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SEG Mentoring Program

About the Mentor Program

Do you need advice? Would you like to have someone with whom you may discuss your work and career?

We have experienced members in mining & exploration companies, government surveys, consultancies and universities who will be happy to discuss your work and career and give you advice.

Follow the links to view information about some of our members who have volunteered to be mentors for students and young professionals starting out on their career in economic geology. You are invited to contact any of them - their contact details are provided. Some speak and write different languages, so use whichever language is best for you. Remember, they have volunteered to help you.

If you would like to participate as a mentor to young geoscientists, you may do so by downloading and completing a template (MentorBlankTemplate.doc), attaching a photograph and returning your information to James Macdonald (a.james.macdonald@bigpond.com).

To read a description of the web-based mentoring program, please select your language below:

Active Mentors

The Society of Economic Geologists has 39 active Mentors.

Name Area Location Description
Nick J. Badham Industry Sirius Exploration
Porphyry copper-gold, VHMS, sapphire and Ni-Cu exploration
Edward M. Baker Industry E M Baker & Associates
Epithermal and porphyry Cu-Au systems
Regina M. Baumgartner Industry Teck Cominco Peru
Porphyry systems focusing on base and precious metal epithermal deposits
Maria Boni Academia University of Naples
Non-sulfide ore deposits; Sediment-hosted Zn-Pb ores; Hydrothermal dolomitization
David P. Braxton Industry Anglo American
Research interests are generally focused on porphyry and epithermal systems
Michael D. Campbell Industry M D Campbell & Associates L.P.
Mining analysis; environmental and regulatory assessments; mergers and acquisitions
Lucy H. Chapman Industry Ozmin Resources Pty Ltd
Sediment-hosted ore genesis; sedimentary diagenesis and basin evolution
Jean S. Cline Academia University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Geochemical evolution of Carlin-type gold deposits and porphyry and epithermal systems
Michael S. Fulp Industry Consultant
Exploration Analyst
Steven L. Garwin Industry Geoinformatics Exploration Inc
Application of structural geology and geochemistry to discovery
Howard C. Golden Industry
Geophysics
Richard J. Goldfarb Government U S Geological Survey
Metallogeny of Alaska, tectonics and ore deposits, lode gold deposits, Chinese gold deposits
Jens Gutzmer Academia TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Sediment-hosted ore deposits; paleo- environmental evolution; sedimentary ore formation; geometallurgy
Keith J. Henderson Industry Cardero Resource Corporation
Focus on mineral exploration and mine development projects.
Murray W. Hitzman Academia Colorado School of Mines
Iron oxide-copper-gold (IOCG), sediment-hosted stratiform copper, carbonate- and shale-hosted Zn-Pb-Ag, Carlin-type Au
George J. Hudak Academia University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh
Mineral deposits associated with Precambrian volcanic and intrusive rocks including volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits and epithermal deposits; geological and hydrothermal alteration mapping in Precambrian terranes; evolution of greenstone belts
Douglas J. Kirwin Industry Ivanhoe Mines Ltd
Front-end exploration and project generation
Peter Laznicka Industry Consultant
Mineral potential comparisons and evaluation
Justin M. Legg Industry Consultant
Focus on resource modeling & evaluation, geological modeling, QA/QC and data management.
Rael D. Lipson Industry Gold Fields Exploration Inc
Understanding the gross controls of gold deposits as a springboard to finding new deposits and the structural controls of gold deposits at scales ranging from sub-continental, to those of individual ore shoots, is crucial.
A. James Macdonald Industry Consultant
Mineral deposits; exploration
Daniel R. Marinov Industry Anglo American Exploration Peru
Senior Geologist with interests on mineral exploration for: Porphyry - epithermal Cu-Au systems and BIF related high-grade iron ore
Craig R. McClung Industry Thabex Exploration Ltd
Sediment-hosted base metal deposits; iron oxide copper-gold deposits; geochemistry
Lawrence D. Meinert Academia Smith College
Skarn deposits
Pilar Moreira Academia Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Au-Ag epithermal, Patagonia Argentina
Anthony A. Morey Industry Caracal Gold
Structure, mineralogy, and geochemistry of orogenic gold deposits
Peter J. Mullens Industry Laramide Resources
VP Exploration and Corporate Development for Laramide Resources, a Junior explorer listed on the Toronto Stock exchange with Uranium projects. Director Lydian Exploration listed on Toronto Stock exchange. Exploring in Armenia and Kosovo. Chairman of Hodges Resources listed in Australia
John L. Muntean Industry Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology
Geology and geochemistry of ore deposits; mine geology; geologic mapping; magmatic hydrothermal processes
Michael J.T. Orobona Industry Portman Iron Ore Limited
Carlin-type gold, mine/mill ore performance correlations, geometallurgy
Jose A. Perello Industry Antofagasta Minerals SA
Porphyry copper
Neil Phillips Industry Phillipsgold Pty. Ltd.
Metalliferous and Archaean geology, metamorphic petrology, geochemistry, fluids
Nancy C. Reardon Industry Great Bear Geological Services Inc.
Precious metal, epithermal and low-sulphidation deposits
Francois Robert Industry Barrick Gold Corporation
Mineral deposits geology, especially gold
Abani R. Samal Industry Pincock Allen & Holt Inc
Mineral deposit modeling
Holly J. Stein Academia Colorado State University
Metallogeny in a magmatic- metamorphic-tectonic framework; Re-Os
Jean Louis Vigneresse Academia CREGU
Expertise in felsic magma generation from source to emplacement; metals concentration processes
Noel C. White Industry Asia Now Resources Corp.
Epithermal and porphyry deposits
Alan J. Wilson Industry Anglo American (Australia) Pty Ltd
Porphyry copper and related ore systems, sediment-hosted copper and IOCG-type deposits, and regional geodynamic controls on mineralization from an applied economic geology perspective
Kaihui Yang Industry Asia Now Resources Corp.
Gold and base metal ore deposits; melt inclusion studies; VMS, porphyry Cu

Click on the Mentor's name to access their biography and contact details.