The program is final, however, last-minute changes may occur and will be posted here and on signage in the conference venue.
Speed talk posters are located in the last row of posters in the exhibit hall.
They are not listed in the pocket program but you can find them in the speed talks listing.
Plenary Sessions | ||
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8:15am – 8:30am |
Welcoming remarksStephen Enders, Conference Chair |
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Recent Breakthroughs in Economic GeologyPatrick Redmond, Teck |
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8:30am – 9:00am |
Spatial periodicity in self-organized critical ore systemsNick Hayward (Invited Speaker) |
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9:00am – 9:30am |
Discovery of the Tara deep Zn-Pb mineralization at the Boliden Tara Mine, Navan, IrelandJohn Ashton (SGA Invited Speaker) |
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9:30am – 9:50am |
Application of zircons as a magmatic fertility proxy in global porphyry explorationAldo Vasquez |
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9:50am – 10:10am |
Alteration in gold systems and its significance in interpreting results from 3D seismic surveysDon Pridmore |
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10:10am – 10:40am |
Break |
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Integrating Geology, Geochemistry, and GeophysicsJon Woodhead, JAW Consulting |
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10:40am – 11:10am |
3D uncertainty in contrasting geological scenariosMark Jessell (Invited Speaker) |
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11:10am – 11:35am |
Exploration success: Strategic elements, technology, and innovationFrançois Robert (Invited Speaker), Rob Krcmarov |
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11:35am – 12:00pm |
The making of a metal belt: insights from New Zealand's active accretionary orogenJulie Rowland |
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12:00pm – 1:00pm |
Lunch |
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Integrating Petroleum and Minerals Systems Approaches to Sedimentary BasinsRichard Chuchla, University of Texas at Austin | Cam McCuaig, BHP |
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1:00pm – 1:30pm |
The power of a systems approach to minerals and petroleum exploration in sedimentary basinsCam McCuaig (Invited Speaker) |
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1:30pm – 1:55pm |
Processes controlling sedimentary basin resourcesLarry Cathles (Invited Speaker) |
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1:55pm – 2:20pm |
Fluid flow around evolving salt structures and their influence on metal depositsMike Hudec (Invited Speaker) |
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2:20pm – 2:45pm |
Seawater evaporation and density-driven fluid flow: Fluid source and drive for the formation of sedex zinc-lead-silver depositsPoul Emsbo |
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2:45pm – 3:10pm |
Fault-controlled fluid flow in sediment-hosted mineral depositsJohn Walsh (Invited Speaker) |
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3:10pm – 3:40pm |
Break |
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Societal ImplicationsStephen Enders |
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3:40pm – 4:05pm |
MeTooMining - It is Time to Start the Conversation!Susan Lomas (Invited Speaker) |
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4:05pm – 4:30pm |
Proposed mercury abatement and disposal at Donlin gold, Western Alaska: Geology, stakeholders, and mine permittingBen Teschner |
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SEG Distinguished Lecturer |
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4:30pm – 5:10pm |
Fluid evolution and selective metal enrichment in magmatic-hydrothermal Cu-Au ore systemsChristoph Heinrich (2018 SEG Distinguished Lecturer) |
*Presenting author is a student
Session 1 | Session 2 | ||
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Technology and Energy MetalsSimon Jowitt, UNLV | Patrick Highsmith, Pure Energy Minerals |
Mineral Exploration Footprints ProjectMichael Lesher, Laurentian University |
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8:15am – 8:40am |
Critical minerals and modern engineered materialsRoderick Eggert (Invited Speaker) |
Mineral exploration footprints project - OverviewMichael Lesher (Invited Speaker) |
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8:40am – 9:05am |
An overview of global critical metal resources: Current and future scenarios and implications for supply securitySimon Jowitt (Invited Speaker), Gavin Mudd |
Footprints: Data integration methodologies and workflowsLeonardo Feltrin (Invited Speaker) |
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9:05am – 9:25am |
Iron deficiency and cobalt concentration in sediment-hosted copper depositsIsabel Barton |
Exploration footprint of the Highland Valley porphyry copper depositRobert Lee (Invited Speaker) |
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9:25am – 9:45am |
Isotopic constraints on ore-grade enrichment of rare earth elements in carbonatites: The Elk Creek carbonatite examplePhilip Verplanck |
Exploration footprint of the McArthur River and Millenium unconformity uranium depositsKevin Ansdell (Invited Speaker) |
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9:45am – 10:05am |
The geology and petrogenesis of the Earl Grey albite-spodumene pegmatite: Implications for mineralogical and geochemical zonation in rare-element pegmatitesBen Cerlienco |
Exploration footprint of the Canadian Malartic disseminated gold depositStephane Perrouty (Invited Speaker) |
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10:05am – 10:35am |
Break |
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10:35am – 11:00am |
Athabasca Basin uranium deposits – variations in footprints and exploration implicationsAlexandre Aubin |
Session 3 | Session 4 | ||
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Infrastructure MetalsAdam Simon, University of Michigan Ann Arbor | Caroline Perring, BHP |
Precious MetalsPaul Bartos, AngloGold Ashanti |
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10:35am – 11:00am |
Archean gold: Lode deposits, silver isotopes, magmatic degassing, and early life on the Kaapvaal cratonChristoph Heinrich (2018 SEG Distinguished Lecturer) |
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11:00am – 11:25am |
Discovery, geologic setting and controls on iron mineralization, South Flank, Western AustraliaCaroline Perring |
The Archean Karagba-Chauffeur-Durba (KCD) gold deposit in the Kibali district, northeast Democratic Republic of CongoCarlos Vargas |
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11:25am – 11:50am |
The geology and economics of the giant Molo graphite deposit, southern MadagascarCraig Scherba |
Redefining the timing of orogenic gold mineralization in the Guiana Shield: new U-Pb evidence from the Karouni gold depositsMichael Tedeschi* |
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11:50am – 12:10pm |
A holistic model that combines igneous and magmatic-hydrothermal processes to explain Kiruna-type iron oxide-apatite deposits and iron-oxide-copper-gold deposits as products of a single evolving ore systemAdam Simon (Invited Speaker) |
Discovery and geology of the Windfall Lake Gold ProjectRuben Padilla |
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12:10pm – 12:30pm |
The chemistry and textures of magnetite from the Candelaria IOCG deposit and Quince IOA prospect in the Chilean iron beltMaria Mustafa* |
Geology and genesis of the Coffee gold deposit, west-central Yukon Territory: Implications for the tectonic and metallogenic evolution of the North American CordilleraKathryn MacWilliam* |
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12:30pm – 1:30pm |
Lunch |
Session 5 | Session 6 | |
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Base MetalsWolf Schuh, Freeport | Cathy Knight, Khoemacau |
Precious MetalsPaul Bartos, AngloGold Ashanti |
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1:30pm – 2:00pm |
Impact of exhalative hydrothermal systems on marine chemistry: Applications for ore genesis and mineral explorationPoul Emsbo (Invited Speaker) |
The northern limb of the Bushveld Complex: A new economic frontierJudith Kinnaird (Invited Speaker), Iain McDonald |
2:00pm – 2:25pm |
Structural configuration of the Central African Copperbelt, with particular reference to the Congolese arm: Roles of evaporites in structural evolution, basin hydrology, and ore locationDavid Selley (Invited Speaker) |
Anhydrite assimilation by Bushveld ultramafic melts and its ore-petrological consequencesMarina Yudovskaya (Invited Speaker) |
2:25pm – 2:45pm |
Regional to deposit scale controls on base metal mineralization in the Kalahari Copper Belt, Botswana defined by detailed lithostratigraphy and magnetic lithostratigraphyWes Hall (Invited Speaker) |
Magmatic and tectonic constraints on the formation of the unique PGE-Cu-Ni Norilsk deposits, Siberian Trap provinceNadezhda Krivolutskaya (Invited Speaker) |
2:45pm – 3:05pm |
The importance of hydrocarbon-water interaction in sedimentary-hosted ore depositsNicole Hurtig |
Genetic links between the development of extensional basins and the formation of low sulfidation epithermal depositsJustin Milliard* |
3:05pm – 3:35pm |
Break |
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3:35pm – 3:55pm |
Segmented fault arrays and their control on Irish Zn-Pb depositsJohn Guven |
Geology of the Esperanza gold skarn deposit, Morelos, MexicoJeffrey Edelen |
Speed Talks 1Thematic - Magmatic-Associated BM, IOCG, G3David Broughton, Stephen Enders |
Geoscience Education ForumVicki McConnell, GSA |
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3:55pm – 4:00pm |
From arc magmas to ores (FAMOS): A multidisciplinary research project Investigating porphyry ore genesis in subduction zonesJamie Wilkinson |
3:55pm – 4:00pm |
IntroductionVicki McConnell |
4:00pm – 4:05pm |
Metals and volatiles partitioning during protracted magma differentiation from the deep to upper crustOliver Higgins* |
4:00pm – 4:15pm |
The pipeline problemHeather Houlton, AGI |
4:05pm – 4:10pm |
Porphyry-style alteration and vein types of the Far Southeast porphyry Cu-Au deposit, Mankanyan district, PhilippinesMichael Calder |
4:15pm – 4:30pm |
MGSS standards: Challenge/opportunityDavid Thesenga, Dawson School, CO |
4:10pm – 4:15pm |
What lies beneath; Mapping conductive zones within porphyry copper systemsKen Witherly |
4:30pm – 4:45pm |
Industry solutionsSamuel Moore, GeoForce, Austin, TX |
4:15pm – 4:20pm |
White mica geochemistry of the Copper Cliff porphyry Cu deposit: Insights from a vectoring tool applied to explorationCamilo Uribe Mogollon* |
4:45pm – 5:00pm |
Professional society solutionsDean Moosavi, GSA |
4:20pm – 4:25pm |
Using geochemistry and B-isotopes of hydrothermal tourmaline and mica to trace metals and fluid sources in the world-class Panasqueira W-Sn-Cu deposit (Portugal)Marta Codeço* |
5:00pm – 5:15pm |
Panel discussion |
4:25pm – 4:30pm |
TBD |
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4:30pm – 4:35pm |
Rare earth element minerals and their compositional variation in the Olympic Dam deposit, South AustraliaDanielle Schmandt* |
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4:35pm – 4:40pm |
Controls on VMS ore-forming processes in ancient successions — a study of the Cambro-Ordovician Ming VMS deposit, Newfoundland Appalachians, CanadaJean-Luc Pilote |
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4:40pm – 4:45pm |
Structural controls and hydrothermal alteration of the Cascavel and Sertão gold deposits, Goiás, central BrazilJessica Bogossian* |
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4:45pm – 4:50pm |
Integrated approaches to the temporal, spatial, thermal, and geochemical evolution of the Chilean iron beltMark Barton |
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4:50pm – 4:55pm |
Iron oxide copper gold mineralization formed during transpression, Candelaria-Punta del Cobre district, northern ChileIrene del Real Contreras* |
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4:55pm – 5:00pm |
Elemental trends in criticality studiesSarah Hayes |
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5:00pm – 5:05pm |
Seismic exploration for orogenic gold in Western Australia: Identifying midcrustal controls through to drill targeting with 3D seismicGreg Turner |
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5:05pm – 5:10pm |
Use of ambient noise surface wave tomography in mineral resource exploration and evaluationDan Hollis |
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5:10pm – 5:15pm |
Lithospheric magnetotelluric imaging for regional mineral resource explorationBenjamin Murphy* |
*Presenting author is a student
Session 7 | Session 8 | ||
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Integrating Petroleum and Minerals Systems Approaches to Sedimentary BasinsRichard Chuchla, University of Texas at Austin | Cam McCuaig, BHP |
Base MetalsWolf Schuh, Freeport-McMoRan | Cathy Knight, Khoemacau |
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8:15am – 8:40am |
Carlin-type mineralization in a sequence stratigraphic contextRichard Chuchla (Invited Speaker), Kevin Bohacs |
Cerro Verde-Santa Rosa porphyry copper-molybdenum deposits, Peru: Magmatic and hydrothermal evolution of adjacent systemsRalph Stegen (Invited Speaker), Mark Barton |
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8:40am – 9:05am |
Yikes, My source rock is now my reservoir - The strange underworld of unconventional hydrocarbonsQuinn Passey (Invited Speaker) |
Geologic controls on hypogene mineralization at the Zaldivar porphyry copper-gold deposit, Escondida district, northern ChileJosé Perelló (Invited Speaker) |
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9:05am – 9:25am |
Basin dynamics and geochemistry during deposition of the Neoproterozoic Rapitan iron formation (northwestern Canada)Elizabeth Turner |
Characteristics of intrusion-related copper-bearing tourmaline breccia pipesDouglas Kirwin |
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9:25am – 9:45am |
Geology of the Kakanda deposits, DRCHelen Twigg* |
Use and limitations of zircon compositions during exploration for intrusion-centered depositsKeiko Hattori |
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9:45am – 10:05am |
Geochemistry of fluid inclusions, sequence stratigraphy, and geophysics refine exploration priorities for sediment-hosted copper deposits in the 1.1 Ga Midcontinent RiftJeff Mauk |
The Exploration and Evaluation of Copper Heap Leach-SXEW Deposits: Why Geologists should Manage the ProcessJohn Dreier |
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10:05am – 10:25am |
Basin-scale fluid flow and alteration associated with the White Pine Cu-Ag deposit, Michigan, USASimon Jones* |
Arizona Mining's Taylor deposit – A world-class zinc, lead, and silver discoveryDon Taylor |
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10:25am – 10:55am |
Break |
Session 9 | Session 10 | |
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Integrating Geology, Geochemistry, and GeophysicsJon Woodhead, JAW Consulting |
Precious MetalsPaul Bartos, AngloGold Ashanti |
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10:55am – 11:20am |
Integration of regional to deposit scale geological, geochemical, and geophysical data from Mesoproterozoic IOA-IOCG systems on the SE margin of LaurentiaAlbert Hofstra |
Core and rim textures of Carlin-type pyrite – key discriminators of a new discovery?Jean Cline |
11:20am – 11:45am |
Dismantling geo-silos: An integrated model for Cu porphyry in the Quesnel terrane, British ColumbiaRebecca Montsion |
Gold mineralization in the Rain-Railroad district, southern Carlin trend, Nevada: Investigation into shallow Carlin-type and intrusion-related gold depositsElizabeth Hollingsworth* |
11:45am – 12:10pm |
Integrating Geophysical and Geochemical Data to Understand the Relationships Between Geodynamics, Volcanism, and Massive Sulfide Formation in Back-Arc BasinsMelissa Anderson |
Ore-forming mechanisms at the Sangilo epithermal deposit, Baguio mineral district, Philippines: Insights from paragenetic and fluid inclusion studies of the Taka Barr veinKarl Jabagat |
12:10pm – 12:30pm |
Predictive modelling applied to country-scale mineral exploration: From theory to practiceJean-Marc Lulin |
A relay ramp extensional structural style for the Paleozoic epithermal Bayan Khundii gold project, Gobi Desert, MongoliaArmelle Kloppenburg |
12:30pm – 1:30pm |
Lunch |
Speed Talks 2Thematic - Metals and Processes in BasinsDavid Broughton |
Speed Talks 3Thematic - AuStephen Enders |
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1:30pm – 1:35pm |
Critical element accumulations within black shales: selenium, tellurium and cobalt enrichment during the Neoproterozoic atmospheric oxygenation eventJoseph Armstrong* |
Defining the carbonate alteration footprint of the Cortez Hills Carlin-type gold deposit, Nevada, using 13C and 18O stable isotopes and geochemistry as an exploration toolChristopher Herron* |
1:35pm – 1:40pm |
Architecture of Neoproterozoic carbonate host rocks underlies the distribution of Zn-and Cu ore at Kipushi (DRC) and Gayna River (Canada)Elizabeth Turner |
Palinspastic restoration of the dismembered Roberts Mountains thrust, northern Shoshone Range, Nevada: Implications for exploration of concealed Carlin-type depositsCarson Richardson |
1:40pm – 1:45pm |
Structural Geology of the Kansanshi Cu-Au Deposit, Northwestern Province, ZambiaTimothy MacIntyre* |
Temporal and spatial constraints on Carlin-type gold deposits at the Pequop Mountains, NevadaAjeet Milliard* |
1:45pm – 1:50pm |
Bitumen-bearing stratabound Cu-(Ag) deposits in northern-central Chile: An active role for liquid hydrocarbons?Andrea Herazo* |
Hydrothermal features in siliciclastic-volcanic rocks above carbonate-hosted high-grade ore at the Turquoise Ridge Carlin-type gold depositRobert Johnson* |
1:50pm – 1:55pm |
3D mineral footprints of an undercover sediment-hosted polymetallic Abra ore system, Western AustraliaHeta Lampinen* |
Distal disseminated gold mineralization in the Hunjiang Basin, Jilin province, China: The White Mountain sediment-hosted gold depositHalley Keevil* |
1:55pm – 2:00pm |
Role of Jurassic salt tectonics in the structural shaping of MVT Pb-Zn deposits and hydrocarbon traps in Peru, and implications for explorationRaúl Berrospi* |
Controls on epithermal gold-silver mineralization and alteration at the Gravel Creek Deposit, Elko County, NevadaNicholas Hillemeyer* |
Session 11 | |
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Looking to the FutureJohn Thompson (Cornell University), Lluís Fontboté (Geneva) |
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3:30pm – 3:45pm |
Introduction and presentation of Awards for Student PresentersJohn Thompson, Regina Baumgartner |
3:45pm – 5:05pm |
Who will be doing grassroots exploration and what will they be doing?Charles Funk (Invited Speaker) |
4:05pm – 4:25pm |
How far can we go to maximize value through mine/project exploration?Pablo Mejia (Invited Speaker) |
4:25pm – 4:45pm |
How will we characterize ore bodies from day one and deliver value?Regina Baumgartner (Invited Speaker) |
4:45pm – 5:05pm |
The future of geoscience in exploration? Holistic skills to harness the rising technological tideElizabeth Sharman |
5:05pm – 5:25pm |
What will academic and government research look like and how will it benefit exploration?Murray Hitzman (Invited Speaker) |
5:25pm – 5:30pm |
Closing commentsLluis Fontboté |
5:30pm |
Conference closing remarksStephen Enders, SEG 2018 Conference Chair |