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Everyone is in favor of good moral and professional ethical behavior but few have thought about them rigorously. What constitutes common morality and professional ethics? This webinar, hosted by David M. Abbott Jr., AIPG Certified Professional Geologist 4570, will explore the basic concepts and definitions of and the differences between common morality and professional ethics. This includes the distinction between moral rules and moral ideals. What steps are used to determine the legitimate basis for an allowable violation of a moral or ethical rule? What is the relationship between ethical behavior and integrity? Case histories will illustrate the concepts presented and the methodology of ethical analysis.
AIPG accredited — 1 hour webinar = 1 Professional Development Hour (PDH) or .1 CEUs.
Live webinar prices:
- $35 for AIPG CPG Members
- $50 for AIPG Members
- $65 for Non-Members
- $20 for Students
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Presenter: Dr. Abani R. Samal, Ph.D., AIPG Certified Professional Geologist 11143
Construction of a computerized model to estimate mineral resources is a common practice in mineral exploration projects and mining operations. Many times a technical report is the done as per international reporting standards such as NI-43-101 or JORC to meet requirement of certain stock exchanges in the world. In all these standards there are certain minimum suggested requirements that have to be met for reporting mineral resources and reserves. The standards are not and cannot be prescriptive. However, irrespective of standards of reporting it is important that the mineral resource estimation be done following "the best practices" in this area. This is to ensure that the resource estimation is reliable and based on valid parameters.
This webinar will highlight the best practice followed in mineral resource assessment by many mining companies in order to get the best predictable resource estimation of a mineral deposit. The topics include data-collection, storage and ownership, geological modeling, drill hole data analyses (compositing, capping / high grade data analyses), application of geostatistics, grade estimation, resource classification and reporting. With some real but anonymous examples the topics will be explained.
AIPG accredited — 1 hour webinar = 1 Professional Development Hour (PDH) or .1 CEUs.
Live webinar prices:
- $60 for AIPG CPG Members
- $75 for AIPG Members
- $90 for Non-Members
- $20 for Students
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- May 11 — WPDES Nonmetallic Mining Permit Process Seminar — Schedule
- May 12 — Sand Mine Life Cycle Seminar — Speaker Schedule
- May 13 — Field Trip: Industrial Sand Resources of West-Central Wisconsin — Itinerary
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Music City Rocks — Geology in the Past, Present and Future
How geology has shaped our history, provides present day resources and prepares us for tomorrow's challenges.
Sept. 23-26, in Nashville, Tennessee.
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600 Marriott Drive
Nashville, TN 37214
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Call for Abstracts is now open! Submit by May 1.
Book your group rate for American Institute of Professional Geologists.
Marriott hotel(s) offering your special group rate: Nashville Airport Marriott for $149 per night
Sept. 22-27. The last day to book is Sept. 1.
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This provides us with an excellent opportunity for public outreach. This is a great chance to build our membership and talk about the benefits of AIPG. Thank you for your assistance and support! Our volunteers help AIPG accomplish goals that we could not reach without them.
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The AIPG Georgia Section Newsletter — March 2017
The AIPG California Section Newsletter — March 2017
AIPG Section Newsletters from Spring 2016 - February 2017 are available here.
American Geosciences Institute
The American Geosciences Institute's Critical Issues program provides accessible, decision-relevant information on issues at the intersection of the geosciences and society. The program aims to support connections and communication between the geoscience community and decision makers. Although the program caters to decision makers at all levels, it particularly focuses on state and local decision makers because these stakeholders are commonly underserved by geoscience policy efforts.
The Arizona Geological Survey released an Arizona Geology e-NewMagazine article detailing AGI's Critical Issues Program's efforts to pioneer a new approach for sharing societally-relevant science with state and local decision makers. The project comprises a web-based platform of resources bringing the expertise of the geoscience community to decision makers.
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The Geological Society of America
AGI Pardee Symposium — Earth Anatomy Revealed: Geologic Mapping for Our Future, 8 a.m. to noon, Wednesday, Oct. 25.
Our need for information on earth materials, processes and history is escalating. Solving issues from public health to emergency preparedness, resource management and global hydrological and tectonic modeling require not only geologic maps at a full range of resolutions and formats, but also 3-D grids of physical properties from lithology to hydraulic conductivity. This session will highlight efforts to address these ongoing and urgent challenges, including innovative applications of geologic maps to social needs, new and evolving technologies and lessons from cutting-edge science such as extraterrestrial mapping.
More information available soon.
Resources for Future Generations
The rapid growth of developing economies and the fundamental needs of many disadvantaged people across the globe are resulting in an increased demand for many resources and changes in the delivery of existing ones. The need for focused environmental priorities and new technologies will add additional requirements and constraints. The International Union of Geological Sciences, the Canadian Federation of Earth Sciences, the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, the Geological Association of Canada and the Mineralogical Association of Canada are partnering to bring industry, academia and governments together to tackle this growing issue. The Resources for Future Generations conference (RFG2018) takes its theme from a new IUGS initiative of the same name designed to mobilize geoscientists, policy-makers and other stakeholders to explore resource and related sustainability issues.
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The purpose of the AIPG Student Chapter of the Year Award is to recognize the most outstanding student chapter for their participation in, and contribution to, the American Institute of Professional Geologists. The award will consist of a plaque to be presented to the student chapter, a certificate to each of the officers of the chapter at the time of their submittal, a $500 award for the chapter, and a trip for one member of the winning student chapter to the annual AIPG conference and executive meetings. The student that attends the annual meeting will observe the organization and functions of AIPG and participate in the executive board meeting.
The submission deadline is April 15.
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| March 11-18 |
KY Section-AIPG technical short course: "Modern Carbonate Analogs for the Geologic Record" |
San Salvador Island, Bahamas |
| March 28 |
Live webinar: Fundamentals of Professional Ethics: Elements and Examples |
Register online |
| April 18-19 |
GA Section presents 7th Conference on Innovative Environmental Assessment and Remediation Technology |
Kennesaw, Georgia |
| April 20-21 |
AIPG Pennsylvania Section Spring Conference: Emerging Contaminants |
New Cumberland, Pennsylvania |
| May 11-13 |
AIPG Sand Mine Life Cycle Seminar and Nonmetallic Mining in Wisconsin: Water Management Operations and Environmental Protection Seminar |
Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
| May 19-21 |
AIPG Texas Section — Field Trip to Uranium Country |
South Texas |
| June 13-14 |
7th Annual Michigan Section Technical Workshop |
Roscommon County, Michigan |
| June 24 |
AIPG National Executive Committee Meeting, AIPG Headquarters Offices |
Thornton, Colorado |
| Sept. 23 |
AIPG National Executive Committee Meeting, Marriott Hotel |
Nashville, Tennessee |
| Sept. 23-26 |
AIPG 2017 National Annual Conference |
Nashville, Tennessee |
| June 16-21, 2018 |
Resources for Future Generations: Energy — Minerals — Water — Earth |
Call for Sessions flyer
Conference Brochure |
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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution via Phys.org
The temperature of Earth's interior affects everything from the movement of tectonic plates to the formation of the planet. A new study led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution suggests the mantle may be hotter than previously believed.
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MIT Technology News
Bertrand Rouet-Leduc at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico and a few pals have made a remarkable discovery. They've trained a machine-learning algorithm to spot the tell-tale signs that a laboratory earthquake is about to give way using only the sounds it emits under strain. The team is cautious about the new technique's utility for real earthquakes, but the work opens up new avenues of research in this area.
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Cell Press via ScienceDaily
One major mystery about life's origin is how phosphate became an essential building block of genetic and metabolic machinery in cells, given its poor accessibility on early Earth. Researchers have used systems biology approaches to tackle this long-standing conundrum, providing compelling, data-driven evidence that primitive life forms may not have relied on phosphate at all. Instead, a few simple, abundant molecules could have supported the emergence of a sulfur-based, phosphate-free metabolism.
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Geological Society of America via ScienceDaily
A new article details the clay mineralogy of sediment from Lake Towuti, Indonesia, using a technique called visible to near-infrared (VNIR) spectroscopy. VNIR measures the signature of reflected light from a sample across a larger wavelength range than just visible light. At Lake Towuti, the spectral record shows distinct variations in clay mineralogy over the past 40,000 years.
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Norwegian University of Science and Technology via Phys.org
The March 11, 2011, Tohoku-Oki earthquake was the largest and most destructive in the history of Japan. Japanese researchers — and their Norwegian partners — are hard at work trying to understand just what made it so devastating.
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U.S. Geological Survey
Bogoslof volcano, located in the Aleutian Islands about 98 kilometers (61 miles) northwest of Dutch Harbor/Unalaska, is in an active eruption sequence that began in mid-December 2016 and continues today. Eruptive activity has been dominated by a series of explosive events originating from below sea level and lasting from about 30 to 60 minutes each. The explosions can put volcanic ash to altitudes exceeding 30,000 feet, resulting in drifting clouds of ash that threaten not only local air traffic, but also wide-body jets flying between North America and Asia.
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The Christian Science Monitor
Over the centuries, humans have sunk mine shafts deep underground, burned carcasses on sacrificial altars, and gently placed rocks in wooden museum drawers for visitors to admire. All these activities, says a new study published in American Mineralogist, caused chemical reactions that left a total of 208 different compounds behind. Of those, 91 are not known to occur naturally.
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The Chronicle Journal
A Red Lake gold mine will use cutting edge cognitive technology to better target gold exploration efforts. IBM announced they are working with Goldcorp Inc. to bring IBM Watson technology to the Canadian mining industry for the first time. The Vancouver-based gold producer will initially use IBM's cognitive technology for its exploration targeting efforts at its Red Lake mine.
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