2025 Gold Presentation Program

2025 Gold Presentation Program

Overberg Geoscientists Group

2025 Gold Presentation Program

Join the Overberg Geoscientists Group and the University of Melbourne for a series of insightful presentations on gold deposits. Experts will explore topics like placer gold, Witwatersrand structures, metamorphic waters, and porphyry deposits. Sessions run weekly from 6 March to 10 April, featuring international and local specialists.

Upcoming Highlights:

Prof Dave Craw - Placer gold science (6 March)
Dr Julian Vearncombe - Witwatersrand structures and gold (13 March)
Prof Neil Phillips - Metamorphic waters and gold (20 March)
Prof John Clemens - Cu–Au porphyry deposits (27 March)
Dr Bjorn Von Der Heyden - Southern African gold metallogeny (3 April)
Keith Kenyon- The Witwatersrand Gold Ore controversy (10 April)

Join via Zoom: Meeting Link

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2025 Gold Presentation Program

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