Program

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Eight sessions are planned, each including a mix of invited keynote and abstract presentations. Poster sessions will complement oral session themes, and dedicated poster viewing time will be made available each day. 

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Topics

  • Global View Tectonics, Terranes and Metallogeny – the geoscience building blocks
  • Regional View Metallogenic Provinces and Belts – regional and deposit controls
  • Deposit View Discovery – ideas, geoscience data and technology producing results

Program at a Glance

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This draft program is subject to change. Session descriptions will be added as they become available.

Monday & Tuesday, September 23rd & 24th

Date

 

Title

Speaker

Sept 23rd & 24th Short Course Gold Deposits: Their Structure and Setting David Rhys
Sept 23rd & 24th Short Course Understanding Alteration: use in exploration and development Anne Thompson and John Thompson, Jim Lang and Bruce Gemmell
Sept 23rd & 24th Short Course Exploration Geochemistry MDRU, Dave Heberlein and Dave Lawie
Sept 23rd & 24th Short Course Exploration Geophysics Peter Kowalczyk and Nigel Philips
September 24th 17:30 – 19:00 Welcome Reception  

Wednesday, September 25th  

Time

Session

Title

Speakers

07:15 – 07:45   Refreshments, Exhibition; Poster Presentations  
    Theme: Tectonics, Terranes and Metallogeny – The Geoscience Building Blocks
07:45 – 08:10   Introduction and Welcome   
08:10 – 08:40 O1.1 Keynote: Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) and Metallogeny Richard Ernst, Carleton University, Canada
08:40 – 09:05 O1.2  Tectoids: from Columbia through Pangea to the present Alexander Yakubchuk, Orsu Metals Corporation, United Kingdom
09:05 – 09:30 O1.3  Tectonic and metallogenic styles of late mesozoic orogenic belts along the North Asia craton margin (Eastern Russia and Mongolia) Nikolay Goryachev, North East Interdisciplinary Scientific Research Institute FEB RAS, Russia
09:30 – 10:00 O1.4  Keynote: Tectonics and metallogeny: the Cordillera of British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska JoAnne Nelson, BC Geological Survey, Canada
10:00 – 10:30   Refreshment Break  
10:30 – 10:55 O1.5 Cretaceous to Tertiary tectonic and metallogenic evolution of the Coast Belt in the northern Cordillera

Steve Israel, Yukon Geological Survey, Canada

10:55 – 11:20 O1.6  Tectonic Evolution and Cretaceous Gold Metallogenesis in Southwestern Alaska – A Review Garth Graham, US Geological Survey, USA
11:20 – 11:50 O1.7  Keynote: Exploration – evolving to meet changing environments Tom Albanese, Rio Tinto Exploration Pty Ltd, Australia
11:50 – 12:00   Poster Introduction  
12:00 – 13:30   Lunch and Posters  
    Concurrent Session O2: Russia – China – Mongolia: 
13:30 – 14:00 O2.1 Construction of the Asian Continent and evolution of its gold provinces Richard Goldfarb, US Geological Survey, USA
14:00 – 14:25  O2.2  Tectonic and metallogenic development of Mongolia Rodney Graham, Ogallal Exploration LLC, USA
14:25 – 14:50  O2.3  The VMS deposits of Rudny Altai Konstntin Lobanov, Orsu Metals Corp., United Kingdom
    Concurrent Session O3: Arc Terranes: Cu-Mo-Au-Ag: 
13:30 – 14:00  O3.1  Keynote: Lithospheric fertilization and mineralization by arc magmas: Genetic links and secular differences between porphyry copper±molybdenum±gold and iron oxide-copper-gold deposits Jeremy Richards, University of Alberta, Canada 
14:00 – 14:25  O3.2  Volcano tectonic setting of world-class alkalic porphyry and epithermal Au ± Cu deposits of the SW Pacific Anthony Harris, Newcrest Mining Ltd, Australia
14:25 – 14:50  O3.3  Magmatic evolution during flattened subduction and  high-sulfidation epithermal ore deposition:  Quimsacocha volcanic center, Azuay Province, Ecuador Peter MacDonald, Mineral Deposit Research Unit, University of British Columbia, Canada
14:50 – 15:10   Refreshment Break  
    Concurrent Session O2: Russia – China – Mongolia:
15:10 – 15:40 O2.4 Keynote: Jurassic to Cretaceous Gold Metallogeny of northeastern China Gregory Collins, Eldorado Gold, China
15:40 – 16:05 O2.5 Major types and time-space distribution of Mesozoic ore deposits in South China and their geodynamic setting Jingwen Mao, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, China
16:05 – 16:30 O2.6 The Jiaodong gold district and the importance of magmatic exploration geochemistry in an orogenic setting Stephanie Mills, Monash University, Australia
    Concurrent Session O3: Arc Terranes: Cu-Mo-Au-Ag:
15:10 – 15:40  O3.4  Keynote: Tectonomagmatic controls on porphyry mineralization: Geochemical evidence from the Black Mountain porphyry system, Philippines Pete Hollings, Lakehead University, Canada
15:40 – 16:05  O3.5  Exploring for porphyry and high sulfidation epithermal Cu-Au deposits beneath lithocaps in the Philippines Ingemar Arellano, Freeport McMoRan Exploration Corp., Philippines
16:05 – 16:30  O3.6  Geology, alteration, and mineralisation of the giant Wafi-Golpu deposit, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea Marc Rinne, University of Tasmania, Australia
16:30 – 18:00   Poster Viewing and Happy Hour  
19:00 – 22:00   SEG Awards Dinner   

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Thursday, September 26th  

Time

Session

Title

Speakers

07:15 – 08:10   Refreshments, Exhibition; Poster Presentations  
    Theme: Metallogenic Provinces and Belts – Regional and Deposit Controls
08:10 – 08:40 O4.1 Keynote: Cretaceous-Cenozoic geological setting of Carlin deposits in Nevada: constraints from patterns of regional exhumation and advective heat flow Kenneth Hickey, Mineral Deposit Research Unit, University of British Columbia, Canada
08:40 – 09:05 O4.2  From the outside looking in: Vectoring fluid flow in Carlin-type gold deposits using light stable isotopes   Jeremy Vaughan, Barrick Gold Corp., USA
09:05 – 09:30 O4.3  Close time-spatial relationships among diverse quartz-adularia Au+Ag veins, quartz-alunite Au+Ag+Cu deposits and alteration zones and stratiform S° deposits in Miocene volcanic fields, CA-NV, USA Peter Vikre, US Geological Survey, USA
09:30 – 10:00 O4.4  Keynote: Under saturated alkalic porphyry deposits of BC – field characteristics and exploration criteria et al: BC (Alkaline) porphyry Claire Chamberlain, Teck Resources Limited, Chile
10:00 – 10:30   Refreshment Break  
10:30 – 10:55 O4.5  Tectonic preconditioning and the formation of Giant Porphyry Deposits Simon Richards, James Cook University, Australia
10:55 – 11:20 O4.6  Metallogenic provinces and epochs of Mexico Antoni Camprubi, Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
11:20 – 11:50 O4.7  The Silver Metallogeny of Mexico: Flotsam of the Perfect Tectonic Storm ? Peter Megaw, MAG Silver-IMDEC Inc., USA
11:50 – 12:00   Poster Introduction  
12:00 – 13:30   Lunch and Posters  
    Concurrent Session O5: Western North America:
13:30 – 14:00 O5.1 Keynote: Metallogenic framework for the White Gold and Dawson Range districts of west-central Yukon and eastern Alaska Murray Allan, Mineral Deposit Research Unit, University of British Columbia, Canada
14:00 – 14:25 O5.2 The Flame Discovery, Keno Hill District, Yukon Alan McOnie, Alexco Resource Group, Canada
14:25 – 14:50 O5.3 Porphyry Cu-Mo Exploration of the Hualapai Mountains, Northwest Arizona, USA Kevin Meazell, University of Nevada, USA
    Concurrent Session O6: Continental Margins: Zn-Pb-Ag-Au, U:
13:30 – 14:00 O6.1 Keynote: SEDEX deposits in the Northern Cordillera: where are we in the basin, and what role does water column euxinia really play?

Sarah Gleeson, University of Alberta, Canada

14:00 – 14:25 O6.2 Genesis and Structural Architecture of the CSA Cu-Ag Mine, Cobar, NSW, Australia

Roisin Kyne, University of Tasmania, Australia

14:25 – 14:50 O6.3 Revised geologic and metallogenic view of the carbonate-hosted Nanisivik zinc district, Nunavut, Canada

Elizabeth Turner, Laurentian University, Canada

14:50 – 15:10   Refreshment Break  
    Concurrent Session O5: Western North America:
15:10 – 15:40  O5.4  Geology, Geochemistry and Age of Intrusion-Related Mineralisation In Eastern Mexico Morgan Poliquin, Almaden Minerals Ltd., Canada 
15:40 – 16:05  O5.6  Tracking the source and evolution of gold-mineralizing fluids in the Carlin and Battle Mountain – Eureka trends, Great Basin, Nevada  Edine Bakker, Institute of Geochemistry and Petrology, ETH Zurich, Switzerland 
16:05 – 16:30  O5.7  Geology of the Morelos skarn-hosted gold and gold-copper-silver deposits, Guererro State, Mexico  Alejandro Kakarieka, Torex Gold Resources Inc., Canada 
    Concurrent Session O6: Continental Margins: Zn-Pb-Ag-Au, U:
15:10 – 15:40 O6.4 An Overview of the Structure, Stratigraphy and Zn-Pb-Ag Deposits of the Red Dog district, Northwestern Alaska Scott Blevings, Teck Resources Limited, Canada
15:40 – 16:05 O6.5 Sedimentary rock hosted stratiform copper-silver mineralization: timing, fluid-flow and deposit genesis in the Redstone Copperbelt, Northwest Territories, Canada Jack Milton, University of British Columbia, Canada
16:05 – 16:30 O6.6 Carbonatites in Western North America – Occurrences, metallogeny and exploration strategies Leo Millonig, University of British Columbia, Canada
16:30 – 18:00   Poster Viewing and Happy Hour  
17:30 – 19:00   Student Networking Event  
18:30 – 22:00   SEG Special Event  

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Friday, September 27th  

Time

Session

Title

Speakers

07:15 – 08:10   Refreshments, Exhibition; Poster Presentations  
    Theme: Exploration, Discovery and Deposits I
08:10 – 08:40 O7.1  Keynote: Anglo American Exploration – A decade of Discovery Graham Brown, SEG, United Kingdom
08:40 – 09:05 O7.2  The Brucejack high-grade gold project Warwick Board, Pretium Resources Inc., Canada
09:05 – 09:30 O7.3  Mapping the hydrothermal plume of porphyry Cu deposits using lithogeochemistry and SWIR mineralogy Richard Tosdal, PicachoEx LLC, USA
09:30 – 10:00 O7.4  Keynote: Goldrush – Discovery details and some lessons learned from the latest giant gold deposit discovered in Nevada Kevin Creel, Barrick Gold Corp., Chile
10:00 – 10:30   Refreshment Break  
10:30 – 10:55 O7.5  Metallogeny of the Megashear Gold Belt, Sonora, Mexico: An Emerging World-Class Orogenic Gold Province John-Mark Staude, Riverside Resources, Canada
10:55 – 11:20 O7.6  Discovery and geology of the Resolution Porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, Arizona Hamish Martin, Resolution Copper Co., USA
11:20 – 11:50 O7.7  Keynote: Exploration and Discovery of the White, Coffee and QV Gold Deposits: Opening New Gold Districts in west-central Yukon Shawn Ryan, Ryanwood Exploration, Canada
11:50 – 12:00   Poster Introduction  
12:00 – 13:30   Lunch and Posters  
    Theme: Exploration, Discovery and Deposits II
13:30 – 14:00 O8.1  Keynote: A comparison of Carlin-type deposits in Nevada and Yukon Greg Arehart University of Nevada, Reno, USA
14:00 – 14:25 O8.2  Use of stable isotopes in mineral exploration: teaching an old dog new tricks Shaun Barker, University of Waikato, New Zealand
14:25 – 14:50 O8.3  Mineralization and alteration of the Late Triassic Glacier Creek Cu-Zn VMS deposit, Palmer project, Alexander Terrane, Alaska Nathan Steeves, University of Ottawa, Canada
14:50 – 16:10   Refreshment Break and Posters  
16:10 – 16:40 O8.4  Geology and Exploration of the Blackwater Gold-Silver Deposit Mark Petersen, New Gold Inc., USA
16:40 – 17:05 O8.5  Regional Metallogeny and Genesis of a New Deposit Type – Disseminated Awaruite (Ni-Fe Alloy) Mineralization Hosted in the Cache Creek Terrane Ron Britten, First Point Minerals Corp., Canada
17:05 – 17:35 O8.6  Keynote: Metallogenic and jurisdictional inequalities around the northern Pacific Rim: Implications for discovery Richard Sillitoe, United Kingdom
17:35 – 20:00   Farewell Social Event  

Saturday, September 28th  

Date

 

Title

Speaker

September 28th Short Course Mineral Exploration Applications of Stable Isotopes Shaun Barker, Larry Cathles, David Cooke, Kurt Kyser and Greg Dipple
September 28th Short Course Exploration Targeting Best Practice Using Geofacets Peter Kowalczyk, Dianne Mitchinson and Clinton Smyth

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