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Week 2: July 5-9, 2021
CODES’ Master of Economic Geology short course on Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Hydrology and Geochronology, is presented by a range of CODES and invited experts. It provides an up-to-date review of the theory and practice of geochemistry, hydrology and geochronology as applied to studies of mineral exploration and ore deposit genesis. The first week covers basic principles of ore fluid chemistry, the use of magmatic minerals and whole rock geochemistry in exploration, geochronology, granite metallogeny, advanced geochemical exploration techniques and the uses of pyrite in mineral exploration (using samples provided by short course participants). The second week covers fluid-rock interaction and the physical hydrology of fracture-controlled hydrothermal systems, mass balance calculations from lithogeochemical data, stable isotope and fluid inclusions applications for exploration, and alteration mineral chemistry vectoring in porphyry and epithermal environments.
| Monday July 5 | Fluid-rock interaction and the physical hydrology of fracture-controlled hydrothermal systems | PRESENTERS: Nick Oliver, Stephen Cox |
| Tuesday July 6 | AM: Structural controls on precious metal deposit types in different tectonic settings: comparative case studies PANEL DISCUSSION: Structural controls on fluid flow in hydrothermal systems PM: Mass balance calculations from whole rock geochemical data |
PRESENTER (AM): Dave Rhys PANELISTS (AM): Stephen Cox, Nick Oliver, Dave Rhys PRESENTER (PM): Robert Scot |
| Wednesday July 7 | Stable isotopes and fluid inclusions—applications for mineral exploration and ore genesis |
PRESENTERS: Shaun Barker, David Cooke |
| Thursday July 8 | Mineral chemistry vectoring in porphyry and epithermal environments |
PRESENTERS: David Cooke, Matthew Cracknell, Lejun Zhang |
| Friday July 9 | Minerals Geoscience Masters (MGM) Student presentations and wrap-up | PRESENTERS: Students |
All fees are in Australian dollars (AUD) and include GST.
Minerals Geoscience Masters Program (MGM) Students:
Full course (free)- University of Tasmania enrolled
Full course (free)- University of Western Australia enrolled
Registrations are due by 21st of May, 2021. Full payment must be received by 27th of May, 2021.
