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Council of the
International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP)
President (1999 - 2007)Dr. Alan C. CookKeiraville Konsultants Pty. Ltd.7 Dallas StreetKeiraville, NSW 2500AUSTRALIATel : +61-2-4229 9843Fax : +61-2-4229 9624mailto:[email protected]
Note: ‘iccop’ should be removed from ISP name touse this address
Vice-president
(2003-2007)Prof. Dr. Lopo Vasconcelosmailto:[email protected]
General Secretary
(2000 - 2008)Dr. Petra David
mailto:[email protected]
Treasurer
(1997 - )Dr. Rudolf M. Schwab
mailto:[email protected]
Editor
(2000 - 2008)Dr. Peter J. Crosdale
mailto:[email protected]
Commission I Chair
(2000 - 2008)Dr. Walter Pickel
mailto:[email protected]
Commission I Secretary
(2000 - 2008)Dr. Deolinda Flores
mailto:[email protected]
Commission II Chair
(2003 - 2007)Dr. M. ÁngelesGómez Borrego
mailto:[email protected]
Commission II Secretary
(2003 - 2007)Dr. Mária Hámor-Vidó
mailto:[email protected]
Commission III Chair
(1999 - 2007)Dr. Rosa Menéndez
mailto:[email protected]
Commission III Secretary
(2004 - 2008)Dr. Georgeta Predeanu
mailto:[email protected]
Past President
Manuel João Lemos de Sousa . . . . . . . . mailto:[email protected] Officer
Harold Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mailto:[email protected] Auditor
Alan Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mailto:[email protected] Thiessen Award Committee
Chair Marc Bustin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mailto:[email protected] Organic Petrology Award Committee
Chair Marc Bustin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mailto:[email protected] Young Scientist Award Committee
Chair Alan Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . email address as aboveWebmaster ( http://www.iccop.org )
David E. Pearson . . . . . . mailto:[email protected]
Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do PortoDr Deolinda Flores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mailto:[email protected]
Handbook Administration
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Membership Enquiries
Dr. Petra DavidTNO Built Environment and GeosciencesDivision of Geo-energyP.O. Box 800153508 TA UtrechtTHE NETHERLANDSPh. +31 30 256 4648 Fax +31 30 256 4605Email : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mailto:[email protected]
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From the Editor
The cover of this edition has images of theGaruda and Tangkuban Perahu.
The Garuda is, of course, the symbol of modernIndonesia but has a long history in south-east Asiain Hindu, Buddhist and other religious traditions.The Garuda depicted on the cover is from aWayang or the traditional Javanese art of shadowpuppetry.
Tangkuban Perahu is Bandung's most famoustourist volcano located 28 km north of the city.Tangkuban Perahu means “up-turned boat”, whichrelates to the local legend Sangkuriang. The storytells of the very beautiful Dayang Sumbi whodisowns her disobedient son Sangkuriang. In hergreat sadness that followed, the gods grantedDayang Sumbi eternal youth. After a long exile,Sangkuriang returned home and not recognising hismother, falls in love with her and plans to marryher. However, Dayang Sumbi finally recognisedher son by a birthmark and planed to prevent themarriage by asking Sangkuriang to build a dam onthe river Citarum as well as build a large boat tocross the river, both before the sunrise. Helped bymythical creatures, Sangkuriang was close tocompleting his task when Dayang Sumbi faked animminent sunrise by having red silk cloths spreadeast of the city. Sangkuriang then believed that hehad failed his task and kicked the dam and the boat,resulting in a large flood and the creation ofTangkuban Perahu from the hull of the boat.
Despite its last eruption in 1983, restaurants andmarkets can now be found within 15 minutes of thecrater.
Indonesia is country rich in both petroleum andcoal resources. In this light, the president’scomments on the price of fossil fuels areparticularly relevant, with coal prices droppingslightly while oil continues to appreciate. Factorsaffecting fuel prices have long been on peoples’minds. High export prices for coal from the port ofNewcastle in the mid 1600's were attributed tograft, corruption and complete disregard for the ruleof law by officials and the Corporation ofNewcastle. Complying with the law andgovernment regulations was predicted to “... notonely make this your nation equivalent withVenice, Holland, and other free rich states, inriches, but preserve timber, and reduce coals under20s. the chalder all the year at London, ....”(Gardiner, 1665 repr. 1796 p. v) [a chalder is a
chaldron, which is about 36 bushels or 2880 poundsin weight]. So it seems that the desire to drive downthe price of fossils fuels is far from new. It is alsocurious to note that the burning of fossil fuels wasseen to have positive impacts in that timber wouldbe preserved (probably for use as warships ratherthan for environmental reasons but that is adifferent story). Pecuniae obediunt omina.
cheers and happy readingPeter (ICCP Ed.)
From the President
BANDUNG MEETING
The Bandung meeting is now less than twomonths away. The numbers attending are likely tobe disappointingly small. However, I am sure thatthe Bandung committee will make those who docome more than welcome and we will find Bandungis a fascinating place - quite different to anywhereICCP has been before, at least to my knowledge.Arrangements are in hand to meet ICCP membersat the Jakarta airport, so please remember to sendyour arrival times. While there are many dukuns(http://www.serve.com/inside/edit75/p11-12mahony.html)
in Indonesia, I don't know that mind reading is partof the geology curriculum in IndonesianUniversities - so please let the organizers know.Copy the email to me at the same time in case yourun into a hazard in the Email system. And a thankyou to those members who are coming to Bandungto ensure that we really are an InternationalCommittee for Coal and Organic Petrology.
There has been some discussion of whether thePlenary Session and Council will be quorate at theBandung meeting. My best calculations are thatboth will be quorate, although there may have to bestrict rules about comfort stops! However, the lowattendance makes it even more desirable that yousend your opinions on matters to be discussed to meor to the General Secretary. Or why not write aletter to the Editor?
ELECTIONS
This year will see a large number of elections toCouncil. It can be expected that most of thosenominated will have a record of contributions asconveners of Working Groups or as members ofCouncil to permit assessment of performance. It isimportant to all of us that the best persons are
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nominated and elected. Those elected will beresponsible for ensuring the carriage of a largeamount of business within ICCP.
REGISTRATIONThe most important of the issues is the
registration of ICCP as a formal body. Themembers have clearly indicated a wish that thistake place. This means that part of the discussion isover, the vote has been taken and decision is clear- we should become a registered organization.Those taking positions should be prepared to work,and work hard to this end. And there is no doubtthat it will require a great deal of work anddiscussion.
A smaller number of members forwardedinformation to the General Secretary than had beenhoped. We recognize the work involved and thankthose members who delivered on the commitmentsmade at the Patras meeting. Petra and I haveworked on the information provided. We had hopedto be able to prepare a simple comparison of theneeds and costs of the jurisdiction, but haveencountered problems because it is very difficult tomake strict comparisons without knowing aconsiderable amount about local laws.
As it happens, the four persons who providedinformation will all be at the Bandung meeting andwe intend to have a round table discussion to see ifthe equivalences between the jurisdictions can bemore firmly established so that we can provide asummary table that is simple but is also fullyinformative. We have had versions that met two butnot all three of these conditions. Hopefully, we willemerge with both a summary and a proposal thatcan be sent to members for comment and thenvoting.
ACCREDITATIONThe next major item on the agenda is the
maintenance of the existing accreditation programand the addition of two more accreditationprograms. These activities have required aconsiderable amount of work spread across firstlythe conveners of the programs but also a number ofmembers of Council. A number of analyticalrounds have followed the initial introduction of theAccreditation system under Alan Davis in 1995.However, some of the formalities of the systemhave not been developed at a desirable rate. Thenew developments mean at least a doubling andarguably a tripling in the extent and intensity of analready highly significant ICCP activity.
At the Patras meeting, steps were taken inCouncil to bring the procedures closer to those that
are expected by standards bodies for accreditationschemes. Some work still needs to be done toachieve this aim. Liaison between the conveners forthe three accreditation programs is excellent. Whilethe conveners do most of the hard work, we need toensure that accreditation is administered well forthe benefit of ICCP. It is now a relatively complexsystem and is extremely important to the futuredevelopment of ICCP. Certain basic administrativearrangements are required to ensure thataccreditation continues to be an activity of whichICCP can be justly proud. Evaluation should moveto a standarized basis that will both do the year toyear processing but also act as a permanent record.
MEETING PROCEDURESAt Oviedo in 1994, it was agreed that agendas
would be available in a much more formal mannerthan previously. That such a development wasneeded at that time is rather odd if you look at therecords of the first meetings where a considerableemphasis was placed on formalities. Now with over150 members and attendances of a third or less ofmembership (even at a well-attended meeting), weneed to ensure that officers not only provide clearagendas of forthcoming meetings, but also conductall the meetings in a clear and structured way thatcan be easily minuted and reported to themembership. These requirements placeconsiderable amounts of work on the Chairs andSecretaries of the Commissions, but well set outmeetings and minutes are essential to progress andthe records. The ICCP Newsletters act as a recordof activities, both in relation to technical issues andas indication of contributions made by ourmembers. The large improvements made sinceOviedo must be maintained.
Most of those nominated will have a record ofcontributions as conveners of Working Groups or asmembers of Council to permit assessment ofperformance. It is important to all of us that the bestpersons are nominated and elected. The ICCPNewsletters act as a record of activities, both inrelation to technical issues and as indication ofcontributions made by our members.
THE GREAT ENERGY LOTTERYCoal prices seem slightly mixed this year, with
some small drops on the very high prices negotiatedin 2005. The 2006 BP data for 2005 are now outand show that China reached annual production of2,190 million tonnes in 2005, up 10.2% on the 2004figure. In relation to oil prices, this time last year Inoted that a retreat to USD57 was greeted withsome joy. Now the equivalent marker price for the
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“Map of the River Tine, and the Situation of theTown and Corporation of Newcastle” in 1655.From Gardiner, R. (1655) Englands GrievanceDiscovered in Relation to the Coal Trade. Reprinted1796 by D. Akenhead and Sons, Fronting theExchange, Newcastle. 216pp.
same sort of "joy" is below USD70 a barrel. LordBrowne of BP came out with a prediction of muchcheaper oil in the near future, and this seems tohave brought on a frenzy of press releases from theASPO Peak Oil "department". I guess we will soonsee which school of thought "wins" the day. A notefor those who follow WTI oil prices is thatAustralian petrol prices are determined in relationto Tapis crude and this has been over USD80 inSingapore at a time when the "best" that WTI canmanage is USD77 - but stay tuned to this station!
For what it is worth, the professional forecastershave been consistently forecasting oil will fallbelow X oil by the end of the year. ("X" started atabout USD18 in 2001 and has risen gradually nowto USD 35.) My guess (continuity forecasting ifyou like) since you are probably going to ask, ishigher rather than lower - that is, the medium runprice will be higher than today's prices. (Writtenbefore the early July new outbreak of fighting inthe Middle East, the mid-July scenarios includesome really apocalyptic possibilities.)
Most of the news we don't get to know muchabout seems to be bad. At a very minor level,Australia has recently got itself a bad reputation byproxy throughs an Australian company being aminor partner in an extraordinary gas and mudblowout just south of Surabaya in east Jawa atBrantas. (http://www.santos.com.au/Archive/NewsDetail.aspx?p=121&np=78&id=942) Themudflow has closed a tollway, flooded somevillages and factories to about 3 metres whileemitting sour gas.
Shale oil and coal liquefaction are gettinganother run. I wonder if this time around someone(other than the man in Rifle Colorado at the edge ofthe Piceance Basin who made book ends out ofGreen River shale) will get to make money out ofthe oil shale. SASOL seem to be selling theirtechnology ?sucessfully, which is interestingbecause this closely follows their move tosubstitute Mozambique natural gas for a fair bit oftheir coal feed.
Coal bed methane is a hive of industry in anumber of countries and the sequestration of carbondioxide is still being hailed as being a route tosalvation, while nuclear power stations havesuddenly become something that can be mentionedin, at least some, polite society.
It looks like being a technically challengingperiod. The old proverb about living in interestingtimes seems to be here with a vengeance.
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ICCP 58th Annual Meeting3 - 9 September 2006
Bandung, Indonesia
including a two day symposium
Lower Rank Coals:
Integrating Lower Rank Coals with Industrialization
in the 21st Century
Provisional Programme - Venue Horison Hotel
SundaySept. 3
MondaySept. 4
TuesdaySept. 5
WednesdaySept. 6
ThursdaySept. 7
FridaySept. 8
SaturdaySept. 9
Sunday -Monday
Sept. 10-11
Time 09:00-17:00 09:00-17:00 08:00 - 17:00 08:00 - 17:00 09:00-17:00 09:00-17:00 04:30 start
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Note: the ICCP Sessions will be held in the Galunggung Room and, if necessary, the Tangkuban Perahu Roomthe Lower Rank Coals Symposium will be held in the Krakatau Ballroom
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Preliminary Agenda for the 58th Meeting of the Internationals Committee
for Coal and Organic Petrology - ICCP3rd to 9th September 2006
at the Horison Hotel, Galunggung Room, Jn Pelajar Pejuang 45 No. 121Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Sunday 3 September
13:30 - 17:30 h Council Meeting (Bidadari Room)
18:30 - 20:00 h Registration & Ice-breaker party
Monday 4 September
09:00 - 14:00 h Registration
9:00 - 10:30 h Welcome of the Organising Committee10.30 - 11.00 h Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30 h Opening plenary session of the General Assembly
1. Apologies for non-attendance2. Minutes of Previous Meeting3. Arrangements for the Bandung meeting4. Future meetings5. Membership 6. Financial matters 7. Editor8. Website
12:30 - 13:30 h Lunch Break
13:30 - 17:00 h Meeting of Commission II
13:30 - 13:45 h Opening Address - Angeles G. Borrego13:45 - 14:00 h Environmental Applications of Organic Petrology - Convenor: Maria Mastalerz14.00 - 14.30 h Accreditation Program for vitrinite reflectance analysis of dispersed organic matter -
Convenor: Alan Cook14:30 - 14:45 h Classification of Dispersed Organic Matter - ICCP - TSOP - Convenors: Lavern Stasiuk,
Jack Burgess & Adrian Hutton 14:45 - 15:00 h Identification of Dispersed Organic Matter, Convenor: Jolanta Kus15:00 - 15:30 h Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00 h Qualifying Vitrinite for Reflectance Analysis - Convenor: Angeles G Borrego16:00 - 16:15 h Thermal Indices - Convenor: Carla Araujo16:15 - 16:45 h Coal Seam Methane and CO2 Sequestration - Convenors: Peter Crosdale & Lila Gurba16:45 - 17:00 h Dispersed Organic Matter in sedimentary rocks- A white paper - Convenors: Mária
Hámor-Vidó & Wolfgang Kalkreuth
Tuesday 5 September
09:00 - 10:30 h Meeting of Commission II
09:00 - 09:30 h Actualisation of information from past Commission II activities - Angeles G. Borrego09:30 - 09:45 h Identification of opportunities for New WGs -Angeles G. Borrego09:45 - 10:30 h Commission II Website - Angeles G. Borrego & Dirk Prinz10:30 - 11:00 h Coffee Break
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11:00 - 12:30 h Meeting of Commission III
11:00 - 11:30 h Accreditation Programme on Coal Blend Analysis - Convenor: Isabel Suarez Ruiz11:30 - 12:00 h Proposal for new WG: Identification and petrographic classification of components in fly
ashes - Convenors: Isabel Suarez Ruiz & Jim Hower12:00 - 12:30 h Improved Image Analysis - Convenor: Christina Rodrigues12:30 - 13:30 h Lunch Break
13:30 - 17:00 h Microscope Session
Wednesday, 6 September & Thursday, 7 September
08:00 - 17:00 h 2 day ‘Asia Pacific Symposium on Lower Rank Coal: Integrating Lower
Rank Coals with Industrialization in the 21st Century’
Thursday 7 September19.00 h Symposium Dinner
Friday 8 September
09:30 - 10:30 h Meeting of Commission III
09:30 - 10:00 h Identification of opportunities for New WGs10:00 - 10:30 h Commission III Website - Dirk Prinz10:30 - 11:00 h Coffee Break
11:00 - 17:00 h Meeting of Commission I
11:00 - 11:30 h Opening Address - Overview of working group status, ISO Standards, Comission Iservices, etc. - Walter Pickel
11:30 - 12:15 h Standardisation WG - Report of last round robin - Walter Pickel12:15 - 12:30 h Handbook Editorial Group: Overview on state of the art and further plans - Petra David12:30 - 13:30 h Lunch Break
13:30 - 17:00 h Handbook Editorial Group - Discussion on content and format - Petra David15:00 - 15:30 h Coffee Break
Saturday 9 September
09:00 - 12:30 h Meeting of Commission I
09:00 - 10:00 h Microlithotypes and Liptinite - finals decision on microphotographs to be attached to thepublications - Walter Pickel
10:00 - 10:30 SCAP - Status report of outgoing and incoming convenor - Walter Pickel & Kimon Christanis10:30 - 11:00 h Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:15 h Temporal Variations of Coal; Report provided by Lopo Vasconcelos11:15 - 12:15 h Peat Petrographyu WG - Report results form recent round robin exercise - Convenors:
Kimon Christanis & Stavros Kalaitzidis12:15 - 12:30 Commission I Website - Dirk Prinz12:30 - 13:30 h Lunch Break
13.30 - 17:00 Closing Plenary Session of the General Assembly
9. New Handbook10. Elections11. Status of ICCP
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12. Administration of Accreditation Program13. Revision of the Statutes14. Awards 15. Relations with TSOP16. Feedback from members
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break
Sunday 10 & Monday 11 September
Post-conference Excursion to Coal Mines At Tanjung Enim, S. SumateraMeeting point at Horison Hotel, Sunday 10th September 2006 for departure by bus from Horison at 04:30
to Jakarta. The bus will arrive at Cengkarang in time to catch the 08:25 flight Jakarta to Palemban (Lion Air).The flight time is approximately one hour. From Palembang to Tanjung Enim at about 09:30 by bus(approximately 3.5 hours). Stay in the PT Bukit Asam (PTBA) Guest House in Tanjung Enim. Approximately14:00 visit Muara Tiga coalfield and mine.
Sunday 11th September 2006 visits to other coal mines. Field visits will finish at about 11:00 for a 12:00depart Tanjung Enim to Palembang to catch the 16:25 flight to Jakarta (Lion Air).
Draft Agenda for the Council
Meeting - 58th ICCP Meeting
Bandung Indonesia,
3-9 September 2006
Council Meeting at 13:30 on 3rd September, 2006in the "Bidadari Room Horison Hotel
1. Apologies for non-attendance
2. Minutes of Previous Meeting
2.1 Minutes of the Council Meetings from thePatras meeting
2.2 The minutes of the Plenary Sessions werepublished in the ICCP Newsletter #36.
2.3 Arrangement of the Agenda2.4. Business arising from the minutes.
3. Arrangements for the Bandung meeting
4. Future meetings
4.1 Arrangements for meeting in Victoria,Canada 2007.
4.2 2008 meeting - Oviedo meeting4.3 2009 meeting, invitation from Porto Alegre,
Brazil4.4 2010 meeting, invitation for meeting in
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro5. Membership
5.1 Applications for Associate membership5.2 Applications for Full membership5.3 Admissions made between meetings.5.4 Resignations5.5 Membership Directory5.6 Honorary Membership
6. Awards
6.1 Thiessen Medal Award6.1 Organic Petrology Award6.3 Young Scientist award
7. Financial matters
7.1 Treasurers Report 7.2 Financial procedures7.3 Budget 2006/2007
8. Editor
8.1 Activities for 2005-20068.2 Proposals for 2006-2007
9. Status of ICCP
10. Website
11. New Handbook
12. Accreditation Program
13. Elections
14. Revision of the Statutes
15. Differential charge for members and
non-members
16. Feedback from members
17*. Other business
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A recently retired organic petrologist who now has
too much spare time on his hands. Extra marks if
you can identify the type of fish. Answer page 19.
Know Your Coal Petrologist #21
Membership Matters
All members are being posted a hard copy of the2006 Membership Directory. It will arrive with thisnewsletter and will also be posted for those who donot normally receive a hard copy of the ICCPNews. If you do not receive your copy, then pleasecontact the editor.
This edition of ICCP News contains updatesreceived after the directory went to the printers. Inaddition, summary information of new members isprovided below.
Members are reminded that information given inthe Directory is for their personal use only andattention is drawn to the statement at the bottom ofthe first page of the Directory:“This directory is the property of the International
Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP)
and is intended for private, non-commercial use by
its members. Use of any information contained
herein by commercial enterprises, non-members, by
members for non-private reasons or its copying,
electronic storage, reproduction or distribution
requires authorisation by the ICCP Council.
Unauthorised use will be in breach of copyright.”
August 2006 Directory Updates
Kevin DeVanney - Email addressmailto:[email protected]
Welcome to ICCP!
Since the last issue of ICCP News in March anumber of applications have been received. Councilhas accepted the applications and they are subjectto formal acceptance at the next meeting of theGeneral Assembly in the Plenary session.
We look forward to active participation of themembers in the different working groups.
New Members
José Ramón Montes Sánchez,Spain
José Ramón Montes Sánchez isworking at the Petrology Lab. ofthe INCAR (CSIC) at Oviedo(Spain) for almost 10 years. Heis an accredited petrographer inthe SCAP Program of the ICCP.
Jose Ramón Montes is an expert in the coalpetrographic characterization because he is workingin microscopical analysis of all types of coals(domestic and imported) and coal blends(sometimes very complex blends) which arecurrently used in industrial processes in Spain. Inaddition he contributed as participant in theextinguished Coal Blends Working Group(Commission III) of the ICCP.
He has contributed to a number of researchprojects related to the technical utilization of coal.
His application is supported by Isabel Suárez-Ruiz,Spain
Wayne Knowles,UK
Wayne Knowles is currentlyworking as geochemicalconsultant specialising in, butnot limited to, vitrinitereflectance. Clients includeEnCa na (now Nexen) ,
University of Tasmania, British Gas (Assam),Statoil (via local geochemical consultancy) andShell UK. Wayne worked for 14 years for Shell UK Limitedin different positions and has a long experience inorganic petrology and geochemistry, starting as
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laboratory technician at Shell Rijswijk where hegained knowledge in petrographical samplepreparation and operated and maintained Rock Evalpyrolysis machine. For 6 years he workd as atechnical assistant and carried out interpretations ofgeochemical data from both Shell and third partylaboratories. A.o he established new image analysissoftware for use in petrography/thin sectionanalysis, was responsible for all UK North Sea VRmeasurements, dealt routinely with competitors onoil/rock sample exchanges, created geochemicalanalysis database (MS Excel) and trained andsupervised contractors in data capture and otherroutine tasks.
As Senior assistant geochemist he implementeda fluid inclusion screening project in 1998 coveringoil/gas exploration of entire UK North Sea. Hecompleted and presented projects, created andmaintained Client, Project and Sample trackingdatabase to monitor contractor performance andcost in Netherlands, UK and US. He assisted inmigration of geochemical database to new Oracledatabase. He was awarded first prize in 1997 Shell'sTechnology & Innovation competition.
His application is supported by Jack Burgess,USA
Advancement to Full Membership
Sandradurage PadmasiriRanasinghe,Australia
Paddy has been a member ofICCP since 2000 and in theperiod from 2001 to 2005attended four of the fivemeetings. He also contributed to
a number of Working Groups. His association withICCP goes back before 2000 as he was asked byAivars Depers to write a database program for theaccreditation program now referred to as SCAP.
Paddy's experience in organic petrology goesback to 1982. He brought to a study of organicmatter in sediments an background of botany andorganic chemistry. More recently he has acquiredconsiderable skills in the design and use ofdatabases. His background, range of skills andexperience is unusually wide.
His application is supported by Alan Cook,Australia
Kees Kommeren,
The Netherlands
Kees is affiliated with ShellRijskwijk for more than 20 year.He started at Shell as AssistantPalaeontologist in 1975. From1982 - 1985 he worked at ThaiShell E&P, Bangkok as
Assistant Stratigrapher, where he supervised thesetting up of local small E&P geological laboratory.From 1985 he worked as Assistant Geochemist/Organic Petrographer. As a Senior ResearchTechnician he is now a group expert in organicpetrology and responsible for tailor made sourcerock services to Shell's Operating Units. He isauthor and co-author of more than 300 in-houseservice reports on maturity determinations,evaluation of source rock properties and oil-sourcerock correlation's, in borehole samples from variousbasins all over the world. He carried out special(petrography) studies on Proterozoic sedimentsfrom Oman and Silurian source rocks from theMiddle East and North Africa. He is responsible fortraining of staff in source rock analysis and lecturerat Shell courses, gave guest lectures in AppliedGeochemistry (source rock analysis) at UtrechtUniversity and is presently member of theintegrated charge evaluation team.
Kees has always been actively participating inICCP activities. Since 1996 he attended 7 ICCPmeetings. He participates in the DOMVRAccreditation programme.
His application is supported by Lavern Stasiuk,Canada.
Back to ICCP!
Harry Veld,
The Netherlands
Harry Veld joined ICCP in 1992and was advanced to FullMembership in 1995. He has along experience in organicpetrology, basin modelling,(environmental) organic
geochemistry, geology, stratigraphy/palynology,microscopy. In the late 90's he has mainly beinvolved in environmental geochemistry projectsand his membership lapsed. He has been involvedin several ICCP WG and attended all meetings
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An eminent organic petrologist in her own right,
the wife of KYCP #21 is also shown to have other
skills. Again, bonus marks for correct identification
of the fish. Answer page 19.
between 1992 and 1997, and the meeting in 2003.He participates in the SCAP and DOMVRaccreditation programs.
Welcome back, Harry!
If applicable please update your contact details withthe General Secretary (who is responsible formembership) and the Honorary Treasurer (whoadministers the ICCP membership database).
Dr. Petra David
ICCP General SecretaryTNO Built Environment
and GeosciencesDivision of Geo-energyP.O. Box 800153508 TA UtrechtTHE NETHERLANDSPh. +31 30 256 4648Fax +31 30 256 4605mailto:[email protected]
R M Schwab
Honorary Treasurer ICCPSustainable Energy C.B.3 Manor Close, Great BarrowChester, England CH3 7LPUnited KingdomPh. +44-1829-740 239Fax +49-1212 666 500500mailto:[email protected]
Know Your Coal Petrologist #22
ICCP Awards
and
Calls for Nominations
ICCP offers a number of awards to recogniseoutstanding achievements in coal and organicpetrology at various stages of career development.Awards available and a brief summary are givenbelow. Full details on the nature of the award, itsterms and conditions and how to apply can befound on the ICCP home page a thttp://www.iccop.org or by contacting the chair ofthe award committee (see inside front cover).
Organic Petrology Award
The Organic Petrology Award recognisesoutstanding contributions by coal and organicpetrologists at an intermediate stage of their career.It is limited to applicants under 50 years of age.The award consists of a bronze medal and acertificate. Awards are made from time to time butapplications are called for every 2 years.Nominations closed on April 30th 2006. The chairof the committee is:
Dr R. M. BustinChair, Organic Petrology Award CommitteeDepartment of Earth and Ocean SciencesThe University of British Columbia6339 Stores RoadVancouver, B.C. V6T 2B4Canadamailto:[email protected]
Thiessen Medal
This is the highest award offered by ICCP. Itrecognises a lifetime of achievement andoutstanding contributions in the fields of coal andorganic petrology. The award consists of a bronzemedal. Awards are made from time to time butapplications are called for every 2 years. The nextcall will be in 2007.
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News from Commission II
Significant progress has occurred in the activities ofthe working groups during the year.
The Atlas of Anthropogenic Particles(Convener: M. Mastalerz) was approved by ICCPmembers in Patras in 2005, and 2005-2006 activityconcentrated on final revisions. The revisions havebeen completed and CD with the Atlas is nowavailable for distribution.
In the Thermal Indices WG (Convener: C.Araujo), a manuscript compiling the results of thelast two exercises is under preparation.
A round robin exercise is running in theIdentification of dispersed organic matter WGbased on the classification of images. Some imagescome from micrographs of previous ICCP activitiesand others have been obtained by L. Stasiuk. If youare interested in participating in this exercise pleasecontact the convener (mailto:[email protected]).
In the Qualifying vitrinite for reflectance WG(Convener AG Borrego) the electronic version ofthe paper entitled "Influence of particle and surfacequality on the vitrinite reflectance of dispersedorganic matter: Comparative exercise using datafrom the qualifying system for reflectance analysisworking group of ICCP" is now available( http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01665162 ).The results will be also presented at theforthcoming Latin American Congress on OrganicGeochemistry (5-9 November, Salvador de Bahía,Brazil). In addition about 20 sets of the samesamples analysed by the WG have been prepared tobe used as training material and will be available bySeptember. If you are interested in acquiring one ofthese sets, please contact the editor([email protected]) becauseavailability will be limited. The training kit willconsist of the samples (4), a CD with the variousexercises performed in the WG over the years andtheir corresponding results.
The Accreditation Program for vitrinitereflectance analysis of dispersed organic matter(VRDOM) has been initiated and the convener(Alan C. Cook) will be distributing the samples forthe first run very soon. Full details of the programand costs were published in the last issue of theICCP News. Please contact the Convener if you arei n t e r e s t e d i n j o i n i ng t he p rog r a m(mailto:[email protected]).
In order to strengthen, renew and enlarge theactivities within Commission II, we would like to
invite any ICCP member to suggest the creation ofnew Working Groups that you think may be ofinterest within the scope of the Commission. If youhave any suggestions and you think you will not beable to attend the next meeting, please contact theSecretary or the Chair of the Commission and wewill present your proposal at the Meeting.
With Best wishes Mária Hámor-Vidó / Angeles G. Borrego
PhD Thesis Abstract
Onshore Lusitanian Basin, Portugal
Remnant Hydrocarbon PotentialAntónio José Guerner Dias
Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto
AbstractThe Lusitanian Basin is located in westernPortugal. Since the upper Triassic, the geologicalhistory of this basin is naturally linked with thetectonic and sedimentary processes associated withthe opening of the North Atlantic Ocean. Thebreak-up of the Pangaea supercontinent and thesubsequent dispersion of new-formed continentsare at the origin of two main types of sedimentarybasins overlapping the Palaeozoic substratum:
(i) Rift-type basins, filled of reddish clasticdeposits, poor in organic matter and with nogenerating hydrocarbon potential, and
(ii) an Atlantic-type divergent margin.These two types of sedimentary basins areseparated by a major unconformity, whichcorresponds to the rupture of the lithosphere(break-up unconformity). This erosional surface isroughly coeval with the lava flows (subaerialvolcanic crust), which precede the oceanization,that is to say, the formation of the ocean crust. Inthe diverging margin, there are two mainsedimentary phases: (i) a transgressive phase, witha retrogressive geometry (backstepping), with atime duration extending until the Cenomanian /Turonian and (ii) a regressive phase, with aprogradational geometry (forestepping), datingback to the post-Cenomanian, which fossilizes theprevious one. A major downlap surface separatesthese phases of the post-Pangaea continentalencroachment stratigraphic cycle, with anon-depositional hiatus increasing seaward. During
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These four coal petrologists are enjoying a well
earned glass of wine at the restaurant Galaxidi
following a strenuous day on the Patras mid-
conference excursion. Answer page 19.
the transgressive phase, the shelf (platform) of thedivergent margin expanded enough. At thetransgression peak, the shoreline was probablylocated hundreds of kilometres landward of theshelf break. Contrariwise, during the regressivephase, as suggested by its progradational orforestepping geometry, after a certain amount ofprogradation, the margin became without shelf,since the depositional coastal break (roughly theshoreline) became coincident with the shelf break.In the transgressive phase, two major landwardshifts of the coastal onlaps (two transgressionpeaks), emphasizing two eustatic highs, occurred:Oxfordian/Kimmeridgian, and Cenomanian/Turonian. These shifts of the coastal depositscreated starved conditions, on the distal parts of theshelf, favouring production and preservation oforganic matter (marine type II, and continentaldispersive type III). Thus, the potential sourcerocks are Oxfordian / Kimmeridgian andCenomanian/Turonian in age.
The complex tectonic and stratigraphic evolutionof the basin individualized three main sectors(North, Central and South), which boundariescorrespond to major tectonic events. Each sectorhas distinctive facies, stratigraphic columns, andorganic matter maturation levels. The organicmatter of Cenomanian/Turonian potential sourcerocks is immature in all sectors of the basin. On thecontrary, the organic matter of Oxfordian /Kimmeridgian potential source rocks reachedmaturation in the Central sector of the basin.Therefore, but the Cabaços and Montejuntoformations (Upper Oxfordian) can be considered assource rocks. Indeed, these geologic formations arethe richest in organic matter (high TOC), and theirorganic matter reached the oil and gas window, assuggested by vitrinite reflectance and Tmax
parameter of Rock Eval pyrolysis. Thehydrocarbons produced (liquid and gaseous)migrated to stratigraphic, morphologic (byjuxtaposition) and salt-induced traps. However, asin Miocene, a Benioff-type subduction zonedeveloped along Portugal deep offshore, theLusitanian divergent margin became convergent.The pristine predominant extensional tectonicregime change into compressional. Uplift anderosion took place destroying eventual hydrocarbonaccumulations and dispersing upward thehydrocarbons. Admittedly, from a hydrocarbonstandpoint, two critical complex geologic eventsmust be considered. The first one corresponds to
generation, migration and accumulation ofhydrocarbons in extensional-dominated traps. Thesecond corresponds to the change in tectonicregime (extensional to compressional). If the firstevent allowed the formation of a Petroleum System,the second created a lot of structural traps but itfavoured the devastation of trapping withdispersion of hydrocarbons (annihilation of thePetroleum System). In other words, between theUpper Cretaceous and Miocene, the Central sectorof the Lusitanian Basin had a Petroleum System.However, in Miocene, since the onset of thetectonic inversion, the Petroleum System wasdestroyed creating, at surface, a lot of oil seepages.
In conclusion, if the advanced conjectures arenot refuted by new geological data (field, drilling orseismic), it can be hypothesized that thehydrocarbon exploration carried out until now,which basically tested post-inversion structuraltraps, was inadequate. In fact, the probability offinding economic accumulation in dismigratedhydrocarbons in such a young structural traps,formed largely after the migration of hydrocarbons(Upper Cretaceous), is practically nil. Nevertheless,one should not exclude the possibility of stillfinding small amounts of hydrocarbons (the chargeof the source rocks is quite weak) in pre-UpperCretaceous stratigraphic or mixed traps, since theyare older than the migration of hydrocarbons.
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2007 Joint Annual Meeting of
The International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology
(ICCP, 59th Annual),
The Society for Organic Petrology (TSOP, 24th Annual) and the
Canadian Society for Coal and Organic Petrology (CSCOP, 31st Annual)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
August 19-25, 2007
Tentative Schedule
Time SundayAugust 18
MondayAugust 19
TuesdayAugust 20
WednesdayAugust 21
ThursdayAugust 22
FridayAugust 23
Saturday-Sunday
August 24-25
08:00-08:30 ICCPPlenarySession
ICCPCommission
TSOPTechnicalSession
Session 1
TSOP-CSCOPDr. Goodarzi
TributeSession III
ICCPCommission
Field Trip - Tobe announced
Possible trips:
1. Fraser RiverDelta
2. IntermontaineCoal basins
3. Geology ofNorthVancouver toWhistler
08:30-09:00
09:00-09:30
09:30-10:00
10:00-10:30 break break break break break
10:30-11:00 CouncilMeetings
ICCPCommission
ICCPCommission
TSOPTechnicalSession
Session II
TSOP-CSCOP
Dr. GoodarziTribute
Session IV
ICCPCommission
11:00-11:30
11:30-12:00
12:00-13:00 LUNCH LUNCH TSOPBusinessLunch
LUNCH LUNCH
13:30-14:00 ICCPCommission
ICCPCommission
ICCP-TSOP-CSCOP ?Co-
sponsors“Applied”TechnicalSession
ICCPCommission
14:00-14:30 TSOP-CSCOPDr. Goodarzi
TributeSession I
14:30-15:00
15:00-15:30 break break break break
15:30-16:00 ICCPCommission
ICCPCommission
break ICCP-TSOP-CSCOP ?Co-
sponsors“Applied”TechnicalSession
ICCPCommission
16:00-16:30 TSOP-CSCOPDr. Goodarzi
TributeSession I
16:30-17:00
17:00-17:30 ICCP PlenarysessionSession17:30-18:00 TSOP-ICCP
Posters ITSOP-ICCP
Posters II18:30-19:00 IceBreaker
&Council
Meetings
19:00-19:30 ConferenceDinner19:30-20:00
20:00-20:30 CouncilMeetings
CouncilMeetings
CouncilMeetings20:30-21:00
21:00-23:00
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Venue: University of Victoria, Campus Convention Center;
Accommodation: University of Victoria Residence; Queen Victoria Hotel; Shamrock Suites on the Park;Helms Inn at Beacon Hill Park
Organizing Committee co-chairs: Lavern Stasiuk (Geological Survey of Canada;mailto:[email protected]) and Andrew Beaton (Alberta Geological Survey;mailto:[email protected]).
Financial: Judith Potter (JP Petrographics, mailto:[email protected]) and Jennifer Pearson (Pearson andAssociates; mailto:[email protected]
Field Trips: Tom Gentzis (CDX Canada Ltd., mailto:[email protected]), Willem Langenberg(Alberta Geological Survey, mailto:[email protected])
Social: David Marchioni (PetroLogic; mailto:[email protected]), Jennifer Pearson, Lavern Stasiuk, Judith Potter,Michelle Hawke (BP)
Technical Session on "Back to Coal" chairs (TSOP-CSCOP-ICCP): Drs. David Marchioni, WolfgangKalkreuth (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sol, mailto:[email protected]) and Fari Goodarzi(mailto:[email protected])
ICCP Services
ICCP Reflectance Standard
For more information contact the Commission Ichair Dr. Walter Pickel:
Director - Organic PetrologyCoal & Organic Petrology Services Pty LtdP.O. Box 174Sans Souci, NSW 2229AustraliaPhone: +61-2-9524 0403 / Fax +61-2-9526 7083mailto:[email protected]
Accreditation Programs
! Maceral Group Analysis of Coalsconvenor: Dr Kimon ChristanisDepartment of GeologyUniversity of Patras26500 Rio-PatrasGreecePhone +30-2610-99 7568/Fax+30-2610-99 1900
! Vitrinite Reflectance of Coalsconvenor: Dr Kimon Christanis
! Vitrinite Reflectance of DispersedOrganic Matterconvenor: Dr Alan Cook7 Dallas StKeiravilleNSW 2500AustraliaPhone +61-2-42 299 843 / Fax +61-2 4229 9624mailto:[email protected]: ‘iccop' should be removed from ISP name to use
this address
! Coal Blend Analysisconvenor: Dr Isabel Suárez RuizInstituto Nacional del Carbón - CSICApartado 7333080 OviedoSPAINPhone +34-98-511 9090 / Fax: +34-98-529 7662mailto:[email protected]
For more information, contact the convenors of theprograms.
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News from TSOPhttp://www.tsop.org
Changes to the TSOP BylawsAt their Midyear meeting in March, 2006, TheSociety for Organic Petrology (TSOP) Councilapproved a proposed change to the TSOP Bylawsto extend the term of office for the President andVice President to two years (they currently holdone-year terms of office). In a special election onBylaws held in May of this year, TSOPmembership approved the proposed revisions. Theapproved changes to the Bylaws are available onthe Society's website: http://www.tsop.org Theapproval of the proposed bylaws allows theNominating Committee to move forward withselection of the following candidates for2006-2007.• Vice-President (former President-elect) - the
successful candidate will be elected for one year,followed by a two-year term as President. Insubsequent years, the Vice-President(President-elect) will serve for two years,followed by a two-year term as President.
• Secretary (new position created by splitting ofthe Secretary-Treasurer role) - the successfulcandidate will be elected for a two-year term,with the possibility of renewal.
• Councilor (position unchanged) - the successfulcandidate will be elected for a two-year term.
• Editor (position unchanged) - the successfulcandidate will be elected for a one-year term.
P l e a s e c o n t a c t C o l i n W a r d(mailto:[email protected]), Chair of theNominating Committee, if are interested in runningfor any of these important offices.
2006 Student Grant Program, The SpackmanAwardTSOP Council approved funding for two Spackmanstudent awards for this year. Two $1,000 USDawards will be granted. TSOP also will provideMerit Awards, in the form of certificatesredeemable for TSOP publications, to top-rankingapplicants that did not receive grants. All applicantsare invited to take advantage of a one-year freestudent membership in TSOP. Applications for the2006 awards, which were due in May, are currentlyin review. See http://www.tsop.org/grants.htm formore details.
TSOP abstract volumes in AAPG's on-lineDatapagesTSOP Council has accepted a proposal from theAmerican Association of Petroleum Geologists
(AAPG) to incorporate twenty-two years of pastTSOP annual meeting abstracts volumes in thesearchable on-line AAPG Datapages database.Datapages is a fee-based internet databasecontaining geology and energy-related researchpapers and abstracts. In return, TSOP will receivedigital copies of the meeting abstracts volumes,which we hope to be able to distribute to TSOPmembership for free or at a reduced rate. Also,TSOP will receive a portion of the proceeds fromAAPG's Datapages. The complete process ofdigitizing the abstract volumes and posting themon-line will take about one year to complete. Foradditional information about Datapages see:http://www.aapg.org/datasystems
2006 TSOP Meeting, Beijing, China, September15 - 22Final preparations are underway for the 2006Annual Meeting which will be held in Beijing,China. Professor Kuili Jin and the Beijingorganizing committee have done an excellent job ofputting together an exciting scientific program. Ilook forward to seeing many of you in Beijing. Formore information visit the meeting website at:http://www.tsop.org/TSOP2006RegPay.htm ,which also may be accessed from the TSOP website: http://www.tsop.org
Key Conference Themes1. Organic petrology and geochemistry ofnon-marine source rocks;2. Coal-derived hydrocarbons (coal-derived oil,unconventional natural gas and coalbed methane)exploration and development;3. Coal petrology, coal-measure sedimentology,and hazardous elements in coal related to theenvironment and human health;4. Organic petrology in coal mine safety and coalutilization: mine fires, coal-gas outbursts, coalslurry, and other unconventional utilizationtechnologies;5. New techniques in organic petrology /geochemistry.
Short course: Petrology and geochemistry of coaland nonmarine source rocks.Pre-meeting field trip: Geology of Western BeijingJurassic and Permo-Carboniferous Coal Basin.Post-meeting field trip: Shanxi area: Datong naturaland historic sites and the Permo-CarboniferousAntaibao surface coal mine.
The Student Travel Award CommitteeThe Student Travel Award Committee, Chaired by
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Dr. Robert Finkelman, has awarded three $500USD travel grants for students to attend the BeijingTSOP meeting. The winners of this year's studenttravel awards are: Chiaki Nagaoka, Department ofEarth and Environmental Sciences, HirosakiUniversity, Japan; and Alejandro RestrepoMartínezand and Fredy Arango Arias of theUniversidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin,Colombia. Congratulations!
2007 ICCP-TSOP-CSCOP Meeting, Victoria,B.C., August 19 - 25, 2007TSOP looks fo rward to the jo in tICCP-TSOP-CSCOP meeting which will be held inCanada in 2007. Drs. Lavern Stasiuk and AndrewBeaton are co-chairs of the organizing committee.The technical session organizers will be Drs.Wolfgang Kalkreuth (ICCP), David Marchioni(TSOP) and, Fariborz Goodarzi (CSCOP). Themeeting will provide a great forum for the threeorganizations to share ideas and work together toexpand the horizons of organic petrology.
2008 TSOP Meeting, Oviedo, Spain, September22 - 28, 2008Organizers of the 2008 joint ICCP-TSOP Meetingat Oviedo, Spain, have selected the week of 22-28September for the meeting. Drs. Isabel Suárez-Ruizand Angeles Borrego are co-chairs of theOrganizing Committee.
Interaction with the Energy Mineral Division ofthe American Association of PetroleumGeologistsIn collaboration with the Energy Minerals Division(EMD) of the AAPG, TSOP is co-sponsoring twosessions (Coalbed Gas and Oil from Coal) at thenext International AAPG meeting, which will beheld in Perth, Australia on November 5-8, 2006.More information about this meeting can be foundo n t h e A A P G w e b s i t e :http://www.aapg.org/perth/index.cfm . A list ofspeakers and papers for the Coal Bed Methanes e s s i o n c a n b e f o u n d a t :http://aapg.confex.com/aapg/2006int/techprogram/S3447.htm ; and a list of speakers and papers forOil from Coal Sources session can be found at:http://aapg.confex.com/aapg/2006int/techprogram/S3347.htm
We are always looking for people willing to serveas a TSOP officer or a committee chair. Volunteer!
Peter WarwickTSOP President
National Conference on FrontierAreas in Geological and
Technological Aspects of FossilFuel and Mineral Resources
(GTFM-2006)
2-4 November 2006, Department of AppliedGeology Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad –
826004, India
The Department of Applied Geology, Indian Schoolof Mines, Dhanbad is organising a three daynational conference on “Frontier areas inGeological and Technological aspects of FossilFuel and Mineral Resources (GTFM-2006)”, from2-4, November, 2006 at the Indian School of Minesin Dhanbad. Conference themes include:
Fossil Fuel Resources• Geological aspects and basin evolution of coal, oil
& gas fields• Emerging trends in coal and organic petrology &
organic geochemistry• Coalbed methane (CBM) exploration, exploitation
and experimental aspects; Coal/organic matrixshrinkage /swelling in reservoir analyses forCBM production
• Coalification and maturity of organic matter;maturation of coaly kerogen
• Organic facies controls on oil potential of organicand coaly sediments
• Kinetics of CBM and petroleum generation andexpulsion
• Models for coaly source rock expulsion; oil- coalcorrelation
• Mapping and modeling subsurface distribution ofcoaly / organic facies,
• Underground coal gasification• Composition and phase behavior of coal/ organic
sediments-sourced oil• CO2, N2 and other gas injections in coal and
petroleum systems for enhanced recovery;carbon capture
• Coal liquefaction, solvent extraction, cokemaking, active carbon, carbon nanotubes
• Petroleum systems: Geological and Geophysicalprospecting and engineering aspects of oil andnatural gas and gas hydrates
• Coal, petroleum and CBM reserve modeling, allthe other aspects related to coal mining &processing technology, coal bed methane (CBM)and Petroleum Technology
• Relevant state-of-the-art technologies
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Mineral Resources• Ore geological and tectonic interpretations of ore
deposits• Geological and Geophysical prospecting of
mineal deposits• Wall rock alterations and mass balancing as
applicable to ore deposits as guides ofexploration; Application of stable isotopes in oregenesis and CBM generation
• Geochemistry of ores and metallogenesis. Orebody models and resource evaluation
• Process mineralogy and application forbeneficiation of metallic and industrial mineralresources and bi-product recovery.
• SO2, H2S and CO2 sequestration and theirapplication in environmental aspects of ores,petroleum and CBM production
• Industrial minerals including gem stones:Genesis, processing and utilization
• Low-temperature environmental geochemistry,mine waste disposal, acid base balancing andbioremediation; Medical Geology andapplication in ore and coal waste and relatedremedial aspects
• Aspects related to Mining Technology andMineral Processing Technology; Relevantstate-of- the- art technologies
The conference is sponsored by the major Indiancoal, oil, natural gas, coalbed methane andmineral/metal exploration/ mining companies andwe are hopeful to have a good gathering. Kindlyvisit our weblink:
http://www.ismdhanbad.ac.in/noticeboard
Post, fax or email to the conference secretariat:Dr A S Venkatesh / Dr Atul K VarmaOrganising Secretary/ ConvenerGTFM-2006 Secretariat,Department of Applied Geology,Indian School of Mines,Dhanbad- 826 004, Jharkhand,India
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Completely stressed and overworked even in hisretirement Gerd Bieg (KYCP #21) really does notknow how he has the time to go fishing. Gerd hascaught a fine specimen of a ling (Lengfisch).
Fortunately for Gerd, his wife Gisela
(KYCP #22) really does know how to fish butunfortunately for Gisela, she does not have thetime. Gisela’s fine catch consists of a cod (Dorsch)(left) and a pollack (right).
Firstly fresh fish and now a glass of fine Greekwine. Enjoying these delights in KYCP #23 at theGalaxidi restaurant are Krystyna Tokarska (left),Rudi Schwab, Maria Tomica and Jolanta Kus(right).
3 - 9 September 200658th ICCP Meeting, Bandung, IndonesiaContact: Ir. Herudiyanto MScSee pages 5 - 8 of this issue
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5 - 9 November 2006International Conference onChanging Scenario in Palaeobotany,Lucknow, IndiaSee page 16 of ICCP News #37 http://www.bsip.res.in
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