Society of Economic Geologists
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The Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) originated from a 1919 gathering of a group of Geological Society of America
(GSA) members who were especially interested in economic geology
. The Society was established on December 28, 1920, during a constituting meeting of 60 distinguished professionals. SEG is a scientific organization that promotes the study of geology
as it relates to mining
, mineral exploration
, mineral resource classification
and mineral extraction. The society's Publication Board publishes the scientific journal
Economic Geology.
Today the Society consists of more than 4,000 members residing in over 80 countries throughout the world.
Geological Society of America
The Geological Society of America is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of the geosciences. The society was founded in New York in 1888 by Alexander Winchell, John J. Stevenson, Charles H. Hitchcock, John R. Proctor and Edward Orton and has been headquartered at 3300 Penrose...
(GSA) members who were especially interested in economic geology
Economic geology
Economic geology is concerned with earth materials that can be used for economic and/or industrial purposes. These materials include precious and base metals, nonmetallic minerals, construction-grade stone, petroleum minerals, coal, and water. The term commonly refers to metallic mineral deposits...
. The Society was established on December 28, 1920, during a constituting meeting of 60 distinguished professionals. SEG is a scientific organization that promotes the study of geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
as it relates to mining
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
, mineral exploration
Mineral exploration
Mineral exploration is the process of finding ore to mine. Mineral exploration is a much more intensive, organized and professional form of mineral prospecting and, though it frequently uses the services of prospecting, the process of mineral exploration on the whole is much more involved.-Stages...
, mineral resource classification
Mineral resource classification
Mineral resource classification is the classification of mineral deposits based on their geologic certainty and economic value.Mineral deposits can be classified as:...
and mineral extraction. The society's Publication Board publishes the scientific journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
Economic Geology.
Today the Society consists of more than 4,000 members residing in over 80 countries throughout the world.
See also
- Josiah E. SpurrJosiah Edward SpurrJosiah Edward Spurr was an American geologist, explorer, and author.He led the first United States Geological Survey expedition to map and chart the interior regions of Alaska, starting with the Yukon Territory in 1896 and continuing with the Kuskokwim River region in 1898. His books were seen as...
(1923-1924) - William E. WratherWilliam Embry WratherWilliam Embry Wrather was an American geologist. He was born on a farm near Brandenburg in Meade County, Kentucky on January 20, 1883. He died in his home in Washington, DC on Thursday, November 28, 1963. He was the only son of Richard Anselm and Glovy Washington Wrather...
(1934-1935) - William O. HotchkissWilliam O. HotchkissFor the Distinguished Service Cross recipient, see William Hotchkiss .William Otis Hotchkiss was the third president of Michigan Technological University and the tenth president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.-Biography:He was born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin on September 17, 1878...
, President (1946-1947) - Anthony J. NaldrettAnthony J. NaldrettAnthony James "Tony" Naldrett, FRSC is a Canadian geologist. He is an authority on the geology and origin of nickel-copper-platinum group element deposits, the tectonic setting in which they occur, the petrology of associated rocks, and controls on their composition...
, President (1991-1992) - List of geoscience organizations