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Thank you to everyone that's joined us at IGC Busan so far! The #IGC2028Glasgow team have loved chatting about our bid and sharing Scottish shortbread and the geology of whisky with geologists from around the world!
#IGC2024 starts today! We hope everyone has a fab time.
BGS' @kmgoodenough will be present as part of the team promoting the #IGC2028Glasgow bid, as well as giving the talks 'Lithium pegmatites across Africa' & 'Geometallurgy for the Energy Transition'.
igc2024korea.org/
ALT The IGC2028 Glasgow logo, which shows a large black G in the centre of the image and different colours for each quarter of the logo; from top left brown, aqua, yellow and orange.
ALT BGS' Kathryn Goodenough standing next to a rockface, with her hand on it. She is turned to the camera and is smiling.
I'm in #Busan for #IGC2024, and we'll be showcasing all things Scottish for the @IGC2028Glasgow bid. Plus I'll be giving a couple of talks on #lithium and representing @BritGeoSurvey at various meetings. A busy week ahead!
Come find out more about the #IGC2028Glasgow bid at our IGC Busan GeoExpo stall next week, where we'll be joined by a live bagpiper on Wednesday.
Check out their YouTube channel for a taste of their wonderful music: youtube.com/@koreanpiper1
Team #IGC2028Glasgow - including BGS principal geologist Kathryn Goodenough - are heading to IGC Busan to promote their bid to host the 38th International Geological Congress in Glasgow in 2028. Hopefully their bid is successful!
More info: igc2028glasgow.org/
ALT The IGC Glasgow logo, which has black writing 'IGC 2028 Glasgow' and underneath colours are shown in a line, which correspond with the SDG colours.
Introducing our proposed host city for IGC 2028: Glasgow, a city surrounded by beautiful geological landscapes, steeped in rich history and culture, and experienced in hosting large-scale conferences:
youtu.be/xr_DsfLVXyI#IGC2028Glasgow
Our Policy Internships scheme is now open!
Doctoral students funded by our councils can take a three month placement at an influential policy organisation and experience how research outputs inform change
More: orlo.uk/nEBFh
Apply by 2 October 2024
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📢 GHIG WEBINAR SERIES📢
In the build up to GHIGCON2024
Join us for a stimulating discussion on
our next webinar on July 25, 2024 @ 2:00pm GMT
Meeting Link:
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Last week a @BritGeoSurvey team had an excellent visit to Luanda, #Angola, arranged by @ukinangola. We met with a variety of stakeholders, focusing on issues around sustainability, resources and geohazards along the Lobito Corridor.
Great news that there is such a significant resource estimate for #rareearths in the Fen Complex. Of course this is not a 'discovery' - our @NGUgeology colleagues have been studying it for years.
Norway hosts the largest known deposit of rare earth elements in Europe. "Now, we have figures showing that the Fen Complex is indeed Europe’s largest known REE deposit", says Henrik Schiellerup, NGU's Director of Resources and Environment. ngu.no/en/nyheter/norway-hos…
Really enjoyed the week at #GACMACPEG2024 in Brandon, Manitoba. A couple of really good days in the field followed by 3 days discussing all aspects of #lithium in #pegmatites!
🎉NEW EPISODE ALERT!
The final episode of Every Rock Has A Story - Season Four - premieres tonight at 7:30 EST. See @kmgoodenough take us to a real lithium deposit in Sweden. Thanks to @UnitedLithium for letting us see these amazing rocks
youtu.be/7xtNaS6x7BM
It has been a superb week in #Assynt in the Northwest Highlands looking at some classic alkaline rocks and #Lewisian geology (and getting very wet feet). Thanks @owenmweller for organising!
The TARGET centre for doctoral training is offering a number of fully funded PhDs (for UK applicants) for study starting Oct '24. TARGET offers great research projects and a dedicated training program for researchers interested in mineral resources. Visit target.le.ac.uk/
This October, the @EgtTwinn project will be organising a conference on critical raw materials in the beautiful city of Tallinn! Registration is now open.... tilmeld.dk/crmtallinnconfere…
BGS has partnered with @GeolSoc and @scottishgeology to develop a bid to host the 38th International Geological Congress in Glasgow in 2028.
For more information and latest updates please visit the official website 👇
igc2028glasgow.org/#IGC2028Glasgow
We're pleased to announce that we have submitted our bid to host the 38th International Geological Congress in Glasgow in 2028!
We will be presenting our bid at IGC Busan 2024 - we hope to see lots of you there, otherwise, follow this account for more updates!
#IGC2028Glasgow
World Mineral Production 2018 to 2022 is now available and contains mineral production statistics over a five-year period, for more than 70 mineral commodities, by country and worldwide.
For more information and to download a copy, please visit: bgs.ac.uk/news/world-mineral…