Centre for Russian and Central EurAsian Mineral Studies (CERCAMS)

The Centre for Russian and Central EurAsian Mineral Studies at the Natural History Museum, London, serves the international mineral deposits community as a centre for research into the geodynamics and metallogenesis of the FSU and neighbouring territories. The Centre pursues cutting edge research of mineral deposits through grant-funded doctoral, post-doctoral and academic researchers.

Recent and Forthcoming Meetings

Sponsored by CERCAMS:

• Western Mining Services SENIOR EXPLORATION MANAGEMENT SHORT COURSE

  organised by Mining Consultancy, NHM London
  2-5 April 2012
  Registration form
  

• Jackpot at 290 Ma

  CERCAMS-16
  Session at PDAC Toronto
  5 March 2012

• Copper porphyry workshop in Central Asia

  CERCAMS-15 Workshop in co-operation with the Society of Economic Geologists.
  17-27 October 2011
  Programme with full workshop agenda will be advertised at beginning of August.
  Field trip to Paleozoic Cu porphyry, Cu VMS and gold deposits in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan (Nurkazgan, Kounrad, Ridder, Zyrianovsk, Taldybulak, Kumtor).
  Registration circular (Update: Kumtor visit reservations closed, no places left)
  Travel guidance
  Contact: R.Seltmann (email)

• Comparative evolution of past and present accretionary orogens: Central Asia and the Circum-Pacific (PENROSE Conference)

  Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China
  4-10 September 2011
  2nd circular
  Further information

• Large Igneous Provinces of Asia: LIP_Asia_2011

  Irkutsk, Russia
  20-28 August 2011
  (2nd Circular, description of Field Excursion)
  

• CERCAMS-14 Workshop

  Ore Giants of Asia,
  in conjunction with the MDSG Annual Meeting, NHM London: 5-7 January 2011
  Contact: R.Seltmann (email)
  Deposits to be covered include Kupol, Sukhoj Log, Kumtor, Muruntau, Zarmitan, Almalyk, Taldybulak, Streltsovsky, Dornood, Norilsk, Oyu Tolgoi and others.
  Agenda

• International Field Excursion in the Russian Altai

  Workshop on Geodynamic Evolution, Tectonics and Magmatism of the CAOB, Novosibirsk, Russia, June 19-30, 2010.
  Second circular

• CERCAMS-13 Workshop

  Programme and abstracts

• International Symposium

  Large Igneous Provinces of Asia, Mantle Plumes and Metallogeny,
  Novosibirsk 6-9 August 2009
  Conference report

Other meetings of interest:

• 13th Quadrennial IAGOD Symposium

  Giant Ore Deposits Down-Under, Adelaide, South Australia: 6-9 April 2010

• MINGEO SIBERIA 2010

  Mining and Geology Business Forum, Krasnoyarsk, May 11-14, 2010
  The organizers offer again a field trip to the Olympiada deposit

• XIV International Symposium PWR-2010

  Placers and Weathered Rock Deposits: Modern Problems of Research and Development, Novosibirsk, Russia: 02-10 September 2010

• 3rd Biennial Conference ACROFI - III

  Asian Current Research on Fluid Inclusions, Novosibirsk, Russia: 15-20 September 2010

• Society of Economic Geologists - SEG 2010 Conference

  The Challenge of Finding New Mineral Resources: Global Metallogeny, Innovative Exploration and New Discoveries, Keystone, Colorado: 2-5 October 2010

Mining and Exploration Articles

• Gold mining and exploration in Kyrgyzstan:
  • 2002 (Word document)
  • 1st quarter 2003 update (Word document)
• CERCAMS research papers
• Mining Journal article