Author Archives: Barrie Wells

Excursion to Brymbo

We are pleased to announce a trip to Brymbo Fossil Forest (www.BrymboHeritageTrust.org), near Wrexham. This will take place on Tuesday 5th August at 16:00. Brymbo is about a one hour drive from Conwy. Places are strictly limited so please could … Continue reading

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Geophysical evidence for the deep structure of Anglesey and surrounding areas

Our speaker for June is Steve Corfield, talking on: ‘Geophysical evidence for the deep structure of Anglesey and surrounding areas’, on the usual 3rd Thursday, 19th June, at 18:00 for 18:30, in the RCA, Conwy. The talk may be downloaded … Continue reading

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New energy venture geothermal

Talk and social,  Thursday, 17th April, at the RCA, Conwy, LL31 8AN. Simon Kendal will give a presentation on his recent work on opportunities associated with geothermal energy – in particular, the enhanced returns to be made from the extraction … Continue reading

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Coupled channel-floodplain dynamics and alluvial stratigraphic architecture viewed through a mass-balance lens

On Thursday 20th March, 18:00 for 18:30, talk and social at RCA Conwy, LL32 8AN: “Coupled channel-floodplain dynamics and alluvial stratigraphic architecture viewed through a mass-balance lens” presented by Dr. Rob Duller from the University of Liverpool. The talk may … Continue reading

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February 20th: update (Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies in EU and the UK)

Late breaking news: due to indisposition, the speaker Evangelos Mouchos will not be able to travel from Cardiff today. We are however pleased that his colleague and collaborator in the work, Will Savage, will be presenting the talk on the … Continue reading

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February GWL talk

Thursday 20th February 2025 Evangelos Mouchos will deliver a talk on the current status of Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies in EU and the UK, with particular focus on enhanced weathering of rocks and … Continue reading

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Talk and Social, 16/01/2025

Thursday January 16th, 2 short talks: 1) The role of Environmental Social Governance 2) A potential Carbon Capture & Store project for South Wales 18:00 for 18:30, Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy, LL32 8AN (behind Plas Mawr).

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December 11th, Wednesday (note the change to our usual day): Christmas social and talk.

On Wednesday December 11th  we will hold our Christmas social, with a talk by Rob Marsden on “Valuation of mining projects and the role of geological resource uncertainty”. The venue (upstairs at the RCA, Conwy) will be open from 18:00 … Continue reading

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Thursday 21st November at the RCA, Conwy, Professor Mark Macklin will present a talk on river systems.

Professor Mark Macklin will present ‘From the Industrial Revolution to the ‘green’ energy transition: impacts of metal mining on global river systems’, a talk which will consider legacy mining issues both in Wales and worldwide. The RCA will be open … Continue reading

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Thursday 17th October at Connaught House: talk by Dr. Ricki Walker

Ricki Walker will preview his presentation to GEO4.0: “Automated pore-size distribution and characterisation from whole thin section image mosaics”.

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