Former Graduate Students
The program at Mines represents one of the largest and most successful graduate degree programs in economic geology in the world. Since 2000, we have graduated 185 students who are now holding leadership positions in the industry, academia, and government.
Ph.D. Students (2000-present)
| Year | Student Name | Project Title | Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | William Aertker | Geochemistry and high-precision geochronology of the mass transfer between a skarn and sapphire metapelite within the Whitehorn stock magmatic-hydrothermal system, Colorado: A model for hydrothermal corundum | R.F. Wendlandt |
| Dante Huff | An investigation of the igneous petrology, thermal history, and genesis of sedimentary rock-hosted Au deposits in the northern Battle Mountain District, Nevada | E.A. Holley | |
| Kairan Liu | The genesis of the Wolfram Camp tungsten-molybdenum deposit, Queensland, Australia, and the geochemistry of tungsten ore minerals | Z. Chang | |
| Tadsuda Taksavasu | Fluid-fluid interaction in shallow hydrothermal systems: Implications to silica vein textures in low-sulfidation epithermal deposits | T. Monecke | |
| Erik Tharalson | Controls on the formation of disseminated- and vein-style low-sulfidation epithermal precious metal deposits | T. Monecke | |
| 2020 | David Hernández Uribe | Constraining the tectonothermal evolution of subducted oceanic crust using thermodynamic phase equilibrium modeling | R. Palin |
| Peter Illig | The porphyry and skarn deposits of the Chillagoe mining district, far northeast Queensland, Australia | R. Goldfarb | |
| Allison R. Severson | Across- and along-strike structural and geochronological variations of the Nashoba-Putnam and Avalon terranes, eastern Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, southeastern New England Appalachians | Y. Kuiper | |
| 2019 | John DeDecker | Alteration and mineral paragenesis of the McArthur River and Fox Lake uranium deposits, Athabasca basin: A new model for the formation of unconformity-related uranium deposits | T. Monecke |
| Halley Keevil | Geochronology and metallogeny of the Junjiang basin, northeastern North China Block, with a focus on the genesis of the White Mountain sedimentary rock-hosted gold deposit | T. Monecke | |
| Timothy J. MacIntyre | Geology and geochemistry of the Kansanshi Cu-(Au) deposit, North-Western Province, Zambia | A. Gysi and M.W. Hitzman | |
| Emily Perry | hydrothermal calcite: Insights from numerical modeling, experimental geochemistry, and mineral deposits in New Mexico | A. Gysi | |
| Samuel Pierre | Geochemical controls on the fluid evolution of submarine and subaerial ore-forming hydrothermal systems | T. Monecke | |
| Miguel Tavares Nassif | Structural-metallogenic evolution of the Garrison gold camp of the Archean southern Abitibi greenstone belt, Ontario, Canada | Y.D. Kuiper | |
| 2018 | Ben M. Frieman | U-Pb and Lu-Hf LA-ICP-MS detrital zircon and structural investigations in the Abitibi subprovince, Canada, with implications for Archean geodynamic processes and deformation behavior along gold-bearing, crustal-scale faults | Y.D. Kuiper |
| Richard L. Henry | Low temperature aqueous solubility of fluorite at temperatures of 5, 25, and 50°C and ionic strengths up to 0.72M | W.J. Harrison | |
| 2017 | Wesley Hall | Geochronology, magnetic lithostratigraphy, and the tectonostratigraphic evolution of the late Meso- to Neoproterozoic Ghanzi Basin in Botswana and Namibia, and implications for copper-silver mineralization in the Kalahari Copperbelt | M.W. Hitzman and Y.D. Kuiper |
| Subaru Tsuruoka | The evolution of hydrothermal fluids from the deep porphyry environment to the shallow epithermal environment | T. Monecke | |
| 2015 | Tom Meuzelaar | Hydrothermal alteration of carbonaceous mudstones hosting the Eskay Creek Au deposit, British Columbia | T. Monecke |
| Ryan D. Taylor | Orogenic gold formation and tectonic evolution of the Grass Valley gold district and temporal correlations of gold deposits in California | T. Monecke | |
| 2013 | Eric Anderson | Aeromagnetic signature of the geology and mineral resources near the Pebble porphyry Cu-Au-Mo deposit, southwest Alaska | W. Zhou |
| David W. Broughton | Geology and ore deposits of the Central African Copperbelt | M.W. Hitzman | |
| Julie Leibold | Geochemistry and mineralogy of the alteration halo associated with the Three Crow roll-front uranium deposit, Nebraska, USA | T. Monecke and R.F. Wendlandt | |
| Jessica Matthews | The impact of accessory minerals on the distribution of trace elements in the continental crust: An integrated petrologic and phase equilibria modeling study of migmatites | N. Kelly | |
| John Woodhead | Geology and geophysics of the Zambian Copperbelt | M.W. Hitzman | |
| 2012 | Sophie J. Hancock | The geology and hydrogeology of Lost Creek roll front uranium deposit, Sweetwater County, Wyoming, USA | M.W. Hitzman |
| Elizabeth A. Holley | The Veladero high-sulfidation epithermal Au-Ag deposit, Argentina: Volcanic stratigraphy, alteration, mineralization, and quartz paragenesis | T. Monecke | |
| Gloria P. Lopez Orrego | The El Espino iron-oxide copper gold district, Coastal Cordillera of north-central Chile | M.W. Hitzman | |
| 2011 | Garth E. Graham | Geologic and stable isotope investigations of the Sheep Creek Cu-(Co-Ag) deposit with comparison to other sediment-hosted base metal deposits in Mesoproterozoic basins | M.W. Hitzman |
| 2010 | Richard K. Glanzman | Application of field portable X-ray fluorescence to the mining industry | L.G. Closs |
| Jeanette E. McGill | Platinum group metal production potential: Eastern limb, Bushveld Complex, South Africa | M.W. Hitzman | |
| 2007 | Khiyam Ahmad Alzughoul | Mineralization at the Calumet Mountain skarn system, North Salida, central Colorado | M.W. Hitzman and G.S. Holden |
| 2006 | Paul J. Bartos | Innovation in the mining industry through time | M.W. Hitzman |
| David W. Coulter | Remote sensing analysis of alteration mineralogy associated with natural acid drainage in the Grizzly Peak caldera, Sawatch Range, Colorado | T.K. Young and M.W. Hitzman | |
| 2005 | Efem Altinok | Zn-Pb-Fe mineralization process, evolution of sea water oxidation state in a restricted basin, and diagenesis of deep water calcareous sediments : geochemical and geological study of the Navan deposit, Dublin Basin, Ireland | M.W. Hitzman |
| 2003 | James William Barron | The stratigraphy, metamorphism, and tectonic history of the Solwezi Area, Northwest Province, Zambia: Integrating geological field observations and airborne geophysics in the interpretation of regional geology | M.W. Hitzman |
| 2002 | Young-Woo Kil | Mantle evolution associated with the Rio Grande Rift : geochemistry and geothermobarometry of upper mantle xenoliths | R.F. Wendlandt |
| 2001 | Diogo R.N. Rosa | Metallogenesis of the Jales gold district, northern Portugal | S.B. Romberger |
| 2000 | Katja Freitag | Geology and structure of the lower southwest orebody, Greens Creek Mine, Alaska | M.W. Hitzman and E.P. Nelson |
M.S. Students (2000-present)
| Year | Student Name | Project Title | Advisor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Andrea Distel | Magmatic processes on the Asteroid 4-Vesta: Implications for differentiation of small rocky bodies | R. Palin |
| Alexander Jones | Germanium occurrence in the Bornite deposit, southwestern Brooks Range, Alaska | K. Pfaff | |
| Duncan McIntire | Geology, mineralization, alteration, and structural evolution of the Zaozigou Au-Sb deposit, West Qinling Orogen, China | R. Goldfarb | |
| Samantha Pascarelli | Shallow-water geothermal activity offshore Panarea, Aeolian island arc, Italy | T. Monecke | |
| Stephen Piurkowsky | Distal signatures of, and vectors to, hydrothermal ores in carbonates in the Candelaria-Punta del Cobre district, Chile | Z. Chang | |
| Dustin A. Shockley | Proterozoic structural history of the Montezuma mining district in the central Colorado Front Range | Y.D. Kuiper | |
| 2020 | Edward P.T. Bonner | Shortwave infrared spectral analysis of hydrothermal alteration in the main and southwest Tintic mining district and exploration implications of the Silver City porphyry Cu-Mo-Au prospect, Tintic mining district, Utah, USA | S.M. Enders |
| Miranda Lehman | U–Th–Pb monazite constraints on the timing of Paleoproterozoic metamorphism in Big Thompson Canyon, Colorado Front Range | R. Palin | |
| Kelsey Livingston | The peralkaline Mount Rosa granite: Contrasting mineralogy and geochemistry observed in the Mount Rosa granite, Pikes Peak batholith, Colorado | K. Pfaff | |
| Logan Powell | The Proterozoic geology of the northern half of the Mount Evans 7.5-minute quadrangle | Y.D. Kuiper | |
| 2019 | Hannah Cayes | Formation of topaz-enriched gneiss in the east-central Colorado Front Range via crystallization of Mesoproterozoic halogen-rich granitic magmas | R. Palin |
| Lyndsey N. Fisher | Characterization of the mineralized albitite bodies at Biggejavri, Kautokeino Greenstone Belt, Finnmark, Northern Norway | K. Pfaff | |
| Justin Lowe | A petrographic, geochemical, and geochronological investigation of gold mineralization at the Lone Tree gold mine, Battle Mountain, Nevada | E.A. Holley | |
| Asha Mahatma | The Proterozoic history of the southern half of the Mount Evans 7.5-minute quadrangle : Evidence for a ca. 1.4 Ga orogenic event in the central Front Range, Colorado | Y.D. Kuiper | |
| Jeffrey McKeon | Evidence for a subseafloor replacement origin of the Cretaceous Palma volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit, central Peru | T. Monecke | |
| Zachary Palmer | The nature and timing of metamorphism within the San Isabel granite aureole, Wet Mountains, south Colorado | R. Palin | |
| Carolyn Pauly | Mineralogy and petrogenesis of the California Blue mine aquamarine- and topaz-bearing pegmatite deposit, San Bernardino County, California | A. Gysi | |
| Isaac Simon | Characterization of pentlandite-bearing quartz veins of Kambalda, Western Australia | K. Pfaff | |
| Helen Thomas | Bulk compositional controls on mineral assemblages in metamorphosed ore deposits : an example from the LaRonde-Penna gold-rich VHMS deposit, Quebec, Canada | N. Kelly | |
| Helen Twigg | The geology of Kakanda, D.R.C. : Implications for lithological and structural controls of Cu-Co mineralization of the Roan group | S. Enders, M.W. Hitzman | |
| Christopher J. Van Hoozen | The hydrothermal solubility of monazite rare earth element endmembers | A. Gysi | |
| 2018 | Michael L. Berger | Geology and mineralization of the Pajarita mountain layered peralkaline syenitic pluton-hosted REE-Zr prospect, Mescalero Apache Reservation, New Mexico | R.F. Wendlandt and A. Gysi |
| Kim A. Cone | Refining crystal size distributions and kinetic histories using automated scanning electron microscopy and manual methods : A hybrid approach | R.F. Wendlandt | |
| Lauren C. Foiles | R-mode factor analysis of stream sediment data in the Fairbanks mining district, east-central Alaska | E.A. Holley | |
| Emilie Gentry | Characterizing the southwestern extent of the Norumbega fault system, a mid-Paleozoic crustal-scale strike-slip fault system in the New England Appalachians | Y.D. Kuiper | |
| Lauren R. Zeeck | The role of flashing in the formation of high-grade, low-sulfidation epithermal deposits: A case study from the Omu Camp in Hokkaido, Japan | T. Monecke | |
| 2017 | Grainne M. Byrne | Geometries and genesis of breccias within the halokinetic Kalukundi diapir at the Mashitu mine, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo | M.W. Hitzman and Y.D. Kuiper |
| Xinran He | Origin and evolution of the Rocky Pond slice, an enigmatic tectonic block in eastern Massachusetts | Y.D. Kuiper | |
| Michael J. Hurth | Geologic investigation of iron occurrences in the Katangan and Damaran successions of southern Africa: A comparative study | A. Gysi and M.W. Hitzman | |
| Johana M. Pedraza Rojas | Geologic controls on alteration and mineralization at the Wharf mine, South Dakota | E.A. Holley | |
| Philip Persson | The geochemical and mineralogical evolution of the Mount Rosa complex, El Paso County, Colorado, USA | K. Pfaff | |
| Timothy O. Wyatt | The residence of uranium in roll front deposits: A case study | K. Pfaff | |
| 2016 | Nicole K. Allen | Structurally controlled Cu-Zn-(Co-Pb) mineralization in the Neoproterozoic Ombombo subgroup, Kaokoland, Namibia | M.W. Hitzman and Y.D. Kuiper |
| Steffen M. Ball | Hydrothermal nickel sulfide hosted in Neoproterozoic carbonate and evaporitic rocks of the Menda Central prospect, Democratic Republic of Congo | M.W. Hitzman | |
| Mario Guzman | Geology, vein petrography and mineral chemistry of the North Amethyst deposit, Creede mining district, Creede, Colorado | T. Monecke | |
| Mandi B. Hutchinson | REE enrichment in weathered carbonatite, Bull Hill: Bear Lodge mountains, Wyoming | M.W. Hitzman and R.F. Wendlandt | |
| Madison Lytle | The Proterozoic history of the Idaho Springs-Ralston shear zone: Evidence for a widespread ca. 1.4 Ga orogenic event in central Colorado | Y.D. Kuiper | |
| Patrick Quigley | The spectrum of ore deposit types, their alteration and volcanic setting in the Penokean volcanic belt, Great Lakes region, USA | T. Monecke | |
| Ashley Quigley | Setting of volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in the Penokean volcanic belt, Great Lakes region, USA | T. Monecke | |
| Wiley B. Skewes | Evolution of magmatic-hydrothermal systems below boiling conditions: Evidence from the C?o?pler Au-Cu deposit, east central Turkey | T. Monecke | |
| 2015 | Robert D. Charnock | Origin and evolution of the southeastern Merrimack belt, Massachusetts | Y.D. Kuiper |
| Douglas T. Conner | The geology of the Bornite copper-zinc-cobalt carbonate-hosted deposit, southwestern Brooks Range, Alaska | M.W. Hitzman | |
| Matthew D. Dye | Mineralogical characterization and paragenesis of the Cripple Creek deposit, Colorado | N. Kelly | |
| Jae Erickson | Rare-earth element mineralization and formation of the Iron Hill carbonatite complex, Gunnison County, Colorado | K. Pfaff | |
| Matthew T. Fithian | Geology, geochemistry and geochronology of the Marigold mine, Battle Mountain-Eureka trend, Nevada | E.A. Holley and N. Kelly | |
| Gregory Hufford | Tectono-hydrothermal evolution of the Neoarchean Abitibi greenstone belt, Canada: New insights from the Timiskaming assemblage | T. Monecke | |
| Teresa A. Johnson | Petrology and geochemistry of the mafic and ultramafic dikes and intrusions in Aitkin, Pine and Carlton counties, Minnesota | R.F. Wendlandt | |
| Corey J. Meighan | PT evolution of Sentinel Cu deposit, northwestern Zambia | N. Kelly and M. Hitzman | |
| 2014 | Mitchell M. Bennett | Cathodoluminescence and fluid inclusion characteristics of hydrothermal quartz from porphyry deposits | T. Monecke and N. Kelly |
| Timothy G. Gross | Controls and distribution of Cu-Au mineralization that developed the Island Mountain deposit, Whistler property, southcentral Alaska | N. Kelly | |
| Harry Hanneman | Mineralogy and geochemistry of carbonaceous mudstone as a vector to ore: A case study at the Lagunas Norte high-sulfidation gold deposit, Peru | T. Monecke | |
| Jena Long | Structural controls on roll-front mineralization at the Buss Pit deposit, Gas Hills district, Wyoming | T. Monecke | |
| Olivia Oseguera | The significance of magma mingling and mixing during the formation of the host-rock successions of Archean massive sulfide deposits in the Noranda camp, Abitibi subprovince, Quebec | T. Monecke | |
| Justin C. Palmer | Structural geology and geochemistry of sedimentary rock-hosted gold in the eastern Nadaleen Trend, Yukon Territory, Canada | Y.D. Kuiper | |
| 2013 | Patricia L. Capistrant | Geology of the Enterprise hydrothermal nickel deposit, eastern Kabompo Dome, North-Western Province, Zambia | M.W. Hitzman |
| Wesley S. Hall | Geology and paragenesis of the Boseto copper deposits, Kalahari Copperbelt, northwest Botswana | M.W. Hitzman | |
| Michael Hendrickson | Geology of the Fishtie copper deposit, Central Province, Zambia | M. Hitzman | |
| Nicholas Kerr | Geology of the Stonepark Zn-Pb prospects, County Limerick, Ireland | M.W. Hitzman | |
| Owen Nicholls | Mineralization related to the biotite syenite at the Money Knob intrusion-related gold deposit, Livengood, Alaska | T. Monecke | |
| Anne Rahfeld | Mineralogical and geochemical fingerprints of alteration associated with the Cripple Creek alkaline-magmatic Au-Te deposit, Colorado | N. Kelly | |
| Tim Stockhausen | The Upper Conglomerate and its importance to the Sierra Mojada Ag-Zn deposit system, Coahuila, Mexico | M.W. Hitzman | |
| Erik Roger Tharalson | Understanding the role of footwall sulfur, ore mineralogy, and igneous stratigraphy in the formation of the Serpentine magmatic Cu-Ni deposit, Duluth Complex, northeastern Minnesota | T. Monecke | |
| 2012 | Elisabeth Easley | Geochemical characterization of the Waunita Hot Springs geothermal reservoir: Gunnison County, Colorado | R.F. Wendlandt |
| Jeff Edelen | Geology of the Cerro Jumil gold skarn deposit, Mexico | T. Monecke | |
| Laura Garchar | Geochemistry of a volcanic hydrothermal system at Mount Spurr, Alaska | R.F. Wendlandt | |
| Robert Nowak | The nature and significance of high-grade metamorphism and intense deformation in the Izok VHMS alteration halo and deposit | N. Kelly | |
| Andrew Ritts | Texture and composition of pyrite contained in the mudstone host of the Eskay Creek sulfide and sulfosalt deposit, British Columbia | T. Monecke and N. Kelly | |
| Danielle S. Schmandt | Stratigraphy and mineralization of the Kamoa copper deposit, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo | M.W. Hitzman | |
| 2011 | John Gibbons | Mineralogical and geochemical vectors to mineralization at the Hoyle Pond gold mine, Timmins, Ontario | T. Monecke |
| Michael J. Kirschbaum | Geology of the Guelb Moghrein iron oxide-copper-gold deposit | M.W. Hitzman | |
| 2010 | Brandon D. Lewis | Geology of the Toboggan gold-telluride prospects, Murray, Idaho | M.W. Hitzman |
| Jocelyn Ross | A geometallurgical study at the Bingham Canyon mine, Utah: Analyzing mineralogical and textural parameters impacting rock breakage | M.W. Hitzman and K.O. Hoal | |
| Chris R. Siron | Geology of the Little Whiteman carbonate-hosted replacement deposit, western Fortymile district, east-central Alaska | M.W. Hitzman | |
| Michael Tedeschi | Geology of the Cerro Verde iron oxide-copper-gold prospect: San Javier, Sonora, Mexico | M.W. Hitzman | |
| 2009 | Walter Valery Garcia Wong | Geology of the Milagros project, Alto Chicama district, La Libertad, Peru | M.W. Hitzman and J.W. Hedenquist |
| 2008 | Michael Patrick Sheehan | Ore genesis of the Monywa copper complex, Monywa, Myanmar | L.G. Closs |
| Jane G. Stammer | Geochemical and mineralogical analysis of the Chukar footwall gold deposit, northeastern Nevada | M.G. Hitzman | |
| 2007 | Bridget A. Ball | The petrology of sulfide and PGE-bearing zones in the lower portion of the Lake Owen layered mafic intrusion, Albany County, Wyoming | M.W. Hitzman |
| Greg Lee Melton | Geochemical characterization of mantle xenoliths and the Herring Park Basalt and their association to the Rio Grande Rift | R.F. Wendlandt | |
| Catherine E. Morgan | Alteration of the Bootstrap Limestone, northern Carlin Trend, Elko Country, Nevada | J. Humphrey | |
| James F. Venendaal | Trace element geochemistry and carbonate alteration as indicators for gold mineralization at the Cortez Hills deposit, Lander County, Nevada | L.G. Closs | |
| Desiree Tenille Wentland | Copper and platinum group element mineralization in the Revais Creek Intrusion, Flathead Indian Reservation, Sanders County, Montana | M.W. Hitzman | |
| 2006 | Eric Earnest Eckberg | Geology and mineral paragenesis of the Copper Hill area, NW Gillis Range, Walker River Indian Reservation, Mineral County, Nevada | M.W. Hitzman |
| Shawana M. Gilbertson | Phoenix district exploration target evaluation based on integrated 3-D geology, geochemistry, and geophysics, Lander Country, Nevada | L.G. Closs | |
| Ronald Gutierrez | Geology of the Huevos Verdes silver-gold vein system, San Jose district, Deseado Massif, Patagonia, Argentina | E.P. Nelson | |
| John S. Lien | Characterization of the Black Mountain gold-mineralizing system, east-central Alaska | S.B. Romberger | |
| Timothy J. MacIntyre | Fault-controlled hydrocarbon-related bleaching and sediment-hosted copper mineralization of the Jurassic Wingate Sandstone at the Cashin mine, Montrose County, Colorado | M.W. Hitzman | |
| Celso L. Palacios C. | Geology of the Explorador epithermal vein and Selene mining district, Apurimac, Peru: Lithostratigraphy, structure, alteration and mineralization | E.P. Nelson and A. Dietrich | |
| 2005 | Cayce A. Lillesve | Geochronologic determination and petrogenetic characterization of selected units in the Trickle Mountain area of the San Juan volcanic field, southwestern Colorado | R.F. Wendlandt |
| Heather A. Lowers | Origin of fibrous amphiboles in the Iron Hill carbonatite complex, Gunnison County, Colorado | W.J. Harrison | |
| Christopher P. Valorose | Economic geology of the Dripping Springs area, San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, Arizona | M.W. Hitzman | |
| 2004 | Kathryn E. Barba? | Structural analysis of mineralized veins in the Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado | E.P. Nelson |
| Adriana Blesa | Geology and mineralization of the Esquel area, Patagonia, Argentina | M.W. Hitzman and J.W. Hedenquist | |
| Russell J. Dow | Geology of the Arizaro and Lindero gold-copper prospects, Salta province, northwest Argentina | M.W. Hitzman | |
| Walter G. Orquera | Vertical variation in D veins at the El Salvador porphyry copper deposit, Chile : morphology, mineralogy, geochemistry and importance to porphyry ores | M.W. Hitzman and L.B. Gustafson | |
| Jason B. Price | Structural controls and stable isotope geochemistry of mineralization and wallrock alteration at the Bonanza Mine, Kennecott, Alaska | M.W. Hitzman | |
| Kenzie J. Turner | Age, origin, and geochemistry of the tuff of Saguache Creek, Saguache County, Colorado | R.F. Wendlandt | |
| 2003 | Christopher E. Carman | The Aroona willemite trend, north Flinders Ranges, South Australia : sedimentary, structural and economic geology | M.W. Hitzman |
| 2002 | Eric D. Dillenbeck | Identification of mineral extraction waste products using the AVIRIS, CASI, SFSI, and Hyperion imaging spectrometers at the Bauer Mill tailings site, Stockton, Utah | L.G. Closs and K. Lee |
| Christopher Paul Mazeika | Lithogeochemical characterization of the Sage Breccia Pipe, Coconino County, Arizona | L.G. Closs and K.J. Wenrich | |
| Stephen Redak | Trace element geochemistry and fluid inclusion study of the Magdalena and Patricia II veins of the Santa Rita Au-Ag Mine, San Dimas District, Durango, Mexico | L.G. Closs and W.W. Atkinson | |
| Ezra Yacob | Correlation of ash-flow tuffs, San Juan Volcanic Field, Colorado | R.F. Wendlandt | |
| 2001 | Katherine E. Langer | Geochemical data analysis techniques for gold exploration in Sumbawa, Indonesia | L.G. Closs and G.D. Thyne |
| Craig McClung | Wall rock alteration of the Metaline Formation around the Pend Oreille Zn-Pb deposit, Metaline district, NE Washington, USA | M.W. Hitzman | |
| Ulrike Miersemann | Alteration and ore mineral zonation within the Silver Plume, Georgetown district, Clear Creek County, Colorado | S.B. Romberger | |
| 2000 | Steven T. Beach | Kinematic analysis of mineralized veins in the Idaho Springs mining district, central Colorado | E.P. Nelson, M.W. Hitzman |
| Alexis Tawn Cupo | Alteration and mineralization at the Centenario manto-type copper deposit, northern Chile | M.W. Hitzman | |
| Dane C. Evans | Carbonate-hosted breccias in the Meikle mine, Nevada and their relationship with gold mineralization | M.W. Hitzman | |
| Kari Ann Fox | Fe-oxide (Cu-U-Au-REE) mineralization and alteration at the Productora prospect | M.W. Hitzman | |
| Keri H. Moore | Geology of the gold-bearing L1 and L2 Liese quartz zones, Pogo deposit, east central Alaska | M.W. Hitzman | |
| Maximino E. Simian | Geology and geochemistry of the Jeronimo gold deposit, Potrerillos district, III region, Chile | M.W. Hitzman | |
| Justin Ibrahim Simon | A petrogenetic comparison of early crystal-poor ash-flow tuffs, San Juan volcanic field, south-central Colorado | R.F. Wendlandt | |
| Heidie I. Torrealday | Mineralization and alteration of the Kansanshi copper deposit, Zambia | M.W. Hitzman | |
| David Winterbourne | Alteration and mineralization of the San Pedro porphyry, Cerro San Pedro, San Luis Potosi?, Mexico | M.W. Hitzman |
Professional Master's in Mineral Exploration Students (2005-present)
| Year | Student Name | Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Dominic Taccolini | Z. Chang |
| 2020 | John W. Buchanan | Y. Kuiper |
| Steffanie Cruse | W. Bohrson | |
| Steven Maliner-Colvin | Z. Chang | |
| 2019 | Mary E. Bingham Chee | T. Monecke |
| Nicole Arnush | T. Monecke | |
| Trevor Copple | N. Hurtig | |
| Peng Sun | T. Monecke | |
| 2018 | Amanda Irons | Y.D. Kuiper |
| Patrick Scott | T. Monecke | |
| Matthew Siegel | T. Monecke | |
| Jon Stacey | T. Monecke | |
| 2017 | Caleb Engle | T. Monecke |
| Mark Raimo | T. Monecke | |
| 2016 | Denis Alp | E.A. Holley |
| Bridgette M. Miller | E.A. Holley | |
| Jacob Smith | A. Gysi | |
| 2015 | Ambyr Douglass | E.A. Holley |
| Maxwell Hain | E.A. Holley | |
| Nathan Loesch | E.A. Holley | |
| Shawn Lopez | E.A. Holley | |
| Brandon Meehl | E.A. Holley | |
| David Peake | E.A. Holley | |
| 2014 | Peter Brice | Y.D. Kuiper |
| Johanna Cervera Acosta | E.A. Holley | |
| Tsolmon Gonchig | E.A. Holley | |
| John Meyer | E.A. Holley | |
| Mark Mikos | E.A. Holley | |
| Jamison Ricks | T. Monecke | |
| Edy Teodoro Vásquez | E.A. Holley | |
| 2013 | Pamela Lagrava Zamorano | E.A. Holley |
| 2012 | Enrique A. Chait Molina | T. Monecke |
| Judith Hughes | M.W. Hitzman | |
| Michael Lobato | T. Monecke | |
| Kari L. Oakman | T. Monecke | |
| Amelia T. Sterling | T. Monecke | |
| 2011 | Matthew L. Cunningham | T. Monecke |
| Efrain Ugarte Zarate | T. Monecke | |
| 2010 | Younus O. Afzali | L.G. Closs |
| Ho Cheol Shin | M.W. Hitzman | |
| Rebecca Klein | T. Monecke | |
| 2007 | Cassaundra Cornett | L.G. Closs |
| Laura Slattery | L.G. Closs | |
| 2006 | Luciana Ayala | L.G. Closs |
| Manuel Padilla | L.G. Closs | |
| 2005 | Dean Turner | L.G. Closs |
Graduate Certificate Students (2020-present)
| 2021 | Ian Campos Carvalho |