IOCG Deposits

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2011
Location: The Westin Bayshore – Cypress Room 1 & 2, level 2 (subject to change)
Time: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm
Presented by: AME BC and Dr. Robert Morrison (Wardrop Engineering, Inc.), Robin Goad (Fortune Minerals Limited) and Louise Corriveau (Geological Survey of Canada)
Sponsored by: Macquarie

This one-day course will educate you on the geological characteristics of IOCG (iron oxide-copper-gold) deposits, focusing on the world's largest: Olympic Dam in South Australia. It will provide participants with the history behind the discovery of Olympic Dam by Western Mining Corporation in 1975, followed by an overview of its regional geology. The geology of the deposit will be explained in terms of a holistic fluid-driven alteration and mineral paragenesis, culminating in a detailed outline of the petrogenesis of the deposit.

The course will examine a number of different IOCG deposits around the world, documenting fundamental differences and similarities of this unique deposit-type. Comparisons with Olympic Dam are related to variations in petrogenesis, and environments of emplacement. Additionally, the course provides a forum to discuss IOCG deposits in general, and exchange best-practice strategies for successful exploration.

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