Colleagues, Professor Zhaoshan Chang, Charles F. Fogarty Endowed Chair and Professor in Economic Geology, is organizing a short course on “New Developments in the Geology & Exploration of Mineral Deposits” Save the dates! Dates: Tuesday, January 6 – Saturday, January 10, 2026 Location: Colorado School of Mines (CSM), Golden, Colorado, USA Topics (tentative): 1. Orogenic gold deposits (Richard Goldfarb, CSM) 2. Porphyry deposits (Dave Cooke, CODES, University of Tasmania) 3. Skarn and related deposits (zonation, geometry, sectors, and transition to porphyry and epithermal deposits; Zhaoshan Chang, CSM) 4. Critical minerals Sn-W-Li (Mathias Burisch-Hassel, CSM) 5. Epithermal deposits (Jeff Hedenquist, University of Ottawa) 6. VMS deposits (Thomas Monecke, CSM) 7. Magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposits (Mike Lesher, Laurentian University) 8. Exploration Round Table Questions and Discussion * There will be hand samples from all over the world for examination. - All welcome, including professionals and students. - In person or online - Fee and registration info will be available soon. If you have questions, please reach out to Zhaoshan (chang@mines.edu<mailto:chang@mines.edu>). Please share! Thanks. Best regards, Wendy Bohrson My working hours may not be the same as your working hours. Please do not feel obligated to reply to me outside of your chosen working hours. _________________________________ Wendy A. Bohrson Professor Geology and Geological Engineering Colorado School of Mines 1516 Illinois Street Golden, CO 80401 Berthoud 311B bohrson@mines.edu