Short Courses
2019 AMA Convention Travel Discounts
Scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, and Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. Courses are open to the public and provide valuable information to anyone involved with or inter- ested in the minerals industry. GEOLOGY OF 5475-=7= CU-MO-AU DEPOSITS This will be a 2-day short course. Day 1 will cover ore-forming magmas, including compositions, WSYVGIW GVYWXEP QSHMǻGEXMSR S\ - idation, volatile and metal con- tents, and hydrothermal process- IW MRGPYHMRK ǼYMH GSQTSWMXMSRW ERHQMRIVEPM^MRKǼYMHWMRTSVTL]V] W]WXIQW ǼYMH ǼS[ ERH WXVYGXYV - al geology of porphyry deposits, with case studies from Chile and North America (including Alaska) and rock samples. Day 2 will cover vein types and relative ages, vein selvages and wall rock alteration, with ele- mental maps and phase diagrams, VSGOWEQTPIWERHTPSXXMRKI\IVGMW - es; igneous and mineral chemistry, ERH I\TPSVEXMSR QIXLSHW MRGPYH - ing hydrothermal vectoring using lithogeochemistry and SWIR. PRESENTERS John Dilles, Ph.D. - Oregon State University /SLR 5VSǺIXX 5L) - Consulting geologist Doug Kreiner, Ph.D. - U.S. Geolog- ical Survey MSHA REFRESHER COURSES: Surface and underground mining refresher courses are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 9 and
COLD REGIONS WATER MANAGEMENT
Water management is essential to nearly all mining and mineral processing activities, and its prac- XMGIJVSQI\TPSVEXMSRXLVSYKLGPS - sure must adhere to environmen- tal requirements that can impact the advancement of a project, economic success of an operat- MRK QMRI ERH IǺIGXMZI QMRI GPS - sure. Cold region conditions and permafrost present an additional challenge to the management of water. This short course will focus on the unique water management challenges in cold regions, inno- vative approaches, and practical solutions. Topics to be covered include surface and groundwa- XIV W]WXIQW MRǼYIRGIH F] GSPH region processes, water and load balance development, design of water management infrastructure founded on permafrost, and water treatment. Several case studies will be presented to demonstrate TVEGXMGEP ERH GSWXIǺIGXMZI ET - proaches to the management of water in cold regions. PRESENTERS Tom Sharp, Ph.D., PE, PEng Michael Royle, MAppSc. PGeo Ivan Clark PE Christopher Stevens, PhD
Support these travel industry supporters of the Alaska Miners Association and save money too on your travel to and stay in Anchorage for the convention.
Marriott Special AMA Rate $115 Visit AlaskaMiners.org for link to this group discount
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10, respectively, at the Downtown Marriott Hotel. All courses are open to the public. Register online to reserve your spot.
For registration and bios, visit AlaskaMiners.org
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