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The organizing committee of the ‘NAC Conference 2014’ would like to invite you to participate in a two day event on craton-specific mineral targeting, utilizing the North Atlantic Craton (NAC; Labrador, Greenland and Scotland) as the area of interest. The conference will be held 20th – 21st March 2014 (icebreaker 19th March) at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. Please visit our website at: http://www.nac-conference2014.org.uk/default.php and our flier at http://www.nac-conference2014.org.uk/docs/NAC_Flyer_online.pdf
The intended sessions are listed below, along with the confirmed keynote speakers.
1). The geology and formation of the NAC
2). Cratonic structure and regional controls on mineralisation (Keynote: Dr Graham Begg, Minerals Targeting International PL, Australia)
3). Mantle metasomatism and influences on SCLM geochemistry (Keynote: Prof. Christopher Hawkesworth, University of St Andrews)
4). Metallogenesis within the NAC (Keynote: Prof. Jochen Kolb, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland)
5). Ni-Cu-PGE potential of the NAC
6). Gold potential of the NAC (Keynote: Prof. Richard Goldfarb, USGS)
7). New developments and discoveries in exploration
8). Applied mineralogy (Keynote: Prof. Sarah-Jane Barnes, University of Quebec)
9). Future exploration and potential for academia-industry collaboration
10). Break-up of the NAC - effects of the opening of the Atlantic and Labrador Sea.
On behalf of the organizing committee and the event sponsors, we look forward to welcoming you to St Andrews in March for what promises to be an exciting and dynamic conference. Kind Regards, Hannah Hughes (Cardiff University, UK) on behalf of NAC Conference Organizing Committee