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JULY 2012 • No 90 SEG NEWSLETTER 3 SEG NEWSLETTER Nº 90 — JULY 2012 EXECUTIVE EDITOR Brian G. Hoal NEWS EDITOR Alice Bouley GRAPHIC DESIGN Vivian Smallwood PRODUCTION MANAGER Chris Brandt ADVERTISING & ANNOUNCEMENTS Christine Horrigan Society of Economic Geologists, Inc. 7811 Shaffer Parkway Littleton, CO 80127-3732 USA Tel. +1.720.981.7882 • Fax +1.720.981.7874 Email: seg@segweb.org WEBSITE http://www.segweb.org Feature articles are peer reviewed before they are accepted for publication. Please submit material to the Executive Editor. Tel. +1.720.981.7882 Fax +1.720.981.7874 E-mail: director@segweb.org The SEG Newsletter is published quarterly in January, April, July, and October by the Society of Economic Geologists, Littleton, Colorado, exclusively for members of the Society. Opinions expressed herein are those of the writers and do not necessarily represent official positions of the Society of Economic Geologists. When quoting material from the SEG Newsletter please credit both author and publication. © 2012 The Society of Economic Geologists, Inc. Printed by MODERN LITHO–PRINT CO. Jefferson City, Missouri SEG Newsletter non-receipt claims must be made within four (4) months [nine (9) months outside of the U.S.A.] of the date of publication in order to be filled without charge. — FOR CONTRIBUTORS — The SEG Newsletter is published for the benefit of the worldwide membership of the Society of Economic Geologists. We invite news items and short articles on topics of potential interest to the membership. If you have questions on submittal of material, please call the SEG office at +1.720.981.7882 or send details by FAX to +1.720.981.7874; by email to Format: E-mailed news items should be 5 Mb maximum. Send to publications@segweb.org. Short items may be faxed. Please include your name and contact information for verification purposes. Please e-mail Chris Brandt at the above address if you have questions. Advertising: Paid advertising is solicited to help offset publication and mailing costs; for rates, contact ChristineHorrigan@segweb.org. DEADLINE FOR NEWSLETTER #91: August 31, 2012 Contents FEATURE ARTICLE 1 A Radical Approach to Exploration: Let the Data Speak for Themselves! NEWSLETTER COLUMNS 4 From the Executive Director: SEG Council Actions 6 Presidential Perspective: See you in Lima! Nos vemos en Lima! 8 SEGF Presidential Perspective: Turbulent Times SEG NEWS 9 Contributions – SEG, SEG Foundation, and SEG Canada Foundation 20 2012 Distinguished Lecturer Dan Wood — and Distinguished Guests 20 Field Methods in Economic Geology, I and II 21 SIMEXMIN 2012: The 5th Brazilian Symposium on Mineral Exploration 22 SEG Geometallurgy Forum 24-26 Candidates for SEG Officers: Profiles and Vision Statements 24 Vote Now for 2013 SEG Officers SEG STUDENT NEWS 32 Welcome New SEG Student Chapters • Announcements • Annual Reports 33 Student-Dedicated Field Course – Iberian Pyrite Belt 35 University of British Columbia Student Chapter Philippines Field Trip 36 CODES Student Chapter Field Trip South Africa and Botswana 36 CODES Student Chapter Short Courses 37 Colorado School of Mines Student Chapter Abitibi Field Course 38 IGGCAS Student Chapter Field Trip to Jiaodong Peninsula 38 Leicester Student Chapter Second Annual SEG Student Chapter Symposium 39 Dalhousie University Student Chapter Field Trip to the PotashCorp and Xstrata Mines 39 The University of Nevada, Reno Student Chapter Field Trip to Turkey 40 2012 Student Research Grant Awards 42 SEG Foundation 2012 Graduate Student Fellowship Awards EXPLORATION REVIEWS 43– Alaska · 43– Australasia · 44– Europe · 44– South America · 45– Mexico · 45– Northern Eurasia · 46– Contiguous United States MEMBERSHIP 48-51 SEG Membership: Candidates and New Fellows, Members, and Student Members 52 SEG Announcements & Deadlines 54-55 Personal Notes & News 56-57 Publications Order Form ANNOUNCEMENTS 7 Announcing Economic Geology through your e-mail or mobile device 8 Thank You SEG 2012 Corporate Sponsors 9 SEG at GSA: 2012 GSA Annual Meeting & Exposition 10 SEG-Midland Valley Structural Evolution Course — Registration open! 18 Rio Tinto — SEG Special Publication: A Tribute to Richard Sillitoe 19 NWMA 118 th Annual Meeting, Exposition & Short Courses 27 Diamonds and their Primary and Secondary Sources Course 28-29 SEG–Western Mining Services — Senior Exploration Management Course 30-31 Lima 2012, XVI Peruvian Geological Congress & SEG 2012 Conference 32 Round II 2012 Student Chapter Funding Proposal – deadline October 31, 2012 34 Mineral Deposits Studies Group (MDSG) 36 th Annual Winter Meeting 46 AIG with Geoscientists Symposia present Structural Geology and Resources 2012 47 46 th Brazilian Geological Congress 53 XX Bolivian Geological Congress – Golden Jubilee 53 34 th International Geological Congress 60 SEG-SEG Canada Foundation Whistler 2013: Geoscience for Discovery (back cover) 60 SEG Contact Information (back cover) CALENDAR 58 Calendar ADVERTISERS — 2 Actlabs, Ltd. 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