Intrusion-Related Breccias Associated with Ore Deposits

Intrusion-Related Breccias Associated with Ore Deposits

Saturday, March 4, 2023
9:00am - 4:00pm EST (UTC-5)
Royal Ontario Museum | Toronto, ON, Canada
In-Person Workshop

This in-person workshop will consist of dynamic lectures supplemented with generous lab time for investigating unique hand specimens from the Royal Ontario Museum's Kirwin Collection.

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Hand sample of a diatreme breccia from Rosia Montana, Romania and field exposures of the Cactus tourmaline breccia pipe, Utah, USA.

Description

This one-day workshop is designed for exploration geologists to illustrate some of the practical aspects of interpreting breccia textures based on field observations. The workshop format comprises a series of lectures discussing various types of intrusion-related breccias associated with base and precious metal ore deposits, supplemented by generous time for reviewing and interpreting multiple suites of remarkable hand specimens at the Royal Ontario Museum's mineral classroom.

Workshop lectures and specimen investigation will focus on tourmaline breccia pipes, porphyry copper deposits, unidirectional solidification textures, diatreme breccias, and magmatic-hydrothermal transition ore deposits from around the world. Emphasis will be placed on the application of field observations and the investigation of rock samples.

Participants will have the unique opportunity to discuss, investigate, and photograph a wide variety of relevant specimens from the Royal Ontario Museum's Kirwin Collection during the workshop.

This workshop is designed for advanced students to experienced professionals within exploration geology, and anyone looking to broaden their understanding of the more practical aspects of interpreting breccia textures.

Presenter

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Doug Kirwin

SEG Fellow

Doug is an Australian geologist with 50 years of international experience. His exploration teams have been responsible for several well-known mineral discoveries which became mines, the most notable being the giant Hugo Dummett gold copper deposit in Mongolia developed by Rio Tinto. He was executive vice president of Ivanhoe Mines from 1996 to 2012 and is currently an independent consulting geologist. Doug has an M.Sc. in mineral exploration from James Cook University where he is now an adjunct professor of geology. He is a Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists and was president of the Society in 2019.

About the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)

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Registration

SOLD OUT!

Email Duncan Proctor at duncanproctor@segweb.org to be added to the waitlist.

Early deadline: February 10, 2023
Regular deadline: February 28, 2023

Maximum participants: 22

  Early Regular
SEG Member US$395 US$495
SEG Student Member* US$45 US$95
Non-member US$495 US$595
All prices are in United States dollars (USD). SEG reserves the right to cancel this event should minimum attendance numbers not be met by February 10, 2023. All registrants will be given a full refund should SEG cancel the course. Cancellation policy, event photography, dietary restrictions, and more are detailed in the SEG Terms and Conditions.
* 20% of spaces are reserved for students and offered at a discounted rate. Once the limit is met that registration option will become unavailable.
When
3/4/2023 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Where
Royal Ontario Museum 100 Queen's Park Toronto, ON M5S 2C6 CANADA
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