Activity Reports
The recent MAP Executive Council Meeting took place in Santa
Cruz, Bolivia on August 21st to 22nd. It was attended by:
Argentina
Lic. Roberto Page
Ing. Jose Mendia
Dr. Eduardo Zappettini
Bolivia
Ing. Marcelo Claure
Ing. Humberto Mallo
Ing. Hernan Uribe
Chile
Ing. Ricardo Troncoso
Dr. Constantino Mpodozis
Dr. Moyra Gardeweg P.
Peru
Ing. Juan Mendoza
Ing. Oscar Palacios
Canada
Dr. Catherine Hickson
Mr. Mike Ellerbeck
Meeting Highlights
Project Budget Allocations:
The Project Manager presented the budget figures for the project,
including a forecast for expenditures to the end of the project
(December 31, 2001). MAP Management will prepare a revised forecast
for each country to be included in the next quarterly report.
Further discussion centred around a new project (similar to
MAP) to commence at the end of MAP. Work on outlining the goals
of this new project must be started soon, as there is at least
a one year time period for project approval. As MAP is planned
to end halfway through a fiscal year, planning must start now
if a new project is to be started in January of 2002. It was
then agreed that each country would bring its ideas on a new
project to the next Executive Council meeting in Vancouver, the
week of January 25, 2000.
Mineral Deposits Field Course:
Members of the Executive Council reported that the trip was
a very successful one. All participants learned a great deal.
Review of 1st Quarter 1999 / 2000
by Project Manager and Project Administrator:
MAP accomplishments from April 1 to June 30, 1999 were briefly
reviewed. These can also be found in Report #12, page 3. Scheduling
inconsistencies continue to plague the planning process. Most
activities agreed upon in the early part of the fiscal year have
been changed, in some cases very close to the date of execution
of the activity. Another management challenge has been the administration
of the MAP Fellowship fund. It has been difficult to distribute
the funds and not have banking charges incurred by the recipient.
MAP Administration will need to find a better system to deal
with the distribution of Fellowship funds.
Samples Update:
Sample processing of scientific samples collected during Multinational
Andean Project activities in the Andes continues with various
methods of geochronological analysis, including radiometric dating
(40Ar/39Ar, K-Ar, U-Pb-Zircon, Carbon-14, and Fission Track methods).
Palaeontological and palynological dating are complete for samples
submitted to date. No new geochemical analyses have been reported
since March, although new submissions are expected from all participating
countries once sample processing decisions have been made regarding
both previous and new specimen collections.
Petrological Standards Program:
The new Petrological Standards Program has begun with the
collection of a preliminary dacite sample in Bolivia and a rhyolite
sample in Peru. Chile has identified one of the two samples it
is responsible for and will be sending the thin section and hand-sample
to MAP Administration soon. Peru has also sent a thin section
and hand-sample. Argentina has also collected a sample. Samples
collected by the countries are to be sent to MAP Administration
as soon as possible. It is necessary to send about 4 kg of each
of 3 or 4 different choices of rock samples for evaluation of
their suitability as petrological standards.
Technical Committee Meeting For The Joint Mineral Resources
Map
(Activity: B.98/M-2)
The meeting of the committee for the Metallogenic Map took
place in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on August 20th. It was attended
by:
Dr. Eduardo Zappettini - Argentina
Ing. Vitaliano Miranda - Bolivia
Dr. Bertrand Heuschmidt - Bolivia
Dr. Waldo Vivallo - Chile
Ing. Oscar Palacios - Peru
Dr. Catherine Hickson - Canada
Mr. Mike Ellerbeck - Canada
Meeting Highlights:
It was decided that the final product will be a Metallogenic
Map. An agreement was reached on the following points:
· The GSC will prepare a base map with the defined borders
at 1:1,000,000 and a copy will be provided to each country member.
· It was decided that the characteristics of the legend
will be similar to those of the South American Metallogenic map
produced by UNESCO in 1983 at 1:5,000,000 scale.
· The stratigraphic column was defined. Each country will
compile their own geological map according to the units defined
on the stratigraphic column.
· An agreement was reached on a Symbology that highlights
the most important types of deposits. A record registry standard
for all the country members was also developed to facilitate
the construction and data compilation of the Map.
· Guidelines were defined for determining which deposits
to include in the Map. Industrial minerals and metalliferous
deposits will be included. Ornamental rock and construction materials
are excluded.
· Tectonic and other Metallogenic elements will be included
according to importance and density of the data to be plotted.
Airborne Geophysical Survey Meeting
(Activity: D.99/M-C2)
The planning meetings for the Bolivia, Chile, Peru airborne
geophysical survey were held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on the 19th
Aug, 1999 and in Lima, Peru on Aug. 25th, 1999. All three countries
and four companies were represented in Santa Cruz, while the
meeting in Lima was hosted by INGEMMET and attended by eleven
companies. In Santa Cruz, it was decided to enhance the utility
of the survey to industry by inviting potential participants
to indicate their areas of priority to MAP by Sept. 15th. These
areas would then be used to finalise the survey area in order
to maximise company benefit while respecting MAP's objectives
of furthering cooperation between the countries. Priority areas
would not necessarily have to lie within the current defined
area and the final area would not have to be continuous but must
include a central core that encompasses common boundaries. Companies
should fax or email their priority areas to Dr. Dennis Teskey
or to one of the other project representatives, in confidence,
by Sept. 15th. The Technical Committee was very encouraged by
the interest shown in the project.
Dr. Dennis Teskey, Canada
email: dteskey@travel-net.com
Dr. Catherine Hickson, Canada
email: chickson@nrcan.gc.ca
Dr. Constantino Mpodozis, Chile
email: cmpodozi@sernageomin.cl
Ing. Humberto Mallo, Bolivia
email: sergeomi@caoba.entelnet.bo
Ing. Manuel Paz, Peru
email: mpaz@ingemmet.gob.pe
Argentina / Chile Airborne Survey Meeting
(Activity: D.99/MH-2)
A meeting on the proposed Argentina - Chile joint Airborne
Survey is planned for the 28th of September at 9:00 am at SERNAGEOMIN
in Santiago, Chile. Representatives from SEGEMAR (Argentina)
and SERNAGEOMIN (Chile) will be in attendance as will MAP Project
Manager Dr. Catherine Hickson and representatives from companies
interested in participating. Agenda topics will include:
- Review of the proposed survey area
- Participation fee
- Projected timeline
- Tendering procedures
If you wish to attend the meeting please contact MAP Administration
in Vancouver at Tel: (604) 666-0183 Fax: (604) 666-7507
Email: mellerbeck@nrcan.gc.ca
Verifiable Indicators
It is important for project members to remember that Verifiable
Indicators are the tools for measuring the progress of MAP. It
is necessary to demonstrate that MAP is accomplishing its goals
and therefore the information that you provide is very valuable.
The following list describes the information required for the
Verifiable Indicator report that will be submitted to CIDA. As
was done in November of 1997 and 1998 please forward MAP administrative
staff the requested information.
Please respond to the questions on the handout distributed at
the Santa Cruz Executive Council Meeting or fill in the online
questionnaire at:
http://www.pma-map.com/indicators.html
Administrative staff appreciates your cooperation and requests
that you send this or any other information that can be considered
a verifiable indicator by Oct 30 to MAP administration.
Mr. Mike Villeneueve to Chile
(Activity: A.99/C-1)
Mr. Mike Villenueve of GSC Ottawa - Geochronology Lab will
be working at SERNAGEOMIN, Chile from the 15th to 26th of November
to consult on various aspects of radiometric dating of the SERNAGEOMIN
Geochronology Lab.
Terrane Paths 99
Raul Seggiaro and Elizabeth Rovere from SEGEMAR, Argentina
will be attending the Terrane Paths 99 conference from the 1st
to 10th of October at Silver Star Resort in the Okanagan Valley,
BC. For further information please consult the conference Web
page at:
http://www.rodus.com/terranepaths99/
PIMA Training
(Activity: A.99/B-1, A.99/C-2, A.99/P-1)
On-site training on the MAP portable infrared mineral analyser
(PIMA) will be held in Peru from November 1st to 5th and in Bolivia
from November 22 to 27. PIMA training at SERNAGEOMIN facilities
in Chile has been postponed until March 2000. The course instructor
will be Dr. Anne Thompson of PetraScience Consultants Inc. of
Vancouver.
Fluid Inclusion Training
(Activity: D.97/C-5, D.96/B-7, D.98/P-2)
Dr. Jim Reynolds of Fluid Inc. in Colorado will be in Bolivia
from November 29 to December 3 and in Peru from December 6 to
10 to give a course on Fluid Inclusions. Both countries as well
as Chile have acquired fluid inclusion equipment through MAP.
Dr. Reynolds will also make a brief stop in Chile to review the
Chilean fluid inclusion equipment that is already in operation.
The Web Page
The latest Web page statistics (hits) are as follows:
1999 1998
June 3,741 2,315
July 4,411 2,197
August 2,897 1,882
There has been a steady increase in our traffic and we have
almost doubled it from the same period a year ago. A record number
of visits occurred during the month of July and a large portion
was focused on the Airborne Survey Page. From June to August
we have had visits from more than 38 countries around the world
with USA, Canada, Argentina, Australia, Mexico, Chile, Italy,
France, United Kingdom and Peru in the top 10. Changes to page
are ongoing and we encourage country members to review their
sections on the site.
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