A series of talks (generally two per session) on activities of the Mines Branch, in particular the Geological Survey, and invited presentations from industry and others.
Presentations are given in the Basement Lecture Room, Natural Resources Building, 50 Elizabeth Avenue, St. John’s, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The seminars are open to all who are interested. There is no charge and no need to register.
Should you wish to give a presentation in this series, see contact information below.
Further information may be obtained from:
Heather Campbell 729-1719 or
Anne Westhues 729-2339
NOTE
The pdf version of the Winter Seminar Series talks issued by the Geological Survey Division of the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Natural Resources are made available to the public. They have not been formally edited or peer reviewed, and are based upon preliminary data and evaluation. For further clarification on talks, please consult with the authors.
The user agrees not to provide a digital reproduction or copy of this product to a third party. Derivative products should acknowledge the source of the data.
DISCLAIMER
The Geological Survey, a division of the Department of Natural Resources (the “authors and publishers”), retains the sole right to the original data and information found in any product produced. The authors and publishers assume no legal liability or responsibility for any alterations, changes or misrepresentations made by third parties with respect to these products or the original data. Furthermore, the Geological Survey assumes no liability with respect to digital reproductions or copies of original products or for derivative products made by third parties. Please consult with the Geological Survey in order to ensure originality and correctness of data and/or products.
January 21, 2016 |
Andy Kerr, Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland Serpentinites and Related Rocks near Hopedale, Nunatsiavut – Investigation of Potential Carving Stone Resources Nathaniel Noel, Sculptor and Geologist, Nathaniel Noel Sculpture Gallery, St. John’s, NL Newfoundland Soapstone – Going for the Gold |
January 28, 2016 |
Shannon Broughm, Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland Mineral Chemistry of Magnetite from Magnetite-Apatite Ores and their Host Rocks in Sweden and Chile Hamish Sandeman, Geological Survey and Greg Dunning, Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland Preliminary Geochronology and Petrochemistry of Volcanic Rocks and Felsic Dykes of the Silurian Sops Arm Group, Western White Bay, Newfoundland (NTS 12H/10 & 15)
|
February 4, 2016 |
John Jamieson, Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland Mineral Resource Potential of the Atlantic Ocean Jeff Pollock, Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland Distinct Taconic and Salinic Extensional Collapse of the Newfoundland Appalachians |
February 11, 2016 |
Greg Sparkes, Geological Survey Iron Oxide-Alkali Alteration within the Moran Lake Area of Labrador: Timing, Geochemistry and Potential Regional Associations
James Conliffe, Geological Survey Origin of Sedimentary Hosted High-grade Iron Ore Deposits: Old Models, New Ideas and Implications for Exploration in the Labrador Trough
|
February 18, 2016 |
Tim Van Nostrand, Geological Survey Migmatites and Associated Rocks of the Archean Ashuanipi Complex, Western Labrador
Charles Gower, Geological Survey |
February 25, 2016 NO TALKS – GAC MEETINGS |
March 3, 2016 |
Andrea Mills, Geological Survey, and Greg Dunning, Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland New Geochronological Constraints from the Bonavista Peninsula
Tom Calon, Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Andrea Mills, Geological Survey New Structural Data from the Bonavista Peninsula |
March 10, 2016 NO TALKS – PDAC MEETINGS |
March 17, 2016 |
Ian Knight, Alana Hinchey and Gerry Kilfoil, Geological Survey The Tournaisian Anguille Group in Fisher Hills, Pasadena Nathaniel Noel, Sculptor and Geologist, Nathaniel Noel Sculpture Gallery, St. John’s, NL Newfoundland Soapstone – Going for the Gold! – Part 2 |
March 24, 2016 |
Dorothea Hanchar, Department of Environment and Conservation Water Resources Management Division – Groundwater Section: Who We Are, What We Do, and Ways We Can Work Together |
March 31, 2016 |
Steve Amor, Geological Survey Local Outliers and Local Maxima in Geochemical Data from Labrador and Northern Ireland John Hinchey, Geological Survey The Long Lake Group, Central Newfoundland: An Update on Geochronology and Implications for Tectonostratigraphic Architecture |
April 7, 2016 |
Greg Dunning, Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Complexity in Magma Chamber Processes and Pyroclastic Deposits, with Application to Volcanic Rocks of the Avalon Zone |
April 14, 2016 |
Kevin Sheppard, Mineral Lands Glacial History on Fogo Island Steve Piercey, Department of Earth Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland A Semi-permeable Interface Model for the Genesis of Subseafloor Replacement-type Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide (VMS) Deposits |
April 21, 2016 |
Gerry Kilfoil, Geological Survey
A New Airborne Geophysical Survey, St. Alban’s Area, Newfoundland |