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SEG NEWS 18 SEG NEWSLETTER No 63 • OCTOBER 2005 Field Trip Report—Chile, May 2005 The barren Atacama Desert of northern Chile was a contrast to the damp Vancouver spring for the participants of the 2005 University of British Columbia SEG student chapter field trip. The trip, from April 27 to May 12, was arranged with the goal of touring world-class porphyry and epithermal deposits of northern Chile and to gain an appreciation for the geologic evolution of a continental magmatic arc. Seventeen individuals participated throughout the entire trip, including six industry members and 11 students and employees from the university. Two additional industry representatives and sevearl geology students from the Universidad The “Top End Geo-Explorer Tour” July 11–22, 2005 Six members of the University of Tasmania SEG student chapter took part in the chapter’s main field trip for 2005: the “Top End Geo-Explorer Tour” of the Northern Territory, Australia. The group had a distinctly international feel, with two Australians, and one each from the UK, Russia, Zambia, and Thailand. After gathering in Darwin, the group’s first stop was the enigmatic Browns polymetallic deposit in the Rum Jungle mineral field, located south of Darwin, near the Litchfield National Park. This was followed by a day at Tom’s Gully gold mine, a shear-hosted gold deposit east of Darwin. The group spent the following day gaining an understanding of the regional geology of the Ranger uranium mine by visiting numerous key exposures in the Kakadu National Park, before spending the next day at Ranger itself. The historic Pine Creek region was visited en-route as the group travelled south to SEG STUDENT CHAPTER NEWS � THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLLUMBIA � Católica del Norte in Antofagasta took part in some of the trip. The itinerary covered six ore deposit tours, including El Teniente, La Candelaria, El Guanaco, La Escondida, Spence, and El Peñón, as well as tours to the Concha y Toro winery outside Santiago and the world’s highest geothermal geyser field at El Tatio. And there were, of course, plenty of additional opportunities to to sample the Chilean culture and nightlife along the way. Thanks to Barrick Gold and Lumina Copper for providing financial support for the tour. Advice regarding logistics in Chile was provided by Bill Chavez, Dick Tosdal, and by staff and students at Universidad Católica del Norte in Antofagasta—in particular, Benigno Godoy and Professor Thomas Bissig. The mine tours offered by staff from CODELCO, Phelps Dodge, BHP Billiton, Mina Guanaco, and Meridian Gold were superb. Field trip participants pose in underground tour gear at Codelco’s El Teniente mine. � UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA � Katherine and the Nitmiluk (Katherine Gorge) National Park. A day’s drive south and east followed as the group travelled out to Cape Crawford to visit first the Merlin diamond field and then the giant HYC McArthur River Zn-Pb-Ag mine. Another day’s drive west and south, and the group arrived in the historic town of Tennant Creek and visited the Chariot Gold iron-oxide coppergold (IOCG) deposit. The last day of the trip involved a visit to the Devil’s Marbles enroute to Alice Springs. The trip was sponsored by the Society of Economic Geologists, Inc, CODES Centre of Excellence, Anglo American Exploration Pty Ltd, Boyer Exploration & Resource Management Pty Ltd, CopperCo Ltd, Gravity Diamonds Ltd, Newcrest Mining Ltd, Oxiana Ltd, TasGold Ltd, and the Northern Territory Minerals Council (Inc). The organizing committee (Bryan Bowden, Rod Maier, Steven Lewis and Paul Cromie) would also like to thank Ian Scrimgeour, Phil Ferenczi, Rod Elvish, John Earthrowl, Simon Slesarewich, Scott Hall, Angela Gepp, Peter Tamaduk, Chris Sjoberg, Emily Logan, Tom Reddicliffe, Heath Gerritsen, Nick Spanswick, Ian Blucher, and Brad Parker. Bryan Bowden Leader – Top End Geo-Explorer Tour Hobart, Tasmania “Top-End” group members gather for a photo outside the Chariot Gold deposit at Tennant Creek. Look for more student news on the SEG website:
OCTOBER 2005 • No 63 SEG NEWSLETTER 19 $130,000 AVAILABLE FOR STUDENT RESEARCH GRANTS IN 2006 More than US$130,000 will be available from the SEG Foundation and the SEG Canada Foundation for Student Grants in 2006. The grants are to provide support for graduate student research projects leading to Master’s or Doctoral degrees, and for exceptional BS Honors or “BS Titulo” projects. Individual grants will range up to $5,000, although larger amounts may be made for particularly meritorious projects. Students in mineral resource study programs throughout the world are eligible and encouraged to apply. Application forms may be down-loaded from the SEG website: and may be submitted for any one of the awards, but will be considered for all awards. Applications must be postmarked no later than February 1, 2006, and awards will be announced by April 30, 2006. Hugh E. McKinstry Fund. $80,000 will be available from this Fund to support “study, research and teaching of the science of economic geology, or for related projects”, including field or laboratory research by graduate students or geologists on study-leave from their employment. Hickok-Radford Fund. One or two grants ranging up to $10,000 will be awarded to support field-based research, as applied to exploration for metallic mineral deposits, for projects located in Alaska, northern Canada and other regions north of Latitude 60 North, or for projects at very high elevations elsewhere and extreme southern latitudes. Applicants must be enrolled in a full-time program of study at a degree-granting university or college. Consideration will be given to an applicant’s record of leadership and extracurricular activities, including athletics. Newmont Mining Corp. Grants. $15,000 will be available in 2005 to support research projects worldwide related to the geology, mineralization and metallogeny of gold deposits. Emphasis is placed on research with a strong field component, with funds available for directly related laboratory work. Several individual grants of $3,000 to $5,000 each will be made. Hugo Dummett Mineral Discovery Fund. Up to $5,000 will be available to support applied economic geology research, including the development of new exploration technology and techniques, and the dissemination of related results through publications, lectures, short courses, workshops, and conferences. Alberto Terrones L. Fund. $10,000 will be available to provide financial support to one or two qualifying students from Mexico, Peru and other Latin American countries to pursue graduate studies leading to an MS or PhD degree at universities in the U.S. or Canada. The grants may be used for tuition costs, university fees, to support thesis research, or for any other bonafide expense directly related to pursuing a graduate study program in applied economic geology or geological engineering while regularly enrolled as a graduate student at an MS or PhD degree-granting university. Timothy Nutt Memorial Fund. Grants from this fund will range up to $1,000 to provide financial support for geology students and young economic geologists located in Zimbabwe or in Southern Africa with ties to Zimbabwe. The fund may be used to support SEG student chapter activities, travel to meetings, field trips, and for research or study grants, technical lectures or any other activities approved by the SEG Regional Vice President for Africa. Society of Economic Geologists Canada Foundation Fund. Grants from this fund will exceed C$12,500 to support research studies by Canadian or non-Canadian students on mineral deposits or districts in Canada; non-Canadian projects at Canadian Universities; non-Canadian students studying at Canadian universities, or Canadian students doing research at foreign universities. How to Apply: Awards are intended to fund specific expenses related to student research projects leading to the aforementioned degrees or courses of study. The awards are competitive are based primarily on project merit. Students in mineral resource study programs throughout the world are eligible and encouraged to apply. Applicants must describe what the project is, why the research is important and how it is to be done, and include an appropriate estimate of expenses that will be incurred. Applicants requesting financial support from the Alberto Terrones L. Fund for non-research expenses must include a statement describing the need and purposes of such request. For further information contact: Chairman SEG Student Research Grants 7811 Shaffer Parkway, Littleton, CO 80127 USA Tel: +1.720.981.7204; Fax: +1.720.981.7874 E-mail: seg@segweb.org SEG NEWS
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