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SGA News is a publication of SGA (Society of Geology Applied
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N.° 3 May 1997
Editors
L. Fontboté and M. Chiaradia
Département de Minéralogie,
UniversitédeGenève, Rue des Maraîchers
13,
CH-1211 Genève 4 SWITZERLAND
C. Adusumalli, D. Rickard, F. Lieben,
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Table 1
Reserves | Cu | Zn | Pb | Sn | Ag | Au | ||
Mt | % | % | % | % | % | % | ||
Aguas Teñidas | (including Py ores) | 41 | ||||||
Polymetallic rich ore | 14 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 57 | 0.4 | ||
Cu rich ore | 11 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | ||||
Aljustrel (*) | 250 | 0.8 | 3 | 1 | 38 | 0.8 | ||
Aznalcóllar Group | ||||||||
Aznalcóllar | 43 | 0.4 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 67 | |||
Los Frailes | 70 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 0.01 | 63 | ||
Concepción | 11 | 1.2 | 0.3 | |||||
Las Cruces | 10-15 | 6 | ||||||
La Zarza | 100 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 22 | 0.6 | ||
Lousal | 50 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | ||||
Masa Valverde | 120 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 38 | 0.8 | ||
Neves Corvo | (including Py ores) | 270 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.05 | ||
Cu-rich ore | 38 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | ||||
Sn-rich ore | 4 | 11.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | ||||
Zn-rich ore | 47 | 0.5 | 6.2 | 1.2 | ||||
Riotinto | ||||||||
massive sulphides | 250 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 0.3 | ||
stockwork | 200 | 0.4 | ||||||
gossan | 100 | 56 | 1 | |||||
Sotiel Group | ||||||||
Sotiel | 59 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 1.6 | ||||
Migollas | 58 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | ||||
Tharsis | 115 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 22 | 0.7 |
(*) Ore grade in Aljustrel refers only to the Moinho orebody.
Data from the literature.
The VS is Late-Famennian - Visean in age, and hosts the massive sulphide
and manganese deposits. It consists of a heterogeneous group of rocks with
rapid lateral and vertical facies changes. The thickness of the VS varies
widely, ranging from a few tens to more than a thousand meters. Felsic
and mafic volcanics interfinger with detrital and chemical sediments. Volcanic
rocks are mainly felsic fragmentals and mafic lavas. Subvolcanic rocks,
both felsic and mafic, are common. Sedimentary rocks comprise three main
types: volcanic-derived epiclastites, grey and black shales, and chemical
sedimentary rocks including massive sulphides and manganiferous chert and
jasper.
The stratigraphic position of the massive sulphide deposits is not
regionally consistent although the top of the first felsic volcanic sequence
includes most of the main deposits (see Sáez et al., 1996 for more
detailed information).
The Culm Group is a thick and monotonous Upper Visean to Westphalian
succession of shales, litharenites and rare conglomerates that overlies
the VS in the IPB. The estimated thickness for this group exceeds several
thousands of meters. Sedimentologically, the Culm Group represents the
infill of a subsident basin by turbidite sediments whose provenance is
within the IPB and the Ossa Morena Zone (Moreno, 1993).
The rocks of the IPB were deformed and regionally metamorphosed during
the Asturian phase of the Variscan orogeny (from Upper-Visean to Westfalian-D).
Three stages of deformation have been recognized in the IPB, which generated
folding, thrusting and low grade regional metamorphism. Both deformation
and metamorphism seem to increase in intensity from SW to NE, although
detailed metamorphic studies are lacking on a regional scale. The structure
of the IPB has been defined as a thin-skinned foreland thrust and fold
belt (Silva et al., 1990). Deformation generated asymmetric SW-verging
folds, which often show transposed bedding on the short limb, mimicking
the structural features of a thrust-belt. Folding is accompanied by development
of a penetrative foliation and regional metamorphism.
During Late- and Post-Variscan times, a strike-slip tectonic regime
prevailed in the IPB. This produced regional shear, fault zones and major
tectonic activity along the boundary between the South Portuguese Zone
and the Ossa Morena Zone. Local transtension related to this tectonic regime
favoured the intrusion of bimodal magmatic rocks outcropping especially
in the NE of the IPB.
Fig. 2 shows the mining production of the IPB during the last few years,
as compared with the mining production of the rest of the European Union.
Neves Corvo is the major producer of copper and tin, with 85-95% of the
Cu and 100% of the Sn produced in the IPB. The production of Cu, Zn, Pb
and Ag will probably increase in the next few years if, as planned, exploitation
of the newly discovered deposits (e.g. Aguas Teñidas, Las Cruces)
will begin. In conclusion, the IPB is a world class ore province and possibly
the most important metal reservoir in Western Europe (Fig. 2).
The systematics of regional distribution of massive sulphide deposits
in the IPB (Fig. 1) is poorly understood, although palaogeographic control
seems to have operated during massive sulphide deposition (Saez et al.,
1996; Saez et al., in press). As a result, three main axes of accumulation
have been identified (Saez et al., in press). It is common in the IPB (as
in many other VMS provinces) the clustering of orebodies in relatively
small areas.
Figure 2: Mining production of the last years in the IPB and the rest of the European Community (E.U.). Data from ITGE (1996).
Stratigraphically, massive sulphide deposits in the IPB are linked to
felsic volcanic episodes in different settings of the VS and are associated
with waning stages of volcanic activity. They are deposited on top of both
the volcanic rocks and of the associated sediments in laterally equivalent
stratigraphic positions. An essential exploration tool in the IPB is to
recognize productive stratigraphic horizons in the target areas.
The sulphide mineralization occurs as concordant tabular bodies or
lenses, sometimes underlain by crosscutting stockworks in which sulphides
are found in veins and as pervasive disseminations. Lenses and tabular
bodies of massive sulphides are stratabound, concordant and syngenetic,
the most common host rocks.being black shales and fine grained, felsic
fragmental volcanics.
Stockwork mineralization occurs in different rock types sometimes containing
economic grade ore (mainly Cu). This kind of mineralization has a conical
shape, with diameters ranging from 100 to 600 m, and with a vertical extension
of 20 to 250 m .
It was a pleasure to take over the presidency of our Society for the
1997/98 term at a time when the level of activities is at an unprecedented
high, when membership is growing and when our journal, Mineralium Deposita,
is strengthening its position amongst the leading geoscience publications.
All this did not happen by accident: I would like to express my special
thanks to the past President, Zdenek Johan, for his dynamic leadership,
to our treasurer, Peter Herzig, for superb management of our finances,
to Maurice Pagel, our Secretary, who administered all these manifold activities
in his usual understated manner and with great efficiency, to David Rickard,
the Editor, for making Mineralium Deposita, and thereby our Society, so
attractive for new members, and to Lluís Fontboté for an
excellent public relations job by creating and producing the SGA News.
Thanks are also due to all members of Council for their constructive ideas
and for their excellent co-operation, which includes enthusiastic participation
in Council meetings, even if they take place in remote Alpine villages,
such as Seckau, Austria. All this is no reason to lean back and relax but
it should stimulate us to maintain this high output and to secure for our
Society the place it deserves amongst the world's leading geoscience associations.
Where is our Society going, and what should we try to achieve in the years
to come? There are several points which I consider important. The first
is underlined by the theme of our Biennial Meeting in Turku: research and
exploration - where do they meet? Indeed, where?
There is no need to elaborate the fact that many of us cooperate closely
with mining and exploration companies. In this context, problems from the
distribution of silver carriers in base metal ores, to structural control
of mineralization and to regional models of ore genesis are being addressed.
This work should be intensified and our Society should take on a leading
role in this context. It is important not only to attack problems of interest
to researchers - we should listen to what is of interest to industry and
adjust our research accordingly. Members of our Society are increasingly
asked to deal with problems at the interface of mining and smelting activities,
environmental issues, geochemistry and mineralogy. The International Kola
Project is a case in point; it will be highlighted at the Turku meeting.
Another important aspect is the teaching of mineral deposits geology.
We should not complain about problems with the harvest if the seeds are
not protected. Teaching in mineral deposits geology is, presently, a weak
point in many universities, certainly in Western Europe and in North America.
We cannot allow the temporary fluctuation of exploration and mining activities,
and associated provincial thinking, to further erode the spectrum and the
standard of economic geology courses in the curricula of our universities.
A sound understanding of earth resources in a global context does not start
at the Ph.D. level - it must be presented to undergraduates and to pupils
in secondary schools. Our Society should take the initiative here by organizing
short courses for earth science teachers, stressing the role of mineral
raw materials and using all modern tools, including video, CD-ROMS and
interactive computer information in the process. A further step might be
to consider the delegation of SGA members to teach mineral deposits courses
in universities which do not provide for such activities. These problems
are not limited to Europe - they are of global significance and they also
concern our colleagues in Australia and Canada.
Last but not least we should be aware of the fact that one of the very
roots of the success of our Society, international attitudes and global
activities, is under attack these days from the dark forces of provincialism,
nationalism and fundamentalism. The deplorable manifestations of these
attitudes are manifold: restrictions on the export of rock and ore samples,
and even on the export of geological information, have been (re-)introduced
in many countries, publication in international journals is still hindered,
or at least not encouraged, by some local science matadors, and we are
still far from full acceptance of English as the language of science. One
of our eminent past-presidents, Ian Plimer, is - while these lines are
being written - locked in legal battle with the Australian creationist
movement, a movement which tries to institutionalize contempt for the achievements
of the earth sciences by insisting that the Earth is just over 6OOO years
old.
Let us, therefore, strive for open, global communication, let us speak
up for free flow of information, data, samples, whenever and wherever we
are confronted with restrictive attitudes and practices. Freedom is one
of the human rights of science, and here we can certainly rest assured
of the support of the founding fathers of our Society.
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Session
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Number of abstracts | |
1
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organics and mineral deposits
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25
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2
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gold and precious metals
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60
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3
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sea floor hydrothermal deposits
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12
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4
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deposits related to mafic-ultramafic rocks
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39
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5
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ores in sedimentary environment
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30
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6
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deposits in felsic intrusives
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24
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7
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industrial minerals
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19
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8
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diamonds and exploration
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7
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9
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metamorphism of ore deposits
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14
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10
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ore deposit modelling
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13
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11
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environmental aspects
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12
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12
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general themes
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12
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Total
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267
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Tervetuloa Turkuun - Welcome to Turku !
Heikki Papunen, chairman of the Organization committee
4th Biennial SGA Meeting
August 11-13, 1997, Turku, Finland
-4th Annual Short Course on "Modern Seafloor Hydrothermalism and Metallogeny", Brest, 2-7 July, 1997 (see details under "Announcements"). Travel grants for junior and student members are available.
-IUGS/UNESCO workshop on "Paleozoic granite-related Au, Cu, Mo, W, REE deposits and epithermal gold deposits in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyztan", August 31-September 15, 1997 (see "Announcements").
-7th International Kimberlite Conference to be held at the University of Cape Town, 3 - 17 April, 1998 (see "Announcements").
-10th Quadriennial IAGOD Symposium, Broken Hill, Australia, August 1998. Proposition of two Symposia: "European gold deposits" and "Precambrian ore deposits and associated alteration" (see "Forthcoming Events")
-8th International Platinum Symposium, Rustenburg, South Africa, 29 June-2 July, 1998 (see "Forthcoming Events")
-IMA '98 Symposium in honor to Tony Naldrett with the theme "Mineral Deposits Associated with Mafic and Ultramafic Rocks", Toronto, 10-14 August 1998 (see "Forthcoming events").
-31st International Geological Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 6-17
August, 2000. Proposition of two symposia: "Pre-Atlantic metallogeny of
West Africa and Eastern South America" and "Ore deposits of the Central
Andes".
Requests for (co-)sponsorship of Scientific Meetings and Short Courses
should be sent to the Executive Secretary (see address below). A request
form is available on the SGA homepage (sga.html).
Sponsorship should be requested before printing the first circular.
SGA General Assembly and Council Meeting in Turku
The next SGA Council Meeting will be held in Turku on Monday August
11, 1997. If you have suggestions, criticisms, ideas about the activities
of the Society you may pass them to any Council Member for discussion in
the council. All SGA members are invited to actively participate at the
SGA General Assembly in Turku on Tuesday August 12 after lunch. The
President, the Executive Secretary, the Treasurer and the Editor will present
their reports. We would like to welcome many SGA members.
Prizes
A SGA Award (3.000 DM) on the best paper in Mineralium Deposita has
been created. The prize is open to first or single authors (SGA or non
SGA members) of a contribution published in Mineralium Deposita during
1997 or 1998. The award will be presented during the 5th Biennial Meeting
in London (August 1999) where the recipient will be an invited lecturer.
The winner will be selected by an international committee.
The Editorial Board of Mineralium Deposita has decided to indicate
its appreciation of the hard work done by the referees by annually awarding
a citation for the Best Mineralium Deposita Referee. The first winner is
David Smith, of San Diego (click here and there).
Elections for the SGA Council 1998-1999If you are interested to serve in the SGA Council, please contact the executive secretary (see address below) before July 1, 1997.Your suggestions and ideas for any topic of interest to SGA are welcome! They can be addressed to any Council member or to Dr. Maurice Pagel
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E.F. Stumpfl, Leoben, Austria
Zdenek Johan, Orléans, France
SGA sponsored the following members to attend the Betekhtin Symposium. They were selected by the organization committee (chairman Prof. N. Bortnikov):
Dr. Stanislav Elen, Slovakia (postdoc)
D. Foustoukus, Greece (graduate student)
Dr. J. Ch. Andersen, Leoben, Austria (postdoc)
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SOCIETY FOR GEOLOGY APPLIED TO MINERAL DEPOSITS (SGA)
SGA COUNCIL 1997 Executive Committee 1997-President E.F. Stumpfl (Austria)
Regional Vice-Presidents (1996-1997) N. America D. Leach (U.S.A.)
Councillors: term ending on December 31, 1997 L. Fontboté (Switzerland)
Councillors: term ending on December 31, 1999 C. Ayora (Spain)
Ex officio Members, SEG
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29 Regular Members, 1 Senior Member, 3 Junior Members and 8 Student Members applied for membership from September 1996 to March1997.
Regular Members
Maria SASS-GUSTKIEWICZ, University of Krakow, Poland
Bruno GOFFE, Ecole Normale Supérieure, France
Silvia AMETRANO, University of La Plata, Argentina
Ricardo SALLET, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Galina IVANOVA, Institute of Geochemistry, Moscow, Russia
Hans Georg FIEDERLING KAPTEINAT, Bad Marienberg, Germany
Zoltan BACSO, Geological Survey of Slovak Rep., Kosice, Slovakia
Christopher MORRISSEY, RTZ, Bristol, United Kingdom
Robert R. SEAL, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, U.S.A.
Cliff TAYLOR, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, U.S.A.
Fazli COBAN, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Robert J. BODNAR, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, U.S.A.
Vladimir GUGUSHVILI, Geological Institute Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia
Noel WHITE, BHP Minerals, London, U.K.
Ted EGGLESTON, Hillside, Colorado, U.S.A.
Pasi EILU, University of Turku, Finland
Nicholas ARNDT, University of Rennes, France
Llyod A. CLARK, Surrey, Canada
Vitaly SHATOV, VSEGEI, St Petersburg, Russia
Migrac AKCAY, Karadeniz Teknik University, Trabzon, Turkey
Ilmars GEMUTS, Gemuts Exploration, Arvada, Colorado, U.S.A.
John E. GRAY, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, U.S.A.
Ernesto IGLESIAS, La Paz, Bolivia
Marti L. MILLER, U.S. Geological Survey, Anchorage, U.S.A.
Bjorn THOMASSEN, Copenhagen, Denmark
Paul KLIPPEL, San Jose, U.S.A.
Robert P. FOSTER, University of Southampton, U.K.
Dieter WOLF, TU Bergakademie, Freiberg, Germany
J. Bruce GEMMELL, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Senior Member
Rong-Long CAO, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, China
Junior members
Massimo CHIARADIA, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Peter BUCHHOLZ, University of Freiberg, Germany
Lance MILLER, Echo Bay Mines, Juneau, U.S.A.
Student members
Alexander IRIONDO, University of Colorado, Boulder, U.S.A.
Svetlana G. TESALINA, Institute of Mineralogy, Miass, Chelyabinsk,
Russia
Yves HAEBERLIN, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Elisabet ALM, Stockholm University, Sweden
Sönke NICKELSEN, Freiberg University, Germany
Carl Jesper PETERSSON, Göteborg University, Sweden
Cornelia STEGMANN, Freiberg University, Germany
Christian SCHARDT, Freiberg University, Germany
"LOST" MEMBERS (can you help us with the address of these "lost''
members?)
Anton-Robert FOISTER, Regensburg, Germany
Juan Luis GUTIERREZ VILLARIAS, Burgos, Spain
Uta HELD, Mainz, Germany
David JONES, Springwood, Australia
Claudine MENDOUSSE, Vendoeuvre, France
Raymond SCHARRER, Tervuren, Belgium
Wolfgang SCHNORR, Aachen, Germany
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The Editorial Board for Mineralium Deposita consists of distinguished Mineral Deposit Scientists from all parts of the globe. They are appointed on the nomination of the Editor and are approved by Council. Their normal term of office is three years and they usually handle around 10 papers per year. They are responsible for the scientific quality of the Journal. They select referees for papers and advise the Editor on how the paper should be handled. Authors can submit manuscripts directly to the Associate Editors.
Mineralium Deposita
Thematic Issues: This year Volume 32 will contain two Thematic Issues. The first Thematic Issue will be on Exploration Initiatives in South Africa (Guest Editor: Professor Pat Eriksson). This important Issue looks at new exploration frontiers in South Africa. South Africa has been a major mineral producing country for over a century now and some of the more classical types of mineralization have been well explored. This Issue brings together recent South African thinking on new types of initiative in new areas in South Africa. The second Thematic Issue will be an important one on the Iberian Pyrite Belt (Guest Editor: Dr Eric Marcoux). This Issue contains a number of major papers which will bring the international community up-to-date on the exciting developments that have recently increased our understanding of metallogeny of this classical mining camp which continues to produce world-class discoveries. In addition to this there will be a group of five papers plus a Preface from the IGCP Project 356 and the IGUS/UNESCO Deposit Modelling Workshop at Matrahaza, Hungary on the Metallogeny of the Carpathian Balkans. This set of papers is opening up new areas in eastern Europe and includes the southern republics of the former USSR.
Member Services: The free member colour plates have become extremely popular. This is not surprising as the regular cost of a colour plate in Mineralium Deposita is DM 1200 for the first and DM 600 for the following colour plates. The membership fee for Mineralium Deposita is DM 98. The popularity is such that the free colour plates are now being offered pro rata. That is, the cost is divided by the number of authors that are memebers of the SGA.
The English correction service at Cardiff is starting to work well. The correction service is free to members of the SGA and costs UK£3.00 per page for non-members. The English correction service opens up, to members whose first language is not English, the whole of the English speaking international world. The English correction service also makes possible the production of Thematic Issues from areas that do not normally feature in the international literature. I would welcome suggestions for future Thematic Issues based on this possibility.
Mineral Deposit Notes: A new feature of Mineralium Deposita is the introduction of Mineral Deposit Notes. These have the same format as the Mineral Deposit Letters (ie no more that four pages of text, no more than four display items and fast publication) that will concentrate on short descriptions of new deposits and new mining camps in the world. They should include a location and geological map of the occurrence, a geological cross section, a description of the geology and mineralogy of the deposit and some idea of the size of the resource. We realise that this latter is often highly sensitive information, but the readership needs to know whether the paper is describing a crystal of a particular mineral or a substantial tonnage! We would particularly welcome Mineral Deposit Notes from industry geologists.
Mineralium Deposita Best Referee Award 1996
The scientific referees for Mineralium Deposita provide an essential service to the international community. Without peer review the whole system of scientific publication would collapse and science would not progress. During 1996, 110 referees contributed their expertise to the Journal. I asked Associate Editors to nominate candidates for the top review of 1996. The referees for Mineralium Deposita commonly make detailed analyses of the papers of great help to the authors, which can run into several pages. Several referees, for example, recalculated isotopic and analytical data for the authors. Since Mineralium Deposita is a truly international Journal many of the manuscripts that are recieved are written by authors whose first language is not English. Mineralium Deposita referees not only contribute to the science but also to its presentation in some detail. The Editorial Board wish to thank all the referees to contributed to the success of the Journal in 1996.
The Best Referee Award for Mineralium Deposita for 1996 is to
Mr David Smith of San Diego. He was nominated by Associate
Editor Mark Reed. Mr Smith receives a citation which reads "For contributions
to the continued progress of international science".
David Rickard
ELECTIONS FOR THE SGA COUNCIL 1998-1999
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO SERVE IN THE SGA COUNCIL PLEASE CONTACT THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY BEFORE JULY 1, 1997 |
M.I.R.O. (Mineral Industry Research Organisation) is a research and information organisation for the international minerals industry. Its main functions are:
Current projects in the geological/exploration sector include:
The creation of new technology to meet Members' needs is the paramount objective. Research project proposals are generated by Research Co-ordinators, through discussion with members, research establishments and universities. A Research Advisory Executive Committee, that reflects the widespread interests of more than a hundred members in seventeen countries, appraise and advise on the proposals and the requirements for the sector. Project contracts are established after assessing priorities with Members, evaluating technological developments to avoid duplication, and by matching research contractors' skills and experience with the project expectations. Maximum use is made of external sources of funding, such as the EC and co-operation with other research organisations is encouraged.
Collaboration allows an increased scale of project and gearing ratio, improving the utilisation of resources. Other benefits are achieved by the stimulation of both research and industrial personnel as they interact and speedier, more efficient technology transfer, whilst sponsors retain control of the project direction.
For further information on the projects described above and current proposals please contact Derek Morris on Tel: +44 (0)1727 822287, Fax: +44 (0)1727 826570, Email: derek@terrahun.demon.co.uk or write to M.I.R.O., Expert House, Sandford Street, Lichfield, Staffs, WS13 6QA, UK. M.I.R.O. also has a website; the address is http:\\www.miro.co.uk
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Landais, P. Special Publication No. 6 of the Society for Geology Applied
to Mineral Deposits, Springer, Berlin, 520 p. (1992). ISBN 55621-4
Nr. 8 Stratabound ore deposits in the Andes. Fontboté, L., Amstutz, G.C., Cardozo, M., Cedillo, E. & Frutos, J. (eds.)., Springer, Berlin, 815 p. (1990) ISBN 52181-X Old 298 DM, new DM 165. SGA members: 132 DM (ca. 77 US$)
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Pagel, M. & Leroy, J.L. (eds.) (1991) Source, transport and deposition of metals. Proceedings of the 25 years SGA anniversary meeting, Nancy, 30 August - 3 September 1991, Balkema, Rotterdam. 841 p. (ISBN 90-5410 0206). Orders to: Balkema, P.O. Box 1675, NL 3000 BR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; fax +31 10 4135947 Fenoll Hach-Ali, P., Torres-Ruiz, J. & Gervilla, F. (eds.) (1993) Current research in geology applied to ore deposits. Proceedings of the second biennial SGA meeting, Granada, 9-11 September 1993, University of Granada, 785 p. (ISBN 84-338-1772-8). Orders to: Prof. Puri Fenoll Hach Alí Dep. Mineralogía y Petrología Fac. Ciencias Av. Severo Ochoa E 18071 GRANADA, Spain; fax +34 58 243368, (7.000 pts). Pasava, J., Kríbek, B., & Zák, K., eds. (1995) Mineral Deposits: From their origins to their environmental impact. Proceedings of the third biennial SGA Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic, 28-31 August 1995 Balkema, Rotterdam, 1018 p. (ISBN 90 5410550 X). Orders to: Balkema, P.O. Box 1675, NL 3000 BR Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Fax +31 10 4135947, (US$ 105) |
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 6th INTERNATIONAL KIMBERLITE CONFERENCE
Editors: N.V. Sobolev and R.H. Mitchell (to be published in "Russian Geology & Geophysics", Vol. 38 (1997), Issues 1 & 2, and also available for separate purchase) Volume 1: Kimberlites, related rocks and mantle xenoliths Volume 2: Diamonds: characterization, genesis and exploration Order to: Allerton Press, Inc. / 150 Fifth Avenue / New York, NY 10011, USA; Individual rate @ $95.00 per set; Institutional rate @ $225.00 per set |
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Hettler, J., Lehmann, B., 1995, Environmental impact of large-scale mining in Papua New Guinea: mining residue disposal by the Ok Tedi copper-gold mine. Berliner Geowissenschaftliche Abhandlungen A 176-II, 52 pages, 31 figures, 17 tables. Price: 38 DM, available by: lehmann@immr.tu-clausthal.de | ||
PUBLISHED Ph.D. THESIS WORKS
Metallogenetic investigations in the Punta del Cobre belt, northern Chile by R. Marschik (1996) Terre & Environnement, Geneva, v. 5, 200 p. ISBN 2-940153-04-3. Orders to: Département de Minéralogie, Rue des Maraîchers 13, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland: 30 Swiss Francs (ca. 25 US$). Geochemical (elemental and isotopic) constraints on the genesis of the Mississippi Valley-type zinc-lead deposit of San Vicente, central Peru, by J. Spangenberg (1995). Terre & Environnement, Geneva, v. 1, 123 p. ISBN 2-940153-00-0, Orders to: Département de Minéralogie, Rue des Maraîchers 13, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland: 30 Swiss Francs (ca. 25 US$). Lithogeochemistry of Lower Cretaceous sediments from the Bilbao Anticline, Basque-Cantabrian basin by I. Yusta. (1994, in Spanish) Orders to: Dpto. Mineralogia y Petrologia, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Apdo. 644, E-48080 Bilbao, Spain: 2500 pesetas (about 25 US$) The Pb-Zn-As-Tl-Ba-deposit at Lengenbach, Binn Valley, Switzerland - Petrogenesis based on combined geochemical and isotopical (U,Pb,Rb,Sr,S,O,C) investigations by M.D. Knill. Beitraege zur Geologie der Schweiz, geotechnische Serie, Lief. 90, 1996. 87 p. (includes numerous color figures). Orders: Schweizerische Geotechnische Kommission, ETH-Zentrum, 8092-Zuerich, Switzerland: 35 SFR, (about 28 US$). Information on Ph.D. Theses on Economic Geology published by a non-profit organization should be sent to SGA NEWS |
Geological Survey of Canada
Geology of Canadian Mineral Deposit Types edited by O.R. Eckstrand, W.D. Sinclair and R.I. Thorpe, 1995 The volume contains 640 pages, including 16 pages of colour plates, and is available in either English or French. Copies can be ordered from the Geological Survey of Canada Bookstore in Ottawa (phone: +1 613-995-4342; fax:: +1 613-943-0646). Price: $70 (Canada), $91 (Other Countries). |
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EPITHERMAL GOLD DEPOSITS: STYLES, CHARACTERISTICS, AND EXPLORATION
A WALL POSTER BY J.W. HEDENQUIST, E. IZAWA, A. ARRIBAS, JR., AND N.C. WHITE SOCIETY OF RESOURCE GEOLOGY, SPECIAL PUBLICATION 1, 1996. A brief summary of the two end-member styles of epithermal gold deposits, low sulfidation and high sulfidation. For students of economic geology, and explorers of epithermal ore deposits. Full color, with 40 diagrams, 21 photographs, 4 tables; BO in size (1.5 x 1.0 m). Poster accompanied by booklet with text and captions translated to Spanish, French, Japanese and Chinese; also available in B4 pamphlet form, in color, for use in the field. Copies of poster or B4 pamphlet may be ordered from the address below; the cost is US$30 each, which includes translation booklet and airmail postage in a mailing tube; US$25 each for orders of 5 or more; inquire about cost for bulk orders and student discount. Payment may be made by VISA or MasterCard; please send your mailing address plus credit card name, card number and expiration date. Allow 6-8 weeks for processing. The Society of Resource Geology, Nogizaka Bldg., 6-41, Akasaka
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Montanuniversität Leoben -- University of Leoben Austria =================================================== The University of Leoben is seeking an outstanding scientist for a full professorship (Ordentlicher Universitätsprofessor/ -professorin) in mineralogy and petrology in the Department of Geosciences as successor to Prof. Dr. Eugen F. Stumpfl. Candidates are expected to have demonstrated their ability to conduct independent and innovative research in the field of mineral resources as well as gained significant experience in industry at an international level. The successful candidate will be responsible for research and curriculum in mineralogy and petrology within the department. He / She will teach classes to students of a wide range of subjects like applied geosciences; mining; petroleum engineering; ceramics, refractories, cement and glass; materials science; environmental technologies; surveying. Most courses are taught in German. The candidate will be expected to teach in German within two years after appointment. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Am Institut für Geowissenschaften der Montanuniversität Leoben, Österreich, ist die Planstelle eines / einer Ordentlichen Universitätsprofessors/-professorin
in Form eines öffentlich-rechtlichen Dienstverhältnisses wiederzubesetzen. Der Kandidat/die Kandidatin sollte ein Wissenschaftler bzw. eine Wissenschaftlerin von internationalem Rang sein, der/die das Fach Mineralogie-Petrologie im Rahmen des Institutes für Geowissenschaften in Forschung und Lehre vertritt. Zu betreuen sind dieStudienrichtungen: Angewandte Geowissenschaften; Bergwesen; Erdölwesen /International Study Program, Gesteins- hüttenwesen, Industrieller Umweltschutz, Entsorgungstechnik und Recycling; Markscheidewesen. Er/Sie soll auf dem Gebiet der mineralischen Rohstoffe ausgewiesen sein. Einschlägige Industrieerfahrung ist von Vorteil. Die Abteilung für Mineralogie - Petrologie verfügt über die Standardausrüstung, die ein modernes Institut heute benötigt und ist weltweit an internationalen Forschungsprojekten beteiligt. Vom Bewerber bzw. von der Bewerberin wird erwartet, dass er/sie die enge Kooperation mit den anderen Abteilungen des Institutes (Geologie und Lagerstättenlehre; Prospektion und Angewandte Sedimentologie; Technische Ökosystemanalyse) und den anderen Instituten der Montanuniversität fortführt. Die Habilitation oder eine gleichwertige wissenschaftliche Qualifikation wird vorausgesetzt. Die Montanuniversität strebt eine Erhöhung des Anteils von Frauen in Forschung und Lehre an und fordert qualifizierte Wissenschaftlerinnen nachdruecklich auf, sich zu bewerben. Bewerbungen mit den ueblichen Unterlagen und den fuenf wichtigsten Veröffentlichungen
als Beilage sind bis zum 9.Juni.1997 an den Rektor der Montanuniversität,
Franz-Josef-Strasse 18, A-8700 Leoben, Österreich, zu richten.
(E-mail: rektor@unileoben.ac.at)
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Responsibility for the publication of the Journal Episodes, the quarterly news and science journal of the International Union of Geological Sciences, has passed from the British Geological Survey to the Ministry of Geology and Mineral Resources of China in March 1997. The first issue to be produced in China will be Vol. 20, No. 1. The contact address for editorial, subscription and advertising matters will be: The Editor, Episodes, PO Box 823, 26 Baiwanzhuang Rd, 100036 Beijing, China; phone +86 10 68327772 or 20827; fax: +86 10 683 28928; e-mail: episodes@public.east.cn.net
LES SEMINAIRES DE L'ECOLE DOCTORALE DES SCIENCES DE LA MER -
Université de Bretagne Occidentale - Faculté des Sciences
et Techniques, 6 av. Le Gorgeu, Brest, France
SGA-SPONSORED
2 -4 June 1997
Short course:
Modern Seafloor-Hydrothermalism and Metallogeny
An in-depth examination of hydrothermal processes and their deposits
on the modern sea floor from a geological and geochemical point of view.
Presented and organized by:
-Steven Scott, Professor and Director, Marine Geology Research Laboratory,
Dept. of Geology, University of Toronto, Canada and Professeur invité
de l'Université Bretagne Occidentale
-Thierry Juteau, Professeur et Directeur de l'Ecole Doctorale des Sciences
de la Mer, Dept. des Sciences de la Terre, UBO-UFR Sciences et Techniques,
Brest, France
-Yves Fouquet, IFREMER, Centre de Brest, Plouzané, France
-and other invited instructors
Contact: Prof. Thierry Juteau or Prof. Steven Scott, Dépt. des
Sciences de la Terre, UBO-UFR Sciences et Techniques, Université
de Bretagne Occidentale,
6 avenue Le Gorgeu, B.P. 809, 29285 Brest Cedex, France
phone: +33 298 01 61 75; fax: +33 298 01 66 20
Internet: juteau@univ-brest.fr
/ scottsd@univ-brest.fr
31 August-15 September 1997
Sponsored by: IUGS/UNESCO Deposit Modeling Program.
Cosponsored by: Ministry of Geology and Underground Resources of Kazakhstan,
KAZNEDRA (Kazakh Research Institute of Mineral Resources), Institute of
Geology, Academy of Sciences of the Kyrgyz Republic, Hungarian Geological
Survey, Geological Institute of Hungary, Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften
und Rohstoffe, Germany, US Geological Survey, Geological Survey of Canada,
IGCP Project 373-Correlation, Anatomy and Magmatic-Hydrothermal Evolution
of Ore-bearing Igneous systems in Eurasia, SGA (Society for Geology Applied
to Mineral Deposits), IAGOD (International Association on the Genesis of
Ore Deposits).
Goals of the Workshop
To formulate mineral deposit models applicable to the geologic setting
of the Paleozoic orogenic terrains of Central Asia and in other parts of
the world. Deposits from other continents will be used as deposit model
analogs. Formulation of deposit models will emphasize mineralogy, form,
texture, stratigraphy, fluid inclusion data, isotope data, geochemistry
and other signatures; tonnage and grade models that indicate relative value
of the deposit type.
Programme
31 August (Sunday): arrival in Almaty
1-2 September: conference on "Metallogeny and Tectonic Setting of Paleozoic
Terrains with special reference to Central Asia"
3-11 September: field-trip (transport by bus): "Paleozoic granite-related
Au, Cu, Mo, W, REE deposits and epithermal gold deposits in Kazakhstan
and Kyrgyzstan" (Maximum number of participants: 40)
12-13 September: Business Meeting of the Deposit Modeling Workshop
in Hotel White Ship, Issyk-Kul
14 September: return to Almaty
15 September (Monday): departure in Almaty
Fees
Registration fee: 50 USD
Excursion fee (including the Business Meeting): 800-1000 USD
Hotel accomodation in Almaty: 70-150 USD/day
Participants from Central European Countries and from the New Independent States are given opportunity to apply for reduction or for being freed from paying fees. Please, apply on the registration form under "other message".
Passport and Visa
Participants are advised to inquire about visa at Kazakh and Kyrgyz
Embassies of their respective countries. If official invitation is needed
from KAZNEDRA (Kazakh Research Institute of Mineral Resources) to obtain
visa, please let the organizers know in time.
Second Circular will be mailed in the first half of June to those who responded to the first circular.
Contact address: Prof. G. Gaál, Hungarian Geological Survey, Geological Institute of Hungary, H-1442 Budapest, POB 106, Hungary; fax: +36 1 251 0703 or Prof. G. Bekzhanov, NPO "Kaznedra", Bogenbay batyra 115, 480091 Almaty, Kazakh Republic; fax: +17 327 261 82 18.
10-15 September 1997
Organized by the Commission on volcanic-sedimentary ore genesis (COVSOG)
of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAN) in common with the Russian section
of IAGOD, The Urals branch of RAN and All Russian Geological Research Institutes
(VSEGEI).
Main topics:
1. Typical structure and textures of ores and containing rocks for
genetic interpretation of structures of volcanic-sedimentary ore fields.
2. Paleogeographic reconstructions of reviers containing volcanic-sedimentary
ores of different epochs.
3. Peculiarities of paleogeography and geodynamic of formation of different
types of volcanic-sedimentary ore deposits.
4. Connection of sedimentogenesis and biogenesis with composition of
ore-bearing fluids in volcanic-sedimentary ore formation.
5. Comparison of characteristics of modern and ancient volcanic-sedimentary
ore-forming systems.
6. Evolution of paleogeographical and geodynamical conditions of volcanic-sedimentary
ore formation.
Post-Conference field trip (3-4 days)
A field excursion to the famous Il'mensky mineralogical reserve, to
massive sulfide deposits, Fe-Mn, Cu-Mo, and other ore fields of the South
Urals.
Language: The official languages of the Conference will be English,
German, and Russian.
Abstracts: Abstracts are required for oral and poster presentations
and will be published and issued before the Conference.
Registration fees: The registration fee is 150 US$ for SGA and
IAGOD members and 200 US$ for non members.
Important dates: May 15, 1997 deadline for abstracts July 15,
1997 deadline for registration fees and field trip payment transfer
Contact address
Prof. V.E. Popov, Sredny 74 VSEGEI, 199026 St. Petersburg, Russia;
Fax: +7 812 213 5738; e-mail: vsg@sovam.com
(subject: for V.E. Popov) or Dr. V.V. Zaikov, Mineralogical Institute UoRan,
456301 Miass Cheliabinskaia oblast, Russia; e-mail: zaikov@imin.urc.ac.ru
18-20 May 1998
Ore deposits in mafic and ultramafic rocks. - Sarah-Jane Barnes
Université du Quebec à Chicoutimi.
Quebec has a wide array of resources associated with mafic and ultramafic
rocks both in the form of sulphides and oxides: Ni, Cu, Pt-group elements,
Cr, Ti, P and Nb. This session will concentrate on the descriptions of
these types of ores, petrogenesis of the ores and their host rocks and
methods of exploration using examples from around the world including Quebec.
Invited speakers include Tony Naldrett (University of Toronto) who will
speak on the Ni-Cu deposit, Voisey's Bay, Ron Emsile (Geological Survey
of Canada) who will speak on the origin of Anorthosites, Tyson Birkett
(SOQUEM) who will speak on the new P deposits of the Sept Isle intrusion.
We welcome both oral and poster submissions.
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*August 30-September 5
LARGE METEORITE IMPACTS AND PLANETARY EVOLUTION, Sudbury, Ontario -
Organized by Ontario Geological Survey. Contact address: Dr. B. O. Dressler,
Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Bvd., Houston, Texas 77058
1113; phone: +1 713 486 2112; fax: +1 713 486 2162
*August 31-September 15 SGA-COSPONSORED
IUGS/UNESCO DEPOSIT MODELING PROGRAM WORKSHOP; PALEOZOIC GRANITE-RELATED
AU, CU, MO, W, REE DEPOSITS AND EPITHERMAL GOLD DEPOSITS IN KAZAHKSTAN
AND KYRGYZSTAN, Almaty, Kazakh Republic. Sponsored by: IUGS/UNESCO Deposit
Modeling Program. Contact address: Prof. G. Gaál, Hungarian Geological
Survey, Geological Institute of Hungary, H-1442 Budapest, POB 106, Hungary;
fax: +36 1 251 0703 or Prof. G. Bekzhanov, NPO "Kaznedra", Bogenbay batyra
115, 480091 Almaty, Kazakh Republic; fax: +17 327 261 82 18 (p. 16)
September 1-5
10TH MEETING OF THE AEGS (ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN GEOLOGICAL SOCIETIES):
CHALLENGES TO CHEMICAL GEOLOGY '97, Carlsbad, Czech Republic - Organized
by the AEGS, Czech Geological Society and Czech Geological Survey. Contact
address: Dr. Martin Novak, Czech Geological Survey, Geologicka 6, 152 00
Prague 5, Czech Republic; fax: +42 2-5818748; e-mail: maegs@cgu.cz;
World-wide-web page:
*September 2-4
18TH REGIONAL EUROPEAN MEETING OF SEDIMENTOLOGY, Heidelberg, Germany
- A special session will be devoted to ore genesis and fluid movement during
basin evolution. Contact address: CIS Heidelberg, Alte Bergheimer Str.
6, D-69115 Heidelberg, Germany; phone: +49 6221 166097; fax: +49 6221 18109;
e-mail: CISHD@aol.com; Internet home
page: http://ix.urz.uni-heidelberg.de/~dc8
*September 10-15
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON "PALEOGEOGRAPHICAL AND GEODYNAMICAL CONDITIONS
OF VOLCANIC-SEDIMENTARY ORE FORMATION", Miass, Russia - Contact address:
Prof. V.E. Popov, Sredny 74 VSEGEI, 199026 St. Petersburg, Russia; Fax:
+7 812 213 5738; e-mail: vsg@sovam.com
(subject: for V.E. Popov) or Dr. V.V. Zaikov, Mineralogical Institute
UoRan, 456301 Miass Cheliabinskaia oblast, Russia; e-mail: zaikov@imin.urc.ac.ru
(see also page 16)
*October 5-10
4TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY, Vail, Colorado
- Organized by the USGS. Contact address: Dr. R.C. Severson or Dr. L.P.
Gough, USGS, Federal Center, Box 25046, Denver, Colorado 80225; phone+1
303 236 5514 or 5513; fax: +1 303 236 3200
*October 19-23
1ST INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MARINE HYDROTHERMAL VENT BIOLOGY, Funchal,
Madeira, Portugal - Contact address: The InterRidge Office, Department
of Geological Sciences, University of Durham, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE,
UK; phone: +44 191 374 2532; fax: +44 191 374 2510; e-mail: intridge@durham.ac.uk
*October 14-18
17TH WORLD MINING CONGRESS AND 22ND CONVENTION, Acapulco, Mexico -
Organized by SEG in association with the Association of Mining Engineers,
Metallurgists and Geologists of Mexico. Contact address: Tawn Albinson,
Citlaltepetl N. 4 Apt. 9, Colonia Condesa, C.P. 06100 Mexico, D.F.; phone:
+52 5 584 9887; fax: +52 5 574 5716
*October 19-25
6TH BRAZILIAN CONGRESS OF GEOCHEMISTRY, Salvador / Bahia, Brazil -
Contact address: Instituto de Geociências da UFBA, Rua Barão
de Geremoabo s/n - Campus Univesitario de Ondina, Salvador-Bahia; CEP 40.170-290;
fax: +55 71 336 6779; e-mail: posgema@ufba.br
*October 20-24
SEG ANNUAL MEETING WITH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, Salt Lake City,
Utah - Contact address: Robert W. Schafer, Kinross Gold, 40 King Street
West, 57th Floor-Scotia Plaza, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5H 3Y2; phone:
+1 416 365 7883; fax: +1 416 363 6622
November 6 - 9
SEG MEETING, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, in cooperation with Geological
Society of America - Contact address: John M. Bartley (GSA)/Erich U. Petersen
(SEG, GSA), Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, 717 W.C. Browning Building,
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112 1183; phone: +1 801 581 6553; fax: +1 801 581
7065
*November 6 - 9
EXPLORATION METHODS '98 - PATHWAYS TO DISCOVERY, Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada - Organized by British Columbia & Yukon Chamber of
Mines and Society of Economic Geologists (SEG). Contact address: British
Columbia & Yukon Chamber of Mines; phone: +1 604 689 5271; fax: +1
604 681 2363; e-mail: Pathways98@bc-mining-house.com;
Internet home page: http://www.eos.ubc.ca/pathways98
I would like to become a member of the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits and to receive my personal copy of Mineralium Deposita. The annual membership fee of DM 98 for a Regular Member, DM 68 for a Junior or Senior Member and DM 38 for a Student Member includes free annual subscription to Mineralium Deposita and the SGA Newsletter. Corporate Members pay DM 294 annual fees and receive 3 free copies of Mineralium Deposita. Membership fees will be due after acceptance of the membership application by the SGA Council.
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The Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA), established
in 1965, is an international association of economic geologists. The Society
promotes the science of mineral deposit geology, edits the Journal, Mineralium
Deposita, and organizes biennial scientific meetings in Europe, world-wide
field trips and workshops.
The 4th Biennial SGA Meeting will be held in Turku, Finland, August
11-13, 1997, at the Rantasipi Congress Hotel, Pispalantie 7, FIN-20540
Turku, Finland. The official language will be English.
Under the general theme "Research and exploration - where do they meet?"
the organizers would like to bring together economic geology scholars and
professional exploration geologists to discuss current issues on ore geology
and exploration in order to bridge the gap between the basic and applied
sciences. Prospective participants are kindly invited to offer papers for
oral and poster presentations. The venue of the meeting is the Rantasipi
Congress Hotel in Turku, the oldest city and former capital of Finland.
Turku is centrally located in northern Europe; with three universities,
the town has a long academic tradition. You can get to Turku by several
daily nonstop flights from Stockholm, Helsinki and Hamburg, by four daily
ferry connections from Stockholm, by train or bus from Helsinki and by
a direct bus connection from Helsinki airport. Present exploration activity
is high in Finland and Sweden and both countries can boast world-class
mineral deposits and numerous historical and present-day mining camps.
Eight pre- and post-meeting field trips will be organized. The participants
will visit classic mining districts and new deposit types in Finland, Sweden
and northwestern Russia.
Topics of the sessions
1) Black schists and associated mineral deposits; 2) Gold and precious
metal deposits; 3) Submarine hydrothermal processes and mineralizations;
4) Mineral deposits in mafic-ultramafic rocks; 5) Silicic magmatism and
ore formation;
6) Mineral deposits in sedimentary environment; 7) Deposits of industrial
minerals; 8) Diamond deposits and exploration; 9) Metamorphism and ore
deposits (IAGOD/WGOM); 10) Mineral deposit modelling in exploration; 11)
Environmental aspects of mineral deposits; 12) Open session
Co-Sponsors
Geological Survey of Finland (GSF), Geological Society of Finland (GSoc.F),
Geological Society of Sweden (GSoc.S), Society of Economic Geologists (SEG),
the City of Turku, University of Turku (UT), The Academy of Finland, Outokum-pu
Metals and Resources (OMR) , Ashton Mining Ltd., etc.
Organizing Committee
Dr. H. Papunen, Chairman, UT; Dr. R. Salminen, Secretary General, GSF;
Dr. P. Nurmi, Field Trip Coordinator, GSF; Dr. K. Sundblad, Field Trip
Coordinator, GSoc.S; Ms. S. Autio, Abstract Committee, GSF; Dr. O. Eklund,
Social Programme Committee, UT; Mr. M. Isohanni, OMR; Dr. M. Mäkelä,
GSF; Dr. Z. Johan, SGA; Dr. A. Arribas, SEG; Ms. M.-L. Porsanger, Congress
Office, UT
Field trips (also click here)
Both pre- (A) and post-meeting (B) field trips will be organized
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