GOLD24 Field Trip: Geology of the Eastern Goldfields (Kalgoorlie)

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GOLD24 Field Trip: Geology of the Eastern Goldfields (Kalgoorlie)


GOLD24 Field Trip: Geology of the Eastern Goldfields (Kalgoorlie)

By Gerard Tripp
Saturday 26 October 2024

We will visit localities in the Kalgoorlie district including spectacular outcrops of major shear zones, polyphase deformation zones and key
stratigraphic units, and will examine an extensive collection of polished samples from major ore deposits. A focus is the relationship
between structure, stratigraphy, and gold mineralisation. The field trip will explore how these aspects have been variously highlighted
and/or played down over the past 40 years in the Eastern Goldfields and will provide insight to the origin and prevalence of controversy
regarding the formation of world-class greenstone-hosted gold deposits.

Note: As we will be on mining leases participants may be alcohol and drug tested and/or required to successfully complete a safety induction.
For the field trip please bring your own steel toe-cap boots, sunhat, long trousers, and long sleeve shirts. (If traveling from overseas and
this is difficult, email us.)

Where: Outside Railway Motel, Forrest Street, Kalgoorlie (opposite train station) Travel will be in 4WD, and we may be asking in advance for participants with a suitable clean Australian license to drive.


Leader

Gerard Tripp

Rich was a research geologist at the U.S. Geological Survey for 36 years where his studies focused on global metallogeny, geology of ore deposits in the North American Cordillera with emphasis on orogenic gold, and geochemical applications to the understanding of ore genesis. He was awarded the SGA Gold Medal in 2022 and SEG Gold Medal in 2023 for his full career contributions to economic geology, but senility has yet to set in so he is still active in gold targeting throughout the world. Rich remains engaged as a research professor at Colorado School of Mines and at the China University of Geosciences Beijing, as well as serving as an independent consultant to the exploration and mining industry.


Cost

AIG Members – $485
Non-members – $550
Students – $165

This field trip is now fully booked. Contact aigwa@aig.org.au to be included in the waitlist.

Go to the main event page to download the flyer, register or know more about the Gold24 Symposium: https://bookings.aig.org.au/events/gold24-international-symposium/

  • Date and time

    26 Oct 2024
    7:30AM to late afternoon

  • Location

    Kalgoorlie