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18 SEG NEWSLETTER No 65 • APRIL 2006SEG NEWS... from 17The Laurentian University SEG studentchapter led a successful trip to Arizonafrom February 17 to 28, 2005. Over thistime, we toured four currently producingcopper-molybdenum porphyrydeposits—Mineral Park mine, Bagdadmine, Sierrita mine and Morencimine)—as well as the Hoover Dam, LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY SEG STUDENT CHAPTER TRIP ORE DEPOSITS AND GEOLOGY OF ARIZONA, USAElectrowinning at Mineral Park.SEG Student Chapter News (Continued)Students gather for a group photo at Morenci.Laurentian students who participated wereStephen Zubowski, Stephanie Hocker, KimberleyBailey, and Robert Jones.Petrified Forest National Park,Meteor Crater park, GrandCanyon National Park, andSunset Crater Volcano NationalMonument. Participants in thetrip included four graduate studentsfrom the LaurentianUniversity Department of EarthSciences: Stephen Zubowski,Kimberley Bailey, StephanieHocker and Robert Jones.The trip was a very positiveexperience for eachparticipant and helped usdevelop an understandingfor a completely differentstyle of mineralization than thevolcanic massive sulfide andmagmatic deposits we are used toseeing. Each mine tour focused ona different aspect of mine operations:geology, exploration, mining,and ore processing. By theend of the trip, we had a verygood appreciation for the mechanismsof porphyry-style mineralization,mining, and ore processing.The added benefit of touring suchplaces as the Petrified Forest, MeteorCrater, the Grand Canyon, and SunsetCrater Volcano was that these sites gaveus a better understanding Arizona geology,as well as allowing us to see someof the most scenic places in theAmerican Southwest.Stephen Zubowski 1Look for complete reports and more student news on the SEG website:PAID ADVERTISEMENT