Ongoing Ph. D. Theses
Aldo Bendezú. Geology of the Morococha district, Peru. (In cooperation with Panamerican Silver Corp.) Supervisors: Lluís Fontboté and Kalin Kouzmanov (SNF 125258)
Teresa Bellver. Magmatic and time-scale factors controlling the association of porphyry-type deposits with high Sr/Y magmas. Supervisor: Massimo Chiaradia. (SNF 137663)
Vincent Casanova. Fluid processes and deposition mechanisms in a zoned high-sulfidation carbonate-replacement epithermal system: Colquijirca, Peru. Supervisors: Lluís Fontboté and Kalin Kouzmanov (SNF 146353)
Marie Caroline Pinget. Supergene enrichment and exotic mineralization at Chuquicamata, Chile. In cooperation with CODELCO. Supervisor: Lluís Fontboté. (SNF 146484)
Hervé Rezeau. Tracing metal enrichment of two porphyry deposits in the Tertiary Meghri-Ordubad pluton, southern Armenia: The Agarak Cu-Mo deposit (Eocene) and the world-class Kadjaran Mo-Cu deposit (Miocene). Supervisor: Robert Moritz (SNF 138130)
Bertrand Rottier. Fluid evolution in the shallow part of a porphyry system: melt and fluid inclusion study at Cerro de Pasco, central Peru. In cooperation with Volcan Cia Minera. Supervisors: Lluís Fontboté and Kalin Kouzmanov. (SNF 146353)
Ongoing Master Theses
Carlos Arbiol. Skarn formation at Torre di Rio, Elba Island: zonation, textural analysis, and associated fluids. Supervisor: Kalin Kouzmanov.
Núria Bach. Tracing fluid saturation in peraluminous magmas and implications for ore formation. Supervisors: Kalin Kouzmanov, Luca Caricchi.
Thomas Bovay. Distal johannsenite-hedenbergite skarn as an ore-forming environment: Madan, Bulgaria. Supervisor: Kalin Kouzmanov.
Christos Chatzipanagiotou. Genetic relationships between spatially associated arsenide and sulphide magmatic ores from the Carratraca Ultramafic Massif, (Málaga, southern Spain). Supervisors: Fernando Gervilla (Universidad de Granada) and Lluís Fontboté.
Ariadni-Afroditi Georgatou. Magmatic sulfides in Quaternary Ecuadorian Arc Magmas. Supervisor: Massimo Chiaradia.
Júlia Farré. Metal geochemistry and Cu + Zn isotope compositions of magmatic gas condensates and rocks from Vulcano and Stromboli, Italy. Supervisor: Massimo Chiaradia.
Natalia Karadima. Hydrothermal alteration and mineralization in the Rio Marina Fe-deposit, Elba Island, Italy. Supervisor: Kalin Kouzmanov.
Jonathan Lavoie. The Late Cretaceous epithermal Beqtakari prospect; Bolnisi mining district, Georgia, Lesser Caucasus. Supervisor: Robert Moritz.
Merlí Oliveras. Ore-forming fluids in the Lepanto epithermal high-sulfidation deposit, Philippines: Composition, origin, and time evolution. Supervisor: Kalin Kouzmanov.
Núria Pujol. Metal geochemistry and Cu + Zn isotope compositions of hydrothermal gas condensates and rocks from Vulcano and Stromboli, Italy. Supervisor: Massimo Chiaradia.
Diego Sologuren. Isotopic and petrographic investigation of the Santa Filomena prospect and its relation to the Carboniferous batholith-hosted gold veins of the Pataz – Parcoy district, Eastern Andean Cordillera, Peru. Supervisor: Robert Moritz.
Florian Sauterel. Cu, Zn and Pb isotopic composition of enargite at the Colquijirca depoit, Peru. Bi-disciplinar Master Geology-Chemistry, supervisor: Massimo Chiaradia.
Ongoing Post Doc Projects
Nicolas Saintilan. The carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb prospect of Pullca, Central Peru
Samvel Hovakimyan. Geological and structural settings, and hydrothermal fluid evolution of the Tertiary Kadjaran Mo-Cu porphyry deposit, Southern Armenia, Lesser Caucasus.
Recent Post Doc Projects
Cristina M. Tomé. Fluid inclusion microthermometry, Raman, SEM-cathodoluminiscence and LA-ICPMS analysis of porphyry systems, Morococha District, Peru (SNF 146353).
Mihoko Echigo. Magmatic, hydrothermal and weathering REE mineralization of the Blockspruit fluorite prospect, Bushveld granitic complex, South Africa
Recent Ph.D. Theses
2015. Melissa Ortelli. Chemistry and P-T conditions of fluids trapped in co-genetic opaque ore and transparent gangue minerals: What are the real ore-precipitating fluids? Supervisor: Kalin Kouzmanov (SNF 127123).
2015. Nicolas Saintilan. Key controls, age, source of metals, and role of organic matter on the origin of Laisvall-type Pb-Zn deposits and their relationship to calcite-fluorite-Zn ± Pb sulfide vein-type mineralization in Baltica Basement (Sweden). Supervisors: Lluís Fontboté and M. Stephens (SGU).
2014. Birane Niane. Impacts environnementaux liés à l’utilisation du mercure lors de l’exploitation artisanale de l’or dans la région de Kédougou (Sénégal oriental). Supervisor: Robert Moritz.
2013. Johannes Mederer. Regional setting, geological context and genetic aspects of polymetallic hydrothermal ore deposits from the Kapan ore district, southern Armenia: a contribution to the Mesozoic island arc metallogeny of the Lesser Caucasus. Supervisor: Robert Moritz.
2013. Cyril Chelle-Michou. Geochronologic and petrologic evolution of the magmatic suite associated with the Eocene Coroccohuayco deposit, and its role in the genesis of the associated Cu(-Au) porphyry-skarn mineralization, Tintaya District, Peru. Supervisor: Massimo Chiaradia.
2011. Honza Catchpole. Porphyry-related polymetallic mineralisation in the Morococha district, central Peru: mineralisation styles, timing and fluid evolution. Supervisors: Lluís Fontboté and Kalin. Kouzmanov.
2009 Philip Schütte. Geochronology, geochemistry, and isotopic composition (Sr, Nd, Pb) of Tertiary porphyry systems in Ecuador. (Published in 2010 in Terre & Environnement, v. 87, 182 p). Supervisor: Massimo Chiaradia.
Recent Master Theses
2015. Esteban Prado. San Rafael tin mine, Peru: Geology, mineralogy, stable isotopes geochemistry, and fluid inclusion microthermometry of the deep level 3600 m. Master Thesis University of Geneva, Switzerland 74 p. Supervisor: Lluís Fontboté.
2014. Guillaume Corthay. The Quenamari prospect, San Rafael tin district, southern Peru: geology, mineral assemblages, fluid inclusion microthermometry, and stable isotopes (with some mineralogical and stable isotope observations at Santo Domingo prospect . Master Thesis Univ. Geneva, Switzerland, 102 p. + map. Supervisor: Lluís Fontboté.
2014. Michael Calder. Geological environment, hydrothermal alteration and genetic constraints of the Shamugh ore deposit (Northern Armenia, Lesser Caucasus). Supervisor: Robert Moritz.
2013 Pierre Hemon. The Gedabek epithermal Cu-Au deposit, Lesser Caucasus, Western Azerbaijan: Geological setting, hydrothermal alteration, ore petrography and fluid evolution. Supervisor: Robert Moritz..
2013 Frédéric Lambiel. New insights into the ore genesis of the Exotica deposit at Chuquicamata (Northern Chile) through the neoformation of Cu-oxide minerals from gel-like precursors. 93 p. Supervisors: L. Fontboté and B. Dold (UdeChile).
2013 Marion Bachmann. Impact des drainages miniers acides sur la qualité des eaux de surfaces et des sédiments issus de l'activité minière de Rosia Montana, Roumanie. Supervisors: Robert Moritz and Hans-Rudolf Pfeiffer (UNIL)
2013. Stefano Gialli. The controversial polymetallic Madneuli deposit, Bolnisi district, Georgia: hydrothermal alteration study and ore mineralogy. Supervisor: Robert Moritz..
2013. Pierre Hemon. The Gedabek epithermal Cu-Au deposit, Lesser Caucasus, Western Azerbaijan: Geological setting, hydrothermal alteration, ore petrography and fluid evolution. Supervisor: Robert Moritz.
2013. Frédéric Lambiel. New insights into the ore genesis of the Exotica deposit at Chuquicamata (Northern Chile) through the neoformation of Cu-oxide minerals from gel-like precursors. 93 p. Supervisors: Bernhard Dold (UdeChile) and Lluís Fontboté.
2012. José Pérez Lutgardo Chlorine isotopic compositions of magmatic fluids associated with porphyry-type deposits: a latitudinal along-arc study of porphyry-systems of the Chilean, Peruvian and Ecuadorian Andes. Supervisor: Massimo Chiaradia.
2012. Hervé Reseau. (ELSTE Award best Master 2013) Genesis of Archean batholith-hosted gold veins at the Lac Herbin deposit, Val-d’Or district, Québec, Canada: mineralogical and fluid inclusion constraints. Supervisors: R. Moritz and G. Beaudoin (Univ. Laval, Quebec).
2012. Yannick Buret. (ELSTE Award best Master 2012) Polymetallic mineralisation of the Djurkovo deposit, Laki mining district, Southern Bulgaria: Paragenesis and fluid evolution. Supervisor: Kalin Kouzmanov.
2010 Miguel Ponce. Chronostratigraphy of the volcanic sequence of the Rio Blanco deposit, Ecuador. Supervisor: Massimo Chiaradia.
2010 Anne Chevalier. Chevalier, A. (2010) Hydrothermal alteration patterns of the Ticlioporphyry Cu-Au prospect, Miocene Morococha district, central Peru: surface spatial distribution mineralogy and geochemistry. Supervisor: Kalin Kouzmanov
2009 Melissa Ortelli. (ELSTE Award best Master 2010) Tertiary Porphyry and epithermal association of the Sapes / Kassiteres District, Eastern Rhodopes, Greece. 87 p. Supervisor: Robert Moritz
2009. Daniel Merino. Petrology, geochemistry and geochronology of intrusive rocks from the Yanacocha gold district, northern Peru. 136 p. Supervisor: Massimo Chiaradia.
2009. José Agustín Pérez Vergara. Mineralization, structure and geochemical characteristics of the Toldojirca prospect and the San Andrés vein, Morococha district, Miocene polymetallic belt, Peru. 89 p. Supervisors: Lluís Fontboté and Kalin Kouzmanov.
For 2008 and older see Archived pages of the Mineral Resource and Geofluids group:
http://cms.unige.ch/sciences/terre/research/Groups/mineral_resources/archive/archive.php
