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Mr. Simon Jowitt

Qualifications

B.Sc. (Hons) Edinburgh 2002, M.Sc./M.C.S.M. Camborne School of Mines 2003

Research Interests

  • Genesis of Orthomagmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposits
  • Lithogeochemical tools for use in Ni-Cu-PGE systems
  • Ophiolite-hosted Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide systems
  • Mobility of base metals during hydrothermal alteration
  • GIS-based prospectivity modelling for exploration targeting
  • Remote sensing-based mineral exploration

Contact Simon

Room 250 Building 28
Clayton Campus Monash University
p: +61 3 9905 1119
f: +61 3 9905 4903
e: simon.jowitt@sci.monash.edu.au

 

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Simon Jowitt

Research | Publications | Other

Presentations:

  • Jowitt, S.M., Naden, J., Nicolaides, S., Bateson, L., Rollin, K.E. and Gunn, A.G. “Mineralisation potential mapping for ophiolite-hosted volcanic massive sulphide (VHMS) deposits, Cyprus”, 27th Annual Mineral Deposit Studies Group Annual Winter Meeting, January 2004, Leeds (Poster Presentation).
  • S.M. Jowitt, F.M. McEvoy, J. P. Williamson,  L. Bateson,  J. Naden,  A. G. Gunn,  S. Nicolaides, “Mineralisation potential mapping for ophiolite hosted volcanic massive sulphide (VHMS) deposits, Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus”, Oral Presentation, 8th Biennial SGA Meeting, 18th-21st August 2005, Beijing, China.
  • S.M. Jowitt, R.G.M. Osborn, R.D.H. Thomas, J. Naden, A.G. Gunn, R.J. Herrington, S. Nicolaides, “‘T’-type mineralisation – a pseudo-epithermal style of VHMS associated gold mineralisation, Cyprus”, Poster Presentation, 8th Biennial SGA Meeting, 18-21st August 2005, Beijing, China.
  • Simon M. Jowitt, Gawen R. T. Jenkin, Jon Naden, Laurence A Coogan “Geochemical variation in epidosites of the Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus: The source of metals in Volcanic Hosted Massive Sulphide (VHMS) deposits?” Oral Presentation, 29th Annual Mineral Deposit Studies Group Winter Meeting, January 2006, Natural History Museum, London.
  • S. M. Jowitt, G. R. T. Jenkin, J. Naden, and L. A. Coogan “Geochemical variation in epidosites of the Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus; the source of metals in volcanic-hosted massive sulfide (VHMS) deposits?”, Poster Presentation, 1st Society of Economic Geologists Student Conference and SEG 2006 Conference “Wealth Creation in the Minerals Industry” Keystone, Colorado, USA, May 2006.
  • Simon M Jowitt, Gawen R T Jenkin, Laurence A Coogan, Jon Naden, Nick G Marsh “Epidosites of the Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus; the only source of metals in ophiolitic volcanic-hosted massive sulphide (VHMS) deposits?” Oral Presentation, Geological Society Fermor Flagship Meeting, Natural History Museum, London, September 2006.
  • Simon M Jowitt, Gawen R T Jenkin, Laurence A Coogan, Jon Naden, Nick G Marsh, “Epidosites of the Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus: Searching for a direct link between alteration of dykes and release of base metals into ore-forming hydrothermal systems”, Oral Presentation, 30th Mineral Deposits Studies Group Annual Winter Meeting, University of Brighton, January 2007.
  • Simon M Jowitt, Gawen R T Jenkin, Laurence A Coogan, Jon Naden, Nick G Marsh, Simon R N Chenery “Epidosites of the Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus: Searching for a direct link between alteration of dykes and release of base metals into ore-forming hydrothermal systems”, Oral Presentation, “Rocks ‘n’ Beasts” interdisciplinary conference on vent systems, University of Leeds, 17-19th June 2007.
  • Simon M Jowitt, Gawen R T Jenkin, Laurence A Coogan, Jon Naden, Simon R N Chenery, “Epidosites of the Troodos Ophiolite: A direct link between alteration of dykes and release of base metals into ore-forming hydrothermal systems?” Oral Presentation, 9th Biennial Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA) Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, August 2007.
  • Simon M Jowitt, Gawen R T Jenkin, Laurence A Coogan, Jon Naden, Simon R N Chenery, Nicholas G Marsh “Epidosites of the Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus: Searching for a direct link between alteration of dykes and release of base metals into ore-forming hydrothermal systems” Poster Presentation, Geological Society Bicentennial Conference, QEII Conference Centre, London, 10-12th September, 2007.
  • Simon M Jowitt, Gawen R T Jenkin, Laurence A Coogan, Jon Naden, Simon R N Chenery, “Tracking base metal mobility during alteration of the Sheeted Dyke Complex, Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus”, Oral Presentation, 31st Mineral Deposits Studies Group Annual Winter Meeting, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, January 2008.

Publications:

  • S. M. Jowitt, J. Naden, S. Nicolaides, L. Bateson, K. E. Rollin and A. G. Gunn 2004. Mineralisation potential mapping for ophiolite-hosted volcanic massive sulphide (VHMS) deposits, Cyprus. Applied Earth Science (Transactions of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy B), 113, B147-148.
  • J Naden, SM Jowitt, KE Rollin, AG Gunn, L Bateson and RJ Herrington, 2003. Progress Report I: New Methodologies for the Exploration of Cupriferous Sulphide Mineralisation, Cyprus. Report of the British Geological Survey CR/03/234, 76pp.
  • Naden, J., Nicolaides, S., Jowitt, S.M., Bateson, L. McEvoy, F.M. Gunn, A.G, Rollin, K.E., Mineral potential mapping and exploration for cupriferous sulphide mineralisation, Cyprus: In: Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology, Thessaloniki, Greece, 14-20 April 2004 edited by Chatzipetros, A.A. and Pavlides, S.B., pg. 1439-1442
  • Naden, J, Herrington, RJ, Jowitt SM, Williamson JP, McEvoy, FM. and Thomas, RDH. 2005 Progress Report IV: New Methodologies for the Exploration of Cupriferous Sulphide Mineralisation, Cyprus. Report of the British Geological Survey, CR/05/107.  39pp
  • S.M. Jowitt, R.G.M. Osborn, R.D.H. Thomas, J. Naden, A.G. Gunn, R.J. Herrington, S. Nicolaides, “‘T’-type mineralisation – a pseudo-epithermal style of VHMS associated gold mineralisation, Cyprus”: In: Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge; Proceedings of the Eighth Biennial SGA Meeting, Beijing, China, 18–21 August 2005, Jingwen Mao, Frank P. Bierlein, (Eds.). Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2005, pg 635-639.
  • S.M. Jowitt, F.M. McEvoy, J. P. Williamson,  L. Bateson,  J. Naden,  A. G. Gunn,  S. Nicolaides, “Mineralisation potential mapping for ophiolite hosted volcanic massive sulphide (VHMS) deposits, Troodos Ophiolite, Cyprus”: In: Mineral Deposit Research: Meeting the Global Challenge; Proceedings of the Eighth Biennial SGA Meeting, Beijing, China, 18–21 August 2005, Jingwen Mao, Frank P. Bierlein, (Eds.). Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 2005 pg 1469-1473.
  • J Naden, RJ Herrington, SM Jowitt, J Monhemius, 2005, Progress Report V: New Methodologies for the Exploration of Cupriferous Sulphide Mineralisation, Cyprus, Report of the British Geological Survey, CR/05/192.  20pp
  • J Naden, RJ Herrington, SM Jowitt, FM McEvoy, JP Williamson, AJ Monhemius, “New methodologies for volcanic-hosted copper sulphide mineralization on Cyprus: A GIS–prospectivity analysis-based approach”, Report of the British Geological Survey CR/06/129. 230pp
  • Simon M Jowitt, Gawen R T Jenkin, Laurence A Coogan, Jon Naden, Simon R N Chenery, “Epidosites of the Troodos Ophiolite: A direct link between alteration of dykes and release of base metals into ore-forming hydrothermal systems?” In: Digging deeper: Proceedings of the Ninth Biennial SGA Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, 20-23 August, Andrew, C. (ed). Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pg. 881-884.