GSA Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, USA - 2016

Session No. 268
Wednesday, 28 September 2016: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 301 (Colorado Convention Center)

Economic Geology

Eric D. Anderson and Thomas Monecke, Chairs
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8:15 AM
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8:00 AM
AEROMAGNETIC DATA PROVIDE A FRAMEWORK FOR CONCEALED MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OVER AN ACCRETED ISLAND-ARC SETTING IN SOUTHWEST ALASKA
ANDERSON, Eric D.1, MONECKE, Thomas2, HITZMAN, Murray W.3, ZHOU, Wendy2 and BEDROSIAN, Paul A.4, (1)US Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Bldg 20, MS 964, Denver, CO 80225, (2)Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, (3)Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois St., Golden, CO 80401, (4)Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Bldg 20, MS 964, Denver, CO 80225, ericanderson@usgs.gov
8:45 AM
MAPPING HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION ZONE AS A PROBABLE SITE OF POTENTIAL MINERAL RESOURCES IN THE CENTRAL EASTERN DESERT OF EGYPT USING REMOTELY-SENSED DATA
ABDELKAREEM, Mohamed, Geology, South Valley University, Geology Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena-Safaga road, Qena, 83523, Egypt and EL-BAZ, Farouk, Center for Remote Sensing, Boston University, 725 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215-1401, mohamed.abdelkareem@sci.svu.edu.eg
9:00 AM
GEOCHEMISTRY OF HYDROTHERMAL VENTS AT SUBMARINE VOLCANOES
STUCKER, Valerie and DE RONDE, Cornel E.J., GNS Science, PO Box 30368, Avalon, 5040, New Zealand, V.Stucker@gns.cri.nz
9:15 AM
HIGH-PRECISION U-PB CA-TIMS GEOCHRONOLOGY AND ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY OF POLY-METALLIC PORPHYRY INTRUSIONS OF THE LATIR MAGMATIC CENTER, NEW MEXICO: LARGE SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE METALS, OR MULTIPLE SYSTEMS WITH DIFFERENT METALS?
GAYNOR, Sean, Department of Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Mitchell Hall CB 3315, 104 South Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3315 and COLEMAN, Drew S., Geological Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 104 South Road, CB #3315, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, sgaynor@email.unc.edu
9:30 AM
MAGMATIC-HYDROTHERMAL HISTORIES OF MIOCENE EPITHERMAL GOLD-SILVER DEPOSITS IN THE TONOPAH AND DIVIDE DISTRICTS, WESTERN NEVADA
JOHN, David A.1, COLGAN, Joseph P.2, COSCA, Michael A.3, DU BRAY, Edward A.3 and VIKRE, Peter G.4, (1)U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA 94025, (2)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, Lakewood, CO 80225, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering, MS 176, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557-0047, djohn@usgs.gov
9:45 AM
TECTONO-HYDROTHERMAL EVOLUTION OF THE NEOARCHEAN ABITIBI GREENSTONE BELT, CANADA: NEW INSIGHTS FROM TIMISKAMING ASSEMBLAGE QUARTZ PEBBLES
HUFFORD, Gregory, Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois St., Golden, CO 80401 and MONECKE, Thomas, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, greghufford@gmail.com
 
10:00 AM
Break
10:15 AM
TARGETING AREAS OF GOLD FAVORABILITY THROUGH FACTOR ANALYSIS OF STREAM SEDIMENT DATA, FAIRBANKS MINING DISTRICT, EAST-CENTRAL ALASKA
FOILES, Lauren1, GOLDFARB, Richard1, HOLLEY, Elizabeth2 and ZHOU, Wendy1, (1)Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1516 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401, (2)Department of Mining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1600 Illinois Street, GOLDEN, CO 80401, lfoiles@mines.edu
10:30 AM
TRACE ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF PLACER GOLD SAMPLES
LUTERBACH, Tiffany D., New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Pl, Mineral Engineering Dept, Socorro, NM 87801-4681 and MCLEMORE, Virginia T., Bureau of Geology, New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, tiffany.luterbach@student.nmt.edu
10:45 AM
THE DISCOVERY OF CENOZOIC LACUSTRINE URANIUM DEPOSITS IN THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS, UNITED STATES
VAN GOSEN, Bradley S., U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Mail Stop 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225 and HALL, Susan M., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 939, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, bvangose@usgs.gov
11:00 AM
MINERALOGY AND PARAGENESIS OF THE SULFUR SPRINGS DRAW CALCRETE-TYPE URANIUM DEPOSIT, NORTHERN TEXAS
HALL, Susan M., U.S. Geological Survey, MS 939, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046, PACES, James B., U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO 80225 and VANGOSEN, Bradley S., Mineral Resources Program, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS 973, Denver, CO 80225, susanhall@usgs.gov
11:15 AM
CHEMICAL SIGNATURE OF GROUNDWATER IN COVER OVERLYING DULUTH COMPLEX NI-CU-PGE DEPOSITS, NE MINNESOTA
MANNING, Andrew H., U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, Mail Stop 973, Denver, CO 80225, WANTY, Richard B., U.S. Geological Survey, P.O. Box 25046, Mail Stop 964D, Denver, CO 80225, MORRISON, Jean M., U.S. Geological Survey, Crustal Geophysics and Geochemistry Science Center, Denver, CO 80225 and DA PELO, Stefania, Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, via Trentino 51, Cagliari, 09127, Italy, amanning@usgs.gov
11:30 AM
VARIATIONS IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH VARYING DEGREES OF SILICATE ALTERATION WITHIN THE J-M REEF OF THE STILLWATER COMPLEX, MONTANA, USA
WERNETTE, Benjamin Wilson1, RIPLEY, Edward M.1, LI, Chusi1, SMITH, Joshua M.1 and ZHOU, Yi2, (1)Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, 1001 E. 10th Street, Bloomington, IN 47408, (2)State Key Laboratory of Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang, China, bwernett@indiana.edu
11:45 AM
SULFUR, OXYGEN AND CARBON ISOTOPES IN THE GAGARYAH BARITE DEPOSIT, FAREWELL TERRANE, INTERIOR ALASKA, AND COMPARISONS TO THE ISOTOPIC RECORD OF MARINE SULFUR IN DEVONIAN TIME
JOHNSON, Craig A., US Geological Survey, MS 963, Box 25046, Denver, CO 80225, DUMOULIN, Julie A., U.S. Geological Survey, 4210 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, BRADLEY, Dwight, U.S. Geological Survey, 4210 University Dr, Anchorage, AK 99508 and EMSBO, Poul, USGS, P.O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, cjohnso@usgs.gov
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