March 11, 2020
6-8 PM
Riverside Hotel, Boise, ID
Sponsored by CGS Mule and Haley & Aldrich
Geologic Mapping as it Relates to Mineral and Hydrocarbon Exploration in Idaho
-Reed S. Lewis | Full Research Geologist | Idaho Geological Survey
SUMMARY: An overview of current geologic mapping by the Idaho Geological Survey in areas of interest to mineral exploration companies and oil and gas companies. Discussion will include the Salmon area (Cu-Co plus Au), the Stibnite and Elk City areas (Au), and the SW Idaho oil and gas play.
BIO: Reed Lewis is a Full Research Geologist with the Idaho Geological Survey. His role includes public outreach and student advising, with a primary focus on regional geology and production of 1:24,000 and 1:100,000 scale geologic maps of the state. Reed supervises six summer employees who conduct geologic mapping and one full-time database manager who provides web delivery of unpublished mine records. Reed’s most recent research emphasis is on the stratigraphy, structure, and geochronology of the Belt Supergroup and basement rocks below the Belt; stratigraphy and geochronology of Neoproterozoic and Paleozoic rocks in central Idaho; and stratigraphy and structure of Tertiary sediments in southwest Idaho.
Editor’s note: If you don’t have the Lewis et al. 2012 Geologic Map of Idaho, you need to get it! Copies are available to order HERE, and we’ll have 2 laminated copies for giveaways at the March Tech Session!
