SGA 2023 - thanks for such a fantastic conference!

SGA 2023 - the 17th SGA Biennial Meeting was held in Zürich, Switzerland between 28th August and 1st September 2023.  The conference was hosted by ETH Zürich at the Hönggerberg campus in Zürich.  Many thanks to Nicolas Saintilan, Cyril Chelle-Michou and the whole LOC for all their hard work, as well as all the sponsors and attendees for contributing to such an excellent event.  

The SGA 2023 conference website is still online.  Abstract volumes will be available on the SGA homepage shortly.

Call for proposals for the 19th SGA Biennial Meeting 2027

The SGA is now open for proposals for organisation of the 19th SGA Biennial meeting to be held in 2027.  We would like to encourage the mineral deposit community to submit proposals to host and organise this meeting.  The proposals should be submitted to Jan Pašava, the SGA Executive Secretary (jan.pasava@geology.cz) by friday March 29th 2024.

Attached is a guide for organising and managing SGA biennial meetings.  

8th SGA-SEG-UNESCO-IUGS Short Course on African Metallogeny

"The role of Mineral Wealth in the Energy Transition - Southern Africa"

The 8th SGA-IUGS-SEG-UNESCO Short Course on African Metallogeny will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa, between the 9th and 13th October 2023.  The short course is organised by the SGA; DSI-NRF CIMERA (Centre of Excellence for Integrated Mineral and Energy Resource Analysis); UNESCO;  SEG and IUGS-RFG.

The deadline for registration is 15th September 2023. 

See the flyer for more details including a link for the registration.

SGA Biennial Meeting abstract volumes - free to all!

The abstract volumes from the SGA biennial meetings are now free to download from our homepage.  Previously the volumes were available as a download for members or for purchase in the webshop.  The decision to allow free download to all was taken by the SGA Council in order to improve their availability and to promote the excellent science published in these volumes.

The volumes are available here or in the dropdown publications menu.

A number of other publications are available as free downloads to our members including SGA short course notes, SGA field trip guides and also SGA special publications.  The special publication "Isotopes in economic geology, metallogeny and exploration" is currently being compiled and a number of chapters are available to download.

Mineralium Deposita - bibliometric data for 2023

Mineralium Deposita is the official journal of the SGA. The bibliometric data for 2023 indicates that the journal continues to perform strongly giving the Impact Factor (IF) at 4.8. The IF is calculated based on the number of digital papers.

We are continuously looking for high quality papers from around the world to maintain and increase Mineralium Deposita’s status as the premier journal in the field. We thank the authors for their excellent research, the many referees and members of the Editorial Board for their insights steering submissions through the peer-review process.

The SGA Mobility Grant

Get ready for SGA networking!

Are you in contact with an SGA member who runs a laboratory that could answer some of your research questions? The SGA Mobility Grant can help to bring you together! The SGA Mobility Grant offers an opportunity for regular SGA members to apply for funding to travel to a facility with an SGA background.

Applicants have to be in good standing for at least 3 continuous years (i.e. paid up membership fees; up to 2 years of student membership can count) and apply by completing the application form and sending it to the SGA Mobility Grant coordinator (thomas.aiglsperger@ltu.se).

Download the application form here.

Learning and sharing! That’s the spirit of the SGA Mobility Grant.

Important Information

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It is widely acknowledged that there is a worldwide shortage of well-trained young professionals in the field of mineral deposit research and economic geology. By establishing the SGA Educational Fund (SGA EF), the SGA wishes to contribute to training the next generation of economic geologists by providing support for educational activities in mineral deposit geology for students and professionals from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Upcoming SGA biennial meetings:

SGA 2025: The 18th SGA Biennial Meeting will be held in Golden, Colorado, USA between 3rd and 7th August 2025.  The meeting will be hosted by the Colorado School of Mines.  See the SGA 2025 website for more information.

Upcoming SGA-sponsored international meetings:

IAEG 50 - The Irish Association of Economic Geology 50th Anniversary Meeting. 8-10 september 2023, Galway Bay Hotel, County Galway, Ireland. Flyer and Information.

8th SGA-IUGS-SEG-UNESCO Short Course on African Metallogeny - "The role of Mineral Wealth in the Energy Transition - Southern Africa" will take place between 9-13 October 2023 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Second circular.

Membership to SGA is open to all persons interested in economic geology, mineral resources, industrial minerals and environmental aspects related to mineral deposits. The SGA is an international society with global membership in over 50 countries.

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