Colin Wilkins

Colin Wilkins

Job title: Lecturer in Economic Geology, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Faculty of Science and Technology)
Address: Room 103, Fitzroy Building, Drake Circus,
Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Postal address: Geology (SEOES), Fitzroy Building, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
Telephone: +441752584773
Facsimile: +44 (0)44(0)1752 233117
Email: C.Wilkins@plymouth.ac.uk

Role

Senior Lecturer in Economic Geology

First Year Tutor

( for MGeol, Geological Sciences, Applied Geology, Major / Minor Geology, Earth Sciences, Physical Geography and Geology)

Qualifications & background

Ph.D. 1991: The Structural history of the Cue district, Murchison Province, Yilgarn Craton, Western Australia and the timing of mineralization at Big Bell Gold Mine.

James Cook University of North Queensland, Australia.

M.Sc. and D.I.C. - Mineral Exploration 1984 (by coursework and dissertation).

Dissertation: The link between metamorphic outgassing and the formation of mineral deposits

(Au and U deposits).

Royal School of Mines, Imperial College of Science and Technology,

University of London, U.K.

B.Sc. (Hons First Class) Geology 1982

Department of Geology, University of Hull, U.K.

Professional membership

Society of Economic Geologists.

Geological Society of Australia (Specialist Group in Tectonics and Structural Geology, Specialist Group in Economic Geology).

Geological Society of London (Mineral Deposit Studies Group).

The International Association on the Genesis of Ore Deposits (Working Group on Ores and Metamorphism).

The Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education,(ILTM).

Teaching interests

Economic Geology.

Geochemical and geophysical exploration methods.

Applied structural and metamorphic geology in the search for mineral deposits.

Mining and the Environment.

Mineral Economics.

Field geology and geological mapping.

Mineralogy.

Metamorphic geology

The First Year Student Experience

Research interests

Mining Industry Research and Consultancy on the Structural Control of Mineral Deposits.

Archaean and Slate-belt hosted Gold Deposits.

Mineralised Skarns.

Key Skills:

• Consultant structural / economic geologist in industry related problem solving situations.

• Structural / economic geologist with mapping experience at all scales from detailed mine and field structural analysis to regional structural compilations.

• Detailed technical knowledge of the mining and exploration industry.

• Trained underground and open pit mine geologist able to work in demanding industry work environments.

• Achieved a track record in financing, managing and completing applied industry research and consultancy projects.

UoP Research group membership

Centre for Research in Earth Sciences (CRES)
Geodynamics and Palaeomagnetism

Grants & contracts

Selected Research Grants

1) 1996 - 1998: A$6,800 - University of Sydney Research Grant Scheme

A$60,000 - Hargraves Resources Ltd.

The Structural Control on Skarn Formation and Au-Cu Mineralisation at Browns Creek Mine, Blayney, NSW.

2) 1995: ¥2.5 million (CW ¥500,000 ≈ A$5,800) - Japan Ministry of Education & Science (Exchange visits for research between the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Nagoya University and the Department of Geology and Geophysics at Sydney University.).

Field Geology of the New England Fold Belt, NSW.

Hishikari Epithermal gold mine, Kyushu, Japan.

Sambagwan Metamorphic Belt, Shikoku, Japan.

3) 1994: $4,000 - University of Sydney Research Grant Scheme.

Structural Control and Genesis of Gold Mineralisation at Big Bell Mine, W.A.

Selected Consultancy Contracts: Consultant Structural / Economic Geologist

HANSON AGGREGATES PLC, UK. Drill core analysis, Ryecroft Mine,Newton Abbott Devon.

HARGRAVES RESOURCES NL, 165-167 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000.

Browns Creek Au-Cu skarn deposit, Blayney, NSW.

OPAL VENTURES NL., Level 11, 151 Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000.

Lightning Ridge, NSW.

CAMERON SECURITIES LTD (Members of the Stock Exchange), Level 5, 10 Spring Street, Sydney, NSW 2000.

An invited lecture and practical course - "Geology for Stockbrokers, Financial Analysts and their Clients".

SOUTHERN CROSS EXPLORATION N.L., 9th Floor, 82 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, NSW 2000.

Mt. Porepunkah gold prospect, Myrtleford, Victoria.

STRAITS RESOURCES LTD., Level 3 Goldfields Hse, 1 Alfred Street, Sydney, NSW 2000. Girilambone Mine, Nyngan, NSW.

LONGREACH GOLD OIL LTD, 82 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, NSW 2000. Mt. Elliott gold prospect, Corryong, Victoria

ERA - MAPTEC LTD Level 1, 371 Queen Street, Brisbane, Qld. 4001.Golden Plateau Mine,Cracow, Qld.

M.I.M. EXPLORATION LTD., M.I.M. Plaza, Ann Street, Brisbane, Qld. 4000. MacArthur River Ag - Pb - Zn deposit, N.T.

GEOPEKO LTD., 9 Mayne View Street, Milton, Brisbane, Qld. 4064. Gold in the Broken River Province, Qld.

PLACER EXPLORATION LTD., 5 - 7 Eyre Street, Belmont, Perth, W.A. 6104. Cue Goldfield, W.A.

BILLITON Australia Ltd., Kalgoorlie, W.A.

Great Ophir and Lights of Israel gold mines, Davyhurst Eastern Goldfields, W.A.

Publications

Selected Publications:

Wilkins, C., 1993. A post - peak metamorphic, post - deformational origin for the Archaean Big Bell gold deposit, Western Australia. Ore Geology Review , 7, 439-483.

Bell, T.H., Johnson, S.E., Davis, B., Forde, A., Hayward, N., and Wilkins, C., 1992.

Porphyroblast inclusion - trail data : eppure non son girate. Journal of Metamorphic Geology, 10, 295-307.

Wilkins, C., 1997. Metamorphic Aspects: Regional and Contact Metamorphism, Part 4 of Chapter 3: Greenstone Belts: Rock Components, Sources, Provenances and Structures. In: Tectonic Evolution of Greenstone Belts (eds De Wit, M.J. & Ashwal, L.). Oxford University Press, pp.126-163.

Smart, G. and Wilkins, C., 1997. The Geology of the Browns Creek gold-copper skarn deposit, Blayney, NSW. In: The Third International Mining Geology Conference, Launceston, Tasmania. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Publication Series No 6/97, pp 59-64.

Wilkins, C. and Smart, G., 1998. Browns Creek gold-copper deposit, in Geology of Australian and Papua New Guinean Mineral Deposits (Eds D A Berkman and D H Mackenzie), pp 575-580 (The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy: Melbourne).

Wilkins, C., 1999. Structure of the Browns Creek gold-copper skarn deposit, Blayney, NSW, Australia, in: Mineral Deposits: Processes to Processing, 1059-1062. Balkema, Rotterdam.

Recent Conferences:

Wilkins, C., 2005. Structural Style of the Browns Creek Au-Cu skarn deposit, NSW. In: Structure, Tectonics and Ore Mineralisation Processes Abstract Volume, Economic Geology Research Unit (James Cook University) Contribution 64.

Wilkins, C., 2005. Structural control of the Browns Creek Au-Cu skarn deposit, Blayney, NSW, Australia. In: TSG Conference Abstracts (Geological Society of London), University of Plymouth, January 2005.

Reports & invited lectures

Selected Industry Related Consultancy Reports:

1) Geology and mineralisation at the Mt. Elliott Prospect, Corryong, Victoria, July 1994.

2) Structural analysis of a part of Mt. Elliott, Corryong, Victoria. March 1995.

3) Geological logging and analysis of drill core from Mt. Elliott. October 1995.

4) Review of structural data at Girilambone Copper Mine, Nyngan, NSW, July 1997.

5) A development programme for structural studies during mining at Girilambone Copper Mine, Nyngan, NSW, August 1997.

6) Geology of Mt. Porepunkah gold prospect, Myrtleford, Victoria, August 1997.

7) Structural and geological analysis of Browns Creek Au-Cu Mine 652L to 420L (1996-1998), 100pp, November 1998.

8) Drill core analysis, Ryecroft Mine, Hanson Aggregates PLC, UK, May 2003.

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