Epithermal and Porphyry Ore Deposits

Epithermal and Porphyry Ore Deposits

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    Date(s) - Thursday, 17/07/2014 - Friday, 18/07/2014

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16 CPD HoursAIG’s South Australia Branch presents a two day shorty course by Dr Greg Corbett covering field aspects of epithermal and porphyry ore deposits for exploration geologists.

Two days of power point lectures will use Pacific rim examples to discuss exploration for epithermal and porphyry ore deposits.

Course Description

  • Introduction
  • Some tools we use in exploration:
    • Hydrothermal alteration
    • Structural control to mineralisation Breccias in ore systems
    • Staged model for porphyry Cu-Au development
    • Controls to low sulphidation epithermal Au-Ag
  • High sulphidation epithermal Au
  • Prospecting from above epithermal and porphyry ore zones
  • Conclusion

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About the Presenter

Dr Greg Corbett has over 30 years experience as a consultant exploration geologist working in Pacific rim epithermal and porphyry ore deposits.  Greg and the late Terry Leach presented SW Pacific rim short courses in the 1990’s (over 20 presentations in 12 countries), the notes for which were published as Economic Geology Special Publication 6, 1998.

Costs

There are a number of discounted places for unemployed AIG member geologists and students.

AIG members $1000, non-members $1250
Unemployed AIG members: $300
Student AIG members: $200 (only prior to 12 August)

Register on-line at bookings.aig.org.au and follow the links

For more information, click here for the event flyer (Epithermal and Porphyry Ore Deposit Exploration) or contact Graham Teale