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Pocket Program World-Class Ore Deposits: BHP Billiton is proud to support SEG 2015: World-Class Ore Deposits: Discovery to Recovery Discovery to Recovery, hosted by the Society of Economic Geologists BHP Billiton is a leading global resources company. We are among the world’s largest producers of major commodities, including iron ore, coal, copper, nickel and uranium and have substantial interests in oil and gas. Headquartered in Melbourne, BHP Billiton has a global presence through the ownership and operation of assets diversified by commodity, geography and market. Our unrivalled portfolio of high-quality growth opportuni- ties ensures we continue to meet the changing needs of our customers and the resources demand of emerging economies at every stage of their growth. We are proud to supply the resources needed to support global September 27–30, 2015 economic growth and development. We are committed Hobart, TAS, Australia to making a broader contribution through our social investments which aim to deliver lasting economic and www.seg2015.org social benefits for the communities where we operate. SEG 2015 Conference www.bhpbilliton.com Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Student Mentoring Forum Welcome Plenary-Keynote Session Plenary-Keynote Session 2:30pm – 4:15pm Bruce Gemmell, Chairman 8:30am – 10:00am 8:30am – 10:00am Presidential Address Organizing Committee Auditorium Auditorium and Silver Medal Award 8:15am – 8:30am 4:15pm – 5:00pm Auditorium Morning Break Morning Break Auditorium 10:00am – 10:30am 10:00am – 10:30am Plenary-Keynote Session Welcome Reception, Boardwalk Gallery and Boardwalk Gallery and Exhibits, and Posters 8:30am – 10:00am Wellington Rooms Wellington Rooms 5:00pm – 7:00pm Auditorium Exhibition Foyer, Morning Break Trifecta Technical Session Technical Sessions Boardwalk Gallery, and 10:00am – 10:30am 10:30am – 12:30pm 10:30am – 12:30pm Wellington Rooms Boardwalk Gallery and Pebble Porphyry Deposit Auditorium and Wellington Rooms Ladolam Epithermal Deposit Tasman Rooms REGISTRATION Auditorium Lobby Trifecta Technical Session Lunch Saturday: 4:00pm – 5:00pm 10:30am – 12:30pm Lunch 12:30pm – 1:30pm Sunday: 12:00pm – 7:00pm Olympic Dam IOCG Deposit 12:30pm – 1:30pm Boardwalk Gallery and Monday: 7:30am – 6:00pm Red Dog SEDEX Deposit Boardwalk Gallery and Wellington Rooms Tuesday: 8:00am – 6:00pm Auditorium Wednesday: 8:00am – 5:00pm Wellington Rooms SEG Awards and EXHIBITS and POSTERS Lunch Technical Sessions Student Presentation Prizes Exhibition Foyer, 12:30pm – 1:30pm 1:30pm – 3:00pm 1:30pm – 2:30pm Boardwalk Gallery, and Boardwalk Gallery and Auditorium and Auditorium Wellington Rooms Wellington Rooms Tasman Rooms Sunday: 5:00pm – 7:00pm Controversies Session Monday: 7:30am – 6:30pm Technical Sessions Tuesday: 8:00am – 6:30pm 1:30pm – 3:00pm Afternoon Break 2:30pm – 3:30pm Wednesday: 8:00am – 3:45pm Auditorium and 3:00pm – 3:30pm Auditorium See p. 23 for poster Tasman Rooms Boardwalk Gallery and information. Wellington Rooms Afternoon Break SPEAKER PREPARATION Afternoon Break 3:30pm – 4:00pm 3:00pm – 3:30pm Speaker Ready Room Technical Sessions Boardwalk Gallery and Boardwalk Gallery and 3:30pm – 4:30pm Wellington Rooms Sunday 12:00pm – 7:00pm Monday: 8:00am – 6:30pm Wellington Rooms Auditorium and Tasman Tuesday: 8:00am – 6:30pm Rooms Controversies Panel Wednesday: 8:00am – 2:30pm Technical Sessions 4:00pm – 5:00pm 3:30pm – 4:30pm WIFI Reception, Exhibits, Posters Auditorium Auditorium and 4:30pm – 6:30pm Network: Wrest Point Tasman Rooms Conference Centre Exhibition Foyer, Closing Remarks No Password is needed; Reception, Exhibits, Posters Boardwalk Gallery and 5:00pm – 5:15pm service is free 4:30pm – 6:30pm Wellington Rooms Auditorium CONFERENCE Exhibition Foyer, PROCEEDINGS Boardwalk Gallery and Industry Outlook Dinner 7:00pm – 10:00pm Attendees should have Wellington Rooms received an e-mailed link to a Derwent Room Dropbox containing PDF files Evening at MONA Reception of Conference abstracts, slide and Cocktails presentations, and posters. If 6:30pm – 10:00pm you registered for the Confer- ence and have not received that e-mail, Please contact All sessions and social events are held at the Wrest Point Conference Centre, [email protected]. with the exception of the Monday evening reception at the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) WELCOME 1 Welcome Down Under! Welcome to the SEG-CODES 2015 Conference in Hobart, Tasmania! The conference, World-Class Ore Deposits: Discovery to Recovery, is jointly hosted by the Society of Economic Geologists and the ARC Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposits (CODES) at the University of Tasmania, Australia. The theme encompasses exploration/ discovery and geosciences, with geometallurgy, for a range of deposit types and major mines/districts. The technical program of outstanding speakers and poster presenters focuses on areas of research in economic geology that can lead to the important practical issues of improved exploration concepts, discovery, mine geology, and recovery (geometallurgy). We have included a new style of keynote presentation, with talks on the discovery, geology, and geometallurgy of four styles of world-class mineral deposits. The technical talks will be supplemented by related poster sessions. There is an impressive range of short courses and field trips that will visit major mining districts in Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia. Student participation is a key element of the meeting, with a pre-conference student mentoring forum and significant student involvement in the technical program. A big thank you to the Conference sponsors who have generously contributed during difficult times for the mineral industry. Their generosity directly funds student participation and programs. On behalf of the Organizing Committee, we welcome you to SEG 2015 and to this unique part of the world. We trust you will enjoy the conference and the best Tasmania and Australia have to offer — geology, mineral deposits, food, wine, beaches, and wilderness! J. Bruce Gemmell, Chairman, SEG 2015 Organizing Committee Brian G. Hoal, Executive Director, Society of Economic Geologists seg2015.org 1 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONFERENCE INFORMATION 1 Table of Contents Conference Information* Organizing Committee Members 1 Welcome • Conference Chairman: Bruce Gemmell, CODES, 3 Conference Information University of Tasmania • Brian Hoal, Executive Director, Society of 4 SEG Awardees Economic Geologists • Technical Sessions: Noel White, Consultant 5 Pre-Conference Program • Posters/Students: Patrick Sack, Yukon Geological Survey 7 Technical Program • Workshops/Short Courses: Zhaoshan Chang, James Cook University 7 Monday • Field Trips: Garry Davidson, CODES, University of Tasmania 12 Tuesday • Sponsorship/Marketing: Dan Wood, Consultant • Exhibits/Administration: Carol van ‘t Veld, 18 Wednesday Conference Design Pty Ltd. 22 Post-Conference Program • Secretary/Students: Christine Horrigan, Society of Economic Geologists 23 Posters SEG Contact Information 55–56 Exhibitors/floor plan Society of Economic Geologists 7811 Shaffer Parkway, Littleton, CO 80127, USA Back flap Thank you, Sponsors Tel. 1.720.981.7882 Inside E-mail: [email protected] Back cover Conference Centre floor plan Website: www.segweb.org Conference Manager/Exhibits/Registration Carol van ‘t Veld Conference Design Pty Ltd. [email protected] Tel. +61 3 6231 2999 Wrest Point Conference Centre will provide Internet Service at no cost. *For registration, exhibit, and speaker ready room hours, as well as an overview of schedules, please see the inside front cover of this program. An Exhibit Booth floor plan is located inside the back cover. All events, except where noted, will be held at the Centre. 2 SEG 2015 Conference seg2015.org 3 1 AWARDEES PRE-CONFERENCE PROGRAM 1 SEG Awardees Pre-Conference Program Please join us for the SEG Awards Ceremony Sunday, September 27, 2015 on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the Auditorium, Student Mentoring Forum, Presidential Address, and SEG Silver Medal Award Presentation Wrest Point Conference Centre 2:30 pm – 5:00 pm Auditorium, Wrest Point Conference Centre SEG R.A.F. Penrose Gold Medal for 2014 JAMES M. FRANKLIN Franklin Geosciences Ltd, Canada Student Mentoring Forum SEG Silver Medal for 2014 Hosted by STUART F. SIMMONS Presidential Address: François Robert, Hot Solutions Ltd, New Zealand and Energy and Importance of the Geology Part of Economic Geology Geoscience Institute, University of Utah, USA Silver Medal Presentation SEG Ralph W. Marsden Award for 2014 MARK D. HANNINGTON University of Ottawa, Canada Forum Panel Kathy J. Ehrig, Principal Geometallurgist, BHP Billiton SEG Waldemar Lindgren Award for 2014 Vanessa Guthrie, CEO, Toro Energy Ltd. SIMON M. JOWITT T. Campbell (Cam) McCuaig, Centre for Exploration Monash University, Australia Targeting, University of Western Australia James Johnson, Deputy CEO and Chief of Energy Division, Brian J. Skinner Award for 2014 Geoscience Australia CORNEL E. J. DE RONDE James Macdonald, Director at C2Skye Management Ltd. GNS Science, New Zealand Andrew Davies, Chief Geoscientist, Teck Resources Limited SEG Distinguished Lecturer for 2015 SARAH-JANE BARNES Welcome Reception Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Canada 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm SEG International Exchange Lecturer for 2015 Boardwalk Gallery and Wellington Rooms Poster Viewing — Exhibition Foyer ANDREAS AUDÉTAT Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Germany SEG Thayer Lindsley Visiting Lecturer for 2015 KAREN D. KELLEY U.S. Geological Survey, USA SEG Regional Vice President Lecturer for 2015
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