IAGOD Adelaide 2010

 

The International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits (IAGOD) will be holding its 13th Quadrennial Symposium for the first time Down-Under, in Adelaide, South Australia. This is a great change to highlight research and work on Australian ore deposits, new exploration technologies, and new prospects and discoveries.

 

The themes for this conference are highly diverse and cover both specific ore deposit type themes and regional themes including:

 

Specific themes: giant ore deposits; magmatic and volcanic hosted ore deposits; residual and placer deposits; Mineralogy – from exploration to beneficiation; New geophysical and geochemical exploration technologies; gem deposits; New Energy (i.e. hot rock, nuclear, geothermal); and Present-day mineralising systems.

 

Australian regions:  South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, Queensland, Northern territory, Western Australia.

 

World regions:  New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands; SE Asia, Russia and Central Asia; China and East Asia; Europe; Africa and Madagascar; Central and South America; North America; Near East, Middle East and Arabia; South Asia

 

Venue:  Adelaide Convention Centre

 

Dates:  Tuesday 6th April to Friday 9th April 2010

 

Website:  http://www.alloccasionsgroup.com/IAGOD2010

 

There will be an exhibition area open during the conference. Enquiries for booths should be directed to Amanda:   amanda@aomevents.com

 

If you are interested in sponsoring this event in any way, we have sponsorship packages available across a wide range of categories and value. For this package, please contact Amanda:  amanda@aomevents.com

 

Pre-conference fieldtrips:  these include: a trip across New South Wales, looking at the range of mineral deposits associated with the Tasman Orogen and arriving in Adelaide a few days before the conference begins; a trip by camel across the Flinders Ranges; a trip to the Olympic Dam deposit.

 

Icebreaker:  South Australian Museum

 

Conference Dinner:  Adelaide Zoo

 

If you wish to have further details, then contact Ian Graham (UNSW) on:

i.graham@unsw.edu.au