GoldXX events are known for their ground-breaking science, high quality and controversial presentations, and being good fun. The first meeting was Gold82 in Harare.
Gold84 was in Barberton and memorable for the lively debate about syngenesis and epigenesis. Gold86 was in Toronto, and Gold88 in Melbourne was a large meeting with extremely controversial talks. Gold91 was in Belo Horizonte. More recently, the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (Western Australia branch) AIG-WA has run several GoldXX meetings in Kalgoorlie and Rotorua. The last meeting was Gold19 in Perth. All meetings fostered the ongoing collaboration between exploration, mining, government, and academia.
The symposium, short courses and field trips are aimed at anyone with a graduate degree in geology and interested in gold exploration, mining, and research.
Past meetings have attracted company directors, senior managers, government, academia, exploration and mine geologists. We hold the events in Perth and Kalgoorlie with the specific aim of being accessible to exploration and mine geologists in the early stage of their careers.
CALL FOR SPONSORS
We are seeking additional sponsors.
Sponsors will receive on-going exposure of your name and logo on symposium materials, an optional trade booth and two delegates. We are pleased to discuss your needs including the bulk booking of delegates. Contact gold24@aig.org.au
Symposium Keynote Speakers
This list is subject to change.
Speaker
Affiliation
Talk Title
David Blair
University of Western Australia
How to make gold
Dave Craw
University Otago
Detrital gold: Resilient exploration tracer mineral and perennial resource target
Melanie Finch
James Cook University
Shear zone copper-gold deposits, Queensland, hydrothermal gold deposits in ductile shear zones during tectonic switches
Ignacio Gonzalez-Alvarez
CSIRO, Perth
Targeting gold in deeply and intensely weathered landscapes
Steve Garwin
Consultant, Perth
Successful methods in the exploration and discovery of porphyry Cu-Au deposits
Rich Goldfarb
Consultant, USA
Gold ores: where, when, and why
David Groves
Orebusters, Perth & China University of Geoscience
The enigmatic origin of orogenic gold systems: magmatic, crustal metamorphic, or sub-crustal sources with exploration inferences
Caitlin Jones
Tect Geological Consulting, South Africa
Greenstone-hosted gold of southern Africa, with a focus on the controls of auriferous mineralisation in the Barberton Greenstone Belt
Neil Phillips
Universities Melbourne & Stellenbosch
Science and modern gold exploration
John Ridley
Colorado State University
Hydrothermal gold deposits: what can we learn about
their genesis from their ore and fluid chemistry
Posters
Poster presentations comprise of a physical poster that will be displayed throughout the meeting and an optional five-minute oral presentation plus questions at the poster.
We are encouraging posters from both students and junior mine and exploration geologists describing their project.
Field Trips and Short Courses (Perth and Kalgoorlie)
Date
Leader(s)
Details
17-18 October
Rich Goldfarb, Caitlin Jones, & Neil Phillips
Short Course: Gold in time and space (PERTH)
19 October
ALS
Lab Visit: Gold analyses to support exploration and mining (half-day, morning) (PERTH)
19 October
Rowena Duckworth
Short Course: Microscopic gold, reflected light microscopy and paragenesis (half-day, afternoon) (PERTH)
21 October
Steve Garwin and Roger Taylor
Short Course: VisitPorphyry copper-gold systems – foundations and pathways towards discovery (PERTH)
25-26 October
Nick Franey
Short Course: Mineral Exploration Management (PERTH)
25 October
Northern Star Resources Ltd
Field Trip: Mine visit Kalgoorlie: Superpit and Mt Charlotte (underground) (KALGOORLIE)
26 October
Gerard Tripp
Field Tripp: Geology Eastern Goldfields (KALGOORLIE)
27 October
Ivan Henderson
Field Trip: Outcrop geology in the Kalgoorlie mineral field (KALGOORLIE)
28 October
John Ridley
Short Course: Geochemistry, ore fluids and gold (KALGOORLIE)
29 October
Alicia Verbeeten (GSWA)
Joe Lord Core Library (GSWA): Six Yilgarn Gold Deposits (KALGOORLIE)
Student Sponsorship
Full-time students who are student members of the AIG and have an accepted poster or oral presentation at Gold24 may apply to the AIG for support.
Student membership is at no charge.To apply for student membership, visit https://www.aig.org.au/about-aig/membership
For Gold24 student sponsorship including financial support towards registration, accommodation, and air travel contact Loraleen at the
AIG directly.
Email aigwa@aig.org.au with your
• Name
• Course/research topic
• Department and University
• Title of your presentation
Costs and Registration
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE! REGISTER EARLY AND SAVE!
Symposium Registration fees
Non-Members $1650, early bird rate $1,450
AIG Members, Members of Partner Organisations and Additional Sponsor Delegates $1320, early bird rate $1,150
Full-time Students, Unemployed and Retired Members of the AIG (or Partners) $770, early bird rate $550 (to cover catering costs)
*All fees and charges are in Australian dollars and include morning and afternoon tea/coffee, lunch as appropriate, and social functions
**Charges quoted here include Australian Government GST
Social functions
The below social functions are included in registration fees.
21 October
Welcome Drinks
22 October
Social event at the Royal Perth Yacht Club
23 October
Evening drinks
Event Name
Members
Non-Members
Students/Retired/Unemployed
Early bird
Full rate
Early bird
Full rate
Early bird
Full rate
Gold24 International Symposium
$1,150.00
$1,320.00
$1,450.00
$1,650.00
$550.00
$770.00
Short Course: Gold in Time and Space
$800.00
$900.00
$1,000.00
$1,100.00
$280.00
$330.00
Lab Visit: Gold Analyses to Support Exploration and Mining
FREE, registration required
Short Course: Microscopic Gold, Reflected Light Microscopy and Paragenesis
$190.00
$210.00
$250.00
$275.00
$70.00
$80.00
Short Course: Porphyry Copper-Gold Systems – Foundations and Pathways Towards Discovery
$450.00
$485.00
$500.00
$550.00
$150.00
$165.00
Short Course: Mineral Exploration Management – What are the Priorities?
$780.00
$830.00
$900.00
$950.00
$300.00
$330.00
Mine Visit: Kalgoorlie Superpit and Mt. Charlotte Underground
$450.00
$485.00
$500.00
$550.00
$150.00
$165.00
Field Trip: Geology of the Eastern Goldfields (Kalgoorlie)
$450.00
$485.00
$500.00
$550.00
$150.00
$165.00
Field Trip: Outcrop Geology in the Kalgoorlie Mineral Field (Kalgoorlie)
$450.00
$485.00
$500.00
$550.00
$150.00
$165.00
Short Course: Geochemistry of Hydrothermal Gold Mineralising Systems (Kalgoorlie)
$450.00
$485.00
$500.00
$550.00
$150.00
$165.00
Six Yilgarn Gold Deposits: The Joe Lord Core Library Kalgoorlie
$450.00
$485.00
$500.00
$550.00
$150.00
$165.00
Refund Policy
• Full refund less $70 or 10% of the registration fee – whichever is larger – will be allowed 30 days prior to the event. If refund is requested between 30 and 7
days before the event, only 50% of the total registration fee will be returned. No refund will be accommodated subsequently.
• In case a delegate is unable to travel, or the event is cancelled due to government health re-strictions (including travel limitations from your home jurisdiction)
and/or catastrophic acts of nature, we will arrange a full refund of 100% of the registration fee if notice is given at least 14 days before the event.
• If the event is rescheduled or postponed, registrants will have the option to either refund or use the registration fee for the rescheduled dates.