Anthony Williams-Jones, a professor of earth and planetary sciences at McGill University, has won the Duncan R. Derry Medal for outstanding contribution by an economic geologist.
The award is presented each year by the Mineral Deposits division of the Geological Association of Canada (GAC). This year, the awards ceremony was held at the GeoCanada Conference in Calgary, Alta.
In 1992, the GAC awarded William-Jones its Julian Boldy Award, and he has also received awards for excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching.
Much of Williams-Jones’s research has focused on gold, silver and base metals, though he has also studied rare earth metals and their applications in super-conductors.
A professor at McGill since 1977, Williams-Jones has published several papers on various topics, including: the relationship of geothermal systems to precious metal deposits; pioneering environmental studies showing how gold, silver and copper may form ore deposits from volcanic gases; and the presence of hydrocarbons in igneous rock formed in a process similar to synthetic fuel production.
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