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Sept. 29, 2020

AIPG NATIONAL NEWS

AIPG National Executive Committee and Advisory Board virtual meetings AIPG The AIPG National Executive Committee Meeting will be a hybrid meeting held from 8 a.m. MDT (Mountain Time) to noon on Saturday, October 17, 2020. Two Advisory Board meetings will be held that afternoon. Some of the AIPG National Executive Committee will be attending the meetings at the AIPG National Headquarters office building conference room in Westminster, Colorado but due to social distancing, we are unable to have anyone else attend in person. All the meetings will be held virtually via Webex. Information for attending the virtual meetings is available on the website. The AIPG Advisory Board Virtual Meetings are 1 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. MDT (Mountain Time) and 2:45 p.m. - 4 p.m. MDT (Mountain Time) The first advisory board meeting is for section discussions. The second advisory board meeting is primarily for the election of the 2021 Advisory Board Delegates to the AIPG 2021 National Executive Committee. READ MORE

AIPG 2020 anniversary membership milestones from 5 — 55 years of membership AIPG Congratulations on reaching your AIPG Anniversary Milestone! (Years of membership through 2019.) Thank you for your service to the profession and AIPG! Click here for the full list. READ MORE

2020 AIPG Award Recipients AIPG National Awards Award descriptions are available on the AIPG National website. Ben H. Parker Memorial Distinguished Service Medal Raymond W. Talkington, CPG-07935, Northeast Section Martin Van Couvering Memorial Service to the Institute Adam W. Heft, CPG-10265, Michigan Section John T. Galey, Sr., Memorial Public Service Award Christine F. Lilek, CPG-10195, Wisconsin Section Award of AIPG Honorary Membership Robert G. Font, CPG-03953, Texas Section John Stewart Memorial Early Career Professional Award Brandy M. Barnes, MEM-03175, Carolinas Section Stephanie K. Jarvis, SA-01495, Colorado Section Section Leadership Awards The Section Leadership Award description and information is available on the AIPG National website Richard Brose, CPG-07549, Arizona Section James A. Jacobs, CPG-07760, California Section William H. Hoyt, CPG-07015, Colorado Section L. Graham Closs, CPG-07288, Colorado Section Colin O. Flaherty, CPG-11465, Ohio Section Presidential Certificates of Merit Awards R. Douglas Bartlett , CPG-8433, Arizona Section — For his efforts to support AIPG in improving our ethics reviews and disciplinary procedures above and beyond typical expectations. Lawrence A. Cerrillo, CPG-2763, Colorado Section — For his efforts to support AIPG in improving our ethics reviews and disciplinary procedures above and beyond typical expectations. Helen V. Hickman, CPG-7535, Florida Section — For her efforts to support AIPG in improving our ethics reviews and disciplinary procedures above and beyond typical expectations. Raymond W. Talkington, CPG-7935, Northeast Section — For his efforts to support AIPG in improving our ethics reviews and disciplinary procedures above and beyond typical expectations. Student Chapter of the Year Award Michigan Technological University (MTU) Houghton, Michigan Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University (SRTMU) Nanded, Maharashtra, India READ MORE

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TPG Oct.Nov.Dec 2020 Issue Online AIPG The Professional Geologist — Issue 57, Number 4 — October.November.December 2020 FEATURES Peer Reviewed — Mining History Historical Review of the Lovitt Gold Mine Wenatchee, Washington, USA, Graham L Kelsey, CPG-11497, Roger D. Gill, Lorne Brown — Page 4 Peer Reviewed — Mining History Potash Discovery at McSweeny-McNutt #1 Commemorated by Roadside Marker, Peter Smith, CPG-11539 — Page 10 Peer Reviewed — Sustainable Mineral Production Natural Resources and Sustainability: Geoethics Fundamentals and Reality, David M. Abbott, Jr., CPG-04570 — Page 19 Peer Reviewed — Sustainable Mineral Production Lost Secrets of Carlin Gold Exploration, John Wood, CPG-10580 — Page 26 Peer Reviewed — Slope Stability Apparent Cohesion and the Design of Slopes in Sand Quarries, Dr. ir. Robrecht Schmitz, CPG-11917, Dr. ir. Christian Schroeder — Page 28 Weird Sharks and Wright State Students, Ryan Shell, SA-7165, Paige Wilms, SA-9748, Connor Motzko — Page 34 Sri Lanka’s Miocene Jaffna Formation Fractured & Karstic Limestone Aquifer: the Sole Source of Drinking Water in the Jaffna Peninsula, Barney Paul Popkin — Page 41 Peer Reviewed — Sustainable Mineral Production The Retreat from Greenfields Mineral Exploration Was Ultimately Caused by the Growth in the Economic Importance of Open Pit Gold Mining, Larry Brown, CPG-11408 — Page 56 READ MORE

AIPG Member Survey — Submit by Oct. 9 AIPG AIPG is conducting a survey about “What is the value of AIPG?”. The purpose of this survey is to help direct AIPG leadership’s activities to best serve its membership and the geologic profession. We recognize that we must continually position ourselves to adapt to changes. This survey will be used to help identify the current needs of the organization and provide guidance to make positive changes. We appreciate you taking some time to respond to the survey and to add comments to your response. Providing comments is optional but appreciated. If you are interested in participating in a focus group, please keep an eye out for an announcement of a series of meetings that will provide a web-based meeting for smaller groups to actively participate in discussions. You’ll be directed to the AIPG website where you’ll need to log in as a member. The system will allow you to submit only your survey only once. The last day to submit your survey is Oct. 9. TAKE THE SURVEY

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

AIPG Student and Early Career Professional Member Survey — Submit by Oct. 9 AIPG AIPG is conducting a survey of its student and early career professional members on "What is the value of AIPG?". The purpose of this survey is to help direct AIPG leadership's activities to best serve its membership and the geologic profession. We recognize that we must continually challenge ourselves to adapt to changes, and certainly this year has emphasized that we live in dynamic circumstances. This survey will be used to help identify the current needs of the organization and provide guidance to make positive changes. We appreciate you taking some time to respond to the survey and to add comments to your response. Providing comments is optional but appreciated. If you are interested in participating in a focus group meeting, please keep an eye out for an announcement of a series of focus group meetings that will provide a web-based for smaller groups to actively participate in discussions. You’ll be directed to the AIPG website where you’ll need to log in as a member. The system will allow you to submit your survey only once. The last day to submit your survey is Oct. 9. Please note that you will also receive an invitation to fill out the survey that was created for all members. We encourage you to fill out both surveys. TAKE THE SURVEY

2021 AIPG membership renewal now available AIPG Log in to your membership record and select renew now. Annual membership dues are due and payable January 1, 2021, in accordance with Article 8, Section 8.2.1, of the Bylaws.

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AIPG SECTION NEWS

AIPG Pennsylvania Section — BCONE Virtual Regulatory Roundtable, September 29 AIPG Our friends at BCONE have offered us free registration to their upcoming Regulatory Roundtable event on September 29, 2020. The event will focus on recent changes to the PA DEP Management of Fill Policy. Event details are provided below. If you would like to attend, enter the code “SEPT2020BCONE” at registration. READ MORE

AIPG Minnesota Section Webinar — Hyperspectral Core Imaging of Bedrock Drill Core from Minnesota! Oct. 1 AIPG The AIPG Minnesota Section’s next technical talk will be Don Elsenheimer, Ph.D. discussing Hyperspectral Core Imaging of Bedrock Drill Core from Minnesota. More information and registration on the Minnesota Section’s website. READ MORE

EGLE AIPG Michigan Section — Establishing Soil Background for Metals Webinar — Available on YouTube AIPG AIPG Michigan Section Virtual Forum Learning Series presents in partnership with the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy Establishing Soil Background for Metals. Did you know that if an approved soil background concentration for a hazardous substances is greater than a cleanup criterion, the criterion becomes the background concentration? Knowing the soil background concentrations for a facility/site can be a useful tool. Obtaining a soil background concentration for metals can be as simple as looking up the Michigan Statewide Default Background Level on the criteria tables. However, more methods to obtain background concentrations are available that can provide more flexibility. The objective of this webinar is to present different options to obtain soil background concentrations for a facility and to provide a better under-standing of what situations are appropriate to use a soil background concentration. READ MORE

AIPG Section Newsletters AIPG AIPG Georgia Section Newsletter — September 2020 AIPG Colorado Section Newsletter — Summer 2020 AIPG Texas Section Newsletter — July 2020 AIPG Pennsylvania Section Newsletter — June 2020 AIPG Michigan Section Newsletter — July Q3 2020

OTHER INDUSTRY NEWS

SME Annual Conference & Expo and CMA 123rd National Western Mining Conference — March 1-5, 2021 SME Annual Conference While we would prefer to hold our flagship meeting in person, it is far more important to uphold the exchange of information found in our technical program. Be inspired and support important industry causes through your participation.Mining’s most anticipated technical conference will bring fresh perspectives from around the world on a range of hot topics including COVID-19 recovery, critical minerals, water issues and tailings management – connect directly from your home, office or job site. READ MORE

Geological Society of Nevada Symposium, with Pre- and Post-Meeting Field Trips and Short Courses — May 17-20, 2021 AIPG The Geological Society of Nevada will host its eighth symposium May 17-20, 2021, in the scenic Reno/Lake Tahoe region of northern Nevada. Symposia are held every five years and draw an international audience from the minerals industry, government and universities. GSN symposia are the preeminent regional venue combining geology and exploration in the U.S. The 2021 theme, Vision for Discovery, emphasizes the goal of science to explore and make new discoveries in the Basin and Range province. READ MORE

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

SEPT. 29 AIPG Pennsylvania Section — BCONE Virtual Regulatory Roundtable MORE INFO OCT. 1 AIPG Minnesota Section Webinar — Hyperspectral Core Imaging of Bedrock Drill Core from Minnesota! Sacramento, California MORE INFO OCT. 17 AIPG National Executive Committee and Advisory Board Virtual Meetings MORE INFO NOV. 10-13 Virtual Shale Resource Plays of Oklahoma Workshop MORE INFO MARCH 1-5, 2021 SME Annual Conference & Expo and CMA 123rd National Western Mining Conference Sacramento, California MORE INFO MAY 17-20, 2021 Geological Society of Nevada Symposium, with Pre- and Post-Meeting Field Trips and Short Courses Nugget Casino Resort, Sparks, Nevada MORE INFO JUNE 14-16, 2021 10th Annual AIPG Michigan Section Technical Workshop Environmental Risk Management Workshop Roscommon, Michigan MORE INFO JUNE 23-24, 2021 Energy Exposition, Gillette, Wyoming Sacramento, California MORE INFO OCT. 23-26, 2021 2021 AIPG National Annual Conference Sacramento, California MORE INFO

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Uncovering new understanding of Earth's carbon cycle University of Alberta via ScienceDaily A new study is examining the Earth's carbon cycle in new depth, using diamonds as breadcrumbs of insight into some of Earth's deepest geologic mechanisms. Beyond their beauty and industrial applications, diamonds provide unique windows into the deep Earth, allowing scientists to examine the transport of carbon through the mantle. READ MORE

Venusian tesserae feature layered, folded and eroded rocks SciNews.com A significant portion of some of the oldest terrain on Venus, known as tesserae, has striations consistent with layering, according to new research led by North Carolina State University. The study was published in the journal Geology. READ MORE

Rhyolites in continental mafic Large Igneous Provinces: Petrology, geochemistry and petrogenesis Geoscience Frontiers We present a detailed review of the petrological and geochemical aspects of rhyolite and associated silicic volcanic rocks (up to 20 ?vol% of all rocks) reported to date from 12 well-known Phanerozoic continental mafic Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs). READ MORE

Nanocrystals can trigger explosive volcanic eruptions UPI The presence of tiny crystals in magma can cause volcanoes to violently explode, according to a new study published Sept. 23 in the journal Science Advances. Using a combination of spectroscopic and electron microscopic imaging techniques, researchers were able to identify nano-sized crystals called nanolites in the ashes of active volcanoes. READ MORE

The reduction behavior of ocean manganese nodules by pyrolysis technology using sawdust as the reductant Minerals Ocean manganese nodules, which contain abundant Cu, Co, Ni and Mn resources, were reduced using biomass (sawdust) pyrolysis technology. Valuable metals were further extracted by acid leaching after the reduction process with high efficiency. The effects of sawdust dosage, reduction temperature, and time were investigated to obtain optimal operating parameters. READ MORE

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