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APRIL 2013 NUMBER 93 

An Introduction to SEG Special Publication 16* 

Geology and Genesis of Major Copper 

Deposits and Districts of the World: 

A Tribute to Richard H. Sillitoe 

Jeffrey W. Hedenquist, Michael Harris, and Francisco Camus, Eds. 

Rio Tinto Exploration sponsored this 

SEG publication, Geology and Genesis of 

Major Copper Deposits and Districts of the 

World, which is dedicated to Richard H. 

(Dick) Sillitoe in recognition and appreciation 

of his contributions to the understanding 

of the world’s major copper 

districts. The subject matter spans the 

globe, with reviews of Chuquicamata, 

Escondida, Los Pelambres, Bingham, 

Resolution, Pebble, Oyu Tolgoi, Olympic 

Dam, Tenke-Fungurume, Dzhezkazgan, 

and Grasberg. Overviews of provinces 

highlight the Chilean Andes, SW North 

America, central Asia, Carajás, the European 

Kupferschiefer, and the Central 

African Copperbelt. Finally, a wider perspective 

looks at Cu-rich magmatic deposits 

and their genesis and the role of 

hydrothermal controls on porphyry distribution. 

Much that has been discovered and 

catalogued in the history of copper 

*Information for this section includes text 

taken from the Foreword, by Eric Finlayson, 

former head of Rio Tinto Exploration. 

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Sponsor 

Geology and Genesis of Major Copper 

Deposits and Districts of the World: 

A Tribute to Richard H. Sillitoe 

Editors 

Jeffrey W. Hedenquist 

Michael Harris 

and Francisco Camus 

SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS, INC. 

Special Publication Number 16 

resource exploration has roots in the 

work of Dick Sillitoe. Since 1968, 

Dick has published 120 technical 

publications in international journals, 

books, bulletins, and conference 

proceedings. His papers in 

Economic Geology and other publications 

of the SEG are reproduced on 

the CD-ROM included with this volume. 

He has also written over 800 

unpublished technical reports while 

consulting for over 200 mining companies, 

seven governments, and four 

international agencies in 97 countries 

around the world. 

This prodigious body of work has 

made it virtually impossible for a geologist 

to work on a copper deposit 

today without benefiting from 

Dick’s field observations and genetic 

models. His ferocious work rate has 

led him to see more orebodies and 

prospects and to meet more economic 

geologists than possibly any other geologist 

to date. A highly commendable 

aspect of Dick’s work is the large number 

of people who have shared in his 

studies and publications. Dick is consistently 

generous in the recognition of 

other people’s ideas and meticulous in 

referencing previous 

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NEWSLETTER 

Nº 93 — APRIL 2013 

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F E A T U R E A R T I C L E 

1 An Introduction to SEG Special Publication 16 

N E W S L E T T E R C O L U M N S 

4 From the Executive Director: Summary of Activities for the Year 2012 

8 Presidential Perspective: SEG 101 

10 SEGF Presidential Perspective: Economics 101, SEG Foundation Version 

10 From the Treasurer: 2012 Year-End Summary 

S E G N E W S 

12-13 Contributions – SEG, SEG Foundation, and SEG Canada Foundation 

20 Geofacets Launch 

22 SEG Geometallurgy Forum 

23 SEG Gold Deposits Short Course, University of Cape Town 

23 Dan Wood Lectures at SME 

25 SEG Field Mapping Course, December 2012 

25 Ore Deposits Models and Exploration Workshop, Guangzhou, China 

26 UNESCO-SEG-SGA Latin American Metallogeny Course, Lima, Peru 

S E G S T U D E N T N E W S 

28 Round I 2013 Student Chapter Funding Proposal 

28 University of Geneva SEG Student Chapter Field Trip 

30 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) SEG Student Chapter Field Trip 

30 University of Leicester SEG Student Chapter 

E X P L O R A T I O N R E V I E W S 

33– Alaska · 33– Australasia · 34– Europe · 35– Mexico · 35– Northern Eurasia · 

37– United States 

M E M B E R S H I P 

41-45 SEG Membership: Candidates and New Fellows, Members, and Student Members 

48 SEG Announcements & Deadlines 

49 Officers and Committees 

50 Personal Notes & News 

A N N O U N C E M E N T S 

7 FUTORES 2013 – Noel White Symposium on Ore Deposits, Townsville, Australia 

9 Elements 

11 Thank You! SEG Canada Foundation Corporate Donors 

14 African Metallogeny II: Base Metals in Basins Workshop, Kitwe, Zambia, Africa 

15 VIII International Congress of Prospectors and Explorers (ProExplo 2013), Peru 

19 Metamorphism in the Ore Environment Special Session & Field Trip at GAC-MAC 2013 

21 Geofacets from Elsevier 

24 SEG 2014 Conference – Building Exploration Capability for the 21 st Century 

29 Laurentian University Greenstone Gold and Base Metal Exploration Field Course, Canada 

31 Economic Geology Anniversary Collection DVD – Now Available! 

31 NWMA 119th Annual Meeting, Exposition and Short Courses, Sparks/Reno, Nevada, USA 

32 SEG-Precambrian Research Center Short Course, Duluth, MN, USA 

32 Precambrian Research Center Professional Field Course, USA and Canada 

36 SEG-SGA Field Trip: Gold Deposits of the Russian Northeast, pre-SGA Sweden Conference 

38 Geomin 2013, Santiago, Chile 

38 Goldschmidt 2013, Florence, Italy 

38 Boost Your Résumé – Upgrade to Fellow! 

39 SEG at GSA 2013, Denver, Colorado, USA 

46-47 SEG-GSSA pre-GeoForum 2013 IOCG Course, South Africa 

51 III Brazilian Symposium on Metallogeny, Brazil 

52-53 SEG-SEG Canada Foundation Whistler 2013: Geoscience for Discovery – Register Now! 

56 FUTORES 2013 pre-Conference SEG-EGRU Course, Australia (back cover) 

S E G E D U C A T I O N & T R A I N I N G C U R R I C U L U M 

40 Practical Methods in Mineral Exploration Workshop, SEG Course Center, Littleton, CO, USA 

C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S 

54 Calendar 

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42 Awards for Scientific Excellence 

32 Big Sky Geophysics 

24 de Haller & Schmidt 

44 Geocon, Inc. 

2 Geosense (inside front cover) 

42 Int’l Applied Geochemistry Symp. 

34 io global 

55 Kinross Gold (inside back cover) 

31 Laravie, Joseph A. 

48 Logemin 

24 LTL Petrographics 

14 MDRU-Exploration Geochemistry 

29 MDRU-Porphyry Copper Deposits 

32 Petrographic Consultants Intl. 

27 Queen’s University 

19 Recursos del Caribe, S.A. 

14 Resource Geosciences de Mexico 

2 SGS (inside front cover) 

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24 Zonge Engineering & Research

4 S E G N E W S L E T T E R No 93 • APRIL 2013 

F R O M T H E E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R 

Summary of Activities for the Year 2012 

NEW OFFICERS 

In the July/August election of officers 

for January 2013, the membership 

elected Judith A. Kinnaird, President- 

Elect (2013), Jean S. Cline, Francisco 

(Chico) I. de Azevedo, Jr., and Thomas 

Monecke as Councilors (2013–2015). 

MEMBERSHIP 

As of December 31, 2012, SEG membership 

in all categories totaled 7,313, 9% 

higher than the level at the end of last 

year. Members are currently distributed 

through 108 countries worldwide, compared 

with 99 countries at the end of 

last year. About 61% of the membership 

works for industry (corporate or self-employed); 

the remainder are in academia 

(31% including students), government 

(4%), and retired (3%). Nearly 60% of 

our members are from three countries, 

namely the United States (25%), Canada 

(18%), and Australia (14%). The majority 

of members (57%) come from outside 

North America (USA and Canada). 

About 85% of new applicants are from 

outside the USA with the bulk of applications 

coming from Latin America 

(27%), Canada (18%), Europe (10%), 

Australasia (9%), and Africa (8%). For the 

year to date, the Society has processed 

1,292 new applications (5 Fellows, 531 

Members and 756 Student Memberships). 

In addition, 51 Members upgraded 

to Fellowship, with Fellows now 

making up 20% of total membership. 

The Society ended the year with 71 

active Student Chapters located in 25 

countries: Canada (14), the USA (10), 

Brazil (6), United Kingdom (6), Australia 

(5), Colombia (4), Peru (3), Argentina 

(2), Chile (2), China (2), Germany (2), 

Switzerland (2), Bolivia (1), Bulgaria (1), 

Czech Republic (1), France (1), Greece 

(1), Hungary (1), Indonesia (1), Mexico 

(1), Papua New Guinea (1), Romania (1), 

Slovakia (1), South Africa (1), and 

Ukraine (1). Nine chapters are now considered 

to be inactive. The Stewart R. 

Wallace Fund disbursed $50,087 to 47 

Student Chapters in 20 countries – 

Canada (10), the USA (9), United Kingdom 

(5), Australia (3), Colombia (3), 

China (2), Peru (2), and one chapter in 

each of Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Bulgaria, 

Chile, Czech Republic, France, 

Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, South 

Africa, and Switzerland. Students now 

make up over 21% of the overall membership. 

The SEG Foundation continues to 

provide important subsidies required to 

sustain special membership classes such 

as Students, Senior Fellows, and Lindgren 

Awardees. 

CONFERENCES, FIELD TRIPS, 

AND SHORT COURSES 

In 2012, the Society organized, sponsored, 

or participated in the following 

conferences, workshops, symposia, field 

courses, and field trips: 

SEG sponsored the pre-meeting Short 

Course on Phosphorites and Potash 

Evaporites (January 21–22) at the AME 

BC Mineral Exploration Roundup in 

Vancouver, Canada, January 23–26, 

2012. SEG Short Course presenters 

were T. K. Lowenstein and P. K. Pufahl. 

Sydney Crawford in Membership coordinated 

and handled the SEG exhibit 

booth. The Roundup attracted 

over 8,200 participants. 

The SEG held a Short Course on the 

Geology of Gold Deposits in Cape 

Town, South Africa, February 4–5, 

2012 prior to the Indaba Meeting. The 

presenters were R. Goldfarb, N. White, 

and C. Hart. 

SEG held a PDAC pre-meeting, twoday 

course, “Gold in Precambrian 

Shields,” on March 2–3, 2012, in 

Toronto, Canada. H. Poulsen, G. Begg, 

and M. Bardoux – presenters. 

SEG was an exhibitor at the PDAC 

convention, March 4–7, 2012. This 

event attracted over 30,000 people. 

Christine Horrigan, SEG Executive Assistant, 

handled the SEG booth. The 

SEG Council, Foundation Trustees, 

Executive Committee, and Publications 

Board meetings were held at the 

Radisson Admiral Harbourfront Hotel 

on March 2–3, 2012. 

The 1st SGA-SEG-UNESCO-IUGS Short 

Course on African Metallogeny was 

held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 

Africa on March 12–18, 2012. Course 

title was “Precious and not-so-precious 

metals in old cratons.” Presenters 

were N. Beukes, H. Frimmel, P. Eilu, 

M. Ouedraogo, and R. Xavier. 

BRIAN G. HOAL 

SEG Executive Director 

and Editor 

SEG participated 

in the European 

Geosciences 

Union (EGU) 

General Assembly 

2012 inVienna, 

Austria, April 22– 

27, 2012. SEG 

Session entitled, 

“Elements Critical 

to 21st Century Economies”. Convenors 

were R. Herrington, Y. 

Watanabe, and L. Fontboté. 

SEG participated in the Chihuahua 

Minero in Chihuahua, Mexico, held 

April 25–27, 2012. J. Hedenquist was a 

speaker and E. Enriquez coordinated 

and manned the SEG booth. 

The first SEG Course Center event held 

in 2012 in Littleton, Colorado, USA, 

was the SEG-CSM short course “Metallogeny 

of Modern and Ancient Submarine 

Arc Systems.” This two-day 

course was held April 26–27, and was 

presented by M. Hannington and T. 

Monecke. 

“Field Methods in Economic Geology 

I – Introduction and Drilling Workshop” 

was held at the SEG Course 

Center from April 30 to May 4, 2012. 

Instructors for this five-day workshop 

were K. Paul, G. Snow, G. Jaacks, and 

D. Rousseau. 

A second part, “Field Methods in Economic 

Geology II – Mineral Exploration 

Methods Workshop,” was also held at 

the SEG Course Center, May 7–11, 

2012. Instructors were T. Thompson, J. 

Jaacks, K. Witherly, and O. Christensen. 

The SEG Foundation held its ninth 

Student-Dedicated Field Course to the 

Iberian Pyrite Belt in Portugal and 

Spain, May 12–19, 2012. Sixteen students 

were selected from 54 applicants 

and 4 professionals from 9 applicants. 

The trip leaders were W. Chávez and 

E. Petersen. 

SEG sponsored the SIMEXMIN 2012: 

The 5 th Brazilian Symposium on 

Mineral Exploration in Ouro Preto, 

Brazil, May 20–23, 2012. Meeting 

coordinator was SEG Regional VP, 

A. Crósta. SEG organized a technical 

session, “Base and Precious Metals: 

New Exploration and Discoveries,” 

chaired by A. Crósta and F. de 

Azevedo and a short course, “Sedimentary-Hosted 

Stratiform Copper


and Related Mineralization,” was 

given by A. Brown. 

SEG sponsored the XXX Curso Latino - 

americano de Metalogenia: “Active 

and fossil magmatic-hydrothermal 

systems” workshop in Bogota, Colombia, 

June 9–19, 2012. L. Fontboté was 

the coordinator. 

SEG co-sponsored and provided student 

support and advertising for the 

6th International Siberian Early Career 

Geoscientists Conference in Novosibirsk, 

Russia, June 9–23, 2012. I. Tretiakova 

and Regional Vice President for 

North Eurasia, N. Goryachev, participated 

in this event. 

SEG Workshop on “REE Resources, 

IOCG Systems, and Gold Deposits in 

Carlin-Type, Epithermal, and Orogenic 

Environments” was held at the SEG 

Course Center on June 18–22, 2012. 

This five-day workshop was made up of 

a series of one-day modules taught by 

leading researchers in the fields of rare 

earth and precious metals. The instructors 

were R. Goldfarb, Y. Watanabe, J. 

Muntean, S. Simmons, and B. Rusk. 

The SEG sponsored and supported the 

Geochemistry of Mineral Deposits 

Gordon Research Conference in Andover, 

New Hampshire, USA, July 15– 

20, 2012. Chair, J. Muntean; Co-chair, 

J. Hronsky; and Assistant Chair, R. 

Moritz. 

SEG was an exhibitor at the 34 th International 

Geological Congress (IGC) in 

Brisbane, Australia, August 5–10, 2012. 

Cornel de Ronde, Regional VP for 

Australasia, and several other SEG 

members manned the booth. 

The SEG-WMS Senior Exploration 

Management Course was held for the 

second time at the SEG Course Center, 

August 27–30, 2012. Course instructors 

were B. Suchomel, J. Hronsky, 

and J. Wellborn. 

A second 2012 SEG Foundation Student-Dedicated 

Field Course, “Porphyry 

Systems of Southern Peru,” was held 

September 16–22, 2012, just prior to the 

SEG 2012 Conference in Lima, Peru. 

The XXXI Curso Latinoamericano de 

Metalogenia – UNESCO-SEG-SGA 

Meeting was held at the Universidad 

Católica in Lima, Peru, September 19– 

22, 2012. 

A joint conference, “XVI Peruvian 

Geological Congress & SEG 2012 Conference” 

was held in Lima, Peru, September 

23–26, 2012. Six pre- and postfield 

trips and seven short courses were 

offered. More than 1,700 registrants 

participated in the joint event and 

fundraising for student attendance was 

a major part of the SEG participation. 

SEG business meetings and Awards 

dinner were also held at the conference 

hotel, the Westin. The SEG Meeting 

Coordinator was Miguel Cardozo. 

The SEG co-sponsored the 46 th Brazilian 

Geological Congress in São Paulo, 

Brazil, September 30 to October 5, 

2012. D. Wood, SEG Distinguished Lecturer, 

and R. Sillitoe, SEG International 

Exchange Lecturer, were keynote 

speakers at this event. 

The SEG co-sponsored the 20 th Bolivian 

Geological Congress, October 

1–4, 2012, in La Paz, Bolivia. SEG 

Honorary Lecturers, D. Kirwin and K. 

Heather, along with S. Redwood, were 

guest speakers. 

R. Goldfarb presented a gold workshop 

entitled, “Geology of Orogenic 

Gold Deposits,” at the X Seminario 

Minero Internacional Sonora 2012 

Meeting in Sonora, Mexico, October 

23–26, 2012. E. Enriquez and R. Goldfarb 

also manned the SEG booth. 

On October 25–26, 2012, SEG and 

Midland Valley presented a workshop, 

“Modeling Structural Evolution to 

Improve 3D Models for Exploration 

and Mine Development,” at the SEG 

Course Center. J. Ellis and G. Johnson 

were the instructors. 

SEG meeting coordinator for GSA, J. 

Saunders, coordinated three SEG technical 

sessions at the annual GSA 

meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, 

November 4–7, 2012. SEG was also an 

exhibitor. 

The “SEG-CSM Sediment-hosted Zn- 

Pb-Ag Deposits” course was held at 

the SEG Course Center on November 

8–9, 2012. Presenters included D. 

Leach and P. Megaw. 

On November 28–30, 2012, J. Stone 

and P. Dunn gave a three-day workshop 

at the SEG Course Center entitled, 

“Ore Reserve Estimates in the 

Real World.” 

SEG had an exhibit booth at the 118 th 

Northwest Mining Association Meeting 

in Spokane, Washington, USA, 

December 3–7, 2012. R. Nielson, A. 

Bookstrom, and J. Myers manned the 

SEG booth. 

The SEG sponsored field course, “Detailed 

Mapping and Interpretation of 

Hydrothermal Ore Deposits: Kingston 

Range, California, and Cerbat Range, 

Arizona,” was held December 9–15, 

2012. This course sold out in three 

weeks. Field trip leaders were B. 

Chávez and E. Petersen. 

EDUCATION 

The SEG Foundation (SEGF) and the 

SEG Canada Foundation (SEGCF) received 

a total of 96 student research 

grant applications. SEGF awarded 41 

grants for a total US$116,312, while the 

SEGCF awarded 16 additional grants for 

CDN$67,950. Research Grant awardees 

attend 38 different universities in 10 

countries: United States – 16, Canada – 

15, Australia – 12, China – 4, United 

Kingdom – 3, Argentina – 2, Slovakia – 

2, and one each from Japan, Poland, 

and Spain. In the Graduate Student Fellowship 

program, a total of US$199,500 

was awarded to 33 students and 

CDN$30,000 to five students entering 

graduate school in 2012, or who were 

currently enrolled as first-year graduate 

students. GS Fellowship Grant Recipients 

attend 23 different universities in 8 

countries, USA – 18, Canada – 12, Brazil 

– 2, United Kingdom – 2, and 1 each 

from Argentina, Australia, Germany, 

and South Africa. 

SEG AWARDS AND 

LECTURESHIPS 

The SEG Awards Dinner was held at the 

SEG 2012 Conference in Lima, Peru on 

Monday, September 24, 2012, at the 

Westin Lima Hotel & Conference Center. 

The following SEG Awards were presented: 

R.A.F. Penrose Gold Medal 2011 

to Robert Kerrich (F97); SEG Silver Medal 

2011 to François Robert (F91); Ralph W. 

Marsden Award 2011 to Richard J. Goldfarb 

(F89); Waldemar Lindgren Award 

2011 to Patrick Mercier-Langevin (F03); 

Brian J. Skinner Award 2011 to Ross R. 

Large (F84); SEG Distinguished Lecturer 

2012 to Daniel G. Wood (F10), and the 

SEG International Exchange Lecturer 

2012, Richard H. Sillitoe (F76). SEG 

Thayer Lindsley Lecturer 2012, Paul G. 

Spry (F90) and SEG Regional Vice President 

Lecturer 2012, R. E. (Jock) Harmer 

(F06) could not attend the dinner. Honorary 

Fellowship awards will again be 

instituted starting 2013. 

International Exchange Lecturer 

Richard H. Sillitoe, Consultant, London, 

UK, presented lectures at Imperial College, 

London University, London, UK; 

Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Lima, 

Peru; SEG 2012 Conference, Lima, Peru; 

46 th Brazilian Geological Congress in São 

Paulo, Brazil; and the 36 th Annual Winter 

Meeting (January 2013) of 

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Summary of Activities for the Year 2012 (Continued) 

Thayer Lindsley Lecturer 

Paul G. Spry, Professor of geology at 

Iowa State University, Iowa, USA, presented 

lectures in Sweden at Boliden 

Minerals AB, Garpenberg, Uppsala University/Swedish 

Geological Survey, Uppsala, 

and the University of Stockholm, 

Stockholm; in Austria at Montanuniversität, 

Leoben; in Switzerland at Université 

de Genève, Geneva, Swiss Institute 

of Technology – ETH, Zurich; in Greece 

at the University of Athens, Athens, and 

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 

Thessaloniki; in Italy at the University 

of Sassari, Sassari; in Canada at Memorial 

University, Newfoundland; and in 

the USA at East Carolina University, 

Greenville, N. Carolina, and the University 

of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. 

Regional Vice President Lecturer 

R. E. (Jock) Harmer, Consultant, Moreleta 

Park, South Africa presented lectures at 

the University of the Witwatersrand, 

Universities of Johannesburg and Free 

State, Johannesburg, S. Africa; Nelson 

Mandela Metropolitan University, Port 

Elizabeth, S. Africa; University of 

KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, S. Africa, and 

at the combined University and Geological 

Societies of Namibia and Zimbabwe 

in Windhoek and Harare, respectively. 

Distinguished Lecturer 

Daniel G. Wood, retired exploration geologist 

and University of Queensland adjunct 

professor, Australia, presented talks 

at Colorado School of Mines, Golden, 

Colorado, USA; University of New England, 

Armidale Australia; James Cook 

University, Townsville, Australia; Australian 

National University (ANU), Canberra, 

Australia; University of Tasmania 

(UTas/CODES), Hobart, Australia; the 

IAEG Chapter, Dublin, Ireland; Monash 

University, Melbourne, Australia; UWA 

& Goldfields, Perth, W. Australia; USGS, 

Reston, Virginia, USA; SME Meeting, 

Pomona, California, USA; SEG 2012 Conference, 

Lima, Peru; and the 46 th Brazilian 

Geological Congress in São Paulo, Brazil. 

Honorary Lecturers 

SEG Honorary Lecturers during 2012 

were M. Stephen Enders (Consultant, 

Denver, Colorado, USA), Richard J. 

Goldfarb (US Geological Survey, Denver, 

Colorado, USA), William X. Chávez, Jr. 

(New Mexico Institute of Mining and 

Technology, Socorro, New Mexico), 

Michael C. de Wit (BRC Diamond Core, 

Irene, South Africa), Mark D. Hannington 

(University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, 

Canada), Chusi Li (Indiana University, 

Bloomington, Indiana, USA), Yasushi 

Watanabe (Institute for Geo-Resources 

and Environment AIST, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 

Japan), Francisco I. Camus (Independent 

Consulting Geologist, Santiago, Chile), 

Jeffrey W. Hedenquist (Hedenquist Consulting 

Inc, Ottawa, Canada), Douglas J. 

Kirwin (Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Bangkok, 

Thailand), Noel C. White (Asia Now Resources 

Corp., Kenmore East, Australia), 

and Kevin B. Heather (Regulus Resources 

Inc., and Rock Doctor Limitada). 

PUBLICATIONS 

Sales revenue in 2012 for SEG publications 

increased 30% over 2011 and was 

made up largely of bookstore orders 

(90%) with the remainder coming from 

exhibit booth sales. Member sales continue 

to make up about 80% of total 

publication sales. Revenue is attributed 

to sales of 18 different Guidebooks, 17 

Reviews volumes, 15 Special Publications, 

4 Monographs, 6 Compilation 

Series, 23 Videos, 5 Conference Series 

volumes (including 2 CDs and 1 DVD), 

as well as Economic Geology and SEG 

Newsletter back issues, the Dummett 

DVD, Economic Geology 100 th Anniversary 

Volume, Anniversary Collection (100 th , 

75 th , and 50 th volumes), SEG History 

volume, and the Tables for Opaque Minerals 

(CD). The most popular print publication 

in overall unit sales was the 

Economic Geology 100 th Anniversary Volume, 

edited by Hedenquist, Thompson, 

Goldfarb, and Richards, followed by Reviews 

in Economic Geology, Vol. 17, 

Magmatic Ni-Cu and PGE Deposits: Geology, 

Geochemistry, and Genesis, edited by 

Chusi Li and Edward Ripley. However, 

the digital Gold Compilation Series was 

highly popular, especially as a set of 

three, making up most of the increase 

in sales relative to 2011. Other popular 

digital titles included the recently released 

Anniversary Collection and Compilation 

No. 6, Ore Deposis of the Andes. 

Demand for the Video series remains 

robust. 

The four scheduled issues of the SEG 

Newsletter and eight issues of Economic 

Geology were released through December. 

Production of the “Sillitoe volume,” 

Special Publication 16, was close to 

completion by year end. Special Publication 

3, Ore Reserve Estimates in the Real 

World, underwent author revisions and 

was released on schedule for the SEG 

course at the Lima, Peru, conference. 

The hard cover reprint of Economic Geology 

100 th Anniversary Volume was 

released, as was the Anniversary Collection, 

a digital compilation of the 50 th , 

75 th , and 100 th Anniversary Volumes. 

A fifth CD in the SEG Compilations series, 

on Carlin-type gold deposits, was 

available in the first quarter, and the 

sixth, on Andean ore deposits, was released 

on schedule for the September 

Lima conference. Compilation 7, on 

Mexico ore deposits, is in production, 

with a first quarter 2013 release date 

planned. Publication staff, working 

with Jeff Hedenquist and Lluís Fontboté, 

prepared about 185 Abstracts of 

poster and talk presentations for the 

SEG 2012 Lima conference as part of 

the digital SEG Proceedings volume. 

Other work by staff included preparing 

materials for SEG courses offered on-site 

at headquarters. 

New developments for Economic Geology 

included access via mobile devices, 

routine emailing of the table of contents 

on release of new issues, and a license 

agreement with Elsevier to integrate 

content into Geofacets, a map-based interface 

for assessment of resource potential 

by corporate subscribers (this will 

include a special Geofacets-SEG Millenium 

Edition available to members beginning 

January 2013). 

MARKETING 

SEG exhibited at the following meetings 

from January through December 2012: 

AME BC Roundup, Vancouver, Canada; 

PDAC, Toronto, Canada; Chihuahua 

Minero, Chihuahua, Mexico; Simexmin 

2012: 5 th Brazilian Symposium on Mineral 

Exploration, Ouro Preto, Brazil; 34 th 

IGC, Brisbane, Australia; SEG-SGP Conference, 

Lima, Peru; 46 th Brazilian Congreso, 

Sao Paulo, Brazil; X Seminario 

Minero Internacional Sonora 2012, Hermosillo, 

Mexico; GSA Annual Meeting, 

Charlotte, NC, USA; and NWMA, 

Spokane, WA, USA. All SEG sponsored 

and co-sponsored meetings, courses, 

and field trips were the focus of marketing 

efforts. Advertising took place using 

the SEG Newsletter, member e-broadcasts, 

the upgraded SEG website, and, 

for the first time, social media sites.


EDUCATION AND TRAINING 

CURRICULUM 

With the assistance of a part-time contract 

Program Coordinator, 32 courses 

and field trips were organized in 2012 

with a view to establishing a core curriculum 

of courses and field trips/courses 

that could be run on an annual basis. 

These events included two Foundationsponsored 

student field trips, two UN- 

ESCO courses (South America and 

Africa), as well as seven courses and six 

field trips associated with the SEG-SGP 

joint conference in Lima, Peru. A course 

prospectus is planned for release in the 

first quarter of 2013. 

SEG OFFICE ADMINISTRATION 

The office was staffed by twelve persons, 

including three on a part-time basis – 

effectively 11 full-time equivalents. A 

full-time Marketing and Fundraising 

Coordinator, Anika Jamison, joined the 

SEG in August. Temporary summer workers 

were again instrumental in scanning 

publications for the online bookstore, 

helping to organize off-line archives, assisting 

with processing of publication orders, 

and performing data entry tasks. 1 

Future Understanding of Tectonics, Ores, Resources, Environment and 

Sustainability. 

Townsville, Australia 

2nd - 5th June 2013 

Noel White Symposium on ore deposits: current 

understanding and future directions in research & exploration 

Co-sponsors: EGRU, SEG and SGA 

Conveners: Zhaoshan Chang, David Cooke & Richard Goldfarb 

Noel White 

John Thompson 

David Cooke, Anthony Harris 

Larry Meinert 

Jeff Hedenquist 

Stuart Simmons 

John Holliday 

Robert Loucks 

Martin Fairclough 

Steve Scott 

Jean Cline 

Ross Large 

Richard Goldfarb 

Craig Hart 

Campbell McCuaig 

David Leach 

Chusi Li 

David Groves 

Looking back from over the hill 

Industry perspectives 

Porphyry deposits 

Skarns 

Geophysics in porphyry and epithermal deposits exploration 

Magma fertility 

U-bearing IOCG 

VHMS 

Carlin-type 

Sediment-hosted Au 

Orogenic Au 

Intrusion related Au systems 

Multiscale structural controls on mineral systems 

SEDEX and MVT 

Magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposits 

Summary and discussion on future directions 

Tectonics Symposium 

Convener: Tom Blenkinsop 

Mike Sandiford 

Joern Kruhl 

The crust as a service provider:a new metaphor linking human & tectonic activity 

Structural geology and geothermal energy 

Basins and Energy Symposium 

Convener: Eric Roberts 

: 

Hugh Davies 

Steve Salisbury 

Tectonics and basin history of Papua New Guinea 

Updating the dinosaur record of Australia 

Mineral Systems Approach to GIS-based Prospectivity 

Mapping Symposium 

Convener: John Carranza 

Confrimed Speakers: 

Vladimir Lisitin 

Ignaciao Gonzalez-Alvarez 

Alok Porwal 

Greg Partington 

Hodgkinson metallogenic zone: deep crustal control architecture 

Modelling mineral systems for prospectivity mapping 

2D to 3D spatial data modelling in the exploration industry 

Environment Preservation Symposium 

Convener: Christa Placzek 

Future Trends in the Minerals Industry Symposium 

Convener: Trevor Shaw 

Short Courses 

Predictive Guides to Copper & Gold Mineralisation at Convergent Plate Margins Robert Loucks 01 June 2013 

Sediment Hosted & Orogenic Gold Deposits and their Exploration Ross Large, Neil Phillips 01 - 02 June 2013 

Mineral Spectroscopy for Analysis of Regolith and Hydrothermal Systems Carsten Laukamp 06 June 2013 

Gold In and Near Continental Margins Stuart Simmons, Richard Goldfarb 06 June 2013 

Investing In Australia’s Minerals Industry Andrew White 11 - 17 June 2013 

Field Trips 

Sponsorship and Exhibition: 

www.jcu.edu.au/futores 

Palaeozoic Gold Deposits of the Charters Towers Region Nth QLD Gregg Morrison,Simon Beams 06 - 09 June 2013 

IOCG, SEDEX and Skarn Deposits in the Cloncurry - Mt Isa Region Nth QLD Zhaoshan Chang, Richard Lilly, James Austin, George Case 06 - 10 June 2013 

Conference Location: 

Jupiters Townsville Hotel 

Sir Leslie Thiess Drive 

Townsville QLD 4810 Australia 

Tel: +61-7-4722 2333 

Conference Host: 

EGRU (Economic Geology Research 

Centre) 

James Cook University 

Townsville QLD 4811 Australia 

Register at 

https://alumni.jcu.edu.au/FutoresConference2013


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

SEG 101 

In January’s column I focused on the 

huge impact to the Society that extraordinary 

volunteers have had, as shown 

by membership growth in Latin America—and 

around the world—and the organization 

of the SEG-Lima conference. 

This time I want to pay tribute, and 

help bring all SEG members closer, to 

the SEG headquarters and its staff; these 

people are the backbone that underpins 

everything the Society does, from dayto-day 

member inquiries and putting 

out publications to increasing the effectiveness 

of numerous Society committees, 

governance bodies, and fundraising 

organizations. 

First, let’s look at a bit of history. It 

was not until early 2000 that Brian Hoal 

was recruited as the first professional 

Executive Director. Remarkably, until 

then the Society managed to run many 

of the core activities we have in place 

today, thanks to a small cadre of exceptionally 

committed and effective volunteers, 

led by the indefatigable John 

Thoms, with minimal support staff; 

however, the demands on these volunteers 

grew as the Society grew, to the extent 

that future growth had a finite 

limit. Also in early 2000, the SEG headquarters 

building in Littleton was completed, 

thanks to the extremely generous 

donations of Stewart Wallace (referred 

to as “the Anonymous Donor” at the 

time). These two events marked a turning 

point in the ability of the Society to 

deliver on its mission and ambitions, 

and the results speak for themselves: the 

first SEG stand-alone conference in a 

decade (an earlier one having taken 

place in Denver in 1993) was held in 

Denver in 2002 and was followed by 

similar “flagship” conferences in Keystone, 

Colorado (2006 and 2010), and 

abroad (Perth 2004, Johannesburg 2008, 

Lima 2012). 

In 2000 the Society had about 3,500 

members (10% students), 27 student 

chapters, and distributed ~$100,000 in 

student research funds and related support. 

Today, these numbers have grown 

to over 7,300 members (more than 

1,500 students, or 20%), 71 student 

chapters, and more than $500,000 in 

student support. Naturally, this rate of 

growth has required the employment of 

professional support and today our SEG 

headquarters (HQ) has an equivalent of 

11 full-time positions for what is a nonprofit 

organization (including the Foundation), 

with a yearly budget of ~$US2.6 

M. But, who are our staff, what do they 

do, how are they organized, and how do 

they relate to Society committees and 

indeed to all members? 

Of the seven current areas of responsibility 

or departments, Publications is 

understandably the one that requires the 

most support and attention. Publications 

editing is handled by Alice Bouley, 

who has been with SEG since 1998 (yes, 

every single Economic Geology article, 

Special Publication, and Reviews Volume 

chapter, Field Trip guide, Newsletter article, 

etc., goes through Alice, who has 

been indispensably assisted by veteran 

contractor Mabel Peterson). Christine 

Brandt is a relatively recent addition as 

editorial assistant. Graphic design and 

layout of all publications are done by 

Vivian Smallwood and 

Journal Subscriptions 

and Publication Sales are 

the areas of responsibility 

of Shirley King and 

Frances Kotzé, respectively. 

Frances has additional 

responsibility for 

managing events—registration 

and logistics. Directly 

or indirectly 

involved with this department 

are the Publications 

Board (chaired 

by Richard Goldfarb) and 

the Economic Geology 

Editorial Office (Editor 

Larry Meinert, three 

Associate editors and 

25 Editorial Board 

members). 

Membership and Student 

Affairs are supported 

by Sydney Crawford and 

Vicky Sternicki, respectively, 

and the relevant 

committees are Fellowship 

Admissions and 

Student Affairs, 

plus the Vice-President 

for Student 

Affairs. It’s fair to ANTONIO ARRIBAS R 

say that over the 

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SEG President 2013 

past several years 

Sydney and Vicky 

have achieved the 

oft-cited goal of 

“doing more with the same (if not 

less),” given the large numbers of Society 

applicants plus the huge increase in 

student members. The newly formed 

Education and Training program includes 

a part-time program coordinator, 

Elizabeth Holley, and the Education and 

Training Committee. While the mandate 

and scope are clear, being new and 

facing a changing landscape in both industry 

and academia, this committee is 

still consolidating its reach and 

medium-term goals. 

Two other departments are also relatively 

new: Website/IT, which is Jeff 

Doyle’s area of expertise—witness marked 

improvements in the SEG website—and 

SEG staffers create a photographic opportunity (with mascot, 

Skippy) for Brian Hoal’s camera: (left to right, bottom row) Shirley 

King, Chris Brandt, Nikki Jamison, Vicky Sternicki, Sydney Crawford, 

Vivian Smallwood, and Christine Horrigan; (top row) Alice 

Bouley, Jeff Doyle, Frances Kotze, Anna Thoms (missing are Elizabeth 

Holley and Mabel Peterson).


Marketing/Fundraising, which is supported 

by newly hired Nikki Jamison. In 

her role, Nikki will interact closely with 

the SEG Foundation Trustees, SEG 

Canada Foundation and several other 

committees and departments with strong 

marketing needs, including the new Education 

and Training program. Last but 

not least, Accounting is Anna Thoms’ 

responsibility. By working closely with 

the Treasurer and the Budget and Audit 

committees, Anna ensures that the requirements 

of SEG’s status as a U.S. taxexempt 

organization are met rigorously, 

not a trivial task. 

A quick look at the organization of the 

Society shows a large number of committees 

that were not mentioned above. 

Several of these committees interact directly 

with Christine Horrigan, who is 

the SEG Executive Assistant to the Director, 

including the Awards committee 

and the Brian J. Skinner Award, Distinguished 

Lecturer, International Exchange 

and Thayer Lindsley committees, plus 

the Vice-President for Regional Affairs 

and Regional Vice-Presidents; Christine 

is also the go-to person for anything 

that does not fit into any of the jobs 

listed above. Finally, Brian Hoal, Executive 

Director, oversees all SEG staff and 

activities plus interaction with committees, 

and as ex-officio member is directly 

involved in the smooth operation 

of several of the committees mentioned 

above plus the Executive, Nominating, 

Investment, and Program committees. 

So what have we learned from this 

SEG 101 crash course? 1) With an operating 

budget of $2.6 M this year and a 

member base of 7,300 geologists in over 

100 countries, SEG is a significant and 

relatively complex organization that 

needs the attention and support of all 

its members to continue to thrive and 

provide value that is relevant to serving 

our mission, the “Advancement of Science 

and Discovery.” 2) For 2013, the 

estimated revenues from membership 

dues will be a modest 34% of the total 

revenue amount, with the balance derived 

from sales and donations, the latter 

from the SEG General Fund, SEG 

Foundation, or SEG Canada Foundation. 

You can be assured that donations 

will be well invested in the future of our 

profession. 3) We need to own our Society 

by offering feedback, even when it is 

not requested, and to provide suggestions 

for improvement in all areas of activity. 

For example: is our website as 

good as it ought to be? Are there any 

new titles or topics that you feel the Society 

should be publishing on? Are we 

missing any groups among practitioners 

of economic geology, and if so, who are 

they and how do we provide them the 

opportunity to benefit from SEG? Are 

we all helping other geoscientists gain 

from what the Society has to offer by 

promoting SEG and sponsoring new 

members and Fellows? It is our hour to 

help ourselves, SEG, and our profession 

by supporting our staff in any way that 

we can. 1 

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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 

Economics 101, SEG Foundation Version 

Anyone involved in minerals exploration 

and mine development understands the 

concept of ROR, Rate of Return, as well 

as that of NPV, Net Present Value. Although 

Rate of Return may be called 

just that, it is more important to reflect 

on ROR as something more significant 

to those that invest in a future product, 

in which case the term ROI, Return on 

Investment, is more meaningful. If we 

accept that our careful investment produces 

an ROI that means a “gain on an 

investment, expressed as a percentage 

increase greater than the original cost of 

the investment,” then I would like to 

suggest that contributions to the SEG 

Foundation render a substantial ROI to 

“investors.” 

As an example, the SEGF has just distributed 

$200,000.00 to fellowship recipients 

for this year; despite the everapparent 

declining budgets (and staffs!) 

in exploration and mining, it is also apparent 

that student interest in making 

these fields their chosen career paths 

does not reflect this slackening. As such, 

SEGF continues to take the responsibility—really, 

this should read “opportunity”—to 

fund those students who 

desire a career in some aspect of economic 

geology. Although it is said that 

the most difficult thing to predict is the 

future, the SEGF sees the future in our 

students, and is willing to invest in students 

because the ROI is very positive, 

and, if you will, profitable to companies, 

universities, and individuals. This 

investment is done in spite of the general 

condition of exploration and mining 

companies because SEGF knows that 

an investment in keen, interested, and 

eager students will yield an educated, 

savvy, and capable generation of economic 

geologists. 

If I were to continue the Economics 

101 analogies by mentioning Net Present 

Value, simply defined as “the current 

value of future investments,” the 

real value of investing in students becomes 

perhaps more tangible: it should 

be apparent to each of us that supporting 

a student now produces substantial 

gains in the immediate and career-term 

future. Hence, by any calculation, the 

NPV of our students (yes, it has been 

my experience as a professor that some 

of them may be considered to be “projects”…) 

is overwhelmingly positive. 

There is, of 

course, another critical 

component in 

this economics lesson: 

by recognizing 

students as an investment 

in our 

chosen fields within 

economic geology, 

we offer them the 

WILLIAM X. CHÁVEZ, JR. 

SEG Foundation 

President 2013 

encouragement necessary to tell them 

that we believe in what we have done, 

and so also believe in what they will do 

in enhancing our understanding and 

utilization of Earth resources. This encouragement 

is something that each of 

us received in the early times of our careers, 

and therefore should be given to 

the up-and-coming generation of students-turning-professionals. 

As in my last column, I again very 

much encourage each of you to continue 

your support of our SEG Foundation 

programs through your donations 

and through your mentoring efforts directed 

at students. Notwithstanding we 

can define “profit” in many ways, the 

ROI and NPV of SEG Foundation programs 

is very, very positive. 1 

F R O M T H E T R E A S U R E R 

2012 Year-End Summary 

Year End 2012 SEG, Inc. SEG Foundation, Inc. Total 

Revenues/ 

contributions, total $ 2,148,180 $ 331,739 $ 2,479,919 

Expenses, total $ 1,906,533 $ 621,564 $ 2,528,097 

Portfolio Value $11,705,114 $4,269,862 $ 15,974,976 

Despite a shortfall in contributions to 

the Foundation, Society operations 

were highly successful and allowed the 

support of 75 students to attend the 

SEG 2012 conference in Lima, Peru, 

primarily through $165,000 in sponsorship 

from corporations. 

Net of expenses incurred by the Restricted 

Building and Maintenance 

Fund, the Society’s operating income 

was $241,647. The Foundation received 

contributions of $331,739, which was 

$18,261 below budget. The generosity 

of individuals and companies continues 

to support growth in student programs, 

such as grants/fellowships and 

field trips, furthering the Foundation’s 

efforts to attract students to the field of 

economic geology. In 2012, the Foundation 

spent a total of $519,820 in programs 

and services with General & 

Administrative expense of $101,744, or 

below 20%. 

Total financial assets (portfolio plus 

cash) at year-end 2012 for the combined 

Society and Foundation totaled 

$15,974,976. Investment income for 

both the Society and Foundation exceeded 

budget, 

leading to a 

change in net assets 

of $1,176,944 

and $66,545, respectively. 

The investment 

portfolio 

enjoyed favorable 

market conditions, 

leading to an increase 

in financial 

assets of almost 8%. 

Both organizations enter 2013 in 

HAROLD J. NOYES 

SEG Treasurer 

strong financial position and with an 

expansion in programs aimed at increasing 

our relevance in the field of 

economic geology. These include the 

SEG education and training curriculum, 

an e-book publishing initiative 

through GeoScienceWorld, improved 

marketing, and more targeted fundraising 

by the Foundation. 1


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C A R E COM M I TMENT PER F O R M A N C E


SEG Contributions 12/1/2012–2/28/2013 

SEG General Fund 

$ 

10,000 

Ireland, George, USA 

$ 

500 

Foruria, Jon, USA 

Queen, Lawrence, Australia 

$ 

350– $ 450 

Innovest Portfolio Solutions LLC, 

USA 

Titley, Spencer, USA 

$ 

150– $ 200 

Currie, John, Chile 

Goryachev, Nikolay, Russia 

McIntosh, Stephen, Singapore 

Montgomery, Joseph, Canada 

Schulz, Klaus, USA 

Williams, Neil, Australia 

$ 

100– $ 125 

Ainsworth, Ben, Canada 

Beck, Frederick, USA 

Belther, Jones, Brazil 

Cooper, Christopher, Scotland 

Fahey, Patrick, USA 

Fleming, Adrian, Canada 

Freeze, Joanne, Canada 

French, Andrew, Canada 

Fryklund, Verne, USA 

Ilchik, Robert, Australia 

Little, Mary, USA 

Nicholson, John, Canada 

Pop, Nicolae, Canada 

Potucek, Tony, USA 

Rayner, Jeffrey, Italy 

Redwood, Stewart, USA 

Rusk, Brian, USA 

Simmons, Stuart, USA 

Taylor, Anthony, USA 

Wilson, Sydney, Canada 

Up to $ 99 

Arauzo, Luis, Peru 

Ardila Macias, Ricardo, Chile 

Asare, Anthony, Ghana 

Ashley, Roger, USA 

Bailey, Robert, USA 

Bersch, Michael, USA 

Bilenker, Laura, USA 

Bowell, Robert, United Kingdom 

Bradshaw, Herbert, USA 

Briones, Jose, Philippines 

Burt, Donald, USA 

Cabrera, Miguel, Peru 

Cardenas, Alan, Colombia 

Cheetham, Patrick, United Kingdom 

Diaz Unzueta, Raul, USA 

Diaz, Nelson, Chile 

Dilles, John, USA 

Dragic, Dragan, Serbia 

Ferris, Bret, Australia 

Flint, Delos, USA 

Fontboté, Lluís, Switzerland 

Fournier, Antoine, Canada 

Gendall, Ian, Canada 

Giudici, Jorge, Argentina 

Hammarstrom, Jane, USA 

Hishida, Hajime, Japan 

Hoag, Corolla, USA 

Hohbach, Paul, USA 

Johnston, Paul, Canada 

Joslin, Gregory, Sweden 

Kelly, James, USA 

Koski, Randolph, USA 

Kozhushko, Gennadiy, USA 

Lunceford, Robert, USA 

Melgar-Pauca, M. Joel, Peru 

Merino-Marquez, Joaquin, Spain 

Moye, Robert, Australia 

Ogata, Takeyuki, Japan 

Peters, Brad, Canada 

Petla, Sivarama Prasad, Swaziland 

Poole, Forrest, USA 

Ramalingaswamy, Vulimiri, Canada 

Rezende, Nelio, Brazil 

Robertson, Jacques, USA 

Rodriguez Alvarez, Rafael, 

Colombia 

Rosta, Zsolt, USA 

Russell, Robert, USA 

Saadat, Saeed, USA 

Shannon, James, USA 

Singh, Bob, Canada 

Smith, Charles, USA 

Stewart, Elmer, Canada 

Tavora, Flavio, Brazil 

Thorman, Charles, USA 

Twyerould, Stephen, USA 

Udubasa, Sorin, Romania 

Vennemann, Torsten, Switzerland 

Villa-Iglesias, Luis, Spain 

Wilde, Andy, Australia 

Zapana Yanarico, Eddy, Peru 

SEG Foundation 

General Fund 

Corporate Sponsor 

$ 

15,000 

Newmont Corporation, USA 

$ 

1,000 

Suchomel, Barton J., USA 

$ 

150– $ 300 

Cheney, Eric, USA 

Kesler, Stephen, USA 

Rotert, Joel, USA 

Zierenberg, Robert, USA 

$ 

100– $ 125 

Barton, Paul, USA 

Belkin, Harvey, USA 

Belther, Jones, Brazil 

Bendezu, Ronner, Peru 


Large, Duncan, Germany 


Myers, Russell, USA 

Smith, Shea, USA 

Up to $ 99 

Arauz, Alejandro, Costa Rica 

Ashley, Roger, USA 

Berger, Byron, USA 

Bernstein, Merwin, Chile 

Bryndzia, L. Taras, USA 

Deinzer, Gerald, Peru 

Flores, Elmer, Peru 

Hayston, Paul, Brazil 

Hishida, Hajime, Japan 

Jacob, Leonard, USA 

Juarez, Sebastian, Argentina 

Kelly, James, USA 

Molina, Lucio, Argentina 


Polovina, Joseph, USA 

Russell, Robert, USA 

Seedorff, Eric, USA 

Willden, C. Ronald, USA 

Wolfe, Rohan, Australia 

The Discovery Fund 

$ 

200– $ 250 

Haynes, Douglas, Australia 

Idziszek, Chet, Canada 

$ 

100– $ 150 

Evans, Michael, South Africa 

Gaughan, Chris, Australia 

Heidrick, Tom, USA 

McCool, Ronan, Ireland 

Sanchez Nannig, Geovanni, Chile 

Turner, Irving, USA 

Up to $ 99 

Chapple, Kenneth, Australia 

Hall, David, Ireland 

Lunceford, Robert, USA 

Pierson, John, USA 


Hugo Dummett Fund 

$ 

500 

Kirwin, Douglas, Thailand 

$ 

200– $ 250 

Brown, H. Gassaway, USA 

Lisenbee, Alvis, USA 

$ 

100– $ 150 

Barron, Lawrence, Australia 

Evans, Michael, South Africa 

Hall, Denis, USA 


Koutz, Fleetwood, USA 


Padilla, Ruben, USA 

Thomas, Rodney, Canada 

Yeomans, William, Canada 

Up to $ 99 

Ashleman, James, USA 

Burt, Philip, Canada 

Caira, Nadia, Canada 

Chapple, Kenneth, Australia 

Danne, Torsten, Peru 

Gosse, Richard, Canada 

Hite, Robert, USA 

Kivi, Kevin, Canada 

Krewedl, Dieter, USA 

Large, Ross, Australia 

Larson, John, USA 

Lemieux, Eric, Canada 


Mancuso, Thomas, USA 

Mango, Helen, USA 

Marmont, Christopher, Canada 

Maynard, James, USA 

Muhling, Peter, Australia 


Sharp, Robert, Canada 

Steed, Geoffrey, United Kingdom 

Stewart, Elmer, Canada 

Uttley, Phillip, Australia 


Hickok-Radford Fund 

$ 

200– $ 250 

Corbett, Thomas, USA 

Millholland, Madelyn, USA 

Morris, Alan, USA 

$ 

100– $ 150 

Bundtzen, Thomas, USA 

Eng, Tony, USA 

Galey, John, USA 


Thurston, Peter, USA 

Up to $ 99 

Cox, Bruce, USA 

Hall, Denis, USA 

Hedderly-Smith, David, USA 

Kurtak, Joseph, USA 


Marrs, Christopher, USA 

Siron, Chris, USA 

Szumigala, David, USA 


McKinstry Fund 

$ 

500 

Wiese, Robert, USA 

$ 

100 


Lipske, Joanna, USA 

Petersen, Erich, USA 

Westervelt, Thomas, USA


Thank you for your generous contributions to the Society and the SEG Foundation. 

Up to $ 99 

Barton, Mark, USA 


Dahl, Niels, Australia 

Diaz Bernal, Noel, Peru 

Escobar, Rodrigo, Argentina 

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An Introduction to SEG Special Publication 16 (Continued) 

To introduce this volume, we include below an excerpt from the first paper in the publication. This 

selection gives an idea of the scope of Special Publication 16. Afterward, the Table of Contents 

and ordering information are provided. 

Copper Provinces** 

Richard H. Sillitoe 

**Excerpted from Sillitoe, R.H., 2012, 

Copper Provinces, Society of Economic 

Geologists Special Publication 16, p. 1-18. 

The global inventory of metals is critically 

dependent on the inordinately 

large contributions made by relatively 

limited numbers of exceptionally endowed 

deposits, and copper is no exception 

(Singer, 1995; Laznicka, 1999). 

Indeed, approximately one-third of the 

world’s defined copper resources are 

contributed by just seven districts (Fig. 

1), and approximately 2.5% of producing 

mines currently supply 25% of total 

copper output (M. Harris, Rio Tinto, 

unpub. comp., 2012). Furthermore, 

large proportions of most major metals, 

particularly well exemplified by copper, 

are concentrated in areally restricted 

provinces (Fig. 1), which were typically 

assembled during several discrete metallogenic 

epochs. At least in the case of 

intrusion-related deposits, individual 

epochs commonly have durations of 

≤10 m.y. (e.g., Sillitoe, 1988). This spatial 

and temporal confinement of copper 

and other metal deposits was 

appreciated by Lindgren (1909) and subsequent 

pioneers, as reviewed by 

Turneaure (1955), but has become much 

better defined over the ensuing century 

as a result of numerous discoveries and 

geologic advances, particularly direct 

isotopic dating of ore-related minerals. 

Although the fundamental reasons for 

the development of the world’s largest 

copper deposits and premier copper 

belts and provinces are not well understood, 

this introductory paper explores 

some of the more plausible possibilities. 

The principal contributors to the global 

copper inventory, namely porphyry and 

any associated skarn deposits (~70%), 

sediment-hosted stratiform deposits 

(~15%), and, a distant third, iron oxide 

copper-gold (IOCG) deposits, are emphasized 

both herein (Fig. 1) and 

throughout the rest of this volume. 

Other relatively minor copper sources, 

including magmatic nickel-copper, volcanogenic 

massive sulfide (VMS), nonporphyry-related 

skarn, vein, Chilean 

manto-type, and carbonatite-hosted deposits 

are not specifically discussed, although 

because of the importance of 

Noril’sk, Russia (Fig. 1), the first of these 

sources has a paper devoted to it (Burrows 

and Lesher, 2012). 

The copper endowment considered 

herein (≈2,500 million metric tons [Mt]; 

Figs. 1, 2) exceeds the global inventory 

of 1,900 Mt determined by Kesler and 

Wilkinson (2008), and is more than four 

times larger than some other recent estimates 

(e.g., ~570 Mt; U.S. Geological 

Survey, 2011, p. 48–49). Although only 

formal resources plus past production 

are taken into account, the greater copper 

tonnage may be attributed to major 

recent expansions of hypogene resources, 

particularly in the central 

Andes (e.g., Sillitoe, 2010a), and application 

of lower cutoff grades. If probabilistic 

methodologies employed by 

Cunningham et al. (2007) and Kesler 

and Wilkinson 

RICHARD H. SILLITOE 

(2008) are followed, 

then at 

least twice the 

number of copper 

deposits exist (most at greater depths), 

albeit probably mainly confined to the 

currently defined belts and provinces. 

REFERENCES 

Broughton, D.W., and Rogers, T., 2010, Discovery 

of the Kamoa copper deposit, Central 

African Copperbelt, D.R.C.: Society of 

Economic Geologists Special Publication 

15, p. 287–297. 

Burrows, D.R., and Lesher, C.M., 2012, Copper-rich 

magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposits: Society 

of Economic Geologists Special 

Publication 16, p. 515–552. 

Cunningham, C.G., Singer, D.A., Zappettini, 

E.O., Vivallo, W., Celado, C.M., Quispe, J., 

Briskey, J.A., Sutphin, D.M., Gajardo, M., 

Diaz, A., Portigliati, C., Berger, V.I., Carrasco, 

R., and Schulz, K.J., 2007, A preliminary 

quantitative mineral resource 

assessment of undiscovered porphyry copper 

resources in the Andes Mountains of 

FIGURE 1. The world’s supergiant copper deposits and districts (defined as those containing ≥24 Mt 

[Singer, 1995] to ≥25 Mt [Laznicka, 1999] Cu in resources and past production) and preeminent 

provinces, keyed to deposit types. The newly discovered Kamoa deposit in the Central African Copperbelt 

(Broughton and Rogers, 2010) contains 22 Mt Cu, but is also considered as a supergiant because 

of the likelihood of further growth. Data compiled from numerous published and unpublished 

sources, including company press releases.


South America: Society of Economic Geologists, 

Newsletter 71, p. 1, 8–13. 

Kesler, S.E., and Wilkinson, B.H., 2008, 

Earth’s copper resources estimated from tectonic 

diffusion of porphyry copper deposits: 

Geology, v. 36, p. 255–258. 

Laznicka, P., 1999, Quantitative relationships 

among giant deposits of metals: Economic 

Geology, v. 94, p. 455–473. 

Lindgren, W., 1909, Metallogenetic epochs: 

Economic Geology, v. 4, p. 409–420. 

Sillitoe, R.H., 1988, Epochs of intrusion-related 

copper mineralization in the Andes: 

Journal of South American Sciences, v. 1, p. 

89–108. 

——2010, Exploration and discovery of baseand 

precious-metal deposits in the circum- 

Pacific region—a 2010 perspective: Resource 

Geology Special Issue 22, 139 p. 

Singer, D.A., 1995, World class base and precious 

metal deposits–A quantitative analysis: 

Economic Geology, v. 90. p. 88–104. 

Turneaure, F.S., 1955, Metallogenetic 

provinces and epochs: Economic Geology 

50 th Anniversary Volume, Part I, p. 38–98. 

U.S. Geological Survey, 2011, Mineral commodity 

summaries 2011: Reston, Virginia, 

U. S. Geological Survey, 198 p. 

FIGURE 2. Total copper endowment (resources and past production) of different segments of Phanerozoic 

circum-Pacific magmatic arcs. Only Paleozoic arc terranes, potentially somewhat more deeply 

eroded because of their greater antiquity, are present in eastern Australia. Note the two orders of magnitude 

difference among the segments. Data compiled from numerous published and unpublished 

sources, including company press releases. 

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Special Publication Number 16 

Contents 

Foreword Eric Finlayson ix 

Acknowledgments Jeffrey W. Hedenquist, Michael Harris, Francisco Camus xiii 

Introduction 

1 Copper Provinces Richard H. Sillitoe 1 

Major Deposits 

2 Update of the Geologic Setting and Porphyry Sergio L. Rivera, Hugo Alcota, 

Cu-Mo Deposits of the Chuquicamata District, 

John Proffett, Jaime Díaz, 

Northern Chile Gabriel Leiva, and Manuel Vergara 19 

3 Geologic Overview of the Miguel Hervé, Richard H. Sillitoe, Chilong Wong, 

Escondida Porphyry Copper District, 

Patricio Fernández, Francisco Crignola, 

Northern Chile Marco Ipinza, and Felipe Urzúa 55 

4 Geologic Setting and Evolution of the José Perelló, Richard H. Sillitoe, 

Porphyry Copper-Molybdenum and Copper- 

Constantino Mpodozis, 

Gold Deposits at Los Pelambres, Central Chile Humberto Brockway, and Héctor Posso 79 

5 Protracted Magmatic-Hydrothermal History of 

the Río Blanco-Los Bronces District, Central Chile: 

Juan Carlos Toro, Javier Ortúzar, 

Development of World’s Greatest Known 

Jorge Zamorano, Paticio Cuadra, 

Concentration of Copper Juan Hermosilla, and Christian Spröhnle 105 

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An Introduction to SEG Special Publication 16 (Continued) 

6 Geology of the Bingham Canyon Porphyry John P. Porter, Kim Schroeder, 

Cu-Mo-Au Deposit, Utah and Gerry Austin 127 

7 Geology and Exploration Progress Carl Hehnke, Geoff Ballantyne, 

at the Resolution Porphyry Cu-Mo Deposit, 

Hamish Martin, William Hart, 

Arizona Adam Schwarz, and Holly Stein 147 

8 Magmatic-Hydrothermal-Structural Evolution 

of the Giant Pebble Porphyry Cu-Au-Mo Deposit 

with Implications for Exploration in Southwest Alaska James R. Lang and Melissa J. Gregory 167 

9 Geologic Overview of the Oyu Tolgoi Porphyry 

Cu-Au-Mo Deposits, Mongolia David Crane and Imants Kavalieris 187 

10 Copper-Gold ± Molybdenum Deposits of the Clyde A. Leys, Mark Cloos, 

Ertsberg-Grasberg District, Papua, Indonesia Brian T.E. New, and George D. MacDonald 215 

11 Geology and Mineralogical Zonation of the Olympic Kathy Ehrig, Jocelyn McPhie, 

Dam Iron Oxide Cu-U-Au-Ag Deposit, South Australia and Vadim Kamenetsky 237 

12 Geology of the Tenke-Fungurume Sediment- 

Hosted Strata-Bound Copper-Cobalt District, 

Wolfram Schuh, Richard A. Leveille, 

Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo Isabel Fay, and Robert North 269 

13 Dzhezkazgan and Associated Sandstone Copper Stephen E. Box, Boris Syusyura, 

Deposits of the Chu-Sarysu Basin, 

Reimar Seltmann, Robert A. Creaser, 

Central Kazakhstan Alla Dolgopolova, and Michael L. Zientek 303 

Premier Provinces 

14 Cenozoic Tectonics and Porphyry Copper 

Systems of the Chilean Andes Constantino Mpodozis and Paula Cornejo 329 

15 The Southwestern North America 

Porphyry Copper Province Richard A. Leveille and Ralph J. Stegen 361 

16 Tectonomagmatic Settings, Architecture, Alexander Yakubchuk, Kirill Degtyarev, 

and Metallogeny of the Central Asian 

Valery Maslennikov, Andrew Wurst, 

Copper Province Alexander Stekhin, and Konstantin Lobanov 403 

17 The Iron Oxide Copper-Gold Roberto Perez Xavier, Lena Virgínia Soares Monteiro, 

Systems of the Carajás 

Carolina Penteado N. Moreto, André Luiz Silva Pestilho, 

Mineral Province, Brazil Gustavo Henrique Coelho de Melo, Marco Antônio Delinardo da Silva, 

Benevides Aires, Cleive Ribeiro, and Flávio Henrique Freitas e Silva 433 

18 An Overview of the European Gregor Borg, Adam Piestrzyński, 

Kupferschiefer Deposits 

Gerhard H. Bachmann, Wilhelm Püttmann, 

Sabine Walther, and Marco Fiedler 455 

19 The Central African Copperbelt: 

Diverse Stratigraphic, Structural, and 

Murray W. Hitzman, David Broughton, 

Temporal Settings in the World’s Largest 

David Selley, Jon Woodhead, 

Sedimentary Copper District David Wood, and Stuart Bull 487 

Genetic Themes 

20 Copper-Rich Magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE Deposits D. R. Burrows and C. M. Lesher 515 

21 Magmatic Controls on Porphyry Copper Genesis Andreas Audétat and Adam C. Simon 553 

22 Hydrothermal Controls on Metal Distribution Kalin Kouzmanov 

in Porphyry Cu (-Mo-Au) Systems and Gleb S. Pokrovski 573


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Geomet — Where Are We Now? 

It has been two years since we started 

this forum in the SEG Newsletter. I 

thought now would be an appropriate 

time to review where I think the 

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look again at what value this brings to 

mining. 

The roots of geometallurgy are various 

and fuzzy. The fact is that for a long 

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that there is sweet ore and bad ore in 

mines which were not just about grade 

but more particularly about the recovery 

or return obtained when the ores 

were milled. Of course, this was a reactive 

response and usually did not result 

in any proactive problem solving, but 

the seeds of geometallurgical thinking 

are rooted in this. Ore characterization, 

as a routine system of trying to determine 

ore variability can be seen in 

countries like Chile in the 1990s. By 

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that have paralleled and permitted 

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are rooted in the geology and mineralogy 

of the ore; hence, the name geometallurgy. 

However, since then 

geometallurgy has evolved to be a much 

bigger and multi-themed management 

approach. I will explain. 

When geometallurgy was about technical 

links between geology and metallurgy, 

people wanted to know what the 

value in this was. Well, it was about better 

understanding of your deposit and 

not being surprised when “bad ore” 

turned up in your mill. This logic then 

led to the statement that geometallurgy 

was an important tool in reducing risk 

for new projects (and that is still a key 

reason for using this methodology). The 

logic here being that better understanding 

of the deposit leads to better forecasting 

of mine output and better 

planning of mine output. 

From this point, we then get to 

where we are today. The application of 

geometallurgical methodologies can 

lead to or be part of the process of mine 

plan optimization, project optimization, 

project strategic planning and management 

strategic planning. So, a tool that 

started out as a technical tool has, in 

part, evolved into a management tool 

(together with many other management 

tools). 

Today the gamut of geometallurgy is 

very broad. There are practitioners and 

research in a host of affiliated areas that 

include core measurement, geological 

characterization, geophysics, field measurements, 

mineralogy, metallurgical 

characterization, testing, geostatistics, 

software tools, mine planning, mine 

plan optimization, economic modeling 

and optimization, strategic planning, 

strategic modeling and optimization, 

management strategy. The practitioners 

and research in each of these areas are 

all making important contributions to 

ultimately enabling us to better understand 

our deposits. There are now a 

number of geometallurgical conferences 

starting to appear and many companies 

now have professional geometallurgists 

and, in some cases, groups called 

Geometallurgy. 

The full gamut of geometallurgy 

makes it confusing and does again open 

up the question of what is geometallurgy. 

Though geometallurgy continues 

to be rooted in technical, it has evolved 

to become a broader project planning 

and optimization tool. Some people 

have even questioned if the title 

“geometallurgy” is still appropriate. Although 

this is a valid question, with 

STEVE WILLIAMS 

(SEG 2010) 

time, as this 

process continues—this 

evolution—it 

will become apparent to what 

geometallurgy has become. 

So stepping back, to the original 

question: where are we now? Geometallurgy 

has evolved into many areas associated 

with project planning and 

optimization. This evolution in itself 

tells us that geometallurgy is important 

and continuing to make important contributions 

to the mining industry. The 

importance lies in a better understanding 

of our deposits and then using this 

knowledge to make better management 

and economic decisions about the exploitation 

of these deposits. 

The embracing of geometallurgical 

methodologies can influence many 

things in a project life, from those that 

are simple, like core logging or core 

characterization, to broader, projectscope 

things. What I can say is that people 

need not be confused about 

geometallurgy because it can make project 

contributions in many, many areas. 

It is a good idea to start with the process 

of embracing geometallurgical methodologies 

as a routine part of mine development 

process. Contributions to 

project knowledge will then be routinely 

realized. It is not necessary to 

have a large geometallurgical focus (one 

can, but it is not necessary). Rather, it is 

better to just start incorporating these 

practices. What this really is about is 

implementing smarter practices that 

lead to better understanding of your resource(s), 

better planning, and ultimately 

project risk reduction. Along the 

way, this process will build a team 

across those traditional boundaries of 

geology, mine planning, and metallurgy, 

and the professionals in these 

areas will find themselves intellectually 

challenged and stimulated. This is all 

good for your project and project profitability. 

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Short Course on the Geology of Gold Deposits 

Cape Town • February 2–3, 2012 

LYNNETTE GREYLING (SEG 2006) and CHRIS HARRIS (SEG 2012) 

Short course participants and presenters gather for a group photo at the University of Cape Town. 

The SEG Short Course on the Geology 

of Gold Deposits was held for the second 

year at the University of Cape 

Town, South Africa, on February 2–3, 

prior to the annual Mining Indaba 

meeting. The two-day course was attended 

by 35 participants and was presented 

by internationally recognized 

gold deposit geologists Hartwig Frimmel, 

Richard Goldfarb, Brian Rusk, and 

Stuart Simmons. Participants were 

mostly industry geologists, with the addition 

of a few graduate students. 

The focus of presentations on the 

first day was on the geological characteristics, 

exploration criteria, and genetic 

models of orogenic gold deposits, 

with case studies of deposits hosted in 

the Archean to the Phanerozoic. The 

genesis and characteristics of Carlintype 

deposits and intrusion-related gold 

were also examined, followed by the geological 

setting, characteristics, and 

source of Witwatersrand-type gold and 

the implications for future exploration. 

During the second day, geological 

characteristics of epithermal and porphyry 

deposits were investigated, with 

emphasis on modern-day analogies and 

hydrothermal systems in terms of metal 

transport and deposition. The interpretation 

of hydrothermal mineral assemblages 

during exploration for epithermal 

and porphyry deposits was highlighted. 

The final session included the classification 

of IOCG deposits in terms of zonation, 

mineralization styles, ore genesis, 

and tectonic settings. Numerous case 

studies were used to illustrate the various 

deposit styles, and participants 

gained insight into the complexities 

and characteristics of these deposits. 1 

SEG NEWS 

Dan Wood Lectures at SME 

Daniel G. Wood, 2012 SEG Distinguished 

Lecturer, gave a presentation 

on October 16 to the 

Southern California section of 

the Society for Mining, Metallurgy 

and Exploration. His talk, 

accompanied by slides, was 

well-received and followed by a 

lively question-and-answer session. 

In the photo, Dan, center, 

is flanked by Alan S. Levy (SEG 

2010) and Sigfried (Sig) Muessig 

(SEG 1957 SF). Sig is a former 

President (1978) of SEG. 1


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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology 

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Colorado School of Mines 

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Detailed Mapping and Interpretation of Hydrothermal Ore Deposits: 

Kingston Range, California, and Cerbat Range, Arizona 

December 9–15, 2012 

William X. Chávez, Jr., and Erich Petersen 

led a group of graduate students 

and professionals in a week-long mapping 

course that emphasized ore geochemistry 

and alteration mineral zoning 

in California and Arizona. In the photo, 

the group is gathered at McMahon 

Ridge, Goldfield, Nevada. Pictured are 

(left to right) Ralph Gonzales, Mario 

Bringas, Erich Peterson, Omar 

Palomino, Steve Sabo, Juan Pilco, Satjitsing 

Redikoemar, William Chávez, 

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Dimeo, Andrea Bowen, Jordan McDivitt, 

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Erich Petersen (SEG 1986 F), University 

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SEG NEWS 

Ore Deposits Models and Exploration 

Guangzhou, China • January 13–19, 2013 

January 13-19, 2013; Guangzhou, China 

The 7 th annual workshop entitled Ore Deposits 

Models and Exploration was held 

at the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry 

on January 13 to 19, 2013. During 

the meeting, attendees gathered for the 

photo below. Instructors of the highly 

successful course were Steven Scott (SEG 

1974 F), David Leach (SEG 1979 F), Noel 

White (SEG 1993 F), Richard Goldfarb 

(SEG 1989 F), Chusi Li (SEG 1997 F), Kaihui 

Yang (SEG 2002 F), Zhaoshan Chang 

(SEG 2004 F), and Huayong Chen (SEG 

2002 F). The workshop was sponsored by 

SEG, SGA, Asia Now Resources, Sun Yat- 

Sen (Zhongshan) University, Guangzhou 

Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese 

Academy of Sciences, and the Geological 

Bureau of Guangdong Province, China.1


UNESCO-SEG-SGA Latin American Metallogeny Course 

Lima, Peru • October 19–22, 2012 

LLUÍS FONTBOTÉ (SEG 1990 F) and SILVIA ROSAS (SEG 2012) 

SEG NEWS 

The 31st edition of the UNESCO-SEG-SGA Latin American 

Metallogeny Course was held from October 19 to 

22, 2012, at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del 

Perú (PUCP), in Lima, immediately before the SEG 

2012 Conference in the same city. The interest that this 

course received is not only indicated by the 88 participants 

(from universities, mining companies, and government 

agencies that included Argentina, Bolivia, 

Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, 

and Peru), of which 46 received a grant, but also by 

the fact that the maximum number of participants was 

reached by early June, so that registration had to be 

closed three months before the course took place. 

Prof. Silvia Rosas, PUCP, organized the course, assisted 

by Beatriz Bouroncle and staff and students of 

the Mining Engineering Section, and by the Sociedad 

Geológica del Perú. International instructors were 

David Leach, Larry Meinert, Fernando Tornos, Francisco 

Velasco, and Lluís Fontboté. Local Instructors 

were Miguel Cardozo, César Muñoz, Silvia Rosas, and 

Jorge Sáez. Main topics included an introduction to 

hydrothermal systems, porphyry copper systems, including 

their polymetallic parts, sediment hosted Zn-Pb 

deposits, VHMS, IOCG, and skarn deposits, as well as 

an overview of the metallogeny of the Peruvian Andes. 

The course was complemented by labs emphasizing 

recognition of alteration assemblages. 

Among the more than 40 posters presented by the 

grant holders, the following awardees for the best 

posters were chosen: 

1. Osbaldo Zamora Vega, University of Alberta, 

“Mineralogía y microtermometría de los diferentes 

estilos de mineralización en el distrito 

minero de Zacatecas, México”; 

2. Fabio Andrés Mendoza Villero, U.N.C., Medellín, 

“El Limón, shear zone hosted gold deposit asociado 

a la actividad de la falla Otú”; and 

3. Lisseth Roncal Julcamoro, “Geología y metalogenia 

del distrito minero Hualgayoc, Cajamarca, 

Perú.” 

Participants and instructors of the UNESCO-SEG-SGA Latin American Metallogeny 

Course (2012) at the course venue in the PUCP Lima. 

The field trip participants after their visit to the spectacular MVT San Vicente deposit. 

The course was followed by a five-day Andes transect 

to visit the skarn deposit of Uchucchacua (Buenaventura), 

the polymetallic Cordilleran deposit of Cerro de 

Pasco (Volcan), the MVT deposit at San Vicente and 

the Unidad Minera Yauli (Volcan). 

The excellent venue offered by the host PUCP and 

the support of the mining companies for the field trip 

and samples offered for the labs contributed to the 

great success of the 2012 edition of the course. The 

next edition will take place in 2014. For more information, 

see the website for the course, http://www.unige. 

ch/sciences/terre/mineral/seminars/latinometal.html 1 

The labs for recognition of typical ores and alteration assemblages were a great 

success.


CANADA EXCELLENCE RESEARCH CHAIR 

IN GEOFLUIDS IN SEDIMENTARY BASINS 

Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering 

Faculty of Arts and Science and Faculty of Engineering and 

Applied Science 

One of Canada’s leading universities, 

Queen’s has a long-standing reputation 

for academic excellence, research, and 

a diverse and vibrant learning environment. 

With its strong tradition of public service, 

the University has helped to shape 

Canadian values and policies, educating 

notable political and cultural gures. 

Queen’s University is located in the heart 

of the community in historic Kingston, 

midpoint between Montreal, Toronto, 

and the nation’s capital. 

Queen’s University is seeking an outstanding individual to take up a Canada Excellence 

Research Chair in GeoFluids in Sedimentary Basins. The CERC will be awarded to a world leading 

researcher, with selection based on the highest standards of research excellence. The CERC program 

dedicates $10 million over seven years to each chair holder and his/her research team, to support the 

pursuit of excellence in research (www.cerc.gc.ca/hp-pa-eng.shtml). In addition, the incumbent will 

be provided with the opportunity to make an application to the Canada Foundation for Innovation 

(CFI) program (www.innovation.). 

The CERC holder will complement existing strengths by examining the details of fluid-rock interactions 

on all scales, from modeling large scale fluid flow in (hydrocarbon-bearing) sedimentary basins, to the 

origin and character of both mineralizing and barren fluids associated with energy-related commodities, 

to the pressure and chemical evolution of strata-bound fluids during earth history and into the future, to 

geochemical interactions between fluids and both natural and engineered materials. The Chair holder 

would focus on one, or both, of two major themes: (1) Energy and Mineral 

Resources (fluid evolution of sedimentary basins that potentially host petroleum and mineral deposits 

and exploration for buried deposits in basins); (2) Protecting and Managing the Environment (assessing 

element cycles in the environment that involve basins on all scales, or evaluating factors that affect 

waste disposal in sedimentary basins). 

The successful candidate will be required to maintain a leading-edge research program, take a leading 

role in developing the GeoFluids program at Queen’s, actively engage with industry, supervise graduate 

students, teach undergraduate and graduate courses, and make administrative contributions through 

service to the University, Faculty, and Department. Candidates must hold a relevant Ph.D. degree and 

have a demonstrated excellence in research, teaching and training of highly qualified personnel. 

Established research collaborations with industry and engagement in public policy will be considered 

an asset. Registration as a Professional Geoscientist or as a Professional Engineer in Ontario, or eligibility 

to acquire registration in Ontario is strongly encouraged. 

Interested applicants are directed to the full details of the advertisement at: 

www.queensu.ca/geol/department/employment.html 

Applicants should send their curriculum vitae, contact information, the names of three referees including 

their contact information, along with a statement of research and teaching interests, and three examples 

of relevant publications to: 

Dr. Cynthia Fekken, Chair, CERC GeoFluids Appointment Committee 

Associate Vice-Principal (Research), Office of the Vice-Principal (Research) 

251 Richardson Hall, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6 

By email: fekkenc@queensu.ca 

Review of applications will begin on April 1st, 2013. 

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. 

www.queensu.ca 

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Queen’s is committed to employment equity and 

diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, aboriginal people, persons 

with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. All qualified candidates are encouraged 

to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. The academic staff 

at Queen’s is governed by a collective agreement between QUFA and the University, which is posted at 

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STUDENT NEWS 

Round I 2013 Student Chapter 

Funding from the SEG 

Stewart R. Wallace Fund Proposal 

Submission Deadline is 

April 30, 2013! 

Student Chapter funding support is 

available from the SEG Stewart R. Wallace 

Fund. Wallace was a renowned exploration 

geologist whose discoveries 

included the Cereso Ridge molybdenum 

deposit at the Climax and Henderson 

mines in Colorado. He served as the 

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Chapters may submit requests for funding 

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Contact studentprograms@segweb.org 

with any questions and to report chapter 

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University of Geneva SEG Student Chapter 

Field Trip to Peru: A West-East Metallogenic Transect Through the Peruvian Andes 

The SEG 2012 Conference in Lima was 

an opportunity for many Ph.D. and 

M.Sc. students from Geneva to present 

their work and get acquainted with the 

professional and academic sides of economic 

geology. Over the past two 

decades, researchers from the University 

of Geneva have extensively studied Peruvian 

ore deposits, providing a well-established 

contact network with many 

companies as well as major scientific 

contributions. This conference, therefore, 

constituted a unique opportunity 

to organize a 1-week-long (Sept. 27–Oct. 

2) field trip to central Peru, allowing 

most of the chapter to visit some of the 

diverse mineral deposits along a westeast 

transect, following a great pre-Conference 

visit to the orogenic gold 

deposits of Pataz, northern Peru (Compañía 

Poderosa). 

We started this excursion on the 

morning of September 27 in front of the 

Westin Hotel, right after the conference, 

where we met Antoine de Haller (de 

Haller & Schmidt-Geneva Mineral Services), 

who led us on a single-day visit to 

the Raúl-Condestable IOCG deposit 

(Compaña Minera Condestable). Antoine 

guided us through the varied alteration 

of the district and discussed the 

favorable magma-fluid-rock interactions 

responsible for the genesis of the Condestable 

and Raul deposits. Trip participants 

also had the option of visiting the 

processing plant. 

The following day, we took the road 

to the east, making a quick stop at the 

Ticlio Pass (4,843 m.a.s.l., Morococha 

district), where we observed 

typical porphyry 

alteration zoning on a 

small scale before the 

coming snow storm 

forced us to continue 

on our way to Tarma, 

where we spent the 

night. During the next 

two days, Volcan Compañia 

Minera and the 

Sociedad Minera El 

Brocal welcomed us to 

the Cordilleran-type deposits 

of Cerro de Pasco 

and Colquijilca. At 

Cerro de Pasco, Paul Tapia (Volcan) and 

Lluís Fontboté (University of Geneva) 

gave us an extensive and very instructive 

tour of the open pit. Together with 

geologists of Brocal, our fellow student 

Vincent Casanova organized a great 

visit to the Colquijilca district, where we 

could see the full development of the 

magmatic-hydrothermal systems and 

mineral zoning from a high sulfidation 

center to polymetallic mineralization in 

surrounding limestones. In the evening, 

we drove down to the Amazonian flank 

of the Andes to join the SIMSA camp at 

San Vicente, which could easily be mistaken 

for a touristic resort. The next 

day, though, when Luis Fuentes (SIMSA) 

and Lluís Fontboté (UNIGE) took us to 

the old and active underground galleries 

of this textbook example of an MVT deposit, 

we realized we were indeed on an 

ore deposits trip and not on holiday! We 

saw evidence of both sour gas and gradient 

traps controlling the occurrence of 

the Zn-Pb mineralization. Detailed 

stratigraphy and the challenges of exploration 

in a tropical-humid-craggy environment 

were assessed in the field. 

We thank the guides and Compaña 

Minera Condestable, the Sociedad Minera 

El Brocal, and Compañía Minera 

Brocal for the particularly warm hospitality 

and the generous technical and logistical 

support. We would also like to 

extend our thanks to Prof. Silvia Rosas 

and Beatriz Bouroncle Paredes (Pontificia 

Universidad Católica del Perú) for 

helping to organize the trip. 

Cyril Chelle-Michou 1 

The student group from the University of Geneva pauses to take a 

photo at the Ticlio Pass (and porphyry), more than 4,850 m.a.s.l.


Greenstone Gold and Base Metal Exploration Field Course: 

Exploration Models and Methods • May 4 th – 10 th , 2013 

Mineral Exploration Research Centre 

Society of Economic Geologists Student Chapter 

The Mineral Exploration Research Centre at Laurentian University 

is collaborating with the Laurentian University SEG 

student chapter for the Greenstone Gold and Base Metal 

Exploration Field Course. The LU-SEG student chapter 

members will be assisting with the field course and a portion 

of the funds collected will be donated to the LU-SEG 

Student Chapter. This field course will focus on exploration 

models and methods and will be led by Dr. Howard 

Poulsen (international consultant in orogenic gold deposits 

and Precambrian Geology, formerly with the Geological 

Survey of Canada), Dr. Harold Gibson, (Laurentian University 

– professor of Volcanology and Ore deposits and an expert 

in VMS deposits and their volcanic environments) and 

Dr. Richard Smith, (NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Exploration 

Geophysics at Laurentian University, formerly 

Chief Geophysicist with Fugro Geophysics, an expert in 

electromagnetic methods and targeting). 

The field course is aimed at professional geoscientists 

who have just entered the exploration sector or professionals 

who are new to gold and base metal exploration in the 

Canadian Precambrian Shield. The main objectives of the 

field course are to: 1) Recognise the essential features of 

world class Archean Lode Gold and VMS districts; 2) Learn 

outcrop mapping and core logging techniques; 3) Learn exploration 

models and methods. 

The field course will be a combination of daily field 

work, involving mapping and core logging, and evening 

lectures. In the evenings attendees will have the opportunity 

to discuss and review the subject material and present team 

mapping and core logging results. The main field areas that 

will be visited are: i) Pontiac – Dalembert Fault: where a 

regional transect will introduce rock types, structure and alteration, 

ii) the Amulet – Powell – Horne area: where the 

VMS model will be reviewed, iii) Larder – Cadillac Break: 

to present the greenstone gold model. 

For information or to register, please contact 

Charlotte Mosher at cmosher@laurentian.ca or 705.673.6572 

The course fees are $3000/person (all inclusive cost except travel to and from Sudbury/Noranda) 

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STUDENT NEWS 

Field Trip to El Aguila 

In September 2012, members of the 

UNAM SEG Student Chapter participated 

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Aguila Project, a significant, newly discovered 

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located 120 km southeast of the 

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Field trip participants and staff gather for a group photo at the El Aguila deposit. 

to participate in this field trip. All El 

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University of Leicester SEG Student Chapter 

The University of Leicester SEG Student 

Chapter currently has over 100 members 

and continues to offer an exciting 

range of guest lectures and field trips for 

students. 

The chapter wrapped up 2012 with 

intellectually stimulating talks from 

both industrial and academic representatives, 

including Mark Tibbett from 

Cranfield University, Alan Wilson from 

Antofagasta, and Benedikt Steiner from 

Rio Tinto. We also organized a successful 

field trip to Castleton in the Peak 

district to visit local historic mine sites 

and view the world-famous Blue John 

fluorspar caverns. The day included a 

hike up Mam Tor to observe the active 

debris flow on its slopes. 

The new year began with strong 

chapter representation at the Mineral 

Deposits Studies Group (MDSG) UK 

Winter Meeting in January, held at the 

University of Leicester, where chapter 

member Alex Gorman jointly won the 

Mike Petterson and University of Leicester SEG Student Chapter members atop Mam Tor in Castleton, 

Peak District. 

MDSG Project Poster Prize for the presentation 

of her fourth year project, 

“Constraining a genetic model for copper-silver 

mineralisation at the Hana 

Mining Ltd. Ghanzi Project: Mineralogy, 

geochemistry and structure.” 

Later in 2013, we will also be welcoming 

industrial representatives to 

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Altus Strategies, Mike Harris from Rio 

Tinto, and Natasha Henwood from Redrock 

Resources. 

On March 25 and 26, 14 students 

will be visiting Boulby potash mine, 

Cleveland, North England, the deepest 

mine in the UK, to view underground 

workings at the mine and to discuss future 

prospects at the site with the geologists 

and engineers. 

The chapter is also delighted to be 

running an SEG-supported trip to the 

Cononish gold and silver project run by 

Scotgold Resources, with guests from industry 

and universities across the UK, 

from April 25 to 28, 2013. The trip will 

also take in Sron Garbh, a prospective 

site for PGE mineralization and historical 

lead workings at Tyndrum. 

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ALASKA 

Regional Correspondent: 

Curtis J. Freeman (SEG 1996) 

Avalon Development Corp. 

P.O. Box 80268 

Fairbanks, AK 99708 

Tel. 907-457-5159, Fax 907-455-8069 

E-mail: avalon@alaska.net 

Website: www.avalonalaska.com 

While there was no lack of optimism at 

the recent 2013 Cordilleran Roundup 

Convention, the atmosphere smacked 

of whistling in the dark. Explorationists 

are generally optimistic folks, but the 

subject du jour can be summarized by 

the question, When will the risk-capital 

drought end? Alaska has not been immune 

to the worsening drought, having 

experienced significant decline in 2012, 

with more expected in 2013. But how 

bad has it become? Try this: Recent data 

show that the stock prices for 50% of all 

junior mining companies listed on the 

Toronto Exchange are trading at less 

than $0.10 per share. But the rapidly deflating 

mining industry seems wholly at 

odds with many of the metrics used to 

measure the health of the industry. For 

example, SNL Metals Economic Group 

(MEG) reported that worldwide nonferrous 

exploration spending reached a 

record $21.5 billion in 2012. At the 

same time, the World Gold Council reported 

that fourth quarter 2012 gold demand 

reached a near-record 1,195.9 

tonnes; the International Copper Study 

Group has forecast a +1-million-tonne 

increase in copper production; and the 

Silver Institute has determined that, despite 

a near-tenfold increase in price in 

the last decade, silver demand has risen 

steadily, now well past the 1 billion 

ounce per year mark. So despite concurrently 

rising supply, demand, and commodity 

prices, the industry is suffering 

through one of the worst risk-capital environments 

in history. Clearly, the “leading 

economic indicators” are, in fact, 

trailing economic indicators. The industry 

is changing so rapidly that by the 

time we hear year-end or quarterly data, 

they are no longer relevant. But there are 

a few places where the rapid downturn 

in the industry has been highlighted. 

MEG recently noted that drilling results 

from new finds have dropped off dramatically 

in the last year, with December 

2012 coming in at the lowest level 

since December 2010. GFMS’s Gold Survey 

2012 noted the steadily increasing 

cost of gold production, now at a record 

$727 per ounce. And CIBC Markets recently 

looked into the actual replacement 

cost of an ounce of gold. If a mine 

produced just an ounce of gold, what is 

the cost of replacing that ounce and 

producing it at some point in the future? 

They came up with an arresting 

average of $1,500 to replace that single 

ounce. That figure includes $700 in operating 

costs, $275 in sustaining capital, 

$150 in construction capital, $125 in 

discovery costs, $50 in overhead, and 

$200 in taxes. Add a 10 to 12% profit 

margin and the minimum gold price 

needed to fuel sustainable production is 

about $1,700 per ounce. Naturally, producers 

are looking to acquire, develop, 

and mine new deposits with the most 

robust economic parameters to keep 

that replacement cost as low as possible. 

But with risk capital drying up at an 

alarming rate, how are these new and 

better deposits going to be generated? 

AUSTRALASIA 


Russell Meares (SEG 1996) 

Malachite Resources Limited 

Sydney, Australia 

E-mail: rmeares@malachite.com.au 

Website: www.malachite.com.au 

With contributions from: 

Roger Thomson (SEG 1983) – 

Western Australia 

Lucy Chapman (SEG 2000) – Queensland 

Geoff Green (SEG 2000) – Tasmania 

Andrew Rowett – South Australia 

Bianca Pietrass-Wong – NSW 

In spite of the continuing tight capital 

markets for junior explorers, the online 

edition of exploration news from 

“Down Under” is once again led by 

more discoveries and resource upgrades 

in Western Australia, covering gold, 

base metals, uranium, iron ore, and 

mineral sands projects. It is therefore 

not surprising that of the 33 new initial 

capital raisings for companies seeking 

listing on the Australian Stock Exchange 

(ASX) in 2012, 15 were for Western Australian 

companies. Sirius Resources’ 

Nova Ni-Cu discovery in that state continues 

to grow, with recent intersections 

including 39 m at 2.4% Ni and 1.0% Cu 

from 265 m, and analogies being made 

with the Canadian Thompson, Raglan, 

and Voisey’s Bay deposits. News from 

other states includes further good 

drilling results from Straits Resources’ 

Avoca Tank Cu-Au discovery in NSW, 

and two significant new finds in South 

Australia: Core Exploration’s Fitton uranium 

discovery, and OZ Minerals’ 

Khamsin Cu-Au discovery, located just 

10 km from their advanced Carrapateena 

Cu-Au project. Also, there is 

good news from Tasmania (the “quiet 

achiever” of the Australian mining industry), 

where the federal government 

has determined that only 210 km 2 of 

the 4,550-km 2 Tarkine “wilderness area” 

will be added to the National Estate and 

therefore be excluded from mining. 

There is further good news for Australian 

mining companies as the previously 

reported new mining tax 

(designed as a resource rent tax) has 

only raised A$126 million in the first six 

months of its operation, compared to 

the A$2 billion forecast by the government 

for the full year. The creation of 

the tax was driven by political imperatives, 

and it was badly designed with 

the objective of taxing the supposed untold 

wealth of the resources sector. With 

our next federal election date set for 14 

September this year, the tax may be 

abolished if the Opposition (which is 

currently well ahead of the Government 

in the opinion polls) wins the election. 

Also on matters relating to the impost 

of government policies and excessive 

bureaucracy on miners and 

explorers, it appears that some jurisdictions 

are finally getting the message 

that the growing burden of red tape and 

delays in approvals is 

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To address these concerns, the Federal 

Government has set its Productivity 

Commission with the task of holding 

meetings with industry stakeholders to 

identify “Non-Financial Barriers to Mineral 

and Energy Resource Exploration”— 

what action the government might take 

to remove or minimize the identified 

barriers is another story! 

EUROPE 


Paul W. Kuhn (SEG 1983 F) 

Avrupa Minerals Limited 

Porto, Portugal 

E-mail: paulk@avrupaminerals.com 

Website: www.avrupaminerals.com 

While it is evident throughout the exploration 

industry that the bear market 

in fundraising is very much alive, it is 

also a fact that there has been a substantial 

increase in the number exploration 

programs throughout the favorable jurisdictions 

of Europe. In Portugal, where 

the government has made it a policy to 

attempt to grow its mining industry, 

there are now as many as 10 foreign explorers 

and miners active in the country. 

Turkey has seen a substantial 

increase in both domestic and foreign 

explorers and miners, despite the feeling 

that the new mining law regulations 

and enforcements favor the domestic 

entities. There has been a visible increase 

in exploration in places like Italy, 

Austria, Northern Ireland, Cyprus, 

Poland, and Germany. In southeastern 

Germany, especially in the Erzgebirge, it 

has actually become difficult to find 

open land. The Kupferschiefer in both 

Germany and Poland has, again, become 

crowded. Even news reports from 

the Pyrite Belt of Spain and from the 

Rosia Montana area of Romania hint of 

solutions to permitting issues that have 

bedeviled the explorers and mine developers 

in those areas for years. 

Then there are the issues in Greece. 

With an economy that barely functions, 

the populace still continues to protest 

the development of the Skouries mine 

and nearby projects at Olympias and 

Perama Hill. No matter that the Greek 

economy shrank 6.4% in 2012, on top 

of a 7.1% shrinkage in 2011, and that 

construction of a new mine would bring 

new investments and jobs, which, of 

course, no one wants, into northern 

Greece. According to press reports and 

comments, a fully developed Skouries 

mine complex could create up to 5,000 

direct and indirect jobs in the area. Reports 

also noted that upwards of US$1 

billion is planned for the various projects 

and advancements in the region. 

Wow, sure sounds better than a high-interest 

loan from the EU-IMF-ECB, or 

taxing individual bank accounts, as is 

now threatened for the Cyprus bailout. 

All editorial comments aside, the European 

Union has selectively opened its 

doors to the possibility of exploration 

and mining within its borders. Reading 

through press releases from the many 

companies now working in Europe indicates 

to me that there is still some ability 

to raise funds for advanced and 

development projects. The kicker, 

though, is, How will the little minnowsize 

companies, with only early-stage 

projects or good ideas, keep these programs 

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these companies, which heavily populate 

the ranks of European exploration, 

is not easy at all, and many of these 

firms may soon drop out of the business. 

This will be an opportunity for the 

better financed, slightly larger guppies 

out there, but the shakeout will take 

some time. Meanwhile, the discovery 

and development of the near-to-home 

resources that are so badly needed in 

Europe to drive the EU economy will diminish, 

to the further detriment of the 

Old World. 

A final note and plea: For those of 

you who are involved with the receiving 

end of venture financings, please note 

that the British Columbia Securities 

Commission has proposed to revoke the 

Northwest Exemption, which will 

stymie the ability of certain nonregistered 

financiers to assist and manage 

many of the financings that keep the 

junior market alive. There is a petition 

and letter being circulated throughout 

the exploration industry that you may 

wish to review and sign, asking the 

Commission to review the proposal to 

revoke the Northwest Exemption. Here 

is the link to the document: https:// 

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british-columbia-securities-commissionreview-the-proposal-to-revoke-the-nwexemption-2?utm_medium=email&utm 

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MEXICO 


Erme Enriquez, MSc, CPG (SEG 1984 F) 

Minera Canasil, S.A. de C.V. 

Alheli No. 142, Fracc. Jardines de Dgo 

Durango, DGO 34200, Mexico 

E-mail: eenriquez@canasil.com.mx 

MEXICO’S EXPLORATION TRENDS 

Mexico has a mining history of almost 

500 years and is among the world’s 

largest metal producers, making it attractive 

for exploration companies. Although 

best known for its production of 

silver—over 10 billion ounces have been 

produced and it was the second largest 

silver producer in the world in 2011— 

the country also mines significant quantities 

of copper, gold, lead, and zinc. Its 

geologic potential remains strong. The 

country’s terrain is one of the most tectonically 

active and complex in the 

world. Orogenesis has pushed up mountain 

chains all across Mexico, including 

the Sierra Madre Oriental, Sierra Madre 

Occidental, and Sierra Madre del Sur. 

These three regions have formed some 

of the key metallogenic areas. Gold and 

silver mineralization is commonly 

linked to the two belts of hydrothermal 

veins and gaps that stretch out underneath 

both sides of the Sierra Madre Occidental. 

That potential has attracted 

more than 200 foreign exploration companies 

to Mexico, with operations concentrated 

in the northern states of 

Sonora, Zacatecas, Chihuahua, Durango, 

and Jalisco, among other states. 

As mining is an important contributor 

to the country’s economy, the industry 

benefits from a well-structured and supportive 

regulatory framework. 

Under the Mexican constitution, 

minerals are part of the national patrimony. 

Exploration, exploitation, and 

beneficiation of minerals receive preference 

over any other use of land. The law 

permits up to 100% private ownership 

in exploration, development, and production 

of mineral substances. 

Mexican environmental regulations 

have become increasingly stringent over 

the last decade as a result of international 

agreements that Mexico has ratified, 

including the North American 

Agreement on Environmental Cooperation 

(parallel to NAFTA), the United Nations 

Framework Convention on 

Climate Change, and the Convention 

on Biological Diversity. Mining companies 

must obtain environmental impact 

permits from SEMARNAT prior to any 

mining and exploration activities, and 

such activities, including water extraction, 

wastewater discharge, and tailings 

disposal, are subsequently subject to 

several environmental permits from different 

offices within SEMARNAT. 

In the field of fiscal regime, there are 

no taxes or levies imposed specifically 

on the mining industry. Companies are 

subject to standard corporate income 

tax rates, which are determined by the 

federal government. 

Mexico’s long history of mining and 

an extensive natural resources sector 

provide a skilled workforce, although 

the growth of the mining industry in recent 

years has led to some scarcity of 

trained workers. Under Mexican law, it 

is permissible for unionized employees 

to engage in work stoppages and other 

industrial actions for disputes with their 

own employers or in sympathy with 

unionized employees of other companies 

who are engaged in a dispute, despite 

the absence of any dispute with 

their own employer. 

The new president, Enrique Peña 

Nieto, has made combating organized 

crime a priority of his administration 

and has deployed the Mexican military 

to several Mexican states where most 

companies have operations, including 

Zacatecas, San Luis Potosi, Sinaola, Chihuahua, 

Durango, and Sonora, to assist 

or replace local and state police. Military 

and police have been increasingly 

successful in carrying out operations to 

remove top cartel leaders. The new president 

also has proposed a centralized 

police force for all Mexico so most of 

the security corporations will have a 

single command; this will be translated 

into better control of the police forces. 

Global mining companies have been 

subject to a range of new taxes, royalties, 

laws, and regulations by the governments 

of the countries where they 

operate. Mining taxes have recently 

been implemented in several Latin 

American countries, including Chile 

and Peru, and some Mexican legislators 

have proposed similar initiatives, although, 

to date, not successfully. The 

Mexican mining industry, through the 

Mining Chamber, will continue to petition 

against any mining tax as it affects 

employment creation, direct foreign 

and local investment, and the industry’s 

ability to compete. 

NORTHERN EURASIA 


Alexander Yakubchuk (SEG 1999 F) 

Orsu Metals Corp, London, UK 

E-mail: ayakubchuk@orsumetals.com 

Detailed information can be found at 

http://gold.prime-tass.ru 

NORTHERN EURASIA 

GENERAL 

The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources 

prepared amendments to the 

legislation on strategic deposits and submitted 

them to the government for approval. 

The amendments propose to 

increase the minimum size for gold deposits 

by five times to allow more foreign 

participation in the mining projects 

in Russia. The current limit of 50 t of 

contained gold is proposed to be increased 

to 250 t Au. It is also proposed 

not to consider the deposits in remote 

locations in Siberia and the Russian Far 

East as strategic. 

At the same time, Russian President 

Putin approved amendments to the 

Subsoil Law. The changes 

envisage that strategic 

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areas will be distributed only at the 

auctions. 

The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources 

has announced a list of areas to 

be licensed in 2013. It includes 636 

mineral deposits and prospects, predominantly 

gold. Rosnedra, a government 

agency under the ministry, expects 

to collect $1.3 billion from the auctions 

and tenders. This is 13% less than what 

was actually earned in 2012. Rosnedra 

noted low interest on new projects. In 

2012, only 54% of the initially proposed 

projects have been actually licensed, totaling 

240 areas. The agency received 89 

applications for awarding the discovery 

status and issued 35 licenses, with some 

still remaining under review. In 2012, 

Rosnedra reviewed 217 licenses of all 

types that did not meet license obligations 

and revoked 44 mineral licenses. 

This is comparable to 2011 figures. 

Russian Federal Budget expenditure 

on mineral exploration works in 2013 is 

expected to increase by 25% to reach $3 

billion. Priorities include exploration for 

precious metals and diamonds, totaling 

$1.3 billion. Significant expenditure will 

be committed to operations in the 

oceans. 

In 2012, exploration expenditure 

from the Federal Budget increased 23% 

to $2.4 billion. For comparison, the 

state funding of oil and gas exploration 

totaled $4.25 billion, or 1.47 times more 

than in 2011. 

In total, Rosnedra conducted expert 

work on 50 new mineral deposits, which 

were added to the government balance 


SEG-SGA Field Trip: 

Gold Deposits of the Russian Northeast, 

pre-SGA Uppsala Conference 

July 25, 2013–August 5, 2013 

This excursion is co-sponsored by SEG and 

SGA. The trip leaders are Nikolai Goryachev 

(NEISRI FEB RAS in Magadan) and Valery 

Fridovsky (North East Federal University in 

Irkutsk, NEFU). Mines visited will include 

Nezhdaninskoye, Badran, Sarylakh, Natalka, 

Degdekan, and Pavlik. Distances are great, 

so there will be 2,000 km of driving. The 

trip will begin in Yakutsk on the morning of 

July 25 and finish in Magadan on August 5. 

Thus, attendees could fly Magadan-Moscow- 

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The cost will be US$400, plus airfare to and from the Russian 

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sheet. The most significant result was 

the reestimate of the Ta-Nb reserves at 

the Belaya Zima and Bolshetagninskoye 

deposits, as well as the reestimate 

of resources at the Kalmakskoye and 

Priargun uranium clusters. 

On the corporate side, SRK completed 

a new JORC M+I+I resource estimate 

for the Udokan copper deposit, 

owned by Baikal Mining Company 

(part of Metalloinvest). The new resource 

includes 24.6 Mt copper in 2,300 

Mt of ore grading 1.06% Cu. The estimate 

is based on the 2010–2012 works, 

which included 63,800 m of drilling. 

The open-pitable resource includes 

1,848 Mt of ore (0.43% Cu COG) grading 

1.07% Cu, and the underground resource 

includes 479 Mt of ore (0.69% 

Cu COG) grading 1.01% Cu. The study 

used the long-term price of $7,400/t Cu. 

In February 2013, it was rumored that 

Metalloinvest was negotiating an exchange 

of Udokan for shares in Norilsk 

Nickel, which would eventually transfer 

operational control to the latter. The 

rumor remains unconfirmed. 

Polyus Gold International announced 

its wish to sell four gold deposits 

with a total resource of 28.2 Moz 

(877.12 t) Au for approximately $2.2 billion. 

The list includes the Kuranakh deposit 

in Yakutia, with JORC reserves of 

1.7 Moz Au and resources of 6.9 Moz; 

the Nezhdaninskoye deposit in Yakutia, 

with Russian 1+ 1+ 2 resources of 

20 Moz Au; the Degdekan deposit in 

Magadan, with Russian 1+ 2 resources 

of 3 Moz; and the Bamskoye deposit in 

the Amur region, with Russian 1+ 2 resources 

of 3.5 Moz Au and P2 resources 

of 0.7 Moz Au. 

President Nazarbayev has signed a 

request to lift the moratorium on issuing 

new licenses in the Republic of 

Kazakhstan. The moratorium was 

placed in 2008 and, since then, only 

government-controlled companies, such 

as Tau-Ken Samruk, could obtain new 

licenses. The government stated that 

only 75 out of 282 registered gold deposits 

and 19 out of 55 iron deposits are 

being mined in one form or another. 

Glencore International Plc acquired 

an additional 18.91% in KazZinc, increasing 

its share from 50.7 to 69.61%. 

Glencore issued 176.742 million new 

shares in favor of the Verny Capital Fund 

and also paid $400 million in cash. The 

total value of the deal is $1.349 billion. 

This is lower than was announced during 

the IPO of Glencore. The company 

was planning to increase its ownership 

to 93%, with a deal value of $3.2 billion. 

However, the balance seems to have been 

acquired by Tau-Ken Samruk. KazZinc 

operates several mines at high-grade 

VMS deposits in Rudny Altai and other 

parts of Kazakhstan. 

Kazakhmys Plc approved a $2-billion 

expenditure using the credit from the 

China Development Bank to construct 

a mine at the Aktogay porphyry copper 

deposit, containing 5 Mt of copper. 

The project is expected to produce 104 

kt of copper cathodes annually during 

the first 10 years, with a total mine life 

of 50 years. 

The Kyrgyz government announced 

its plans to again license the Jerooy 

gold deposit, containing 2.6 Moz Au. 

During the last 20 years, the project has 

changed hands more than five times, 

having been managed by companies including 

Normandy, Oxus Gold, Global 

G.O.L.D., and Jerooyaltyn. 

CONTIGUOUS 

UNITED STATES 


Roger C. Steininger (SEG 1978) 

COO & Director, Acquisitions & Exploration 

NuLegacy Gold Corp. 

5450 Riggins Ct. Suite 1B 

Reno, NV 89502-6577 

Tel. (775) 742-6333 

E-mail: audoctor@aol.com 

To quote Douglas MacArthur, not the 

general but the prospector from Rachel, 

Nevada, “Old mining districts don’t 

fade away; they just need more 

drilling.” The most obvious example is 

Barrick’s Goldrush, with the recently announced 

total resource of 14.1 million 

ounces of gold, but several other examples 

are coming forth in the Great 

Basin. Silver Predator has greatly expanded 

silver, and now gold, targets at 

Taylor, Nevada. How about Gold Ventures 

in the Railroad district? I can remember 

when that great moly company 

thought the district was a molybdenum 

play. There’s also Midway in the Pan- 

Monte (how many of you remember 

that name?) area, and Premier at Cove. 

The lesson is obviously “Drill, baby, 

drill.” All of this confirms that there is 

still gold in “Them There Hills”; we just 

need to find it. 

The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology 

just (read February 2013) released 

the 2011 Nevada Mineral and Energy 

Resource Exploration Survey, which is 

available on their website. A minimum 

of $675 million was spent on exploration, 

90% of which was devoted to 

metals. About 68% of the expenditures 

were for physical exploration, mostly 

drilling, and 32% of the total was for 

grassroots exploration. There were more 

than 1,000 people directly employed in 

the industry. Since not all companies active 

in Nevada chose to participate in 

the survey, these figures are minimums 

and/or estimates. 

My son manages a fine-dining restaurant 

in Reno and, commonly, he will 

approach a table of diners and make the 

statement, more than ask the question, 

“You are geologists, aren’t you?,” followed 

by, “You all have that look about 

you,” which leads me to the following: 

You may be a geologist if 

Your kids cry when you come home 

because they were taught never to talk 

to strangers. 

Your spouse claims to sleep better 

when you are not home, and does not 

enjoy the ticks in bed. 

The hammer you use for home repairs 

has a point on one end. 

You have more baseball caps than the 

San Francisco Giants, and they have 

either drilling company logos or those 

of organizations that are no longer in 

business. 

You have trouble walking on level 

ground. 

Your rock garden contains better specimens 

than the Smithsonian. 

You have a sport coat that you wear 

with jeans and (you think) it looks really 

good with the one tie you own. 

You have only “qualified” answers to 

direct questions. 

You are not home for birthdays and 

anniversaries. 

Your best friends are also your competitors 

and your dog. 

Your truck has two, or more, spare 

tires, at least one of which is commonly 

flat. 

You never need a map for directions, 

or ask for them. 

You don’t know where you will be in 

a week, or care. 

You have worked in more countries 

than Delta Airlines flies to. 

Your spouse mows the lawn. 

You think beer and cheeseburgers are 

two of the basic food groups. 

I could go on, but you all know the 

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• Nominee should have a minimum of eight years of professional experience, including not less than five 

years of work principally devoted to economic geology, three of which must have been in positions of 

responsibility. Considera tion will be given to work of an individual in research or as a teacher of economic 

geology. Download application form at www.segweb.org/forms/Fellowship-Application- 

Form.pdf. 

• Two SEG Fellows to serve as primary and secondary sponsors 

SEG’s Goal — With a greater pool of Fellows, SEG can increase the diversity of its leaders, better meet the 

needs of members in all locations, and evolve into an organization truly representative of its varied components. 

NEW REVISED, FILLABLE Fellowship Form now available at 

http://www.segweb.org/pdf/forms/Fellowship-Application-Form.pdf


SEG at GSA 2013 

October 27–30, 2013 • Denver, Colorado, USA 

SEG Meeting Coordinator, Nigel Kelly (Colorado School of Mines) 

SEG SESSIONS 

Recent advances and applications of isotope geochemistry 

and geochronology to ore deposit studies 

Matthew E. Brueseke (Kansas State University) 

George D. Kamenov (University of Florida) 

Ryan Mathur (Juniata College) 

James A. Saunders (Auburn University) 

Sediment-hosted base metal deposits 

J. Richard Kyle (University of Texas at Austin) 

Martin Appold (University of Missouri) 

Fluids, stress and episodicity in subduction settings: 

What we need to know 

Jeffrey W. Hedenquist (Consultant) 

Lawrence M. Cathles III (Cornell University) 

Kéiko H. Hattori (University of Ottawa) 

New developments in structural and tectonic controls 

on ore deposits 

Yvette D. Kuiper (Colorado School of Mines) 

Shoufa Lin (University of Waterloo) 

Geological and geophysical constraints on the tectonic 

evolution and resource potential of Alaska and the 

northern North American Cordillera 

James V. Jones III (U.S. Geological Survey) 

Stephen E. Box (U.S. Geological Survey) 

Richard W. Saltus (U.S. Geological Survey) 

The basement complex (or complex basement): 

What is it? How is it formed, conserved and modified? 

And how are mineral resources and geologic hazards 

distributed within it? 

Chris Holm-Denoma (US Geological Survey) 

Karen Lund (US Geological Survey) 

Applied volcanology: The role of physical volcanology 

and volcanic facies mapping in mineral deposit 

George J. Hudak III (University of Minnesota) 

Thomas Monecke (Colorado School of Mines) 

(Speakers to be confirmed at a later date) 

Pre-conference SEG Field Trip 

COLORADO PORPHYRY-MOLYBDENUM 

DEPOSITS AND LEADVILLE DISTRICT 


Leaders: Ralph Stegen, Freeport-McMoRan, ralph_stegen@fmi.com 

and Tommy Thompson, University of 

Nevada, Reno, tommyt@mines.unr.edu or thompsontommyt@aol.com 

Capacity: Minimum 20 / Maximum 32 participants 

Description: 

From Denver, visit the world-class porphyry Mo deposits 

at Climax and Henderson (Freeport-McMoRan Copper & 

Gold) and the carbonate-hosted Ag-Zn-Pb manto deposits 

at Leadville. These deposits have been the source 

of leading research in porphyry Mo deposits and development 

of exploration methods. Leadville district is 

noted for its long history of production, research on carbonate-hosted 

Ag-Zn-Pb-(Au) deposits, and the founding 

of the Guggenheim mining fortune, including the formation 

of ASARCO, Inc. Economic Geology Monograph 7 

reported on much of the research on the Colorado Mineral 

Belt manto systems. Included are tours of Climax and 

Henderson mines with updates in geology of both, and 

numerous stops in the Leadville district. Stay overnight 

in Keystone and Leadville; return to Denver. 

Pre-conference Midland Valley / SEG Course 

Modeling Structural Evolution to 

Improve Geological Models for Exploration 

and Mine Development 


Presenters: Jenny Ellis BSc MSc, Structural Geologist 

(Midland Valley), Gareth Johnson PhD, BSc(Hons), 

FGS (Midland Valley) 

Course Description: 

This 2-day course is designed for geologists in mineral 

exploration and resource development and their managers 

who want to minimize geological risk and optimize 

the use of regional and mine-scale geological models. The 

course is particularly useful for people working with 

structurally controlled deposits and/or deposits that 

have been deformed.


SEG COURSE CENTER EVENTS | segweb.org/events 

Practical Methods 

in Mineral Exploration 

SEG Course Center | Littleton, CO, USA 

May 13-18, 2013 

DESCRIPTION 

This workshop will provide the participant with a solid introduction to practical methods applied in mineral exploration. Five 

days of lectures and class activities are followed by a one-day trip to the Cripple Creek and Victor gold mines. Recently 

hired geoscientists and those seeking exposure to a wider range of deposit styles and exploration methods are the targeted 

audience. The curriculum includes reviews of mineral deposit models, geochemical exploration techniques, geophysical 

exploration methods, drilling and sample recovery methods, logging of drill core and cuttings, interpretation of rock alteration, 

QA/QC protocols, and integrated interpretation of multiple geotechnical data sets. Workshop presentations highlight case study 

applications in the presenters’ areas of expertise, with a focus on “best work practices” for success in mineral exploration. 

EDUCATION & TRAINING 

PRESENTERS 

Odin “Odie” Christensen 

Principal Geologist, Hardrock Mineral 

Exploration 

Dave Coulter 

Consulting Geologist, Dublin, Ireland 

Murray Hitzman 

Charles Fogarty Professor of Economic 

Geology, Colorado School of Mines 

Jeff Jaacks 

Geochemical Consultant, 

Geochemical Applications, Inc. 

Eric Jensen 

General Manager, Exploration Team 

Leader, Eurasian Minerals 

Denis Rousseau 

Senior Consulting Drill Service Expert, 

Newmont Mining Corporation 

Ken Witherly 

President, Condor Consulting, Inc. 

Early Registration (through April 10, 2013) 

OBJECTIVES 

REGISTRATION Online at segweb.org/events#13RPMETHOD 

Conceptual models of a suite of important mineral deposits, with 

emphasis upon those attributes useful as exploration guides; 

Geochemical exploration methods, from sample collection through 

laboratory analysis to meaningful interpretation of results; 

Application of various geophysical data-acquisition and interpretation 

techniques to exploration; 

Quality control and quality assurance methods required to verify the 

integrity of geotechnical data; 

Drilling methods – when and why each is used; sample collection 

methodology, and safety issues; 

Logging of drill core and cuttings and detailed geologic mapping down 

the drill hole; 

Recognition and interpretation of rock alteration in mineral exploration; 

Mapping alteration using airborne and satellite imagery and 

spectroscopy; 

The importance of integrated interpretation of multiple geotechnical 

data sets to focus exploration; organizing and presenting exploration 

information for effective interpretation and communication. 

Late Registration (after April 10, 2013) 

Member: US$1,950 

Non-member: US$2,100 

Student: US$950 

Student Non-member: US$1,050 

Member: US$2,100 

Non-member: US$2,300 

Student: US$1,050 

Student Non-member: US$1,150 

Please note that SEG reserves the right to cancel this event should minimum attendance numbers not be met by April 10, 2013. 

SEG policies on dietary restrictions and event photography should be reviewed in advance at www.segweb.org/t&c.


SEG MEMBERSHIP NEWS 

CANDIDATES FOR 1 FELLOWSHIP 

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 May 31, 2013. If no objections are received by that date, these candidates will be presented to Council for approval. 

Address Comments To 

Chair, SEG Admissions Committee 

SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS • 7811 Shaffer Parkway • Littleton, CO 80127-3732 • USA 

Drobe, John R. Indico Resources Ltd., Vancouver, Canada: 

Daniel R. Marinov, Steve G. Enns; 

Krynauw, Johan R. The Mineral Corporation, Johannesburg, 

South Africa: Paul A. Nex, Judith A. Kinnaird; 

Lester, Joy L. Consultant, Rapid City, SD: Colin J. Paterson, 

Brian G. Hoal; 

Miller, Rebecca A. Robinson Nevada Mining Company, Ely, NV: 

Eric Seedorff, Mark D. Barton; 

Pfau, Mark I. Tellurian Exploration, Inc., Missoula, MT: John R. 

King, Steven R. Davis; 

Raith, Johann G. Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Leoben, Austria: 

Paul G. Spry, Judith L. Hannah; 

Soylu, Mesut Eurasian Minerals Inc., Ankara, Turkey: M. 

Stephen Enders, Jeffrey W. Hedenquist. 

The Society Welcomes 

The Following 

NEW 1 FELLOWS: 

Ansdell, Kevin M., Saskatoon, Canada; 

Booth, Joseph, West Wyalong, Australia; 

Hellingwerf, Rob H., Gothenburg, Sweden; 

Kota, Mxolisi W., Silverton, South 

Africa; Li, Jian W., Wuhan, China; Li, Xiaofeng, 

Beijing, China; MacTavish, Allan 

D., Thunder Bay, Canada; Martin, 

Hamish R., Gilbert, Arizona; Mortimer, 

John, Singapore, China; Mustard, Roger, 

Dunedin, New Zealand; Peltonen, Petri 

T., Kolari, Finland; Pufahl, Peir K., 

Wolfville, Canada; Shatwell, David O., 

Lima, Peru; Venter, Michael N., Cape 

Town, South Africa; Wagner, Thomas, 

Helsinki, Finland. 


The Following 

NEW 1 MEMBERS: 

Rachel R. Abbott, Sabina Gold and Silver 

Corp., North Vancouver, Canada; Roberto 

E. Aguirre Ramos, Universidad Nacional 

de San Agustin de Arequipa, Arequipa, 

Peru; Ilya S. Anisimov, Cameco Corporation 

Technology and Innovation Research 

Center, Peterborough, Canada; Michael 

C.R. Ashley, Helio Resource Corp., Clevedon, 

United Kingdom; Nicholas Clive Aspinall, 

Aspinall Geological, Whitehorse, 

Canada; Amarjargal Aagii Bars, Oyu Tolgoi 

LLC, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; James 

Bartle, Northern Minerals Ltd., West 

Perth, Australia; Rob Beckett, Beckett & 

Associates, Comox, Canada; Eduardo F. 

Bello, Anglo American Chile, Santiago, 

Chile; Mitchell L. Bernardi, Otis Gold 

Corp, Spokane, WA; David I. Bertuch, 

BHP Billiton, Santiago, Chile; Joel Robert 

Blake, Rio Tinto Exploration, Brisbane, 

Australia; Tashane J. Boothe, Mines and 

Geology Division, May Pen, Jamaica; Rodney 

K. Boucher, Linex Pty Ltd., Bendigo, 

Australia; Allison A. Brand, Mackevoy 

Geosciences Ltd., Vancouver, Canada; 

Terry J. Briggs, Newmont Mining Corporation, 

Greenwood Village, CO; Bernd 

Buschmann, Erz & Stein GbR, Bobritzsch 

Germany; Evaristo Campos Pucuhuanca, 

Jr., Fortuna Silver Mines Inc., Lima, Peru; 

Javier H. Ceballos, Pacific Rim Mining 

Corporation Argentina S.A., Salta, Argentina; 

Lie-Meng Chen, Chinese Academy 

of Sciences, Guiyang, China; Darwin 

G. J. Contreras Salles, Maricunga Mining 

Company, Valparaiso, Chile; Carl Corriveau, 

Corporation Miniere Osisko, 

Malartic, Canada; Daniel E. Cronin, Gnomic 

Exploration Services, Georges Hall, 

Australia; Gian-Carlo C. D’Ottone, Anglo 

American Exploration Canada, Vancouver, 

Canada; Thomas Danielson, Teck Resources 

Limited, Vancouver, Canada; 

Bayanzul Davaasuren, Oyu Tolgoi LLC, 

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Hugh A. F. de 

Souza, SGS Lakefield Research Ltd., Lakefield, 

Canada; Michael A. DeVasto, Coeur 

d’Alene Mines Corporation, Juneau, AK; 

John R. Drobe, Indico Resources Inc., 

Vancouver, Canada; Malte Drobe, BGR, 

Hannover, Germany; Nicholas J. Dyriw, 

Clancy Exploration, Canberra, Australia; 

Matthew P. Eckfeldt, Gold Fields Canada 

Exploration, Vancouver, Canada; Brent A. 

Elliott, University of Texas-Austin, Austin, 

TX; Pablo G. Farias, Cameco Australia Exploration, 

Osborn Park, Australia; Reade 

E. Freeman, Trafford Resources Ltd., West 

Perth, Australia; Paul Gann, New West, 

Canada; Anthony M. Gesualdo, Uwharrie 

Resources, Inc., Athens, GA; Jens E. Gibbs, 

Kennecott Utah Copper, Ogden, UT; Betiana 

Gomez, Minera IRL Patagonia SA, 

Bahia Blanca, Argentina; Daniel J. 

Greene, Trafford Resources, Fremantle, 

Australia; Carl Guilmette, University of 

Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada; Inbar Hassid, 

The Discovery Room, Tel Aviv, Israel; 

Daniel W. Hawkins, Cameco Australia, 

Osborne Park, Australia; Matthew A. 

Hope, Barrick Gold, Swan View, Australia; 

William J. S. Howell, Triple Plate Junction 

PLC, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Sunday 

O. Idakwo, Kogi State University, 

Anyigba, Nigeria; Andrew C. Jansen, 

Newmont Mining Corporation, Winnemucca, 

NV; Jesse D. Jennings, Unigold 

Inc, Sandpoint, ID; Wilfredo J. Jimenez 

Marmolejc, Mine Gate Exploration S.A., 

Lima, Peru; Tomasz Kalkowski, 

Queensville, Canada; Asko A. Kapyaho, 

Geological Survey of Finland, Espoo, Finland; 

Stephen M. Kemp, Rift Exploration, 

Greenwich, CT; Alan F. Kobussen, Rio 

Tinto Exploration, Bundoora, Australia; 

Jamie L. Kraft, Teck Resources Ltd., Vancouver, 

Canada; Anna A. Kutkiewicz, The 

Doe Run Company, Viburnum, MO; Timothy 

D. Lenane, North American Palladium, 

Royal Oak, MI; Amy K. Lowe, 

Midas Resources Limited, West Perth, Australia; 

Calum MacDonald, 

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of Skye, Highland, United Kingdom; 

Melissa A. Mateer, Tabatay Geologic Consulting, 

Elko, NV; Lucie Mathieu, Université 

du Québec à Chicoutimi, Chicoutimi, 

Canada; Michael J. McCarthy, Statex East 

Africa, Horsham, United Kingdom; Rebekah 

McLelland, Oceana Gold NZ Ltd., 

Reefton, New Zealand; Javier E. Medina, 

Xstrata Tintaya Antapacay S.A., Arequipa, 

Peru; Larry Mireku, Castle Peak Mining 

Ltd., Surrey, Canada; Philip A. Mittelstadt, 

DMT GmbH & Co. KG, Essen, Germany; 

Marek J. Moroz, KGHM 

International, Ottawa, Canada; Joao G. 

Motta, Yamana Gold, Catanduva, Brazil; 

Leman M. Mpokosa, First Quantum Mining 

and Operations, Ndola, Zambia; Garry 

P. O’Hara, Anketell Pty Limited, Perth, 

Australia; Angela J. O’Rourke, MMG Limited, 

Vancouver, Canada; Joseph A. Ogierman, 

Reliance Resources Ltd., Adelaide, 

Australia; Alexander D. Pappas, The Doe 

Run Company, Viburnum, MO; Cecilia M. 

Pavon Pivetta, Minera IRL Patagonia, 

Bahia Blanca, Argentina; Karsten Pedersen, 

Salva Resources, Brisbane, Australia; 

Agustin Perez, Teck Resources Chile Ltda., 

Santiago, Chile; Americus Perez, 

Cordillera Exploration Company, Inc., 

Makati City, Philippines; Cassie J. Porter, 

Rio Tinto Exploration, Brisbane, Australia; 

Michael Power, Panarc Resources, Whitehorse, 

Canada; Thomas O. Quigley, 

Aquila Resources Inc., Menominee, MI; 

Beverly C. Quist, Consultant, Kamloops, 

Canada; Beatriz Ramos Gontreras, Pan 

American Silver Peru S.A.C., San Borja, 

Peru; Brian Ray, Sandspring Resources 

Ltd., Pitt Meadows, Canada; Kaleem 

Rehman, DEONAIR, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan; 

Angela L. Roach, Freeport Mc- 

MoRan Sierrita Operations, Tucson, AZ; 

Shayne Rozdilsky, Rio Tinto, Saskatoon, 

Canada; Sally V. Russell, Eldorado Gold 

Corporation, London, United Kingdom; 

Joseph A. Scyphers, III, Montag, Bozeman, 

MT; Sifiso Siwela, The MSA Group, 

Bolsburg, South Africa; Christine F. 

Smith, Anglo American Exploration Australia, 

Perth, Australia; Janelle T. Smith, 

Silver Standard Resources, Vancouver, 

Canada; Richard S. Smith, Laurentian 

University, Sudbury, Canada; John M. 

Southwood, Newcrest Mining Limited, 

Warrandyte, Australia; Jessica C. Stewart, 

UTM Exploration Services Ltd., Smithers, 

Canada; Derrick Strickland, Vancouver, 

Canada; Geza Tivadar Szebenyi, Mecsekerc 

Zrt, Erd, Pest, Hungary; Kuang Yin 

Tong, Hei Long Jiang Mining Co. Ltd., 

Harbin, China; Andrew J .V. Turner, SJS 

Resource Management, Perth, Australia; 

Chad S. Ulansky, Metalex Ventures Ltd., 

Kelowna, Canada; Mario Villanueva 

Vazquez, Goldcorp Inc., Dolores Hidalgo, 

Mexico; Tiangang Wang, Nanjing Institute 

of Geology and Mineral Resources, 

Nanjing, China; Thomas E. Ward, Techsource 

Inc., Bethesda, MD; Mark A. Watts, 

Anglogold Ashanti, Fochville, South 

Africa; Zheng Wenbao, Chinese Academy 

of Geological Sciences, Beijing, China; 

William B. Wray, Las Vegas, NV; Gary F. 

Wyss, Montana Tech-CAMP, Butte, MT; 

John A. Zbeetnoff, North Vancouver, 

Canada; Walter Zezenarro, Sr., Minera 

Cerro Verde S.A.A., Arequipa,Peru. 

MEMBERSHIP 

AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 

AWARDS FOR 

SCIENTIFIC EXCELLENCE 

Nominations are being sought for the 

2014 HADDON FORRESTER KING MEDAL 

sponsored by Rio Tinto for research in 

mineral exploration 

The Medal is one of the Academy’s prestigious career 

awards for life-long achievement and outstanding g 

contribution to science. . 

Criteria can be found at www. 

science.org.au/awards/ s/ 

awards/haddon.html 

Please contact 

awards@science.org.au au 

for nomination forms 

or further information 

Closing date 29 July 2013 

26th International Applied 

Geochemistry Symposium, 

incorporating the 

New Zealand 

Geothermal Workshop 

18-21 November, 2013 

Rotorua, New Zealand 

www.gns.cri.nz/iags for 

First Circular & information on 

Technical programme 

Short courses 

Field trips 

Partner activities 

Martha gold-silver mine, Waihi 


PAID ADVERTISEMENT



The Following 

NEW 1 STUDENT MEMBERS: 

Deisy Alejandra Acuna Poveda, Universidad 

Nacional de Colombia-Sede Bogota, 

Zipaquira, Colombia; Angie S. Agudelo 

Garcia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia-Sede 

Bogota, Bogota, Colombia; Cesar 

F. Aguilar Ramirez, Universidad Nacional 

Autonoma de Mexico, Extapaluca, Mexico; 

Robert W. Allen, Simon Fraser University, 

Coquitlam, Canada; Ali Aluc, Mugla Sitki 

Kocman University, Izmir, Turkey; Sandra 

Amores Casals, Universitat de Barcelona, 

Barcelona, Spain; Alex L. Aranzamendi 

Paredes, Universidad Nacional de San 

Agustin, Arequipa, Peru; Mauricio de 

Jesús Arboleda, Universidad Nacional de 

Colombia-Medellin Campus, Medellin, 

Colombia; Norbey Arcila Quintero, Universidad 

Nacional de Colombia-Medellin 

Campus, Medellin, Colombia; Erika Arias 

Riveros, Universidad Nacional De San 

Agustin, Arequipa, Peru; Stylianos E. Aspiotis, 

University of Athens, Athens, 

Greece; Christophe Azevedo, Université 

du Québec á Montréal, Montreal, Canada; 

Wyatt M. Bain, University of Nevada-Las 

Vegas, Kenosha, WI; Jeffrey A. Baker, University 

of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX; 

Keith A. Baker, Simon Fraser University, 

Burnaby, Canada; Dylan J. Baldwin, University 

of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV; Kaitlyn 

M. Barber, University of Nevada Reno, 

Reno, NV; Jargalsaikhan Batsaikhan, 

Mongolian University of Science and 

Technology, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Ashley 

R. M. Berg, University of Tennessee- 

Knoxville, Carrollton, GA; Mathew A. 

Beshears, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 

Las Vegas, NV; Victoria E. Blanchard, 

University of California-Davis, Loomis, 

CA; Jane A. Block, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 

Milwaukee, WI; Sarah 

Bodeving, McGill University, Montreal, 

Canada; Enkhjargal Boldbaatar, Mongolian 

University of Science and Technology, 

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Mario R. Borges, 

Universidade Estadual Paulista ‘Julio de 

Mesquita Filho,’ Rio Claro, Brazil; Catherine 

Boudreau, Laval University, Quebec, 

Canada; William B. Bradford, Memorial 

University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, 

Canada; Peter I. Brice, Colorado School of 

Mines, Golden, CO; John H. Bristow, Colorado 

School of Mines, Golden, CO; Shannon 

G. Broughm, Dalhousie University, 

Halifax, Canada; Micah W. Brown, University 

of Idaho, Moscow, ID; Diana I. 

Budusan, University of Bucharest, 

Bucharest, Romania; Juan Sebastián 

Builes Carvajal, Universidad Nacional de 


Colombia; Joy Buongiorno, University of 

Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Zbynek Burival, 

Masaryk University-Brno, Cervena Recice, 

Czech Republic; Geanina-Adriana 

Butiseaca, University of Bucharest, 

Bucharest, Romania; Jordan T. Cahill, 

North Dakota State University, Lakeville, 

MN; Ricardo Cardenas Gutierrez, Universidad 

Nacional de Colombia-Sede Bogota, 

Bogota, Colombia; Alejandra Carreno, 

Universidad Nacional de Colombia- 

Medellin Campus, Medellin, Colombia; 

George N. D. Case, James Cook University, 

Townsville, Australia; Alexander J. 

Cassidy, University of British Columbia, 

Vancouver, Canada; Felipe Castaneda, 

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 

Canada; Cesar Augusto C. Ccama Cabana, 

Universidad Nacional de San 

Agustin, Arequipa, Peru; Antonio A. Celis, 

University of British Columbia-MDRU, 

Vancouver, Canada; Vicky M. Chahuara 

Ticona, Universidad Nacional de San 

Agustin, Arequipa, Peru; Melissa C. V. 

Charlton, University of St. Andrews, Dulverton, 

United Kingdom; Edward J. 

Chichester, University of Leeds, 

Southampton, United Kingdom; Alexandra 

S. Choque Quispe, Universidad Nacional 

de San Agustin, Arequipa, Peru; 

Thomas C. Chudy, University of British 

Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Diane 

Chung, University of Hong Kong, Hong 

Kong, China; Andre P. Cornejo Ruelas, 

Universidad Nacional de San Agustin, Arequipa, 

Peru; Guillaume Corthay, University 

of Geneva, Bruson, Switzerland; 

Timothy F. Cramer, University of Nevada 

Reno, Reno, NV; Alana M. Crump, University 

of Western Ontario, Innisfil, 

Canada; Arantxa Cruz Lopez, Universidad 

Nacional de San Agustin, Arequipa, 

Peru; Luis German Cruz Yana, Universidad 


Peru; Juan J. Cuno Bayta, Universidad 

Nacional de San Agustin, Arequipa, Peru; 

Daniel T. Curran, St. Lawrence University, 

Shaftsbury, VT; Uuganbayar Dagvasumberel, 

Mongolian University of Science 

and Technology, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; 

Bethany Y. Dean, University of Western 

Ontario, London, Canada; Irene del Real, 


Canada; Kathryn Denommee, 

Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 

LA; Russell V. Di Fiori, University of Nevada-Reno, 

Reno, NV; Andonis T. Diamantis, 

University of Athens, Neo Faliro, 

Greece; Aimee E. Donison, Laurentian 

University, Chelmsford, Canada; Foteini 

K. Drakou, University of Athens, Athens, 

Greece; Kyriaki T. Drimoni, University of 

Athens, Glyfada, Greece; Luis A. Duenas 

Bejarano, Universidad Nacional de San 

Agustin, Arequipa, Peru; Michaela N. 

Dyck, University of British Columbia, 

Vancouver, Canada; Tuna Ercivan, Mugla 

Sitki Kocman University, Ankara, Turkey; 

Gurbadam Erdene-Ochir, Mongolian 

University of Science and Technology, 

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Nicole M. K. 

Eriks, University of British Columbia, Quzlicum 

Beach, Canada; Yuning B. Fan, 


Canada; Naghmeh Farhangi, Laurentian 

University, Sudbury, Canada; 

Eduardo P. Felix, Universidade Estadual 

Paulista ‘Julio de Mesquita Filho,’ Sao 

Paulo, Brazil; Edson Ricardo M. Ferraz, 


Mesquita Filho,’ Cachoeira de Minas, 

Brazil; Emily G. Finch, Monash University, 

Ferny Creek, Australia; Matthew T. 

Fithian, Colorado School of Mines, Denver, 

CO; Mala G. Fitzstevens, Wellesley 

College, Rochester, NY; Camille M. Fleuriault, 

Colorado School of Mines, Golden, 

CO; Georgios E. Fligkos, University of 

Athens, Kallithea, Greece; Stephanie N. 

Fochtman, University of Georgia, Ooltewah, 

TN; Melissa A. Friend, University of 

British Columbia, Surrey, Canada; Oliver 

J. Friesen, University of British Columbia, 

White Rock, Canada; Daniel R. Gainer, 


Canada; Enkhtsetseg Tsetsgee 

Gankhuyag, Mongolian University of Science 

and Technology, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; 

James E. Gaunt, University of 

Leeds, Bradford, United Kingdom; 

Enkhgerel Gerelchuluun, University of 

British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; 

Giorgios Giazitzis, University of Athens, 

Athens, Greece; Shannon B. Gill, Memorial 

University of Newfoundland, Thornhill, 

Canada; Alkaterini E. Gkika, 

University of Athens, Koropi, Greece; Jefferson 

Gomez Villa, Universidad Nacional 

de Colombia-Medellin Campus, 

Medellin, Colombia; Robinson Gomez, 


Medellin Campus, Medellin, Colombia; 

Tsolmon Gonchig, Colorado School of 

Mines, Lakewood, CO; Andres Felipe 

Gonzalez, Universidad Nacional de 

Colombia-Sede Bogota, Bogota, Colombia; 

Steve Goyette, University Laval, Quebec, 

Quebec, Canada; Kyle T. Gray, University 

of Nevada-Reno, Reno, NV; Michael T. 

Grimaldi, University of Georgia, Athens, 

GA; Emanuel Grosu, University of 

Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania; Leydy 

Carolina Guida Manrique, Universidad 

Nacional de Colombia-Sede Bogota, Bogota, 

Colombia; Muhammed Gullu, Mugla Sitki 

Kocman University, Kastamonu, Turkey; 

Mehmet Onur Guner, Mugla Sitki Kocman 

University, Mugla, Turkey; Junwei 

Guo, China University of Geosciences, 

Wuhan, China; Aldo F. 

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Peru; Fahmi Hakim, Universitas 

Gadjah Mada, Slemon, Indonesia; Jeremy 

A. Hanson, Simon Fraser University, Surrey, 

Canada; Judy Harmon, University of 

Utah, Sandy, UT; John R. Harper, University 

of Georgia, Athens, GA; Christina 

Hemme, RWTH Aachen University, 

Aachen, Germany; Jose D. Henao, Universidad 


Campus, Medellin, Colombia; Ian D. Herbranson, 

University of British Columbia, 

Maple Ridge, Canada; Christopher S. Herron, 

University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, 

United Kingdom; Jenna M. Hessert, Yale 

University, Dillsburg, PA; Patrick J. Hill, 


Canada; Aryn K. Hoge, University of 

Arizona, Tucson, AZ; Quiyue Huang, University 

of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia; 

Jaime Huayta Zuniga, Universidad Nacional 


Michael C. Huh, University of California- 

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA; Emma J. 

Hunt, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, 

Scotland; Agoritsa-Marina Ioannidi, 

University of Athens, Pagkrati, 

Greece; Istrate I. Ionut, University of 

Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania; Sarah E. 

H. Jackson-Brown, University of British 

Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; Nilson J. 

Jara Navarro, Universidad Nacional de 

San Agustin, Arequipa, Peru; Juan S. 

Jaramillo, Universidad Nacional de 


Colombia; Luisa F. Jaramillo, Universidad 

Nacional de Colombia, Rionegro, Colombia; 

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Dhanbad, India; Curtis L. Johnson, University 

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Johnson, University of Tasmania-CODES, 

Hobart, Australia; Malte Junge, Federal Institute 

for Geosciences and Natural Resources 

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Simon Kainz, Montanuniversitat Leoben, 

Gmunden, Austria; Heidi Kaltenbock, 

Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Leoben, Austria; 

Zsuzsanna Kapui, Eotvos Lorand 

University, Budapest, Hungary; Bartosz T. 

Karykowski, Technical University 

Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg, Germany; 

Yu Kawakami, Colorado School of Mines, 

Golden, CO; Triada K. Kaza, University of 

Athens, Lykovrisi, Greece; Kane A. Keating, 

Simon Fraser University, Surrey, 

Canada; Colter Kelly, University of Ottawa, 

Ottawa, Canada; Ioannis I. Korosidis, 

University of Athens, Athens, 

Greece; Michael Kozlik, Montanuniversitaet 

Leoben, Leoben, Austria; Rachel K. 

Kramer, University of British Columbia, 

Vancouver, Canada; Nico Kueter, Institute 

of Geochemisty and Petrology ETH Zurich, 

Zurich, Switzerland; Winda Kurniawati, 

Universitas Gadjah Mada, Bantul, Indonesia; 

Alison Lacy, University of Nevada-Las 

Vegas, Las Vegas, NV; Ryan A. Laemel, 

Yale University, New Haven, CT; Sacha 

Lafrance, University of Quebec - Montreal, 

Verdun, Canada; Samuel W. Lagor, 

St. Lawrence University, Pottstown, PA; 

Heather N. Lancaster, East Carolina University, 

New Bern, NC; Nathan A. 

Lentsch, University of Minnesota Duluth, 

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Zsolt, Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, 

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Geosciences-Wuhan, Wuhan, China; Ya 

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C. Lopez Diaz, Universidad Nacional 

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Losertova, Masaryk University-Brno, 

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Bandung, Indonesia; Saige F. Sanchez, 

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El Paso, El Paso, TX; Max R. Schultz, Colorado 

Mesa University, Grand Junction, 

CO; Sonja Schwabl, Montanuniversitaet 

Leoben, Neunkirchen, Austria; Jhon 

Sepulveda, Universidad Nacional de 


Colombia; Erica Serna, East Carolina University, 

Greenville, NC; Pedro Rafael A. 

Severino, Universidade Estadual Paulista 

‘Julio de Mesquita Filho,’ Rio Claro, Brazil; 

Lina K. Seybold, Technische Universitat 

Munchen, Munich, Germany; Stephanie 

R. Shorb, St. Lawrence University, Gansevoort, 

NY; Rainier Siahaan, Padjadjaran 

University, Sumedang, Indonesia; Rendy 

Siahaan, Padjadjaran University, 

Sumedang, Indonesia; Joshua M. Smith, 


Emily S. Smyk, Lakehead University, 

Thunder Bay, Canada; Roxana M. Sonco 

Titi, Universidad Nacional de San Agustin, 

Arequipa, Peru; Paul Sotiriou, University 

of Exeter, London, United Kingdom; 

Charles S. Spath, III, State University of 

New York at Oswego, Sandy Hook, CT; 

Jennifer C. Staffenberg, Washington State 

University, Pullman, WA; Irina M. Stanciu, 

University of Bucharest, Bucharest, 

Romania; Roger P. B. Stevens, University 

of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada; 

Adriana Mihaela Stoica, University of 

Bucharest, Bucharest, Romania; Neal A. 

Sullivan, Laurentian University, Sudbury, 

Canada; Erin S. Summerlin, Auburn University, 

Auburn, AL; Kundyz 

Syeryekkhaan, Mongolian University of 


Mongolia; Trevor G. Tamburri, University 

of British Columbia, Squamish, Canada; 

Mikkel Tetland, Kelowna, Canada; Konstadina 

J. Thanassala, University of 

Athens, Athens, Greece; Helen R. 

Thomas, Colorado School of Mines, 

Golden, CO; Juan S. Torres Reyes, Universidad 


Campus, Medellin, Colombia; Moses J. 

Towell, University of British Columbia, 

Vancouver, Canada; Felix Traeger, TU 

Bergakademie Freiberg, Bobritzsch, Germany; 

Kevin Hoi Tse, University of Hong 

Kong, Hong Kong, China; Delgermurun 

Tsend-Ayush, Mongolian University of 


Mongolia; Odontsentseg Tsevelmaa, 

Mongolian University of Science and 

Technology, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; 

Liana-Cristina Tudor, University of 

Bucharest, Ploiesti, Romania; Oakley 

Turner, University of Exeter, Falmouth, 

United Kingdom; Antonius Rishang Untoro, 

Universitas Gadjah Mada, Bekasi, Indonesia; 

Sebastian Urrego, Universidad 

Nacional de Colombia-Medellin Campus, 

Medellin, Colombia; Sri Budhi Utami, 


Canada; Ethan J. Van Hazelbroeck, 

University of Georgia-Athens, Athens, GA; 

Nibya L. Vargas Zavala, Universidad Nacional 


Guillermo A. Vargas, University of Texas 

at El Paso, El Paso, TX; Jesus I. Velasco 

Acebes, Centro de Astrobiologia (INTA- 

CSIC), Alcala de Henares, Spain; Thomas 

J. Ver Hoeve, University of British Columbia, 

Vancouver, Canada; Ryan P. Versloot, 


Canada; Caspar von Wedemeyer, 

RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany; 

Jakub Vyravsky, Masaryk University, 

Brno, Czech Republic; Michael F. 

Walsh, Dalhousie University, Halifax, 

Canada; Guangwen Wang, China University 

of Geosciences, Wuhan, China; Kathleen 

M. Watts, Saint Mary’s University, 

Halifax, Canada; Laurene-Marie Wavrant, 

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 

Chicoutimi, Canada; Katie M. Wickham, 


Thomas P. Winger, Yale University, New 

Haven, CT; Daria Yablokova, Institute of 

Volcanology and Seismology, 

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia; Amir 

Bijan Yasrebi, Camborne School of Mines 

University of Exeter, London, United Kingdom; 

Cole B. Yeager, Wayne, PA; Denyse 

Yong, University of British Colombia, 

Vancouver, Canada; Jason A. Yonts, East 

Carolina University, Greenville, NC; 

Seyyed Jabber Yousefi, University of 

Shahid Bahonar, Kerman, Iran; Yong 

Zhang, Institute of Mineral Resources Research 

China Metallurgical Geology Bureau, 

Beijing, China; Wen Zhao, 

University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 

China; Evangelia Zygoyri, University of 

Athens, Athens, Greece; William Zylberman, 

Institut Polytechnique LaSalle Beauvais, 

Fontenay-aux-Roses, France. 1


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SEG 

Announcements 

& Deadlines 

Call for Nominations for 

Penrose and SEG Silver Medals 

and Marsden Award for 2013 

Nominations for the Society’s Penrose Gold and 

Silver Medals and the Marsden Award are due by 

August 15, 2013, for review by the SEG Council. 

The SEG awards and nomination form may be 

obtained from the SEG website at . If you do not have access to our website, 

you may request a copy of the nomination form 

from SEG Head quarters. Tel: +1.720.981.7882 / Fax: 

+1.720.981.7874; e-mail: seg@segweb.org. 

Send all nominations to: 

SEG, Attn: Awards Committee 

7811 Shaffer Parkway, Littleton, CO 80127-3732 U.S.A. 

E-mail: seg@segweb.org (preferred method) 

Call for Nominations 

SEG Distinguished Lecturer for 2014 

Now is the time to support your Society and reward a colleague by 

nominating him or her for the highly respected and widely recognized 

SEG Distinguished Lecturer Award. The 2014 nominee will be 

selected on the basis of his/her preeminence in economic geology 

in some phase of scientific research or application of the science to 

minerals exploration and/or development. Please include the following 

information with your nomination: name of nominee, 

nominee’s e-mail address, reason for nomination, brief bio of nominee, 

and confirmation that nominee is willing to be proposed. 

The deadline for submitting nominations is August 15, 2013. 


SEG, Attn: Distinguished Lecturer Committee 


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Call for Nominations 

Lindgren Award for 2013 

The Lindgren Award is offered annually to a geologist 

whose published research represents an outstanding 

contribution to economic geology. The contribution 

shall be measured by consideration of one to three papers 

published by age 35. The recipient must be less 

than 37 years of age on January 1 of the year in which 

the award is presented. The award shall not be restricted 

as to the candidate’s nationality, place of employment, 

or membership in the Society. 

The deadline for submitting nominations is 

August 15, 2013. 


SEG, Attn: Lindgren Award Committee 


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2014 SEG Traveling Lecturers 

• International Exchange Lecturer 

• Thayer Lindsley Visiting Lecturer 

• Regional Vice-President Lecturer 

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in volvement of industry, academic, and government geologists. 

Thayer Lindsley lecturers visit colleges and universities. Regional 

Vice-President lecturers mainly present within one or more of the 

SEG global regions. Travel support is provided by SEG for those 

who are chosen. 

To be selected, nominees must (1) have widely recognized expertise 

in a field of economic geology; (2) have known competence as a 

public speaker; and (3) be able to represent SEG as an enthusiastic 

and effective ambassador. 

The deadline for submitting nominations is August 15, 2013. 

Nominations can be made to Christine Horrigan at SEG Headquarters 

at christinehorrigan@segweb.org. 

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COUNCILORS 

2013 

T. Campbell McCuaig 

Stephen J. Piercey (replacement for 

J. A. Kinnaird (President-Elect) to 

finish out her term) 

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2015 

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Paul G. Spry 

2014 

Zhaoshan Chang 

Richard J. Goldfarb, Chair 

John F.H. Thompson 

2015 

Timothy Baker 

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2014 

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Joanne C. Freeze 

2014 

Rob L. Krcmarov 

Mary L. Little 

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Gerald G. Carlson, SEGCF President 

Neil D. Adshead 

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Dean W. A. McDonald 

Eric O. Owens 

Edward J. Reeve 

John F.H. Thompson 

Ian S. Walton 

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Zhaoshan Chang 

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Alexander S. Yakubchuk 

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Anthony E. Williams-Jones, 2015 

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Judith A. Kinnaird, 2013 President-Elect & Chair 

Antonio Arribas R., 2013 (President) 

Lluís Fontboté, 2013 (Past President) 

Richard J. Goldfarb, 2013 (Publications Board Chair) 

William X. Chávez, Jr., 2013 (Field Trip Coordinator) 

T. Campbell McCuaig, 2013 (Member-at-Large) 

Thomas Monecke, 2013 (Member-at-Large) 

Brian G. Hoal, 2013 (Executive Director) ex officio 

Elizabeth Holley, 2013 (Program Coordinator) ex officio 

SOCIETY TRAVELING LECTURERS COMMITTEE 

Yasushi Watanabe, ex officio, 2012-2014 Chair 

Christine A. Horrigan, Secretary 

International Exchange Lecturer Sub-Committee 

David L. Huston, 2014 Coordinator 

Graham M. Brown, 2013 

Carmen M. Holmgren Donosa, 2013 

Ozcan Yigit, 2013 

Thayer Lindsley Visiting Lecturer Sub-Committee 

H. Catherine Skinner, 2013 Coordinator 

Eduardo A. Campos, 2014 

Howard C. Golden, 2014 

Brian G. Rusk, 2014 

SEG FOUNDATION OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES FOR 2013 

2015 

William X. Chávez, Jr., 2013 President 

Diane S. Nicolson 

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2016 

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SEG CANADA FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2013 

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C A R E E R - R E L A T E D 

C H A N G E S 

MAEVE BOLAND (SEG 2006) has been 

named as the Director of Geoscience 

Policy for the American Geosciences Institute 

(AGI). Maeve holds a Ph.D. in geology 

from Colorado School of Mines 

and developed her policy expertise by 

serving as an AAAS Executive Branch 

Science & Technology Policy Fellow and 

has also worked in policy areas with the 

U.S. Geological Survey, the American 

Geophysical Union, and the U.S. Senate. 

JOHN MUNTEAN (SEG 1990 F) was recently 

named director of the Ralph J. 

Roberts Center for Research in Economic 

Geology at the Mackay School of 

Earth Sciences and Engineering at the 

University of Nevada Reno. 

A W A R D S & 

A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S 

ERIC HOFFMAN (SEG 1992), president and 

founder of Activation Laboratories Ltd. 

(Actlabs), has been named to receive the 

Association of Applied Geochemists 

(AAG) Gold Medal for 2013. The ceremony 

will take place at the 26 th International 

Applied Geochemistry Symposium 

in New Zealand in November. 

O B I T U A R I E S 

ARTHUR WILSON COURTNEY (SEG 1992 F) 

died January 27, 2013. He had worked 

for Anaconda Mining Corporation and 

most recently for International Royalty 

Corporation (IRC) as Director of Research. 

He served on the SEG Architectural 

Committee (1997–1998) when 

plans were underway for the building of 

SEG Headquarters in Littleton, Colorado. 

MARIA DA GLORIA SILVA (SEG 2009 F) 

died March 21, 2013. 

PAUL GERHARD SCHMIDT III (SEG 1971 

SF) died February 25, 2013, in Lakewood, 

Colorado. Paul began his career 

with expeditions to Antarctica, where 

Schmidt Glacier in the Ellsworth Mountains 

is named after him. He was a 

member of DREGS (Denver Region Exploration 

Geologists Society). He is survived 

by his wife, Mary Ann. Memorial 

donations can be made in Paul’s name 

to Habitat for Humanity, 1520 Evergreen 

Parkway, Evergreen, CO 80439. 

ROBERT WILLIAM STROSHEIN (SEG 1999) 

died suddenly on December 14, 2012. 

He spent much of his career working in 

the Yukon, beginning in 1974 when he 

hired on with Hudson Bay Exploration 

and Development. Since 2003, he had 

John Livermore (SEG 1993 F) was a legend 

in the economic geology community— 

the man credited with the discovery of 

the Carlin deposit, which led to the 

biggest gold mining boom in American 

history, and a philanthropist dedicated to 

education of the next generation of exploration 

geologists and to improvement 

of public policy related to mining and 

the environment. 

John graduated from Stanford in 1940. 

During his summer field camp, he was intrigued 

by “invisible” gold ore at Getchell, 

Nevada, which he later recognized as a 

Carlin-type deposit. John worked briefly 

for the USGS then served in the U.S. 

Navy during World War II. After the war, 

he got back into geology with small companies 

in Colorado, Florida, and, in 1948, 

in Nevada at the Standard mine, which 

would later also be recognized as a Carlin-type 

deposit. In 1952 he began an 18- 

year career with Newmont, a company 

that he chose in part because its chairman, 

Fred Searls, was a geologist. 

The discovery of the Carlin deposit in 

1961 is one of the most significant events 

in worldwide mining because it led to the 

recognition of a new type of ore deposit, 

spurred exploration, and resulted in production 

of over 179 million ounces (5,664 

tonnes) of gold from Nevada alone from 

1965 to the present. John’s ideas about 

searching for “invisible” gold in Paleozoic 

sedimentary rocks were stimulated by early 

work by William Vanderburg. Geologic 

mapping by Ralph Roberts provided the 

stratigraphic and structural framework for 

John’s and Alan Coope’s more detailed 

mapping and geochemical sampling. 

Shortly after the Carlin discovery, Newmont 

promoted John to be Manager of 

Exploration for their Canadian subsidiary, 

and he later became President of Newmont 

Canada. In 1970 John returned to 

Nevada and formed Cordex Exploration, 

O B I T U A R I E S 

JOHN SEALY LIVERMORE — Apr. 16, 1918–Feb. 7, 2013 

Contributed by Jon Price (SEG 1985 F) and Andy Wallace (SEG 1984 F) 

worked as a consultant and contractor 

through his consulting firm, Protore Geological 

Services. He served as a director 

and vice-president of the Yukon Chamber 

of Mines and was on the board of 

several junior companies. 

which discovered 

the Pinson, Preble, 

Dee, and Stirling 

gold deposits. 

In the oral history 

recorded by 

Berkeley’s Bancroft 

Library, John gave 

us some insight to his exploration philosophy: 

“you have to be an optimist to be a 

geologist. And if you don’t find what 

you’re looking for in some place, you always 

think, well, the next time it will be 

the one. . . . And what it takes, of course, 

is steady plugging. You’ve got a good organization, 

you keep going, and you 

eventually come up with your share of 

ore bodies.” 

Sharing his own good fortune, though 

never seeking credit and often giving 

anonymously, John became a significant 

benefactor of Stanford and the University 

of Nevada. In 1988, pursuing his interest 

in conservation and public policy, he 

founded Public Resource Associates to 

seek consensus on mining law reform. 

John was named to the National Mining 

Hall of Fame, an Honorary Member of 

the Geological Society of Nevada, the 

1996 recipient of the Daniel C. Jackling 

Award of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, 

and Exploration (SME); and the 

2007 co-recipient, along with long-time 

partner Andy Wallace of the Cordex 

Team, of SME’s Robert M. Dreyer Award. 

Seldom acknowledging his historic 

achievements, John was a humble man 

who always lived modestly. He was happiest 

roaming the high sagebrush deserts of 

Nevada, rock hammer in hand. Generous 

and unassuming, his stride was as long and 

open as the vast Great Basin country he 

loved, and he always had time for a friend. 

To read the full-length obituary, please 

visit the online SEG Newsletter supplement. 

Photo courtesy of SME


Southern Exposure 

A Tribute to Anthony J. Naldrett 

Larry Meinert, Editor-in-Chief of Economic Geology, shown on 

a recent visit to Antarctica. Here he sports a backpack in what 

is probably the southernmost image of an SEG logo ever captured, 

while apparently marshaling a somewhat recalcitrant 

group of penguins. 

The University of Toronto held a tribute dinner for Emeritus 

Professor Tony Naldrett on March 1, 2013, in recognition of 

Tony’s lifetime achievements in the field of nickel-copperplatinum 

group element research. In the photo, a certificate 

from SEG noting his outstanding career is presented to Tony 

by Judith Kinnaird, SEG President-elect. A University of 

Toronto scholarship fund has been established in Tony’s 

name; those wishing to contribute can do so at https:// 

donate.utoronto.ca/earthsciences. 

III Brazilian Symposium on Metallogeny 

Gramado, RS, Brazil — June 2–5, 2013 

www.ufrgs.br/sbm 

The III SBM will be held in Gramado, Brazil, from June 2 to 5, 2013. The venue will bring together national and international 

delegates from universities, mineral industries, and governmental institutions to attend high quality invited 

talks, with original contributions on ore-forming processes and new Brazilian deposits and key mineral provinces. The 

meeting will also offer an exhibition area and a short course. 

Early career geologists are encouraged to attend the symposium, which will provide opportunities for graduate and 

undergraduate students looking for work in academia or industry to network with professionals engaged in mineral exploration. 

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: 

K. Howard Poulsen — “Diversity Among Greenstone Gold Deposits” 

José Perelló — “Anatomy and Evolution of Contiguous Porphyry Cu-Mo and 

Cu-Au Mineralization at Los Pelambres, Chile” 

Gema Olivo — “Source, Transport and Trap for Gold Deposits Hosted in Sedimentary 

and Metasedimentary Sequences” 

Additional talks by exploration and research geologists working in Brazil 

ABSTRACTS DEADLINE: 

April 21, 2013 

EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 

May 5, 2013 

Six SEG Student Chapters in Brazil invite you to participate in the III Brazilian Symposium on Metallogeny. Please visit 

them at the SEG Student Chapters’ exhibition booth to learn more about student activities and opportunities with the 

Society of Economic Geologists. 

MEMBERSHIP


Photo credit: Judith Eigenbrod, AME BC 



Registration 

is open! 

THE CONFERENCE 

The technical program will focus on those areas of academic research in 

economic geology that lead to the important practical issues of improved 

exploration concepts, technologies and, ultimately, discovery. Three days 

of technical talks will be supplemented by related poster sessions, field 

trips and short courses. 

CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS 

The conference is focused on Geoscience for Discovery, with an emphasis 

on western North America and the northern Pacific margin, but also including 

a wider range of topics that are broadly applicable to this region. 

Eight sessions are planned, each including a mix of invited keynote and 

abstract presentations. Poster sessions will complement oral session 

themes, and dedicated poster viewing time will be made available each 

day. The complete technical program will be posted on the website in 

March. 

Confirmed Keynote Presentations include: 

• Exploration and strategy (Tom Albanese, Richard Sillitoe) 

• Yukon gold (Murray Allan, Shawn Ryan) 

• Large igneous provinces (Richard Ernst) 

• Tectonics and metallogeny of the northern Cordillera (Joanne Nelson, 

Maurice Colpron) 

• An overview of developments in the Carlin district (Ken Hickey and 

co-authors) 

• BC porphyry deposits (Claire Chamberlain) 

REGISTRATION 

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TOPICS 

GLOBAL VIEW Tectonics, Terranes and Metallogeny 

– the geoscience building blocks 

REGIONAL VIEW Metallogenic Provinces and Belts 

– regional and deposit controls 

DEPOSIT VIEW Discovery 

– ideas, data, and technology producing results 

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM OVERVIEW 

PRE-CONFERENCE 

• Field Trips • Short Courses 

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 

• Registration opens 

• Welcome Reception 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 

• Tectonics, terranes and metallogeny 

• Arc terranes 

• Regional metallogeny – China, Mongolia 

and Russia 

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 

• Regional metallogeny – classic districts 

• Regional metallogeny – western North America 

• Regional metallogeny – the continental margin 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 

• Exploration, Discovery and Deposits I 

• Exploration, Discovery and Deposits II 

POST CONFERENCE 

• Field Trips • Short Courses 

SEG 

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September 24-27, 2013 Whistler, BC 

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fIeLD TrIPS 

Join us before or after the conference for one of our topical Field Trips to 

enhance your conference experience. More details about the trips will be 

listed on the website as they become available. 

● Porphyry Systems of Central and Southern BC: Tour of central BC 

porphyry deposits from Prince George to Princeton — September 27 – 

October 2, Jim Logan and Tom Schroeter 

● Alaska: Tour of advanced and historic gold deposits in eastern Alaska 

— September 20–24, Curt Freeman and Tom Bundtzen 

● Mexico: Tour of new and historical mines of the Mexican Altiplano — 

September 19–24, Erme Enriquez and Peter Megaw 

● Vancouver Island - Myra falls: Mine tour of Myra Falls with field 

stops to visit local outcrops of interest in Sicker Group volcanics — 

September 22–24, Rick Sawyer, Jacques Houle and Tyler Ruks 

● Bralorne: One day tour of BC’s most prolific and recently reactivated 

gold mine — September 28, Matt Ball 

● nevada - Carlin Trend: Tour of Northern Nevada with a mix of classic 

Carlin deposits and recent discoveries — September 28 – October 2, 

Moira Smith, Dave Rhys and Marcus Johnston 

Note: Field trips are subject to confirmation and minimum numbers. 

Photo credit: Sulphurets, Judith Eigenbrod, AME BC 

eXHIBIT 

oPPorTUnITIeS 

The Exhibit Hall will be a hub 

of activity with the Welcome 

Reception and all refreshment 

and lunch breaks taking place 

amongst the booths and 

posters. Exhibit space is limited, 

so please reserve your 

booth space as soon as possible 

by contacting (seg2013 

@seatoskymeetings.com). 

SPonSorSHIP 

oPPorTUnITIeS 

Sponsorship opportunities are 

numerous and provide maximum 

exposure for your company 

or organization. Please 

visit www.seg2013.org to 

download the Sponsor 

Prospectus. 

SHorT CoUrSeS 

Extend your conference experience by attending one of our state-of-the-art Short Courses. More details 

are available at seg2013.org. 

Pre ConferenCe 

● Gold Deposits: Their Structure and 

Setting – David Rhys, Panterra Geoservices Inc. 

(Two-day course) 

● Understanding Alteration: Use in exploration 

and Development – Anne Thompson 

and John Thompson, PetraScience Consultants 

Inc., Jim Lang, HDI Mining and Bruce Gemmell, 

CODES (Two-day course) 

● exploration Geochemistry – MDRU, 

Dave Heberlein, Heberlein Geoconsulting and 

Dave Lawie, ioGlobal (Two-day course) 

● exploration Geophysics – Peter Kowalczyk and 

Nigel Phillips, Mira Geoscience (Two-day course) 

● ree Course – Phil Verplanck and 

Murray Hitzman (Two-day course) 

PoST ConferenCe 

● Mineral exploration Applications of 

Stable Isotopes – MDRU (One-day course) 

● Best Practices in Geomet Workshop – 

Steve Wilson, SGS Canada, Steve Williams, GMT 

Geomet Tech, John Jackson, JKTech Brisbane 

and Karin Olson Hoal, JKTech Denver and 

Colorado School of Mines (One-day course) 

● The Geological Journey to Diamond Mining 

– Maya Kopolova and Barbara Scott-Smith, 

MDRU-UBC, and George Read, Shore Gold 

(One day course) 

● Geofacets: Georeferenced Map Discovery – 

Peter Kowalcczyk, Nigel Phillips, Clinton Smyth 

(One day course) 

Note: Short courses are subject to confirmation and minimum numbers. 

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Star (Í) indicates new entry. Send entries to the SEG Office, 

attn. SEG Production Director: 7811 Shaffer Parkway, Littleton, CO 80127 USA 

Tel. +1.720.981.7882 /Fax +1.720.981.7874. 

SOCIETY OF 

ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS 


ÍMay 4–10. Greenstone Gold and Base 

Metal Exploration Field Course, Sudbury 

and Noranda, Canada. MERC at Laurentian 

University is collaborating with the 

Laurentian University SEG Student Chapter 

on this field course. See p. 29 for registration 

details. 

ÍMay 13–18. Practical Methods in Mineral 

Exploration Workshop, SEG Course 

Center, Littleton, CO, USA. See p. 40 for information 

and registration details. 

ÍMay 19–21. VIII International Congress 

of Prospectors and Explorers (ProExplo 

2013), Lima, Peru. Website: www.proexplo. 

com.pe. See p. 15 for details. 

May 22–28. Metamorphism in the Ore 

Environment Special Session and Field 

Trip during GAC-MAC Winnipeg 2013 

(May 22–24), Winnipeg, Canada. SEG sponsored. 

See page 19 for details. 

May 27–29. Bali 2013-East Asia: Geol - 

ogy, Exploration Technologies and Mines. 

Sanur Paradise Plaza Hotel, Jalan Hang 

Tuah 46, Sanur, Bali, Indonesia. For information 

contact jaytee@iinet.net.au. 

ÍJune 2. SEG/EGRU pre-FUTORES Conference 

Short Course, Regolith Terrain 

Mapping for Mineral Exploration, James 

Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia. 

Presenter: Simon Bolster. See full details 

on back cover. 

June 2–5. FUTORES 2013 (Future 

Under standing of Tectonics, Ores, Resources, 

Environment, and Sustainability), 

Towns ville, QLD, Australia. Website: 

. See p. 7 for details. 

ÍJune 2–5. III Brazilian Symposium on 

Metallogeny, Gramado City, Brazil. Website: 

www.ufrgs.br/sbm. Several Brazilian 

SEG Student Chapters to participate. See p. 

51 for details. 

ÍJune 17–21. African Metallogeny II: 

Base Metals in Basins Workshop, Moba 

Convention Centre | Kitwe, Zambia, Africa. 

See p. 14 for details. 

ÍJuly 1–2. SEG-GSSA pre-Geoforum 

2013 Short Course, Iron-Oxide-Copper- 

Gold Deposits (IOCG), Glen Hove Conference 

Centre, Melrose, Johannesburg, 

South Africa. Presenter: Murray Hitzman, 

Colorado School of Mines. Full details on p. 

46–47. 

July 3–5. GSSA GeoForum 2013 — Mineralization 

and Geosciences in South Africa, 

Turbine Hall Newtown | Johannesburg, 

South Africa. Website: www.rca.co.za/geo 

forum2013/index.html. 

ÍJuly 24–26. 3rd International Seminar 

on Geology for the Mining Industry, 

Geomin 2013, Santiago, Chile. Website: 

www.geomin2013.com. 

ÍJuly 25–Aug. 5. SEG-SGA Field Trip: 

Gold Deposits of the Russian Northeast, 

pre-SGA Uppsala conference. See announcement 

on p. 36. 

Aug. 12–15. 12th SGA Biennial Meeting, 

Uppsala, Sweden. Website: http://www-con 

ference.slu.se/sga2013/ 

Aug. 25–30. Goldschmidt 2013, Florence, 

Italy. Website: http://goldschmidt.info/2013/. 

See p. 38. 

Sept. 24–27. Whistler 2013: Geoscience 

for Discovery, Whistler Conference Centre, 

Whistler, BC, Canada. SEG and SEG 

Canada Foundation Conference. Website: 

. See p. 52–53. 

ÍOct. 6–13. Precambrian Research Center 

Professional Workshop Series, University 

of Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, MN, 

USA. Copper, Nickel, and Platinum Group 

Element Deposits of the Lake Superior Region 

Two-Day Workshop co-sponsored by 

the SEG. Website: www.d.umn.edu/prc/ 

workshops. See p. 32 for details and registration 

information. 

ÍOct. 13–20. Precambrian Research Center 

Professional Field Course, Michigan 

& Minnesota, USA and Ontario, Canada. 

Website: www.d.umn.edu/prc/ProfFC. See 

p. 32 for details. 

Oct. 27–30. 2013 GSA Annual Meeting, 

Denver, Colorado, USA. 125th anniversary 

celebration. Website: http://www.geosoci 

ety.org/meetings/2013/. See page 39 for details. 

ÍDec. 2–6. Northwest Mining Association 

(NWMA) 119th Annual Meeting, Exposition 

and Short Courses, Sparks/Reno, 

Nevada, USA. Website: http://nwma.org/. 

See page 31 for details. 

2014 

Sept. 1–5. IMA 2014, Sandton Convention 

Centre, Gauteng, South Africa. Website: 

. 

Sept. 27–30. SEG Keystone 2014 – Build - 

ing Exploration Capability for the 21 st Cen - 

tury, Keystone Resort, Colorado, USA. See 

p. 24. 

OTHER EVENTS 


May 5–8. CIM 2013 Convention, Metro 

Toronto Convention Centre | Toronto, 

Canada. Website: . 

ÍMay 27–Jun 7. Geological Society of 

London Field Trips, Scottish Highlands. 

Website: www.geolsoc.org.uk/en/events. 

ÍJune 5–9. ECROFI 22nd Biennial Conference, 

Antalya, Turkey. Website: www. 

ecrofi2013.org/. 

June 11–12. The AusIMM International 

Uranium Conference 2013, Holiday Inn 

Esplanade Darwin, NT, Australia. Website: 

. 

June 17–19. Metasomatite Uranium Occurrences 

and Deposits, IAEA Headquarters, 

Vienna, Austria. Website: . 

ÍJuly 3–5. Critical Metals Meeting, Ulaanbaatar, 

Mongolia. Website: www.criticalmet 

alsmeeting.com. 

Aug. 11–15. 23rd World Mining Congress 

& Expo (WMC 2013), Palais des 

Congres de Montreal | Montreal, Quebec. 

Website: . 

ÍSept. 7–13. 30th Ore Potential of Alkaline 

Magmatic Systems, Hurghada, Red 

Sea, Egypt. Website: www.aun.edu.eg/con 

ferences/alkaline2013. 

Sept. 16–20. PERUMIN - 31st Mining 

Convention, Cerro Juli Convention Center, 

Arequipa, Perú. Website: . 

Sept. 30–Oct. 2. Second AusIMM Inter - 

national Geometallurgy Conference, 

Brisbane, Australia. Website: . 

ÍOct. 27–30. Geology for the Common 

Good: Sustainable Resources for the 

21st Century (GSA Session), Denver, CO, 

USA. Geology in the Public Interest (GPI) 

is pleased to announce that they will be 

chairing this session at the 2013 GSA Annual 

Meeting. Website: www.publicgeology.org. 

Nov. 18–21. 26th International Applied 

Geochemistry Symposium Incorporating 

the New Zealand Geothermal Workshop, 

Rotorua, New Zealand. Website 

. See p. 42.


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7811 SHAFFER PARKWAY 

LITTLETON, CO 80127-3732 • USA 

Pre–Futores 

Conference Short Course 

Regolith Terrain Mapping for Mineral Exploration 

June 2, 2013 • James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 

Presenter: Simon Bolster, Principal Geoscientist, Gryphon Minerals 

Course description: Near-surface exploration 

geochemistry in regolith-dominated 

environments will be introduced and examined. 

The course provides an overview of 

the importance of understanding the regolith 

and includes practical exercises in mapping 

regolith terrain, field logging, interpreting 

geochemical datasets, and data validation 

systems. Case studies will cover exploration 

programs that have succeeded through regolith 

analysis and others that have failed 

due to lack of attention to the regolith. Australia 

and Africa, as well as other countries, 

will be considered. 

Who will benefit: Early-career explorationists will receive an introduction 

to regolith principles and practices, while seasoned professionals can get 

a fresh perspective on tackling problems encountered in the field. 

See pg 7 for additional 

information 

Presenter: Simon has done field work in approximately 

30 countries for more than 25 

years. Before joining Gryphon Minerals, he 

held the position of Manager Remote Sensing 

and Regolith Terrain Mapping with Newmont 

Exploration. Other experience has been with 

Normandy Exploration and Anglo American, along 

with operation of a successful consultancy, Regolex 

Pty Ltd., which worked with many companies in 

Africa and Australia. 

COURSE FEES 

SEG or EGRU Member $ 

495.00 

Non SEG or EGRU Member $ 595.00 

Student* $ 

225.00 

To register, go to the Workshops link at http://www.jcu.edu.au/futores/ 

*Student places on workshops are limited and will not be confirmed until the minimum number 

of full registrant places for each workshop has been achieved.

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