11^th International

SEG Foundation Student-dedicated
Field Trip Course

Precious Metal Deposits of the Southwestern U.S.

Welcome to the Society of Economic Geologists Foundation, Inc. Field Trip Course – Precious Metal Deposits of the Southwestern U.S., May 12 - 18, 2013.  This field trip course is the eleventh in Society of Economic Geologists Foundation series that was established as a response to a student petition at the at the 2006 SEG Conference held in Keystone, Colorado, to provide more support for field trips to important mining districts.

The course starts in Las Vegas at 1:00 pm on Sunday May 12, 2013; meet at the McCarran International Airport Car Rental Center (take shuttle bus from airport terminal). We will travel by charter bus to Kingman, AZ. On Monday we will depart promptly at 7:30 to visit the the Gold Road Mine and return to Kingman. On Tuesday, pack all your gear for an early (7:30) departure to the Mineral Park Cu-Mo Mine and evening destination of Pahrump, Nevada. Wednesday's destination is the Sterling Mine in the Bullfrog District with an overnight in Tonopah, NV, where we will stay two nights. Thursday and Friday features visit the Round Mountain Mine and the Goldfield District. The last night will be in Shoshone, California.

Entrance to the mine properties usually follows a specific protocol; please be patient. A proper and professional workplace dress code is required (steel-toe boots, hard hat, eye protection, gloves, reflective vest). At the mines we will receive safety training and a geological / engineering presentation. Do not take any pictures of the presentations unless and until we clear this point with company personnel.  We will ask, but in general, participants can take pictures and collect samples on company property.  Participants are responsible for their own samples (be aware of weight limits if you plan to take samples back with you). Please read through this website carefully for more detailed information (including a "guidebook") and additional requirements.

We will have VERY LIMITED . . . REPEAT: VERY LIMITED . . . . space for luggage, so you should bring clothing and field gear ONLY IN DUFFLE BAGS - NO HARD-SIDED LUGGAGE.

We look forward to a fantastic field trip course. See you in Las Vegas!

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