Mobility in the Weathering Environment of Ore Deposits
Saturday, March 2, 2024
8:30am - 4:30pm EST (UTC-5)
Royal Ontario Museum | Toronto, ON, Canada
In-person workshop, hosted by William X. Chávez, Jr.
In-person workshop consisting 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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Description
Interpretation of the geochemistry of leached cappings and gossans is essential in mineral exploration, especially for those exposures beneath cover. This one-day workshop illustrates the variable weathering-derived mineralogy of sulfide ore deposits and incorporates the geochemistry of supergene processes to explain how—and why—minerals form in the weathering environment. Element mobility or accumulation in supergene profiles is presented, with Eh-pH diagrams used to help explain why some metals move efficiently in the weathering environment and others display limited or insignificant transport.
The workshop format comprises a series of lectures that emphasize application to mineral exploration and include examples of weathering profiles and the interpretation of metal mobility in each. This will be supplemented by generous time for reviewing and interpreting multiple suites of remarkable hand specimens at the Royal Ontario Museum's mineral classroom.
This offering is directed toward economic geology graduate students and professionals working within the exploration industry. Participants will be able to apply their background knowledge of simple geochemistry to the interpretation of leached capping and gossan mineralogy, as well as to the nature and occurrence of minor and trace elements in the weathering environment.
Agenda
Presenter
William X. Chávez, Jr.
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
SEG Fellow
About the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)
ROM showcases art, culture and nature from around the world and across the ages. Canada's largest and most comprehensive museum is home to a world-class collection of 13 million artworks, cultural objects and natural history specimens, featured in 40 gallery and exhibition spaces. As the country's preeminent field research institute and an international leader in new discoveries, ROM plays a vital role in advancing our understanding of the artistic, cultural and natural world. www.rom.on.ca/en
Registration
Early deadline: February 9, 2024
Regular deadline: February 26, 2024
Maximum participants: 22
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Early |
Regular |
| SEG Member |
US$495 |
US$595 |
| SEG Student Member* |
US$95 |
US$145 |
| Non-member |
US$595 |
US$695 |
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.
* Five spaces are reserved for students and offered at a discounted rate. Once the limit is met that registration option will become unavailable.
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