Hausel, W. Dan

1949 - I plan to be here for a long time

Gilbert, Arizona
danhausel@yahoo.com

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Albany County

Biographical and Professional Information

As a research geologist and consultant, I specialize in finding all of the fun things in geology: diamonds, colored gemstones, gold, platinum, very old and deformed rocks and rare rocks that may host diamonds. And yes, I did find many treasures in Wyoming and Colorado including >2 dozen diamond deposits (with gems!), a whole new gold district west of Casper, two world-class gemstone deposits with giant iolites (water sapphire). One iolite gem weighed >24,000 carats (the largest ever found in the world)! But, just between you and me, I did leave some very large gems in the rock outcrop (because they were too big to carry). One was the size of a door (could easily top the scale at >million carats). But even more startling was some research I was working on (prior to my resignation from the Wyoming Geological Survey) of another iolite deposit that may have >1 trillion carats and potentially as many as 2.4 trillion carats of this gemstone (now multiply this by the value of the gemstone ~$30-150/carat).

Book on Diamond Deposits surrounded by Diamondiferous Rocks (photo by Wayne Sutherland)

I also found ruby, sapphire and kyanite gems, started two gold rushes and an opal rush (this opal deposit covers an area of >14 square miles!), discovered the first peridot gems in Wyoming (I recovered 13,000 carats from two anthills north of Rock Springs). I love to map. Over the years I spent most summers in a tent as I mapped old gold mines, South Pass, the Seminoe Mountains, Rattlesnake Hills, Copper Mountain, Leucite Hills, State Line, Cooper Hill and Iron Mountain. I met some wonderful characters. One was a caretaker at the Carissa gold mine at South Pass. While some people from Colorado were removing an old wooden door from the historic mill for the rustic wood, instead of confronting them, this recluse removed their car door for a later trade.

I authored >500 papers, books and maps and presented more than 400 lectures on finding mineral deposits, mining history and martial arts as a keynote speaker or invited speaker at various conferences and clubs. In 1992, I was the recipient of the American Association of Petroleum Geologist's President's Award for Excellence and the Wyoming Geological Association's Certificate of Appreciation for Outstanding Endeavors and Contributions. In 2001, due to the efforts of many people across the state, I was inducted into the National Rock Hound & Lapidary Hall of Fame & presented their Education Award. In 2004, the Wyoming Geological Association awarded me their highest honor: the association’s ‘Distinguished Service Award’ for outstanding endeavors & contributions to the work and progress of the association and understanding of Wyoming’s geology. You will find me listed in Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 2000 Notable American Men, 5000 Personalities of the World, and others.

I not only find rocks, I also break them. I teach traditional martial arts & have the highest rank attainable in Okinawa Karate (10th degree black belt). I am the grandmaster of Seiyo Shorin-Ryu Karate & have trained in martial arts for 42 years and still love to see excitment on the faces of my students as they learn new ways to defend theirselves & build self-confidence. My greatest achievements are my students – most have turned out to be very productive members of society. Several international organizations have honored me: these honors have included 2004 Instructor of the Year, 2003 International Grandmaster of the Year, 2002 Grandmaster of the Year & 2001 International Instructor of the Year, induction into 14 Halls of Fame as well as Who’s Who in the 21st Century.

When I'm not breaking rocks, I sketch them - see http://danhausel.com

Genres

Wyoming Subjects
Nonfiction

Titles

Gold districts of Wyoming (1981). Geological Survey of Wyoming, 71 p.
Minerals and rocks of Wyoming (1986). Geological Survey of Wyoming, 117 p.
Structural control of Archean gold mineralization within the South Pass greenstone terrain, Wyoming (USA). The Practical Applications of Trace Elements and Isotopes to Environmental Biogeochemistry and Mineral Resources Evaluation (1987) Theophrastus Publications, Athens, Greece.
The geology of Wyoming's precious metal lode and placer deposits (1989). Geological Survey of Wyoming, 248 p.
Economic geology of the South Pass granite-greenstone belt, Wind River Mountains, Wyoming (1991). Geological Survey of Wyoming Report of Investigations 44, 129 p.
Guide to the geology, mining districts and ghost towns of the Medicine Bow Mountains including the Snowy Range scenic highway (1993). Geological Survey of Wyoming, 53 p.
The geology of Wyoming's copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum and associated metal deposits in Wyoming (1997). Geological Survey of Wyoming, 224 p.
Diamonds and mantle source rocks in the Wyoming Craton, with a discussion of other US occurrences (1998). Wyoming State Geological Survey, 93 p. ISBN 1-884589-13-8
Gemstones and other unique minerals and rocks of Wyoming - a field guide for collectors (2000). Wyoming State Geological Survey, 268 p. ISBN 1-884589-15-4.
Diamond Deposits – Origin, Exploration, and History of Discoveries (2002). Society of Mining Engineers, 374 p. ISBN 0-87335-213-0.
Geology of the Iron Mountain Kimberlite District (2003). Wyoming Geological Survey, 42 p. ISBN 1-884589-33-2.
Minerals and Rocks of Wyoming, A Guide for Collectors, Prospectors, Rock Hounds, and the Layman (2005). Wyoming State Geological Survey, 159 p. ISBN 1-884589-40-5.
Geology and Geochemistry of the Leucite Hills Volcanic Field (2006). Wyoming Geological Survey, 71 p.. ISBN 1-884589-42-1.
Gemstone Deposits: Geology, Mineralogy, Gemology & Exploration (2007). Society of Mining Engineers, 360 p. (I'm just finishing up this one)

Speaking Engagements

I'm available to talk! When I was a state employee, I did these for free. But I resigned from the Geological Survey in 2007 (along with ~50% of the staff beginning in 2004) in protest of unethical treatment of the employees by the management. I now work as the US Exploration Manager for an Australian Diamond Company, and as a consultant for Canadian gold and a gemstone companies - so the director may have done me a favor.

Contact: Dan Hausel at danhausel@yahoo.com

I appeared on ICMJ's Prospecting & Mining Journal cover following discovery of several gemstone deposits in Wyoming including some that have a suite of spectacular gems (iolite, ruby, sapphire & kyanite). Two of these are arguably world-class gemstone deposits.

Past Speaking Engagements

1978
• Common Rocks & Minerals, BSA, Rainbow Valley Lodge, Centennial.
• COMMON ROCKS & MINERALS, BSA, Chimney Park Scout Camp.
• GEOLOGY & MINERALIZATION OF THE SUNLIGHT BASIN, Rawhide Ranch, Sunlight Basin.
• HISTORY & GEOLOGY OF DIAMOND DISCOVERIES IN WYOMING, Men's group, Trinity Lutheran, Laramie.
• HISTORY & GEOLOGY OF DIAMOND DISCOVERIES IN WYOMING, Laramie Civitans, Laramie.
• ORIGIN, USE & OCCURRENCES OF WYOMING'S MINERALS, BSA, Laramie.

• Exploration for diamondiferous kimberlites, 82nd National Western Mining Conference, Denver.
• Exploration techniques designed for kimberlite exploration, Wyoming Geological Association, Casper.
• Diamond-bearing and nondiamond-bearing kimberlites, American Chemical Society, Laramie.
• The Powder River Basin uranium deposits: history & production, AAPG, Casper.
• Update on exploration for diamonds, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Casper.
• Colorado & Wyoming diamonds, 50th Forum on Geology & Industrial Minerals, Denver.
• Review of diamond prospecting, Northwestern Mining Association, Spokane.

• Exploration for diamondiferous kimberlite. Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists Denver.
• Uses of Wyoming's minerals, BSA, Rainbow Valley Lodge, Centennial.
• Wyoming's minerals, Wyoming Mining Association, Teacher's Workshop, Casper.
• Uranium resources, Lions Club, Laramie.
• Potential mineral resources in Wyoming, KUWR radio interview, Laramie.
• Exploration for diamond-bearing kimberlite in Colorado and Wyoming-an update, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers, Society of Mining Engineers, Minneapolis.

GEMSTONES & Other Unique Minerals & Rocks of Wyoming (photo by Wayne Sutherland)

• Diamond exploration in Colorado and Wyoming, West Texas Geological Association, Midland.
• Wyoming's mineral and gem occurrences, Cheyenne Gem and Rock Club, Cheyenne.
• Common rocks and minerals found in Wyoming, BSA, Rainbow Valley, Centennial.
• Wyoming's minerals, Wyoming Mining Association, Teacher's Workshop, Casper.
• Economic mineral deposits of Wyoming, Wyoming Geological Association Field Conference, Jackson.
• Diamond exploration in Wyoming, University of Wyoming Geology Club, Laramie.

• Geology of Seminoe Mountains, International Archean Geochemistry Field Conference, Field Trip Leader.
• Geology of porphyry copper-molybdenum deposits, Absaroka Mountains, Wyoming Geological Association, Mammoth Springs.
• Exploration techniques & diamond extraction methods for kimberlite, UW Civil Engineering Seminar.
• Exploration techniques & diamond extraction methods for kimberlite, Society of Mining Engineers.
• Geology & economics of some important mineral resources in Wyoming, Cheyenne Geological Society.

• Metallogeny of some Wyoming deposits, 86th National Western Mining Conference, Denver, Colorado.
• Gold mineralization and mining history, Laramie Rockologists, Laramie.
• Geology & exploration of diamondiferous kimberlites, UW Dept of Geology & Geophysics.
• Geological exploration & diamond extraction from kimberlite, Wyoming Geological Association, Casper.
• Ore deposits of Wyoming, WGA-WGS-UW Geology, UW Joint Conference, Conference Chairman, Laramie.
• Historic gold mines of Wyoming, Wyoming Historic Preservation Society, Sheridan.
• Sierra Madre copper deposits, Wyoming Mining Association, Teacher's Workshop, Trip Leader, Casper.
• Economic geology of Copper Mountain, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Billings.
• Geology of the Colorado-Wyoming diamond deposits, American Mining Congress, San Francisco.
• Southeastern Wyoming, Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists, Field Trip Leader.

• Wind River Canyon, Wyoming Historic Preservation Society, Field Trip Leader, central Wyoming.
• State Line diamond district, UW Dept of Geography, Field Trip Leader, Laramie.
• State Line diamond district, University of Wyoming & Stonybrook University Field Trip Leader, Laramie.
• Centennial Ridge District, UW Civil Engineering Department, Field Trip Leader, Centennial.
• Seismic exploration techniques in search of Kimberlite, UW Civil Engineering Department, Lecturer.
• Economic geology of the Copper Mountain, Society of Economic Paleontologists & Mineralogists, Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, Denver.
• Kimberlite exploration, American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, Annual Meeting Session Chairman, Denver.
• Economic geology of the Colorado-Wyoming kimberlite province, American Institute of Mining & Metallurgical Engineers, Black Hills Section Meeting, Rapid City.
• Wyoming's strategic metal resources, American Institute of Professional Geologists, Casper.

• South Pass gold, Laramie Rockologists, Laramie.
• Gold and gold mines of South Pass, Cheyenne Gem and Mineral Society, Cheyenne.
• Economic geology of the South Pass granite-greenstone terrain, International Archean geochemistry field conference.
• Gold mines of South Pass, Casper Rock Club, Casper.
• Mineral resources of Wyoming, University of Wyoming Agriculture Extension Service, Laramie.
• Rock and mineral identification, Cheyenne Gem and Mineral Society, Cheyenne.
• Structural and stratigraphic control of Archean gold mineralization within the South Pass greenstone terrain, Wyoming, Wyoming Geological Association, Casper.

• Geology and gold deposits of South Pass, Wyoming, Castle Rock Gem and Mineral Society, Green River.
• Preliminary report on the geology and gold mineralization of the South Pass greenstone belt, Wind River Mountains, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME, New Orleans.
• South Pass gold, Oregon Trail Grange, Casper.
• South Pass gold, University of Wyoming Common Ministry, Laramie.
• Colorado-Wyoming diamonds, University of Wyoming Common Ministry, Laramie.
• Diamond exploration in Wyoming and Colorado - an update, Wyoming Geological Association, Casper.
• Wyoming diamond occurrences, Methodists Mens Club, Laramie.
• Wyoming diamond and gold possibilities, Wyoming State Museum Natural History Lecture Series, Cheyenne.
• Where and how to find diamonds, Casper Gem and Mineral Club, Casper.

• Diamonds in Wyoming, Oregon Trail Grange, Casper.
• Notes on the 4th International Kimberlite Conference, Perth, Australia, Wyoming Geological Association, Casper.
• Western Australian gold and diamonds, Cheyenne Gem and Mineral Society, Speaker, Cheyenne.
• Exploration for diamondiferous and barren kimberlite and lamproite in Colorado and Wyoming, Joint meeting of AIME and the Society of Professional Engineers, Speaker, Rock Springs.
• Gold and diamonds in Wyoming, Thermopolis Trowel and Pick Club,Thermopolis, Wyoming.
• Exploration for diamondiferous kimberlite in the Laramie Range, Wyoming, University of Wyoming Engineering Seminar, Laramie.
• Geology and gold mineralization of the South Pass region, Wind River Mountains, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME, Rock Springs.
• Gold and other mineral deposits at South Pass, Lander Leader Group, Lander.
• The geology, petrology, and geochemistry of gold in the South Pass greenstone belt, Wyoming Geological Association Field Conference, Jackson Lake Lodge.
• Structural control of gold mineralization in the South Pass greenstone belt, North American conference on the control of ore deposits, Missouri School of Mines, Rolla, Missouri.

• The geology of Wyoming's precious metal lode and placer deposits, Wyoming Geological Association, Casper.
• Gold - an exploration frontier in Wyoming, Wyoming Mining Association annual meeting, Keynote Speaker, Jackson Lake Lodge, Wyoming.
• Western Australia and Wyoming - comparisons of gold and diamond deposits, Wyoming State Retired Employees Association, Cheyenne.
• Diamond deposits in Western Australia, Thermopolis Trowel and Pick Club, Thermopolis.
• Gold in Wyoming, Colorado Chapter of Friends of Mineralogy and Department of Geology, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado.
• Mineral resources of the Black Hills, Wyoming, Wyoming Geological Association Field Symposium, Casper.
• Gold and diamonds - where and how to find them, Rock Springs Rockhound Club, Rock Springs.
• Gold and diamonds in Alaska and Australia and relationships to Wyoming, Prospectors of Wyoming (POW), Cody.

Copper and Gold Books by Dan Hausel (photo by Wayne Sutherland)

• Gold, University of Wyoming public radio interview, Laramie.
• Gold in Wyoming, University of Wyoming educational TV interview, Laramie.
• Prospecting for gold, Laramie Children's Museum seminar, Laramie.
• Prospecting for diamonds, Laramie Children's Museum seminar, Laramie, 1989.
• Prospecting methods and mineral resources of Wyoming, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne.
• Geological Survey of Wyoming's mineral information, formats, and available services, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau of Mines, and western State Geologists information meeting, Sacramento, California, March 28.
• Wyoming diamonds, Lions Club, Speaker, Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, April 4.
• How to prospect for gold and diamonds, Friends and Company, Laramie, May 18.
• Archean geology and mineralization of the Wyoming Province, 28th International Geological Congress, field trip co-leader, Casper, July 19-25.
• Exploration for gold in Alaska, Wyoming Geological Association, Casper. Sept 8.
• Structural control of Wyoming's gold deposits, Wyoming Geological Association, Casper, October 27.
• Gold deposits in Alaska, Cheyenne Gem and Mineral Society, Cheyenne, November 3.

• Precious metals in Wyoming, Society of Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2/28.
• Prospecting for gold & diamonds in Wyoming, Prospectors of Wyoming seminar, Cody, 4/18.
• Australian diamond deposits, Prospectors of Wyoming, Cody, Wyoming, 4/18.
• Strategic mineral resources of Wyoming, Cody Archaeology Club, Cody, 4/19.
• Precious metal deposits in Wyoming, Broken Hill Mining-Utah International seminar, SLC, Utah, 2/23.
• Geology & mineralization of South Pass & Seminoe Mountains, NORD Resources, field trip leader, South Pass, 5/7-9.
• South Pass geology & mineralization, Newmont Mining Company, field trip leader, South Pass, 5/14-16.
• Geology & mineralization of the South Pass greenstone belt, Geological Society of America, field trip leader, 5/23-24.
• Prospecting methods, Recreational Prospecting, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, 8/30.
• Geology & mineralization of Seminoe Mountains, American Institute of Professional Geologists, Casper, 9/12.
• Gold in greenstone belts, Society of Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration of AIME, Casper, 9/13.
• Precious & base metal deposits of Wyoming, Northwest Mining Association Convention, Spokane, 12/6.
• Geology & mineralization of South Pass, Warf Resources, field trip leader, South Pass, Wyoming, 6/17.
• Geology & mineralization of South Pass, Bald Mountain Mining Company, field trip leader, 6/17.

• Geology & mineralization of the Wyoming Province, Society of Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration National Convention, Denver, 2/26.
• The form, distribution & geology of gold, platinum, palladium, and silver in Wyoming, National Western Mining Conference, Colorado Mining Association, Denver, 2/26.
• Wyoming's gemstone & lapidary deposits-geology & origin, Cheyenne Gem & Mineral Society, 5/3.
• Gemstones in Wyoming, Oregon Trail Grange, Casper, 5/24.
• Geology & mineralization of South Pass, Wyoming Mining Association Teacher's Workshop, field trip leader, South Pass, 5/26.
• Mineral deposits in southeastern Wyoming, Union Pacific Resources field trip leader, 8/2-3.
• Copper deposits, UW Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences, field trip leader, Hartville & Silver Crown, 4/10.
• Geology & mineralization of Douglas Creek, Union Pacific Resources field trip leader, Medicine Bow Mountains, 6/21.
• The geological profession, Thayer Elementary School, 3/27.
• Geology & mineralization of the Medicine Bow Mountains, Texchem of South Africa Field Trip, 7/3.
• Base & precious metal deposits of Wyoming, Denver Regional Exploration Geological Society, 9/9.
• Geology of the Seminoe Mountains, Wyoming Geological Association Field Trip Leader, 9/14.
• Geology & mineralization of South Pass, Wyoming Geological Association Field Trip Co-leader, 9/15.
• Mineral resources of Wyoming - a review, Wyoming Geological Association, 9/16.

• Prospecting for diamonds, Laramie Children's Museum Benefit Seminar Instructor, 3/5.
• Prospecting for gold, Laramie Children's Museum Benefit Seminar, Instructor, 3/19.
• North to Alaska and Down Under-search for gold & diamonds in the Alaska wilderness & Australian outback, Laramie Children's Museum Benefit, 4/2.
• Prospecting for diamonds in Colorado and Wyoming, Fort Collins Gem and Mineral Show, 4/5.
• Mineral resources of Albany County, Laramie Chamber of Commerce Leadership Seminar, 4/8.
• Exploration for diamonds, Society of Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, Casper,4/9.
• Geology & mineralization of South Pass mining district, Wyoming Mining Association Teacher's Workshop, Field Trip Leader, 7/1.
• Geology of the Snowy Range, FMCA Rock Hounds Field Trip Leader, July 7.
• Geology of the South Pass Mining district, Riverton Gem & Mineral Club field trip, Lander, Aug. 22.
• Cooper Hill mining district, WGA-SEPM-AAPG-EMP Symposium, Sept. 15, Casper.
• Seminoe Mountains mining district, WGA-SEPM-AAPG-EMP Symposium, Sept. 15, Casper.

• Albany County Mineral Resources, Laramie Chamber of Commerce Leadership seminar, 4/14.
• Precious & base metals, Colorado Mining Association Western Mining Conference, 3/24, Denver.
• Structural geology & mineralization of South Pass, USGS economic geologists field trip, 6/24.
• Wyoming Minerals, Ft. Collins Gem & Mineral Show, 3/27.
• Diamonds-geology and exploration, WGA short diamond course, Casper, 9/17.
• Gold panning seminar, Desk and Derrick, Centennial , Wyoming, July.
• Diamonds in Wyoming, Laramie Kwannis Club, 8/31.
• Geology & mineral deposits related to the 1872 Mining Law, UW College of Law, 8/27.

• Economic Geology of greenstone belts in Wyoming Province, Mineral Exploration, Lake Tahoe, NV
• Diamond, kimberlite, lamproite & related rocks in the US , Mineral Exploration, Lake Tahoe, NV
• Diamonds in Colorado & Wyoming Province, Senior Lyceam-University of Wyoming, 10/4.
• Economic geology of diamond deposits Province, University of Wyoming Geology Dept., Economic Geology, 10/7.

• Titanium, iron, and vanadium resources of the Laramie Range field trip, Bond Exploration, April 22, 23.
• Diamonds, kimberlites, lamproites & related rocks in the US, Wyoming Geological Association, 3/3, Casper.
• Diamonds in the U.S., Pacific Northwest Mining Conference, May 3, Bellevue, WA.
• The Great 1872 Diamond Hoax, Pacific Northwest Mining Conference, May 3, Bellevue, WA.
• Collectable rocks and minerals of the Seminoe Mountains, Cheyenne Gem & Mineral Club, May 17.
• Wyoming Diamonds, State Gem & Mineral Show, June 17, Torrington.
• Precious metals and stones of Wyoming, State Gem & Mineral Show, 6/18, Torrington.
• Information booth and publications, State Gem & Mineral Show, 6/17-18, Torrington.
• Geology & gold mineralization of South Pass field trip, UW Geology, June 26, 27.
• Mineral Resource of Wyoming, UW Economic Geology Lab, Aug. 1.
• Field Trip to Leucite Hills, WGA, Aug. 20, Rock Springs, WY.
• The Great 1872 Diamond Hoax, WGA, Aug. 21, Rock Springs, WY.
• The Great 1872 Diamond Hoax, AIME, Oct. 18, Rock Springs, WY.
• Prospecting for gold & diamonds, POW's Prospectors of Wyoming, 10/27, Cody.
• Wyoming Diamonds, Forest Service Moonwalk, Nov. 7, Laramie, WY.
• Field Trip to Green River Basin, Royal Gold Exploration, Dec. 7-8.

• Exploration for diamonds in Wyoming, AIPG, Jan. 10, Casper, WY.
• Diamonds, Torrington Rock Club, Feb. 14.
• Diamond Exploration Potential in Wyoming Craton, Western U.S, SME National Meeting, 3/14, Phoenix.
• Gold in Archean Greenstone Terranes, Wyoming Province, GSA, 4/18, Rapid City.
• Recurring kimberlite & Lamproite Magmatism, GSA, 4/18, Rapid City.
• Diamond Short Course, BLM, April 22, Rock Springs, WY
• Diamonds in the U.S., Darton Geological Society, 5/8, Rapid City.
• Field Trip to Sloan kimberlites, Industrial Minerals Forum, May 19, Laramie.
• Cedar Mountain Diamondiferous Pipes, Green River Basin, Industrial Minerals Forum, 5/20, Laramie.
• Gemstones of Wyoming, Natrona County Gem & Mineral Show, June 8, Casper.
• Diamond Occurrences, Natrona County Gem & Mineral Show, June 9, Casper, WY.
• Diamonds - A major new industry for Wyoming? Society of American Foresters 6/14.

Geological mapping in the Granite Mountains, central Wyoming, following Dan's discovery of a major gold district in the Rattlesnake Hills - photo by Robert Odell.

• Field Trip, Green River Basin Kimberlitic Indicator Minerals, Rock Springs Gem & Mineral Club, July 3rd.
• Eagle Rock field trip (diamonds), Paso Rico Resources, July 15.
• Field Trip, South Pass, Gold Prospectors of the Rockies, Loveland, CO, Aug. 7-8.
• Diamond Exploration Targets in the Wyoming Craton, Montana Geological Society, Billings, MT, August 20.
• Field Trip, Geology of the Leucite Hills, Carol Caverly(author), Sept. 17.
• Diamonds, Friends of Mineralogy, Denver Museum, Sept. 18.
• Gold in Wyoming, Rocky Mountain Prospectors Club, Ft. Collins, CO., Oct. 1.
• Field Trip, Potential Mineral Resources, BHP Minerals, Oct. 14-17.
• Diamonds, Their Origin and Occurrence, Sheridan College, Oct. 30.
• Diamonds, KOWB Radio Interview, Dec. 11.

• Geology of the State Line district, Colorado School of Mines faculty club, 3/10.
• Field Trip, Iron Mountain Kimberlite, Marum Resources Exploration Co, April 13.
• Wyoming Gemstones, Rock Springs Gem & Mineral Club, April 20.
• Field Trip, Iron Mountain Kimberlite district, Pure Gold Exploration, May 6.
• Field Trip, Iron Mountain Kimberlites, Calvin College, Michigan, May 27.
• Field Trip, Iron Mountain Kimberlites, Jon Billman (author), Outdoor Magazine, June 2.
• Diamonds in the Wyoming Craton, Natrona County Rockhound show Keynote Speaker, June 6, Casper.
• Gemstones in Wyoming, Natrona County Rockhound show, June 6, Casper.
• Diamonds in the Wyoming Craton, Natrona County Rockhound show, June 7, Casper.
• Diamond Short Course, North American Diamond Company, Vancouver BC., June.
• Gemstones in Wyoming, Natrona County Rockhound show, June 7, Casper.
• Diamonds, kimberlite, and lamproite, UW Distinguished Geology Lecture Series, Nov. 16
• Diamonds and their origin, UW Economic Geology, Oct. 5.
• Gemstones, Southwest SME Chapter, Rock Springs, Oct. 21.
• Mining Scams, AIPG, Casper, Sept. 9
• Geology of the Iron Mountain district, WGA Casper, Sept. 11.
• Field trip to South Pass, W. Dan Hausel, BHP Exploration, Sept. 16-17.
• Diamond Prospecting short course, Laramie, Sept. 26.
• South Pass gold, Rocky Mountain Prospectors, Ft. Collins, Aug. 5.
• Field trip to South Pass, Rocky Mountain Prospectors, Ft. Collins, Aug. 13-14.
• Diamonds in Wyoming, Territorial Prison Park, Laramie, Aug. 23
• Wyoming Gemstones, Rocky Mountain Prospectors, Ft. Collins, July 1.
• Diamonds, W. Dan Hausel, Loveland Rotary, July 7, 1998.
• Field trip to Tin Cup district, Rocky Mountain Prospectors, Ft. Collins, July 10.
• Field trip to South Pass, Rock Springs gem & mineral club, July 17.

• “How to Find Diamonds”, Casper Geowives, Feb. 9 (Radison Hotel, Casper).
• The Great Diamond Hoax of 1872 and Other Mining Scams, Wyoming Geological Association, Feb. 19 (Petroleum Club, Casper).
• Ethics, History and Traditions, American Institute of Professional Geologists, March 10th (Petroleum Club, Casper).
• Discussion group on the Granite Mountains geologic history and genesis, UW Dept. Geology & Geophysics, March 19th.
• Wyoming Gemstones, Ft. Collins Gem & Mineral Show, March 26-28th.
• Diamond and Gold Prospecting Methods, Irma Hotel, April 2nd (Cody).
• Diamond prospecting short course, Rocky Mountain Prospectors and Treasure Hunters Club, Wyoming State Geological Survey Building, April, 17.
• Gemstones, Society of Mining Engineers, May 13th(Casper).
• Gold Mineralization in Wyoming, Wyoming Geological Association, May 14(Casper).
• Field Trip to Laramie Anorthosite complex, Bond Resources, June 3
• Field Trip to State Line District, Minex Resources, June 16
• Diamonds, kimberlites & lamproites, UW Field Camp, June 17.
• Gemstones, Natrona County Gemshow, June 19(Casper).
• Gold, Natrona County Gemshow, June 20(Casper).
• Field trip to the Snowy Range, General Public, July 16.
• Wyoming Minerals, Natrona County Gemshow, June 19 & 20 (Casper).
• Field trip to the Encampment district, Rocky Mountain Prospectors, July 23.
• Field trip to gem localities in the Green River Basin, Rock Springs, July 31.
• Gold prospecting, Rocky Mountain Prospectors & Treasure Hunters Club, 8/4.
• Economic geology of South Pass, Wyoming Prospectors Association, Aug. 13.
• South Pass field trip, Rocky Mountain Prospectors & Treasure Hunters Club, 8/13.
• Field Trip to the Copper King Gold-Copper deposit, Silver Crown District, Mountain Lake Resources & Wharf Resources, Aug. 17th.
• Snowy Range field trip, WSGS public field trip, August 20.
• Geological history, mining history & mineral resources of the Snowy Range, US Forest Service Moonwalk, Aug. 25th.
• Update on the Diamond Potential of the Iron Mountain Kimberlite District, Wyoming, Wyoming Geological Association, Sept. 17.
• Field Trip to Palmer Canyon corundum-cordierite occurrence, MINEX Resources 9/20.
• Gemstones, Semi-Precious Stones, Ornamental Stones & other unique minerals & rocks of Wyoming, WSGS-UW-WGA Wyoming Geology Conference, Oct. 14th.
• Preliminary geological map and gold potential of the Barlow Gap 1:24,000 quadrangle, central Wyoming, WSGS-UW-WGA Wyoming Geology Conference at UW” Oct. 15th.
• Geology, diamond potential, geochemistry, and geophysics of the Iron Mountain kimberlite district and Grant Creek anomaly, WSGS-UW-WGA Wyoming Geology Conference Poster Session, Oct. 15th.
• Mineral resource inventory of the Medicine Bow National Forest (Grand Encampment District), SGS-UW-WGA Wyoming Geology Conference Poster Session, Oct. 15th.
• Geology and mineral resources of Wyoming, Co-Chairman WSGS-UW-WGA Wyoming Geology Conference, Oct. 14th & 15th.
• Traditional Okinawan Martial Arts – History and traditions, Wyoming Geological Association, Oct. 22nd (Casper).
• Exploration Update, Wyoming Geological Association, Oct. 22nd.
• Wyoming – a world-class diamond province? Wyoming Public Radio, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Nov. 5th.
• Metals and precious stones in Albany County, Wyoming – a future resource worth a King’s ransom, Laramie Chamber of Commerce, Nov. 16th.
• "Geology and volcanology of the Leucite Hills volcanic field, Rock Springs uplift, southwestern Wyoming", Wyoming Geological Association, Nov. 19th.
• Traditional Okinawan Martial Arts:History & traditions, Casper Rotary, 11/22.
• Mineral resources of the Medicine Bow National Forest, Open Mike, KOWB, 12/8.
• Minerals, Saratoga Museum, Dec. 10th.

• Traditional Okinawan Martial Arts: History & traditions, Open Mike, KOWB, 1/20.
• Diamond deposits in Wyoming, KOWB Open Mike, Feb. 10th.
• Gemstones of Wyoming, Mile Hi Rock & Mineral Society, Denver, CO, March 17th.
• Origin of mantle nodules in kimberlite, UW Graduate Seminar on the origin of the Mantle, March 22nd.
• Diamond prospecting short course, April 28th, University of Wyoming Laramie.
• Mineral Identification, May 6, 7, Cheyenne Gem Society.
• Field trip to the State Line kimberlite district, Rocky Mountain Prospectors & Treasure Hunters club, May 19th.
• Medicine Bow (Grand Encampment) Mining District, Rocky Mountain Prospectors & Treasure Hunters Club, 6/7, (Ft. Collins).
• Field trip to the Iron Mountain district, Double-Eagle Company, June 9th.
• Field trip to Centennial Ridge gold-platinum district, Rocky Mountain Prospectors & Treasure Hunters Club, 6/16.
• Wyoming diamonds. Wyoming State Gem & Mineral Show, 6/24.
• Wyoming diamonds. Wyoming State Gem & Mineral Show, 6/25.
• Wyoming Gemstones, Natrona County Gem & Mineral Show, Casper, 7/8.
• Wyoming Gemstones, Natrona County Gem & Mineral Show, Casper, 7/9.
• Mineral Identification, Natrona County Gem & Mineral Show, Casper, July 8th.
• Kimberlites and lamproites, UW Field Camp, 6/21.
• South Pass, Rocky Mountain Prospectors & Treasure Hunters Club, 8/2 (Ft. Collins).
• Field trip to the South Pass Mining District, Rocky Mountain Prospectors and Treasure Hunters Club, 8/11, Atlantic City mine.
• Geology & mining history of the Medicine Bow Mountains”, Public Tour, 8/25.
• Puzzler Hill Platinum-group metal prospect Tour, Encampment Resources, Cowboy Exploration & Donneybrook Resources, 10/22.
• Gemstones, Wyoming Geological Association, 11/10, Casper.
• Wyoming Diamonds, Laramie Leadership, Laramie Chamber of Commerce, 11/14.
• Gemstones, Wyoming Geological Association, 12/1, Casper.

• WYOMING DIAMONDS, Casper Rotary Club, Parkway Plaza Hotel, 3/11.
• Diamond Exploration opportunities, Norwest Resources, Salt Lake City, 4/13.
• Mineral Potential of Medicine Bow Forest, US Forest Service, Laramie 4/26.
• Diamond Prospecting Clinic, Rocky Mountain Prospectors & Treasure Hunters, 4/27.
• Platinum, palladium, gold, base, rare earth metals & gemstones in the Medicine Bow Forest, Wyoming Geological Assoc, 5/11.
• Mineral Identification Methods, Cheyenne Gem & Mineral Show, May 19th, Cheyenne.
• Mineral information, Cheyenne Gem & Mineral Show, Cheyenne, 6/20.
• Mineral information, Casper, 6/2.
• Mineral information, Casper, 6/3.
• Wyoming diamonds, Natrona County Gem & Mineral Show, Casper, 6/2
• Wyoming Gemstones, Natrona County Gem & Mineral Show, Casper, 6/3.
• Gold & platinum in the Medicine Bow Mining Districts, Rocky Mountain Prospectors & Treasure Hunters Club (Ft. Collins) 6/5.
• Wyoming Diamonds, UW Research Station seminar, Leeks Marina, Jackson, 6/14.
• Centennial Mining District field and prospecting trip, Rocky Mountain Prospectors & Treasure Hunters Club, 6/29.
• South Pass gold, Rocky Mountain Prospectors & Treasure Hunters, Ft. Collins, 8/7.
• Geology & geochemistry of South Pass greenstone belt, Jackson Hole Geological Society, 8/9.
• South Pass field trip, Rocky Mountain Prospectors & Treasure Hunters, 8/10.
• Geology & gold deposits of the South Pass mining district-public field trip 8/11
• Gold Prospecting Hints, Wyoming Prospectors Association, Atlantic City, 8/11.
• Wyoming platinum-palladium-nickel province, Wyoming Geological Association, Casper, 8/24.
• Diamonds and their host rocks, SME, Thursday, 9/13, Casper.
• Conventional & unconventional diamond source rocks, Wyoming Geological Association, 9/14.

• Diamonds in Wyoming, Casper Rotary, 3/12.
• WYOMING GEMSTONES, Southwestern Chapter of SME, Rock Springs, 3/14.
• WYOMING’S MINERAL LEGACY, Tate Museum Open House, Casper College, 3/23.
• Wyoming Gemstones, Wyoming Gem & Mineral Society, Torrington, 4/10.
• GEMSTONES & SEMI-PRECIOUS MINERALS OF THE WESTERN US, Chairman, 54th Rocky Mountain GSA Symposium, Cedar City, Utah, 5/7-8.
• Gemstones, semi-precious stones, lapidary materials, GEMSTONES & SEMI-PRECIOUS MINERALS OF THE WESTERN US, 54th Rocky Mountain GSA Symposium, Cedar City, Utah, 5/7-8.
• The Iron Mountain kimberlite district, Wyoming, GEMSTONES & SEMI-PRECIOUS MINERALS OF THE WESTERN US, 54th Rocky Mountain GSA Symposium, Cedar City, Utah, 5/7-8.
• GEOLOGY, GOLD & MINING HISTORY OF SOUTH PASS, Public Field Trip, 7/20.
• Chicken Park Kimberlites, Public Field Trip, 8/10.
• South Pass gold field trip, Rocky Mountain Prospectors & Treasure Hunters, 8/16.
• Geology & diamonds in the State Line district field trip, Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists, 8/24.
• Colorado-Wyoming State Line district, Colorado Friends of Mineralogy-USGS-Colorado School of Mines Mineral Syposium, 9/6-8.
• Wyoming Gemstones, Colorado Friends of Mineralogy-USGS-Colorado School of Mines Mineral Syposium, 9/6-8.
• The Great 1872 Diamond Hoax, Colorado Friends of Mineralogy-USGS-Colorado School of Mines Mineral Syposium, 9/6-8.
• Wyoming Gem and Semi-Precious Gems, Cheyenne Mineralogical Society, 10/9.
• Diamond Exploration Methods, Central Wyoming College, 10/16.
• Gold and Gemstone Prospecting Methods, Central Wyoming College, 11/20.

• DIAMOND POTENTIAL, Wyoming State House of Representatives, Cheyenne, 3/5.
• DIAMOND POTENTIAL: Wyoming State Senate, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 3/5.
• RUBY, SAPPHIRE & IOLITE (WYOMING GEMSTONES): Wyoming Geological Association, Petroleum Club, Casper, 3/7.
• "GEOLOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY OF GOLD MINERALIZATION AT SOUTH PASS, WYOMING, Rock Springs SME chapter, 3/19.
• THE 1872 DIAMOND HOAX: Rocky Mountain Prospectors & Treasure Hunters club, Ft. Collins, 5/7.
• CORDIERITE (IOLITE) AND CORUNDUM (SAPPHIRE-RUBY): POTENTIAL WYOMING GEMSTONES, Industrial Minerals Forum, Sparks, NV, 5/21.
• GEMSTONES & COLLECTABLE ROCKS & MINERALS OF WYOMING, Rocky Mountain Prospectors & Treasure Hunters, Ft. Collins, 6/4.
• “Kimberlite and lamproites of Colorado and Wyoming, USA”, Field Trip Leaders: Howard Coopersmith, Roger Mitchell, W. Dan Hausel, 8th International Kimberlite Conference, June 16th – 21st.
• MINING DISTRICTS OF THE MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS, Rocky Mountain Prospectors and Treasure Hunters club, Ft. Collins, July 2.
• GEOLOGY AND GOLD MINERALIZATION OF THE SOUTH PASS AND TIN CUP DISTRICTS, WYOMING: Rocky Mountain Prospectors and Treasure Hunters club, Ft. Collins, August 6.
• GEOLOGY AND GOLD AT CENTENNIAL RIDGE, GPAA and Rocky Mountain Prospectors and Treasure Hunters club, August 23rd.

Rocks & Minerals by Dan

• PROSPECTING: WHERE AND HOW, Cheyenne Gem and Mineral Society, Cheyenne, March 3.
• GEMSTONES IN WYOMING: Cheyenne Rotary Club, Hitching Post Inn, Cheyenne, 4/28.
• PROSPECTING FOR GEMSTONES IN WYOMING - WHERE AND HOW TO FIND AND RECOGNIZE THEM: Rocky Mountain Prospectors and Treasure Hunters Club: Ft. Collins, Colorado: July 7.
• DARE TO BE DIFFERENT - TALES OF GOLD SCAMS, LOST MINES, AND PROSPECTORS: Rocky Mountain Prospectors and Treasure Hunters Club: Ft. Collins, Colorado: August 4.
• GOLD, PLATINUM, PALLADIUM AND SILVER IN WYOMING: Rocky Mountain Prospectors and Treasure Hunters Club: Ft. Collins, Colorado: October 6, 2004.
• GOLD MINING AND GEOLOGY OF WYOMING'S PRINCIPAL GOLD DISTRICT - Field Trip Leader South Pass, Wyoming; Saturday, June 12, 2004.
• GEMSTONES IN THE GREEN RIVER BASIN - Field Trip Leader: Rocky Mountain Prospectors and Treasure Hunters Club: July 9, 2004.
• DIAMOND POTENTIAL OF WYOMING - A MAJOR NEW INDUSTRY AWAITING DISCOVERY?, Wyoming State Retired Employees Association, Hitching Post Inn, Cheyenne, WY, September 13th..
• GOLD, PLATINUM, PALLADIUM AND SILVER IN WYOMING, Rocky Mountain Prospectors and Treasure Hunters Club: Ft. Collins, Colorado: October 6, 2004.
• NORTH AMERICAN DIAMONDS & POTENTIAL FOR A MAJOR NEW INDUSTRY IN THE WYOMING CRATON, Wyoming Geological Association: Casper: October 1, 2004.
• THE GEOLOGY OF COLORED GEMSTONE DEPOSITS: EXPLORATION METHODS AND GENESIS, Wyoming Geological Asosciation: Casper: October 22, 2004.
• GEMSTONES IN WYOMING – MAJOR NEW DISCOVERIES, Rotary Club, Plains Hotel and Restaurant, Douglas, WY, Dec 8th, 2004, noon.

• DIAMOND DEPOSITS - UW Department of Geology and Geophysics - Ore Deposits, Laramie, February 25th.
• MINERAL RESOURCES OF SWEETWATER COUNTY - Ray E. Harris and W. Dan Hausel, Sweetwater County Planning Commission, Rock Springs, April 7th, 2005, 3pm.
• DIAMOND DEPOSITS IN THE WYOMING CRATON, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology Chapter of the Society of Economic Geologists, Drill and Crucible Lounge, 4/15.
• COLORED GEMSTONE DEPOSITS IN WYOMING, Society for Metallurgy, Mining & Exploration (SME): Casper: May 12, 2005.
• PROSPECTING FOR GEMSTONES IN WYOMING, Rocky Mountain Prospectors and Treasure Hunters Club, Ft. Collins, 8/3.
• UPDATE ON GEMSTONES AND PRECIOUS METALS IN WYOMING, Wyoming Geological Association, Casper, 9/9.
• GEMSTONES FIELD TRIP- BUTCHERKNIFE DRAW-CEDAR MOUNTAIN AREA, GREEN RIVER BASIN (8/13) (Rocky Mountain Prospectors and Treasure Hunters Club) - field trip leader.
• SOUTH PASS-LEWISTON GOLD DISTRICT FIELD TRIP) – field trip leader
• KIMBERLITES, Economic Geology, University of Wyoming, April 11.
• DIAMONDS AND ASSOCIATED GEMSTONES: Cheyenne Mineral Club, Cheyenne, 4/13.
• COLORED GEMSTONE DEPOSITS IN WYOMING: Gold Prospectors Association of America, Rock Springs, 5/9.
• WYOMING GEMS AND PRECIOUS METALS—POTENTIAL NEW INDUSTRIES FOR WYOMING?: University of Wyoming School of Outreach, Central Wyoming College, Jackson, 7/20.
• GOLD AND OTHER PRECIOUS METALS IN WYOMING: Rocky Mountain Prospectors and Treasure Hunters Club, Fort Collins, 10/5.

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