Research | Mineral
Resources
Mineral
resources related research in the Department of Geosciences
covers many topics from the basic science of ore-forming systems
(including structural geology, geochemistry, petrology, geochronology,
mineralogy) to studies focused on deposit types (notably porphyry
Cu-Mo-Au, epithermal Au-Ag, iron-oxide(-Cu-Au), rare-element, skarn
and replacement, Carlin-type) to regional and global metallogenic
studies. These studies draw primarily on the wealth of superb exposures
and industry collaborations available in the Cordillera of North
and South America, but span the globe from Indonesia to the Baltic
region to southern Africa. These approaches are integrated with
other activities in the department, on campus, and with partners
in institutions worldwide.
Faculty 
Mark
Barton
Joaquin
Ruiz
Eric
Seedorff
Spencer
Titley
Faculty
with Related Interests
Bob
Downs
Mihai
Ducea
George
Gehrels
Roy
Johnson
Jon
Patchett
Mary
Poulton (Mining & Geological Engineering)
Researchers
John
Chesley - Geochemistry
Chris Eastoe -
Eric Jensen - Mineral Resources
Lukas Zürcher - Mineral Resources
Facilities, Equipment, and Resources
- Superb
field exposures and industry partners in one of the world's most
significant mining regions
- Petrographic,
fluid inclusion, cathodoluminescence, and stable isotope extraction
lines
- GIS
and computational facilities
- Many
other relevant analytical and experimental facilities are described
or linked under the Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Tectonics, and Petrology
programs for other facilities
- Cooperative
activities with the U.S. Geological Survey notably through the Center
for Mineral Resources
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