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A series of professional development workshops and short courses will be held in Brisbane at the Congress venue (Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre) and other venues throughout Brisbane before, during and after the .
A list of the workshops appears below.
It will be necessary to register in advance for all workshops and fees apply in some cases. You can now register for the PD Workshops through the online registration form. If you have already registered, please email to receive a personalised link.
Enquiries concerning workshops should be directed to the contact persons provided for each workshop in the table below.
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WORKSHOP 29
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31st July (Icebreaker), 1st – 4th August (Workshop)
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TITLE
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6th International SHRIMP Workshop
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O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat, Lamington National Park, QLD
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ORGANISERS
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Geoscience Australia Geochronology Laboratory
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PRESENTERS
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Delegate presentations
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| SUMMARY |
The 6th International Sensitive High Resolution Ion MicroProbe (SHRIMP) Workshop will be held on 1-4 August 2012 at the O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat immediately before the . The meeting is being organised by the Geoscience Australia Geochronology Laboratory and will discuss all matters SHRIMP including the latest on technique development, reports from an inter-laboratory calibration exercise and plans for future method development.
For more details on the workshop and to download the current circular, please go to the SHRIMP Workshop website (http://www.ga.gov.au/minerals/projects/current-projects/geochronology-laboratory/geochronology-workshop.html).
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| CONTACT |
Keith Sircombe at ; or phone +61 or +61 .
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TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
After registering your interest in attending this workshop on this IGC website, please contact the organiser direct regarding payment for the accommodation and other costs relating to this workshop. There are no fees payable to the IGC to attend this workshop.
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WORKSHOP 1
DATE
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Thursday 2nd & Friday 3rd August 2012 |
TITLE
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INTEGRATING ICHNOLOGY and SEDIMENTOLOGY |
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VENUE TO BE CONFIRMED |
ORGANISERS
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN |
PRESENTERS
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Dr James MacEachern (Simon Fraser University)
Dr Kerrie Bann (Ichnofacies Pty Ltd )
Dr Christopher Fielding (University of Nebraska- Lincoln) |
| SUMMARY |
The course follows a combined lecture presentation and core workshop format that provides a detailed overview of Ichnology and Sedimentology (i.e. biogenic and physical sedimentary structures) and their integration to generate refined ichnological-sedimentological models for the interpretation of shallow-marine depositional environments. The focus is primarily on the recognition of physical and biogenic structures, and the characterization of shoreface, delta and estuarine depositional settings. These models are discussed within a sequence stratigraphic framework. |
| CONTACT |
CHRIS FIELDING
Email: |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
$594 (Includes Catering and GST)
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WORKSHOP 2
DATE
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Thursday 2nd & Friday 3rd August 2012
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TITLE
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3D GEOLOGICAL MODELLING AND INTERACTIVE TARGETING FOR MINERAL EXPLORATION
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MIRA GEOSCIENCE OFFICE TOOWONG BRISBANE
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ORGANISERS
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MIRA GEOSCIENCE
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PRESENTERS
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Glenn Pears, James Alderman, Tim Chalke and Peter Fullagar – Mira Geoscience
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| SUMMARY |
This course is designed for geoscientists who want to learn how to properly integrate several streams of exploration data into a consistent numerical 3D earth model that can be used to generate high quality drill-hole targets for mineral exploration. Case studies will be explored using GOCAD/SKUA for rapid 3D geological modelling. The geological model will be populated by physical rock properties through geologically constrained inversion techniques. A review of petrophysical analysis and classifications to generate lithology from physical rock properties will be included. Integrated models are then analysed using exploratory data analysis methods to highlight spatial and quantitative correlations between model components that will ultimately be used as input criteria for 3D Mineral Potential Mapping aimed at defining drillhole targets.
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| CONTACT |
TIM CHALKE
Email:
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TOTAL FEE
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$1144 (Includes Catering and GST)
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WORKSHOP 4
DATE
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Saturday 4th August 2012 |
TITLE
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GEOCHEMISTRY IN MINERAL EXPLORATION
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| LOCATION |
HOTEL GEORGE WILLIAMS 325 George St Brisbane |
ORGANISERS
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Members of Association of Applied Geochemists |
PRESENTERS
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Association of Applied Geochemists, co-ordinated by David Cohen |
| SUMMARY |
Geochemistry is a critical component in the discovery and operations of many mineral deposits, from grass roots exploration to mine site remediation. This short course will cover some of the critical areas in applied geochemistry in mineral exploration; from the factors that control the behaviour of elements in different surface environments to the design of exploration programs and interpretation of data. |
| CONTACT |
DAVID COHEN
Email: |
| TOTAL FEE Including GST |
$286 (Includes Catering and GST)
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WORKSHOP 5
DATE
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Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th August 2012 |
TITLE
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MAGMATIC Ni-Cu and PGE DEPOSITS: GEOLOGY, GEOCHEMISTRY and GENESIS |
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GEORGE WILLIAMS HOTEL 325 George St Brisbane
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ORGANISERS
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Society of Economic Geologists |
PRESENTERS
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Chusi Li and Ed Ripley ; University of Indiana plus others to be advised |
| SUMMARY |
This 2-day short course will focus on our current understanding of the genesis of and exploration for several types of magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposits.Topics will include the following: (1) fundamental controls on the generation of magmatic sulfide deposits, (2) komatiite-hosted Ni deposits, (3) Ni-Cu-(PGE) deposits hosted in small mafic-ultramafic intrusions, and (4) PGE deposits in large layered intrusions. The short course will be helpful not only to those who are interested in the geology and exploration of world-class magmatic sulfide deposits but also to those who may utilize sulfide- bearing magmatic systems as aids in the study of secular variations of mafic-ultramafic magmatism in both continental and oceanic settings. A new SEG volume of Reviews in Economic Geology (2011), entitled, Magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE Deposits: Geology, Geochemistry and Exploration, which includes chapters authored by more than 20 of the world’s experts, will be used as the textbook. |
| CONTACT |
ED RIPLEY
Email: |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
$ 1045 (includes Catering and GST)
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WORKSHOP 31
DATE
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Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th August 2012
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TITLE
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Introduction to Geological Storage of CO2
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Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
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ORGANISERS
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Geoscience Australia
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PRESENTERS
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Various presenters from the Australian and international geological storage research community.
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| SUMMARY |
This training workshop provides an introduction to the geological storage of carbon dioxide component of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. Delegates will learn about the mechanisms of geological storage and trapping; criteria for site selection and characterisation of sites for CO2 and greenhouse gas storage at various scales; modelling CO2 in the subsurface; methodologies for capacity and prospectivity assessment; monitoring techniques; issues affecting implementation of CCS technology; examples of CCS activities including current projects; and case studies to support the theoretical sessions. Delegates will also participate in group discussions and exercises over the two days.
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| CONTACT |
Aleksandra Kalinowski
Email:
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TOTAL FEE
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$250 delegates and students (includes catering and GST)
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WORKSHOP 6
DATE
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Sunday 5th August 2012 |
TITLE
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The International Geo Sample Number: Towards a Global Standard Method for Identifying, Locating & Citing Physical Samples
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CONGRESS VENUE
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ORGANISERS
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Kerstin Lehnert & Lesley Wyborn
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PRESENTERS
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Kerstin Lehnert & Lesley Wyborn
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| SUMMARY |
A growing community of science programs, large sampling campaigns such as the International Continental Drilling Program, sample repositories, and geoscience data systems endorses the International Geo Sample Number IGSN as a standard method for describing, locating, identifying, and citing physical samples with confidence. Use of the IGSN allows tracking a sample through labs and repositories, linking a sample and its subsamples with the data generated through time by different measuring and analytical techniques, and finding data for a sample across the literature. An international implementation organization, the IGSN e.V (http://www.igsn.org) was founded in 2011 to promote and govern the IGSN. Participants of this workshop will learn about the IGSN, its use in sample and data management, about tools for sample metadata management and registration, new developments to link samples, data and publications ( publishers will be present), and how to become part of the IGSN community.
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| CONTACT |
Kerstin Lehnert
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TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
There is no charge for delegates of the IGC to attend this workshop
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WORKSHOP 8
DATE
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Sunday 5th August 2012 |
TITLE
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CONTOURITES and THEIR SIGNIFICANCE: OCEANOGRAPHIC PROCESSES and SEDIMENTARY PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED with DEEP - WATER CIRCULATION |
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CONGRESS VENUE |
ORGANISERS
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UNIVERSIDAD DE VIGO SPAIN |
PRESENTERS
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Professor Dorrik Stow ( Heriot -Watt University Edinburgh)
Dr Javier Hernandez – Molina (University of Vigo, Spain
Professor Dr David Van Rooij ( Ghent University Belgium) |
| SUMMARY |
This is intended as a state-of-the-art theoretical and practical short course on the oceanographic processes and sedimentary products associated with deep-water circulation. The course will be presented by three of the forefront contourite researchers in the world and includes: (1) an introduction and explanation of the nature of bottom currents and contourites in the context of deep-water sedimentary systems; (2) discussion the recognition of contourite facies and drifts in sediment core/outcrop and in seismic profiles; and (3) consideration of the paleoceanographic significance and economic importance of contourite systems. It will be brief (8 h) but intense, with both theoretical (4 h) and practical (4 h) components based on geophysical and sediment/core data. |
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Dr F JAVIER HERNANDEZ - MOLINA
Email |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
Delegates $400 Students $250 (Including GST) (No catering included)
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WORKSHOP 9
DATE
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Sunday 5th August 2012 |
TITLE
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THE PRACTICAL GEOLOGY OF THE SOLWARA 1 SEAFLOOR MASSIVE SULPHIDE DEPOSIT, PNG |
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CONGRESS VENUE |
ORGANISERS
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NAUTILUS MINERALS |
PRESENTERS
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Dr Peter Crowhurst and others to be advised. |
| SUMMARY |
Introduction and Background –history of Solwara 1 discovery and drilling programs. This workshop will deal with the drilling techniques and challenges involved and the drill core handling procedures, logging procedures; QA/QC and data presentation. Detailed description of the lithological classification/ logging units. Hands on core observation; type examples for each unit with instruction from several geologists from the exploration team. Solwara 1 cross sections derived from the logging. 3D model and discuss genesis of the formation of the deposit. Resource estimation/modelling and possibly mine plan. |
| CONTACT |
SANDRA LEE GRAHAM
Email: |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
$1650 (Includes Catering and GST)
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WORKSHOP 10
DATE
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Sunday 5th August 2012 |
TITLE
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STRATIGRAPHIC FORWARD MODELLING;
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| LOCATION |
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND |
ORGANISERS
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CSIRO |
PRESENTERS
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Dr Cedric Griffith, Dr Chris Dyt and Dr Tristan Salles (CSIRO) |
| SUMMARY |
The goal of the class is to teach the use of stratigraphic forward modelling on realistic geological problems at a variety of scales. The treatment of theory will be limited. Instead, there is a strong emphasis on understanding and using this approach in real-world settings such that their capabilities and limitations are well understood. Copies of the latest demonstration version of Sedsim and documentation will be provided and exercises will assume that participants, either individually or in groups of two or three have access to a laptop in the room. |
| CONTACT |
CEDRIC GRIFFITHS
Email: |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
There is no charge for delegates to the IGC to attend this workshop |
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WORKSHOP 11
DATE
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Sunday 5th August 2012 |
TITLE
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TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS OF PETROLEUM INCLUSION ANALYSIS |
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SCHOOL of EARTH SCEINCES, UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND |
ORGANISERS
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CSIRO |
PRESENTERS
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Herbert Volk; Richard Kempton and Julien Bourdet (CSIRO) |
| SUMMARY |
This one-day course is for geoscientists who are interested in using detailed information from applications of fluid inclusion techniques to augment well-site evidence for hydrocarbons in reservoirs. It will also touch on more academic topics such as tracking the evolution of life using molecular fossils preserved in petroleum inclusions.
The course is designed to teach geoscientists the principles, concepts and
methods of specialist fluid inclusion technologies to evaluate exploration and
appraisal wells to reveal detailed information about the stepwise fill history of
petroleum reservoirs, and highlight novel analytical approaches designed to refine our understanding of earth history. |
| CONTACT |
Richard Kempton
Email: |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
$154 Delegates (Includes Catering and GST) Students free.
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WORKSHOP 12
DATE
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Sunday 5th August 2012 |
TITLE
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APPLICATION OF ASD and HYLOGGING SPECTRAL DATA to EXPLORATION and MINING: GETTING IT RIGHT and MAKING IT WORK FOR YOUR PROJECT AREA. |
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CONGRESS VENUE |
ORGANISERS
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AusSpec International |
PRESENTERS
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Dr Sasha Pontual AusSpec International |
| SUMMARY |
The workshop will provide participants with a coordinated and consistent way of using ASD and Hylogging spectral data effectively in exploration and mining.
The workshop addresses four core topics:
1. The Principles – Getting all the information out of spectral data. Common errors in spectral processing. How to interpret mixed spectra correctly.
2. Measurement Issues – The importance of good quality spectra. How to collect the best spectra, including QA/QC and sample requirements.
3. Data Interpretation– How to waste time interpreting spectra. Interpreting spectra effectively and efficiently. What are the processing options? Is there an easy way?
4. Data Handling – Single spectra to 3D models. Context is everything. Discussion of case studies and examples to demonstrate the down hole, section, surface and 3D applications of the output data. |
| CONTACT |
PAUL GAMSON
Email |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
$850 (Includes Catering and GST)
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WORKSHOP 13
DATE
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Sunday 5th August 2012, perhaps continuing Monday 6th August (evening) |
TITLE
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IMPORTANCE OF GEOETHICS
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CONGRESS VENUE |
ORGANISERS
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AGID
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PRESENTERS
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Dr Vaclav Nemec (Czech Republic). VP of Association of Geoscientists for International Development & Head of AGID working group for geoethics.)
Professor Ochir Gerel (Mongolia) Vice_President of the IUGS.
Professor Jesus Martinez-Frias (Spain) –Chair of the IUGS/COGE.
Dr Satoshi Murao (Japan) Geo-risk Research Group. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology.
Professor Lidmila Nemcova (Czech Republic ) President Czech Society for Ethics in Economics.
Professor Niichi Nishiwaki (Japan) – President Japanese Society of Geoinformatics.
Professor Haiqiao Tan (PR of China) - Geographical Society of China.
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Geoethics as a discipline at the intersection of geosciences and ethics can serve as a universal means of achieving progress towards a more sustainable world. It involves a new way of thinking in relation to understanding unavoidable Earth and planetary processes (such as the devastating earthquakes and tsunamis), global sustainability and future trends. The short course and workshop will cover the importance of education at all levels, sound legislative processes and governance, appropriate measures for minimizing losses and damages, effective monitoring systems, responsible production of natural resources, corporate social responsibility, international solidarity, etc. Participants will be invited to discuss their own experiences and make suggestions. |
| CONTACT |
DR VACLAV NEMEC
Email: |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
There is no charge for delegates to the IGC to attend this workshop.
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WORKSHOP 28
DATE
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Sunday 5 August 2012
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| TITLE |
SECURITY IN MINING USING SPACE BORNE SENSORS: PROTECTING LIVES & INVESTMENT
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LOCATION
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Congress Venue |
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University "Politehnica" Bucharest, Sky Gate Consulting |
PRESENTERS
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Eng. Anca Popescu, PhD; Eng. Carmen Patrascu, MSc. |
SUMMARY
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Remote Sensing techniques and Synthetic Aperture Radar in particular offer cost efficient and reliable possibilities to perform very high precision measurements of ground deformations, either produced by earthquakes, subsidence, or by extensive mining, deforestation and other anthropically induced land-slides, and the deformation of other critical elements of infrastructure. SAR data analysis is an alternative solution to the direct measurements using geodetic instruments which can be extremely localized and expensive and moreover require permanent access to the site. This course discusses the advantages introduced by modern remote sensing data analysis and processing methods, including SAR Interferometry and SAR Differential Interferometry, with direct applications to mining industries, where the possibilities to measure deformations with vertical and horizontal accuracies in the order of millimetres can be a valuable asset.
You will learn:
- Introduction into SAR Image formation and Interpretation
- Basic SAR Interferometry concepts
- Modelling slow deformation processes
-Integration of Data processing into the Management Process: costs, data planning and acquisition, time & risk management, data types and usage |
CONTACT
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TOTAL FEE
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$ 770 includes GST ( No catering is provided)
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WORKSHOP 30
DATE
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Sunday 5th August 2012 |
TITLE
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Instructional Approaches to Access, Accommodation, and Inclusion for Students with Disabilities in the Geosciences |
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CONGRESS VENUE |
ORGANISERS
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International Advisory for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD) and the IUGS Commission on Geoscience Education (COGE) |
PRESENTERS
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Dr. Christopher Atchison
Brett Gilley
Gina Ceylan |
| SUMMARY |
This course is designed to instruct current geoscience faculty and graduate teaching assistants to apply the principles of universal design to their own lessons, labs, and field trips in order to accommodate students with physical, cognitive, and emotional disabilities. The presentation of this course will include student instructors who will discuss first-hand perspectives of negotiating the rigor of a geoscience curriculum while managing their disabilities. Key topics will include: accommodation in the geosciences; the physical barriers to access and inclusion; and the personal, psychological and social challenges that students may face away from the classroom. |
| CONTACT |
Dr Christopher Atchison
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TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
There is no charge for delegates to the IGC to attend this workshop. (No catering provided)
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WORKSHOP 14
DATE
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Monday 6th August 2012 (evening) |
TITLE
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GPLATES: FREE SOFTWARE FOR TECTONIC RECONSTRUCTION AND SPATIO-TEMPORAL DATA ANALYSIS
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CONGRESS VENUE |
ORGANISERS
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The University of Sydney |
PRESENTERS
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Dietmar Muller ; Simon Williams; Christian Heine; Maria Seton; Joanne Whittaker & Thomas Landgrebe. |
| SUMMARY |
GPlates (www.gplates.org) is an open-source and platform-independent software enabling the interactive manipulation and visualization of plate-tectonic reconstructions. The course is designed as an introduction to core GPlates functionality, based on tutorials freely available on the internet. Users will learn how to build and alter plate models, import GIS data and digitise features, the loading, “cookie-cutting” and age-coding of raster files, as well as the exporting of data for animations or for publication-quality figure generation. Advanced topics such as linking of plate reconstructions to geodynamic models, plate deformation and spatio-temporal data mining will be touched upon. |
| CONTACT |
DIETMAR MULLER
Email: |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
There is no charge for delegates to the IGC to attend this workshop.
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WORKSHOP 15
DATE
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Monday 6 August 2012 (evening) |
TITLE
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3D GEOLOGICAL MAPPING AND THE APPLICATION IN GEOLOGICAL MINERAL EXPLORATION |
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CONGRESS VENUE |
ORGANISERS
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CHINESE ACADEMY OF GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES |
PRESENTERS
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Keyan Xiao; Jianping Chen: Qiuming Cheng |
| SUMMARY |
1. Moving traditional 2D mapping processes to 3D mapping processes with few drillholes
2. The applications with the 3D map modelling in the field of mineral exploration.
3. Successful case studies by applying 3D map. |
| CONTACT |
KEYAN XIAO
Email: |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
$100 (Includes GST) There is no catering at this workshop.
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WORKSHOP 16
DATE
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Monday August 6th 2012 |
TITLE
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COMPILATION AND INTERPRETATION OF LARGE MAGNETIC ANOMALY DATA SETS |
| LOCATION |
CONGRESS VENUE |
ORGANISERS
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Geological Survey of Finland |
PRESENTERS
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Dr. Colin Reeves, Earthworks, The Netherlands
Prof. Dhananjay Ravat, University of Kentucky, USA
Dr. Peter Milligan, Geoscience Australia, Australia
Mr. Juha Korhonen, GTK, Finland
Dr Clive Foss, CSIRO Australia |
| SUMMARY |
The purpose is to provide information useful for magnetic and related scientists to make use of World Digital Magnetic Anomaly Map (WDMAM), and take part in compilation of its future editions. Principles and techniques are reviewed and analyzed to reliably compile major magnetic data sets, varying age, land and sea. Examples and techniques of interpretation of geological sources of magnetic anomalies are displayed. Presentations are based on published WDMAM, its source data and experience in the course of its global compilation. |
| CONTACT |
JUHA KORHONEN
Email: |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
There is no charge for delegates to the IGC to attend this workshop.
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WORKSHOP 17
DATE
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Monday 6th & Tuesday 7th August 2012 |
TITLE
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FROM THE SOLAR PROTUBERANCE THAT CREATED THE EARTH TO THE VOLCANIC AND SEISMIC ACTIVITY OF OUR PLANET |
| LOCATION |
CONGRESS VENUE |
ORGANISERS
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Pencho Binev – member of the Union of Chemists in Bulgaria |
PRESENTERS
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Professor Emil Manev (University of Sofia, Bulgaria)
Pencho Binev ( Union of Chemists in Bulgaria) |
| SUMMARY |
This is a short course in three parts:
1. Origin of the Earth and formation of its primary composition as a solid body with a fluid envelope. Genesis of the primary hydrocarbons and the primary metamorphous substances.
2. Formation of the volcanic activity and the mountain genesis
3. Transform faults and earthquakes |
| CONTACT |
EMIL MANEV
Email: |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
$247.50 (Includes Catering & GST)
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WORKSHOP 18
DATE
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Monday 6th, Tuesday 7TH & Thursday 9th August 2012 (evening)
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TITLE
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PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGICAL HETEROGENEITY WITH APPLICATIONS |
| LOCATION |
CONGRESS VENUE |
ORGANISERS
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ARAMCO |
PRESENTERS
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Dr JA Vargas – Guzman (Saudi Aramco) |
| SUMMARY |
This one-of-a-kind course discusses basic-principles and cutting-edge concepts of geological heterogeneity. The motivation is that mineral and petroleum reservoirs typically yield only a fraction of the resource-in-place because heterogeneity causes incomplete production. Reserve computations are revisited with simple up-scaling operations leading to higher-order parameters. Such parameters also arise in the study of stratigraphical successions and proportions of rock-bodies. Therefore, the course provides a discussion on modern characterization and modeling of complex spatial patterns of rock bodies in the subsurface. After covering basic stochastic principles, the kappa model and heavy-tailed distributions are presented with applications. This course is also paramount to non-linear geo-modelling. |
| CONTACT |
Dr J A VARGAS–GUZMAN
Email: |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
$429 (Includes Catering and GST)
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WORKSHOP 19
DATE
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Tuesday 7th August 2012 (evening) |
TITLE
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STANDARDS FOR EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE GEOSCIENCES – GLOBAL ISSUES IN PROGRAM ACCEDIATION AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE |
| LOCATION |
CONGRESS VENUE |
ORGANISERS
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American Geological Institute & American Institute of Professional Geologists |
PRESENTERS
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Wayne Pennington (Michigan Technological University)
Christopher Keane ( American Geological Institute)
William Siok (American Institute of Professional Geologists) |
| SUMMARY |
This is an interactive workshop on the issue of accreditation or classification of geosciences programs and licensure and certification of professional geoscientists. Educational and professional certification or classification are distinctly independent, but the underlying driving issues are similar. Nations approach the educational and professional issues with similar models, but with sufficient variability as to create some obstacles to interjurisdictional mobility. Join us to explore exemplar accreditation and classification and licensure programs from around the world for a broad discussion on the issue on next steps that the global geoscience community can engage. |
| CONTACT |
CHRISTOPHER KEANE
Email: |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
There is no charge for delegates to the IGC to attend this workshop.
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WORKSHOP 20
DATE
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Thursday 9th August 2012 (evening) |
TITLE
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ICDP PRIMER: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONTINENTAL SCIENTIFIC DRILLING PROGRAM |
| LOCATION |
CONGRESS VENUE |
ORGANISERS
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International continental scientific drilling Program ICDP |
PRESENTERS
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Dr Ulrich Harms and Dr Thomas Wiersberg (ICDP) |
| SUMMARY |
The International Continental Scientific Drilling Program, ICDP grants partial funding and operational support to international science teams with a proven need for continental scientific drilling. Scientific-technical help will be provided by the ICDP Operational Support Group, OSG and comprises drilling equipment, drilling-related tools and instruments, data information and management systems, as well as training and specific workshops.
The aim of this primer is to provide information on the ICDP scientific rationale and mission, organizational structure, support and funding strategies and how to initiate an ICDP project. Scientist and engineers with a need for continental scientific drilling are cordially invited to attend this short course. |
| CONTACT |
THOMAS WIERSBERG
Email: |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
There is no charge for delegates to the IGC to attend this workshop.
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WORKSHOP 21
DATE
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Saturday 11th August 2012 |
TITLE
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PRACTICAL STRATIGRAPHIC FORWARD MODELLING |
| LOCATION |
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND |
ORGANISERS
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CSIRO |
PRESENTERS
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Dr Cedric Griffiths; Dr Chris Dyt and Dr Tristan Salles |
| SUMMARY |
Attendees will understand how to access the data needed to run a stratigraphic forward model, look at case studies from around the world, look at the various processes (marine, aeolian, carbonate, fluvial, vegetation etc.) and how the processes and results can be constrained. They will generate Petrel/RMS/Eclipse input files from the simulations as part of the course. Sedsim stratigraphic forward modelling software (installed on their laptop) will be used, and a take-home working demonstration copy of the software is provided. An overview of the future of stratigraphic modelling will also be discussed. |
| CONTACT |
CEDRIC GRIFFITHS
Email: |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
There is no charge for delegates to the IGC to attend this workshop.
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WORKSHOP 22
DATE
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Saturday 11th August 2012 |
TITLE
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3D MINERAL MAPPING FROM DRILL CORE TO SPACE |
| LOCATION |
GEORGE WILLIAMS HOTEL 325 George St BRISBANE |
ORGANISERS
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CSIRO |
PRESENTERS
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Carsten Laukamp, Tom Cudahy and Maarten Haest (Centre of Excellence in 3D Mineral Mapping – CSIRO) |
| SUMMARY |
Mineral maps derived from multi- and hyperspectral remote and proximal sensing data, such as the Australian ASTER mineral map, provide information about mineral abundances and compositional changes of minerals, ideal for integration with geological maps and geophysical data to enhance understanding of mineral systems. They are valuable tools for characterising regolith and for mapping viable fluid sources and pathways, depositional sites and outflow zones. Calibration procedures as well as solutions to information extraction and product generation will be presented during the workshop. Two case studies will be presented, including hands-on pracs, to demonstrate the software and workflows applied to multi- and hyperspectral data. |
| CONTACT |
DR CARSTEN LAUKAMP
Email: |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
$1000 Delegates $105 Students (Includes Catering and GST)
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WORKSHOP 23
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Saturday 11th August 2012. |
TITLE
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GEOETHICAL DECISION- MAKING |
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GEORGE WILLIAMS HOTEL 325 George St Brisbane
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ORGANISERS
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AGID – Working group for geoethics. |
PRESENTERS
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Dr Vaclav Nemec ( VP of Association of Geoscientists for International Development & Head of AGID working group for geoethics.)
Professor Lidmila Nemcova (President Czech Society for Ethics in Economics) |
| SUMMARY |
Geoethics as a discipline at the intersection of geosciences and ethics can serve as a universal means of achieving progress towards a more sustainable world. It involves a new way of thinking in relation to understanding unavoidable Earth and planetary processes (such as the devastating earthquakes and tsunamis), global sustainability and future trends. The short course and workshop will cover special problems for leaders in mineral industry, top representatives of public authorities and administration, insurance companies etc., needed for their appropriate geoethical decision making and fruitful contacts with geoscientists. |
| CONTACT |
DR VACLAV NEMEC
Email: |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
$545 (Includes Catering and GST)
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WORKSHOP 24
DATE
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Friday evening 10th (icebreaker) Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th August 2012
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TITLE
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ASIAN CURRENT RESEARCH ON FLUID INCLUSIONS IV (ACROFI) |
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Friday 10th Aug: GEORGE WILLIAMS HOTEL 325 GEORGE ST BRISBANE
Sat –Sun 11-12th Aug QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY – GARDENS POINT CAMPUS
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ORGANISERS
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GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA |
PRESENTERS
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Professor Bob Bodnar Virginia Tech USA |
| SUMMARY |
ACROFI (http://acrofiiv.heroku.com/) is the biannual meeting of fluid-inclusion researchers from Asian countries. It has the same format as its highly successful counterparts, the European ECROFI and the Pan-American PACROFI. The workshop provides an international forum for exchange of the latest research results and ideas between geoscientists from academia, government and industry from Asian countries and other nations. There will be thematic sessions on new developments for the study of fluid and melt inclusions, magmatic melts and fluids, metamorphic fluids, subsurface and basinal fluids, inclusions associated with ore deposits and mineral exploration, and novel fields of inclusion research.
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| CONTACT |
TERRY MERNAGH
Email: |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
$264 Delegates. $154 Students (Includes Catering and GST) |
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WORKSHOP 25
DATE
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Monday 13th August 2012 |
TITLE
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LESSONS LEARNT FROM AUDITING MINERAL RESOURCE ESTIMATES |
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VENUE TO BE CONFIRMED |
ORGANISERS
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AMC CONSULTANTS PTY LTD |
PRESENTERS
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Peter Stoker and Mark Berry (AMC) |
| SUMMARY |
This workshop will present key learnings from AMC’s extensive international audits of mineral resource estimates in the metalliferous industry. It is designed to provide new and senior geological staff with insights into best practice and common problems. Topics covered will include drill program design and drilling, surveying, sample preparation and analytical techniques, logging and related processes, geological interpretation and domaining, geostatistics, estimation, classification, reporting, QA/QC processes and data management |
| CONTACT |
MARK BERRY
Email: |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
$1050 (Includes Catering and GST)
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WORKSHOP 26
DATE
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Tuesday 14th August 2012 |
TITLE
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ASSESSMENT OF GEOLOGICAL UNCERTAINTY IN MINING AND MANAGEMENT OF RISK |
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VENUE TO BE CONFIRMED |
ORGANISERS
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AMC CONSULTANTS PTY LTD |
PRESENTERS
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Peter Stoker and Mark Berry (AMC) |
| SUMMARY |
The profitability of new mining projects and brownfields expansions often fall short of feasibility study forecasts due to technical problems. The analysis and assessment of geological uncertainty is central to many technical problems and this workshop will present the key sources of geological uncertainty with case studies and risk management strategies |
| CONTACT |
MARK BERRY
Email: |
TOTAL FEE
Including GST |
$1050 (Includes Catering & GST)
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For further information on Professional Workshops at the 34th International Geological Congress contact Rob Murdoch
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