Monthly Lunch Seminars: Thursday October 8 , 2015 - Ramada Inn - Okanagan East Room The Calgary Mineral Exploration Group Society offers monthly lunchtime seminars relating to geology and mining in the province of Alberta, across Canada and around the world. Lunch prices: $20.00 for members $25.00 for non-members Ramada Hotel Downtown Convention Level 708 - 8th [...]
Free Range Tectonics - Using multiple global tectonic models to generate mineral and hydrocarbon targets Rick Boulay, B.SC. (Geology) Today’s dominant tectonic concept is the plate tectonic model that rolled over the geologic landscape in the late 1960’s. Classic tectonic models, abandoned tectonic models and alternative tectonic models also exist and can provide effective exploration [...]
Arrow: A Recent High-Grade Uranium Discovery in a New District by Garrett Ainsworth, PGeo., Vice President Exploration & Development, NEXGEN ENERGY LTD. The Arrow zone (“Arrow”) is a recent basement-hosted uranium discovery made in February 2014 by NexGen Energy Ltd. (“NexGen”) at its Rook I property in the southwest Athabasca Basin, Northern Saskatchewan. A total [...]
*Geology screwed up again! or A template for Mine Site Technical Support* by Ted Hannah, PGeo., Vice President, Geology, NORWEST CORPORATION In an operating scenario, everyone must understand that there will never be enough data to predict the lateral and vertical variability of Mother Nature with 100% certainty. With this in mind, mine site geologists [...]
Global Exploration Trends 2015 by Glen Jones, Director, SNL Metals and Mining Exploration companies continued to face headwinds in 2014, leading many to cut exploration budgets across the board. As a result, companies are budgeting to spend even less in 2015. Higher operating and capital costs, lower ore grades, and uncertain demand for commodities have [...]
21st Century Prospecting ... still in business at $45/bbl by Robert Munday, Ph.D., P.Geol. Robert J. Munday is making an official disclaimer: he will be making forward looking investment strategy statements in the followings to which he assumes no legal responsibility whatsoever. Robert considers himself a prospector - which is more business than science and [...]
Lunch prices: $20.00 for members $25.00 for non-members Ramada Hotel Downtown, 708 - 8th Avenue SW. Calgary, Alberta Convention Level A documentary video by Approaching Science: The discovery of a thousand year old gold mine in Suichang, Zhejiang, China Explained and translated in English by Virginia Trapnell, P.Geol. This video in Chinese Mandarin documented the [...]
Lunch prices $20.00 for members $25.00 for non-members Ramada Hotel Downtown, Convention Level 708 - 8th Avenue SW. Calgary, Alberta Please confirm your intention to attend by email to vtrapnell@meg.calgary.ab.ca so that the appropriate number of sandwiches can be ordered. NEW IRON ORE PRODUCTION FROM THE QUEBEC-LABORADOR LATERITE DEPOSITS by Lee Nichols, Terracon Geotechnique New [...]
The November 7, 2014 MEG Luncheon will be our Annual General Meeting Lunch prices: $20.00 for members $25.00 for non-members Ramada Hotel Downtown Convention Level 708 - 8th Avenue SW. Calgary, Alberta Doors Open at 11:30 am Talk Commences at 12:00 noon Retreating discovery rates and reduced exploration spending: potential impacts to global production Glen [...]
Noon, Thursday October 9, 2014 Convention Level, Ramada Downtown Calgary 708 - 8 Ave SW, Calgary, AB This month's talk is sponsored by Fairmont Resources Inc. Industrial Minerals discovery through to production cash flow Michael Dehn - President, CEO & Director, Fairmont Resources Inc. Fairmont Resources Inc. is a mineral exploration company focused on exploration [...]
