THE ASSOCIATION OF EXPLORATION GEOCHEMISTS P.O. Box 523, (Metropolitan Toronto), Rexdale, Ontario, M9W 5L4 Canada

NEWSLETTER NO. 42

President:

J.H MeCarthu Jr.

Vice Presidents:

L.G. Closs Geology Department Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colorado 80401 U.S.A.

R.G. Garrett Geolog~cal Survey of Canada 601 Booth Street Ottawa, Ontarlo K IA OE8

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Councrllors 1982-83 R.C. Armstrong LA. Clark E.H.W. Hornbrook R.G. Jackson A.W. Rose D.D. Runnels

1982-84 G.H. Allcon W.D. Goodfellow S.J. Hoffman S.E. Kesler N.G. Lavery K.A. Lovstrom

Australian Regional Councillor: R.H. Marrucchelli

European Regional Councillor: 6. Bolviken

Southern African Regional Councillor: G.L. Coetree

Brazilian Regional Councillor: R.J.P. Brim

W i t h r e g r e t we r e c o r d t h e d e a t h o f R . L . G r e s e n s o f t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f W a s h i n q t o n , S e a t t l e , Wash- i n g t o n , U.S.A. o h J u l y 1 7 t h ; 1 9 8 2 w h i l e e n g a g e d o n f i e l d w o r k . D r . G r e s e n s h a d b e e n a member o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n s i n c e 1 9 8 0 . He w i l l b e s i n - c e r e l y m i s s e d b y f r i e n d s a n d c o l l e a g u e s .

P . J . Goossens w o u l d l i k e t o a n n o u n c e t h a t h e - h a s c o m p l e t e d h i s c o n t r a c t w i t h t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s a s C h i e f T e c h n i c a l A d v i s e r i n I n d i a a n d i s p r e s e n t l y R e s e a r c h A s s o c i a t e i n c h a r g e o f E c o n o m i c G e o l o g y S e c t i o n o f t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f G e o l o g y a n d M i n e r a l o g y , R o y a l Museum o f C e n t r a l A f r i c a , T e i v u r s e n , B e l g i u m .

W i t h r e g r e t we r e c o r d t h e d e a t h o f A.T. G r i f f i s i n J u n e 1 9 8 2 . D r . G r i f f i s , an A s s o c i a t i o n Mem- b e r s i n c e 1 9 7 1 , was a f o u n d i n g p a r t n e r o f t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o u n s u l t i n g g r o u p , W a t t s , G r i f f i s a n d M c Q u a t L i m i t e d . He w i l l b e s i n c e r e l y m i s s e d b y h i s many f r i e n d s i n b o t h t h e A s s o c i a t i o n a n d t h e C a n a d i a n M i n i n g I n d u s t r y .

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One o f o u r members o b t a i n e d a c o p y o f o u r m a i l i n g l i s t f o r t h e s t a t e d p u r p o s e o f a d v e r t i s i n g a s y m p o s i u m t o o u r m e m b e r s h i p . T h i s l i s t h a s b e e n w r o n g f u l l y u s e d t o m a i l i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t c a n d i d a t e s f o r t h e A E G C o u n c i l a n d a b o u t p u b l i c a t i o n o f t h e J o u r n a l o f Geochemi - c a l E x p l o r a t i o n . Thus i t was o b t a i n e d u n d e r f a l s e p r e t e n s e s a n d i s a c l e a r v i o l a t i o n o f t r u s t .

The p r o p e r v e h i c l e f o r d i s t r i b u t i n g i n f o r m a t i o n t o t h e A E G member- s h i p i s t h r o u g h t h e n e w s l e t t e r . E v e r y p a s t a n d p r e s e n t o f f i c e r o f t h e A E G h a s u r g e d members t o c o n t r i b u t e t o t h e N e w s l e t t e r . I r e g r e t t h a t t h o s e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e a b o v e - m e n t i o n e d m a i l i n g d i d n o t u s e t h e News- l e t t e r t o b r i n g i n f o r m a t i o n t o t h e members .

Some o f t h e i n f o r m a t i o n c o n t a i n e d i n t h e memorandum i s i n a c c u r a t e a n d p e r t i n e n t i n f o r m a t i o n i s l a c k i n g . F o r e x a m p l e t h e AEG p a y e d E l s e v i e r $ 1 9 . 0 6 f o r e a c h m e m b e r s h i p s u b s c r i p t i o n i n 1 9 8 1 , not $ 3 2 . 5 0 as s t a t e d . The d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n t h e $ 3 2 . 5 0 a n d t h e a c t u a l - p r i c e p a y e d t o E l s e v i e r f o r t h e J o u r n a l r e t a i n e d b y t h e A E G . A p p r o x i m a t e l y h a l f o f y o u r m e m b e r s h i p dues - a r e u s e d t o r u n t h e A s s o c i a t i o n . ( I n 1 9 8 1 t h a t c o s t was $ 2 0 . 1 5 p e r M e m b e r ) . P r o f e s s o r A.M. Rose, C h a i r m a n o f t h e P u b l i c a t i o n s C o m m i t t e e , h a s p r o v i d e d a summary i n t h i s N e w s l e t t e r o f t h e w o r k o f t h e C o m m i t t e e o n t h e p r o b l e m o f J o u r n a l p u b l i c a t i o n . As y o u c a n s e e f r o m t h a t summary, t h e r e a r e a g r e a t many i s s u e s t h a t n e e d t o b e c o n - - , s i d e r e d i n e v a l u a t i n g pub1 i c a t i o n o f t h e J o u r n a l . )

Pub1 i c a t i o n o f t h e J o u r n a l i s p e r h a p s t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t c o n t r i b u - t i o n t h a t o u r A s s o c i a t i o n makes t o i t s members a n d t o t h e w o r l d w i d e g e o - c h e m i c a l e x p l o r a t i o n c o m m u n i t y . We a1 1 w a n t t o c o n t i n u e p u b l i s h i n g a q u a l i t y J o u r n a l a n d make i t a v a i l a b l e t o t h e w i d e s t p o s s i b l e r e a d e r s h i p . How t h i s c a n b e s t b e a c c o m p l i s h e d w i l l r e q u i r e c a r e f u l t h o u g h t a n d i n f o r - med j u d g e m e n t . T h e r e a r e g o o d a r g u m e n t s b o t h f o r c o n t i n u i n g o u r r e l a t i o n - s h i p w i t h E l s e v i e r a n d f o r p u b l i s h i n g t h e J o u r n a l o u r s e l v e s . I w i s h t o a s s u r e t h e m e m b e r s h i p t h a t a l l a s p e c t s o f t h e s e a r g u m e n t s a r e b e i n g p r o - f e s s i o n a l l y a n d f a i r l y e x a m i n e d . B u t I a l s o w i s h t o p o i n t o u t t h a t c o s t s a r e n o t t h e o n l y c o n s i d e r a t i o n .

The A E G h a s g r o w n a n d e v e n f l o u r i s h e d b e c a u s e o f t h e d e d i c a t i o n and f a i r - m i n d e d c o n d u c t o f a l l who h a v e s e r v e d . Those e l e c t e d t o C o u n c i l a n d t h e E x e c u t i v e h a v e a l w a y s done t h e i r b e s t t o s e r v e t h e A s s o c i a t i o n a n d t h e members . T h e r e h a v e b e e n d i f f e r e n c e s o f o p i n i o n b u t t h e a f f a i r s o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n h a v e a l w a y s b e e n c o n d u c t e d i n a s p i r i t o f m u t u a l t r u s t a n d r e s p e c t . I h o p e we w i l l c o n t i n u e w i t h t h i s p o l i c y .

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT - A.W. Rose

I n v i e w o f t h e p r e s e n t d e b a t e c o n c e r n i n g J o u r n a l p u b l i c a t i o n a r e p o r t f r o m t h e P u b l i c a t i o n s C o m m i t t e e i s i n c l u d e d as a s e p a r a t e f e a t u r e i n t h i s N e w s l e t t e r .

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ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE REPORT -

Names o f t h e f o l l o w i n g c a n d i d a t e s h a v e b e e n recommended f o r member- s h i p b y t h e A d m i s s i o n s C o m m i t t e e a n d h a v e b e e n a p p r o v e d b y C o u n c i l . A c c o r d i n g t o t h e A s s o c i a t i o n b y - l a w s t h e names o f c a n d i d a t e s a r e t o b e p u b l i s h e d f o r c o n s i d e r a t i o n b y t h e m e m b e r s h i p . I f y o u w i s h t o comment on a n y c a n d i d a t e , p l e a s e do s o i n w r i t i n g t o t h e S e c r e t a r y w i t h i n 6 0 d a y s .

VOTING MEMBERS -

G l a d w e l l , D . R . S t a f f g e o c h e m i s t , B a r r i n g e r M a g e n t a L t d . , T o r o n t o , O n t a r i o , Canada .

H a r r i s o n , S . J . C h i e f g e o c h e m i s t , Amax E x p l o r a t i o n , P e r t h , A u s t r a l i a .

I k r a m u d d i n , M. A s s o c i a t e P r o f e s s o r , E a s t e r n W a s h i n g t o n U n i v e r s i t y , Cheney , W a s h i n g t o n , USA.

McHugh, J . B . R e s e a r c h c h e m i s t , U . S . G e o l o g i c a l S u r v e y , D e n v e r , C o l o r a d o , USA.

M c N e a l , J .M. G e o l o g i s t , U . S . G e o l o g i c a 1 S u r v e y , D e n v e r , C o l o r a d o , USA.

1 P e r e i r a , N . M . G e o c h e m i s t , Empresas N u c l e a r e s B r a s i l e i r a s S . A . , i R i o de J a n e i r o , B r a s i l .

A F F I L I A T E MEMBERS -

B a s c o , D.M. C o n s u l t i n g g e o l o g i s t , V a n c o u v e r , B.C. Canada .

E i c h o r n , M . G . C h i e f g e o c h e m i s t , A s s o c i a t e d M i n e r a l a n d A g r i c u l t u r a l C h e m i c a l L a b o r a t o r y , B r i s b a n e , A u s t r a l i a .

F o u r n i e r , R . E . Base a n d P r e c i o u s M e t a l s e x p l o r a t i o n i s t , Lakewood, C o l o r a d o , U S A .

G i u d i c e , P . M . E x p l o r a t i o n g e o l o g i s t , F r e e p o r t E x p l o r a t i o n Co. , Lakewood , C o l o r a d o , U S A .

L a r a v i e , J . A . E x p l o r a t i o n g e o l o g i s t , U . S . S t e e l C o r p . , S a l t L a k e C i t y , U t a h , USA.

L e n t e r s , M.H. E x p l o r a t i o n g e o l o g i s t , E s s o M i n e r a l s Canada , C a l g a r y , A l b e r t a , Canada.

N i s b e t , P . C . E x p l o r a t i o n g e o c h e m i s t , S a v e r c o o l M i n i n g Co. , Sequ im , W a s h i n g t o n , USA.

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' 4 O ' T o o l e , W.L. C o n s u l t i n g g e o l o g i s t , Spokane , W a s h i n g t o n , U S A .

Ovens , G.D. S e n i o r g e o l i g s t , G u l f M i n e r a l s Canada L t d . , Saska - t o o n , S a s k a t c h e w a n , Canada.

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A f f i l i a t e Members ( c o n ' d )

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P e n n e l l , C . J . G e o l o g i s t , A u s t r a l i a n D e v e l o p m e n t L t d . , T e n n a n t C r e e k , A u s t r a l i a .

P e t r i e , J . A . G e o l o g i s t , G u l f M i n e r a l s L t d . 5 S a s k a t o o n , S a s k a t c h e w a n , Canada.

R o b e r t s , A. F . C o n s u l t i n g E n g i n e e r , s e l f - e m p l o y e d , V a n c o u v e r , B.C. Canada .

S o e m a n t r i , I. S. G e o l o g i s t i n M i n i n g a n d g e o l o g i c a l c o n s u l t a n t w i t h P . T . M i n c o n - ( A . C . A . Howe P t y . L t d . B r a n c h ) , J a k a r t a , I n d o n e s i a .

STUDENT MEMBERS -

A l m e d a , R . L . G r a d u a t e s t u d e n t a t A k i t a U n i v e r s i t y , A k i t a C i t y , J a p a n .

D a v i s , A . O . G r a d u a t e s t u d e n t a t U n i v e r s i t y o f C o l o r a d o , B o u l d e r , C o l o r a d o , USA.

K n o p e r , M . W . G r a d u a t e s t u d e n t a t E a s t e r n W a s h i n g t o n U n i v e r s i t y , Cheney , i d a s t i i n g t o n , USA.

FUTURE MEETINGS -

UPDATE - AUSTRALIAN REGIONAL MEETING PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

May 2 3 - 2 6 , 1 9 8 3

G e o c h e m i c a l E x p l o r a t i o n i n A r i d a n d D e e p l y W e a t h e r e d E n v i r o n m e n t -

P l a n n i n g f o r t h i s m e e t i n g i s w e l l i n h a n d a n d t h e i n d i c a t i o n s t o d a t e a r e t h a t r e s p o n s e w i l l b e g o o d . A c i r c u l a r a n d c a l l f o r p a p e r s was w i d e l y c i r c u l a t e d i n J u l y a n d o f f e r s o f p a p e r s a r e c o m i n g i n a t a s a t i s - f a c t o r y r a t e . The c l o s i n g d a t e f o r r e c e i p t o f e x t e n d e d a b s t r a c t s i s 30 November 1 9 8 2 .

The s c o p e o f t h e m e e t i n g h a s b e e n e x t e n d e d b y t h e a r r a n g e m e n t o f a J o i n t S e s s i o n w i t h t h e S p e c i a l i s t s G r o u p i n E c o n o m i c G e o l o g y o f t h e G e o l o g i c a l S o c i e t y o f A u s t r a l i a on t h e t o p i c " G e o c h e m i s t r y a n d G e n e s i s o f O r e D e p o s i t s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h W e a t h e r i n g " . Two f i e l d e x c u r s i o n s a n d a v a r i e d p r o g r a m m e o f s o c i a l e v e n t s f o r r e g i s t r a n t s a n d a c c o m p a n y i n g -. members h a v e b e e n p l a n n e d . F o r f u r t h e r d e t a i l s p l e a s e c o n t a c t ,

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GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION FOR PRECIOUS METALS, BASE METALS, AND URANIUM

May 9 -13 , 1 9 8 3

T h i s s h o r t c o u r s e i s b e i n g g i v e n b y H. B loom, L.G. C l o s s a n d A.A. L e v i n s o n a t M e t a l s H a l l , G r e e n C e n t e r , C o l o r a d o S c h o o l o f M i n e s , G o l d e n , C o l o r a d o , U.S.A.

The p r o g r a m , now i n i t s 2 3 r d y e a r , i s an i n t r o d u c t o r y c o u r s e on t h e f u n d a m e n t a l s o f m o d e r n g e o c h e m i c a l e x p l o r a t i o n t e c h n i q u e s , i d e a l l y s u i t e d f o r g e o l o g i s t s , c h e m i s t s , a n d o t h e r s i n t e r e s t e d i n t r a c e e l e m e n t g e o c h e m i s t r y , a s r e l a t e d t o m i n e r a l e x p l o r a t i o n . F o r i n f o r m a t i o n c o n - c e r n i n g t h e p r o g r a m , c o n t a c t

L.G. C l o s s S p e c i a l P r o g r a m s & G e o l o g y D e p a r t m e n t o r C o n t i n u i n g E d u c a t i o n (SPACE) C o l o r a d o S c h o o l o f M i n e s O f f i c e Go1 den , C o l o r a d o , 80401 C o l o r a d o S c h o o l o f M i n e s , U .S .A .

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1 9 8 3 PITTSBURGH CONFERENCE AND EXPOSITION O N ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

AND APPLIED SPECTROSCOPY M a r c h 7 - 1 2 , 1 9 8 3

The 1 9 8 3 P i t t s b u r g h C o n f e r e n c e o n A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t r y w i l l b e h e l d i n t h e A t l a n t i c C i t y C o n v e n t i o n H a l l , A t l a n t i c C i t y , New J e r s e y f r o m M a r c h 7 t o 12 , 1 9 8 3 .

F u r t h e r d e t a i l s on t h e c o n f e r e n c e , s p o n s o r e d b y t h e S o c i e t y f o r A n a l y t i c a l C h e m i s t s o f P i t t s b u r g h a n d t h e S p e c t r o s c o p y S o c i e t y o f P i t t s b u r g h c a n b e o b t a i n e d f r o m

The P i t t s b u r g h C o n f e r e n c e 437 D o n a l d Road P i t t s b u r g h , Pa. 1 5 2 3 5 USA

F IFTY F IRST ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE PROSPECTORS AND DEVELOPERS -

ASSOCIATION M a r c h 6 -9 , 1 9 8 3

The 5 1 s t A n n u a l C o n v e n t i o n f o t h e P r o s p e c t o r s a n d D e v e l o p e r s A s s o c i a t i o n w i l l b e h e l d i n t h e R o y a l Y o r k H o t e l , T o r o n t o , Canada, f r o m M a r c h 6 - 9 t h , 1 9 8 3 . The t heme f o r t h i s c o n v e n t i o n w i l l b e

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INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP O N GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION I N R A I N FORESTS, 1983 -

The A s s o c i a t i o n o f G e o s c i e n t i s t s f o r I n t e r n a t i o n a l D e v e l o p m e n t (AGID) h a v e p r o p o s e d a j o i n t A s s o c i a t i o n o f E x p l o r a t i o n G e o c h e m i s t s - A G I D - I n t e r n a t i o n a l U n i o n o f G e o l o g i c a l S c i e n c e s w o r k s h o p o n G e o c h e m i c a l E x p l o r a t i o n i n R a i n F o r e s t s t o b e h e l d i n l a t e 1983 . Aims o f t h i s w o r k - s h o p w o u l d b e t o p r o v i d e a f o r u m f o r t h e exchange o f i d e a s among geo- c h e m i s t s w o r k i n g i n t h e h u m i d t r o p i c s , t o i d e n t i f y a n d documen t t h e m a j o r r e s e a r c h n e e d s , t o p r o p o s e s p e c i f i c r e s e a r c h p r o j e c t s and t o i d e n t i f y i n t e r e s t e d s c i e n t i s t s a n d o r g a n i z a t i o n s . Opt imum a t t a n d a n c e b y i n v i t a t i o n o n l y w i l l b e l i m i t e d t o 30 a n d l o c a t i o n w i l l be d e c i d e d b y t h e A s s o c i d t i o n . F u r t h e r d e t a i l s w i l l be g i v e n i n t h e n e x t N e w s l e t t e r .

EXPLORATION AND EVALUATION TECHNIQUES FOR GOLD DEPOSITS, J a n . 2 4 - 2 8 , 1983

The D e p a r t m e n t o f G e o l o g i c a l S c i e n c e s , M c G i l l U n i v e r s i t y , i n a s s o c i - a t i o n w i t h t h e M i n e r a l E x p l o r a t i o n R e s e r a c h I n s t i t u t e , o f f e r s a one-week p r o f e s s i o n a l d e v e l o p m e n t s e m i n a r f r o m J a n u a r y 2 4 t o 28, 1 9 8 3 . S p e c i a l p r o b l e m s o f e x p l o r a t i o n i n c l u d i n g g e o l o g i c a l and g e o c h e m i c a l me thods as w e l l as s a m p l i n g , a s s a y i n g and e v a l u a t i o n w i l l be d i s c u s s e d .

F o r f u r t h e r d e t a i l s c o n t a c t ,

G . R . Webber S.M. J a c k s o n P r o g r a m D i r e c t o r o r P r o g r a m S e c r e t a r y M c G i l l U n i v e r s i t y M c G i l l U n i v e r s i t y T e l : 514 3 9 2 - 5 8 3 7 T e l : 514 392 -5841

JOINT AIME - S M E - A E G MEETING, A t l a n t a , G e o r g i a , March 6 - l o t h , 1983

E.F . W e i l a n d a n d G.L. C l o s s w i l l c h a i r t h e t e c h n i c a l s e s s i o n " G e o c h e m i s t r y A p p l i e d t o T o d a y ' s E x p l o r a t i o n " a t 8 : 3 0 a.m. on T h u r s d a y , M a r c h l o t h , 1 9 8 3 . The f o l l o w i n g p a p e r s w i l l b e g i v e n .

A n a l y t i c a l O p p o r t u n i t i e s / E v a l u a t i o n a n d S e l e c t i o n : G.L. C l o s s .

P a r t i a l D i s s o l u t i o n T e c h n i q u e s i n G e o c h e m i c a l E x p l o r a t i o n : T .T . Chao.

A n a l y t i c a l D a t a Re1 i a b i l i t y : R . K. G lanzman and M . Mason.

C u r r e n t T e c h n i q u e s i n t h e P r e s e n t a t i o n o f G e o c h e m i c a l D a t a : R. G . G a r r e t t .

C u r r e n t T e c h n o l o g y i n S t r e a m S e d i m e n t G e o c h e m i s t r y : P.K. T h e o b a l d .

P a p e r T i t l e t o b e Announced. J .H. M c C a r t h y .

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ELECTION OF ORDINARY COUNCILLORS -

T w e l v e n o m i n a t i o n s f o r C o u n c i l h a v e been made t o f i l l 5 v a c a n c i e s w h i c h w i l l a r i s e a t t h e n e x t A n n u a l G e n e r a l M e e t i n g i n March , 1983 . B a l l o t s h a v e been p r e p a r e d a n d d i s t r i b u t e d t o t h e V o t i n g M e m b e r s h i p . R e s u l t s o f t h e v o t e w i l l b e t a b u l a t e d a t t h e A G M a f t e r w h i c h t h e New C o u n c i l l o r s w i l l b e announced . I t i s i m p o r t a n t t h a t V o t i n g Members c a s t their b a l l o t s as s o o n as r e c e i v e d . The B a l l o t s m u s t be r e t u r n e d t o t h e A s s o c i a t i o n p e r m a n e n t o f f i c e i n R e x d a l e o or onto) b y M a r c h 4 t h ,1983, f r o m t h e r e t h e b a l l o t s w i l l b e t r a n s f e r r e d t o A t l a n t a f o r t h e AGM o n M a r c h l o t h , 1 9 8 3 .

REGIONAL COUNCILLORS

R e g i o n a l C o u n c i 11 o r s , 1 i k e O r d i n a r y C o u n c i 11 o r s , h o l d o f f i c e f o r t w o y e a r p e r i o d s .

R i c h a r d M a z z u c h e l li , A u s t r a l i a n R e g i o n a l C o u n c i l l o r , L o u i s C o e t z e e , S o u t h e r n A f r i ca R e g i o n a l C o u n c i 11 o r a n d B. B o l v i k e n , E u r o p e a n R e g i o n a l C o u n c i l l o r w i 11 c o n t i n u e t o s e r v e t h e A s s o c i a t i o n t h r o u g h t h e 1983 -85 t e r m .

Raymond B r i m w i l l b e r e s i g n i n g as B r a z i l i a n R e g i o n a l C o u n c i l l o r i n M a r c h a n d C o u n c i l i s p l e a s e d t o a c c e p t t h e n o m i n a t i o n a n d f o l l o w i n g

1 a C o u n c i l m e e t i n g h e l d on December 1 4 t h , 1982 t o a p p o i n t D r . R i c h a r d W . L e w i s as R e g i o n a l C o u n c i l l o r f o r B r a s i l f o r t h e t e r m 1 9 8 3 - 8 5 .

NEW EXECUTIVE FOR THE ASSOCIATION

A t a C o u n c i l M e e t i n g h e l d o n December 1 4 t h , 1982, members o f t h e new e x e c u t i v e w e r e e l e c t e d f o r t h e y e a r 1983 -84 .

L . Graham C l o s s o f t h e G e o l o g y D e p a r t m e n t , C o l o r a d o S c h o o l o f M i n e s , has b e e n e l e c t e d t o t h e p o s i t i o n o f P r e s i d e n t o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n .

Bob G a r r e t t o f t h e G e o l o g i c a l S u r v e y o f Canada, O t t a w a , has been e l e c t e d t o t h e p o s t o f F i r s t V i c e P r e s i d e n t .

I a n Thomson o f P l a c e r D e v e l o p m e n t L i m i t e d , V a n c o u v e r h a s been e l e c t e d - t o t h e p o s t o f Second V i c e P r e s i d e n t .

Ray L e t t o f B a r r i n g e r M a g e n t a , T o r o n t o has been r e - e l e c t e d t o t h e p o s t o f S e c r e t a r y .

R . G . J a c k s o n S u l p e t r o M i n e r a l s , T o r o n t o has b e e n - e l e c t e d t o t h e p o s t o f T r e a s u r e r . - -,' N o t e J.H. M c C a r t h y J r . w i l l c o n t i n u e t o s e r v e C o u n c i l d u r i n g t h e 1983 -85 t e r m as P a s t P r e s i d e n t C o u n c i l l o r .

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1 9 8 3

The n e x t A n n u a l G e n e r a l M e e t i n g o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n w i l l be h e l d i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e 1 1 2 t h AIME A n n u a l M e e t i n g i n A t l a n t a , G e o r g i a . The m e e t i n g w i l l be h e l d a t n o o n o n T h u r s d a y , March l o t h , 1983 .

The Agenda f o r A G M i s as f o l l o w s ,

1 . M i n u t e s o f t h e 1982 A n n u a l G e n e r a l M e e t i n g .

2 . M a t t e r s A r i s i n g .

3 . N o m i n a t i o n s o f S c r u t i n e e r s f o r O r d i n a r y C o u n c i l l o r b a l l o t .

4 . P r e s i d e n t ' s R e p o r t .

5 . S e c r e t a r y ' s R e p o r t .

6 . T r e a s u r e r ' s R e p o r t .

7 . A d m i s s i o n ' s C o m m i t t e e R e p o r t .

8 . I n t r o d u c t i o n o f t h e 1 9 8 3 - 8 4 E x e c u t i v e .

9 . Announcemen t o f t h e O r d i n a r y C o u n c i 11 o r s E l e c t i o n s . 1 0 . Any ' o t h e r b u s i n e s s .

1 1 . A d j o u r n m e n t .

The P r e s i d e n t , J .H . M c C a r t h y , J r . w i l l d e l i v e r h i s a d d r e s s imme d i a t e l y f o l l o w i n g t h e a d j o u r n m e n t o f t h e m e e t i n g .

FROM THE SECRETARY'S OFFICE - Ray L e t t

The A n n u a l G e n e r a l M e e t i n g i s p e r h a p s t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t e v e n t o f t h e A s s o c i a t i o n ' s b u s i n e s s y e a r b e c a u s e i t n o t o n l y s e r v e s t o i n t r o d u c e t h e new P r e s i d e n t a n d o t h e r O f f i c e r s t o Members b u t a l s o t o s u m m a r i z e t h e A s s o c i a t i o n ' s a c t i v i t i e s a n d f i n a n c i a l s t a t u s . T h i s y e a r t h e AGM w i l l b e h e l d o n M a r c h 1 0 t h a t t h e c o m b i n e d AEG-AIME Symposium i n A t l a n t a , G e o r g i a a n d a n o t i c e g i v i n g f u r t h e r d e t a i l s i s a t t a c h e d t o t h i s News le t - , t e r . I w o u l d a s k t h o s e members who a r e a t t e n d i n g t h e sympos ium t o t r y and b e p r e s e n t a t t h e A G M a n d s u p p o r t y o u r A s s o c i a t i o n .

My p l e a f o r c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o t h e N e w s l e t t e r has b e e n a n s w e r e d and I am h a p p y t o be a b l e t o i n c l u d e a l e t t e r r e c e i v e d f r o m R o g e r W a t t e r s o f C a i r n s , A u s t r a l i a . Many t h a n k s f o r y o u r c o n t r i b u t i o n , R o g e r and y o u r 4 2 f o o t p o o l w i l l be e v e r i n my t h o u g h t s d u r i n g t h e l o n g C a n a d i a n w i n t e r a h e a d .

On a l e s s c h e e r f u l n o t e , I r e p o r t e d t h e t r a g i c d e a t h o f Randy Greser,, i n a l i g h t p l a n e a c c i d e n t n e a r Wana tchee , W a s h i n g t o n . T h i s a c c i d e n t a l s o t o o k t h e l i v e s o f h i s w i f e , M i m i a n d f r i e n d , B a t e s McKnee. Members may w i s h t o remember Randy b y c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o t h e G r e s e n s E d u c a t i o n Fund,

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e s t a b l i s h e d t o s u p p o r t h i s t h r e e d a u g h t e r s ' e d u c a t i o n o r t h e G r e s e n s - McKnee M e m o r i a l L e c t u r e s h i p i n t h e P a c i f i c N o r t h w e s t G e o l o g y . Cheques

: may b e made o u t t o e i t h e r one o f t h e s e e n t i t i e s o r t o J u l i a n D . B a r k s d a l e , c / o D e p a r t m e n t o f G e o l o g i c a l S c i e n c e s , AJ-20, U n i v e r s i t y o f W a s h i n g t o n , S e a t t l e , W a s h i n g t o n , 98195, USA.

I n a d v e r t a n t l y i n t h e l a s t N e w s l e t t e r I m e r g e d t h e S h o r t C o u r s e / Workshop, G e o c h e m i c a l E x p l o r a t i o n i n D e e p l y W e a t h e r e d T e r r a i n o f f e r e d b y t h e D i v i s i o n o f M i n e r a l o g y C S I R O I n s t i t u t e o f E n e r g y a n d E a r t h Re- S o u r c e s f r o m March 1 s t t o 4 t h , 1 9 8 3 w i t h t h e A s s o c i a t i o n o f E x p l o r a t i o n G e o c h e m i s t s f i r s t A u s t r a l i a n R e g i o n a l M e e t i n g , G e o c h e m i c a l E x p l o r a t i o n i n A r i d a n d D e e p l y W e a t h e r e d E n v i r o n m e n t s t o b e h e l d i n P e r t h , W e s t e r n A u s t r a l i a , May 2 3 - 2 6 , 1 9 8 3 , These m e e t i n g s a r e s e p a r a t e a n d a s e c o n d n o t i c e o f t h e P e r t h Symposium i s i n c l u d e d w i t h t h i s N e w s l e t t e r .

A LETTER FROM AUSTRALIA

From R . A . M a t t e r s , C o n t r a c t G e o l o g i s t , C o n s u l t a n t G e o c h e m i s t , -- 636 B r u c e H i g h w a y , Woree, C a i r n s , 4870, Q u e e n s l a n d , A u s t r a l i a .

To - The S e c r e t a r y , A s s o c i a t i o n o f E x p l o r a t i o n G e o c h e m i s t s .

Dear Ray:

I n response t o your appeal t o the membership t o c o n t r i b u t e something, f i r s t l y I want t o adve r t i se t h e f a c t t h a t I am a l i v e and w e l l and l i v i n g i n A u s t r a l i a ' s answer t o Hawaii. While the boom has passed (again! ) and the resources are s t i l l l a r g e l y awa i t i ng discovery, a l l i s n o t gloom and doom, no! As a r e s u l t o f a l i t t l e e x t r a t ime on my hands, my go l f score i s down t o my age ( f o r 9 holes t h a t i s ) and my beer consumption i s about the same number, (13 oz. b o t t l e s pe r week). No anomalies there, no mat te r how you rearrange the data.

On a more ser ious note, the shortsightedness o f some of the l o c a l companies here astounds me. Sure, t h e r e ' s a g l u t o f some commodities, no demand f o r o thers a t a l l , b u t w ip ing o u t whole e x p l o r a t i o n arms i s s u r e l y no t , i n the l ong term, an economy.

One company I have heard about, (no names, no pack d r i l l ) has several m i l l i o n do1 l a r s wor th of data i n t h e i r f i l e s and have sacked EVERYBODY. When they want t o s t a r t up again i n two o r three years t ime, there w i 11 be no c o n t i n u i t y , no one w i l l know where anyth ing b u t the co f fee j u g i s , and t h e y ' l l have t o s t a r t f rom scra tch . Perhaps t h i s i s why o l d consul tants never d ie , they j u s t go on bo r i ng . Perhaps we he lp preserve a 1 i t t l e con- t i n u i t y (and s a n i t y ? ) s imp ly because data j u s t n a t u r a l l y seem t o f a l l o f f t r ucks and w a i t f o r an opportune t ime t o be revealed. Everybody knows a look i s as good as a photocopy t o a b l i n d geochemist, t o paraphrase a h i t h e r t o good aphorism.

I sometimes wonder i f the employees shou ldn ' t be g iven the o p t i o n of work ing f o r reduced s a l a r i e s , running the shebang themselves j u s t t o s t a y a l i v e , r a t h e r than t o make p r o f i t s and dividends, u n t i l such t ime as the re i s a more b u l l i s h market. Bu t then, i f you add j u s t one l e t t e r t o " b u l l i s h " , what have you g o t ?

I hope t h i s 1 ightens your day. I ' m going f o r a d i p i n my 42 foo t pool .

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This list comprises titles that have appeared in major publications since the compilations presented in Newsletters No. 40 and 41. Journals routinely covered and abbreviations used are: Journal of Exploration Geochemistry (JEG); Economic Geology (EG); Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (GCA); the USGS Professional Papers (USGS PROF P); Circular (USGS CIR); and Open File Report (USGS OFR); Bulletin of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (CIM BULL); Transactions of Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, Section B: Applied Earth Sciences (TRANS IMM). Publications less frequently cited are identified in full. Compiled by Donald D. Runnells and Sandra L. Jones, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado.

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Campbell, I.H,, Coad, P., Franklin, J.M., Gorton, MOP., scott, S.D., Sowa, J., and Thurston, P.C. 1982. Rare earth elements in volcanic rocks associated with Cu-Zn massive sulphide mineralization: A preliminary report. Can. J. Earth Sci. 19(3): 619ff.

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Kronfeld, J., Zafrir, H. 1982. The possibility of using desert palms in hydrologic reconnaisance prospecting for uranium. JEG x ( 3 ) : 183-187.

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Levinson, A.A. (Ed.). 1982. Precious Metals in the Northern Cordillera. The Association of Exploration Geochemists and the Cordilleran Section of the Geological Association of Canada, P.O. Box 398, Station A, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2N2, Canada.

Majumder, T., Chakraborty, K.L., Bhattacharyya, A. 1982. Geochemistry of banded iron formation of Orissa, India. Mineralium Deposita U(1) : 107-118.

Matheis, G., Pearson, M.J., 1982. Mineralogy and geochemical dispersion in lateritic soil profiles of northern Nigeria. Chem. Geol. 35(1/2): 129-148.

McCorkell, R.H., Brameld, M.P. 1982. The distribution of radon and other radioactive decay products of uranium from a uranium deposit into overlying burden. CIM BULL E(843) : 125-130.

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Miller, W.R., Ficklin, W.H., and Learned, R.E. 1982. Hydrogeochemical prospecting for prophyry copper deposits in the tropical-marine climate of Puerto Rico. JEG E(3) : 217-233.

Nowlan, G.A. 1982. Guidelines for finding concretionary Mn-Fe oxides in streams. JEG U(1): 77-79.

Oreshkin, V.N., and Gurvich, Y.G. 1981. Cadmium in suspension and the water at the mouths of certain rivers flowing into the Arctic Ocean and the Black Sea. Geochem. Intern. U(1): 86-91.

Philp, R.P. 1982. Surface geochemical methods used for oil and gas prospecting--a review. JEG U(1): 1-34.

Plimer, I.R., and decarvalho, D. 1982. The geochemistry of hydrothermal alteration at the Salgadinho copper deposit, Portugal. Mineralium Deposita. lJ(2): 193-211.

Roberts, A.A. 1981. Helium emanometry in exploring for hydrocarbons: Part 11, in Gottlieb, B.M. (Ed.). Unconventional Methods in Exploration for Petroleum and Natural Gas 11. SMU Press, Dallas: 126-149.

Roberts, F.I. 1982. Trace element chemistry of pyrite: A useful guide to the occurrence of sulfide base metal mineralization. JEG U(1): 49-62.

Rose, A.W. 1982. Mineral adequacy, exploration success, and mineral policy in the United States. JEG U(3): 163-182.

Rosenblum, S. 1981. Anomaly-ratio concept in geochemical exploration. AIME Trans. m: 1987ff. Rozinov, M.I., and Kolesnikov, D.I. 1982. Mineralogical-geochemical indicators of ore in rhyolites of the okhutsk-chukotka belt. Intern. Geol. Rev. 24(3): 345-353.

Ryzenko, B.N., Mellnikova, G.L., Shvarov, Y.V. 1981. Computer modeling of formation of the chemical composition of natural solutions during interaction in the water-rock system. Geochem. Intern. U(2): 94-108.

Sakharova, M.., Batrakova, Y.A., and Ryakhovskaya, S.K. 1981. The effects of pH on the deposition of gold and silver from aqueous solution. Geochem. Intern. U(2): 28-34.

Samama, J.C. 1982. La pyritisation des fronts d1oxydo-reduction des gites dluranium: Signification geochimique et caracterisation texturale. Mineralium Deposita U(2) : 295-306.

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Sheremet, Y.M., Avtushko, M.I., and Gormasheva, G.S. 1981. Ore-bearing criteria for metasomatic granitoids. Geochem. Intern. U(2): 48-58.

Silichev, M.K., Belozertseva, N.V. 1981. Zoning in the distribution of impurities in quartz, arsenopyrite and galena from a gold-ore deposit. Geochem. Intern. U(2): 35-40.

Smith, R.E. (Ed.). 1982. Geochemical Exploration in Deeply Weathered Terrain. (Discussion papers from short course/workshop, June, 1982, Perth, Western Australia.) Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Division of Mineralogy, P.O. Wembley, W.A. 6014, Australia.

Soliman, M.M. 1982. Geochemical prospecting for Cu in Hamash area, southeastern desert, Egypt. Geol. Mag. U ( 3 ) : 319-323.

Sotnikov, V.I., Kastrykin, Y.P., and Nikitina, Y.I. 1981. Distributions of chlorine and fluorine in the minerals of intrusive and postmagmatic rock bodies of molybdenum shows in the Stanovoy Range. Geochem. Intern. J&(2): 18-27.

Spevak, Y.A. 1982. Mechanism and scale of gas emigration during mesocatagenesis. Intern. Geol. Rev. U(4): 389-394.

Starinsky, A., Katz, A., and Kolodny, Y. 1982. The incorporation of uranium into diagenetic phosphorite. GCA M(8) : 1365-1374.

Suda, C.E., Brookins, D.G., and Della Valle, R.S. 1982. Uranium and other trace element geochemistry of the Hopi Buttes volcanic province, Northeastern Arizona. EG n(5): 1210-1220.

Takeno, S., Minami, A., and Rakitani, S. 1981. Heavy metal concentration to clay minerals in aqueous solutions(1)--Suspension pH and metal contents of sericite. Min. Geol. U ( 1 7 0 ) , 443-456. Thompson, C.K. 1981. The airborne gas sensor and its role in exploration reconnaissance, in Gottlieb, B.M. (Ed.). Unconventional Methods in Exploration for Petroleum and Natural Gas 11. SMU Press, Dallas: 240-248.

Trudick, L. 1981. Geochemical prospecting for fluorospar in Southern Illinois--Results of chemical analysis of A-horizon soils above a deep-seated manto and vein complex. AIME Trans. 270: 1907ff.

Valenchon, F. 1982. The use of correspondence analysis in geochemistry. J. Int. Assn. for Math. Geol. U(4): 331-342.

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Vratkovskaya, S.V., Pogrebnjak, Y.F., and Tolochko, V.V. 1982. Water streams for dispersion of zinc, lead, copper and silver on the area of Eravninsky ore node. Geol. Geophys. m ( 1 ) : 96-100.

Weart, R.C., and Heimberg, G. 1981. Exploration radiometrics: Postsurvey drilling results, in Gottlieb, B.M. (Ed.). Unconventional Methods in Exploration for Petroleum and Natural Gas 11. SMU Press, Dallas: 116-123.

Zielinski, R.A. 1982. The mobility of uranium and other elements during alteration of rhyolite ash to montomorillonite: A case study in the Troublesome Formation, Colorado, U.S.A. Chem. Geol. 35(3/4): 185-204.

Zielinski, R.A. 1982. Uraniferous opal, Virgin Valley, Nevada: Conditions of formation and implications for uranium exploration. JEG J& (3): 197-216.

A NOTE FROM THE PRESIDENT J.H. M c C a r t h y , J r .

I w o u l d l i k e t o g i v e s p e c i a l t h a n k s t o one o f o u r members who h a s made s u b s t a n t i a l c o n t r i b u t i o n s i n t i m e a n d e f f o r t t o t h e A s s o c i a t i o n , Ed P o s t , P r e s i d e n t o f S k y l i n e L a b s , h a s f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s s t o r e d a n d m a i l e d AEG p u b l i c a t i o n s . He h a s r e c e n t l y e n t e r e d i n t o h i s company c o m p u t o r names a n d a d d r e s s e s o f a l m o s t 2,000 i n s t i t u t i o n s i n c l u d i n g ,l i b r a r i e s a v o u n d t h e w o r l d , g e o s c i e n c e d e p a r t m e n t s i n N o r t h A m e r i c a a n d S t a t e G e o l o g i c a l S u r v e y s . M a i l i n g l a b e l s p r e p a r e d f r o m t h i s l i s t w i l l b e u s e d t o s e n d i n f o r m a t i o n on A E G p u b l i c a t i o n s t o t h e s e i n s t i t u t i o n s . T h a n k s Ed . B e s t w i s h e s t o e a c h o f y o u f o r a g o o d new y e a r .

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The A s s o c i a t i o n o f E x p l o r a t i o n G e o c h e m i s t s

w i 11 h o l d t h e i r

A n n u a l G e n e r a l M e e t i n g

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A t l a n t a H i 1 t o n

112 A I M E A n n u a l M e e t i n g

A t l a n t a , G e o r g i a

P u b l i c a t i o n s Commit t e e P r o g r e s s Report

I The p u b l i c a t i o n s of t h e A s s o c i a t i o n a r e one of our main j u s t i f i c a t i o n s

f o r e x i s t e n c e , and t h e J o u r n a l of Geochemical E x p l o r a t i o n i s t h e major pub l i -

c a t ion . S e v e r a l members, p r i m a r i l y A. A. Levinson, have r e c e n t l y suggested

important changes i n t h e J o u r n a l . The purpose of t h i s r e p o r t i s t o inform

members on t h i s q u e s t i o n . The committee has no t y e t made any recommendations,

so t h i s r e p o r t i s n e c e s s a r i l y t e n t a t i v e .

S h o r t l y a f t e r t h e A s s o c i a t i o n was formed, E. Cameron and J . A. Hansuld,

p r e s e n t l y E d i t o r and Business Manager, r e s p e c t i v e l y , a c c e p t e d t h e t a s k of

s t a r t i n g a j o u r n a l f o r t h e new A s s o c i a t i o n , which a t t h a t t ime had no money

t o suppor t p u b l i c a t i o n . I n q u i r i e s and v i s i t s w i t h many major p u b l i s h e r s

were u n s u c c e s s f u l u n t i l E l s e v i e r was approached. The r e s u l t was a four-year

p u b l i c a t i o n c o n t r a c t between AEG and E l s e v i e r . A t h i r d c o n t r a c t w i t h a f i v e -

y e a r term w i l l e x p i r e t h e end of 1984 and r e q u i r e s n e g o t i a t i o n s f o r a new

, \ i c o n t r a c t i n mid-1983.

A key f e a t u r e of t h e p r e s e n t c o n t r a c t is t h a t E l s e v i e r owns t h e J o u r n a l

and as a r e s u l t assumes a l l f i n a n c i a l r i s k . The AEG h a s r e s p o n s i b i l i t y ,

th rough t h e E d i t o r appo in ted j o i n t l y by AEG and E l s e v i e r , f o r handl ing

manuscr ip t s through t h e t e c h n i c a l r ev iew and e d i t i n g s t a g e , and i n r e t u r n ,

r e c e i v e s a low-subscr ip t ion r a t e f o r members and a r o y a l t y based on t o t a l

r e c e i p t s of t h e J o u r n a l . E l s e v i e r has a l l remaining r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s ,

i n c l u d i n g copy e d i t i n g , t y p e s e t t i n g , p r i n t i n g , m a i l i n g , and market ing of

non-member s u b s c r i p t i o n s .

The nominal p r i c e of t h e J o u r n a l t o members h a s been $32.50/yr . s i n c e

1976, but t h i s i s decreased by t h e r o y a l t y . S i n c e 1978, when t h e number of

s u b s c r i p t i o n s q u a l i f i e d f o r t h e 6% r ~ y a l t y , t h e a c t u a l paymemts by t h e

A s s o c i a t i o n have been i n t h e r a n g e of $18-21/yr., n o t $32.50. P r e s e n t

r o y a l t y is 7% of t o t a l r e c e i p t s , i n c l u d i n g s p e c i a l i s s u e s .

P u b l i c a t i o n of t h e J o u r n a l a t much lower c o s t has been suggested by

D r . Levinson. He ob ta ined a q u o t a t i o n form Lancas te r P r e s s , p r i n t e r f o r more

t h a n 50 j o u r n a l s , i n c l u d i n g Economic Geology and Geochimica e t Cosmochimica

Acta , i n d i c a t i n g a c o s t of a b o u t $45,00O/yr. f o r copy e d i t i n g , t y p e s e t t i n g ,

p r i n t i n g , b ind ing , and m a i l i n g , t o produce a j o u r n a l e s s e n t i a l l y l i k e t h e

p r e s e n t J G E . He s u g g e s t s expenses and overhead of a n a d d i t i o n a l 33% o r

$60,000 a s t o t a l c o s t ( b e f o r e p r o f i t ) of producing t h e J o u r n a l . By compari-

son, p r e s e n t r e c e i p t s a r e es t imated a t about $120,000 from 750 non-members

a t a b o u t $160, and $14,000 from 700 members a t $20.

We obv ious ly have no i n f o r m a t i o n on E l s e v i e r ' s a c t u a l c o s t s , and i t is

p o s s i b l e t h a t t h e above e s t i m a t e s a r e somewhat i n e r r o r . However, even i f

t h e f i g u r e s were s i z a b l y i n c r e a s e d , i t appears t h a t t h e J o u r n a l i s o r should ,

be q u i t e p r o f i t a b l e , l a r g e l y because of non-member s u b s c r i p t i o n s . / I

The major q u e s t i o n i s what c o u r s e t h e AEG should t a k e i n t h e f u t u r e .

Three g e n e r a l a l t e r n a t i v e s appear p o s s i b l e :

1. AEG might a t t e m p t t o buy t h e J o u r n a l from E l s e v i e r . I f t h e J o u r n a l

i s a c t u a l l y a s p r o f i t a b l e a s sugges ted above, t h e p r i c e would probably be

s e v e r a l hundred thousand d o l l a r s . I f s o , AEG would have t o borrow most of

t h e money and would need t o c o n t i n u e t o c h a r g e t h e p r e s e n t o r h igher sub-

s c r i p t i o n rates f o r 3-6 y e a r s t o pay o f f t h i s amount. P r e s e n t i n d i c a t i o n s

a r e t h a t E l s e v i e r i s n o t i n t e r e s t e d i n s e l l i n g .

2. AEG could s t a r t a new j o u r n a l . D r . Levinson s u g g e s t s t h a t annua l

s u b s c r i p t i o n r a t e s might b e f r e e t o members and $75/non-member. However,

p r e l i m i n a r y d i s c u s s i o n s w i t h E l s e v i e r i n d i c a t e t h e y would probably a t t empt

t o c o n t i n u e p u b l i c a t i o n of t h e p r e s e n t j o u r n a l , so AEG wuld have t o compete

w i t h them. They would have t h e advan tage of t h e h igh-pr ice , non-member

s u b s c r i p t i o n s , and t h e y could c e r t a i n l y s u r v i v e f o r a t ime , b u t would have

t o s t r u g g l e t o o b t a i n enough good manuscr ip t s . The new AEG j o u r n a l might

i n i t i a l l y have o n l y member s u b s c r i p t i o n s ; i f s o , c o s t s would be about $35Iyr .

f o r member s u b s c r i p t i o n s . A d d i t i o n a l dues of $22 t o r u n AEG would l e a d t o

t o t a l dues of abou t $57/yr . A hundred h i g h e r - p r i c e o u t s i d e s u b s c r i p t i o n s

would reduce c o s t s t o about $20/member. The AEG would have some added

r e s p o n s i b i l i t y and work (more s u p e r v i s i o n of p r i n t e r , more e d i t i n g respons i -

b i l i t y , c o p y r i g h t hand l ing , c o l l e c t i o n and s u b s c r i p t i o n l is ts f o r non-members,

back- i s sue s t o r a g e and sa . l e s , a d v e r t i s i n g ) . , as w e l l a s t h e major t a s k of

s e l l i n g a new j o u r n a l t o non-member s u b s c r i b e r s i n c o m p e t i t i o n w i t h JGE. I t

t o o k E l s e v i e r t h r e e y e a r s t o r e a c h 600 non-members when JGE was s t a r t e d .

3 . N e g o t i a t e a new c o n t r a c t w i t h E l s e v i e r f o r c o n t i n u i n g w i t h JGE.

1 From t h e preceding f i g u r e s , i t a p p e a r s t h a t we should b e a b l e t o do a t l e a s t

a s w e l l f o r t h e members a s t h e p r e s e n t c o n t r a c t . An important q u e s t i o n i s

how concerned AEG should be abou t p r i c e s t o non-members.

Another q u e s t i o n is , d o we want t o d i s t u r b t h e p r e s e n t h igh-qua l i ty

J o u r n a l , b u i l t up by c o n s i d e r a b l e e f f o r t s of t h e E d i t o r , E d i t o r i a l Board,

and Business Manager ?

To he lp e v a l u a t e t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s and t h e f i n a n c i a l a s p e c t s , t h e

Committee i s planning t o h i r e a n o u t s i d e c o n s u l t a n t knowledgeable i n j o u r n a l

p u b l i s h i n g .

A s you c a n s e e , some major q u e s t i o n s f a c e t h e AEG i n t h e coming y e a r . I

would welcome comments and s u g g e s t i o n s t o h e l p t h e P u b l i c a t i o n s Committee and

Counc i l i n t h e s e m a t t e r s .

Ar thur W. Rose, Chairman P u b l i c a t i o n s Committee

(322 Deike Bui ld ing , U n i v e r s i t y Park, PA 16802)

J.H. Wahl. Senior Geochemist, Kerr Addison Mines, Toronto. Ph.D. University of New Brunswick, 1973. Member of the 1976 Appalachian Regional Symposium Organizing Cor~lnii t t e e and Member s ince 1978.

W.B. Coker. Senior S taf f Geochemist, Kidd Creek Mines, Toronto. Ph . D . Queen's University, 1974. Nine years indus t r i a l and government experience. Member s ince 1971 and Ordinary Counci 11 o r 1978-81 . B . Hi tchon . Research Fell ow, A1 ber'ta Research Counci 1 , A1 be r t a . P h . D . Manches- t e r University. Associated Editor of the Journal of Geochemical Exploration s ince 1978. Vice President Internat ional Association of Geochemi s t r y and Cosmochemistry. Member s ince 1975.

W.C. Riese. Project-Geochemist Anaconda Minerals, Denver. M.Sc. University of New Mexico, 1973. Twelve years indus t r i a l experience. Member s ince 1976.

C . E . D u n n . Research Geologist, Saskatchewan Department of Mines, Regina. Ph .D. University of London,.l971. Member of the 9th I.G.E.S. Saskatoon, 1982 Commi t t e e . Member s i nce 1 979.

V . J . Sopuck. Consul t a n t Geochemist, Saskatchewan Mining and Development Corp- o ra t ion , Saskatoon. P h . D . Queen's University, 1971. Chairman of t h q 9th I . G . E .S. , Saskatoon, 1982. Six years experience in government and industry . Member s ince 1979.

A . E . Soregarol i . Vice President Mineral Exploration, Westmin Resources, Vancouver. Ph . D . University of Br i t i sh Columbia, 1968. Fif teen years in- d u s t r i a l and universi ty experience. C.I.M.M. D i s t r i c t 6 , Vice President .

'I Member s ince 1976.

R.W. Klusman. Professor, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado. Ph. D . University of Indiana, 1969. Fifteen years univers i ty and govern- ment experience with p a r t i c u l a r emphasis on vapour geochemistry. Member s ince 1981.

D. G . Brookins. Professor, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. P h . D . Mass. Ins t . Techno1 ogy , 1963. Twenty years i ndus t r i a1 , government and univers i ty experience. Co-edi t o r of "Uranium". Member s ince 1980.

D. D. Runnels . Associate Professor , University of Colorado, Boulder, Col orado. P h . D . Harvard University , 1964. Ordinary Counci 11 o r s ince 1981 and current ly newslet ter bibliography supplement compilor. Member s ince 1970.

A . A . Levinson. Professor, University of Calgary, Alberta. P h . D . University of Michigan, 1952. Author "Introduction t o Exploration Geochemistry". Exec. Editor Geochmica e t Cosmochimica Acta, 1967-1970. Ordinary Councillor 1975-1977 and Member s ince 1970.

S. L . Bol ivar . S ta f f Geochemist, Los Alamos S c i e n t i f i c Laboratory, Los A1 amos , New Mexico. Ph.D. University of New Mexico, 1977. Member s ince 1982.

THE ASSOCIATION OF EXPLORATION GEOCHEMISTS I

P.O. Box 523, (Metropolitan Toronto), Rexdale, Ontario, M9W 5L4 Canada

President

J.H McCatthy J r U S Geolog~cal Survey Federal Centre. MS 912 Denver, Colorado 80225 U S A

Vice Presrdents:

L.G. Closs Geology Depafiment Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colorado 80401 U.S.A.

R.G. Garrett Geological Survey of Canada 601 Booth Street Ottawa, Ontarlo K IA OE8 Canada

Secretary

R E Lett Assoc~atlon of Exploration Geochemists P 0 Box 523 Rexdale Ontarlo M9W 5L4 Canada

Treasurer

I. Thomson Placer Development Ltd P 0 Box 49330 Bentall Stn Vancouver, Br&h Colombla v ~ A 1P1 Canada

Councillors: 1982-83 R.C. Armstrong L.A. Clark E.H.W. Hornbrook R.G. Jackson A.W. Rose D.D. Runnels

1982-84 G.H. Allcott W.D. Goodfellow S.J. Hoffman S.E. Kesler N.G. Lavery K.A. Lovstrom

Australran Regional Councillor: R.H. Mazzucchelli

ELECTION OF ORDINARY COUNCILLORS

Twelve Voting Members of the Association have been nominated for Ordinary Counci 1 lors for 1983-85. Six incumbent 0rdinar.y Councillors will r e t i r e a t the upcomi ng Annual General Meeti ng in March 1983. Consequently, Members are asked t o cast f ive votes by. erasing seven names of candidates you do n o t wish to vote for from the Balloting List . he persons whose names are not erased from the Bal loting List will each receive one vote in the Balloting.

Any Balloting List will be deemed inva1,id i f the number of names not erased therefrom shall be more th,an five.

Limited information on each candidate i s i ncl uded on the reverse page.

Voting Members should not sign or otherwise identify themselves on the Balloting List . Place the comple- ted Ballot in the small envelope marked "AEG Ordinary Councillor Ballot" and seal . Place this envelope in the large envelope bearing the permanent address of the Association, sea l , stamp and mail t o arr ive in Rexdale n o t l a t e r than March 4th, 1983.

Europearr Reyiurral Councillor. B. Bolvlken

Southern Afrrcan Regfonal Councrllor G L Coetzee

Brazilran Regional Councillor: R.J.P. Brim