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  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America
  • Fellow of the Geological Society of America

Overview

Richard H. Sillitoe is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focused on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with notable work in Computer Science. The scientist's subfields of study include Geophysics, Artificial Intelligence, Geochemistry and Petrology, Mechanics of Materials, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research topics cover various aspects of geological and geochemical analysis, featuring:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Hydrocarbon Exploration and Reservoir Analysis
  • High-pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Metal Extraction and Bioleaching

Richard H. Sillitoe has contributed to several recent papers, including:

  • "Copper-rich tin deposits," 2021, Mineralium Deposita
  • "GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS IN THE NORTHERN APENNINES, ITALY: MODERN ANALOGUES OF CARLIN-STYLE GOLD DEPOSITS," 2021, Economic Geology
  • "Geology of Porphyry Cu-Au and Epithermal Cu-Au-Ag Mineralization at Filo del Sol, Argentina-Chile: Extreme Telescoping During Andean Uplift," 2023, Economic Geology
  • "PORPHYRY COPPER RECURRENCE IN THE ANDES OF CHILE AND ARGENTINA," 2024, Economic Geology
  • "ROSEN, BULGARIA: A NEWLY RECOGNIZED IRON OXIDE-COPPER-GOLD DISTRICT," 2020, Economic Geology

Frequent co-authors working alongside Richard H. Sillitoe include:

  • José Perelló
  • Robert A. Creaser
  • Bernd Lehmann
  • Joaquín Rossello
  • Julián Forestier

The scientist's work is often published in specific venues, mostly in the field of geology and geochemistry, with a preference for:

  • Economic Geology
  • Mineralium Deposita
  • Geochemical Perspectives
  • SEG Discovery
  • Gondwana Research

Richard H. Sillitoe has been recognized as a Fellow of the Geological Society of America. This designation reflects their involvement in the geological sciences community.

Best Publications

  • Porphyry Copper Systems

    Richard H. Sillitoe

  • Linkages between Volcanotectonic Settings, Ore-Fluid Compositions, and Epithermal Precious Metal Deposits

    Richard H. Sillitoe;Jeffrey W. Hedenquist

  • A Plate Tectonic Model for the Origin of Porphyry Copper Deposits

    Richard H. Sillitoe

  • Characteristics and controls of the largest porphyry copper‐gold and epithermal gold deposits in the circum‐Pacific region

    R. H. Sillitoe

  • Intrusion-related gold deposits associated with tungsten-tin provinces

    J. F. H. Thompson;R. H. Sillitoe;T. Baker;J. R. Lang

  • The tops and bottoms of porphyry copper deposits

    R. H. Sillitoe

  • Iron oxide-copper-gold deposits: an Andean view

    Richard H. Sillitoe

  • Ore-related breccias in volcanoplutonic arcs

    Richard H. Sillitoe

  • Gold-rich porphyry deposits; descriptive and genetic models and their role in exploration and discovery

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  • Intrusion–Related Vein Gold Deposits: Types, Tectono‐Magmatic Settings and Difficulties of Distinction from Orogenic Gold Deposits

    Richard H. Sillitoe;John F. H. Thompson

  • Age of supergene oxidation and enrichment in the Chilean porphyry copper province

    Richard H. Sillitoe;Edwin H. McKee

  • Sediment-hosted gold deposits: Distal products of magmatic-hydrothermal systems

    Richard H. Sillitoe;Harold F. Bonham

  • Andean Copper Province: Tectonomagmatic Settings, Deposit Types, Metallogeny, Exploration, and Discovery

    Richard H. Sillitoe;José Perelló

  • Some thoughts on gold-rich porphyry copper deposits

    R. H. Sillitoe

  • Relation of Metal Provinces in Western America to Subduction of Oceanic Lithosphere

    Richard H Sillitoe

  • Supergene Oxidized and Enriched Porphyry Copper and Related Deposits

    Richard H Sillitoe

  • High sulfidation deposits in the volcanogenic massive sulfide environment

    Richard H. Sillitoe;Mark D. Hannington;John F. H. Thompson

  • Volcanogenic Gold in the Massive Sulfide Environment

    M. D. Hannington;K. H. Poulsen;J. F. H. Thompson;R. H. Sillitoe

  • Gold-rich porphyry systems in the Maricunga Belt, northern Chile

    Tomas Vila;Richard H. Sillitoe

  • Porphyry tin deposits in Bolivia

    R. H. Sillitoe;C. Halls;J. N. Grant

  • Special Paper: Major Gold Deposits and Belts of the North and South American Cordillera: Distribution, Tectonomagmatic Settings, and Metallogenic Considerations

    Richard H. Sillitoe

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Creaser
Robert A. Creaser University of Alberta
Mark D. Hannington
Mark D. Hannington University of Ottawa
Edwin H. McKee
Edwin H. McKee United States Geological Survey
John F. Thompson
John F. Thompson University of Sydney
Anthony J. Naldrett
Anthony J. Naldrett University of Toronto
Barry P. Kohn
Barry P. Kohn University of Melbourne
Richard M. Friedman
Richard M. Friedman University of British Columbia
Paul E. Damon
Paul E. Damon University of Arizona
Victor A. Valencia
Victor A. Valencia Washington State University
Jeffrey W. Hedenquist
Jeffrey W. Hedenquist University of Ottawa

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