift-ing in greenfields exploration, while the majors concentrate their brownfields activities near their mining operations. As the producers generally pay royalties to their respective governments, decision makers often overlook the important role of the juniors. Recognizing this, the New South Wales government recently commissioned a landmark study by Richard Schodde of MinEx Consulting to investigate the importance of junior exploration companies to the NSW min-ing industry, with interesting results.

The study found that over the last decade, juniors were responsible for 86% of all the discoveries in NSW, higher than the national average of 66%. Although NSW hosts two “world-class” ore deposits (Broken Hill Ag-Pb-Zn and Cadia Au-Cu), when mea-sured by number and size, those recent NSW discoveries comprised only 12% of all the discoveries made in Australia in the last decade, accounting for only 3% of the value created. However, the average discovery cost of these deposits was estimated to be A$82 million, less than half the national average.

Notice: Views expressed in the Exploration Reviews do not necessarily reflect those of the Society of Economic Geologists, Inc., and columnists are solely responsible for ascertaining that information in this section is correct.

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Of the 324 exploration projects cur-rently active in NSW, 82% were owned by companies with a market capitaliza-tion of <A$50 million, suggesting that the next generation of mines in NSW will be highly dependent on success in the junior sector. In addition, when you consider that half of the state’s 12 large-scale mines will close down in the next seven to 13 years, and that the delay time from discovery to produc-tion is commonly of the same order, it is imperative that the state government supports and promotes the junior sector to ensure the sustainability of the min-ing industry as a whole.

Not surprisingly, the study also found that of 100 randomly selected junior explorers listed on the ASX in 2004, 66 were still active 10 years later in 2014. This is in spite of the fact that, of the 50 junior explorers with projects in NSW, half had <A$1 million in cash reserves—enough to fund less than two years’ exploration and requiring frequent return visits to shareholders to fund ongoing exploration programs. Conse-quently, junior explorers are remarkably resilient and can survive “on the smell of an oily rag” in bad times, ready to make discoveries when the opportunity presents itself.

Also see the online version for more exciting exploration news from Down Under.

NORTHERN EURASIA

Regional Correspondent: Alexander Yakubchuk (SEG 1999 F)

Orsu Metals Corp, London, UK E-mail: [email protected] Detailed information can be found at

http://gold.prime-tass.ru

NORTHERN EURASIA GENERAL

Russia experienced significant turmoil with its currency during October–November 2014. The exchange rate to the US dollar changed from ca. 1:30 to 1:52 and remains very volatile. This is largely due to volatile oil prices, with some contribution from the sanctions. All financial numbers presented below reflect the situation prior to this volatil-ity. Some observers estimate that there was a 25% drop in exploration expendi-ture in Russia in 2014.

A draft of the Law on Advanced Development Territories, which may include Taimyr and Chukotka, will be discussed in the Russian Parliament. It has 14 prospective areas with 18 projects, with a potential 2.5 trillion rubles of private investment. EVRAZ mentioned that a mining operation at the Baimka porphyry cluster in Chu-kotka, Russia, containing 27 Mt Cu and

2,000 t Au, may become subject to this law. Concentrate production may reach 250 ktpa, with potential employment of 10,000 people.

Kazakhstan authorities reported that during nine months of 2014, resource investments reached 1.327 trillion tenge ($US7.3 billion), 1.2% more than a year ago. Mineral investment (excluding oil) was 515.51 billion tenge ($US2.836 billion), including 8,845.1 billion tenge in exploration. Most was invested in polymetallic projects (Pb and Zn)—83.149 billion tenge (or 16% of total investment during H1 2014). There was significant investment in iron and man-ganese—82.156 billion tenge (16%); uranium—80.241 billion tenge (16%); coal—77.325 billion tenge (15%); cop-per—63.413 billion tenge (12%); and gold—53.229 billion tenge (10%). As of 1 October 2014, there are 2,716 mining and exploration companies in the coun-try, including one that is government controlled and six with government participation, 202 joint ventures, and 250 100% foreign-owned companies.

COMPANIESPolyus Gold suspended its plans to start production at Natalka gold project in Magadan (Russia) in 2015. It is expected that mineral reserves will decrease 55 to 65%, and resources will decrease 15 to 20% from what was previously

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announced. Preliminary information states that reserves will go down to 11 to 14 Moz Au (435 t), with resources down to 48 to 50 Moz.

The Russian prime minister has permitted mining by Polyus Gold at the Bamskoye gold deposit in Amur region, Russia. The deposit has C1 + C2 resources of 3.5 Moz. Polyus acquired this license in 2005. It is valid until 15 April 2030. Mining was expected to start in 2016, with a plant processing 1 Mtpa and producing 100 ktpa. The CAPEX was estimated at US$232 million.

Kazakhmys plc completed its restructuring. The new London-listed company was renamed KAZ Minerals plc in November 2014. Its producing assets remain in eastern Kazakhstan, but production is only a quarter of what it was before restructuring. The company is planning to return to its former pro-duction levels in 2017–2018 after their growth projects reach a high pace.

Polymetal estimated investment needs of US$440 to 640 million to develop the Kyzyl gold project (Bakyr-chik plus Bolshevik deposits) in Kazakh-stan, much less than the US$1 billion estimated previously by Sumeru Llp. Polymetal is planning to invest US$40 million in engineering works in 2015, with US$200 to 250 million in 2016, US$150 to 250 million in 2017, and US$50 to 100 million in 2018.

The Kyrgyz government is planning a new tender for the Jerooy gold deposit in March 2015. The new investor will have to deal with US$548 million legal claims from the previous owner. The starting price is expected to be US$100 million.

CONTIGUOUS UNITED STATES

Regional Correspondent: Roger C. Steininger (SEG 1978)

COO & Director, Acquisitions & Exploration NuLegacy Gold Corp.

4790 Caughlin Parkway, #765 Reno, NV 89519-0907 Tel: (775) 742-6333


I have a few editorial comments this quarter, surprise. When did high-grade gold become drill hole intercepts between 1 and 2 g of gold per tonne? A number of news releases are now proclaiming that (company names with-held to protect the qualified persons) gold in that range is defined as a “high-grade” intercept. It must be that, since many deposits have average grades less than 1 g/t Au, any that grade above this are viewed as “high grade” rather than higher grade. It seems that there may be a small revival in the junior exploration world, and probably with those who actually mine gold. Drilling and analyt-ical companies are busier this fall than they have been during the last couple of years. Some of this may have resulted in organizations needing to spend money before the end of the year to fulfill com-mitments, but some groups have raised funds recently beyond the small capital funding needed to keep the doors open. Finally, when did an exploration com-pany become a mining company, as is Gold Folly Mining Company, which continues to explore the Go-For-Broke property and reports no metal produc-tion anticipated in our lifetime? Just for clarification, the following have no con-nections with my preceding rants.

Freeport-McMoRan continues to increase its exploration holdings in the western United States by optioning sev-eral additional properties from Quaterra

Resources, including the copper targets of Butte Valley (NV) and Southwest Tintic (UT), and the Cave Peak molyb-denum deposit (TX). This, coupled with the acquisitions of the Yerington (NV) district properties noted in the last Newsletter, seems to represent a signifi-cant commitment to exploration in the United States by Freeport.

Several companies have recently reported positive exploration results, some of which can be considered truly high grade. Corvus Gold continues drill-ing at North Bullfrog (Nye County, NV) and reports a combination of additional wide intervals of lower gold-silver grades, narrower high-grade intercepts, and the identification of new targets. Pilot Gold continues to advance the several targets along its Western Flank exploration area. NuLegacy Gold’s core drilling program at Iceberg (Eureka County, NV) continues to expand the area of known gold min-eralization and has encountered much higher grades in at least one hole of the first group results that were reported (more to come—results, that is). Rye Patch Gold continues to drill at Witco and Lincoln Hill, again with positive results. Rye Patch is also receiving royalty payments from its settlement with Coeur over the claim dispute at the Rochester mine (Pershing County, NV). Klondex Mines underground drilling at Fire Creek (Lander County, NV) continues to encounter high-grade gold and silver.

Midway Gold anticipates pouring the first gold from the Pan mine early in 2015. I view this as a very signifi-cant development as we need midsize producers that are willing to develop modest gold deposits. Gold deposits of a million-ounce (plus or minus) size are the most likely discoveries in Nevada. The true giants are few and far between. On the way to such discoveries, many smaller deposits are likely to be out-lined, and we need a home for them. 1

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The following is a tentative list of courses and fi eld trips scheduled for 2015. SEG reserves the right to cancel courses or modify speakers, topics, and locations.

Offi cial registration information will be available about three months prior to the courses. Visit segweb.org/events for the latest updates on courses and events!

Please note that the 2015 calendar is provisional. Dates, locations, and courses are subject to change. For the most up to date information, see www.segweb.org.

SEG Course Name SEG Course Dates Conference Dates Venue Presenter(s)

Geology of Gold Deposits February 7–8 February 9–12 University of Goldfarb, Frimmel, Cape Town, S. Africa Simmons, Rusk pre-Mining Indaba

Geology of Copper: Porphyry February 27–28 March 1–4 PDAC Toronto, Sillitoe, HitzmanCopper, IOCG, and Sedimentary CanadaRock-Hosted Stratiform Copper Deposits

Structural Geology of Gold and February 27–28 March 1–4 PDAC Toronto, Rhys, RichardsCopper Deposits, With Emphasis Canadaon Ores in Continental Margin Tectonic Settings

SEGF Student Field Trip: March 6–14 Chile Chávez, PetersenCopper-Gold-Silver-Molybdenum Metallogeny of Northern Chile

Geology, Mineral Deposits, March 21 March 18–21 PACRIM, Goldfarb, Leach, and Exploration in China Hong Kong Chen, Mao, Zhou, Cheng, Xie, Yang, Collins

Geology of Granite- May 2–3 May 3–7 McGill, Montreal, Gibson, Poulsen, Greenstone Terranes and Canada RobertTheir Mineral Deposits pre-GAC-MAC

The Geology and August 22–23 August 24–27 SGA, Nancy, Goldfarb, SimmonsGeochemistry of Gold FranceDeposits

Pre- and Post-Short Courses See list below September 27–30 Hobart, Tasmania,at SEG 2015 Conference Australia

n Carlin-type Gold Deposits: September 26–27 Wrest Point Hotel, Cline, MunteanTectonic Setting, Orebodies, Hobart, Tasmania, Footprints, Exploration, and AustraliaGenetic Models

n Uranium Geology September 26–27 Wrest Point Hotel, Thomas, Zaluski, Hobart, Tasmania, Large, Kotzer, Australia Fitzpatrick

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n Ore Deposits, Atmosphere September 26–27 Wrest Point Hotel, Large, Konhauser, Oxygenation and Evolution of Hobart, Tasmania, McGoldrick, Long, Life; How They are Related. Australia Maslennikov, New Genetic & Exploration Insights Farquhar

n Understanding Alteration – Use September 26–27 Wrest Point Hotel, J. Thompson, in Exploration and Development Hobart, Tasmania, A. Thompson, Australia Gemmell

n Skarn Deposits September 27 Wrest Point Hotel, Chang, Meinert Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

n Drill Core Measurements and October 1 Wrest Point Hotel, Hunt, Berry, RoachDomaining for Geometallurgy Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

n Faults, Fractures, Fluid Flow October 1–2 Wrest Point Hotel, Sibsonand Mineralizing Scenarios – Hobart, Tasmania, Active and Ancient Australia

n Aeromagnetic Interpretation October 1–2 Wrest Point Hotel, Cook Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Pre- and Post-Field Trips See list below September 27–30 Hobart, Tasmania,at SEG 2015 Conference Australia

n Deposits of the Gold-Rich September 21–25 Departs from and Harris, FoxOrdovician Alkalic Porphyry and returns to Sydney,Epithermal Province, Macquarie NSW, AustraliaArc, New South Wales

n Archean World-Class Gold and September 22–25 Departs from McCuaig, Nickel Camps from the and returns to Fiorentini, Kalgoorlie Terrane (Yilgarn Kalgoorlie, WA, ThebaudCraton, Western Australia) Australia

n VHMS and Granite-Related Ore September 22–27 Departs from and McNeill, GemmellDeposits of Western Tasmania returns to Wrest Point Hotel, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

n Introduction to the Olympic Dam October 1–3 Departs from and EhrigSupergiant Iron Oxide Copper returns to Adelaide,Gold Deposit, South Australia SA, Australia

n Porphyry and Epithermal October 1–8 Departs from and Cooke, MaryonoSystems of the Sunda Banda returns to Bali,Arc, Indonesia Indonesia

n Active and Extinct Epithermal October 2–7 Departs from and Simmons, ChristieEnvironments of the North returns to Auckland,Island, New Zealand New Zealand

CSM-SEG Short Course Mid October SEG Course Center TBD Littleton, Colorado, USA

Senior Exploration December 1–4 SEG Course Center Western MiningManagement Course Littleton, Colorado, USA Services staff

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Short Course on the Geology of Gold DepositsThe University of Cape Town | Rondebosch, South AfricaFebruary 7–8, 2015

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PRESENTERS Richard J. GoldfarbSenior research geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. His major expertise is in the area of the geochemistry and geology of ore deposits, with emphasis on Phanerozoic orogenic gold.

Stuart F. SimmonsResearch Professor at EGI-University of Utah and Consulting Geoscientist at Hot Solutions with more than 30 years of research experience on hydrothermal processes, epithermal mineralization, and geothermal resources.

REGISTRATION Online at segweb.org/events#15RGOLDUCT

DESCRIPTIONSEG is again offering its highly successful Gold Workshop at the University of Cape Town on February 7–8, 2015, the weekend prior to the Mining Indaba meeting. The course will focus on the distribution, geology, important characteristics (geochemistry, geophysics, structure, alteration, mineralogy), genesis, and exploration criteria of the most important gold deposit types. Industry geologists, as well as upper level undergraduate and graduate students in economic geology, will find the course relevant and useful.Deposit examples include material from Africa and throughout the world.This course fills up quickly—We recommend registering early for the 2015 event!

Please note that SEG reserves the right to cancel this event should minimum attendance numbers not be met by January 15, 2015. For further information on cancellation policy, event photography, and dietary restrictions, visit www.segweb.org/tc.

Hartwig FrimmelProfessor at the University of Wurzburg, Germany and honorary research associate of the University of Cape Town; his research focuses on the Witwatersrand goldfields and the interplay between tectonics, paleoclimate, ocean chemistry, and ore mineralization.

Brian RuskResearch associate at Western Washington University, in Bellingham, Washington; he specializes in mineral geochemistry and fluid inclusion microanalysis of hydrothermal fluids in ore-forming environments, particularly in IOCG and porphyry Cu (Au-Mo) deposits.


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Geology of Copper: Porphyry Copper, IOGC and Sedimentary Rock-Hosted Stratiform Copper DepositsFriday & Saturday, February 27–28, 2015 | 8:00 am–5:00 pm


REGISTRATION Online at www.segweb.org/events#15PDACSEG1. For SEG members to receive the discounted course registration rate, please download the registration form at www.segweb.org/pdf/events/2015/15PDACSEG-Form.pdf. Your SEG Member ID is required.

DESCRIPTIONThis course will offer a practical introduction to porphyry copper systems, including the shallow epithermal envi-ronment, with particular emphasis on the geometry, variability, and evolution of the resulting mineralization styles. Topics to be addressed include multiphase porphyry intrusion; alteration, sulfi de, and metal zoning; hydrothermal breccia types; lithocap characteristics; and consequences of telescoping. Field approaches and techniques will be particularly emphasized in an interactive course setting.

The course will look at the important characteristics of the IOCG deposits through examination of several major districts, including the largest examples of this deposit type, Olympic Dam and Salobo, and will discuss both geo-logical and geophysical exploration strategies.

The course will also examine the most important concepts in the exploration for sedimentary rock-hosted copper deposits, using the Central African Copperbelt (200 Mt contained copper) and the Dzhezkazghan area of Kazakhstan as examples to illustrate what produces world-class deposits.

The course is at the intermediate to advanced level. Graduate students and senior undergraduate students are encouraged to attend.

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PRESENTERS Richard H. Sillitoe is a consulting geolo-

gist with internationally recognized expertise in the fi eld of copper exploration. After a start with the UK Ministry of Overseas Development, studying supergene enrichment of Cu deposits in Chile, Dr. Sillitoe worked for the Instituto de Investigaciones Geológicas on porphyry copper

deposits before becoming an independent consultant in 1971. He is the recipient of awards worldwide. The SEG has named him Thayer Lindsley Lecturer (1988), International Exchange Lecturer (2014), and has honored him with the Waldemar Lindgren Award (1975) and the SEG Silver Medal (2002) for early and mid-career achievements, respectively. He also has served SEG as its President (1999). The 2012 Rio Tinto-spon-sored SEG volume on Cu is a tribute to Sillitoe’s work.

Murray W. Hitzman worked in the petroleum and minerals industries from 1976 to 1993, primarily doing mineral exploration worldwide, and was largely responsible for the Lisheen Zn-Pb-Ag deposit discovery in Ireland (1990). Dr. Hitzman served in Washington, D.C. as a policy analyst in both the U.S. Senate (1993–

1994) and the White House Offi ce of Science and Technol-ogy Policy (1994–1996). Since 1996, he has held the Charles F. Fogarty Chair as Professor in Economic Geology at the Colorado School of Mines. Dr. Hitzman has published exten-sively on the geology and geochemistry of mineral deposits and on natural resource policy issues and has been conducting research with students in the Central African Copperbelt for the past 15 years.

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Structural Geology of Gold and Copper Deposits, with Emphasis on Ores in Continental Margin Tectonic SettingsFriday & Saturday, February 27–28, 2015 | 8:00 am–5:00 pm


REGISTRATION Online at www.segweb.org/events#15PDACSEG2. For SEG members to receive the discounted course registration rate, please download the registration form at www.segweb.org/pdf/events/2015/15PDACSEG-Form.pdf. Your SEG Member ID is required.

DESCRIPTIONThis course addresses the variations in deposit structural styles and controls encountered through tectonic cycles. We will review the tectonic settings, style, structural architecture, and oreshoot controls in different types of Au and Au-Cu deposits in a range of crustal settings, and the magmatic and tectonic processes that contribute to their formation.

Particular emphasis will be on deposits classifi ed as porphyry and IOCG Cu-Au, orogenic Au, epithermal Au, Carlin/Carlin-like, and intrusion-related. The effects of subduction processes and lithostructural setting on deposit localization, syn-mineralization structural controls and kinematics at different crustal levels, and position of deposit formation in deformation sequences will be discussed. Case studies and direct examples of deposits, many in world-class districts, will be reviewed to convey the district-to-stope scale structural controls on mineralization, applicable to exploration targeting at all scales, mine design, resource modeling and oreshoot tracing, and recognition.

The course will be of interest to geologists working in both exploration and mine environments. Graduate stu-dents and senior undergraduate students are also encouraged to attend.

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PRESENTERS Jeremy P. Richards is a Professor of

Economic Geology at the University of Alberta, and is a registered professional geologist in Alberta. His research interests focus on the genesis of hydrothermal mineral deposits, and in particular, regional tectonic and magmatic controls on porphyry and epithermal

mineralization. He is also pursuing research in sustainable development as applied to the minerals industry. He is currently an associate editor of the journal Economic Geology, and was previously editor of the journal Exploration & Mining Geology and associate editor of the Economic Geology 100th Anniversary Volume and Mineralium Deposita.

David Rhys is a consulting geologist based in Vancouver, Canada. He has worked for the last 20 years in the mining industry, applying geological studies with a structural focus to ex-ploration, development, and mining. Mr. Rhys has extensive experience in gold deposits, hav-ing worked globally in numerous world-class

gold districts of various types for both major and junior com-panies. His focus is on advanced projects and active mining operations, aiding in the interpretation of mine site ore controls and applications of mine geology to local and district-scale exploration activities. Mr. Rhys also provides training to clients’ geological teams to aid in collecting and interpreting data.

Course Fee (including course material, continental breakfast, 3 course lunch, and refreshments):

Early Registration (through April 1, 2015)

Member: US$495 Student: US$150Non-member: US$595 Student Non-member: US$200

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PRESENTERS K. Howard Poulsen specializes in structural aspects of exploration. With

more than 40 years experience in research and exploration, Howard has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and has consulted for the U.S. Geological Survey, the USSR Institute of Geology and Applied Mineralogy, Shenyang Institute, P.R.C., the BGR (gold deposits in Africa), and UNESCO (the Carpathian arc). His focus is on problems of signifi cance to global mineral exploration. Most recently, Howard has worked for

industry on gold deposits in the Canadian Shield, eastern Africa, Western Australia, and in the North American Cordillera, from Honduras to Alaska.

Harold Gibson went from a successful career in the mining exploration sector to teaching at Laurentian University in 1990, where he is Director of the Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC) and Professor of Volcanology and Ore Deposits. His research is fi eld based, spans ancient and modern environments, and focuses on VMS ore systems and submarine volcanic processes and deposits. Current research areas include the Paleoproterozoic Flin Flon and Snow Lake VMS districts,

northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan, the Archean Noranda VMS district and Abitibi greenstone belt of Ontario and Quebec, VMS deposits of the Guerrero terrain, Mexico, the Lau Basin and Tonga/Aeolian arcs, and the South Indian mid-ocean ridge.

REGISTRATION Online at www.segweb.org/events#15RGACMAC

DESCRIPTIONGranite-greenstone terranes are remnants of once larger tracts of metavolcanic, metaplutonic, and metasedimentary rocks now surrounded and/or intruded by granitoid rocks of similar absolute age. They are important sources of gold, zinc, copper, nickel, and other commodities. The course will provide an overview of geological principles and tools needed to work effectively in this setting, with examples from Precambrian shields and younger accretionary orogens. The recognition, in outcrop and drill core, of volcanic, sedimentary, and plutonic protoliths that have been altered, metamorphosed, and deformed is a recurring practical problem; the application of basic fi eld criteria along with sup-porting data will be used to establish a framework for mineral exploration. Descriptions of the main types of mineral deposits found in this setting will be augmented by a discussion of exploration guidelines. The two-day course will consist of eight two-hour modules and is aimed at those who plan to work in such terranes, including young professionals and students, as well as managers who possess some geological background.

Please note that SEG reserves the right to cancel this event should minimum attendance numbers not be met by April 1, 2015.For further information on cancellation policy, event photography, and dietary restrictions, visit www.segweb.org/tc.

François Robert began working with the Geological Survey of Canada in 1985 as a research scientist with the Mineral Deposits Division, for which he conducted applied research on the geology of gold

deposits in Canada and abroad. In 1997, he joined Barrick Gold Corporation, fi rst as Senior Research Geologist, and subsequently in various positions in Australia, South America, and Canada. He is currently VP and Chief Geologist, Global Exploration. In the last 30 years, François has developed extensive expertise on the geology, structure, and setting of gold deposits in granite-greenstone terranes around the world, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Tanzania. François is a recipient of the SEG Lindgren Award and the SEG Silver Medal.

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PRESENTERS K. Howard Poulsen specializes in structural aspects of exploration. With

more than 40 years experience in research and exploration, Howard has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and has consulted for the U.S. Geological Survey, the USSR Institute of Geology and Applied Mineralogy, Shenyang Institute, P.R.C., the BGR (gold deposits in Africa), and UNESCO (the Carpathian arc). His focus is on problems of signifi cance to global mineral exploration. Most recently, Howard has worked for

industry on gold deposits in the Canadian Shield, eastern Africa, Western Australia, and in the North American Cordillera, from Honduras to Alaska.

Harold Gibson went from a successful career in the mining exploration sector to teaching at Laurentian University in 1990, where he is Director of the Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC) and Professor of Volcanology and Ore Deposits. His research is fi eld based, spans ancient and modern environments, and focuses on VMS ore systems and submarine volcanic processes and deposits. Current research areas include the Paleoproterozoic Flin Flon and Snow Lake VMS districts,

northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan, the Archean Noranda VMS district and Abitibi greenstone belt of Ontario and Quebec, VMS deposits of the Guerrero terrain, Mexico, the Lau Basin and Tonga/Aeolian arcs, and the South Indian mid-ocean ridge.

REGISTRATION Online at www.segweb.org/events#15RGACMAC

DESCRIPTIONGranite-greenstone terranes are remnants of once larger tracts of metavolcanic, metaplutonic, and metasedimentary rocks now surrounded and/or intruded by granitoid rocks of similar absolute age. They are important sources of gold, zinc, copper, nickel, and other commodities. The course will provide an overview of geological principles and tools needed to work effectively in this setting, with examples from Precambrian shields and younger accretionary orogens. The recognition, in outcrop and drill core, of volcanic, sedimentary, and plutonic protoliths that have been altered, metamorphosed, and deformed is a recurring practical problem; the application of basic fi eld criteria along with sup-porting data will be used to establish a framework for mineral exploration. Descriptions of the main types of mineral deposits found in this setting will be augmented by a discussion of exploration guidelines. The two-day course will consist of eight two-hour modules and is aimed at those who plan to work in such terranes, including young professionals and students, as well as managers who possess some geological background.

Please note that SEG reserves the right to cancel this event should minimum attendance numbers not be met by April 1, 2015.For further information on cancellation policy, event photography, and dietary restrictions, visit www.segweb.org/tc.

François Robert began working with the Geological Survey of Canada in 1985 as a research scientist with the Mineral Deposits Division, for which he conducted applied research on the geology of gold

deposits in Canada and abroad. In 1997, he joined Barrick Gold Corporation, fi rst as Senior Research Geologist, and subsequently in various positions in Australia, South America, and Canada. He is currently VP and Chief Geologist, Global Exploration. In the last 30 years, François has developed extensive expertise on the geology, structure, and setting of gold deposits in granite-greenstone terranes around the world, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Tanzania. François is a recipient of the SEG Lindgren Award and the SEG Silver Medal.

Geology of Granite-Greenstone Terranes and Their Mineral DepositsGAC/MAC/AGU/CGU Meeting | Montreal (McGill Campus)May 2–3, 2015Organizers: Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) and SEG Student Chapters


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Latin American Metallogeny CourseXXXIII Curso Latinoamericano de Metalogenia

UNESCO-SEG-SGA

Campus of the University of Campinas (UNICAMP)Campinas (São Paulo state), southern Brazil

Theoretical sessions: July 1–4, 2015Field trip: July 5–9, 2015

Hydrothermal systems: A voyage from the source to the ore

COORDINATORS: Roberto Perez Xavier (Campinas) Fernando Tornos (Madrid)

Iron oxide Cu-Au ore breccia from the Sossego mine, Carajás Mineral Province, Amazon craton, northern Brazil.

Iron oxide Cu-Au ore breccia from the Sossego mine, Carajás Mineral Province, Amazon craton, northern Brazil.

www.unige.ch/terre/latinometal

For additional information, contact: • Dr. Carolina Moreto | [email protected]• Gustavo Melo | [email protected]• Professor Dr. Roberto Perez Xavier | [email protected]

Early Registration Late Registration (through July 31, 2015) (after July 31, 2015)

The Geology and Geochemistry of Gold Deposits Workshop

SGA Conference | Nancy, France | 2-day-Pre-Conference Workshop | August 22–23, 2015


PRESENTERS Richard J. GoldfarbSenior research geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey. His major expertise is in the area of the geochemistry and geology of ore deposits, with emphasis on Phanerozoic orogenic gold.

Stuart F. SimmonsResearch Professor at EGI-University of Utah and Consulting Geoscientist at Hot Solutions with more than 30 years of research experience on hydrothermal processes, epithermal mineralization, and geothermal resources.

REGISTER at sga2015.blog.univ-lorraine.fr/registration/

DESCRIPTIONThis workshop is for geologists from academia and industry who want to improve their understanding about the geology and genesis of gold deposits. The course will provide a comprehensive overview of all aspects of the geology of gold ores in both arc environments and meta-morphic terranes. Aspects of the geology, geochemistry, mineralogy, alteration, structure, tectonics, and exploration approaches will be covered for the main gold deposit types of interest to explorationists.Day 1: • Gold deposit models

• High and low sulfi dation epithermal gold deposits • Gold-bearing porphyry deposits • Gold-bearing geothermal systems

Day 2 • Characteristics of orogenic gold • Orogenic gold in space and time • Carlin-type gold deposits • Reduced intrusion-related gold systems

Contact for additional information: Richard Goldfarb ([email protected])Number of participants: Minimum: 25; Maximum: 60

Please note that SEG reserves the right to cancel this event should minimum attendance numbers not be met by July 31, 2015.

SGA/SEG (includes VAT):Member 495 €Non members 645 €Student members 125 €Non member students 200 €

SGA/SEG (includes VAT):Member 595 €Non members 745 €Student members 200 €Non member students 300 €


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NEW 1 FELLOWS:Garven, Grant, Medford, Massachusetts; Gostevskikh, Alex V., Surrey, Canada; Holwell, David A., Leicester, United King-dom; Lang, James R., Vancouver, Canada; Mach, Craig, Sparks, Nevada; Marlowe, Karl E., Elko, Nevada; Melgarejo Draper, Joan Carles, Barcelona, Spain; Miller, Roy McG, Windhoek, Namibia; O’Sullivan, Anthony P., Santiago, Chile; Pratt, Warren T., Elgin, United Kingdom; Ping, Shen, Bei-jing, China; Vann, John E., Swanbourne, Australia.


NEW 1 MEMBERS:Emmanuel Abanyin, Orca Gold Inc., Nsu-tu-Wassaw, Ghana; Stig Abrahamsson, Geocultor Ltd., Mariehamn, Åland Islands, Finland; Claudio Andrade, Barrick Gold Corp., Toronto, Canada; Carlos Arevalo, AMEC Minería y Metales, Santiago, Chile; Andres F. Aristizabal, Eaton Gold S.A.S. / Bluegold S.A.S. / Quintana S.A.S, Medel-lin, Colombia; James R. Ashby, Mission

Geoscience, Inc., Newport Beach, Califor-nia; Alexandre Aubin, Cameco Corpo-ration, Saskatoon, Canada; Seydou Ba, Stratex West Africa Ltd., Dakar, Senegal; Derya Bal, Eurasian Minerals Inc., Can-kaya, Turkey; Natalia S. Batugina, Mining Institute of the North, Yakutsk, Russia; Gregory Beischer, Millrock Resources Inc., Anchorage, Alaska; David Biggs, Canberra, Australia; Jon Blundy, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; Clifford N. Bran-don, III, Pitney Bowes, Superior, Colorado; Donald Burden, St. John’s, Canada; Ilkay Selcuk Cevik, MNG Gold, Ankara, Turkey; David M. Chapman, IronRinger Resources Pty Ltd, Sorrento, Australia; Eric N. Chap-man, Fortuna Silver Mines Inc., Pitt Mead-ows, Canada; Peter Collett, OZ Minerals, Theodore, Australia; David Coss y Leon, Spectrum Geophysics, Cudahy, California; Noel Cousins, Tucson, Arizona; Panagiotis Daoultzis, Eldorado Gold, Alexandroupoli, Greece; Alan W. Davies, Talmora Dia-mond Inc., Houston, Texas; Peter Diorio, GeophysicsOne Inc., Oakville, Canada; Margaret Jane Ellis, Sirius Resources NL, Rivervale, Australia; Luis F. Estrella Farias, Excalibar Minerals LLC, Tequisquiapan, Mexico; Robert Friedland, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Vancouver, Canada; Alexandra Kris-ten Marie Gelinas, Primero Mining Corp, Iroquois Falls, Canada; Elizabeth Clare Gibbon, Ironbark Zinc Limited, Subiaco,

Australia; Jan Michael Haederle, CRTX, Beijing, China; Brian Hartley, Rosemount, Minnesota; Thomas Viktor Hatzl, Expert Bureau for Geochemistry and Mineral-ogy, München, Germany; Katharine Ann Hodgson, ALS Minerals, Malaga, Australia; Victor E. Hugo, Iluka Resources Limited, Perth, Australia; Hielke Jelsma, Anglo American, Cape Town, South Africa; James King, BHP Billiton, Santiago, Chile; Taner Korkmaz, Maden Tetkik ve Arama Genel Mudurlugu, Ankara, Turkey; Piotr Krze-minski, Miedzicopper Corp., Warszawa, Poland; Aaron Kutukhulu, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya; Yan Liu, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, China; Mark B. Mathisen, Roscoe Postle Associates USA LLC, Lakewood, Colorado; Francisco Maturana, St Barbara Limited, Leonora, Australia; Michael V. McKe-own, Toodyay, Australia; Suzanne Miller, Queensland Museums, South Brisbane, Australia; Aleksandar Miskovic, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Kira Mizell, USGS, Santa Cruz, California; Simon J.A. Mortimer, Atticus Geoscience Consulting, Lima, Peru; David L. Nance, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Leif Nilsson, Macquarie Capital, Toronto, Canada; Gra-ham Tom Nixon, British Columbia Geolog-ical Survey, Victoria, Canada; Olugbenga A. Okunlola, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; Yücel Öztas, Eldorado Gold Corp.,

CANDIDATES FOR 1 FELLOWSHIP

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To All SEG Fellows:Pursuant to the Society’s Bylaws, names of the following candidates, who have been recommended for Fellowship by the Admissions Committee, are submitted for your consideration. Each applicant’s name and current position are followed by the names of his or her SEG sponsors. If you have any comments, favorable or unfavorable, on any candidate, you should send them in writing prior to March 1, 2015. If no objections are received by that date, these candidates will be presented to Council for approval.

Brommecker, Rex AngloGold Ashanti, Applecross, Australia: G. Bradford Margeson, Barton J. Suchomel;

Callan, Nick J. Consultant, Santiago, Chile: A. James MacDon-ald, Richard A. Jemielita;

Cornoyer, Jeffrey M. Rosemont Copper Company, Tucson, Ari-zona: Erich U. Petersen, William X. Chavez, Jr.;

Freeman, Curtis J. Avalon Development Corporation, Fairbanks, Alaska: David A. Hedderly-Smith, Donald L. Stevens;

Guerard, Sylvain Kinross Gold Corporation, Toronto, Canada: Robert Krcmarov, François Robert;

Johnston, Kendra A. Independence Gold Corporation, Vancou-ver, Canada: Tom E. McCandless, Craig J.R. Hart;

Mallette, Patrick M. Newmont Mining Corporation, Greenville, North Carolina: Judith A. Kinnaird, William X. Chavez, Jr.;

Mills, Stuart A. Orca Gold Inc., Hampstead Norreys, United Kingdom: Daniel Marinov, Valentin Buhov;

Nasi, Carlo A. Coeur Mining Inc., Chihuahua, Mexico: Constan-tino Mpodozis, Jeffrey W. Hedenquist;

Negishi, Yoshimitsu Mitsubishi Materials Techno Corporation, Kumagaya, Japan: Yasushi Watanabe, Ken-ichiro Hayashi;

Simon, Adam C. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan: Stephen E. Kesler, Antonio Arribas;

Spurway, Christopher C. Eurasian Minerals Inc., The Gap, Aus-tralia: M. Stephen Enders, David Z. Royle;

Webster, Anthony E. University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Aus-tralia: Ross R. Large, Daniel George Wood.

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Usak, Turkey; Jhon K. Palacios Alejo, CIA de Minas Buenaventura SAA, Lima, Peru; Michael Pocock, Evolution Mining, West End Townsville, Australia; Martin Dewar Prendergast, Kirriemuir, United Kingdom; Leigh R. Rankin, Rankin Consultancy PL, Porepunkah, Australia; Tomas Enrique Reategui Galoc, Geoandina Exploraciones SAC, Lima, Peru; Warren Rehn, Golden Minerals Company, Golden, Colorado; Rob-ert E. Ridings, Jr., The Doe Run Company, Viburnum, Missouri; Cristian F. Rivera Carrasco, BHP Billiton, Lima, Peru; Jesse Robertson, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Perth, Australia; Goetz Roller, Munich, Germany; Shawky Ali Salem, Sr., Alexandria Uni-versity, Alexandria, Egypt; Anthony W. Schreck, Metal Bank Limited, Darra, Aus-tralia; Peter B. Schwann, Aruma Resources Limited, Nedlands, Australia; Ryan W. Sharpe, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada; Artem Shtengelov, Regional Min-ing Company LLC, Moscow, Russia; Pat-rick C. Siglin, Black Range Minerals, Ltd., Golden, Colorado; Hans J. Silva Arana, Minera Bateas SAC, Callao, Lima, Peru; Irving Scott Sotelo Seguil, Minsur S.A., Lima, Peru; James Alan Stimac, Stimac Geothermal Consulting, Santa Rosa, Cali-fornia; Nicolay R. Timana Zaliotkina, CIA de Minas Buenaventura, Lima, Peru; Pavlos Tsitsanis, Eldorado Gold, Nea Moudania, Greece; Byron van der Walt, Umbono Capital, Johannesburg, South Africa; Sim-one Vezzoni, Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra-Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy; Roberto Antonio Wagner, Sr., Chesapeake, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Megan Weath-erman, Consolidated Minerals, Subiaco, Australia; Katherine S. Winkles, Johan-nesburg, Gauteng, South Africa; Karen Witten, Maptek Pty Ltd, Morley, Australia; Chris Yakymchuk, University of Water-loo, Waterloo, Canada; Zeng Jie Zhang, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, China; Sergey Zhmodik, Institute of Geology and Mineralogy, Novosibirsk, Russia; Wenli Zhong, Chengdu University of Technology, Chengdu, China.


NEW 1 STUDENT MEMBERS:Matthew Aboagye, New Mexico Insti-tute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico; Juan D. Acevedo, Uni-versidad Nacional de Colombia-Sede Bogota, Bucaramanga, Colombia; Jheyson Acosta Luna, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Medellin, Medellin, Colombia; Leandro Amaral, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil;

Andres Areiza, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Medellin, Itagui, Colom-bia; Matt O. Arges, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada; Samuel J. Argyle, Royal School of Mines, London, United Kingdom; Bradley K. Arnett, University of Texas at Austin, Schertz, Texas; Kira Arnold, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada; Bruno A.A. Cavalcanti de Arruda, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Joseph M. Aslin, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; Samuel Attersley, Memorial University, St. John’s, Canada; Samuel Tyler Avila, Iowa State University, New-ton, Iowa; Andrew O. Balcom, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada; Wolfgang E. Barbosa Montero, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota DC, Colombia; John Barefoot, University of North Carolina, Hillsborough, North Carolina; Alex R. Barker, Utah State University, Logan, Utah; Pedro Dumont Barroso, Sr., Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais, Lagoa Santa, Bra-zil; Maral Bayaraa, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; Juan P. Bayona, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota DC, Colombia; Catriona Beadel, Impe-rial College of London, London, United Kingdom; Daniel M.B. Beck, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Sara-sota, Florida; Jacob Bellrose, Laurentian University, Worthington, Canada; Alyssa Biel, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota; Michael J. Blessington, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska; Val-entin Bouchet, Université d’Orléans OSUC, Olivet, France; Alain Boudreau, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Hugo Bourque, Université d’Orléans OSUC, Orléans, France; Arturo Briseno Vega, Uni-versidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico, Mexico; Matt Bunce, University of Ottawa, Espanola, Canada; Yonghua Cao, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada; Angie C. Cardona Alarcon, Uni-versidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota DC, Colombia; Pedro Benedito Casagrande, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Yamile I. Casasbuenas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Me-dellin, Medellin, Colombia; Laura Cas-trillon Mercado, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Medellin, Medellin, Colombia; Sofia A. Caylor, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas; Johnathan T.C. Cenedese, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada; Nataly Chacon Buitrago, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Sede Bogota, Chia, Colombia; Jia Chang, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Olivia Chant-Tuft, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Carlos J. Charry Celis, Universidad Nacional de Colom-bia-Sede Bogota, Bogota D.C., Colombia;

Jingzhi Chen, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Beijing, China; Shu Chen, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Guohua Cheng, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Beijing, China; Ana Cristina Chica Ramirez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Medellin, Sabaneta, Colombia; Tristan M. Childress, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Leah Marie Chiste, Queens University, Kingston, Canada; Avriel Venis Literal Cirineo, Akita University, Akita-Shi, Akita, Japan; Ana Maria Contreras, EAFIT Uni-versity, Medellin, Colombia; Nicolas E. Cookson, University of Western Ontario, Oakville, Canada; Jeremy Creppin, Lauren-tian University, Greely, Canada; Edward Cromwell, Durham, Durham, United King-dom; Alexandre Cugerone, Université de Montpellier 2, Montpellier, France; Michael Cunningham, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada; Janina Czas, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada; Sarah Davis, Lake-head University, Thunder Bay, Canada; Rob Dawson, University of Leeds, Amer-sham, United Kingdom; Victor de Bronac de Vazelhes, Université d’Orléans OSUC, Orléans, France; Caio Ribeiro de Mello, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Bra-zil; Fábio Domeniconi Cardinali de Melo, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Hayley De Witt, Univer-sity of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; Lindsay Debono, University of Western Ontario, Rockwood, Canada; Matthew J. DeGas-peris, Western Ontario, London, Canada; Rafael A. Delfin, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas; Paulina Dobrowolska, AGH University of Technology and Science, Stary Adamów, Poland; Simon Dolega, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada; Danna Dominguez, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico; Leilei Dong, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Beijing, China;

Nicholas J. Dorsch, Adelaide University, Adelaide, Australia; Jake R. Dove, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada; Omar Draz, University of Western Ontario, Lon-don, Canada; Zhuang Duan, China Univer-sity of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Rita Dubman, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada; Kevin Dumoulin, Lake-head University, Thunder Bay, Canada; Hannah C. Elms, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Justin Emberley, University of Ottawa, Gatineau, Canada; Rodrigo F. Embile, Jr., New Mexico Insti-tute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico; Edison S. Erazo Hernandez, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Sede Bogota, Bogota D.C., Colombia; Fernanda Ersinzon, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Demitria Esposito, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Espree E. Essig, University of


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Imperial College of London, London, United Kingdom; Grace Howe, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom; Ryan Andrew Hrkac, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada; Wei Hu, China Uni-versity of Geosciences, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Katherine Huang, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Michael J. Hurth, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado; Michael Hutchinson, Oregon State University, Cor-vallis, Oregon; Robert S. Irving, Dalhousie University, Wolfville, Canada; Matthew Irwin, Royal School of Mines, London, United Kingdom; James Jeary, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Michael C. Jenkins, Eastern Washington University, Spokane, Washington; Benja-min S. Jenkinson, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Peng Jiang, Insti-tute of Geology and Geophysics, Beijing, China; Erinn Johnson, Colorado State Uni-versity, Castle Rock, Colorado; Andres Edu-ardo S. Junco Rojas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Sede Bogota, Bogota DC, Colombia; Zhen Kang, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Beijing, China; Oguzcan Karagoz, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey; Sean Kelly, Miami Univer-sity, Oxford, Ohio; Jacklynn A. Kennicott, University of Regina, Regina, Canada; Buchanan C. Kerswell, Utah Valley Univer-sity, Provo, Utah; Mackenzie Kester, South Dakota School of Mines, Rapid City, South Dakota; Chase Kicker, New Mexico Tech University, Socorro, New Mexico; Matthew R. Klassen, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Anne C. Klith, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark; Brian A. Konecke, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Linda Krahe, Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany; Nikita L. La Cruz, University of South Florida, Wesley Chapel, Florida; Kati S. Laakso, University of Alberta, Helsinki, Finland; Wanika Lai, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Dylan K. Langille, IV, University of Western Ontario, Toronto, Canada; Salome Larmier, Univer-sité Montpellier 2, Montpellier, France; Angela Lay, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Hee Jo Lee, Uni-versity of Toronto, Burlington, Canada; Christine A. Legrand, Laurentian Univer-sity, Sudbury, Canada; Mark LeMessurier, University of British Columbia, St. John’s, Canada; Max Lemus-Rivera, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico; Hao Li, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Beijing, China; Jiaopu Li, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Pei Liang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China; Marit Lindbom, Memorial University, St.

John’s, NL, Canada; Guangxian Liu, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, China; Lijie Liu, Hefei University of Tech-nology, Hefei, Anhui, China; Shang Liu, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Bei-jing, China; Christopher Lloyd, University of Southampton, Rochford, United King-dom; Sandra Lourenço Amaro, University of Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal; Flavien C.A. Lucas, Université Montpellier 2, Montpel-lier, France; Elizabeth Lymer, Dalhousie University, Toronto, Canada; Weidong Ma, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Bei-jing, China; Alexandra Macho, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona; Luis F. Mahe-cha Escobar, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Sede Bogota, Mosquera, Colom-bia; Sarah Makin, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada; Maximilian Mandl, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Emilie March-and, Université Montpellier 2, Montpellier, France; Martin Marquardt, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Rob-ert W. Marshall, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Kimberly Martin, Uni-versity of Ottawa, Gatineau, Canada; Luis B. Martinetti, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas; Vladimir Matjus-chkin, University of Bristol, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Dustin Matkowski, Uni-versity of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Can-ada; Fannie McMurray Pinard, Université Laval, Québec, Canada; Sebastian J. Mead, University of Leicester, Braintree, United Kingdom; Owain John Mears, Cardiff Uni-versity, Cardiff, United Kingdom; Ashley J. Mehaffy, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; Julie Meillac, Université de Montpellier-2, Montpellier, France; Mat-thew J. Melchiorre, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada; Margarita Melfou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Pefka of Thessaloniki, Greece; Evan Melquist, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Filipe Menezes Rocha, Universidade Fed-eral do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Nadieh Mohammadi, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Canada; Nicolas Molnar, Monash University, South Yarra, Australia; Preston Dee Moore, Washington State University, Colfax, Washington; Chandini Murlidhar, University of South-ampton, Southampton, United Kingdom; Sean M.C. Murphy, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, St. John’s, Canada; Scott Myles, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Nora C. Nelson, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Mikko J. Nenonen, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Britta Neumann, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; John W. Newman, University of Leicester, Cambridge, United Kingdom; Kaelin New-man, Western Washington University,

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Everett, Washington; Julien C.S. Nicoud, Université Montpellier 2, Grabels, France; Liqing Nie, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, China; Jonathan Nieto, Uni-versity of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas; Suzanna M. Nodder, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom; Adrienne V. Noftall, University of New Brunswick, St. John’s, Canada; Lizeth Noriega, Universi-dad Nacional de Colombia-Medellin, Medellin, Colombia; Renato Oliveira Fanha, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Sal-vador, Brazil; Merli Oliveras Segui, Univer-sity of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Simen Greger Olsen, University of College Cork Ireland, Holmestrand, Norway; Karen Onofre-Alviso, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; Szabolcs Orban, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary; Wendy Orozco, Uni-versidad Nacional de Colombia-Medellin, Medellin, Colombia; Rosario R. Pacheco Serrano, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Madero, Mexico; Jenielyn Tuando Padrones, Akita University, Akita City, Japan; Rebecca Paisley, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Emily M. Palmer, Uni-versity of New Brunswick, Fredericton, Can-ada; Xuyong Pang, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Beijing, China; Rachit Parihar, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India; Samantha Pascarelli, Colorado School of Mines, Denver, Colorado; Maximiliano Paz, Universidad Nacional de Rio Negro, General Roca, Argentina; Mireille Pelletier, INRS Centre Eau Terre Environnement, Québec, Canada; Yesica X. Pena Beltran, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Sede Bogota, Bogota DC, Colombia; Andre Pereira Assis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Rebecca Perkins, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; Anton M. Petho, Univer-sity of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom; Can Pham-Ngoc, Akita University, Akita, Japan; Nathan Pidduck, Dalhousie Univer-sity, Belleville, Canada; Nicolas Piette-Lauzière, Université Laval, Québec, Canada; Geoff Podrucky, Laurentian Uni-versity, Sudbury, Canada; Sebastian Posada Monsalve, EAFIT University, Medellin, Colombia; Esteban A. Prado Flores, Uni-versity of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; Aditya Pratama, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Donnavan J. Preto-rius, University of Johannesburg, Aston Manor, South Africa; Núria Pujol Solà, Uni-versity of Geneva, Vic, Spain; Ryan F. Puzel, University of Minnesota Duluth, Ely, Minnesota; Pham Minh Quyen, Akita Uni-versity, Akita City, Japan; Alexandra Racosky, Kutztown University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; Curtis Rhinas, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada; Shane Rich, University of British Columbia, Van-couver, Canada; Nancy Richter, Technical

University Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany; Timothy S. Robinson, Univer-sity of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Markus Röhner, Technical University Ber-gakademie Freiberg, Stollberg, Germany; Shirley E. Rosendahl, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; Sandra Rosset, Univer-sity of British Columbia, Vancouver, Can-ada; Andrew Sadowski, University of Nevada-Reno, Reno, Nevada; Debidarsani Sahoo, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India; Keith A. Salamon, Uni-versity of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Paula Andrea A. Salazar Castano, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin, Colombia; Jack J. Sanderson, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Daniel G. Sando-val Moreno, Sr., Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Sede Bogota, Bogota D.C., Colombia; Tobias Schlegel, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland; Katharina Schneider, Technical University Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany; Martin Schwindinger, Monash University, Clayton, Australia; Marjorie Sciuba, Université Laval, Québec, Canada; Keelin Scully, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Iwan Seti-awan, Akita University, Akita City, Japan; Christine Shiels, University of Saskatche-wan, Saskatoon, Canada; Samuel Simard, Laval University, Quebec, Canada; Philip Simmons, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico; Joseph Simpson, Cardiff University, Fal-mouth, United Kingdom; Katherine Siuda, London, United Kingdom; Jakub Sliwinski, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Christo-pher A. Smith, University of British Colum-bia, Burnaby, Canada; Joycelyn Smith, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Canada; Christopher R. Standley, University of Southampton, Stourbridge, United King-dom; Zhikun Su, China University of Geo-science, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Robin G. Super, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada; Sebastian O. Szymutko, Univer-sity of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota; Ale-jandra Tabares Grajales, EAFIT University, Medellin, Colombia; Andres Tabares, Uni-versidad Nacional de Colombia-Medellin, Medellin, Colombia; Oliver J. Taggart, Uni-versity of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Muhammad Tahir, Akita University, Akita, Japan; Miguel Tavares Nassif, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado; Luke Sidney Taylor, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom; Heather Thiel, University of Bristol, Bournemouth, United Kingdom; Maria Fernanda P. Tomazella da Silva, Universidade Estadual Paulista ‘Júlio de Mesquita Filho,’ Rio Claro, Brazil; Matthew J. Topham, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Albert Tsien, Univer-sity of California Davis, Union City, Califor-nia; Benjamim Tutolo, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota;

Franck B. Twite, University of Witwa-tersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; Luis Enrique Valencia, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada; Marissa Mia Valentino, Queen’s University, Kings-ton, Canada; Ruy Cota Vasconcelos, Uni-versidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Stephanie C. Vaughn, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Erica Veglio, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Martin Viala, Université Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada; Rosalind K. Walker, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom; Chaneil J. Wal-lace, New Mexico Insitute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico; Nathan-iel Walsh, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Hongqiang Wang, China Univer-sity of Geosciences, Wuhan, China; Le Wang, Institute of Geology and Geophys-ics, Beijing, China; Zander W. Warren, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Amy Watkin, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom; Patrick C.H. Watt, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Katherine Wehrs, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota; Guang Wen, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China; Zhehan Weng, Monash University, Clayton, Australia; Stephen M. West, Lake-head University, Barrie, Canada; Katherine C. Whitaker, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado; Joshua Wiebe, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada; Nathan Williams, University of Texas, Austin, Texas; Jesse Wilson, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada; Niki E. Wintzer, Washington State University, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; Rowan Wollenberg, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Joshua Wright, University of New Bruns-wick, Fredericton, Canada; Chao Wu, Chi-nese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China; Shuang Yan, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Guangzhou, China; Xiang Yan, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China; Chao Yang, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, Beijing, China; Luana Yeung, University of British Columbia, Burnaby, Canada; Yiwei Yin, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada; Fengli Yu, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China; Haihua Yu, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, China; Siyao Mark Yu, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York; Guoping Zeng, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China; Liping Zeng, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China; Chao Zhao, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Beijing, China; Jiahao Zheng, Peking University, Beijing, China; Luo Zheng, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; Diana K. Zylik, University of Western Ontario, Oakville, Canada. 1


3rd Symposium on Igneous Petrology and Ore Deposits

October 13–15, 2015National University of Río Negro, Roca

Río Negro Province, Argentina

The 3-day symposium will focus on igneous petrology and eco-nomic geology, with participants presenting the results of their investigations in these areas. The event is an opportunity to dis-cuss issues of common interest in a venue conducive to network-ing between academia and companies engaged in the field of industrial minerals and metals.

This invitation to participate is extended to students at the graduate and postdoctoral level, as well as to new graduates. Advanced students are encouraged to submit their research con-tributions, including postgraduate thesis topics and final papers.

The Commission of Petrology of the Geological Association of Argentina and the Research Institute of Geology and Paleobiology of the National University of Río Negro-CONICET are Symposium hosts.

Scheduled Activities:• Presentation of scientific contributions in oral sessions and

posters• Thematic sessions with invited talks from leading researchers• A post-conference field trip to review the Permo-Triassic

magmatism and associated mineralization in the area of Los Menucos (optional)

• The terroir of Patagonia and its wines (optional)

Call for Abstracts, submission deadline: March 1, 2015 Website: http://iiipima.webs.com/ Contact: [email protected]

4th SGA-SEG-UNESCO-IUGSShort Course on African Metallogeny

Mineral Resources-Based Sustainable Development in AfricaAddis Ababa, Ethiopia • 23rd to 31st March 2015

Africa is well endowed with mineral resources and yet much of Africa’s mineral riches remain to be discovered. Mining has played a pivotal role in the economy of many African countries with contributions to foreign exchange earnings exceeding 50% in many instances. There is no doubt that the exploitation of mineral deposits could form a substantial, if not the strongest, platform on which to base the future uplifting of the African economy. The discovery of new deposits as well as the economic and sustainable exploitation of known deposits requires skills that are not as readily available in many areas of Africa as they might be in other parts of the world. The aims of the recently founded Short Courses on African Metallogeny have been firstly to train African geoscientists in the specific field of metallogeny. So far, the original goal to conduct these short courses on an annual basis in different parts of the continent could be achieved. After three highly successful editions, beginning in 2012 in Burkina Faso, followed in 2013 in Zambia and in 2014 in Morocco, we are very pleased to announce the fourth of these courses, which is being organized by the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA), in collaboration with the School of Earth Sciences at Addis Ababa Univer-sity, the Ethiopian Ministry of Mines in collaboration with the Ethiopian Geoscience and Mineral Engineering Association (EGMEA) and the Geological Society of Africa (GSAf), and supported by UNESCO, IUGS, and the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG).

Information and Registration forms can be downloaded from www.segweb.org/events#15AM4

SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS 7811 Shaffer Parkway · Littleton, CO 80127-3732 USA · Tel: 1.720.981.7882 · Fax: 1.720.981.7874 · E-mail: [email protected]

January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015 (or until December 31st of the year listed)

OFFICERS

François Robert, President

Brian G. Hoal, Executive Director

Harold J. Noyes, Treasurer

Robert P. Foster, President-Elect

Judith A. Kinnaird, Past President

A. James Macdonald, Vice President for Regional Affairs (2015–2017)

Regina M. Baumgartner, Vice President for Student Affairs (2014–2016)

SEG FoundationJohn E. Black, President

SEG Publications BoardRichard J. Goldfarb, Chair

Society for Geology Applied toMineral Deposits

Georges Beaudoin, PresidentJan Pasava, Executive Secretary

COUNCILORS

2015Francisco I. de Azevedo, Jr.Jean S. ClineThomas Monecke

2016David J. HallJingwen MaoMesut Soylu

2017Howard C. GoldenRobert P. MoritzBrian G. Rusk

PUBLICATIONS BOARD

2015Timothy Baker

2016Sarah A. GleesonRichard J. Goldfarb, ChairStuart F. Simmons

2017Zhaoshan ChangPatrick Mercier-Langevin

Brian G. Hoal, ex of� cioLawrence D. Meinert,

Economic Geology Editor

REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS

2015Mei-Fu Zhou – AsiaEvgeny Naumov – North EurasiaJosé R. Arce – South America

2016Antoni Camprubi – Mexico, Central

America, and the Caribbean

2017Michael N. Venter – AfricaDavid R. Cooke – AustralasiaJens Gutzmer – Europe

COMMITTEES

Executive CommitteeFrançois Robert, ChairRobert P. FosterRichard J. GoldfarbJudith A. Kinnaird Harold J. NoyesA. James MacdonaldBrian G. Hoal, ex of� cio

Audit CommitteeDonald J. Baker, ChairRichard J. HallBarton J. Suchomel

Budget CommitteeHarold J. Noyes, ChairDonald J. BirakRichard J. GoldfarbBrian G. Hoal, ex of� cio

Committee On CommitteesTBD

Distinguished Lecturer CommitteeLawrence M. Cathles, III, 2015, ChairDavid R. Cooke, 2015Kalin I. Kouzmanov, 2017 Iain K. Pitcairn, 2016Stewart D. Redwood, 2016Noel C. White, 2015

Education and Training CommitteeRobert P. Foster, 2015 (President-Elect & Chair)François Robert, 2015 (President)Judith A. Kinnaird, 2015 (Past President)Richard J. Goldfarb, 2015 (Publications Board Chair)William X. Chávez, Jr., 2015 (Field Trip Coordinator)Elizabeth R. Sharman, 2015 (Member-at-Large)Roberto P. Xavier, 2015 (Member-at-Large)Brian G. Hoal, 2015 (Executive Director) ex of� cioElizabeth Holley, 2015 (Program Coordinator) ex of� cio

Fellowship Admissions CommitteeCarolyn D. Anglin, 2016, Chair Huayong Chen, 2017 Roy D. Corrans, 2016Enrique Grez, 2016Simon M. Henderson, 2016Ross R. Large, 2015

Investment CommitteeChristopher E. Herald, 2015, ChairDonald J. Baker, 2015Donald J. Birak, 2015Richard J. Hall, 2015Barton J. Suchomel, 2015Harold J. Noyes, ex of� cioBrian G. Hoal, ex of� cio

Lindgren Award CommitteeMark D. Barton, 2015, ChairTimothy Baker, 2015Adrian J. Boyce, 2016John J. Gurney, 2016Holly J. Stein, 2016Gustavo Zulliger, 2016

Nominating Committee Judith A. Kinnaird, 2015, Past President & ChairCommittee members TBD

Program CommitteeSTEERING COMMITTEE

Judith A. Kinnaird, 2015, ChairRegina M. Baumgartner, 2014–2016, ex of� cioA. James Macdonald, 2015–2017, ex of� cioBrian G. Hoal, ex of� cio

MEETING COORDINATORS

J. Bruce Gemmell, SEG 2015, Hobart, Tasmania, AustraliaJeffrey L. Mauk, GSA 2015, Baltimore, MD, USA

Society Traveling Lecturers CommitteeA. James Macdonald, ex of� cio, 2015–2017, ChairChristine A. Horrigan, SecretaryInternational Exchange Lecturer Sub-Committee

Cesar E. Aguirre, 2016, CoordinatorZhaoshan Chang, 2017Robert P. Foster, 2016David Craw, 2016

Thayer Lindsley Visiting Lecturer Sub-CommitteePhilippe Muchez, 2016, CoordinatorDavid P. Braxton, 2017Alan G. Galley, 2017Ilkay Kuscu, 2017

Regional Vice President Lecturer Sub-CommitteeA. James Macdonald, ChairRegional Vice Presidents/Members

Student Affairs CommitteeRegina M. Baumgartner, 2014–2016, ChairRobert J. Chapman, 2015John A. Clifford, 2017Marta B. Franchini, 2016Victor Maksaev, 2016Mega F. Rosana, 2017

SEG FOUNDATION OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES FOR 2015

2015William X. Chávez, Jr.Diane S. NicolsonAndrew T. Swarthout, 2015,

Past President2016Richard L. BedellJohn E. Black, 2015, PresidentG. Bradford Margeson

2017Ruth A. Carraher, 2015, SecretaryDavid L. Kelley, 2015, Vice PresidentStuart R. McCracken2018Mary E. Doherty John E. Larson Donald A. McIver

2019Jones Belther Jonathan M.A. Hronsky Raymond R. Jannas

François Robert, SEG President, ex of� cioRobert P. Foster, SEG President-Elect, ex of� cioHarold J. Noyes, Treasurer, ex of� cioBrian G. Hoal, SEG Executive Director, ex of� cio

SEG CANADA FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2015

Gerald G. Carlson, PresidentNeil D. AdsheadSally L. EyreDean W. A. McDonaldEdward J. ReeveJohn F.H. ThompsonIan S. Walton, Treasurer, ex of� cio

Judith A. Kinnaird, SEG 2014 President, ex of� cio(serving on the board March 2014 – March 2015)

François Robert, SEG 2015 President, ex of� cio(serving on the board March 2015–March 2016)

Brian G. Hoal, SEG Executive Director & Secretary, ex of� cio

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SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS 7811 Shaffer Parkway · Littleton, CO 80127-3732 USA · Tel: 1.720.981.7882 · Fax: 1.720.981.7874 · E-mail: [email protected]

January 1, 2015 – December 31, 2015 (or until December 31st of the year listed)

OFFICERS

François Robert, President

Brian G. Hoal, Executive Director

Harold J. Noyes, Treasurer

Robert P. Foster, President-Elect

Judith A. Kinnaird, Past President

A. James Macdonald, Vice President for Regional Affairs (2015–2017)

Regina M. Baumgartner, Vice President for Student Affairs (2014–2016)

SEG FoundationJohn E. Black, President

SEG Publications BoardRichard J. Goldfarb, Chair

Society for Geology Applied toMineral Deposits

Georges Beaudoin, PresidentJan Pasava, Executive Secretary

COUNCILORS

2015Francisco I. de Azevedo, Jr.Jean S. ClineThomas Monecke

2016David J. HallJingwen MaoMesut Soylu

2017Howard C. GoldenRobert P. MoritzBrian G. Rusk

PUBLICATIONS BOARD

2015Timothy Baker

2016Sarah A. GleesonRichard J. Goldfarb, ChairStuart F. Simmons

2017Zhaoshan ChangPatrick Mercier-Langevin

Brian G. Hoal, ex of� cioLawrence D. Meinert,

Economic Geology Editor

REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS

2015Mei-Fu Zhou – AsiaEvgeny Naumov – North EurasiaJosé R. Arce – South America

2016Antoni Camprubi – Mexico, Central

America, and the Caribbean

2017Michael N. Venter – AfricaDavid R. Cooke – AustralasiaJens Gutzmer – Europe

COMMITTEES

Executive CommitteeFrançois Robert, ChairRobert P. FosterRichard J. GoldfarbJudith A. Kinnaird Harold J. NoyesA. James MacdonaldBrian G. Hoal, ex of� cio

Audit CommitteeDonald J. Baker, ChairRichard J. HallBarton J. Suchomel

Budget CommitteeHarold J. Noyes, ChairDonald J. BirakRichard J. GoldfarbBrian G. Hoal, ex of� cio

Committee On CommitteesTBD

Distinguished Lecturer CommitteeLawrence M. Cathles, III, 2015, ChairDavid R. Cooke, 2015Kalin I. Kouzmanov, 2017 Iain K. Pitcairn, 2016Stewart D. Redwood, 2016Noel C. White, 2015

Education and Training CommitteeRobert P. Foster, 2015 (President-Elect & Chair)François Robert, 2015 (President)Judith A. Kinnaird, 2015 (Past President)Richard J. Goldfarb, 2015 (Publications Board Chair)William X. Chávez, Jr., 2015 (Field Trip Coordinator)Elizabeth R. Sharman, 2015 (Member-at-Large)Roberto P. Xavier, 2015 (Member-at-Large)Brian G. Hoal, 2015 (Executive Director) ex of� cioElizabeth Holley, 2015 (Program Coordinator) ex of� cio

Fellowship Admissions CommitteeCarolyn D. Anglin, 2016, Chair Huayong Chen, 2017 Roy D. Corrans, 2016Enrique Grez, 2016Simon M. Henderson, 2016Ross R. Large, 2015

Investment CommitteeChristopher E. Herald, 2015, ChairDonald J. Baker, 2015Donald J. Birak, 2015Richard J. Hall, 2015Barton J. Suchomel, 2015Harold J. Noyes, ex of� cioBrian G. Hoal, ex of� cio

Lindgren Award CommitteeMark D. Barton, 2015, ChairTimothy Baker, 2015Adrian J. Boyce, 2016John J. Gurney, 2016Holly J. Stein, 2016Gustavo Zulliger, 2016

Nominating Committee Judith A. Kinnaird, 2015, Past President & ChairCommittee members TBD

Program CommitteeSTEERING COMMITTEE

Judith A. Kinnaird, 2015, ChairRegina M. Baumgartner, 2014–2016, ex of� cioA. James Macdonald, 2015–2017, ex of� cioBrian G. Hoal, ex of� cio

MEETING COORDINATORS

J. Bruce Gemmell, SEG 2015, Hobart, Tasmania, AustraliaJeffrey L. Mauk, GSA 2015, Baltimore, MD, USA

Society Traveling Lecturers CommitteeA. James Macdonald, ex of� cio, 2015–2017, ChairChristine A. Horrigan, SecretaryInternational Exchange Lecturer Sub-Committee

Cesar E. Aguirre, 2016, CoordinatorZhaoshan Chang, 2017Robert P. Foster, 2016David Craw, 2016

Thayer Lindsley Visiting Lecturer Sub-CommitteePhilippe Muchez, 2016, CoordinatorDavid P. Braxton, 2017Alan G. Galley, 2017Ilkay Kuscu, 2017

Regional Vice President Lecturer Sub-CommitteeA. James Macdonald, ChairRegional Vice Presidents/Members

Student Affairs CommitteeRegina M. Baumgartner, 2014–2016, ChairRobert J. Chapman, 2015John A. Clifford, 2017Marta B. Franchini, 2016Victor Maksaev, 2016Mega F. Rosana, 2017

SEG FOUNDATION OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES FOR 2015

2015William X. Chávez, Jr.Diane S. NicolsonAndrew T. Swarthout, 2015,

Past President2016Richard L. BedellJohn E. Black, 2015, PresidentG. Bradford Margeson

2017Ruth A. Carraher, 2015, SecretaryDavid L. Kelley, 2015, Vice PresidentStuart R. McCracken2018Mary E. Doherty John E. Larson Donald A. McIver

2019Jones Belther Jonathan M.A. Hronsky Raymond R. Jannas

François Robert, SEG President, ex of� cioRobert P. Foster, SEG President-Elect, ex of� cioHarold J. Noyes, Treasurer, ex of� cioBrian G. Hoal, SEG Executive Director, ex of� cio

SEG CANADA FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2015

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Welcome & Farewell SEG Regional Vice PresidentsA warm welcome to Mike Venter (SEG 2008 F), David Cooke (SEG 1992 F), and Jens Gutzmer (SEG 1996 FL), who have agreed to serve as the new SEG Regional Vice Presidents for Africa, Australasia, and Europe, respectively, for a three-year term (2015-2017).

At this time, we would also like to thank the outgoing Regional VPs — Paul Harbidge (Africa), Cornel de Ronde (Austral-asia), and Richard Herrington (Europe) — for all their work and efforts in their regions on behalf of the SEG over the last three years. Many thanks!

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Jeffrey W. Hedenquist (SEG 1986 F) was honored at the University of Geneva on October 10, 2014, when the school conferred on him the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa.

Colin J. Paterson (SEG 1988 F) received the J. P. Gries Geologist of the Year for South Dakota, the 2014 Presidential Award for Outstanding Professor at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, and was awarded the status of Emeritus Professor. Colin will continue to reside in Rapid City, advising student research and as faculty advisor for the SEG Student Chapter at SDSM&T.

riCHard H. sillitoe (SEG 1976 F Lind-gren) was the recipient of the Mines and Money London Lifetime Achievement Award for 2014, presented at the Gala Dinner on December 4, 2014.

Warren i. finCH (SEG 1956 SF) died on July 21, 2014. No additional informa-tion is available.

delos edWard flint (SEG 1954 SF) died November 12, 2014, in Palo Alto, California. He was 95. He worked for the U.S. Geological Survey, with a hiatus to serve in the U.S. Army during World War II, from 1941 to 1957. He then joined the Freeport Sulphur Company, mov-ing from Cuba to Louisiana and then Nevada. Delos contributed to the dis-covery and development of the Nepean and Mount Keith nickel mines in Aus-tralia, the Reid Lake mixed sulfides deposit in Canada, the Jerritt Canyon gold deposits in Nevada, and—most importantly—the Ertsberg-Grasberg copper-gold district in western New Guinea (now Irian Jaya). Delos retired in 1984 as Vice-President and Chief Geol-ogist of Freeport Exploration Company and became a master gardener and art-ist. He served SEG as a Councilor (1966–1967) and as Vice President (1974). He is survived by his wife, Frances.

James Houston Jolly (SEG 1977 SF) died on January 1, 2014, at age of 82. He began his career in the 1950s as a mine geologist for Hecla Mining Company in Wallace, Idaho. He then joined the U.S. Geological Survey in Maryland as a mineralogist working on clays, followed by a brief stint as a mineralogist with the U.S. Bureau of Mines. In the late 1960s, Jim and his wife, Janice, accepted jobs in Zambia with Roan Selection Trust—Jim as Chief Mineralogist in the Metallurgical Group and Janice in the Geological Research Unit of the same company. After five years, they returned to the United States and Jim rejoined the Bureau of Mines as a com-modity specialist. He was a respected authority on zinc and, in retirement, wrote a comprehensive history of zinc mining in the United States.

edWard t. ruPPel (SEG 1966 SF) died on June 27, 2014. No additional informa-tion is available.

WallaCe (Wally) rusH Griffitts (SEG 1956 LF), a well-respected economic geologist who worked for the U.S. Geo-logical Survey for over 50 years, died December 21, 2014. He was 95. He received all of his degrees (BS,MS, PhD) from the University of Michigan. Inter-nationally known for his work, Wally served as the USGS beryllium com-modity specialist for many years. His major contributions include geologic mapping and geochemical studies in the Piedmont pegmatite district of North Carolina and the Spor Mountain area and Wah Wah Mountains in southern Utah. With more than 100 publications to his credit, Wally was known among his USGS peers for having a near-photo-graphic memory, with an ability to find the exact page in a book in answer to a query. He mentored many young geol-ogists in the 1970s and 1980s, thereby helping to shape many successful careers with the USGS.

Wally was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Dr. Mary Louise Oswald Griffitts, also a geologist, who died in 2010. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Mary Oswald Griffitts and Wallace Rush Griffitts Memorial Fund (#0123906) at the University of Colorado Foundation (www.cufund.org), to be used for graduate students in geology.

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RECENTLY DECEASED SEG MEMBERSDeceased in 2013Byron Berger (F 87)

Donald Everhart (SF 52)Luis Daniel Saenz Alarcon (M 06)

Eberhard Theurkauf (F 65)

Deceased in 2014Alberto Benavides Quintana (SF 52)

Michael Casselman (M 94)Warren Finch (SF 56)Craig Finnigan (F 08)

Delos Flint (SF 54)Robert Horton (SF 65)

James Jolly (SF 77)Peter Rona (F 85)

Edward Ruppel (SF 66)Leonard Saleken (M 94)

Christopher Wagg (M 08)

The Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada announced its slate of awardees to be acknowl-edged at the evening gala during the PDAC annual conference, on March 2, 2015. The Thayer Lindsley Award recipient, for international mineral discoveries, is the Kamoa Discov-ery Team (Ivanhoe Mines), which includes leader david BrouGHton (SEG 2003 F) and tHomas roGers (SEG 2011), david edWards (SEG 2011), douGlas Haynes (SEG 1994), and ross mCGoWan (SEG 2003). The Distinguished Service Award will be presented to William (Bill) Pearson (SEG 1993) for his contributions over a 40-year career.

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Date SEG Calendar of Events Year 2015

JANUARY 26–29 AME BC Roundup—Vancouver BC, Canada. www.amebc.ca

FEBRUARY 7–8 SEG Short Course on the Geology of Gold Depos-its, University of Cape Town | Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa. See p. 52.

FEBRUARY 27–28 SEG Geology of Copper Course at PDAC 2015, Toronto, Canada. pdac.ca/convention/programming/short-courses See p. 53 for SEG Member registration information.

FEBRUARY 27–28 SEG Structural Geology of Gold and Copper Course at PDAC 2015, Toronto, Canada. pdac.ca/convention/programming/short-courses See p. 54 for SEG Member registration information.

FEBRUARY 28– SRK-University of Toronto Workshop-Kimberlite MARCH 1 evaluation: Essentials for understanding primary diamond deposits, Toronto, Canada. See p. 62.

MARCH 1–4 PDAC—Toronto, Canada. www.pdac.ca

MARCH 6–14 SEG Foundation Student Field Trip, Copper- Gold-Silver-Molybdenum Metallogeny of Northern Chile.

MARCH 18–21 PACRIM 2015 Congress, Hong Kong, China. Includes post-Congress SEG workshop. See back cover. www.pacrim2015.ausimm.com.au

MARCH 23–31 4th SGA-SEG-UNESCO-IUGS Short Course on African Metallogeny, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. See p. 62.

APRIL 20–24 27th IAGS Meeting, Tucson, AZ, USA. www.27iags.com/about

APRIL 25–29 World-class Tin-Silver Deposits Field Trip, Oruro, Bolivia. For information contact [email protected]. See p. 46.

MAY 2–3 SEG at GAC-MAC-AGU-CGU 2015-Geology of Granite-Greenstone Terranes and their Mineral Deposits Course, Montreal, Canada. http://ja.agu.org/2015/. See p. 55 for details.

MAY 15–23 GSN 2015 Symposium and SEG Forum, Reno, Nevada, USA. See p. 28.

MAY 18–20 IX International Congress of Prospectors and Explorers (ProExplo 2015), Lima, Peru. www.proexplo.com.pe. See p. 57.

Date SEG Calendar of Events Year 2015

JULY 1–9 XXXIII UNESCO-SEG-SGA Latin American Metallog-eny Course, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. See p. 56.

AUGUST 16–21 Goldschmidt 2015, Prague, Czech Republic. www.goldschmidt.info/2015

AUGUST 22–23 SEG at SGA 13th Biennial Meeting – Pre-meeting SEG Workshop on the Geology and Geochemistry of Gold Deposits. Lecturers: Rich Goldfarb and Stuart Simmons. See p. 56.

AUGUST 24–27 SGA 13th Biennial Meeting, Nancy, France. sga2015.univ-lorraine.fr

SEPTEMBER 27–30 SEG 2015 Conference, Hobart, Tasmania, Austra-lia. www.seg2015.org. See p. 29–40.

OCTOBER 13–15 3rd Symposium on Igneous Petrology and Ore Deposits, Rio Negro Province, Argentina. http://iiipima.webs.com/. See p. 62.

NOVEMBER 1–4 GSA 2015 Annual Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. www.geosociety.org

NOVEMBER 29– American Exploration and Mining DECEMBER 6 Association Meeting, Spokane, WA, USA. www.miningamerica.org

Year 2016

JANUARY 2016 AME BC Roundup—Vancouver BC, Canada. www.amebc.ca

MARCH 2016 PDAC—Toronto, Canada. www.pdac.ca

AUGUST 27– 35th (IGC) International Geological Congress, SEPTEMBER 4 Cape Town, South Africa. www.35igc.org

SEPTEMBER 25–28 GSA 2016 Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA. www.geosociety.org

SEPTEMBER 2016 SEG 2016 Conference, Izmir, Turkey.

DECEMBER 4–10 American Exploration and Mining Association Meeting, Reno, NV, USA. www.miningamerica.org

Date Other Events Year 2015

MAY 21–22 The Institute on Lake Superior Geology 2015 Annual Meeting, Dryden, ON, Canada www.lakesuperiorgeology.org/Dryden2015/. Field Trip Details: www.lakesuperiorgeology.org/Dryden2015/Trips.html

AUGUST 10–12 12th International Congress for Applied Mineral-ogy (ICAM), Istanbul, Turkey. www.icam2015.org

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PACRIM is a quadrennial congress that focuses on research, exploration anddevelopment of mineral deposits around the Pacific Rim. Its appeal extends far andwide to geologists, geophysicists, geochemists exploring in the Pacific Rim andpeople interested in the mineralisation processes of active tectonic margins, andthose developing projects following discovery in these regions.

Society of Economic Geologists Post-Conference Workshop at PACRIM 2015Geology, mineral deposits, and exploration in ChinaMarch 21 2015, 8:30 AM-5 PM

This course will provide a comprehensive overview of the mineral resources ofChina and the major challenges facing exploration in the country. The geology,main ore characteristics, and deposit distribution will be presented for the mostwidespread and economically important deposit types by Chinese and overseasexperts from government, academia, and industry. The requirements anddifficulties of carrying out greenfields and brownfields exploration within China willbe detailed from both local and Western company perspectives.

Keynote SpeakersMac Canby, Vice President/Eurasian Exploration, Freeport-McMoRan Copperand Gold, USA

Cornel de Ronde, Principal Scientist, GNS Science, New Zealand

Jeffrey Hedenquist, Hedenquist Consulting Inc, Canada

Larry Meinert, U.S. Geological Survey, USA

Franco Pirajno, University of Western Australia

Richard Schodde, MinEx Consulting, Australia

Richard Sillitoe, Consultant, United Kingdom

John Thompson, Petra Science Consultants, USA

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