The group looking down the axis of the Rainy River Resources orebody (photo courtesy Terry Boerboom)
Wally Rayner explains the geology at Rainy River Resources (photo courtesy Dave Dahl)
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In addition to the photos above a number of our members have posted pictures of the trips on their web sites. Jack Berkley has posted a number of photographs here and Dave Wilhelm has posted some here. *New - Jessica Bkorkman has just posted her photos from the meeting here.
Trip 1 - Mineral deposits of the Rainy River area
The group looking down the axis of the Rainy River Resources orebody (photo courtesy Terry Boerboom) |
Wally Rayner explains the geology at Rainy River Resources (photo courtesy Dave Dahl) |
Trip 2 - Geology of Archean succession at Atikokan
Dick Ojakangas in the Steep Rock pit (photo courtesy Marsha Patelke) |
Phil Larson examines the stromatolites (photo courtesy Marsha Patelke) |
Phil Fralick examines the stromatolites (photo courtesy Marsha Patelke) |
Examining the stromatolites (photo courtesy Marsha Patelke) |
ˆ Phil Fralick explaining the geology in the Steep Rock pit (photo courtesy Tom Waggoner) |
Phil Fralick explaining the geology in the Steep Rock pit (photo courtesy Tom Waggoner) |
Phil Fralick explaining the geology in the Steep Rock pit (photo courtesy Tom Waggoner) |
Steep Rock mine (photo courtesy Mark Jirsa) |
Karl Bjorkman at carbonate sequence of Steep Rock succession (photo courtesy Mark Jirsa) |
Trip 3 - Structural geology along the Quetico fault
Howard Poulsen (photo courtesy Mary Louise Hill) |
Dyanna Czeck (photo courtesy Mary Louise Hill) |
Howard Poulsen and Peter Hinz (photo courtesy Mary Louise Hill) |
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The meeting
Bill and Wendy Addison proudly display Bill's Goldich medal |
What is the collective term for a group of Goldich medallists anyway? (photo courtesy Len Espinosa) |
Bill Addison (photo courtesy Len Espinosa) |
Bill Cannon, Greg Brumpton and Bill Addison (photo courtesy Len Espinosa) |
Dick Ojakangas at his book signing (photo courtesy Len Espinosa) |
The students (photo courtesy Len Espinosa) |
Trip 4 - Archean geology of Voyageurs National Park and Little America gold mine
Chris Hemstad pilots one of the flotilla on Rainy Lake (photo courtesy Dave Dahl) |
Loading the flotilla for the trip on Rainy Lake (photo courtesy Karl Everett) |
Rich Patelke, Annie Craddock and Milt Gere (photo courtesy Karl Everett) |
Doug Duskin and Lenny Espinosa look for gold at the Little America Gold Mine (photo courtesy Karl Everett) |
Floating on the lake (photo courtesy Karl Everett) |
Chris Hemstad at the Seine Group Contact (photo courtesy Karl Everett) |
Examining the Seine Group Contact (photo courtesy Karl Everett) |
The National Park Service boat in dry-dock that we were supposed to use for Trip #4, had low water levels on Rainy Lake not precluded it's launch (photo courtesy Mark Jirsa) |
Back to the boats (photo courtesy Mary Louise Hill) |
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Trip 5 - Ash River neutrino detector laboratory and the Archean Vermilion Granitic Complex
U of M NOvA site near Ash River in Vermilion Granitic Complex (photo courtesy Mark Jirsa) |
Group decending into the hole (photo courtesy Mark Jirsa) |
Group overlooking the hole (photo courtesy Mark Jirsa) |
Trip 6 - Transect through the Quetico-Wabigoon subprovince boundary
Quetico-Wabigoon transect; Jirsa on conglomerate (photo courtesy Mark Jirsa) |
Dick Ojakangas near conglomerate (photo courtesy Mark Jirsa) |
Schist-rich migmatite in Vermilion Granitic Complex; 5' student for scale (photo courtesy Mark Jirsa) |
Trip 7 - Mineral deposits of the Mine Centre – Rainy Lake area
Examining the MacKenzie Grey vein (photo courtesy Paul Albers) |
Terry Boerboom fixing a flat (photo courtesy Paul Albers) |
Pete Hinz explains the GUP pyroclastic komatiites to the group (phot courtesy Dave Dahl) |
Trip 8 - Geology and environmental issues of the Steep Rock mine
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Rob Purdon introduces the Steep Rock Pit (photo courtesy Marsha Patelke) |
Acid mine drainage in the Steep Rock pit (photo courtesy Marsha Patelke) |
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Acid mine drainage in the Steep Rock pit (photo courtesy Marsha Patelke) |
The Steep Rock pit (photo courtesy Marsha Patelke) |
Dr. Andrew Conly and Rob Purdon explaining the trip (photo courtesy Karl Everett) |
Rob Purdon at the Hardy Dam (photo courtesy Karl Everett) |
Dr. Andrew Conly, Stephanie Theriault, Avery Cota, Dave Meineke, Lindsay Moore (photo courtesy Karl Everett) |
The Narows Dam (photo courtesy Karl Everett) |
Post post-meeting trip
After-meeting trip to Gunflint Trail with Bevan French and Bill Addison (trip as promised to thank Bevan for banquet talk - photo courtesy Mark Jirsa) |
After-meeting trip one folded iron formation beneath ejecta and "Wild Bill" Addison (photo courtesy Mark Jirsa) |
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In addition to the photos above a number of our members have posted pictures of the trips on their web sites. Jack Berkley has posted a number of photographs here and Dave Wilhelm has posted some here
