A.B. 1976 Anthropology, Dartmouth College
Honors thesis topic: The Anasazi rock art of Chaco Canyon, New
Mexico
Advisor: David Gregory, Dept. of Anthropology, Dartmouth College,
Hanover, N.H.
A.B. 1976 Geology, Dartmouth College
Honors thesis topic: Geology of the Cuilapa Quadrangle, Guatemala.
Advisor: Richard E. Stoiber, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Dartmouth
College, Hanover, N.H.
M.S. 1978 Geology, University of Washington
Thesis topic: Geology of the BT claim group, SW Brooks Range,
Alaska.
Advisor: Eric Cheney, Dept. of Geological Sciences, University
of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Ph.D.1983 Geology, Stanford University
Thesis topic: Geology of the Cosmos Hills and its relationship
to the Ruby Creek Cu-Co deposit.
Advisor: Marco T. Einaudi, Dept. of Geology, Stanford University,
Stanford, CA.
1995 Environmental Manager Certificate, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
POSITIONS
August 2000 - Present
Head of Department, Dept. of Geology and Geological
Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
June 1996 - Present
Charles F. Fogarty Professor of Economic Geology,
Colorado School of Mines
March 1996 - June 1996
Consulting Geologist
Mineral exploration in Argentina, Bolivia, Kazakhstan
for junior and major companies.
Sept. 1994 - March 1996
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy - AAAS/Sloan
Fellow
American Association for the Advancement of Science/Sloan
Foundation fellowship at the Environment and Natural Resources
Directorate. Policy work on energy and mineral resources, environmental
remediation, and natural disaster mitigation; Presidential initiatives
on National Earthquake Strategy, National Laboratories, peer and
merit review in federal science funding; Budget analysis of federal
environmental and natural resources research and development;
Congressional Affairs.
Sept. 1993 - September 1994
Personal staff of Senator Joseph Lieberman (CT), 103rd Congress
- Congressional Fellow
Geological Society of America fellowship. Personal legislative
aide working with the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
and Government Affairs Committee. Legislative work on Clean Water,
Superfund, Safe Drinking Water, Lead Exposure Reduction, natural
disaster insurance, environmental technology, and appropriations.
Organized 3 hearings for the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear
Regulation. Public relations work with television, radio, and
print media.
Aug. 1992 - Aug. 1993
Chevron Mineral Corp. of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland - General Manager
Manager in charge of Lisheen deposit (+21 million tonnes,
13 % Zn, 2% Pb, 29 g/t Ag) technical and economic feasibility
study, environmental impact study, permitting, public relations,
government/ community affairs, and regional exploration. Participated
in Irish asset sale. Industry representative on Irish and European
trade organizations. Directed major applied research program with
corporation, university (US and European), and government laboratories;
integrated studies including geological mapping, basin analysis,
fluid-flow modeling, isotope and fluid inclusion analysis, and
metallogeny of the Lisheen deposit and the Irish Zn-Pb ore field.
Feb. 1990 - Aug. 1992
Chevron Mineral Corp. of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland - Technical
& Exploration Manager
Responsible for discovery of the Lisheen Zn-Pb-Ag deposit
(April 1990). Manager in charge of Lisheen deposit evaluation
(reserves, geology, engineering, environmental impact study, public
relations) and base metals exploration. Directed applied research
program focused on the Lisheen deposit. Trained staff in exploration
geology, deposit mapping, and reserve estimation.
June 1988 - Feb. 1990
Chevron Minerals Ltd., Vancouver, B.C. - Staff Geologist
Manager of base metals exploration for Canada, Europe,
and joint US - Canadian projects. Strategic planning for worldwide
base metals exploration. Base metals applied research.
1984 - June 1988
Chevron Resources Company, Dublin, Ireland & San Francisco,
CA. - Senior Geologist
Manager of European exploration. Initiated and directed
exploration/acquisition program and applied research for base/precious
metals in Ireland, West Germany, Italy, and France.
1982 - 1984
Chevron Resources Company, San Francisco, CA. - Pathfinder Geologist
Initiated exploration programs in Brazil (Archean Au;
Proterozoic Zn-Pb-Ag deposits), Papua New Guinea (porphyry Cu-Au
and Au-Ag deposits), Spain (massive sulfide deposits - underground,
pre-feasibility study), Ireland (carbonate Zn-Pb-Ag deposits).
Initiated exploration research programs.
1979 - 1981
Bear Creek Mining Company, Spokane, WA. - Consulting Geologist
Ruby Creek Project: Planning and execution of drilling
program and pre-feasibility study.
1977 - 1980
Anaconda Company, Anchorage, AK. (5-8 months/year) - Geologist
Ambler District, Brooks Range: regional and detailed mapping,
supervision of geochemical, geophysical and drill programs on
volcanogenic massive sulfide prospects; SE Alaska: regional exploration
program for massive sulfide, gold, molybdenum porphyry and ultramafic
PGM targets; Red Dog District, Brooks Range: detailed mapping
of major Zn-Pb-Ag deposit; Delta District, Alaska Range: supervision
of drill program on volcanogenic massive sulfide prospects.
1976
Anaconda Company, Yerington Mine, NV. (3 months) - Geologist
Yerington District: geology, mine mapping, and grade control
of porphyry/skarn Cu deposits.
1975
Phillips Petroleum Company, Bartlesville, OK. (3 months) - Petroleum
Geophysicist
Instituto Geografico Nacional de Guatemala, Cuilapa, Guatemala
(3 months) - Geologist
1972
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station,
Vicksburg, MS. (3 months) - Computer programmer
OTHER EXPERIENCE
April, 1996 - Present
Director, Mansfield Minerals Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.
1995
IUGS/UNESCO Precambrian Metallic and Hydrocarbon Deposit Models,
Central Brazil - Workshop Leader
Instructor for 10.5 day workshop for South American professors
and industry representatives on field geology, geochemistry, environmental
geology, and mineral deposit modeling in the Late Proterozoic
Bambui Basin.
1991 - 1993
The Queen's University, Belfast (Northern Ireland) - Advisor to
School of Earth Sciences
Strategic planning of department organization, curriculum,
research and grants.
1986 - 1993
Chevron Corporation
Organized and taught lecture series and field courses
for corporation petroleum geologists on carbonate models and diagenesis
and applications of MVT dolomitization models to petroleum exploration.
HONORS AND AWARDS
2000 Silver Medal - Society of Economic Geologists
2000 - 1999 Thayer Lindsley Distinguished Lecturer - Society of Economic Geologists
1999 Robert M. Hutchinson Memorial Award for excellence in geoscience education - Association of Geoscience Students
1998 Outstanding CSM Faculty Member - Colorado School of Mines Alumni Association
1994 American Association for the Advancement of Science/Sloan Foundation Executive Branch Fellowship
1993 Geological Society of America Congressional Fellowship
1992 Chevron Corporation Chairman's Award - for Lisheen deposit discovery
1991 Elected Honorary Professor (Geology) - The Queen's University of Belfast. Elected Research Associate (Geology) - Trinity College, Dublin
1976 Upham Geology Prize - Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.
1972 First place - Social and Behavioral Science, International Science & Engineering Fair
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2001 - 2002 Vice President - Society of Economic Geologists
2001 - present Committee on Earth Resources - National Research Council
2000 - 2001 Committee on Technologies for the Mining Industries - National Research Council
1998 - present Chair, Government Affairs Committee, American Geological Institute
1997- 2000 - Editorial Board - Economic Geology
1995 - 1999 Vice President - Regional (International) Affairs, Society of Economic Geologists
1997 Strategic Planning Committee - Geological Society of America. National Research Council - panel member on task force to examine the activities of the U.S. National Committee for Geology
1997-96 Planning Committee - Pathways to Discovery '98 conference (Vancouver)
1997-95 Public Policy Committee, Geological Society of America
1996-95 Program Policy Committee, Society of Economic Geologists
1995-92 Coordinator, Field Conference on Irish Carbonate Hosted Zn-Pb deposits - Society of Economic Geologists
1994 Seminar committee chairman - AAAS Congressional Fellows Group
1993 Council member - Irish Association for Economic Geology. Member - Geological Survey of Ireland Consultative Committee. SEG Program Policy Committee. Geological Society of America Continuing Education Course: Contaminant Hydrogeology - Practical Monitoring, Protection & Cleanup. Sergeant at Arms/Secretary of the Senate course: Senate Advanced Legislative Series.
1993-85 Member, Chevron Intercompany Technical Group on Carbonate Geology.
1992 Organizer of 2-day short course on porphyry/skarn Cu-Au deposits (R. Sillitoe & R. Newberry), Irish Association for Economic Geology (IAEG), Tralee.
1992-90 Invited team member for preparation of British Geological Survey tectonic map of the British Isles.
1991 Vice President - Irish Association for Economic Geology.
1990 Council member, Geological Association of Canada, Cordilleran Section.
1989 Council member, Geological Association of Canada, Cordilleran Section. Managed company-wide review of base metals projects (Chevron). One week course on seismic stratigraphy/ interpretation of carbonate terranes - Geoquest International.
1988 Council member, Geological Association of Canada, Cordilleran Section. Initiated and directed special project on geology, geochemistry and genesis of Olympic Dam-type Fe (Cu-LREE-U-Au) deposits and subsequent North American exploration program (Chevron). Initiated and managed in-house review of current and forecast zinc production and demand (Chevron).
1985-86 Co-editor, Special issue - Ore Deposits of Northern Alaska, Economic Geology (1986, v. 81, no. 7). Council member, Irish Association for Economic Geology.
1984 Organized field conference on Zn-Pb and tungsten deposits in Ireland, West Germany, Austria and Italy for industry, academic and geological survey geologists. Invited team member for preparation of U.S. Geol. Survey metamorphic facies map of Alaska.
1983 Member, metals commodities task force, Chevron Corporation.
1980 Research on Australian Zn-Ag-Pb-Cu deposits with Kennecott Co. and Carpentaria Exploration Ltd.
PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION
Certified Professional Geologist (CPG - 9562) - American Institute of Professional Geologists
Registered Environmental Manager (REM 7589) - National Registry of Environmental Professionals (U.S.)
Registered European Geologist (EUROGEOL 0006) - Federation of European Geologists
Professional Member of the Irish Association for Economic Geology (PMIAEG)
MEMBERSHIPS
Society of Economic Geologists
Geological Society of America
American Geological Institute
American Institute of Professional Geologists
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Geological Association of Canada
Irish Association for Economic Geology
Geological Society of London
Geological Society of Nevada
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Sigma Xi
Mineralogical Society of America
Denver Region Exploration Geologists Society (DREGS)
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