More than 1,400 geologists and mining industry representatives from around the world converged on Toronto for Gold ’86; a symposium on the geology of gold deposits. The organizers were especially pleased by the turnout, which left the main floor theatre packed to overflowing and the core shack display busy each of the three days of the symposium.
In fact, the symposium has been a great success, drawing almost 1,000 delegates above the 500 required to break even. During the planning stage for Gold ’86, only 20-30 commercial booths were expected to be sold. More than 60 were eventually occupied at the show by equipment manufacturers and other mining service organizations.
The primary explanation behind the enthusiasm exhibited at Gold ’86 can be attributed to the metal itself. Gold, which appears to be in a bull phase having passed the $400(US) per oz level, has become the focus of exploration on almost every continent.
The result of increased exploration and study has led to many new ideas concerning the metallogenesis of gold and gold deposits — new ideas which were exchanged and examined at Gold ’86.
Geologists attending the symposium were also pleased to find the proceedings volume available at the site. At previous symposiums in other countries, proceedings volumes have been known to get published up to two years after the event.
Lectures in the main theatre at the Metro Convention Centre examined the geology of gold deposits in 10 countries including India, Brazil, Zimbabwe, Australia, the United States and Canada. An entire afternoon session looked at the Hemlo deposits.
Complementing the lectures, were a poster display and core shack, the latter displaying core from 60 different gold deposits.
The next major international symposium on the geology of gold deposits is scheduled for 1988 in Melbourne, Australia.
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