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Bio Data - GOLDFARB, Richard Jeffrey (rjgoldfarb@mac.com)

3061 Foothills Ranch Drive

Boulder, Colorado 80302 USA

1-303-994-8329

Present Position:

1) Geological Consultant (Goldfarb Global Gold)

2) Research Professor, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado USA

3) Adjunct Professor, Universitty of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

4) Distinguished Overseas Professor, China University of Geosciences, Beijing, China

Past Position:

1980-2015: Senior Research Geologist, Minerals Program, United States Geological Survey,

Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225-0046 USA

Education:

BSc Geology, Bucknell University (1975)

MSc Geohydrology, University of Nevada-MacKay School of Mines (1981)

PhD Geology, University of Colorado (1988)

Affiliations:

Fellow and Ex-President, Society of Economic Geologists

Honorary Lifetime Member, Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits

Ex-Vice-President, International Association for Gondwana Research

Accomplishments:

220+ senior-authored and co-authored refereed publications; 175 published abstracts.

>200 invited or keynote talks and workshops in 31 countries.

Co-supervisor or invited referee for >30 MSc and > 35 PhD dissertations.

Program coordinator for USGS’ geochemical exploration/mineral resource assessment

projects in Alaska with annual budgets of as much as $1 million US (1989-1995).

Coordinator of USGS activities on geoenvironmental studies in Alaska (1994-1997).

Chief Editor: Economic Geology Monograph 9 (Mineral Deposits of Alaska, 1997); SEG

Special Pub. 9 (Integrated Methods for Discovery: Global Exploration, 2002); SEG

Compilation 2 (Uranium 1905-2007; 2008), SEG Special Pub 15 (The Challenge of

Finding New Mineral Resources, 2010), Special issue of Economic Geology on Earth

History and Ore Deposits (2010), SEG Compilation 3 (Gold in Metamorphic Rocks,

2010), Special issue of Economic Geology on West Africa Gold (2016)

Co-editor: Special issues of Mineralium Deposita on Gold in Brazil (2001) and Gold in

China (2002); IAGOD Special Volume on Metallogeny and Tectonics of Xinjiang (2003);

100th

Anniversary Volume of Economic Geology (2005); Gold Metallogeny in India

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(2010); SEG Special Publication on Metallogeny of China (in progress); SEG Special

Publication on Global Gold Deposits (in progress)

Research/Contributions:

Global metallogeny, with emphasis on temporal/spatial distribution of gold deposits.

Exploration targeting of orogenic gold deposits

Geology of ore deposits in the North American Cordillera, with emphasis on orogenic gold

and collisional tectonics.

Distribution and geology of lode gold deposits in China and central Asia

Geochemical applications to the understanding of ore genesis

Recognition:

Editor-in-Chief, Mineralium Deposita (1996-2002).

Executive Council, for Society of Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (1997-2002)

Councilor for Society of Economic Geologists (2001-2003)

USA Contact for International Liason Group on Gold Mineralization (1993-2001).

Science advisor, Foundation for Glacial and Environmental Res., U. Idaho (1993-1998)

Adjunct Professor, Geology, University of Colorado (1993-2000).

Editorial Board, Geochemistry--Exploration, Environment, Analysis (2000-2016)

Honorary Research Fellow, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, UWA (1999-2003)

Editorial Board, Economic Geology (2003-present)

Chair, Penrose Committee, Society of Economic Geologists (2002)

Editorial Board, Gondwana Research (2005-2015)

Alumni Advisory Board, Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado (2007-

2015)

President, Society of Economic Geologists (2007)

Adjoint Professor, Colorado State University (2007-2015)

Chair, Nominating Committee, Society of Economic Geologists (2008)

Chair, Program Committee, Society of Economic Geologists (2008)

Workshop Coordinator, Society of Economic Geologists (2008-present)

Vice-President, International Association of Gondwana Research (2009-2014)

USGS sustained special achievement award (1980, 1985, 1988, 1996)

Silver Medal for Scientific Achievement, Society of Economic Geologists (2001)

Geological Society of Australia’s distinguished lecturer in economic geology (1999)

Thayer Lindsley distinguished lecturer, Society of Economic Geologists (2002-2003)

Vice Chairman, 9th

National Conference on Mineral Resources of China (2008)

Honorary International Lecturer, Society of Economic Geologists (2008-present)

Advisory Board, China Mining (2008-2012)

US Dept of Interior Meritorious Service Award (2009)

USGS Star Award (2009)

Adjunct Professor, School of Earth and Geographical Sciences, University of Western

Australia (2008-present)

Honorary Guest Professor, China University of Geosciences—Beijing (2008-2013)

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Distinguished Overseas Professor, China University of Geosciences—Beijing (2014-

present)

International Exchange Lecturer, Society of Economic Geologists (2010)

Co-leader IUGS-UNESCO IGCP Project 600, Metallogenesis of collisional orogens

(2011-2014)

Visiting Professor, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Colorado School of Mines (2012-2013)

Affiliate/Rersearch Professor, Dept. of Geological Sciences, Colorado School of Mines

(2014-present)

Chair, Publications Board, Society of Economic Geologists (2012-present)

18th Ralph Roberts Distinguished Lecturer in Ore Deposits, Reno, Nevada (2012)

Ralph Marsden Medal for Significant Volunteer Contributions, Society of Economic

Geologists (2012)

Scientific Advisory Board, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of

Canada (2012-present)

External Review Panel, Chinese Academy of Sciences evaluation of Guangzhou Institute

of Geochemistry (2012)

Colorado Scientific Society Best Paper Award (2013)

Advisory committee, Institute for Global Tectonics and Earth Resources, China

University of Geosciences, Wuhan (2013-2015)

Editorial Board, Acta Geologica Sinica (Bulletin of the Geological Society of China)

(2014-2016)

Assessor, Australian Research Council (ARC). Australian Government (2014-present)

Board Member, China Chamber of Commerce and Metals (2013-2015)

Kutina-Smirnov Medal for outstanding contributions in the field of economic geology,

International Association for the Genesis of Ore Deposits (2014)

Plenary Lecture, Annual Conference of the Geological Society of Australia, Adelaide

(2016)

Chair, Society of Economic Geologists 2017 Conference, CUGB, Beijing (2015-2017)

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SELECTED IMPORTANT PUBLICATIONS

Goldfarb, R.J., Leach, D.L., Miller, M.L., and Pickthorn, W.J., 1986, Geology, metamorphic

setting, and genetic constraints of epigenetic lode-gold mineralization within the Cretaceous

Valdez Group, south-central Alaska, in Keppie, J.D., Boyle, R.W., and Haynes, S.J., (eds.),

“Turbidite Hosted Gold Deposits”: Geological Association of Canada Special Paper 32, p. 87-

105.

Goldfarb, R.J., Nelson, S.W., Berg, H.C., and Light, T.D., 1987, Distribution of Mineral Deposits

in the Pacific Border Ranges and Coast Mountains of the Alaskan Cordillera, in Elliot, I. L., and

Smee, B. W, eds, Geoexo/86-- Exploration in the North American Cordillera: Association of

Exploration Geochemists and Cordilleran Section of the Geological Association of Canada, p.

19-41.

Goldfarb, R.J., Leach, D.L., Pickthorn, W.J., and Paterson, C.J., 1988, Origin of lode gold

deposits of the Juneau gold belt, southeastern Alaska: Geology, v. 16, p. 440-443.

Goldfarb, R.J., Leach, D.L., Rose, S.C., and Landis, G.P., 1989, Fluid inclusion geochemistry of

gold-bearing quartz veins of the Juneau Gold Belt, southeastern Alaska—Implications for ore

genesis: Economic Geology, Monograph Volume 6, p. 363-375.

Goldfarb, R.J., Gray, J.E., Pickthorn, W.J., Gent, C.A., and Cieutat, B.A., 1990, Stable isotope

systematics of epithermal mercury-antimony mineralization, southwestern Alaska, in Goldfarb,

R.J., Nash, J.T., and Stoesser, J.W., eds., Geochemical Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological

Survey, 1989: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1950, p. E1-E9.

Goldfarb, R.J., Newberry, R.J., Pickthorn, W.J., and Gent, C.A., 1991, Oxygen, hydrogen, and

sulfur isotope studies in the Juneau Gold Belt, southeast Alaska—Constraints on the origin of

hydrothermal fluids: Economic Geology, v. 86, no. 1, p. 66-80.

Goldfarb, R.J., Snee, L.W., Miller, L.D., and Newberry, R.J., 1991, Rapid dewatering of the crust

deduced from ages of mesothermal gold deposits: Nature, v. 354, p. 296-299.

Cieutat, B.A., Goldfarb, R.J., Bradley, D., and Roushey, B.H., 1992, Placer gold of the Kenai

Lowland, in Bradley, D., and Dusel-Bacon, C., eds., Geological Studies in Alaska by the U.S.

Geological Survey, 1991: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, p. 23-29.

Goldfarb, R.J., Snee, L.W., and Pickthorn, W.J., 1993, Orogenesis, high-T thermal events, and

gold vein formation within metamorphic rocks of the Alaskan Cordillera: Mineralogical

Magazine, v. 57, p. 375-394.

Miller, L.D., Goldfarb, R.J., Gehrels, G.E., and Snee, L.W., 1994, Genetic links among fluid

cycling, vein formation, regional deformation, and plutonism in the Juneau gold belt,

southeastern Alaska: Geology, v. 22, p. 203-207.

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Miller, L.D., Goldfarb, R.J., Snee, L.W., Gent, C.A., and Kirkham, R.A., 1995, Structural

geology, age, and mechanisms of gold vein formation at the Kensington and Jualin deposits,

Berners Bay district, southeast Alaska: Economic Geology, v. 90, p. 343-368.

Goldfarb, R.J., Gent, C.A., Gray, J.D., and Nelson, S.W., 1994, Isotopic constraints on the

genesis of base-metal-bearing mineral occurrences near Columbia Glacier, northern Prince

William Sound, Alaska, in Till, A.B., and Moore, T., eds., Geological Studies in Alaska by the

U.S. Geological Survey, 1993: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2107, p. 73-82.

Goldfarb, R.J., Nelson, S.W., Taylor, C.D., D’Angelo, W.M., and Meier, A.L., 1996, Acid mine

drainage associated with volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits, Prince William Sound, Alaska,

in Moore, T.E., and Dumoulin, J.A., eds., Geological Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological

Survey, 1994: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 2152, p. 47-57.

Haeussler, P., Bradley, D., Goldfarb, R., Snee, L., and Taylor, C. 1995, Link between ridge

subduction and gold mineralization in southern Alaska: Geology, v. 23, p. 995-998.

Goldfarb, R.J., Christie, T., Skinner, D., Haeussler, P., and Bradley, D., 1995, Gold deposits of

Westland, New Zealand and southern Alaska—Products of the same tectonic processes?, in

Mauk, J., ed., Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, PACRIM ‘95: Symposium

Volume, p. 239-244.

Goldfarb, R.J., Taylor, C.D., Meier, A.L., d’Angelo, W.M., and O’Leary, R.M., 1997,

Hydrogeochemistry of mine drainage waters associated with low sulfide gold quartz veins in

Alaska in Dumoulin, J.A., and Gray, J.E., eds., Geological Studies in Alaska by the U.S.

Geological Survey 1995: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1574, p. 3-17.

Goldfarb, R.J., 1997, Metallogenic evolution of Alaska, in Goldfarb, R.J., and Miller, L.D.,

Mineral Deposits of Alaska: Economic Geology Monograph v. 9, p. 4-34.

Goldfarb, R.J., Miller, L.D., Leach, D.L. and Snee, L.W., 1997, Gold deposits in metamorphic

rocks in Alaska, in Goldfarb, R.J., and Miller, L.D., Mineral Deposits of Alaska: Economic

Geology Monograph v. 9, p. 151-190.

Groves, D.I., Goldfarb, R.J., Gebre-Mariam, M., Hagemann, S.G., and Robert, F., 1998,

Orogenic gold deposits—A proposed classification in the context of their crustal distribution and

relationship to other gold deposit types, Ore Geology Reviews, v. 13, p. 7-27.

Goldfarb, R.J., Phillips, G.N., and Nokleberg, W.J., 1998, Tectonic setting of synorogenic gold

deposits of the Pacific Rim: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 13, p. 185-218.

Miller, L.D., Goldfarb, R.J., Nie, F.J., Hart, C., Yang, Y., and Liu, Y., 1998, North China gold—

A product of multiple orogens: SEG Newsletter, v. 33, p. 1, 6-12.

Goldfarb, R.J., Farmer, G.L., Cieutat, B.A., and Meier, A.L., 1999, Major element, trace element,

and strontium isotope systematics of natural waters in the Fairbanks mining district—Constraints

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from local geology, in Kelley, K.D., ed., Geological Studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological

Survey 1997: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1614, p. 139-150.

Goldfarb, R.J., Hart, C.J.R., and Mortensen, J.K., 1999, Metallogeny of the northeastern Pacific

rim—An example of the distribution of ore deposits along a growing continental margin, in Dow,

J., ed., Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, PACRIM ’99 Symposium Volume, p.

273-286.

Kerrich, R., Goldfarb, R., Groves, D., Garwin, S., and Jia, Y., 2000, The characteristics, origins,

and geodynamic settings of supergiant gold metallogenic provinces: Science in China (Scientia

Sinica), v. 43 Supp., p. 1-68.

Groves, D.I., Goldfarb, R.J., Knox-Robinson, C.M., Ojala, J., Gardoll, S., Yun, G., and Holyland,

P., 2000, Late-kinematic timing of orogenic gold deposits and its significance for computer-based

exploration techniques with emphasis on the Yilgarn block, Western Australia. Ore Geology

Reviews, v. 17, p. 1-38.

.Goldfarb, R.J., Hart, C.J.R., Miller, M.L., Miller, L.D., Farmer, G.L., and Groves, D.I., 2000,

The Tintina gold belt—A global perspective: in The Tintina Gold Belt—Concepts, Exploration,

and Discoveries, British Columbia and Yukon Chamber of Mines, Special Volume 2, p. 5-34.

Kerrich, R, Goldfarb, R.J., Groves, D., and Garwin, S., 2000, The geodynamics of world-class

gold deposits: Characteristics, space-time distribution, and origins: Reviews in Economic

Geology, v. 13, p. 501-551.

Goldfarb, R.J., Groves, D.I., and Gardoll, S., 2001, Orogenic gold and geologic time: A global

synthesis: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 18, p. 1-75.

Goldfarb, R.J., Groves, D.I., and Gardoll, S., 2001, Rotund vs. skinny orogens: well-nourished or

anorexic gold?: Geology, v. 29, p. 539-542.

Mao, J., Qiu, Y., Goldfarb, R., Zhang, Z,. Garwin, S., and Ren, F., 2002, Geology and

distribution of gold deposits in the western Qinling belt, central China: Mineralium Deposita, v.

37, p. 352-377.

Zhou, T., Goldfarb, R.J., and Phillips, G.N., 2002, Tectonics and distribution of gold deposits in

China—An overview: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37, p. 249-282.

Rui, Z., Goldfarb, R., Qiu, Y., Zhou, T., Chen, Y., Pirajno, F., and Yun, G., 2002, Paleozoic-early

Mesozoic gold deposits of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, northwestern China: Mineralium

Deposita, v. 37, p. 393-418.

Mao, J., , Goldfarb, R.J., Zhang, Z., Xu, W., Qiu, Y., and Deng, J., 2002, Gold deposits in the

Xiaoqinling-Xiong’ershan region, Qinling Mountains, central China: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37,

p. 306-325.

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Hart, CJR, Goldfarb, R.J., Qiu, Y., Snee, L.W., Miller, L.D., and Miller, M.L., 2002, Gold

deposits of the northern margin of the North China craton: Multiple late Paleozoic-Mesozoic

mineralizing events: Mineralium Deposita, v. 37 p. 326-351.

Hart, C.J.R., McCoy, D., Goldfarb, R.J., Smith, M., Roberts, P., Hulstein, R., Bakke, A.A., and

Bundtzen, T.K., 2002, Geology, exploration and discovery in the Tintina gold province, Alaska

and Yukon: in Goldfarb, R.J. and Nielsen, R. (editors) Integrated methods for mineral

discoveries. Global exploration in 2002, SEG Special Publication 9, p. 241-274.

Jia, Y., Kerrich, R., and Goldfarb, R., 2003, Origin of the ore-forming fluid for orogenic gold

quartz vein systems in the western North American Cordillera: Constraints from 15

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O, and

Se/S studies: Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 109-124.

Marsh, E., Goldfarb, R., Hart, C., and Johnson, C.J., 2003, Geology and geochemistry of the

Clear Creek intrusion-related gold occurrences, Tintina gold belt, Yukon, Canada: Canadian

Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 40, p. 681-699.

Groves, D.I., Goldfarb, R.J., Robert, F., and Hart, C., 2003, Gold deposits in metamorphic belts:

Current understanding, outstanding problems, future research and exploration significance:

Economic Geology, v. 98, p. 1-30.

Mao, J., Li, Y., Goldfarb, R.J., He, Y., and Zaw, K., 2003, Fluid inclusion and noble gas studies

of the Dongping gold deposit, Hebei province, China: A mantle connection for mineralization?:

Economic Geology. v. 98, p. 517-534.

Haeussler, P.J., Bradley, D.C., and Goldfarb, R.J., 2003, Brittle deformation along the Gulf of

Alaska margin in response to Paleocene-Eocene triple junction migration: in Sisson, V.B.,

Roeske, S., and Pavlis, T.L., eds., Geology of a Transpressional Orogen Developed during Ridge-

Trench Interaction along the North Pacific Margin, Geological Society of America Special Paper

371, p. 119-140.

Goldfarb, R.J., Mao, J-W., Hart, C., Wang, D., Andersen, E., and Wang, Z., 2003, Tectonic and

metallogenic evolution of the Altay Shan, northern Xinjiang autonomous region, northwestern

China: in Mao et al. (editors) Tectonic Evolution and Metallogeny of the Chinese Altay and

Tianshan, IAGOD Guidebook Series 10, London, p. 17-30.

.Hart G., Wang Y-T., Goldfarb R., Mao J-W., Dong L-H., 2003, Arxi and associated epithermal

gold deposits in the western Tianshan, Xinjiang, P.R. China: in Mao et al. (editors) Tectonic

Evolution and Metallogeny of the Chinese Altay and Tianshan, IAGOD Guidebook Series 10,

London, p. 209-226.

Finn CA., Anderson E.A., and Goldfarb RJ., 2003, Relation of regional aeromagnetic data to

geology and mineral deposits, Altai Shan and Junggar basin, Northwestern China and eastern

Kazakhstan: in Mao et al. (editors) Tectonic Evolution and Metallogeny of the Chinese Altay and

Tianshan, IAGOD Guidebook Series 10, London, p. 107-116.

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Goldfarb, R.J., Ayuso, R., Miller, M.L., Ebert, S., Marsh, E.E., Petsel, S.A., Miller, L.D.,

Bradley, D.,

Johnson, C., and McClelland, W., 2004, The Late Cretaceous Donlin Creek gold deposit,

southwestern Alaska—geological and geochemical controls on epizonal ore formation: Economic

Geology, v. 99, p. 643-672.

Hart, C.J.R., Mair, J.L., Goldfarb, R.J., and Groves, D.I., 2004, Source and redox controls of

intrusion-related ore systems, Tombstone-Tungsten belt, Yukon Territory, Canada: In: Fifth

Hutton Symposium Volume on the Origin of Granites and Related Rocks, Ishiahara, S., Stephens,

W.E., Harley, S.L., Arima, M., and Nakajima, T. (eds.), Geological Society of America Special

Paper 389, p. 339-356.

Hart, C.J.R., Goldfarb, R.J., Lewis, L.L., and Mair, J.L., 2004, The northern Cordilleran mid-

Cretaceous plutonic province—Ilmenite/magnetite series granitoids and intrusion-related

mineralization: Resource Geology, v. 54, p. 253-280.

Mueller, S.H., Goldfarb, R.J., Hart, C.J.R., Mair, J.L., Marsh, E.E., and Rombach, C.R., 2004,

The Tintina gold province, Alaska and Yukon—New world-class gold resources and their

sustainable development: PACRIM 2004, Proceedings, Australasian Institute of Mining and

Metallurgy, p. 189-198.

Groves, D.I., Condie, K.C., Goldfarb, R.J., Hronsky, J.M.A., and Vielreicher, R.M., 2005,

Secular changes in global tectonic processes and their influence on the temporal distribution of

gold-bearing mineral deposits: Economic Geology, v. 100, p. 202-223.

Mao, J.W., Goldfarb, R.J., Wang, Y.T., Hart, C,J. Wang, Z.L., and Yang, J.M., 2005, Late

Paleozoic base and precious metal deposits, East Tianshan, Xinjiang, China: Characteristics and

geodynamic setting: Episodes, v. 28, #1, p. 23-36.

Groves, D.I., Vielreicher, R.M., Goldfarb, R.J., and Condie, K.C., 2005, Controls on the

heterogeneous distribution of mineral deposits through time: in, McDonald, I., Boyce, A.J.,

Butler, I.B., Herrington, R.J., and Polya, D.A., eds., Mineral Deposits and Earth Evolution:

Geological Society of London Special Publication 248, p. 71-101.

Goldfarb, R.J., Baker, T., Dube, B., Groves, D.I., Hart, C.J.R., and Gosselin, P., 2005,

Distribution, character and genesis of gold deposits in metamorphic terranes: 100th

Anniversary

Volume of Economic Geology, p. 407-450.

Kerrich, R., Goldfarb, R.J., and Richards, J., 2005, Metallogenic provinces in an evolving

geodynamic framework: 100th

Anniversary Volume of Economic Geology, p. 1097-1136.

Goldfarb, R., Christie, A., and Bierlein, F., 2005, The orogenic gold deposit model and New

Zealand—consistencies and anomalies: 2005 New Zealand Minerals Conference: Realising New

Zealand’s Mineral Potential, Proceedings, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, p.

105-114.

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Mair, J.L., Goldfarb, R.J., Johnson, C.A., Hart, C.J.R., and Marsh, E.E., 2006, Geochemical

constraints on the genesis of the Scheelite Dome intrusion-related gold deposit, Tombstone gold

belt, Yukon, Canada: Economic Geology, v. 101, p 523-553.

Bierlein, F.P., Groves, D.I., Goldfarb, R.J., and Dube, B., 2006, Lithospheric controls on the

formation of provinces hosting giant orogenic gold deposits: Mineralium Deposita, v. 40, p. 874-

886.

Groves, D.I., and Goldfarb, R.J., 2007, The role of exhumation in the temporal distribution of ore

deposits—A discussion: Economic Geology, v. 102, p. 155-159.

Goldfarb, R.J., Hart, C.J.R., Davis, G., and Groves, D.I., 2007, East Asian gold—Deciphering the

anomaly of Phanerozoic gold in Precambrian cratons: Economic Geology, v. 102, p. 341-346.

Hart, C.J.R., Goldfarb, R.J., Ullrich, T.D., and Friedman, R., 2008, Gold, granites, and

geochronology—Timing of formation of the Bralorne-Pioneer gold orebodies and the Bendor

batholith, southwestern British Columbia: British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and

Petroleum Resources, Paper 2008-1, p. 47-54.

Kekelia, S.A., Kekkelia, M.A., Kuloshvili, S.I., Sadradze, N.G., Gagnidze, N.E., Yaroshevich,

V.Z., Asatiani, G.G., Doebrich, J.L., Goldfarb, R.J., and Marsh, E.E., 2008, Gold deposits of the

Greater Caucasus, Georgia Republic—their genesis and prospecting criteria: Ore Geology

Reviews, v. 34, p. 369-386.

Verplanck, P.L., Mueller, S.H., Goldfarb, R.J., Nordstrom, D.K., and Youcha, E.K., 2008,

Geochemical controls of elevated arsenic concentrations in groundwater, Ester Dome, east-

central Alaska: Chemical Geology, v. 255, p. 160-172.

Goldfarb, R.J., Hart, C.J.R., and Marsh, E.E., 2008, Orogenic gold and evolution of the

Cordilleran orogen in Spencer, J.E., and Titley, S.R, eds., Circum-Pacific Tectonics, Geologic

Evolution, and Ore Deposits: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society, Digest 22, p. 311-323.

Marsh E.E., Goldfarb, R.J., Groves, D.I., Bierlein, F.P., Kunk, M.J., and Creaser, R.A., 2008,

New constraints on the timing of gold formation in the Sierra foothills province, central

California in Spencer, J.E., and Titley, S.R, eds., Circum-Pacific Tectonics, Geologic Evolution,

and Ore Deposits: Tucson, Arizona Geological Society, Digest 22, p. 369-388.

Kerrich, R., Goldfarb, R., Cline, J., and Leach, D., 2008, Metallogenic provinces of North

America in a superplume-supercontinent framework in Spencer, J.E., and Titley, S.R, eds.,

Circum-Pacific Tectonics, Geologic Evolution, and Ore Deposits: Tucson, Arizona Geological

Society, Digest 22, p. 55-72.

Arce-Buroga, O., and Goldfarb, R.J., 2009, Metallogeny of Bolivia: Society of Economic

Geologists Newsletter, v. 79, p 1-15.

Goldfarb, R.J., Marsh, E.E., Hart, C.J.R., Mair, J.L., Miller, M.L., amd Johnson, C., 2010,

Geology and origin of epigenetic lode gold deposits, Tintina gold province, Alaska and Yukon: in

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Gough, L.P. and Day, W.C., eds., Recent U.S. Geological Survey studies in the Tintina gold

province Alaska, United States., and Yukon, Canada--Results of a 5-year project: U.S.

Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2007-5289, p. A1-A18.

Goldfarb, R.J., Groves, D.I., Taylor, R.D., and Deb, M., 2010, Controls on the global distribution

of orogenic gold and their significance relative to India, in Deb, M. and Goldfarb, R.J., editors,

Gold Metallogeny: India and Beyond, Alpha Science International, Oxford, UK, p. 48-57.

Goldfarb, R.J., Bradley, D., and Leach, D.L., 2010, Secular variations in economic geology:

Economic Geology, v. 105, no. 3, p. 459-466.

Niroomand, S., Goldfarb, R.J., Moore, F., Mohajjel, M., and Marsh, E.E., 2011, The Kharapeh

orogenic gold deposit—Geological, structural, and geochemical controls on epizonal ore

formation in West Azerbaijan province, northwestern Iran: Mineralium Deposita, v. 46, p. 409-

428.

Saunders, J.A., Hofstra, A.H., Goldfarb, R.J., and Reed, M.H., 2014, Geochemistry of

hydrothermal gold deposits, in Holland, H.D., and Turekian, K.K., editors, Treatise on

Geochemistry, 2nd

edition, v. 13: Oxford, Elsevier, p. 383-424.

Sun, W-D., Ling, M-X., Chung, S-L., Ding, X., Yang, X-Y., Liang, H-Y., Fan, W-M., Goldfarb,

R., and Yin, Q-Z., 2012, Geochemical constraints on adakites of different origins and copper

mineralization: Journal of Geology, v. 120, p. 105-120.

Goldfarb, R.J., Anderson, E., and Hart, C.J.R., 2013, Tectonic setting of the Pebble and other

copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry deposits within the evolving middle Cretaceous continental

margin of northwestern North America: Economic Geology, v. 108, p. 405-419.

Goldfarb, R.J., Taylor, R.D., Collins, G.S., Goryachev, N.A., and Orlandini, O.F., 2014,

Phanerozoic continental growth and gold metallogeny of Asia: Gondwana Research, v. 25, p. 48-

102.

Graham, G.E., Goldfarb, R.J., Miller, M.L., Gibler, K., and Roberts, M., 2013, Tectonic

evolution and Cretaceous gold metallogenesis of southwestern Alaska, in Colpron, M., Bissig, T.,

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editors, Chapter R, Critical Mineral Resources of the United States, Economic and

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Goldfarb, R.J., and Santosh, M. 2014, The dilemma of the Jiaodong gold deposits: Are they

unique?: Geoscience Frontiers, v. 5, p. 139-153.

Aliyari, F., Rastad, E., Goldfarb, R.J., and Sharif, J.A., 2014, Geochemistry of hydrothermal

alteration at the Qolqoleh gold deposit in the northern part of the Sanandaj-Sirjan metamorphic

belt, northwestern Iran: Vectors to high-grade ore bodies: Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v.

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Taylor, R.D., Goldfarb, R.J., Monecke, T., Fletcher, I.R., Cosca, M.A., and Kelly, N.M., 2015,

Application of U-Th-Pb phosphate dating to young orogenic gold deposits: New age constraints

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Goldfarb, R.J., and Groves, D.I., 2015, Orogenic gold—common or evolving fluid and metal

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Groves, D.I., Goldfarb, R.J., and Santosh, M., 2016, The conjunction of factors that lead to

formation of giant gold provinces and deposits in non-arc settings: Geoscience Frontiers, v. 7,

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Yang, L-Q., Deng, J., Wang, Z-L., Zhang, L., Goldfarb, R.J., Yuan, W-M., Weinberg, R.F., and

Zhang, R-Z., 2016, Thermochronologic constraints on evolution of the Linglong Metamorphic

Core Complex and implications for gold mineralization: A case study from the Xiadian gold

deposit, Jiaodong Peninsula, eastern China: Ore Geology Reviews v. 72, p. 165-178.

Goldfarb, R.J Meighan, C., Meinert, L.D., and Wilson, F.H., 2016, Alaska: mineral deposits and

metallogeny of Alaska, In: Boyd, R., Bjerkgård, T., Nordahl, B. & Schiellerup, H. (eds.), Mineral

Resources in the Arctic, Geological Survey of Norway Special Publication, p. 16-77.

Xie, Y-L., Hou, Z-Q., Goldfarb, R., Guo, X., and Wang, L., 2016, Rare earth deposits in China:

Society of Economic Geologists, Reviews in Economic Geology, v. 18, p. 115-136.

Goldfarb, R.J., Hofstra, A.H., and Simmons, S.F., 2016, Critical elements in Carlin, epithermal,

and orogenic gold deposits: Society of Economic Geologists, Reviews in Economic Geology, v.

18, p. 217-244.

Qiu, K.F., Deng, J., Taylor, R.D., Somg, K.R., Song, Y.H., Li, Q.Z., and Goldfarb, R.J., 2016,

Paleozoic magmatism and porphyry Cu-mineralization in an evolving tectonic setting in the

North Qilian orogenic belt, NW China: Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, v. 122, p. 20-40.

Yang, Z.M., Goldfarb, R.J., and Chang, Z.S., 2016., Generation of post-collisional porphyry Cu

deposits in southern Tibet triggered by subduction of Indian continental plate: Society of

Economic Geologists Special Publication 19, p. 279-300.

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Mehrabi, B., Siani, M.G., Goldfarb, R.J., Azizi, H., Ganerod, M., and Marsh, E.E. 2016, Mineral

assemblages, fluid evolution, and genesis of polymetallic epithermal veins, Glojeh district, MW

Iran: Ore Geology Reviews, v. 78, p. 41-57.

Guo, L.N., Goldfarb, R.J., Wang. Z.L., Li, R.H., Chen, B.H., and Li, J.L., 2017, A comparison of

Jiaojia- and Linglong-type gold deposit ore-forming fluids—Do they differ: Ore Geology

Reviews, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2016.12.003

Goldfarb, R.J., Andre-Mayer, A.S., Jowitt, S.M., and Mudd, G.M., 2017, West Africa: The

world’s premier Paleoproterozoic gold province: Economic Geology, v. 112, p. 123-143.

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VIDEO RELEASES

a. Lode gold deposits through Earth history—patterns in space and time, 2003, SEG

Video Series, Video 13, #1.

b. Metallogeny of gold deposits in China, 2003, SEG Video Series, Video 13, #2.

c. Discussion of gold genesis in the Victorian goldfields, SE Australia, 2009, video

for Australian TV

d. Discussion of gold genesis in the California goldfields, 2009, in America’s Gold,

episode of How the Earth was Made II, History Channel.