Program

Calls for papers, oral presentations and posters will be made in Q4 2025 via the Whova Application. Stay tuned for more information. If you have ideas to contribute, please contact technical sub-committee chairs Dr. Richard Bedell and Dr. Marcus Johnston.

Preliminary Program

Date   Symposium Event  
Wednesday April 21, 2027   Symposium Nugget Set-up  
Thursday April 22, 2027   Short courses, field trips  
Friday April 23, 2027   Short courses, field trips  
Saturday April 24, 2027   Short courses, field trips  
Sunday April 25, 2027   Short courses, field trips  
  Session #   Session Leader
Monday April 26, 2027 1 Introduction & Keynote Speakers Dr. Marcus Johnston & Richard Bedell
2 Mesozoic Geology and Ore Deposits of Nevada & The Great Basin Dr. Marcus Johnston
3 Exploration Technology Richard Bedell
Tuesday April 27, 2027 4 Eocene to Oligocene Geology including Carlin-type deposits Dr. Jessica Bogossian and Jon Powell
5 Copper – recently defined reserve/resources, statue of unmined deposits Dr. Peter Vikre
6 Epithermal Deposits in Northern to Central Nevada John Marma, Randy Vance
7 Carbonate Replacement Deposits Dr. Peter Megaw
Wednesday April 28, 2027 8 Epithermal Deposits in the Central Walker Lane Bryan McFarlane, Alan Turner, Dr. Marcus Johnston
9 Lithium Dr. Chris Henry & Dr. John Dilles
10 Epithermal Deposits of the Southern Walker Lane Dr. Jessica Bogossian
11 Geothermal Dr. James Faulds
Thursday April 29, 2027 12 TBA  
13 TBA  
  Short courses, field trips – afternoon only  
Friday April 30, 2027   Short courses, field trips  
Saturday May 1, 2027   Short courses, field trips  
Sunday May 2, 2027   Symposium Nugget pack down  

Room rates at venue The Nugget Casino from 20 April to 2 May 2027 $95/night. Refer Venue page for more details.

Day Date Month Day # Item
Wed21AprilSymposium Nugget Set-up, booking accepted from April 20
Thur22April1Short courses, field trips
Fri23April2Short courses, field trips
Sat24April3Short courses, field trips
Sun25April4Short courses, field trips
Mon26April5Technical Session, Exhibition, Shacks, Posters
Tues27April6Technical Session, Exhibition, Shacks, Posters
Wed28April7Technical Session, Exhibition, Shacks, Posters
Thur29April8Technical Session & short course (half day am), Keynote speaker to end symposium, field trip pm
Fri30April9Short courses, field trips
Sat1May10Short courses, field trips
Sun2MaySymposium Nugget Pack down

Room rates contracted @ Nugget from 20 April to 2 May 2027