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In this issue of CPG:

MSU Student Chapter 2014 Annual Report

CO-AIPG Annual Field Trip in June

January, February, and March Exec. Comm. Meetings

Internships and Volunteers Needed!

Additional Student Chapter Announcements

In Memoriam—Rob Blair

Spring 2015 Volume 36, No. 2

American Institute of Professional Geologists –Colorado Section

The Colorado Professional Geologist Spring 2015

The Board normally meets the first Tuesday of each month at 7:00 a.m.; all members are invited to attend. Please contact a Board Member to confirm time and location.

Letters, articles, announcements, ads, etc. must be received by the Editor by the end of the third

full week of the month preceding publication. The CPG normally goes to print the last week of the quarter. Letters, articles, ads, announcements, etc. accepted on a space available basis. Submission of articles, etc. via e-mail is the preferred method; copy can be accepted in most PC formats, but DOC or DOCX are preferred. Call or e-mail Doug Peters for details on submission of copy or advertising at 303-278-1540, [email protected]. Copyright © by the Colorado Section, AIPG. Material may be reprinted with attribution. This is your newsletter, use it. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and not the Colorado Section officers unless clearly stated otherwise.

Change of Address or email: change of address and email notices for the CPG should

be sent directly to:

AIPG National Headquarters 12000 Washington St., Ste. 285 Thornton, CO 80241 303-412-6205 Email: [email protected] [The National office maintains the address list for all Sections.]

President David Glater CTL/Thompson, Inc. 2598 S. Xenophon St. Lakewood, CO 80228 303.825.0777 [email protected]

President-Elect Susan Wager PO Box 260965 Lakewood, CO 80226 [email protected]

Vice-President Logan MacMillan 5733 W Hoover Ave Littleton, CO 80123 [email protected] 303.241.2572

Secretary Stephanie Jarvis ERO Resources 1842 Clarkson Street Denver, CO 80218 [email protected]

Treasurer David M. Abbott, Jr. Consulting Geologists, LLC 5055 Tamarac St Denver CO 80238 303.394.0321 [email protected]

Newsletter Editor Douglas C. Peters Peters Geosciences 825 Raptor Point Rd Golden CO 80403-8881 [email protected]

Legal & Reg. Logan MacMillan 5733 W Hoover Ave Littleton, CO 80123 [email protected] 303.241.2572

Advisors Tom Van Arsdale PO Box 8567 Denver, CO 80201 901.268.3323 [email protected]

Ed Baltzer Avant Environmental Services, Inc. 120 Mesa Grande Dr Grand Junction CO 81507 [email protected] 970.243.4461

Steve Sonnenberg Dept. Geol. & Geol. Engineering Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 80401

[email protected]

Cover photo:

Landslide on north side of Pennsylvania Mtn., above the London Butte Mine, Alma, Park County, Colorado. The mine waste dump is visible at lower left. The London Butte tailings were displaced by the slide. The tailings are being removed/stabilized by an ongoing DRMS reclamation project. Picture taken by Dean Misantoni, August 2011.

2015 Section Officers

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Another view of the landslide (see cover photo for this issue) on the north side of Pennsylvania Mtn., above the London Butte Mine, Alma, Park County, Colorado. This picture was taken from the road near the mine boneyard gate. There is now a lake up valley from this location, with the trees all being brown now.

Internships Needed

Students in the new Applied Geology program at Metropolitan State University of Den-ver are required to fulfill the University’s requirement of a 150-hour internship for graduation. This internship can be paid or unpaid. Students within the program are seeking individuals or companies willing to help these geology students learn more about their particular industry and complete the required 150-hours. MSU Denver stu-dents are well known as disciplined hard workers and achievers in their degree pro-grams. These students are prepared to help with research, lab work, field work, pro-jects, or other entry level geology work. Please contact the Applied Geology advisors for more information: Uwe Kackstaetter, PhD, [email protected] or Barbara EchoHawk, PhD, [email protected]


Metropolitan State University of Denver AIPG Student Chapter Annual Report 2014

This annual report for the Metropolitan State University of Denver’s Student Chapter of the

AIPG is for the 2014 calendar year.

The MSU Denver Student Chapter does not follow the traditional format of each officer’s term starting and ending with the calendar year. The nature of students at MSU Denver is different than that of a traditional 4-year college, in that more students graduate at the end of the Sum-mer or Fall Semesters. This being said, the MSU Denver Student Chapter feels that having offi-cers’ terms overlap aids in a more consistent student chapter with incoming officers learning from the experienced officers in the second half of their term. MSU Denver’s Student Organi-zation Office also allows for two additional untitled officers who will act as support for the officers and are offered first choice on open positions in order to move up as a titled officer.

Chapter Activities for 2014:

March 1: Field trip with the MSU Denver Geology Club to the School of Mines Geology Mu-

seum. 5 students participated.

March 7: The first activity that the Student Chapter helped to organize was the support of

Dr. Kackstaetter’s tenure when it was denied by the Board of Trustees at MSU Denver. Each

member of the Board received copies of over 20 letters in support of Dr. Kackstaetter’s ten-

ure; these letters were solicited, copied, and handed out by the Student Chapter. The Mem-

bers of the Board were impressed with the attendance of 27 students, six of which spoke in

support of Dr. Kackstaetter.

March 11: The first official Student Chapter meeting was held with David Abbott as a

guest speaker, there was great turnout with 25 student attendees. Felicia Kruger, Presi-

dent of the Student Chapter from March-May, kicked off the monthly meetings with a

very successful first meeting!

April 22: Meet Your Professors meeting. Dr. Kackstaetter, Dr. Echohawk, Dr. Englebrecht,

and Dr. Davinroy spoke at the meeting about their lives and how they got to where they are

now. This meeting allowed for instructors to speak informally and connect with students.

June 24: Learn to Pan for Gold! Goldstrike Company and Student Chapter member Ryan

Finley volunteered to teach the Student Chapter how to pan for gold at the Arapahoe Bar

Gold Prospecting Park at I-70 and Youngfield Street. 20 students and Dr. EchoHawk were in

attendance for this hands-on fun!

August 19: Student Org Outreach. This was a campus event to promote student organiza-

tions. Chelsea Skubal, Ginny Thompson, and Kathleen Meyer worked the table for the

AIPG and handed out information about the AIPG.

August 28: Welcome meeting for new students and AIPG. The MSU Denver Earth and At-

mospheric Department Head, Dr. Janke, spoke about his vision for the future of the geology

major. AIPG Executive Director Bob Stewart and Vickie Hill of AIPG Headquarters were


Learn to Pan for Gold! We actually found a few flakes! Left to right: Chelsea Skubal, Ginny Thompson, Jessica Olnhausen, Jessica Davey

Student Org Outreach Table. Left to right: Chelsea Skubal, Ginny Thompson, Kathleen Meyer the guest speakers for the meeting; they spoke about all of the great benefits the AIPG has to offer students. Bob even offered his services to review resumes and do mock interviews for the Student Chapter members. Bob and Vickie were nice enough to buy pizza for the meet-ing! There were 27 students in attendance for this meeting.

October 7: Special event “The Science Behind Fracking”. The Student Chapter worked very hard to host this event with guest speakers Robert Single and Tim Crumrine from Ana-darko Petroleum. They discussed the geol - The whole group together at “The Science Behind Fracking” event. From left to right: Jessica Olnhausen, Jessica Davey, Olivia Ruiz, Kathleen Meyer, Ginny Thompson, Chelsea Skubal


ogy, process of, and equipment associated with hydraulic fracturing. Dr. EchoHawk made

this a required event for her Energy & Mineral Resources class. Over 100 people, including

students, instructors, and professionals attended this event. Members of the t h en newly or-

ganizing University of Northern Colorado Student Chapter attended as well.

October 11: Girl Scout Day at Dinosaur Ridge. This volunteer day was organized by Tom Van

Arsdale. Jessica Davey, Jessica Olnhausen, and Brian Smith volunteered to talk with Girl

Scouts about geology.

Girl Scout Day at Dinosaur Ridge. Left

to right: Brian Smith, Jessica Davey,

Jessica Olnhausen

October 22 & 23: GSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver B.C. Jessica Davey and Misty Porter

volunteered at the AIPG booth to help increase member numbers. Jessica and Misty also

packed up the remaining materials and AIPG banner for shipment back to headquarters.

November 18: Guest speaker Tom Van Arsdale spoke at the monthly meeting about explora-

tion geology. This incredibly informative talk was very timely for the students in the Energy

& Mineral Resources course this fall, plus a couple of students who are getting ready for in-

ternships in the oil and gas industry.

December 4: Study Break! The Student Chapter hosted a study break event at Brooklyn’s to

celebrate the end of the school year and provide an opportunity for students to visit outside

of the classroom. Jessica Davey presented all of the officers with a thank you gift for all of

their hard work this year. Dr. Kackstaetter, Dr.

EchoHawk, and 18 students came for the study

break event.

Hangin’ out at the study break party! From left to

right: Mitch Jouse, Jessica Olnhausen, Eric Carroll,

Lance Lawson, Jessica Davey, Kathleen Meyer,

Ginny Thompson, Paula Leek


University of Northern Colorado Student Chapter Officers

Alice Heesacker President [email protected] 303-815-7258

Bri Neumman Vice President [email protected] 303-870-8649

Grady Hart Secretary [email protected] 970-371-1794

Jake Carstens Treasurer [email protected] 970-420-5083

Volunteers Needed at Dinosaur Ridge’s Boy Scout Day

Dinosaur Ridge will be holding its largest event of the year when it hosts Boy Scout Day on Sat-urday, May 9, 2015 and CO-AIPG will be there. If last year’s event is any indication, the volun-teers will interact with approximately 120 Scouts, and 500 Webelos and Cub Scouts. The event, and our booth, will be open from 9 am - 3 pm, and we will need 3 volunteers at the booth during that time span. The CO-AIPG coordinator, Tom Van Arsdale, is asking for nine volunteers to commit to a se-lected 2 hour time slot, and more volunteers are always welcome. Keep in mind, this is an edu-cational effort and the volunteers will be asked some detailed geological questions…Tom admits he will have to “bone-up” on some of the expected areas of inquiry. Please review the require-ments expected of the Cub Scouts, Webelos, and especially, the Boy Scouts. The booth will be located near the visitor center at 16831 W. Alameda Parkway, on the east side of the hogback. Parking will be interesting so expect a short hike to the visitor center. To volunteer for a fun day with these dynamic and motivated kids, please contact Tom at [email protected]. And, feel free to bring along a mineral, rock or fossil specimen.

Link to Colorado State Legislative Bills

Here is a link to the active legislation in the Colorado Legislature of potential interest to CO-AIPG members:

http://www.statebillinfo.com/SBI/index.cfm?fuseaction=Public.Dossier&id=20256&pk=271

Please contact Leg./Reg. Chair Logan MacMillan ([email protected] or 303-241-2572) if any member has any questions or comments on the bills in the Section list.

Colorado Section–AIPG Proudly Supports the Following Outreach Affiliations:

The Colorado Mining Association Education Foundation The Friends of Dinosaur Ridge The Minerals Education Coalition of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

The Colorado Engineering Council


IN MEMORIAM - ROBERT W. BLAIR

Rob Blair, CO-AIPG Member and CPG, passed away on February 26, 2015, while Nordic skiing. He was 71 years old. Robert (Rob) William Blair, Jr. was born in Bossier City, LA, on November 28, 1943, to parents, Robert and Margaret MacLeod Blair. He received his BS degree in geology and a single-engine plane pilot's license at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM. He married Patricia (Pat) E. Roberts on June 11, 1966, in Los Alamos, NM. After serving two years in the US Navy at Great Lakes, IL, he worked with Petro-Nuclear and the US Geological Survey in WY and CO. In 1968 and 1969, Rob and Pat had two children, Kurt and Katrina. In 1975, he re-ceived his PhD in geology from the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO. For 28 years he taught in the geology department at Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO. He has over 50 publications in-cluding 5 books, 22 peer reviewed papers, 2 CD ROMS's and multiple abstracts. These include: "Geomorphology from Space-A Global Overview of Regional Landforms"; "The Western San Juan Mountains, Colorado: A Guide to the Geology, Ecology and Human History Along the Skyway"; "The Eastern San Juan Mountains: Their Geology, Ecology and Human History"; "Development of Natural Sandstone Arches in Southeastern Utah"; and "Moraine and Valley Wall Collapse Due to Rapid Deglaciation in Mount Cook National Park, New Zealand". In 1998, he initiated the formation of Mountain Studies Institute, which was incorporated in 2002 as a scientific research/educational nonprofit organization. He enjoyed mountaineering in numer-ous areas of the world (all seven continents), swimming (head of the Great Lakes Naval Training swim team), running (several marathons and traversing the Grand Canyon), and Nordic skiing (American Birkebeiner), photography (repeat photography), chess, horseshoes and especially in-ternationally showcasing mountains as a natural open-air classroom and laboratory. He is survived by his wife, Pat Blair, children, Kurt and Katrina Blair and grandchildren, Galen and Dylan Blair. Donations can be made, in memory of Rob, to Mountain Studies Institute (www.mountainstudies.org) or Fort Lewis College of Durango, CO. (www.fortlewis.edu).

Published in The Durango Herald on Mar. 2, 2015

Metro State University Denver Student Chapter Receives DERL Donation The Denver Earth Resources Library (DERL) has made a significant donation to the CO-AIPG Metro State University Denver Student Chapter. Kay Waller, DERL’s Manager and Executive Di-rector, was instrumental in the transfer of well over 300 bound publications, atlases, and maps. The publications included guidebooks from various state and regional geological associations and societies, AAPG Memoirs, SEPM Special Publications, and general textbooks. The Metro State stu-dents and faculty were amazed at the scope of the materials donated, and further collaboration is in the works. DERL is a repository of donated geological, geophysical, and general science publications col-lected over the past 26 years. Kay Waller runs the show, and is always willing to give interested parties a tour of the facility, which is located in the historic Equitable Building at 730 17th Street, downtown Denver. Membership is extremely inexpensive for professionals, and free to college students. Come by the library and put your hands on some top-notch scientific work, and visit their website at derlibrary.com.

http://www.fortlewis.edu


Metro State University Denver Awarded First CO-AIPG Student Chapter Grant

The CO-AIPG Metro State University Denver Student Chapter was awarded the first grant of the recently established Student Chapter Grant Program. A grant of $1,000.00 was approved by the Board on February 3rd due to the chapter’s successful application. The application process includes the presentation of an annual report, a detailed proposal for the anticipated expendi-tures, and the oversight of the faculty advisor. The Board concluded that Metro State not only met the minimum guidelines for grant approval, but set a standard for future applicants. Con-gratulations to the MSU Denver Student Chapter members for their excellent presentation.

CO-AIPG Annual Field Trip Ouray Area

June 26-27, 2015

The Colorado Section’s 2015 field trip will be in Ouray, Colorado, beginning with an “ice breaker” in the San Juan Room of the Community Center on Friday evening, June 26. Bob Lar-son, CPG and Ouray-based mining geologist, will give a powerpoint presentation entitled “San Juan Mining & Minerals.” This will also introduce George Moore’s Guidebook to the geology and mining in the Ouray area (“Mines, Mountain Roads, and Rocks”, Guidebook no 1, Ouray County Historical Society. Available for $30 at http://www.ouraycountyhistoricalsociety.org/MooreGeologyBook/purchase.html). Copies of Moore’s book will be available for sale, along with a publication entitled “The San Juan Triangle of Colorado – Mountains of Minerals”. The Field Trip will be on Saturday the 27th, starting at Inspiration Point on Log Hill, and then trav-elling to Ouray, Highway 550 to Ironton Park, to the Idarado Overlook, and on up to the top of Red Mountain Pass to the Longfellow Mine; and then proceed back along the county road past the (mines) National Belle, Genessee-Vanderbelt, Guston, etc. On Sunday, June 28, people can explore on their own using George Moore’s guidebook. Op-tions include either going up the Camp Bird road and possibly Yankee Boy Basin or driving over to Silverton to their museum, the Mayflower Mill and adjoining mines, or going up Molas Pass to look at the karst features in the Molas Lake Campground, Engineer Mountain, and sur-rounding features. Another possibility is hiking up the Bear Creek trail, just south of Ouray, to view an excellent exposure of the thinning of the Cutler Formation across the Box Canyon Fault, the quartzites and slates of the Uncompahgre Formation, and, after hiking up Bear Creek a bit, some excellent exposures of veins cutting through the San Juan Formation. Alternatives include going over to Telluride or going through Nucla and Naturita to the Dolores Canyon and to Gateway and then through the Unaweep Canyon, a former path of the Colorado River, before returning to Denver or wherever.

Ouray and its hot-spring fed town swimming pool are great place for spouses and kids who are less interested in geology to spend time. A visit to the Box Canyon is a must. Those planning to attend should book room reservations at one of a wide variety of accommodations in Ouray (see website http://www.ouraycolorado.com/ouray-visitor-guide.php for more information) that include campgrounds, motels, hotels, and condo rentals.


CO-AIPG Annual Field Trip (continued)

Further details, including cost and whether there is interest in a pre-trip guided trip from Denver to Ouray on Friday, June 26, will be forthcoming. For more information or to make reservations for the field trip (so we know who and how many will be coming) by June 20, contact Bob Larson at [email protected] or 970-325-4600.

Box Canyon

Ouray Blowout, early mineralization overlain by San Juan Formation

Ripple marks in Uncompahgre Formation phyllites across from Bear Creek

Great unconformity and angular unconformity, High Bridge, Box Canyon


GeoClasses for Teachers (comp. by P. Modreski, USGS-Denver, [email protected])

I wanted to call your attention to several Continuing Education/Recertification Credit courses be-ing offered for teachers this May, June, and July. Credit for all of these is offered through Colo-rado School of Mines, Special Programs and Continuing Education/Teacher Enhancement Pro-grams, and descriptions and registration information for them are listed on the CSM SPACE web-site, http://te.csmspace.com/

May 30: "Concepts of Earth Science" (K-6) and "Geologic Studies of Rocky Mountain Sedi-ments" (Gr. 7-12) are workshops offered for teachers as part of educational outreach at the na-tional meeting of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, taking place in Denver that week: "You're Invited: Earth Science Teachers' Program: All educators grades K-12 are invited to participate in an Earth Science Teachers' Colloquium. Two sessions are offered: a beginning ses-sion for those teachers who are less familiar with the Dinosaur Ridge rock exposures and who may have limited knowledge of basic geology; and a second advanced session for teachers who have previously been to the Ridge and/or who possess geologic backgrounds. Saturday, 30 May, 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Location: Dinosaur Ridge Visitors Center, 16831 W. Alameda Parkway, Morri-son, CO. Includes: Lunch, light snack, beverages, course materials and one-day guest pass to the ACE 2015 Exhibition and Technical Sessions on either Monday, 1 June or Tuesday, 2 June. Fee: $35. Access to ACE 2015 — (Up To a $420 Value): Teachers participating in the teacher program are also invited to visit the Colorado Convention Center on Monday, 1 June or Tuesday, 2 June to enjoy the Exhibition, Technical Sessions, Refreshment Breaks, All-Day Poster Sessions and End of Day Refreshments with the exhibitors. Check in on Monday or Tuesday at Registration to receive a teacher access badge for that day.For more information contact: Jerry Cuzella, Teacher Program Chair, [email protected] ."

Mon.-Tues., June 29-30, Rocks and Minerals (K-12): "Learn or review the basics of rocks and min-erals in dynamic and interactive ways in order to engage your students to learn about them. Ex-amine specimens, do activities, and tour the CSM Geology Museum. See complementary "Walking Tour of Building Stones in Denver" field course below." Held on the CSM campus, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.; 1 credit hour tuition, $95.00.

Wed., July 1, Walking Tour of Building Stones in Denver (K-12): "Learn about rocks and geology as you tour historic Denver buildings in the vicinity of the State Capitol, Denver City and County Building, and the 16th Street Mall. Receive a copy of a field guide written specifically for school groups. See the complimentary course, Rocks and Minerals, above." Meets near the Colorado State Capitol, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., 1/2 credit hour tuition, $75.00.

Thurs.-Fri., July 9-10, Dinosaur Ridge Teachers Workshop (K-12): "Experience an in-depth teacher orientation to the dinosaur bones and tracks found on Dinosaur Ridge near Morrison, and learn how to use them as a resource for teaching. Visit the Trek Through Time Learning Center, the Morrison Natural History Museum, and the Triceratops Trail interpretive site in Golden." Meets at Dinosaur Ridge, Morrison, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., 1 credit hour tuition, $125.00.

July 30-31, Aug. 1, Aug. 3-7, All About Mining (K-12): "Gain a detailed overview of America's modern mining industry, answering important questions such as: What does the mining industry really do? How does the mining industry function? Why is mining important to America's soci-ety? Visit the website, www.allaboutmining.org for more information on course requirements." Meets on CSM campus; two days of classroom sessions + 6 days of field trips. 6 credit hours, tui-tion $300.00.


The Colorado Section is looking for member biographies to run in the newsletter, similar to the ones included in previous issues for members of the current Executive Committee and other active Section members. We want the members to know about other members whom they may not have met. This will be an ongoing item for

the newsletter, so please feel free to send in your short biography (preferably no more than 350 words) and we will run them as we get them and space is available. A photo would also be nice to include, if you have one available. Thank you in advance for participating in this part of the newsletter!

Member Biographies Wanted

Attendees:

David Glater President David Abbott Treasurer Susan Wager Pres.-Elect Stephanie Jarvis Secretary

Betsy Murray Lobbyist Logan MacMillan Vice-President Larry Cerrillo Leg.-Reg. Chair Doug Peters Editor Tom Van Arsdale Advisory Board Bob Stewart AIPG Exec. Director

Meeting called to order by David Glater at 7:05 am

President’s Report: Two hardcopies of Betsy’s contract kept by David Glater and David Abbott. Copies emailed to

Larry, Logan, Susan, and Stephanie. Amendments to bylaws voted on and approved. All were in favor. Annual meeting: ~35 signed up, including 2 students and their guests. David Abbott suggested

a YP rate between the student rate and full rate for next year. $60 just covered dinner, so other options for next year will be discussed.

Secretary’s Report: December minutes accepted and approved.

Treasurer’s Report: David Abbott is in the process of getting everything in order, including signature authority.

Newsletter Report: Doug joined late, no report.

Leg-Reg Report: Session hadn’t started by meeting date. Larry would like to back off/resign, suggests new representation. He explains his current role

is primarily to present testimony when needed, which requires ability to go during the work day. Suggests Logan, which results in a discussion on what our member-engagement focus should be. Consensus is that reinstatement of monthly meetings would help engage members, which would then create more opportunity for help with Leg/Reg.

Logan suggests review of Leg/Reg process for next meeting.

Monthly Meeting Discussion: David Glater appoints Logan as VP to focus on monthly meeting organization. Logan suggests State Geologist, Karen Berry, as a speaker for Feb or March.

Executive Committee Meeting— January 6, 2015


We need a better understanding of organization of Survey and needs of the State Geologist so that we can focus our efforts appropriately.

Assess need for advisory committee to the State Geologists, made up of people represent-ing different specialties and from different geo organizations.

MSU Student Chapter Report: Chelsea gave report. The student chapter had a successful end-of-semester get-together, bringing in students with en-

vironmental and hydro interests. David Abbott suggests a possible luncheon speaker and/or TPG column from MSU on working

with nontraditional students. Tom notes that the geo group at MSU is very dedicated and impressive. He is working with them

and Denver Earth Resources Library (DERL) to get MSU access to DERL materials. A club fieldtrip to DERL is in the works. The department is working on an official geology degree. Graduates are working in labs for the survey, primarily interested in energy and mineral re-

sources. Students have a hard time finding internships and job connections because the department is not

yet recognized and they do not get much help finding resources from the school. Annual report has been received.

UNC Student Chapter: Brianne Neumann not present. Chapter has been recognized by National.

Student Chapter of the Year Award: Info has been sent out, due in June. Chapters responsible for completing application. Our role is

to encourage application. MSU is planning on applying.

Science and Engineering Fair: Fort Collins, April 9th. Tom appointed committee chair. Stephanie, Logan, and Bob express interest.

Meeting adjourned at 8:15. Next meeting is February 3rd.

Denver Mining Club May Schedule DENVER MINING CLUB LTD. Local Chapter of the INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF RAGGED ASS MINERS, Establ. 1891 Golden Corral Buffet & Grill, 3677 South Santa Fe Drive, Sheridan, CO 80110 (Southwest side at Santa Fe Dr. & Hampden Ave.); (Purchase of buffet lunch required) Every Monday, except when noted; 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (+/-); VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME!

May 11.--Mike McDonald, General Manager, Climax Mine. Molybdenum and the History of the Cli-max Mine.

May 18.--Ralph Johnson, Executive Director, Colorado Veterinary Medical Association. PetAid Colo-rado. May 25.--No meeting. Memorial Day Holiday. _________________________________________________________ Dick Beach, Secretary, (303) 986-6535. See past and future DMC talks at the web site: www.denverminingclub.org.



President’s Report: The annual dinner was a success, and Bob’s talk was deemed great by members and spouses. To-

tal cost to section was $674.69. We will look around next year for a less expensive option. Karen Berry attended the dinner and has expressed to Betsy that she is willing to give a talk to the

section. David Abbott suggests getting her input on Bob’s urban geology event idea.

Secretary’s Report: January minutes accepted and approved.

Treasurer’s Report: Signatures have been taken care of. RBC account down, partially due to yearly bills being due and January not being a good month

for the stock market. 2014 expenses exceeded income.

Bills for newsletter ads for 2014 and 2015 will be sent out. Expected Expenses: Scholarships, MSU student chapter request, potential requests from

other student chapters, increased phone bill, annual dinner (generally a break-even event), newsletter.

Income: Dues, legislative reception (generated income in 2014, may not always do so), newsletter ads

Income Ideas: short courses (potential topics: how to become a consultant, urban geology)

Newsletter Report: Doug will send link to Betsy’s list of bills to section members when posted. Tom made a new newsletter ad page that will replace the old one.

Leg-Reg Report: Betsy compiled a list of relevant bills for the section website. It will include links to current

amendments and the important dates for the bill.

MSU Student Chapter Report: Jessica not present. Tom reported. Received DERL book collection. Budget proposal discussed and approved for $1000. This will cover the proposed field trip, TPG

copies, education outreach materials, and some visibility (t-shirts and/or stickers) efforts.

UNC Student Chapter: Brianne Neumann not present.

Business Items: Tom delved into the 2013 demographics for the section and pointed out that the top industries

within our membership are mining, environmental, and hydro. Our 2014 donations reflect our mining membership interest, but not environmental or hydro.

Executive Committee Meeting— February 3, 2015

Attendees:


Betsy Murray Lobbyist Larry Cerrillo Leg.-Reg. Chair Doug Peters Editor Tom Van Arsdale Advisory Board Bob Stewart AIPG Exec. Director


Executive Committee Meeting— March 3, 2015


President’s Report: Draft of new water well regulations released by SEO—should be announced to membership and

maybe written up for next newsletter.

Secretary’s Report: February minutes accepted and approved.

Treasurer’s Report: Rex Monahan Geological Scholarship fund sorted out, and henceforth scholarship checks should

come directly from the RBC account. David made up a draft certificate to be presented to the science fair award winners, and all

agreed it looked great.

Newsletter Report: Doug is still working on the newsletter. He sent out the link to Betsy’s list of relevant bills.

Leg-Reg Report: The link to the list of relevant bills has been posted on the section’s website (below all of the news

item links). Logan was designated contact for any leg-reg related inquiries from membership. Susan suggested we start thinking about the 2016 legislative reception. There will likely be a lot

of hot topics and we need to start setting up details and contacts for the reception. She will talk to Larry about any documentation from last year’s reception, and Betsy will get in contact with people involved in last year’s.

Betsy brought a few copies of the Boards and Commissions books. Website: http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/GovHickenlooper/CBON/1249674847715

MSU Student Chapter Report: Jessica not present.

UNC Student Chapter: The UNC chapter recently elected new officers, and the president is now Alice Heesacker. The chapter is organizing itself and has several fundraising ideas, including selling grain size

cards, test kits, etc. They are also planning on having a booth at the Greely Water Festival (http://greeleywaterfest.org/).

Alice had questions about organizational requirements/materials. David Abbott suggested she

Attendees:


Betsy Murray Lobbyist Logan MacMillan Vice-President Doug Peters Editor Ed Baltzer Advisory Board Alice Heesacker UNC Chapter President Bob Stewart AIPG Exec. Director

Up to $600 total approved for the science fair awards. There will be up to 2 awards in each cate-gory (Junior and Senior). Judges will be Tom, Bob, Jessica, and Stephanie.

Meeting adjourned at 8:30. Next meeting is March 3rd.

http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/GovHickenlooper/CBON/1249674847715

http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/GovHickenlooper/CBON/1249674847715

http://greeleywaterfest.org/


contact Ron Wallace for suggestions. She is also planning on getting in touch with the MSU chap-ter.

Business Items: May 16th: National Executive Committee meeting, David Abbott will be leading the fieldtrip on

the consequences of living with geology.

Meeting adjourned at 8:25 am. Next meeting is April 7th.

DREGS is planning a two-day field excursion to visit precious and base metal occurrences of interest from Canon City to the Hardscrabble District of Silver Cliff, CO. Attendees would assemble on the first day at 10AM in Canon City at the old prison parking lot. Our first field stop will be at the Dawson gold prospect just southwest of town. At Dawson gold and copper are of probable exhalative origin, hosted in high-grade-metamorphosed volcanic rocks which are intruded by a K-spar-rich granitic mass of Silver Plume Granite age. Dawson has a drilled resource of about 120,000 ounces Au at a grade of 0.3-0.5 opt in a vein-like configuration that would be mined by underground methods. From Dawson the group will proceed up the Arkansas River valley to Cotopaxi and examine a skarnified massive sulfide occurrence with gahnite (a zinc spinel). We will then continue on to Westcliffe to dine and spend the night. The second day of the excursion will focus on mineral deposits and points of geological inter-est in the White Hills immediately north of Sil-ver Cliff. After breakfast and a morning view from the east of the spectacular snow-capped

Sangre de Cristo Range, we will examine man-ganiferous silver occurrences north of Silver Cliff. The group will then drive a short distance to the northwest to the Kate silver prospect, drilled initially by CoCa Mines and later by Tenneco. Resources stand at 4.16 million tons grading 2.68 opt Ag at a 1.0 opt Ag cutoff grade. Near Kate we will examine a quarry that exposes the obsidian horizon stratigraphically below the silver-mineralized rhyolite. The ob-sidian layer has spectacular giant rhyolite spherules. The excursion will proceed to the Bull Domingo breccia pipe in the Blue Moun-tains (also called Bull Domingo Hills). The trip will end in the Rosita Hills east of Silver Cliff where base and precious metal-bearing veins and breccias will be examined. At the May DREGS meeting on May 11, a sign-up sheet will be passed around for the field ex-cursion. In case you would like to take part in the trip but will not attend the May DREGS meeting, please indicate so to Steve Zahony at e-mail: [email protected]. Please bring your own lunch for the first day. Motel reservations will be made by DREGS for the overnight stay in Westcliffe but it will be the responsibility of each participant to pay for the motel, dinner, and drinks. There will be a charge of $15 to DREGS members for the excursion which will include a boxed lunch for the second day and a field trip guide. If you are not a DREGS mem-ber there will be an additional charge of $20 for membership in the Society.

DREGS 2015 Spring Field Trip Canon City - Westcliffe – Silver Cliff - Rosita Hills

May 16-17, 2015


Gunnison Mining & Minerals Symposium July 10-13, 2015

Sponsored by: Friends of the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, and Denver Region Exploration Geologists’ Society. Explore and learn more about the geology, mineralogy, and mining history of the Gunnison basin and the surrounding mountains. There will be an evening reception with a presentation on the mining history of Gunnison County on the first day followed by a day of presentations, and two days with three field trips each with collecting opportunities to: 1.) the lithium-rich Brown Derby pegmatite mine, 2.) the mine dumps of the epithermal Vulcan- Good Hope gold mine followed by a visit to the Powderhorn carbonatite complex, and 3.) a trip to one of the Proterozoic Gold Mines in the Gunnison Greenstone Belt followed by a visit to the Crystal Hill open pit gold mine in nearby Saguache County. The Symposium will be hosted at Western State University campus. Lodging and eating accommodations will be available on campus at favorable prices. Dates of the Symposium coincide with Cattlemen weekend in Gunnison with entertainment for family mem-bers not attending the Symposium. Registration and accommodations will be announced later by DREGS and on site https://www.facebook.com/LikeCSMGeoMuseum

GeoEvents (comp. by P. Modreski, USGS-Denver, [email protected])

May 9-10, Grand Junction Gem & Mineral Club, 68th Annual Gem Mineral, & Jewelry Show; Two Rivers Convention Center, Grand Junction, CO.

Tues., May 12, 10:30 a.m., USGS Rocky Mountain Science Seminar; Investigating stable isotope frac-tionation in rare earth elements: a case study with cerium, by Kate Scheiderich, USGS; Building 25 Auditorium, Denver Federal Center; all are welcome.

Tues., May 12, 3:00 p.m., Denver Museum of Nature & Science, VIP Room, DMNS Earth Science Seminar, "Early Earth vs. The origin of life", by Steve Mojzsis, U. of Colorado. Free lecture, is museum admission not required.

Wed., May 13, Colorado Scientific Society, Annual Past Presidents’ Dinner, with a presentation by Dr. Martin Lockley on “Tracking Dinosaurs in the Wild West and Beyond” , at White Fence Farm, Lakewood.

Sat., May 16, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., “Dan's Used Rocks Annual Open House and Mineral Sale” will be on Saturday, May 16 at 12296 W. Mississippi Ave., Lakewood. For info call Dan at 303-986-3647.

Sat., May 16, Hartville/Sunrise, Wyoming, “Archaeology at Sunrise Mine”, “a guided tour of Powars II archaeological site. Paleoindian red ochre mine & historic town of Sunrise mine tours; proceeds to benefit the Western History Center.” 3-hour mine & town tour leaves at 1:00 p.m.; $20 for adults, $25 for family; “Don’t miss the once in a life-time opportunity (wear old shoes—they will get stained red). Call George Zeimens for more info, 307-575-2010. [Located just north of Guernsey, WY, the Sun-rise was a major iron mine that supplied ore to the CF&I steel mill in Pueblo.]

May 16-17, Cheyenne, WY Mineral, Fossil, Gem & Rock Show, hosted by Cheyenne Mineral & Gem Society; Archer Complex – Building M, south of I-80 exit #370, 6 miles east of Cheyenne; 9-6 Sat., 10-4


Denver Region Exploration Geologists’ Society May Meeting Date: May 11, 2015

Social hour: 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.; Presentation: 7:00 p.m. Location: Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Berthoud Hall Room 241 “Building Effective Mineral System Models: The Importance of Merging Geophysical Observation with Geological Inference” Ken Witherly ABSTRACT: The minerals system approach is based on concepts that have been largely germinating for the past 20 years but are now becoming a major component of efforts to rejuvenate minerals exploration into the next decade. Geophysical mapping will take on a far more critical role in this effort as it offers very often the most cost effective means to explore the subsurface, especially when the overlying rocks are unrelated to the targets at depth. This presentation will examine what might be called the ‘state of play’ in how geophysics is currently being used to start to build an understanding of what mineral systems look like in the real world (from a geophysical perspective?). Using geophysical techniques in the traditional fashion to try to directly detect targets at greater and greater depths, often likely under obscuring cover, is seen as problematic. Instead, geophysical recognition and mapping of the signatures of altered rock produced while the deposit was being formed is deemed a much more realistic task. Although there is encouragement in what has been achieved to date, much of that achievement was typically without the benefit of a mineral system model. And even though it has been 20 years since the minerals system approach was proposed, it could well be another 20 years before more meaningful results are obtained.

DIPS May Luncheon Friday, May 8, 2014

Wynkoop Brewing Company, 1634 18th St., Denver.

Members generally arrive at 11:30 am with the lunch buffet starting at noon. The talk generally starts at 12:20 pm to 12:30 pm and goes for 20 to 30 minutes. The cost for the lunch and talk is $20 for members and $24 for non-members. It is $5 for just the talk.

Jan Tomanek, VP Oil and Gas, Gustavson Associates “Overview of the Fergana Basin”

ABSTRACT: The Fergana Basin is located in southwestern Asia and straddles the countries of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and the Kyrgyzstan between the Central Tien Shan Mountains to the north and the Southern Tien Shan mountains to the south. At least one active, regionally extensive petroleum system occurs in the basin and perhaps addi-tional petroleum systems based on the occurrence of other source rocks. Oil, natural gas, and condensate are produced in the basin from stacked reservoirs. Production in the central portion of the basin is from reservoirs deeper than 5,900 meters (19,350 feet) deep, on the flanks from 4,500 meters (14,764 Feet), and on the margins, up to surface, with exhumed anticlines producing oil down flank of active surface seeps. To date, over 53 fields have been discovered in the basin, and the USGS estimates total discovered reserves at 1.1 BBO and 1.3 TCF gas. This presentation presents an overview of the petroleum systems of the Fergana Basin along with a sum-mary discussion of a recent project where prospects were evaluated for estimates of prospective resources.

E-mail Bob Zilinski at [email protected] or call at 303-885-0615 before noon on May 5th, 2015 if you would like to make a reservation.


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