Sunday |
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
6:00 pm | Dinner |
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm | Welcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff |
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm | Mineral Systems – Contrasting Perspectives |
| Discussion Leader: Larry Meinert (U.S. Geological Survey, USA) |
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm | Opening Remarks |
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm | Jeremy Richards (University of Alberta, Canada) "Global Scale Tectonics and Magmatic Evolution Through Geologic History" |
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm | Discussion |
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm | Anthony Harris (Newcrest Mining Limited, Australia) "High-Resolution Core Logging: A Revolutionary New Tool for Exploration, Mining and Research" |
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
Monday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Efficiency
of Ore-Forming Processes |
| Discussion Leader: Jean Cline (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:30 am | Andreas Audetat (Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Germany) "The Metal Content of Magmatic-Hydrothermal Fluids and Its Relation to Mineralization Potential" |
9:30 am - 9:45 am | Discussion |
9:45 am - 10:15 am | Adam Simon (University of Michigan, USA) "Maximizing the Efficiency of Mass Transfer in Magmatic Systems" |
10:15 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
10:30 am - 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:30 am | John Dilles (Oregon State University, USA) "Arc Magmatic Anhydrite, Zircon Geochemistry, and Time Scales and the Formation of Large Porphyry-Epithermal Deposits" |
11:30 am - 11:45 am | Discussion |
11:45 am - 12:15 pm | Nigel Cook (University of Adelaide, Australia) "The Role of Less Common Elements in Making, Shaping or Breaking an Ore Deposit" |
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Group Photo / Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free Time |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Surface Processes and Ore Deposits |
| Discussion Leader: Richard Herrington (Natural History Museum, United Kingdom) |
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm | General Discussion |
6:20 pm - 6:55 pm | Martin Reich (University of Chile, Chile) "Climate Change and Tectonic Uplift as Triggers for the Formation of Giant Supergene Ore Deposits" |
6:55 pm - 7:10 pm | Discussion |
7:10 pm - 7:45 pm | Paulo Vasconcelos (University of Queensland, Australia) "Integrating Weathering and Erosion in Supergene Ore Genesis Through Time" |
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm | Dinner |
Tuesday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Magmatic-Related Ore-Forming Systems |
| Discussion Leader: Massimo Chiaradia (University of Geneva, Switzerland) |
9:00 am - 9:30 am | Luca Caricchi (University of Geneva, Switzerland) "The Temporal Evolution of the Chemical and Physical Properties of Magmatic Systems: Implications for the Genesis of Ore Deposits" |
9:30 am - 9:45 am | Discussion |
9:45 am - 10:15 am | Andrew Tomkins (Monash University, Australia) "Sulfate Metasomatism in the Mantle Wedge: The Source of Oxidized Arc Magmas" |
10:15 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
10:30 am - 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:30 am | Jess Robertson (CSIRO, Australia) "Bubbles, Drops and Chaos - The Building Blocks for Sulphide Transport Along Magma Pathways" |
11:30 am - 11:45 am | Discussion |
11:45 am - 12:15 pm | Celestine Mercer (U.S. Geological Survey, USA) "Time Scales of Porphyry Cu Deposit Formation: Insights from Chemical and Physical Modeling" |
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free Time |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Ore-Forming Systems in Sedimentary Environments |
| Discussion Leader: Sarah Gleeson (Helmholtz Centre Potsdam GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences, Germany) |
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm | General Discussion |
6:20 pm - 6:55 pm | Shaun Barker (University of Waikato, New Zealand) "3D View of Controls on Fluid Flow in Sediment-Hosted Ore Deposits: Insights from Stable Isotopes" |
6:55 pm - 7:10 pm | Discussion |
7:10 pm - 7:45 pm | Daniel Gregory (University of California, Riverside, USA) "Evolution of the Chemistry of Earth's Hydrosphere/Atmosphere Systems and Their Controls on Deposit Styles over Time in Sedimentary Environments" |
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm | Dinner |
Wednesday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Belt- to District-Scale Fertility Indicators, and Ore Deposit Vectoring |
| Discussion Leader: Richard Tosdal (PicachoEX LLC, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:30 am | Michael Whitbread (MMG Limited, Australia) "Geochemical Fertility Assessment and Vectoring in Exploration: Implications for Collaboration and Applied R&D Funding" |
9:30 am - 9:45 am | Discussion |
9:45 am - 10:15 am | Timothy Ireland (First Quantum Minerals, Australia) "The Different Porphyry Metallogeny of Andean and Accretionary Arcs" |
10:15 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
10:30 am - 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:30 am | David Wood (Quantum Pacific Exploration, Chile) "Mineral System Mapping Using Multielement Geochemistry: An Example from the Central African Copperbelt" |
11:30 am - 11:45 am | Discussion |
11:45 am - 12:15 pm | Kurt Kyser (Queen's University, Canada) "The Role of Geochemistry in Tracing Real and False Indicators of Uranium Mineralization on Local and Regional Scales" |
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free Time |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Geometallurgy:
Improving Metal Extraction |
| Discussion Leader: Julie Hunt (University of Liege, Belgium) |
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm | General Discussion |
6:20 pm - 6:55 pm | Karin Olson Hoal (Colorado School of Mines, USA) "Deposit Knowledge as the Driver for Sustainable Mining" |
6:55 pm - 7:10 pm | Discussion |
7:10 pm - 7:45 pm | Regina Baumgartner (Gold Fields La Cima, Peru) "From Ore Forming Processes to Ore Processing: the Geometallurgical Connection" |
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm | Dinner |
Thursday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
8:30 am - 9:00 am | Business Meeting |
| Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair |
9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Microbes, Organic Matter and the Formation of Ore Deposits |
| Discussion Leader: Poul Emsbo (U.S. Geological Survey, USA) |
9:00 am - 9:30 am | Geoffrey Gadd (University of Dundee, United Kingdom) "Geomicrobiology of Metal and Mineral Transformations" |
9:30 am - 9:45 am | Discussion |
9:45 am - 10:15 am | Gordon Southam (University of Queensland, Australia) "The Geomicrobiology of Ore Deposits" |
10:15 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
10:30 am - 11:00 am | Coffee Break |
11:00 am - 11:30 am | Paul Kenward (University of British Columbia, Canada) "Photoferrotrophs - Their Role in the Deposition of BIF and the Evolution of Earth Surface Chemistry" |
11:30 am - 11:45 am | Discussion |
11:45 am - 12:15 pm | Peter Winterburn (University of British Columbia, Canada) "'Barcoding' Bacterial Colonies Associated with the Degradation of Hidden Sulphide Deposits and Their Detection in Surficial Environments" |
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm | Discussion |
12:30 pm | Lunch |
1:30 pm - 4:30 pm | Free Time |
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session |
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm | Outlook:
Creative Research for the Needs of Industry and Society |
| Discussion Leader: Stephen Enders (RenResPartners, USA) |
6:00 pm - 6:20 pm | General Discussion |
6:20 pm - 6:55 pm | Eric Jensen (Eurasian Minerals, USA) "Relevance of Research for the Mining Industry: Application to Exploration and Characterization of Ore Deposits" |
6:55 pm - 7:10 pm | Discussion |
7:10 pm - 7:45 pm | Richard Chuchla (ExxonMobil (Retired), USA) "The Frontiers of Geochemistry in the Unconventional Energy Revolution: Implications for the Minerals Industry" |
7:45 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
8:00 pm | Dinner |
Friday |
7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
9:00 am | Departure |