Description

This two-day workshop is for geologists from academia and industry who want to improve their understanding about the geology and genesis of gold deposits. The course will provide a comprehensive overview of all aspects of the geology of gold ores in both arc environments and metamorphic terranes. Aspects of the geology, geochemistry, mineralogy, alteration, structure, tectonics, and exploration approaches will be covered for the main gold deposit types of interest to explorationists.

Presenter

Programme

Still to be finalised.

Registration Details

Early Registration Date: July 15, 2016

To book and pay, please use your existing registration log in (if you are already registered). New delegates can book using the registration form on the website (create your profile and register for the conference and then book your additional workshop)

Early Registration:

Members R6 000 (US$418)
Non-Members R7 000 (US$488)
SEG Students R3 000 (US$209)
Non-member Students R3 500 (US$244)

Late Registration:

Members R7 000 (US$488)

Non-Members R8 000 (US$558)
SEG Students R3 500 (US$244)
Non-member Students R4 000 (US$279)

Presenters Biographies

Richard J. Goldfarb
Richard J. Goldfarb is a senior research geologist with the Minerals Program of the U.S. Geological Survey, where he has been employed for more than 32 years. His major expertise is in the area of the geochemistry and geology of ore deposits, with emphasis on Phanerozoic orogenic gold. Much of his earlier career work was concentrated on the Tertiary orogenic gold deposits of southern Alaska. Results from this work were used to develop ore genesis models for giant gold deposits elsewhere in Alaska and in other parts of the North American Cordillera. In recent years, Rich has conducted detailed studies on the understanding of the distribution of orogenic gold deposits through space and time, compiling the most comprehensive global description of their distribution and evaluating the controlling tectonic/geologic features. He has senior-authored and co-authored more than 195 refereed publications in economic geology.

Stuart F. Simmons
Stuart F. Simmons is a research geoscientist at EGI-University of Utah and a consulting geoscientist, with >30 years of research experience in hydrothermal processes, epithermal mineralisation, and geothermal resources. He has a PhD in economic geology (University of Minnesota), and much of his professional career was spent in New Zealand, at the Geothermal Institute, University of Auckland. As a consultant, he serves clients around the Pacific Rim in the exploration and development of gold-silver and geothermal resources (website: www.hotsolutions.co.nz).