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Please note the following announcement for the next Gordon conference to be
held in August of this year.  Interested participants must apply to the
Gordon Research organization - details below.


Gordon Research Conference: Inorganic Geochemistry
Formation, modification, and preservation of ore deposits:
Tectonic, climatic and surficial factors
19-23 August 2001 at Proctor Academy, New Hampshire, USA

Gordon Research Conferences (GRC) are held on a wide variety of subjects,
with the goal of generating dialogue among researchers and members of
industry through the presentation of cutting-edge advances in an
"off-the-record" informal environment.  The mineral-deposit community
organizes Gordon conferences every four years under the broad title of
"Inorganic Geochemistry".  This year's conference will highlight research on
the generation of some of the world's largest Cu, Au, Ni, Fe, and Mn
deposits, particularly processes that influence the modification and
preservation of ores and hence their economic viability.  This important
topic has seen minimal discussion in recent conferences, and we hope that
the GRC will provide a venue to review critical applied and fundamental
questions related to tectonics, fluid circulation, climate and weathering,
bacterial activity, and metal enrichment.  Four speakers from the minerals
industry will open the conference by highlighting questions related to
exploration and development.  This will be followed by seven technical
sessions (speakers and titles of talks will be listed at www.grc.uri.edu
under Inorganic Geochemistry), plus an informal open session on experimental
and analytical advances relevant to ore deposits.  A final wrap-up
discussion will focus on the frontiers and opportunities for research on the
broad theme of the conference.

Limited financial assistance will be available for graduate students and
young professionals (assistant professors) engaged in research relevant to
the theme of the conference.  Apply to Jeff Hedenquist
([log in to unmask]).  Preference will be given to those presenting
posters.  To submit a poster for consideration, send a one-page abstract to
Jean Cline ([log in to unmask]).  Decisions on acceptance of posters and
financial assistance will be made in May.

Registration fee (inclusive of room and board): $595 (double), $650
(single).

Attendance at Gordon Research Conferences is limited.  For further
information and to apply to attend, visit the GRC web site, www.grc.uri.edu
or contact GRC, University of Rhode Island, PO Box 984, West Kingston, RI,
02982-0984, USA.  Fax 1-401-783-7644.

John Thompson, Teck Corporation, Vancouver, and Jeff Hedenquist, Ottawa,
co-chairs
Jean Cline, University of Nevada - Las Vegas, vice-chair


Program (see GRC web site for details):
Aug 19 - Sunday p.m.: Industry Perspective
Aug 20 - Monday a.m.: Metal mobility in the natural environment
Aug 20 - Monday p.m.: Climate, Tectonics and Metal Mobility
Aug 21 - Tuesday a.m.: Metal enrichment - Cu and Au
Aug 21 - Tuesday p.m.: Tectonics and ore deposits
Aug 22 - Wednesday a.m.: Metal enrichment - Ni, Fe and Mn
Aug 22 - Wednesday a.m.: Paleosurface: Preservation and destruction
Aug 23 - Thursday a.m.: Crustal Fluid circulation
Aug 23 - Thursday p.m.: Research Frontiers