Geology textbooks to Cambodia

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Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) Queensland member Mr Adrian Day was welcomed with many open arms in Cambodia in December 2015, as he proudly delivered 40 cartons of geological textbooks to the Institut de Technologie du Cambodge (ITC) in Phnom Penh.

Adrian has tirelessly collected over 400 books and journals including a valuable set of Economic Geology complete from 1970 to 2015. The books and journals were based on Adrian’s own library supplemented by donations from AIG members. In the photo, Adrian (back row 5th from left) is flanked by John Menzies (An expatriate Brisbane geologist based in Phnom Penh and representing CAMEC – Cambodian Association for Mining and Exploration Companies) (back row 4th from left) and Mr Sothan Nuth, Deputy Director of ITC (Back row 6th from left). The rest of the party are academics from the Geology Department at ITC.


CAMEC generously assisted the process by sourcing US$1,000 to freight the 600 kg pallet from Brisbane to Phnom Penh. Adrian was individually presented with a certificate of appreciation for all his efforts, and AIG Queensland Branch was recognised with their own certificate pictured below. Congratulations to Adrian.


If there are any members wishing to donate geological text books to the cause, contact qld@aig.org.au.