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Home | Special Interest Groups | Applied Mineralogy Group

Applied Mineralogy Group

This group aims to encourage study and research in applied aspects of mineralogy, such as ore mineralogy and ore microscopy, industrial mineralogy and petrology (including mineralogical aspects of refractories, slags, ceramics, concretes and other building materials), mineral fuels (including nuclear minerals and coals), environmental mineralogy (e.g. toxic and nuclear waste disposal, minerals and health, and fluid inclusion studies (in relation to ores and hydrothermal systems in particular). The group organises meetings and short courses and facilitates publication of conference proceedings and monographs. Further details about the group are available from the Group Secretary, C.J. Hayward at chris.hayward@ed.ac.uk

   Applied Mineralogy Group Committee.

 

 

 

 

Mineral Deposits Studies Group Winter Meeting, 5–7 January 2010

Black Pool (May 2009) of the West Thumb Geyser Basin of Yellowstone (a near-boiling, silica-rich pool of alkaline water sitting above then frozen Yellowstone Lake)
The Mineral Deposits Studies Group (MDSG) of the Geological Society will host it's 33rd annual meeting in Glasgow, Scotland at Glasgow University on 5-7th January 2010. The conference brings together UK and international scientists for a series of lecture and poster presentations, in which the latest ideas on Mineral Deposits science are aired by established academic, industrial and post-graduate members and guests - all in an informal, welcoming environment. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, the meeting commences with a free MASTERCLASS from two of our keynote speakers on the afternoon of 5th January, and the main meeting features three exciting keynote presentations:
  • Dr. Jake Lowenstern
    Scientist-in-Charge of Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, USA
    (MDSG Plenary Keynote)
    Magma intrusion, degassing, and hydrothermal setting of the Yellowstone Caldera
  • Professor Dick Tosdal
    Adjunct Professor/Consultant, MDRU, UBC, Vancouver, Canada
    (SEG Thayer Lindsley Lecturer)
    Tectonic transitions in the porphyry-epithermal environment
  • Dr. Gaston Giuliani
    IRD Research Director, CRPG, Nancy, France
    (SGA Lecturer)
    Academic and economic geology of precious colored gemstones : an update

All are welcome and Mineralogical Society members will receive a significant discount on registration costs. Student registration costs are nominal, and ALL students will receive a bursary (up to £80) at the meeting, thanks to the generosity of ours sponsors. The meeting will also include a lunchtime get-together of our student delegates on 7th January, where there will be a chance to meet and greet with academic and industrial geologists.

Registration details, and details of all sponsors an be found via: http://www.mdsg.org.uk/  or email a.boyce@suerc.gla.ac.uk

Early Bird rates and abstract deadline: 20th November, 2009

 

 

Process mineralogy of metalliferous ores: An introduction for geologists

A workshop hosted by Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, United Kingdom

22nd – 25th June 2010

This workshop aims to give an introduction to process mineralogy of metalliferous ores. It will provide hands-on experience of common mineral processing techniques, and demonstrate, through examples, how
mineralogical analysis, using QEMSCAN and other techniques, is used to optimize mineral processing operations. An excursion will focus on the geology and past mining operations in Cornwall. The workshop is targeted at junior geologists and postgraduate geology students that work or interact with mineral processing operations.

The workshop is supported by the Applied Mineralogy Group of the Mineralogical Society and by the Society of Economic Geologists.

Conveners:
Jens Andersen, Rob Fairhurst, Richard Pascoe, Gavyn Rollinson
Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter

Maria Boni, Universitą di Napoli

Richard Herrington, Natural History Museum, London
 

Registration
Attendance fees £250 (incl. the excursion, lunches and refreshments). A downloadable form will be made available here early in 2010.

Students and geologists from economically disadvantaged countries can apply to have their fee waived. Details will be posted here early in 2010.

 

 

Field Excursion to Cornwall, UK, 28 June–3 June 2010

The excursion will provide an introduction to the wide range of geology found in Cornwall, including the tectonics of the Devonian metasediments, the granites,
the Lizard Ophiolite and the classic Sn, W, Cu and kaolin mineralisation. Full details are available at http://www.minersoc.org/pages/meetings/cornwall-fieldtrip/cornwall-field.html
 
Last updated: 10.12.09
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