This event occurred August 17 - September 14 2020, but is being made available for purchase to view in its archived state. This includes pre-recorded talks and PDF slide decks, as well as recorded live panel discussions.
Join us for this SEG-hosted virtual symposium to examine state-of-the-art research and exploration methods about sediment-hosted copper as well as to celebrate the life of an extraordinary Copperbelt explorer and educator, James Mwale.
About the Symposium
This virtual symposium aims to be one of the most important meetings on the Copperbelt and other sediment-hosted copper provinces around the globe. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with more than 30 specialists in the field, over a 4-part series of thematic Q&A webinars, each preceded by a series of recorded presentations.
Pre-recorded presentations will be released to registrants about one week before each session's live panel discussion. The interactive panel discussion will run for ~2 hours, according to the schedules below. Questions to the panelist can be submitted up to 2 days before each live panel presentation (preferred) or during the live event. Times for each panel discussion varies to accommodate the majority of timezones at least once. Panel discussions will be recorded and made available to registrants. Zoom and Vimeo will be used; please check compatibility with your country.
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Creation of a Fund
Registration fees for the virtual symposium will support the creation of the James Mwale Education Fund to advance the education of early-career geoscientists in southern Africa. James was a pioneering Zambian geologist, a powerful personality dedicated to exploring and understanding Copperbelt ores. He instilled in his and the next generation of geologists the qualities of a robust, disciplined, scientific approach to exploration, delivered with wit and humor. The fund will ensure that these qualities endure in a bright African future.
Symposium Sessions
Session 1: Advances in Our Understanding of the Central African Copperbelt: Basin Evolution, Setting, and Character of the Zambian Deposits
Live Panel Discussion: Monday, August 24, 2020 @ 9:00 (UTC) Time Zone Converter
Session 2: Advances in Our Understanding of Deposits of the Congolese Arc
Live Panel Discussion: Monday, August 31, 2020 @ 14:00 (UTC) Time Zone Converter
Session 3: Understanding Basins Better (Part I): Fluid Origins and Evolution/Deposits in Other Basins
Live Panel Discussion: Monday, September 7, 2020 @ 15:00 (UTC) Time Zone Converter
Session 4: Understanding Basins Better (Part II): Exploration in the Copperbelt and Beyond
Live Panel Discussion: Monday, September 14, 2020 @ 9:00 (UTC) Time Zone Converter
Bonus Material
Registrants will be provided with a self-administered tutorial on geochemical analysis of 4 acid digest ICP data from sedimentary rocks using ioGAS. The tutorial is designed by Scott Halley (Minmap), using data from the Kansanshi Cu-Au deposit, Zambia (kindly supplied by First Quantum Minerals).
The data pack can be accessed from Scott Halley's presentation in Session 1 of the symposium
Bonus Material
Symposium Team
Deanne Rider, Symposium Coordinator
Jeff Doyle, SEG Website/IT Coordinator
Shaun Barker, Symposium Logistics
Mike Venter, Student Program, Africa
Anne Thompson, Marketing and Social Media
Dave Broughton, Mike Christie, and Murray Hitzman, David Selley, Technical Program Design
Registration Instructions
This event occurred August 17 - September 14 2020, but is being made available for purchase to view in its archived state. This includes pre-recorded talks and PDF slide decks, as well as recorded live panel discussions.
- Sign in or create a non-member account at the bottom of this page,
- Once signed in, click the "Register Myself" button below,
- Select a registration option,
- Optionally, add an additional contribution to the fund,*
- Click the "Proceed to Checkout" button to complete your registration.
- Within 24 hours you will receive an email containing instructions on how to access the archived content.
- All videos are hosted on Vimeo and embedded on the SEG website (the only place they may be viewed). Please confirm that Vimeo is available in your country.
*You may include an additional contribution up to US$2,000. For higher amounts, or alternative ways to contribute, contact Nikki Morisson, SEG Marketing and Fundraising Coordinator, at nikkimorrison@segweb.org.
For technical support, or if you can't access your account, contact Jeff Doyle at jeffdoyle@segweb.org.