EGRU Online Short Course – Exploration Geochemistry

Exploration Geochemistry

Date & Time

EGRU Online Short Course: 3 x stand-alone modules, each presented over 2 consecutive days

Module 1: 14 & 15 October 2021
Data Acquisition, Quality Assessment and Management

Module 2: 21 & 22 October 2021
Exploratory Data Analysis using ioGAS

Module 3: 28 & 29 October 2021
Integration of Geochemical, Mineralogical and Geological Data

Module Times

Daily session times (including a 30 minute break) by time zone:

• 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm AEST (e.g. Townsville, Brisbane)
• 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm AEDT (e.g. Melbourne, Sydney)
• 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm AWST (e.g. Perth)
• 7:00 am to 11:00 am SAST (e.g. Johannesburg)
• 8:00 am to 12:00 noon EAT (e.g. Dar es Salaam)
• 6:00 am to 10:00 am BST (e.g. London)
• 8:00 am to 12:00 noon EEST (e.g. Helsinki)
• 11:00 am to 3:00 pm ALMT (e.g. Almaty)
• 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm ICT (e.g. Vientiane)
• 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm PHST (e.g. Manila)

This comprehensive 3-module short course is designed for geology graduate students and mineral exploration professionals looking for continuing professional development in exploration and applied geochemistry.

Course Presenter

Dennis Arne, Telemark Geosciences

Dennis Arne has nearly 30 years’ experience in geology and applied geochemistry globally. He has overseen regional geochemical exploration programs in the Yukon, Nunavut and northern Quebec in Canada, the USA, eastern Australia, Suriname, Sudan and Laos.

He was Managing Director and Principal Consultant – Geochemistry of CSA Global Canada until late 2017, General Manager and Principal Consultant – Geochemistry for Revelation Geoscience (purchased by CSA Global in 2012), Principal Consulting Geochemist with ioGlobal (now Reflex Geochemistry) and formerly Senior Geochemist with Geoscience Victoria (now Geological Survey of Victoria, Australia).

Dennis is currently director and principal consulting geochemist at Telemark Geosciences. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, a Fellow and President of the Association of Applied Geochemists, is a Registered Professional Geoscientist (Geochemistry) in Australia and a registered Professional Geoscientist in British Columbia.

Course Program

Module 1 – 14 & 15 October 2021

Data Acquisition, Quality Assessment and Management

• Geochemical sampling strategies, sample preparation and analytical methods, quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC), and basic data management.
• An A to Z of designing, implementing and reporting geochemical data in compliance with current public reporting codes.

Module 2 –  21 & 22 October 2021

Exploratory Data Analysis using ioGAS

• Will introduce a structured approach to both univariant and multivariant exploratory data analysis of geochemical data in the best interpretive software available – ioGAS.
• A key focus of the approach will be the attribution of geochemical data with a variety of metadata for process discovery.

The first day of this module will be immediately preceded by an optional one-hour session – Introduction to ioGAS – for those unfamiliar with the software.

Module 3  –  28 & 29 October 2021

Integration of Geochemical, Mineralogical and Geological Data

• Builds upon the use of ioGAS to integrate geochemical, mineralogical and geological data. Participants should either have completed Module 2 of the series or have some experience in use of the software.
• Mineralogical data included in the practical sessions includes XRD, hyperspectral and normative mineralogy. Geological data to be integrated includes information on alteration and lithology from field mapping or core logging.

Registration Fees per module

(AUD, inclusive of GST)

Registration

Registration & further information available here:
https://www.jcu.edu.au/economic-geology-research-centre/professional-development-courses