
Professional Development Training
2021 Courses
Course Now Open for Registration are:
January | Ore Textures & Breccias: Recognition Techniques |
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Core Logging Techniques | |
February | Geology Essentials |
Magmatic - Hydrothermal Mineral Systems | |
Strategic Planning for Mineral Exploration in a Changing World |
As course details are confirmed, this information will updated but if you would like to be added to our mailing list, please email judith.botting@jcu.edu.au so you can be kept informed on our course offerings.
All fees are $AU and inclusive of GST.
This course is presented online over two consecutive days and will provide a big picture overview of the settings and characteristics of a wide range of magmatic – hydrothermal mineral systems.
Lecturer | Prof. Franco Pirajno |
Presentation | Via ZOOM |
Dates | 16 & 17 February 2021 |
Start Times per Region | |
Townsville, Australia 11:00 am AEST Perth, Australia 09:00 am AWST Sydney, Australia 12:00 noon AEDT | Auckland, New Zealand 02:00 pm NZDT Jakarta, Indonesia 08:00 am WIB Beijing, China 09:00 am CST |
Fee - full course AUD incl GST | |
EGRU Member | $275 |
Non-EGRU Member | $360 |
AIG / GSSA Member | $300 |
Student | $110 |
REGISTER for the COURSE HERE | A minimum number of registrants has to be confirmed by 29 January 2021 for this course to go ahead. Please register and make your course fee payment at the time of registration to confirm your attendance and secure your place. |
Professional Development Hours - 5hrs for the full course Participation in this event may contribute to meeting Continued Professional Development (CPD) requirements of professional institutes. | |
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![]() | Professor Franco Pirajno has extensive experience in the fields of tectonics, ore deposit geology and mineral exploration in Europe, southern Africa, South East Asia, New Zealand, the southwest Pacific, China, Greenland, southern and eastern Siberia, and Australia. He is an internationally recognised expert on mineral systems, with more than 50 years of experience in industry, academia and government. He has extensive knowledge in tectonics and ore deposit geology in Europe, southern Africa, South East Asia, New Zealand, southwest Pacific, China, southern Siberia, Greenland and Australia. He is the author of five books, has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers and 20 peer-reviewed geological maps. |
Scenario & Strategic Planning in Uncertain Times, Option Development, and Structured Decision Making
An online workshop for Leaders and Managers, and their Teams who will implement the plan
This course is relevant to all those involved with mineral exploration in the current uncertain times, including senior executives (and directors), exploration managers, and any other individuals who are keen to develop an agile, strategic mindset.
Lecturers | Tim Craske -Thinker Events & Geowisdom Nick Franey - NJF Consulting |
Presentation | Via ZOOM |
Course Dates | 23 & 24 February 2021 2 x half day workshops |
Time - both days | 10am - 3pm (AEST) |
Course Fee AUD incl.GST | |
EGRU Member | $390 |
Non EGRU Member | $520 |
AIG / GSSA Member | $440 |
Student | $110 |
REGISTER for the COURSE HERE | A minimum number of registrants has to be confirmed by 05 February 2021 for this course to go ahead. Please register and make your course fee payment at the time of registration to confirm your attendance and secure your place. |
Professional Development Hours - 8hrs for the full course Participation in this event may contribute to meeting Continued Professional Development (CPD) requirements of professional institutes. | |
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Course Outline & Information - Print
Learning Outcomes
Crises create uncertainty - which may lead to confusion and loss of competitiveness – but they can also lead to new opportunities.
This workshop will teach you how to address uncertainty, embrace change, identify opportunities and grow stronger – all in a structured framework which facilitates regular review.
Traditional strategic planning and analyses often fail us because we cannot predict the future well. Scenario planning overcomes that problem. But to generate plausible future scenarios, we have to be creative and use imagination. From any number of scenarios, we can develop multiple options for action, and the final step in the process is to prioritise the options and decide on a way forward (the strategic plan).
As well as learning how to develop your own strategic plan, this workshop will allow you to experience the actual process. Participants will engage with each other in two facilitated exploration-relevant exercises: for commodity selection and new country expansion. You will learn how:
- To turn fragilities into assets
- The “rules of the game” reduce uncertainties and limit options
- To understand the weakness of traditional strategic planning tools
- To use scenario planning to generate options for action
- To prioritise your options
- To decide quickly and effectively
- To avoid bias and bad decisions
An online version of this course is under development and planned for early 2021.
The course is designed to be flexible and give time-poor explorers options to enhance their management skills.
The complete course consists of five one-day stand-alone modules.
Most of the modules are suited to both technical and non-technical professionals involved in exploration management.
Lecturer | Nick Franey, NJF Consulting |
Date | TBA |
Location | Via ZOOM |
Fee per Module | TBA |
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Modules | |
DAY 1 - The Principles and Key Success Criteria of Exploration Management | |
DAY 2 - Day-to-Day Management for Mineral Exploration
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DAY 3 - Data Management for Mineral Exploration and Feasibility Studies
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DAY 4 - The Non-Technical Aspects of Minerals Exploration Management (e.g. HR, Administration Logistics, HSEC)
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DAY 5 - Financial Aspects of Mineral Exploration and Project Management Evaluation
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Nick is an exploration geologist with a broad range of experience, from grassroots to advanced project (feasibility study) and near-mine operations. He has explored for most types of gold and base metal deposits in a variety of geological terranes, in more than 20 countries, on three continents. This course is based on the Business and Financial Management Masters subject, originally developed by Dr Andrew White and presented by both Andrew and Nick at James Cook University. | |
Nick also offers EGRU Exploration Management courses for Engineers and for Non-Technical Professionals. These course are aimed at professionals involved in the management of exploration companies and exploration program |
Lecturer | Dr Dennis Arne, Telmark Geoscience |
Presentation | Via ZOOM |
Module Dates | To Be confirmed - each module will be taught over 2 consecutive days |
Module Times | To be confirmed |
Fee per Module - ($AU, incl. GST) | |
EGRU Member | TBA |
Non EGRU Member | TBA |
AIG/EFG Member | TBA |
Student | TBA - Places are limited and available once the minimum numbers are met. Register your interest by emailing judith.botting@jcu.edu.au |
REGISTER HERE |
Professional Development Hours - 7 hrs per module Participation in this event may contribute to meeting Continued Professional Development (CPD) requirements of professional institutes. | |
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This comprehensive 3-module short course (presented as 6 x 3.5 hr teaching days) is designed for geology graduate students and mineral exploration professionals looking for continuing professional development in exploration and applied geochemistry. Module 1 of the course would also be suitable for The short courses involve Powerpoint lectures to introduce concepts but will be interspersed with short practical exercises to reinforce some of the strategies and methods. Examples will be drawn from publicly available data sources from Canada, Australia and Sudan, with detailed data sets from the |
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Module 1 - Data Acquisition, Quality Assessment and Management
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Module 2 - Exploratory Data Analysis using ioGAS
The first part of this module, will be immediately preceded by an optional one-hour session - Introduction to ioGAS - for those unfamiliar with the software. |
Module 3 - Integration of Geochemical, Mineralogical and Geological Data
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Dennis Arne has nearly 30 years experience in geology and applied geochemistry globally. He has overseen regional geochemical exploration programs in the Yukon, Nunavut and northern Quebec in Canada, the USA, eastern Australia, Suriname, Sudan and Laos. He was Managing Director and Principal Consultant - Geochemistry of CSA Global Canada until late 2017, General Manager and Principal Consultant – Geochemistry for Revelation Geoscience (purchased by CSA Global in 2012), Principal Consulting Geochemist with ioGlobal (now Reflex Geochemistry) and formerly Senior Geochemist with Geoscience Victoria (now Geological Survey of Victoria, Australia). Dennis is currently director and principal consulting geochemist at Telemark Geosciences. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists, a Fellow and President of the Association of Applied Geochemists, is a Registered Professional Geoscientist (Geochemistry) in Australia and a registered Professional Geoscientist in British Columbia. |
Leaders | Prof. Paul Dirks and Dr Ioan Sanislav |
Date (face to face teaching) | |
Travel Dates | |
Location | Mount Isa / Cloncurry Region NW Queensland (eastern Mt Isa Inlier) |
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This intensive 7-day course is designed to provide geoscientists with an introduction to the geology of Mt Isa Inlier, a world-class metallogenic province, and develop essential exploration-related field skills applicable in complexly deformed and altered terrains. Detailed ‘form surface’ mapping of The course will be based in the Eastern Mt Isa Block, which contains world class IOCG and Pb-Zn-Ag deposits as well as important U and REE mineralisation. The course is offered as professional development training to professional geoscientists and university students seeking to improve their field geology and mapping capabilities. The course will include (Subject to change):
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The following Courses are 'face to face' teaching on campus - James Cook University Townsville, Qld.
Leader | Dr Gavin Clarke |
Date | 18 - 20 January 2021 |
Location | Building 034, James Cook University Townsville |
Fee | Register by 11 January 2021 |
EGRU Member | $990 |
Non-EGRU Member | $1650 |
AIG Member | $1400 |
Student | $330 |
REGISTER HERE | |
This three-day course* covers the fundamentals of textural observation and interpretation in mineralised hydrothermal systems. The techniques used are simple, highly effective and require no specialised equipment for their implementation. The techniques are also extremely practical in that they generate numerous questions concerning the mineralisation being studied and commonly provide vectors toward mineralisation for drill testing. Critical evaluation factors considered during the course include:
Ore Textures & Breccias Information*This is a Level 4 course (Honours) suitable for early career geologists. Participants will be working alongside JCU geoscience honours students. The course also includes a 2 part assessment |
Leader | Prof. Paul Dirks |
Date | 21 - 22 January 2021 |
Location | Building 034, James Cook University Townsville |
Fee | Register by 11 January 2021 |
EGRU Member | $660 |
Non EGRU Member | $1100 |
AIG Member | $935 |
Student | $220 |
REGISTER HERE | |
This two-day course* introduces the basic skills and methodology required to review and log geological core. Emphasis is placed on the recognition, description and acquisition of oriented data (bedding planes, faults, fractures, shear zones), and how this data relates to field observations. The course aims to familiarise participants with the key requirements of core logging, and how to interpret and integrate drill logs with geological models. The course will comprise short morning lectures introducing the principles of core logging on day one and, the integration of core logs into structural sections and geological models on day two, with substantive time each day spent undertaking practical group exercises. Day 1 - Logging at suitable scales to capture the required degree of information for a successful interpretation, and, importantly, present that data and interpretation to their peers. Day 2 - Construct cross sections from existing core logs, orientation data and geological maps. This will require careful consideration of how to connect critical markers to best reflect the geology of the area. Results will be discussed within the group at the end of the practical sessions. *This is a Level 4 course (Honours) suitable for early career geologists. Participants will be working alongside JCU geoscience honours students. The course also includes exercises for assessment. |
Leader | Dr Jan Huizenga and Prof. Paul Dirks |
Date | 03 - 07 February 2020 |
Location | Building 034, James Cook University Townsville |
Fee | Register by 25 January 2021 |
EGRU Member | $1650 |
Non EGRU Member | $2750 |
AIG Member | $2335 |
Students | $550 |
REGISTER HERE | |
This course is designed for geologists who wish to advance their core geological skills and maximise the information they gather from fundamental geological data sets. The course will help participants enhance their understanding, interpretation, and modelling of geological systems. This 5-day practical course will develop skills in:
*This is a Level 4 course (Honours) suitable for early career geologists. Participants will be working alongside JCU geoscience honours students. The course also includes exercises for assessment. |
Face to Face & Online Course Cancellations |
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EGRU reserves the right to cancel a course if minimum numbers are not registered by the Final Date for registration and payment of course fees for a course to be confirmed as going ahead:
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If a registrant cancels their place on the course before the final date for the payment of the course fees, there will be a full refund of the registration fees. Cancellations received on or after for the final date for the payment of course fees, will not be refunded BUT a registration place can be transferred to another person. Cancellations will only be accepted by email to judith.botting@jcu.edu.au |
Places on a course are not guaranteed if payment has not been processed before any course commences. |