Abstract
Mr. President, ladies, and gentlemen: My sincere thanks, Jeff, for your career review and accompanying kind words today. A surprising number of previous Penrose medalists have said that they felt humbled by the honor but, in my case, thrilled would perhaps better describe my initial reaction to receiving the news from SEG President Francois Robert. Once the news had fully sunk in, however, I realized that this was a well-deserved award for field geologists worldwide as much as for me as an individual. On occasions such as this, it is customary to thank the teachers, mentors, and colleagues who have greatly influenced one’s geological development. In my case, this is extremely difficult because they number in the thousands: the company geologists with whom I’ve had the good fortune to spend field time throughout the world. They unselfishly shared their observations and data with me and, generally subconsciously, contributed to my ore-deposits understanding over the past 40-odd years. It would be unfair, though, not to mention just a few of the standouts in this long list, with whom field time morphed into mutually shared research interests, eventual joint publication of results, and long-standing friendships: Max Baker, the late Hal Bonham, Dave Burrows, Craig Feebrey, David Hall, Jeff Hedenquist, Rich Lorson, Pepe Perello, the …
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