Metallogeny of the Pacific Northwest: Tectonics, Magmatism and Metallogeny of Active Continental Margins

This publication represents a collection of extended abstracts from the papers presented at the 2004 Interim IAGOD Conference "The Metallogeny of the Pacific Northwest: Tectonics, Magmatism, and Metallogeny of Active Continental Margins" held in Vladivostok, Russia. This meeting and its proceedings volume result from an initiative proposed by the IAGOD Council at the 31st International Geological Congress (2000) held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The aim of this initiative was to bring together professionals specializing in regional and economic geology, geodynamics, metallogeny, and ore deposits modeling with a special focus to the Russian Far East. Scientists from 17 countries have submitted a total 198 of manuscripts for the oral and poster sessions of this meeting. These papers explore and summarize the latest developments in our understanding of the relationship of magmatic contributions to ore forming processes, and the dependence of these processes on the complex geodynamic settings and geological structures of various regions. The volume describes the results obtained from research in to noble, rare, and non-ferrous metal deposits. The volume is of great interest to industry and academic geo-scientists alike. Highlights of the volume include papers on the Muruntau (Uzbekistan) and Sukhoi Log (Russia) giant gold deposits, gold-platinum mineralization at Konder, the Norilsk group of copper-nickel deposits, the Voznesenka fluorite mineralization and rare-metal deposits of Transbaikalia, and the porphyry-related deposits of Chile and Bolivia.