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Meetings/Workshops on Mineralogy in the United States (USA)

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1.Colombian Coal Conference 2012 — The XIV Version of Colombian Coal Conference
Dates	15 Feb 2012 → 17 Feb 2012	[ID=457780]
Location	Barranquilla, United States
Abstract	On February 15th, 16th and 17th, 2012 there will be the XIV Colombian Coal Conference "Colombian Coal Conference 2012" at the Convention Center of Combarranquilla - Country. The event will be attended by renowned national and international experts, specializing in the coal market., , Annually, this event brings together about 300 people involved in the production and marketing of coal, and industry suppliers, customers, staff of the National Government, representatives of other countries and national and international businesses that generate revenue of more than 1,000 million pesos to the city on business tourism., , Every year, the event will feature a specialized academic program for the mining and energy sector in order to make a detailed analysis of the coal face of new markets, the share of coal in the generation expansion plan for electricity, context of world coal royalties, environmental policies and the demand for coal in the electricity sector in Europe, among other topics of interest to industry.
Topics	?Colombia: Policy and Sustainable Mineral Development. ? New Markets, Opportunities in Asia Pacific ? Foreign investment as an alternative for new mining projects ? Growth and competitiveness of the coal industry in Colombia ? Current situation and outlook for thermal coal and metal for the next 5 years ? Port infrastructure; the challenge ? Analysis of emerging trends in producer and consumer countries
Weblink	http://www.ibarragarrido.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=71&lang=en
Contact	Jonattan Mosquera; Email: acc@ibarragarrido.com
Related subject(s)	Mining & Mineral Processing

2.Geochemistry of Mineral Deposits
Dates	15 Jul 2012 → 20 Jul 2012	[ID=455469]
Location	Andover, NH, United States
Organizer	Gordon Research Conferences
Abstract	Despite uncertain economic times for much of the world, prices for critical minerals continue to rise as they are depleted by mining and discovery of new resources becomes more difficult. The 2012 Gordon Conference on the Geochemistry of Mineral Deposits will present a forum to present and discuss new data and ideas on processes that control the formation and location of a wide range of ore deposits, including precious metals, base metals, and other critical elements. Sessions will include lithospheric controls on deposits, magmatic and hydrothermal processes, active hydrothermal systems as analogues to mineral deposits, and distal expressions of large deposits that can guide exploration. Evening sessions will focus on puzzling, controversial and commonly overlooked ore systems. Our goal is to bring together industry, university, and other research geoscientists working on all aspects of geoscience that are relevant to the formation and distribution of major mineral deposits. In addition to attracting leaders and rising stars to present cutting edge research, we will be encouraging students and junior scientists to attend and participate by presenting their work in poster format. This Conference, as past conferences have, presents a truly unique opportunity for geoscientists of various disciplines and career stages to exchange ideas, cultivate relationships, and devise new research directions that will help meet resource needs for future generations.
Weblink	http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2012&program=geochem
Related subject(s)	Environmental Chemistry and Geochemistry

3.Rock Deformation — Feedback Processes in Rock Deformation
Dates	19 Aug 2012 → 24 Aug 2012	[ID=455920]
Location	Andover, NH, United States
Organizer	Gordon Research Conferences
Abstract	Feedback processes are vitally important in controlling the rates and mechanisms of rock deformation. Positive feedbacks lead to accelerating rates, and commonly to spatial focusing. Localization and acceleration of creep is often associated with stress and/or strain rate dependent grain size reduction, frictional heating, or viscous shear heating. The presence of melt may help to localize and accelerate deformation, and in turn deformation may help to localize melt transport. Volume changes during retrograde metamorphic reactions may, under some circumstances, lead to fractures that maintain or increase permeability and reactive surface area, which in turn accelerates reaction rates. Hydraulic fracture often triggers a widening cascade of frictional failures on adjacent fracture systems. Feedbacks that form or reactivate closely-spaced fractures in the upper crust have relevance for, e.g., geological storage of CO2, enhanced geothermal power systems, and shale gas extraction. Clustering of earthquakes involves feedbacks in stress distribution on different faults, or segments of fault zones, that focus deformation in both time and space. Negative feedbacks can modulate or prevent accelerating strain. Gravitational instabilities, such as "delamination", "relamination", and diapirism, are affected by both positive and negative feedbacks when material undergoes phase transformations driven by changing pressure and temperature. Changes in pore pressure due to metamorphic reactions and/or shear heating can modulate earthquake behavior. There is increasing understanding of the mechanisms that limit earthquake rupture zones, and cause slow slip rather than seismic events. Crystallization in pore space can randomize previously focused fluid flow, reduce permeability, and bring metamorphic reactions to a halt. All of these feedbacks are related in a rich interplay of geodynamic processes.
Weblink	http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2012&program=rockdef
Related subject(s)	Geophysics and Geology

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Last updated: 03 January 2012