Professional Reciprocity recognised for geoscientists between Australia and the Philippines

Professional Reciprocity recognised for geoscientists between Australia and the Philippines

The Professional Regulatory Board of Geology which operates under the Professional Regulation Commission of the Phillippines has recognised that reciprocity exists between geoscience bodies in Australia and the Philippines.  Accordingly, Australian geoscientists are now able to take the Philippines geologist licensure examination. The recognition of reciprocity between the two countries follows efforts by Scott Robson,

PACRIM 2019: call for abstracts

PACRIM 2019 will be held in Auckland New Zealand, 3-5 April 2019 by AusIMM with the support of kindred societies and professional institutes. The theme of the conference will be mineral systems of the Pacific rim. This call for abstracts seeks the submission of practical and applied case studies for presentation at the Congress. Please

Visiting Hong Kong?

AusIMM’s Hong Kong Branch invites AIG members passing through Hong Kong to attend an AusIMM technical meeting and, if possible, to give a talk. While Hong Kong is better known for the finance industry, it does have a small group of mining professionals, mostly geologists, who are keen to interact with other geoscientists passing through Hong

Tenth International Mining Geology Conference: only two weeks to go!

The Tenth International Mining Geology Conference is only two weeks away.   The conference is being presented jointly by AusIMM and AIG in Hobart from 20-22 September. The conference includes a number of pre-and post-conference excursions and workshops, details of which are available from the conference web site. With just two months to go, please consider

Exploring the 2015 VALMIN Exposure Draft

Friday 12 June at: 10am in WA; 11.30am in SA/NT; 12 noon in QLD/NSW/VIC; 2pm in NZ; Duration 1 hour Presented by VALMIN Committee members Cost: Free Click here to register on-line via the AusIMM web site. This webinar provides an opportunity to hear from members of the VALMIN Committee about the Exposure Draft and the changes

What sort of complaints does AIG deal with regarding members’ conduct?

The Ethics Column What sort of complaints does AIG deal with regarding members’ conduct? The types of complaints dealt with by AIG’s Complaints and Ethics and Standards Committees and the number of complaints dealt with are probably the two most frequent questions asked about the complaints and ethics and standards process. It’s worth pointing out

Exploration Skills for Graduate Geoscientists

AIG is a cosponsor of a five day exploration skills course for graduate geoscientists being held by AusIMM in conjunction with Digirock in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 19-23 January 2015. The course is timed to be delivered early in a graduate’s career – near the start of initial employment. It is intended as a primer for the

AusIMM Monograph 30 Roadshow

The AusIMM Geoscience Society, in collaboration with the JORC Committee and the AIG are hosting an AusIMM Monograph 30 Roadshow – Good Practice in Resources and Reserve Estimation roadshow, throughout Australia and New Zealand during October and November. Seminars will be held in: Kalgoorlie, Tuesday 28 October 2014 Perth, Thursday 30 October 2014 Brisbane, Thursday 6