Online | September 15th | 18:45 - 20:30 BST
The largest economic mineral deposits throughout the history of the earth are the result of depositional, stratigraphic, structural, hydrogeologic, biologic, geochemical and geodynamic processes in sedimentary and volcanic basins (e.g. Witwatersrand Au, Athabasca U, Kupferschiefer Cu, African Cu Belt basin Zn-Pb, Abitibi Au-rich VMS). These deposits have been mined at an industrial level for over 150 years, but many of the fundamental controlling processes, from the basin-scale to fluid compositions, remain unclear.
Successful future exploration will require a holistic, multidisciplinary approach that integrates existing data with new and emerging concepts in microbiology, geochemistry and temporal variations in physicochemical conditions on an evolving planet. Explore the historic context, current understanding, and future research directions in the development of basin-hosted mineral deposits.
Featuring James Davey, MESci, PhD, FGS, Resource Geology Consultant, SRK United Kingdom
