MDRU Porphyry Copper-Gold

Date: Saturday, January 22 & Sunday, January 23, 2011
Location: The Westin Bayshore – Bayshore Ballroom Salons D & E, level 1(subject to change)
Time: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm daily
Presented by: Presented by: AME BC, Craig Hart (Mineral Deposit Research Unit - MDRU), Claire Chamberlain (Teck Resources Limited), John Dilles (Oregon State University), Robert R. Loucks (consultant), Eric Seedorff (University of Arizona) and Jeremy Richards (University of Alberta)
Sponsored by: Goldcorp Inc.

Porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposits are increasingly desirable due to increased long-term demand for copper, increased price of gold, and large deposit size. Recent discoveries of giant and high-grade systems continue to fuel exploration enthusiasm and exploration competitiveness. Exploration and research successes have emphasized the importance and increased our understanding of the role of alkalinity, mixing with mafic magmas, the nature of gold enrichments, the role of redox state, and the nature of broad alteration halos. These and other features all combine to provide a new level of understanding about how these systems work and features that indicate increased fertility. This course will provide a foundation of understanding of porphyry copper deposits and provide new levels of knowledge to benefit smarter exploration.

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