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 October 2013 To: Mo./Yr. September 2014 Student Chapter Name: SEG- Student Chapter UNS Student Chapter Mailing Address: [email protected] Student Chapter Website : Student Chapter Executive Committee (in office during the time frame captured on this report) (type Vacant if position not filled): President: María Celeste D Annunzio [email protected] Name Vice President: Melisa Angeletti [email protected] Name Secretary: Fernando O. Lebinson [email protected] Name Treasurer: Ana L. Rainoldi [email protected] Name Student Chapter Academic Sponsor (must be SEG Fellow Member in good standing): Eduardo Domínguez [email protected] Name Phone San Juan 679. Bahia Blanaca. Argentina Address Fax Student Chapter Industry Sponsor (SEG Fellow Membership is highly recommended; Industry Sponsor should not be affiliated with the student chapter s institution): Danilo Silva [email protected] Name Phone Paraná 275 piso 3 apartment. 6. Buenos Aires Argentina Address Fax Sponsoring Institution or Company (name): HUNT MINING CORP/ CERRO CAZADOR S.A. 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 Executive Committee (from October 2013 to September 2014): President: María Celeste D Annunzio. [email protected] Vice President: Melisa Angeletti. [email protected] Secretary: Fernando Lebinson [email protected] Treasurer: Ana Laura Rainoldi. [email protected] List of the Student Chapter members: Graduate Students 01- Melisa Angeletti (PhD Student) * 02- Vanesa Soledad Araujo (Post- doc Student) 03- Verónica Bouhier (PhD Student) * 04- María Agustina Cocola (PhD Student)* 05- Celeste D Annunzio (PhD Student) * 06- Violeta González (PhD Student) * 07- Leticia Lescano (Post-doc Student) * 08- Laura Maydagán (Post-doc Student) * 09- María Soledad Melatini (PhD Student) * 10- Ana Laura Rainoldi (PhD Student) * 11- Natalia Sánchez (PhD Student) 12- Ivana Urraza (Post-doc Student) 13- Fernando Lebinson (PhD Student)* Undergraduate Students 14- Patricio Andrade 15- Emiliano Bauer 16- Candela Corredera* 17- Natalia De Azevedo * 18- Carolina Meschini 19- Evelin Jara 20- Geraldine Luna * * SEG Student Members Elected Student Chapter Executive Committee (from October 2014 to September 2015): President: Verónica Bouhier. [email protected] Vice President: María Celeste D Annunzio. [email protected] Secretary: Candela Corredera. [email protected] Treasurer: Melisa Angeleti. [email protected]

3 Summary of annual activities 1. Regular meetings (From October 2013 to September 2014) We made two meetings per month (some more when it was necessary) to organize the activities of this period. During these regular meetings we assigned to every member of our Student Chapter specific tasks to reach. We organized two very successful short-courses and two conferences with professionals of different private companies who are working in diverse topics related to economic geology (see point 3). Also, we are organizing short-courses programmed for the next period (see point 6). 2. Field trip to Santa Cruz and Chubut provinces, Argentina. Between November 29th and December 8th, 2013, the members of the SEG Student Chapter UNS and Dr. Paul Lhotka organized an eight-day field trip to Chubut and Santa Cruz Provinces that was part of the course Geology and Applied Exploration of the Silver Deposits of the Patagonia Argentina. The course and field trip had the support of the Society of Economic Geologists (Round I 2013 Stewart R Wallace Funding application), COEUR Mining Inc, Mirasol Resources and the Geology Department of Universidad Nacional del Sur (UNS). A group of 10 members of our Student Chapter participated in this field trip guided by Dr. Paul Lhotka (geologist from the mining industry) and the guest professor was Dr Fernando Tornos (Universidad Internacional de Andalucía, España). Two drivers of the Geology Department (UNS) vehicle also traveled with us. During the trip we visited two silver projects. The first one was the Virginia project ( ; ) located in the center-north of Santa Cruz province in the Deseado Massif. The silver mineralization at Virginia is hosted by quartz epithermal veins with hematite.

4 Fig. 1. Location of Joaquin and Virginia Au-Ag Projects in Santa Cruz province, Patagonia Argentina. Fig. 2. Participants of the Field Trip 2013 in Virginia Project. From left to right, down: Geraldine Luna, Paul Lhotka; Evelin Jara, Melisa Angeletti and Candela Corredera. From left to right, up: Patricio Andrade, Ana Laura Rainoldi, María Celeste D Annunzio, Emiliano Bauer, De Azevedo Natalia and Fernando Tornos.

5 The second one was Navidad project, located in Gastre region (42.4 S W), Chubut Province, at the southwestern margin of North Patagonian Massif. Navidad is a Ag and Pb world class deposit with significant contents of Cu and Zn, and epithermal characteristics. The mineralization is hosted in a Jurassic volcanosedimentary sequence. Fig. 3. Location of Navidad Project in Chubut province, Patagonia Argentina. Fig. 4. Participants of the Field Trip 2013 in Navidad Project. From left to right, down: Candela Corredera, María Celeste D Annunzio, Ana Laura Rainoldi, Geraldine Luna, Emiliano Bahuer, Marcelo Paolini. From left to right, up: Fernando Tornos, Evelín Jara, Patricio Andrade, Melisa Angeletti, Natalia de Azevedo, Paul Lhotka, Verónica Bouhier, Juan Ignacio García Nacud, and Gustavo Sandoval (taking the photo).

6 3. Organized conferences and short courses On November 8 th, 2013, we invited the professor Dr. Carlos Zavala, to give a conference titled: Hyperpycnal systems: under the sea rivers. Origin, characteristics and distribution of deposits related to hyperpycnal flows. This conference took place in the Auditorium of the Geology Department of our University. The lecture was really interesting and more than 40 undergraduate, PhD students and Professors of our University assisted. Fig. 5. Left photo: Members of SEG Student Chapter UNS with Dr. Carlos Zavala, after the conference. Upper-Left to right: Patricio Andrade; Carlos Zavala; Emiliano Bauer; Natalia de Azevedo. Down- Left to Right: Carolina Meschini, Ainara Irastorsa and candela Corredera. Right Photo: Candela Corredera, giving a gift to Carlos Zavala in the name of all the members of our Student Chapter. Dr. Fernando Tornos from the Instituto Geológico Minero de España, Spain, was invited by our Student Chapter together with the academic authorities of our University. He gave a course on Geochemistry of hydrothermal processes. This course took place in the Geology Department of our university from 25 th to 28 th, November, The aim of the course was to understand and quantify the geochemistry of hydrothermal processes, and especially the low temperature hydrothermal processes (<300 C). The course included an update of knowledge on the origin, transport and precipitation of silicates, oxides and sulfides from hydrothermal fluids. One of the objectives of this course was to emphasize the relationship

7 between purely descriptive geology and the understanding of genetic processes, and extrapolate these processes from small-scale observation to a regional scale. The course included a significant practical component, using calculation programs. About 30 geologists participated, including people from other countries, students, professors of the Universidad Nacional del Sur and others universities of our country. Fig. 6. The students during the practical classes. Fig. 7. The president of our Student Chapter, María Celeste D Annunzio and Ana Laura Rainoldi, giving a gift to Fernando Tornos in the name of all the members of our Student Chapter.

8 Fig. 8. The participants of the course and Dr. Fernando Tornos. Fig. 9. Fellowship dinner after the course.

9 Dr. Paul Lothka was invited by the SEG Student Chapter to give a conference in our University. The name of his very interesting talk was Three New Discoveries on Silver Reservoir in Patagonia: : Navidad- Joaquin - Virginia and was held in the Auditorium of the Geology Department from our University the 28 th November of The talk was just before the field trip organized by the SEG Student Chapter to these projects. We would like to thank very much the help and predisposition of Paul, who made possible to carry out this unforgettable trip. Fig. 10. The Student Chapter Facultative Sponsor, Dr. Eduardo Dominguez, presenting Dr. Paul Lothka. Fig. 11. Vice-president of our Student Chapter, Melisa Angeletti, giving a gift to Dr. Paul Lothka in the name of all the members of our Student Chapter.

10 Fig. 12. Members of SEG Student Chapter UNS with Paul Lothka end Fernando Tornos, after the conference. Left to right: Melisa Angeletti, Fernando Tornos, Paul Lothka, María Celeste D Annunzio, Ana Laura Rainoldi, Veronica Bouhier, Natalia de Azevedo and Emiliano Bauer. We invited Professor Dr. Osvaldo Rabbia, from Universidad de Concepción, Chile, to give a short-course on Formation of Andean Cu (Mo- Au) Porphyries. This short-course took place in our university, from the 25 th to the 28 th of March Almost 20 people, mostly PhD students from our University and mining professionals working in companies operating in Argentina assisted to this course. Fig. 13. The students during the classes.

11 Fig. 14. The students and Dr. Rabbia during the coffee- break Fig. 15. The students and Dr. Rabbia after the course. In September 2014, we finished the emissions of our radio program in the radio of our university (AM 1240, Bahía Blanca). The name of the program was Rockeando la Tarde ( Rocking the afternoon ). The radio program was about geology in general with emphasis on issues related to mineral deposits. It included interviews with different geologists, both from the academia and the industry. We also had a geotourism section, which explains the geological history of geological sites and localities of Argentina. In the last part of the

12 program we talk about the latest news from the geological world (mining industry, hydrocarbon exploration and academic research). Fig. 16. The last program of Rockeando la Tarde. Left Photo: From Left to Right: Candela Corredera and María Celeste D Annunzio. Right Photo: From Left to Right: Natalia Sánchez and Carolina Meschini. Fig. 17. The last program of Rockeando la Tarde. Left Photo: From Left to Right: Leticia Lescano and Veronica Miraglio. Right Photo: The team of Rockeando la Tarde with Cesar Tajes, the operator of the radio.

13 Fig. 18. The last program of Rockeando la Tarde. Left to right: Carolina Meschini, Candela Corredera; Natalia Sánchez, Verónica Miraglio, Leticia lescano and María Celeste D Annunzio. María Celeste D Anunzzio, the president of our Student Chapter, gave a conference entitled The mineralized Breccias of Quebrada del Diablo, Lower West, Gualcamayo Mining District, San Juan, Argentina. She is doing her PhD in an Au deposit disseminated in tectonic breccias in Gualcamayo Mining District, Precordillera of San Juan, Argentina. Fig. 19. Left Photo: Lic. María Celeste during the conference. Right Photo: Members of SEG Student Chapter UNS with María Celeste D Annunzio. From Left to Right: Patricio Andrade,

14 Veronica Bouhier, Geraldine Luna, María Celeste D Annunzio, Ana Laura Rainoldi and Natalia Sánchez. Our student chapter also invited the professor Dr. Luciano Lopez, Lic. Joaquín Nigro and Lic. Mercedes Carlini, from Universidad Nacional de La Plata, to give a short-course named GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN GEOLOGY. Applied to Mining exploration. This short-course took place in our university, from the 15 th to 17 th September Almost 20 people, mostly PhD students from our University, professors and undergraduate students assisted to this course. Fig. 20. The student during the coffee- break Fig. 21. The student during the practical class.

15 Fig. 22. Left photo: Dr Luciano Lopez during the class. Right Photo, Lic. Joaquin Nigro and Lic. Mercedes Carlini. Fig. 23. The president of our Student Chapter, María Celeste D Annunzio giving a gift to the professors in the name of all the members of our Student Chapter. Fig. 24. Left Photo: Members of SEG Student Chapter UNS with professors, after the course. Left to right: Melisa Angeletti, Fernando Tornos, Paul Lothka, María Celeste D Annunzio, Ana Laura Rainoldi, Veronica Bouhier, Natalia de Azevedo and Emiliano Bauer. Right Photo: Students and professors after the course.

16 4. Fund-raising programs Our Student Chapter was benefited with the 2013 Round I Chapter Stewart R. Wallace Student Chapter Funding during this period. With these funds together with economic support from the Universidad Nacional del Sur we organized the field-course named "Geology and Applied Exploration of Silver Deposits in Patagonia, Argentina" described in point 2. Additionally, we received funds from Coeur South America (USD 1,000) as a contribution to this field tripcourse described. This economic support helped us to offset part of the expenses (printing field guides, food, hotel, gasoline). A member of our Student Chapter, Candela Corredera received economic support to the SEG 2014 Conference. (September 27-30, 2014) that was held in Keystone, Colorado, USA, where she present a poster about "Discovery, Exploration and Paragenesis of the Virginia Silver Veins, Deseado Massif, Patagonia Argentina", which was held in conjunction with de Azevedo Natalia and Luna Geraldine. The field trip, as well as thin and polished sections were made with funds provided by Mirasol Resouces LTD. The poster for the conference was conducted with funding from the Department of Geology of our University. The authors thank all the support to realize this project.

17 Fig. 25. Left to Right: de Azevedo Natalia, Corredera Candela, Luna Geraldine. Fig. 26. Photos taken by Candela Corredera in Keystone, Colorado.

18 Fig. 26. Photos taken by Candela Corredera in Keystone, Colorado. Candela next to the poster in SEG 2014 Conference. 5. Other programs We are applying to the 2014 Round II Chapter Stewart R. Wallace Student Chapter Funding. With the help of this grant, we are planning to conduct a course and field trip to the Copahue geothermal field, Neuquén Argentina, in February In geothermal environments, primary minerals usually tend to alter to secondary (hydrothermal alteration) minerals that are either stable or at least metastable in these environments. The formation of these hydrothermal alteration minerals is usually dependent on the temperature, permeability, pressure, fluid composition, initial composition of the rock and the duration of the hydrothermal activity. These factors are largely independent, but the effects of one or more of the

19 factors can exert a dominant influence in the location and extent of hydrothermal alteration. The topics that are going to be addressed during the theoretical classes of the course are: Alternative and Renewable Energy: Energy Market. Types of energy. Environmental aspects. Economics. Rational use of energy. Geothermal Energy. Fundamentals. Exploration and development of geothermal resources. Geothermal Energy in Argentina and the Neuquén Province. Copahue Geothermal Field. During the field trip we plan to undertake a review of the geological, volcanological and structural aspects of the Copahue Geothermal Field, hydrothermal areas, thermal manifestations and alterations. Exploitation of the geothermal power generation and direct uses. We will observe in this field trip an active hydrothermal system. 6. Future plans We are organizing 6 (six) conferences and 2 (two) short-courses (one of them, with a field trip) for the next period (October September 2015). The first conference will be held by the postgrade student Verónica Bouhier (CONICET-Centro Patagónico de Estudios Metalogenéticos). She is doing her PhD thesis in the Navidad Project, a polymetalic (Ag, Pb, Cu and Zn) worldclass deposit located in Chubut Argentina. The title of the conference will be: Analysis of Alteration and Mineralization in Galena Hill, Navidad District, Chubut Argentina. This conference will be held on 20th October 2014.

20 Fig. 26: Brochure for diffusion of the conference of Lic. Veronica Bouhier. The second conference will be held by Candela Corredera, Natalia de Azevedo and Geraldine Luna, undergraduate students and members of our Student Chapter. The title of the conference will be: Comparison and paragenesis of the silver veins of Virginia Project, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina. Fig. 27: During the field trip in the area of Santa Cruz, in the Project Virginia.

21 Fig. 28: Left to Right: Luna Geraldine, Corredera Candela and de Azevedo Natalia during the field trip.. The third conference will be held in November 2014, in charge of the PhD student Melisa Angeletti. The title of the conference is: Petrography and Geochemical Characterization of the Granite Cerro Siempre Amigos, Azul Region, Tandilia The fourth conference will be held in April 2015 and will be held by Dr. Laura Maydagán (CONICET-Centro Patagónico de Estudios Metalogenéticos). She investigates the Cu-(Au) porphyries recently discovered in the High Cordillera of San Juan Province, Argentina. Her PhD thesis included the metallogenic study of the Cu-(Mo-Au) porphyry Altar and the Miocene igneous rocks of the region. She is going to offer a talk about Cathodoluminescence and trace elements in quartz from porphyry-type and associated epithermal ore deposits The fifth conference will be in charge of the PhD student Ana Laura Rainoldi, she is investigating sedimentary copper deposits associated with the migration of hydrocarbons in Neuquén Basin, Argentina. The title of the conference will be: Alteration of Red Sandstone, Huincul Formation (Neuquén Group). Evidence

22 of Hydrocarbons Migration in Dorso de Los Chihuidos Region. This conference will be held on July The sixth conference will be held in August 2015 in charge of Violeta Gonzalez. She is doing her PhD thesis in Mo-Cu porphyry deposits in the Patagonia Argentina. She will give a conference titled Geology, Geochemistry, Geochronology and Genesis of the Prospect El Porvenir-El Refugio, Chubut, Argentina. Tectonic and Metallogenic Implications. The first short course and field trip is about the Copahue Geothermal field, in Neuquén Argentina described in point 5. The second short-course is titled "Epithermal deposits: characteristics, survey and research" by Dr. Diego Guido and Dr. Sebastian Jovic from Universidad Nacional de La Plata. It will be held in March This course will include an introduction to the knowledge of epithermal deposits, their examples, the most important characteristics, classification and distribution, environment and metallogenesis. The second part of the course will gives an introduction to the methodology of exploration, research and recognition of the main features from the mesoscopic to the microscopic level. The course will include theoretical classes and practical observation with hand samples and thin sections. The theoretical and practical classes will be supported with artwork guide (powerpoint), photo (slides, powerpoint) and samples of the various types of epithermal deposits. The evaluation will be based on solving a practical work on examples of different deposits. The exam will be individual or in group, integrating the observations and discuss the results. The course is intended for graduate students of geology, advanced students in the career of Geology and professional geologists.