Commission on Ore Mineralogy

Strategy: The Commission on Ore Mineralogy of the International Mineralogical Association (IMA) was set up in 1962 to serve the interests of ore mineralogists in universities, research institutions and the minerals industry across the world. Our goals are to promote ore mineralogy within the scientific community, to train fellow members in investigative skills through a series of short courses, and to support the activities of other IMA commissions by providing advice and expert opinion on issues related to our fields of research. Through its regular short courses, regional meetings, scientific sessions, other symposia and field excursions, as well as its website, COM offers a platform to ore mineralogists to share their knowledge with others, exchange information, and to speak with a collective voice on issues that affect our branch of science. As one of the commissions of IMA, the COM supports the goals of international cooperation and collaborative research in pure and applied mineralogy.

Officers:

Chairman: Malte JUNGE, Museum Mineralogia Munich, Mineralogical State Collection, SNSB – Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns, Theresienstraße 41, 80333 München, Germany

Vice-Chair: Jakub Ciążela (Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences Research Centre in Wrocław) 

Secretary: Hassan HELMY (Egypt)