Category Archives: News

Great Orme Field Excursion July 2014

Posted on February 26, 2026 by Barrie Wells

Llandudno Field Guide GSW Cyclicity and fault/fracture controlled dolomitisation in the Lower Carboniferous, Great Orme On July 15th, 2014, Cathy Hollis, University of Manchester, lead GWL a field trip to the Great Orme, to: – Examine the platform margin succession … Continue reading →

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Etruria Marl: what it is; how it formed; why it’s special

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Barrie Wells

On 15th January 2026 Bernard Besly gave a talk on the Etruria Marl, a subject on which he is a widely respected expert, having consulted on and published papers over a 40 year period. The talk was very well received, … Continue reading →

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Application of Advanced Laboratory Experiments in understanding the cause of localized damage zones in Nuclear Waste Repository in Finland

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Barrie Wells

We had an unscheduled talk on Thursday 18th October, 2025, from Dr. Farzine Nassari, visiting from Canada. He gave an excellent talk on rock mechanics and the Finnish nuclear waste repository. The talk may be viewed at: Application of Advanced … Continue reading →

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Tidalites conference at the University of Liverpool

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Barrie Wells

GWL and one of its Associates, PETTROG, will be exhibiting at the Tidalites conference, being hosted by the University of Liverpool this September.

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

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Barrie Wells

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

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Barrie Wells

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

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Barrie Wells

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.

Posted on November 29, 2024 by Barrie Wells

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.

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Barrie Wells

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

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Barrie Wells

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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