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Student Chapter Annual Report FormThis form is used to report on Student Chapter activities over the previous year. The report provides a useful medium to doc-ument the status and progress of individual chapters. Annual Reports are used to evaluate applications for SEG support and tokeep information up-to-date on the SEG website. Please provide a summary of chapter activities in a concise form as suggest-ed below. Description of programs may be supported by a limited number of photographs and figures in a format appropriatefor publishing on our website.

Submission Deadline: September 30th Submit to: [email protected]

Month/Year Reported: From _______________________(mm/yyyy) – To _______________________(mm/yyyy)

Chapter Name: ________________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________________________________

Chapter E-mail: _______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Website: ______________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Facebook: _____________________________________________________________________________________

Chapter Executive Committee (in office during the time frame captured on this report) (type “Vacant” if position not filled):

President: __________________________________________ __________________________________________Name E-mail

Vice President: __________________________________________ __________________________________________Name E-mail

Secretary: __________________________________________ __________________________________________Name E-mail

Treasurer: __________________________________________ __________________________________________Name E-mail

Chapter Academic Sponsor (SEG Fellow membership in good standing):

______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________Name E-mail Phone

_____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________Address Fax

Chapter Industry Sponsor (SEG Fellow membership in good standing and not affiliated with the student chapter’s institution):

______________________________________ ______________________________________ ______________________Name E-mail Phone

_____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________Address Fax

Sponsoring Institution or Company (name): _________________________________________________________________

Attach: 1. a list of names of all Student Chapter members (please indicate by * if SEG Student Member).2. complete Student Chapter Membership Information form with the current Executive Committee listed on page 1.

On a separate page(s) provide a summary of student chapter annual activities:

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1. Regular meetings, lectures2. Field trips (dates, area visited, field trip leaders, num-

ber of participants, sponsors, benefits for students).Note: this is not the place for a detailed field tripreport that is required from a chapter who has receivedfunding from the Stewart R. Wallace Fund.

3. If your chapter received funding from the Stewart R.Wallace Fund, please submit a separate actualaccounting of how chapter funds were spent/used.

4. Organization of conferences, workshops, short courses (theme, number of participants, benefitsfor students)

5. Participation in conferences, workshops, short courses (theme, number of participants from thechapter, benefits for students)

6. Fund-raising programs7. Other programs8. Future plans

09-2017 09-2018Escuela politécnica Nacional

Ladrón de Guevara E11-253 y Andalucí[email protected]://seg-epn-quito.wix.com/segepnwww.facebook.com/SEG.StundentChapter.EPN

Jhonny Lozada [email protected]

Elena Angulo [email protected]

Dayana Yaguana [email protected]

Alejandro Pasquel [email protected]

Bernardo Beate [email protected] +593998960312

Luis Alcivar Oe4-20 y Brasil, C8, Quito, Ecuador

Jorge M. Fierro Rojas [email protected]

Emilio Cavenecia 329 Lima 27, Lima, Perú

Lowell Cooper

SEG-EPN STUDENT CHAPTER REPORT OCTOBER 2017 - SEPTEMBER 2018

PREPARED BY:

BELÉN VELA SEG MEMBER SEG-EPN STUDENT CHAPTER ESCUELA POLITÉCNICA NACIONAL

JHONNY LOZADA PRESIDENT SEG- EPN STUDENT CHAPTER ESCUELA POLITECNICA NACIONAL

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SEG STUDENT CHAPTER ESCUELA POLITÉCNICA NACIONAL, QUITO

Address: Ladrón de Guevara E11-25.

Facultad de Geología y Petróleos. Telephone: +593 983152505 Email: [email protected]

Index 1. Meetings ..................................................................................................................................... 3

2. Field Trips .................................................................................................................................... 3

2.1. Field Trip Mirador (Porphyry Cu-Au), ................................................................................ 3

2.2. Field Trip El Altar volcano ................................................................................................... 4

2.3. Field Trip Chile .................................................................................................................... 6

2.4. II Field Trip Colombia 2018 ................................................................................................. 8

3. If your chapter received funding from the Stewart R.Wallace Fund, please submit a separate

actual accounting of how chapter funds were spent/used. ........................................................... 10

4. Organization of conferences, workshops, short courses (theme, number of participants,

benefits for students) ....................................................................................................................... 10

4.1. Workshop Geology of Ecuador. ....................................................................................... 10

4.2. Overview of Radiometric Dating, October 19th, 2017. .................................................... 11

4.3. Short Course on the Application of hydrothermal alteration. ........................................ 12

4.4. Multi-million-year Cyclic ramp-up of volatiles in a lower crustal reservoir trapped

bellow the giant Tampakan copper-gold deposit porphyry. A model of Cu fertility of copper. 13

4.5. “Resistance and deformability applied to mineral deposits”. ........................................ 14

4.6. TERRASPEC, Mineral Spectrometer ................................................................................. 15

5. Participation in conferences, workshops, short courses (theme, number of participants from

the chapter, benefits for students) .................................................................................................. 16

5.1. First University meeting of responsible mining, July 10th of 2018, Quito-Ecuador. ....... 16

5.2. University Meeting on Responsible Mining ..................................................................... 17

6. Fund-raising programs .............................................................................................................. 18

7. Other programs ........................................................................................................................ 18

7.1. EXPOMINAS ...................................................................................................................... 18

7.2. Collection of samples of HT (hydrothermally) altered rocks at EPN .............................. 19

7.3. Licenses Leap Frog Software ............................................................................................ 20

8. Future Plans .............................................................................................................................. 21

9. Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................. 21

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1. Meetings

The SEG Student Chapter: “Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito - Ecuador” hold meetings to discuss upcoming field trip (II Field Trip Colombia), suggestions for future plans, fund-raising ideas. Meetings took place twice a month, and since May meetings took place once a month.

2. Field Trips

2.1. Field Trip Mirador (Porphyry Cu-Au),

Figure 1. Participants at Mirador Project. Left to Right: Geology students: Francisco Chávez, Michael Galarraga, Stalin Pilatasig, Alejandra Pérez, Maria José Povea, Santiago Almagor, Nicol Vizuete. SEG members: Bryan Chavarria, Erick Guerrero, Alejandro Pasquel, Lisa Cabascango, Belén Vela, Michel Toro, Romel Amanta (not in the picture) and Mr. Jhonny Lozada (President SEG Student Chapter, 2018)

The field trip Mirador took place in the southeast of Ecuador in the Cordillera del Cóndor on the border with Peru, in the Morona Santiago Province, November 5th and 6th of 2018. The field trip leader was Mr. Jhonny Lozada, President Student Chapter: SEG - “Escuela Politécnica Nacional,

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Quito - Ecuador”. There were 14 participants. The sponsors were Ecuacorriente and the Ministry of Mining. The first day, we were on the road for around 17 hours. The second day the visit began with an induction by security personal about EPP (personal protection equipment) and then an explanation of the geology of the deposit by the senior geologist Juan Leon. After that we visited the advances in the construction of the processing plant and the pit. After lunch we went to core shack and to review the drill cores.

We financed, together with EPN Geology Faculty and Ecuacorriente, the transportation and lunch in the Mirador Mining Project (efforts of the President of Student Chapter SEG-EPN).

2.2. Field Trip El Altar volcano

Figure 2. SEG EPN student Chapter in the walk to the Altar Volcano. Participants SEG-EPN Members: Mr. Jhonny Lozada, Prof. Bernardo Beate, Alejandro Pasquel, Alejandro Chavarría,

Mayelin Cabascango, Romel Amanta. Geology students: Santiago Almagor, Nicol Vizuete, María Povea, Alejandra Pérez, Shirley Jiménez, Aldahir Jiménez, Sebastián Bombón, Paola Jiménez and

Victoria Robalino.

The Field trip El Altar Volcano was from December 25th to December 27th 2017 and took place in the Chimborazo province. The field trip leaders were Mr. Jhonny Lozada (President SEG-EPN Student Chapter) and Bernardo Beate (SEG Fellow 2008). There were 15 members in total. The field trip was auto financed.

The Altar volcano is an extinct stratovolcano from approximately 1 million years. It is located on the Eastern Cordillera of Ecuador, about 25 km east of Riobamba. Its current morphology is a

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volcanic cone with an avalanche caldera in the shape of a horseshoe open to the west. At the bottom of the caldera is a glacial lagoon 1106 m long and 574 m wide, located at a height of 4170 m; known as "Laguna Amarilla" or "Laguna de Collanes”.

The field Trip consisted of a 15 km walk in total observing the rocks that make up the Altar volcano. They have hydrothermal alterations corresponding to different volcanic events. The exposure of the outcrops is excellent for mapping and understanding the processes of mixing magmas, their evolution over time and their surface evidence. It was important to know that these processes were the responsible for the formation of a possible hydrothermal deposit in the subsurface.

Figure 3. Picture on the crater of Altar volcano. The “Laguna Amarilla” at the bottom.

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2.3. Field Trip Chile

Figure 4. Participants at Mirador Gabriela Mistral. Left to Right: Evelyn Caiza, Ing. Vicente Acosta (Cornerstone Resources), Hugo Carrasco, Dr. William Chávez (field course leader, New Mexico Tech), Alejandro Pasquel, Bryan Chavarria, Ing. Wilmer Merino (Cornerstone Resources), Ing. Marco Simbaña (IKIAM), Lisa Cabascango, Lissette Pazmiño, Ing. Dario Villacrés (Prodemin S.A.), Mauricio Quishpe, Thomas Nordstrand, Diego Chacón, Frank Sánchez and Ing. Bernardo Beate (EPN Academic Advisor)

The international field- trip organized by the EPN Student Chapter and the UCE Student Chapter, both of Quito-Ecuador, took place during April 7th through 13th of 2018, in the northern part of Chile. Ten geology students of the Escuela Politécnica Nacional, the Universidad Central del Ecuador and the University of New Mexico, together with four geologists of the mining and exploration industry and academic centers as well as Ing. Bernardo Beate (EPN Academic Advisor) and Dr. William X. Chávez (field course leader, New Mexico Tech), visited several copper mines of northern Chile. The financial support for the students was provided by the Stewart R. Wallace Funding.

The copper mines visited in the field trip were Comahue, Chuquicamata, Gabriela Mistral, Ministro Hales, Mantos Blancos and Juanita. These deposits are principally hydrothermal in nature showing conspicuous oxidation and supergene Cu enrichment zones. All the geology and ore deposits setting was explained in most of the mines by the personal of the mining companies and by Dr. William Chávez, followed by a tour in the mines, in which in some cases, we were able to verify the cores and the mineral piles, where we could identify the mineral assemblages and the rock textures. At the end of each day, all of us met after the visit of the mines to do a feedback of the issues dealt along the day.

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Benefits for students were to acquire specific field experience and learn about new skills for field exploration of supergene deposits. In addition, it provided the opportunity to students to access big Cu-projects, to see them and to obtain geological information that allow us to better understand Cu ore deposits.

Figure 5. (A) Outcrop showing chrysocolla and atacamite ore minerals in walls of the Comahue deposits. (B). Copper is obtained by attacking the black manganese oxides with hydrochloric acid (see hammer tip with metallic copper stain).

A B

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Figure 6. Open pit of Ministro Hales Deposit showing the strike-slip West fault, indicated by the contrasting brown and light gray rocks in the pit wall. The big white-light gray patch corresponds to the enargite-rich high sulfidation epithermal portion of the great Chuquicamata system.

2.4. II Field Trip Colombia 2018

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Figure 7. Quebradona project. Left to righ (first line): Anglogold Ashanti worker, Anglogold Ashanti worker,

Anglogold Ashanti worker, Santiango Almagor (EPN), Mayelin Cabascango (EPN), David Cadena (EPN), David

Lopez (EPN), Erick Guerrero (EPN), Luis Navarrete (Cornestone), Milton Gonzaga (Soldgold), Diego Vinueza

(Cornestone), Patricio Aguilar (G.M. Buenaventura), Alejandro Pasquel (EPN), Michel Toro (EPN), Juan Pablo

Noriega (Anglogold Ashanti worker), Anglogold Ashanti worker. Left to Right (Second Line): Alejandro

Chavarría (EPN), Belén Vela (EPN), Jhonny Lozada (SEG-EPN Student Chapter President).

From northwest to northeast of Colombia was the stage of the II International Field Trip Colombia 2018, organized by the EPN Student Chapter of Quito-Ecuador; it took place during September 24th through 28th of 2018. Eleven geology students of the Escuela Politécnica Nacional, together with four geologists from the mining and exploration industry visited an intrusion-related type deposit and a Cu-Au Porphyry system near Medellin, and an emeralds deposits in Chivor, Boyacá. The financial support for the students was provided by Stewart R. Wallace Funding.

Quebradona project is a Cu-Au porphyry type showing mineralizations of Cu, Au and traces of Ag, Mo. Gramalote project is an Intrusion-Related gold deposit, which is structurally controlled and show mineralizations of Au. These projects are the major discoveries in the country. If this projects go on specially Gramalote Colombia will see a new Mining Age. On the other hand, emeralds formed from hydrothermal-sedimentary processes and the different alterations was explained by the mines staff.

Figure 8. A-Mine of emeralds, whit the tectonics setting in to de shales and evaporate veins into breccias of

carbonates. B-SEG-EPN Student Chapter members and Mr. Hugo Sanchez in the emerald museum.

Benefits for students were to expand the knowledge on mineralogical assemblages from Quebradona Project as to be hopefuly able to correlate them with the Miocene mineral belt of Ecuador. Furthermore, it was constructive to identify mineralogical assemblages of the mineralization of an intrusion-related deposits like Gramalote project because in Ecuador could be

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find something Similar. Finally, The Emerald mine shows a very unique geological setting with a hard structural control. And we learn to identify a good emerald and we experimented the program “miner by one day”.

3. If your chapter received funding from the Stewart R.Wallace Fund, please submit a separate actual accounting of how chapter funds were spent/used.

View annexed documents.

4. Organization of conferences, workshops, short courses (theme, number of participants, benefits for students)

4.1. Workshop Geology of Ecuador.

On October 11th through 12th of 2017 the first Workshop of Geology of Ecuador was organized at EPN-Quito, with the participation of national and international eminences on the Geology of Ecuador. This workshop was entirely organized by the SEG-EPN Student Chapter and was aimed to reach the whole geology community of Ecuador. Mayor problems, issues and uncertainties were discussed regarding different tectonic, sedimentological, stratigraphic configurations referring to the Cordilleras Real and Occidental, Alamor Lancones Basin and Mineral Deposits. For this reason, the organization of this type of conference is a space to demolish dogmas and propose new solutions to geological configurations that are not yet deciphered.

Figure 9. I Workshop of Geology in 2017.

Left to Right: Dr. Arturo Egüez, Dr. Richard Spiking, Dr. Christian Vallejo, Dr. Wilfred Winkler, Prof. Bernardo Beate, Dr. Marco Rivadeneira and Dr. Hugo Yepes (not in the picture)

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4.2. Overview of Radiometric Dating, October 19th, 2017.

Short course: Overview of Radiometric Dating. Dr. Richard Spikings. October 19, 2017.

Figure 10. The poster used to promote the Short Course Overview of Radiometric Dating.

Theme: Overview of Radiometric Dating

Number of participants: There were 50 participants in total and 15 were from the SEG-EPN Student Chapter.

Benefits for Students: Radiometric dates are used every day in Geology, in publications and theses. For SEG-EPN Student Chapter members it is imperative to know its operation, its uses, the machines that are used, among others.

To take advantage of the presence of Dr. Spikings in Ecuador to make a short course was something really useful for the SEG-EPN Student Chapter. He is one of the most important scientists that knows about radiometric dating and his talk served to expand our knowledge and understand better all the articles of the Andean Belts written by Richard Spikings.

Figure 11. The SEG-EPN Student Chapter broadcasts the course in real time on facebook web page. (@SEGStudent ChapterEPN)

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4.3. Short Course on the Application of hydrothermal alteration.

Application of the hydrothermal alteration Kierran Maher, October 30 – November 1 2017.

Figure 12. Poster promoting the Short Course: Application of the hydrothermal alteration.

Theme: Application of the hydrothermal alteration


Benefits for Students: This short course was one of the most important courses offered yet to the SEG-EPN Student Chapter. Kierran Maher course focused on the explanation of HT fluids, explanations of hydrothermal alterations, chemical replacement, explanation and applications of Terraspec use.

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Figure 13. SEG-EPN Student Chapter members and Kierran Maher.

Left to right: Mr. Jhonny Lozada (President SEG Student Chapter, 2018), Belén Vela, Lisa Cabascango, Dayana Yaguana, Elena Angulo, Dr. Kierran Maher and Erick Guerrero.

4.4. Multi-million-year Cyclic ramp-up of volatiles in a lower crustal reservoir trapped bellow the giant Tampakan copper-gold deposit porphyry. A model of Cu fertility of copper.

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Figure 14. Poster made for the conference.

Conference: Multi-million-year Cyclic ramp-up of volatiles in a lower crustal reservoir trapped bellow the giant Tampakan copper-gold deposit porphyry. A model of Cu fertility of copper. Dr. Bruce Rohrlach.

Theme: Multi-million-year Cyclic ramp-up of volatiles in a lower crustal reservoir trapped bellow the giant Tampakan copper-gold deposit porphyry. A model of Cu fertility of copper.


Benefits for Students: In Ecuadorian margin the subduction zone is a typical situation. However, in the case of Philippines the subduction zone is different. And this unique condition generates a unique type of ore bodies worth to discuss and learn from it.

Figure 15. Dr. Bruce Rohrlach exposing his topic: Multi-million-year Cyclic ramp-up of volatiles in a lower crustal reservoir trapped bellow the giant Tampakan copper-gold deposit porphyry. A model

of Cu fertility of copper.

4.5. “Resistance and deformability applied to mineral deposits”.

In February 19th, 2018 the conference given by Ing. Jonathan Tobar took place. The conference was about: “Resistance and deformability applied to minerals deposit”. In the four hours’ conference, personal from INIGEMM (Ecuadorian Geological Survey) and SEG-EPN Student Chapter members participated, with a total of sixteen members. The aim of the conference was to identify structurally control of fractures on altered rock and the alterations involved. Estimate

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mechanical properties on rock to apply for several constructions of engineering specially in an open pit.

Figure 16. Conference poster Promotion.

4.6. TERRASPEC, Mineral Spectrometer

The course on Mineral Spectrometers was given by INIGEMM on 27th April of 2018. There were 14 SEG-EPN Student Chapter members and 15 Geology Faculty students. The course lasted eight hours and the different frequencies of the waves resulting of the reflection in different minerals of alteration in rocks were explained. The samples used were provided by the alteration rocks collection made by SEG fellow Prof. Bernardo Beate and SEG-EPN Student Chapter members (2017-2018) and exhibited in the Petrography Museum of the Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN). This course provided us of knowledge that will help to recognize path finder minerals. Add, for mining exploration geologists, these improvements translate into faster data capture at exploration targets and select drilling sites. The improved data quality provided by the TerraSpec mineral spectrometer also allows for accurate assessment of low-concentration and low-reflectance minerals, like iron-containing minerals such as serpentines and chlorites, which were previously difficult to measure.

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Figure 17. Inigem´staff member teaches the process for verify the TerraSpec on HT alteration minerals to members SEG-EPN Student Chapter and geology students.

5. Participation in conferences, workshops, short courses (theme, number of participants from the chapter, benefits for students)

5.1. First University meeting of responsible mining, July 10th of 2018, Quito-Ecuador. In this event participed Mr. Jhonny Lozada, SEG-EPN president, in representation of SEG-EPN Student Chapter as speaker in University Meeting of Mining in July 10th of 2018 with more than 1000 Geologists and Mining personel. MSc. Dayanara Hinojosa professor of Geology of Faculty of Escuela Politécnica Nacional also participated in this prestigious event.

Figure 18. (A) Interview of the Mining Chamber to Mr. Jhonny Lozada (President SEG –EPN Student Chapter, 2018). (B) representatives of all the universities present

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This event was organized by Association of Mining Engineers of Ecuador. The topic was the advantages of mining in society. Furthermore, other 12 Geology Students also participated.

5.2. University Meeting on Responsible Mining The President of Association of Mining Engineers of Ecuador (AIME), MSc. René Ayala Lomas together with Minister of Mining Gabriela Illescas and the representatives of the Geology Departments of Ecuadorean Universities, all meet with the aim of improve the relationship between Students of Mining, Geology and Environmental Careers. The points discussed in the meeting were: b) Launch of the Mining - Environmental Forum of Ecuador. c) Integration of universities to create a block for development of sustainable extractive activities in our country d) Integration of future sectors related to the sector, to the National Association of Mining Engineers of Ecuador. This meeting served to raise awareness about the lack of a public policy on the laws of artisanal mining and small-scale mining.

Figure 19. Picture of launch of the Mining - Environmental Forum of Ecuador.

Left to right: Representatives of Geology universities, MSc. René Ayala (President Mining Chamber), Minister Rebeca Illescas, Mr. Jhonny Lozada (President Student Chapter SEG.EPN,

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2018), Belén Vela (SEG member), Dayana Hinojosa (Prof. Faculty Geology) and representatives of different universities.

6. Fund-raising programs SEG-EPN Student Chapter got some own funding asking Geologists from the academic or industry sector to participate in conferences or short courses in exchange of discounts in future Field Trips or just for help. Futhermore, the Chapter gets funds from organizing Field Trips, Short courses or Conferences by charging a minimum fee to Professionals. These fund are used for expenses of SEG-EPN Student Chapter for tours, field trips, exhibition material such as I Workshop of Geology, October 2017 and the Course on Tampakan Porphyry, November 2017; among others.

7. Other programs

7.1. EXPOMINAS EXPOMINAS is a once-a-year mining conference, held in Quito-Ecuador, where companies of mineral and oil exploration and development, environmental and consulting gather together to offer projects, services and equipment and to search for investors. Heavy machinery and updated electronic equipment for scientific studies of different areas of earth science is also offered. Academia usually participates with presentations and exhibits. The SEG-EPN Student Chapter participated with eleven SEG members who collaborated in the exhibitions and talks to the general public during 18th through 20th Aphril of 2018 in Cumbaya, Quito. The discussed topics were about 2 of the main exploration projects of Ecuador, namely Mirador and Rio Blanco, as well as SEG-EPN Student Chapter participation in the Chile Field Trip (2018), mining concessions, methods of recognition of alteration mineralogy and geophysics of mineral deposits.

Figure 20. Personal Invitation to Expominas 2018.

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Figure 21. SEG-EPN members in the stand of Expominas 2018.

Left to right: SEG-EPN Student Chapter Members: Alejandro Pasquel, Romel Amanta, David Cadena, Alejandro Chavarria, Michel Toro, Lisa Cabascango, Belén Vela and Jhonny Lozada (President SEG Student Chapter, 2018).

7.2. Collection of samples of HT (hydrothermally) altered rocks at EPN For many years the Geology Faculty had in its possession a large amount of hydrothermally altered rock samples but the samples were in a bad condition and unclassified. The SEG-EPN student chapter members successfully started a project about the classification, proper storage and exhibit of the samples. This Project was made by Prof. Bernardo Beate SEG Fellow 2008 and all the SEG- EPN Student Chapter members.

Now this collection of alteration rocks is available for all the students of the Geology Faculty, at the Petrography Museum at EPN.

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Figure 22. SEG-EPN Student Chapter President Jhonny Lozada with the collection of samples of HT altered rocks, showing conceptual model in the background with location of rock samples, at EPN´s Petrography Museum.

7.3. Licenses Leap Frog Software The Student Chapter SEG-EPN had the opportunity to receive 10 Academic licenses of Leapfrog SOFTWARE by ARANZ Geo, company of Christchurch in New Zealand, that was received on May 23th of 2018 installed in the computers laboratory of the Faculty of Geology along with a manual of Leap Frog. People responsible for managing the licenses are Dr. Cristian Vallejo, (Prof. Faculty Geology) who managed the petition process who is a fulltime professor of our career, and Ms. Ximena Flores, who is in charge of said laboratory. These licenses of program will be for recognition and impact in the mining industry of our country.

In the first instance, the project that we would like to undertake and carry out to use the licenses, is the 3D geological and geochemical modeling of the high sulfidation epithermal project GAMA, which is located in the Azuay province, near to Cuenca City (Fig. 1), this project was part of the big project Shyri (Fig. 2). Unfortunately, its study as a final result did not give the discovery of an economically exploitable project. The chapter has the cartographic, geochemical, the drill core and the drill core information of the drillings GAD-11-002 and GAD-11-004. Thanks to the donation of data and materials by the exploration company Cornerstone Ecuador SA (CESA). Thanks to this valuable contribution and in addition to the use of Leapfrog, it will be possible to develop a comprehensive course, through which the use of the program could be put into practice. In addition, we consider that their learning would help us to become aware of the importance of developing our three-dimensional perception of reality.

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Figure 23. Information that was sent to Christchurch for asking for the Leapfrog licence.

8. Future Plans • Exhibition/Presentations of scientific articles of various topics related to mineral deposits as assigned in the SEG EPN Student Chapter member meetings.

• Leapfrog course (mining software), making use of the licenses obtained in the previous period

• Take the second course of hydrothermal alterations with Dr. Kerran Maher

• Conduct the second Geology Workshop of Ecuador (a Penrose Conference kind of event), which is proposed to be held every two years.

• Conduct a technical visit to the main mining projects in Ecuador

•Organize a Field Trip to visit Bolivian mines

• Bring in a Lecturer, to held a series of conferences

• Conduct a seminar on Hydrothermal Mineralogy.

• Carry out a workshop on Ecuador´s Ore Deposits.

9. Acknowledgements The SEG Student Chapter Escuela Politécnica Nacional, Quito-Ecuador, thanks the Society of Economic Geologists for being the manager of promoting the knowledge of Economic Geology in Universities and the Academic and Industry sector, especially in our Country Ecuador.

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We are grateful to Vicky Sternicki and SEG Student Affairs Committee (SAC) for providing us of fund, the means and tools to success in the Economic Geology World.

The Chapter wants to acknowledge the financial support of Stewart R. Wallace Funding program for making possible that students materialize the Field Trip Colombia 2018 and Field Trip Chile 2018, this last one brilliantly guided by Dr. Bill Chávez.

We are gratified with Kierran Maher, Richard Spiking, Christian Vallejo, Wilfred Winkler, Bernardo Beate, Marco Rivadeneira, Hugo Yepez, Jonathan Tobar, Bruce Rohrlach because they did help us through all the Courses and Workshops that the Chapter did organice in 2017-2018.

We also gratefully acknowledge to Bernardo Beate, Osman Poma, and Dayanara Hinojosa who did support us in this project, for their advices, lessons, guidance and mentoring, as well as those who participated with us during 2017-2018 period.

Finally, we are very grateful with people that trust in our organization of Workshops, Field trips, Short courses, among others. Furthermore, the presence of all the chapter members during this period is warmly thanked.

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