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PERSONAL DATA

Name: Hiroyasu MURAKAMI

Address: Central 7, 1-1-1, Tsukuba, JAPAN  305-8567

tel: +81-29-861-3939

fax: +81-29-861-3717

e-mail: h-murakami@aist.go.jp

Date of Birth: 1, Feb. 1971

Sex: Male

Health: Excellent

Nationality: Japan

 

EDUCATION

A.B. 1993 Geology, University of Hiroshima
Honors thesis topic: Geology and Mineralization of the Godo Cu-Fe skarn deposits, Taebeck area, Korea.
Advisor: Makoto Watanabe, Faculty of Sciences, Institute of Geology, University of Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan.

 

M.S. 1995 Geology, University of Hiroshima
Thesis topic: Controlling factors of skarnization.
Advisor: Kenichi HOSHINO, Institute of Geology and mineralogy , University of Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan.

 

Ph.D.  2001 Geology, TSUKUBA University
Thesis topic: Hydrothermal Alteration and Mineral Exploration Zn-Pb Skarn Deposits of the Kamioka Mine, Central Japan.
Advisor: Takanori NAKANO, Institute of Geoscience, Tsukuba University, Tsukuba, Japan.

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

April 2003 - Present
Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment, AIST - Geologist

Mineral Resource Research Group, Institute for Geo-Resources and Environment, AIST

Tsukuba, JAPAN

April 1995 - March 2003
Metal Mining Agency of Japan - Geologist
Mineral exploration in Japan, regional exploration program for high sulfidation style epithermal Au deposits targets; Nansatsu District, low sulfidation style epithermal Au deposits targets; Hokusatsu-Kushikino District, skarn type Zn-Pb deposits targets;  HIda District, Cu-Au porphyry targets; Namosi District, Fiji, skarn-type Zn-Pb-Ag targets; Purca District, Peru.

 

MAIN PUBLICATIONS

Nakan T., Murakami, H., Miyake, K. and Nakayama, K. (1997) Chemical composition of 18O-depleted limestone in the Kamioka Zn-Pb mine as a potential tool for the exploration of skarn deposits. Resource Geol., 47, 109-119.

 

Murakami, H. and Nakano, T. (1999) Hydrothermal alteration of limestone and mineral exploration of Zn-Pb skarn deposits in the Sako-nishi area of the Kamioka mine, central Japan. Resource Geol., 49, 259-280.

 

Murakami, H., Nakano, T. and Morishita, Y.(1999) Special Issue on the Kamioka Zn-Pb skarn deposits, Japan. Resource Geol., 49.

 

Takeno, N.,  Sawaki, T., Murakami, H. and Miyake, K. (1999) Fluid inclusion study of skarns in the Maruyama deposits, the Kamioka mine, central Japan. Resource Geol., 49, 233-242.

 

Murakami, H. and Feebrey, C.A. (2001) Geology and geophysical expression of the Yamagano low sulphidation epithermal Au-Ag deposit, SW Kyushu, Japan in Feebrey, C.A. and Taguchi, S., eds., Epithermal Gold Mineralization and Modern Analogues, Kyushu, Japan, Society of Economic Geologists Guidebook Series, 34, 31-47.

 

HONORS AND AWARDS

2003  Society award - Mining Society of Japan

2002  Best poster - Resource Geology

2001  Encouragement of Research - Resource Geology

 

PERSONAL SKILLS

1.. Communication Skills
I am absolutely fluent in English and Japanese and
I have good written and oral communication skills.

(TOEIC score : 825 (May 29, 2005)
I am especially good at interpersonal communications
with people from various cultural backgrounds.

 

2. Computer Skills
I have very good commands of computers (both Mac and PC).
I am familiar with the following applications:

・ Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

・ Illustrator

・ Photoshop

・ Arc view GIS

・    Delta graph  etc.

 

REFERENCES

Available upon request.