SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS, INC.

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1 SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS, INC Shaffer Parkway Littleton, CO USA Tel: Fax: Student Chapter Annual Report Form The purpose of this form is to report on Student Chapter activities over the previous year. The report provides a useful medium to document the status and progress of individual chapters. Annual Reports are used to evaluate applications for SEG support and to keep Student Chapter information up-to-date on the SEG website. Please provide a summary of Student Chapter activities in a concise form as suggested below. Description of programs may be supported by a limited number of photographs and figures in a format appropriate for publishing on our website. Submission Deadline: 30th September Submit to: [email protected] Month/Year Reported From: Mo./Yr September/2013 To: Mo./Yr. September/2014 Student Chapter Name: EAFIT UNIVERSITY Student Chapter Mailing Address: Department of Geology, EAFIT University, Medellín, Colombia. Cr 49 No 7 SUR 50 Student Chapter Website : Student Chapter Executive Committee (in office during the time frame captured on this report) (type Vacant if position not filled): President: Camilo Andrés Uribe Mogollón [email protected] Name Vice President: Daniel Alvarez Ramírez [email protected] Name Secretary: Daniela Cardona Lopera [email protected] Name Treasurer: Ana María Saldarriaga Nieto [email protected] Name Student Chapter Academic Sponsor (must be SEG Fellow Member in good standing): Maria Isabel Marín Cerón [email protected] Name Phone Cr 49 No 7 SUR 50 Medellín, Colombia. Address Fax Student Chapter Industry Sponsor (SEG Fellow Membership is highly recommended; Industry Sponsor should not be affiliated with the student chapter s institution): Jorge Eliécer López Rendón [email protected] Name Phone Cr S-01 Sabaneta, Colombia. Address Fax Sponsoring Institution or Company (name): EAFIT UNIVERSITY Attach: 1. a list of names of all Student Chapter members (please indicate by * if SEG Student Member). 2. complete Student Chapter Membership Information form with the current Executive Committee listed on page 1. On a separate page(s) provide a summary of student chapter annual activities: 1. Regular meetings, lectures 2. Field trips (dates, area visited, field trip leaders, number of participants, sponsors, benefits for students). Note: this is not the place for a detailed field trip report that is required from a Student Chapter who has received funding from the Stewart R. Wallace Fund. 3. Organization of conferences, workshops, short courses (theme, number of participants, benefits for students) 4. Participation in conferences, workshops, short courses (theme, number of participants from the Student Chapter, benefits for students) 5. Fund-raising programs 6. Other programs 7. Future plans July2014VS

2 STUDENT CHAPTER ANNUAL REPORT ( ) Society of Economic Geologists Student Chapter of EAFIT University EAFIT UNIVERSITY STUDENT CHAPTER ANNUAL REPORT FORM The following report is aimed at informing on EAFIT University Student Chapter activities over the period, as a useful medium to document the status and progress of the chapter before the Society of Economic Geologists. Submission Deadline: 30th September 2014 Year Reported: September 2013 September 2014 Student Chapter Name: Mailing Address: EAFIT University Student Chapter Department of Geology EAFIT UNIVERSITY Cr 49 No. 7 Sur 50 Medellin, Colombia Purpose The EAFIT University student chapter of the Society of Economic Geologists has the mission to promote and contribute to the development of interest of economic geology in Antioquia and Colombia. Our chapter focuses on carry out research projects to train excellent students in the atmosphere of mining and mineral exploration. We also organize lectures, seminars and field trips, which are attended by student members, EAFIT faculty, and professional geologists, making an interaction between academia and industry. 1

3 Outgoing Student Chapter Executive Committee ( ) Title Name President Camilo Uribe Mogollon Vice-President Daniel Alvarez Ramirez Secretary Daniela Cardona Lopera Treasurer Ana Maria Saldarriaga Newly Elected Student Chapter Executive Committee ( ) Title Name President Daniela Cardona Lopera Vice-President Sebastián Posada Monsalve Secretary Ana María Contreras Vera Treasurer Alejandra Tabares Grajales Student Chapter Academic Sponsor Maria Isabel Marin Ceron, PhD Director of Geochemistry and Regional Geology Research Group Department of Geology - EAFIT University Cr 49 No. 7 Sur 50 Medellin, Colombia [email protected] 2

4 Student Chapter Industry Sponsor Dr. Jorge E. Lopez Rendon Director I+D - Sumicol S.A Cr S-01 Sabaneta, Colombia [email protected] Student Members: Milena Gonzalez Laura Aristizabal Leidy Ortiz Juliana Mesa Juan Pablo Osorio Miguel Ramirez Summary of Annual Activities Meetings Every 15 days, on Friday afternoon we organized lecture series. This is an informal space where we meet with EAFIT faculty and professional geologists to discuss geologic research topics. Field Trips 1) Marmato (May 22) 13 Undergraduate students from EAFIT University including SEG members visited Marmato Project from Gran Colombia Gold. Marmato is located 80 km south of 3

5 Medellin, in the Middle Cauca Belt. Mineralization in the district is interpreted as an epithermal low sulphidation Au-Ag ore, with reserves of up to 15,9 million Oz Au gold (Tassinari, 2007). Our group received an excellent tour led by Alesandro Cecchi, director of exploration. We received an introductory presentation and we were taken underground to explore several levels in the mine, where we observed the regional rocks associated with the mineralization, and also the distensional veins, stockwork and brecciated zones of the system. We also received a tour outside of the mine, to observe the crushing processes of the rock and the extractive processes of the ore. EAFIT Chapter in Marmato Project 4

6 EAFIT Chapter inside Marmato Mine, Gran Colombia Gold Project. 2) California Vetas (August 10) EAFIT, UnalMed and UIS SEG chapters organized together a field trip to California Vetas led by Prof. Luis Carlos Mantilla. 5 EAFIT SEG members attended. California Vetas California-Vetas Mining District is located at 35 km NE of Bucaramanga, in the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia within the Santander Massif, with inferred reserves of 20 Millions Oz Au gold, in a high sulphidation system (Mantilla, 2013). Prof Mantilla took us to the field and showed us some of his observation about geology, mineralization and different alteration types in the districts. He shared some of the geochemistry analysis and geochronology data to have a general background of the geological process involved and associated with the mineralization. 5

7 EAFIT, UNALMED and UIS student Chapters in California Vetas field trip. EAFIT students in California Vetas Field trip 6

8 Short Courses and Guest Lecturers 1) Robert Shaw (April 10) Phanerozoic magmatism in Colombia and related gold deposits. Dr. Robert Shaw gave a talk to EAFIT chapter student in Medellin. He presented some of the tectonic reconstructions of Magmatic arcs in Colombia, relating these to all the gold deposits discovered. He also discussed about the actual situation in the mining industry and the political situation that is affecting to the economy in Colombia. 2) Thomas Bissig (July 25) Magmatism and Tectonic related to Hydrothermal Magmatic systems Cu-Au Porphyries. Fluid Evolution, mineralization and alteration characteristics. Dr. Thomas Bissig gave two lectures to EAFIT chapter students, EAFIT faculty and UnalMed students in Medellin. The first talk was an introduction of hydrothermal magmatic systems, magmatism and tectonic involved. The second talk was about Cu-Au porphyries: Fluid Evolution, mineralization and alteration characteristics. 3) Hildebrando Leal Mejia (July 25) Magmatism and Gold Metallogenesis in Colombian Andes. Dr. Hildebrando Leal Mejia presented his PhD work to EAFIT chapter students, EAFIT faculty and UnalMed students in Medellin. He presented data related to the characterization of mineralization in the Colombian Andes, in a regional tectonomagmatic setting, with the objective to find the different metallogenic events. He showed some of the petrochemistry and geochronological data. 7

9 Participation in conferences, workshops, and short courses 1) Regional Research Meeting: One EAFIT student attended to the RRM in Medellin, Colombia. The student had the opportunity to share his research in a talk in front all professors and other assistants. Participant Camilo Uribe was awarded to attend to the National Research Meeting. 2) National Research Meeting: One EAFIT student attended to the NRM in Monteria, Colombia. The student had the opportunity to share his research in a talk in front of all professors and other assistants. Participant Camilo Uribe was awarded to attend to the Latin American Research Meeting. 3) 26th International Applied Geochemistry Symposium 2013: One EAFIT student attended to the IAGS in Rotorua, New Zealand.. The student had the opportunity to share his research in a poster exposition in front all professors and other assistants. EAFIT Student in the 26th International Applied Geochemistry Symposium 2013, New Zealand. 8

10 4) Latin American Research Meeting: One EAFIT student attended to the LARM in Medellin, Colombia. The student had the opportunity to share his research in a poster in front of all professors and other assistants. Participant Camilo Uribe had an honor mention. 5) UNESCO-SEG-SGA Latin American Metallogeny Course (2014): One EAFIT student attended at Latin American Metallogeny Course and field trip in Quito, Ecuador. The student had the opportunity to share his research in a poster exposition in front all professors and other assistants. Participant Camilo Uribe was awarded the best student poster at the course. EAFIT student awarded as the best poster on the UNESCO-SEG-SGA Latin American Metallogeny Course ( Quito, 2014) 6) SEG STUDENT FIELD TRIP 2014 Archean Base and Precious Metal Deposits, Southern Abitibi Greenstone Belt, Canada : One EAFIT student attended to the SEG student field trip in Canada. 9

11 EAFIT student (second on the left) in Kidd Mine, SEG STUDENT FIELD TRIP 2014 Archean Base and Precious Metal Deposits, Southern Abitibi Greenstone Belt, Canada. Future Plans Among the plans we have for the upcoming year are: 1) Encourage undergraduate students to join to our SEG student chapter. 2) Participate in local and international conferences and conventions. 3) Organize and attend to a field trip to Gramalote Project from AngloGold Ashanti. 4) Organize and attend successfully to a field trip with all the SEG chapters from Colombia. 5) Continue to present lectures on Friday afternoons related to economic geology. 6) Bring SEG Lectures to our university to teach a course about mineral exploration. 10

12 Camilo A. Uribe Mogollon President EAFIT SEG Student Chapter Period