Upcoming events

    • 15/05/2025
    • Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan
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    IAEG Annual Conference:

    Banquet Dinner

    15th May 2025

    Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan

    Register here to book your place for the IAEG 2025 Conference Dinner.

    Registrants who are booking for the dinner can add 1 additional guest onto their transaction (i.e - if you will be bringing a guest to dinner who will not be attending the conference).

    Ensure you tell us about any dietary requirements in the relevant field when registering.

    Note: This option is registration for the dinner only. To register for the conference itself, you must return to the Events page.



    • 15/05/2025
    • 9:00 AM
    • 16/05/2025
    • 1:00 PM
    • Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan
    Register

    IAEG Annual Conference:

    Copper: The Green Metal

    15th & 16th May 2025

    Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan

    The IAEG welcomes all of our members to the 2025 Annual conference. This year the Conference will be on the topic of Copper.

    Speaker list:

    William Mason - S&P Global

    Prof. Sarah Gleeson - iCRAG Research Ireland Centre for Applied Geosciences

    Dr. Maurice Brodbeck - iCRAG Research Ireland Centre for Applied Geosciences

    David Suter - Boliden

    Student Flash Presentations

    Dr. Carmen Conde Rivas - Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Madrid.

    Prof. Stephen Roberts - University of Southampton, SEG Thayer Lindsley Visiting Lecturer.

    Colin Andrew CEng - Independent Consultant

    Merlin Marr-Johnson - Fitzroy Minerals Inc.

    Geological Survey Ireland

    Dr. Pat Meere - University College Cork

    Jonathan Talbot - Gulf Rock

    Dr. Koen Torremans - iCRAG Research Ireland Centre for Applied Geosciences

    Dr. Simon Jones - iCRAG Research Ireland Centre for Applied Geosciences

    The IAEG is also proud to announce the Sponsors of the 2025 Annual IAEG Conference. Thank you for supporting this important event. Our current sponsors are listed below - it is not too late to join in this sponsorship opportunity.

    Sponsors:

    Gold

    ALS, Shanoon Resources Limited, Geological Survey Ireland and BRG (Geotechnics) Ltd.

    Silver

    Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (GSNI), iCRAG Research Ireland Centre for Applied Geosciences and Holmscroft Prospecting.

    Bronze

    Irish Drilling Limited, Conroy Gold & Natural Resources, Group Eleven Resources, Aurum Exploration Services and Geoscience Ireland.

    Registration begins at 8.00am on the 15th May with the conference starting at 9.00am. Please book in advance as there will be limited ability to pay on the day.

    Banquet Dinner tickets are also available as a separate Event.

    To secure a hotel place please contact the Hillgrove Hotel at +353 (47) 81 288 (ask for the IAEG Room Rate) as soon as possible. There are many other hotels and B&Bs located in close proximity to the Conference.

    For further information contact secretary@iaeg.ie for membership queries contact treasurer@iaeg.ie

    • 15/05/2025
    • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    • Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan

    IAEG Annual Conference:

    Student Events

    15th May 2025

    Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan

    The IAEG would like to invite students to apply to either present a flash talk or submit a poster at the upcoming 2025 Conference. There will also be a student-industry networking event.

    To apply: submit poster or talk abstracts to secretary@iaeg.ie.

    Deadline for submissions: 18th April 2025.

    Poster session: Students are invited to submit posters on economic geology. Places are limited - successful applicants will receive Free entry and will have their abstract published in the conference booklet. 

    Flash talks: Talks will be limited to 5 minutes. Places are limited -  successful applicants will avail of the following discounted rates: €25 entry to Conference if already a Student member, €45 for a non-member.


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22/10/2024 IAEG 2024 Lecture Series - Shaping the Future of Raw Materials: Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Values Across the Sector
19/10/2024 IAEG Logging Course - 2024
14/09/2024 IAEG Annual Conference- Securing Resources: CRMs in Europe
13/09/2024 Pre-Conference Golf at Strandhill
26/03/2024 IAEG 2024 Lecture Series - Geo-Metallurgical Block Modelling: Making the most of your data to maximise project economics
12/12/2023 IAEG 2023 AGM + Using Geological Survey Ireland hyperspectral data as a tool for lithological interpretation
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10/10/2023 IAEG Student Logging Course
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26/08/2023 SEG 2023: RESOURCING THE GREEN TRANSITION
30/11/2022 IAEG AGM
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13/10/2021 Ireland: Mineral Potential of the Emerald Isle
27/05/2021 Supporting Responsible Exploration - A Role for the IAEG
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12/11/2020 'How Sustainable is Mining?'
18/08/2020 Reporting Standards in Ireland: An Introductory Comparison and General Prerequisites
21/07/2020 'Black Angel Zinc Project, Greenland'
07/07/2020 'Magmas and metasomatism: a tale of carbonatites, fenite and rare earth elements'
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14/05/2020 IAEG conference "Minerals 2020 Europe's Past, Present and Future"
27/02/2020 IAEG Student Logging Course
05/12/2019 The Abbeytown Project
08/11/2019 Practical sampling & analytical quality assurance / quality control course
09/10/2019 Characterisation for resource Development
11/05/2019 IAEG Conference Dinner
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