BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN
TZID:Europe/London
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:82@cumberland-geol-soc.org.uk
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231011T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231011T193000
DTSTAMP:20231028T161342Z
URL:https://www.cumberland-geol-soc.org.uk/events/indigenous-gold-and-how-
 recent-research-contributed-to-our-understanding-of-this-landscape/
SUMMARY:Indigenous gold and how recent research contributed to our understa
 nding of this landscape
DESCRIPTION:Prof. Robert Chapman\, Senior Lecturer\, Leeds University\n\n\n
 \nZoom Link\nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/82906434661?pwd=kGbURaUlOGS1Jti1bdF
 Apakp7QVgbT.1\n\nBritain and Ireland are geologically complex\, and we are
  fortunate to have relatively easy access to rocks that reveal a rich tect
 onic history. That diversity of past geological processes is reflected in 
 the wide range of ore deposits\; many of which were once economically impo
 rtant. Whilst mining for lead\, copper\, iron and latterly zinc\, has been
  of strategic importance\, the winning of gold has been both more geograph
 ically and temporally sporadic. Nevertheless\, the history of gold mining 
 in these Islands goes back over 4\,000 years\, from the Early Bronze Age t
 o the modern day mines of Clogau and Gwynfynydd in North Wales\, Cavanacaw
  in Northern Ireland and Cononish\, Scotland. Historic exploitation focuss
 ed on alluvial gold\, again both in Scotland and Ireland\, but\, in additi
 on\, there are a large number of gold localities where smaller amounts of 
 gold can recovered from river gravels. Whilst these seemingly have no econ
 omic potential\, the development of methodologies to characterise gold com
 position has utilised such occurrences to enhance our understanding of reg
 ional gold mineralization. This talk will introduce the various different 
 geological environments in which gold forms\, and correlate these with the
  main gold bearing areas of Britain and Ireland that have been exploited a
 t one time or another. There will be a short foray into the research work 
 carried out on indigenous gold at Leeds University\, and finally some prac
 tical advice on how to go about finding some for yourself. 
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/London
X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
DTSTART:20230326T020000
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
END:DAYLIGHT
END:VTIMEZONE
END:VCALENDAR