Publications

For a complete list of all my publications, please visit my Google Scholar page. 

 

1. Holley, E.A., Mitcham, C., 2012. The Pebble Mine dialogue: A preliminary analysis of an effort to integrate geoscience, market exploitation, and the public good. Participation and Scientific Culture: International Perspectives, I. Díaz García and A. Muñoz van Eynde, eds, Arbor / Los Libros de La Catarata, Madrid, Spain.

 

1.  Holley, E.A., 2019. Pebble, Alaska: Teaching economic geology and its broader context through a case study of a controversial mining project. In the Trenches, April 2019, National Association of Geoscience Teachers.

 

*indicates student advisee of E. Holley at Colorado School of Mines
† indicates student

1. *Huff, D.E., Holley, E.A., Guenthner, W.R., †Kaempfer, J.M., in press. Fe-oxides in jasperoids from two gold districts in Nevada: characterization, geochemistry, and (U-Th)/He dating. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta.
2. *Nicco, M., Holley, E.A., Hartlieb, P., Pfaff, K., in press. Mineralogical controls on microwave-induced cracking of granites. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering.
3. Holley, E.A., Smith, N., †Casabuenas Cabezas, I., Restrepo-Baena, O.J., 2020. Socio-technical context of the interactions between large-scale and small-scale mining in Marmato, Colombia. Resources Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2020.101696
4. *Teschner, B., Holley, E.A., 2019. The cost of mine suspension from social conflict: A decision tree model. Resources Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2019.101443
5. *Young, M., Walton, G., Holley, E., 2019. Factors predictive of roof instability in addition to the existing CMRR criteria at two case study coal mines. Journal of Coal Geology, v. 13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2019.103255
6. Holley, E.A., *Lowe, J.A., Johnson, C.A., Pribil, M.J., 2019. Magmatic-hydrothermal gold mineralization at the Lone Tree Mine, Battle Mountain, Nevada. Economic Geology, v. 114, p. 811-856. https://doi.org/10.5382/econgeo.4665
7. *Young, M., Walton, G., Holley, E., 2019. Investigation of factors influencing roof stability at a Western U.S. longwall coal mine, International Journal of Mining Science and Technology, v. 29, p. 139-143. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmst.2018.11.019
8. Holley, E.A., *Yu, Y.T., Sitchler, A., Winterton, J., 2018. Quantitative mineralogy and geochemistry of pelletized sulfide-bearing gold concentrates in an alkaline heap leach, Hydrometallurgy, v. 181, p. 130-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hydromet.2018.06.017
9. *Fithian, M.T., Holley, E.A., Kelly, N.M., 2018. Geology of the Marigold gold deposits, Battle Mountain district, Nevada, Reviews in Economic Geology: Diversity of Carlin-type deposits, J. Muntean, ed., v. 20, p. 120-155. Invited contribution; special publication not available online.
10. *Nicco, M., Holley, E.A., Hartlieb, P., Kaunda, R., Nelson, P.P., 2018. Comprehensive method for characterization of induced rock fractures: a case study of microwave irradiated granodiorite, Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, v. 51 no. 7, o. 2075-2093. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00603-018-1445-x
11. Holley, E.A., Monecke, T., Bissig, T., Reynolds, T.J., 2017. Evolution of high-level magmatic-hydrothermal systems: new insights from ore paragenesis of the Veladero high-sulfidation epithermal Au-Ag deposit, El Indio-Pascua belt, Argentina, Economic Geology, v. 112, p. 1747-1771.  https://doi.org/10.5382/econgeo.2017.4528
12.  Holley, E.A., Engaging mining engineers in geoscience through case studies and active learning. Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 65, n. 3, p. 240-249. https://doi.org/10.5408/16-145.1
13. Holley, E.A., Bissig, T., Monecke, T., 2016. The Veladero high-sulfidation epithermal gold deposit, El Indio-Pascua belt, Argentina: Geochronology of alunite and jarosite. Economic Geology, v. 111, p. 311-330. https://doi.org/10.2113/econgeo.111.2.311
14. Holley, E.A., Mitcham, C., 2016. The Pebble Mine dialogue: a case study in public engagement and the social license to operate. Resources Policy, v. 47, p. 18-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2015.11.002
15. Holley, E.A., Craw, D., Kim, J.P., 2010. Natural and mining-related mercury in an orogenic greywacke terrane, South Island, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics, v. 53, p. 103-114. https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.2010.498784
16. Holley, E.A., Craw, D., McQuillan, A. J., 2007. Mercury mobilization from oxidative dissolution of cinnabar and metacinnabar. Chemical Geology, v. 240, p. 313-325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2007.03.001

*indicates student advisee of E. Holley
† indicates student

55. Huff, D., Holley, E.,. Guenthner, W., 2020. The temporal relationship between magmatism and hydrothermal fluid flow in sedimentary rock-hosted disseminated gold deposits of the northern Battle Mountain mining district, Nevada. Geological Society of Nevada Symposium abstracts.

54. Huff, D., Holley, E.,. Guenthner, W., 2020. Paleoclimate implications from jasperoid Fe-oxide (U-Th)/He geochronology and the relationship between Fe-oxides and mineralized jasperoid outcrops. Geological Society of Nevada Symposium abstracts.

53. Holley, E. A., Lowe, J.A., Johnson, C.A., Pribil, M.J., 2020. Lone Tree, Battle Mountain District: Evidence for Distal Disseminated Gold Mineralization Lone Tree, Battle Mountain District: Evidence for Distal Disseminated Gold Mineralization. Geological Society of Nevada Symposium abstracts.

52. Fulton, A., Holley, E., Pribil, M., 2020. Sulfide Trace Element and Isotope Compositions as Indicators of Fluid Source Characteristics in Carlin-Type and Carlin-Like Gold Deposits. Geological Society of Nevada Symposium abstracts.

51. Meyer, J., Holley, E., Kokaly, R., 2020. Spectral Based Mineral Maps Derived from 2018 AVIRIS Imaging Spectrometer Data of the Battle Mountain District, Humboldt and Lander Counties, Nevada. Geological Society of Nevada Symposium abstracts.

50. Fahle, L., Holley, E., Walton, G., 2020. Towards large scale, real-time, and autonomous geomechanical monitoring of underground mines. Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Mineral Exploration conference abstracts.

49. Fulton, A., Holley, E., 2020. Sulfide Trace Element and Isotope Compositions as Indicators of Fluid Source Characteristics in Carlin-Type and Carlin-Like Gold Deposits. Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Mineral Exploration conference abstracts.

48. Meyer, J., Holley, E., Kokaly, R., 2020. The white mica 2200 nm spectral absorption feature; significance in the mining cycle, and imaging spectrometer design considerations. Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Mineral Exploration conference abstracts.

47. Contreras Inga., C., Holley, E., Walton, G., 2020. Prediction of brittle rock mechanical behavior using a semi-deterministic Bonded Block Model. Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Mineral Exploration conference abstracts.

46. Huff, D., Holley, E.,. Guenthner, W., 2020. The temporal relationship between magmatism, hydrothermal fluid flow, and gold mineralization at sedimentary rock-hosted deposits in the Battle Mountain mining district, Nevada: using to today’s data to discover tomorrow’s deposit. Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Mineral Exploration conference abstracts.

45. Crespo J., Holley, E., Pfaff, K., Palin, R., Guillen, M., Huamani, R., 2020. Geology, mineralization, and alteration of Mollehuaca and San Juan de Chorunga projects, Arequipa, Perú. Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Mineral Exploration conference abstracts.

44. Smith, J., Rulifson, G., Grady, C., Smith, N., Battalora, L., McClelland, C., Sarver, E., Kaunda, R., and Holley, E., 2019. Critical Approaches to CSR as a Strategy to Broaden Engineering Students’ Views of Stakeholders. Proceedings of the ASEE Conference and Exposition, Tampa, Florida.

43. †Salgado Cabeza, M., Holley, E., Restrepo-Baena, O., 2019. Traditional and small-scale mining in Marmato, Colombia; a case study of mercury-free professing in Colombia. Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Mineral Exploration conference abstracts.

42. Restrepo-Baena, O., *Delgado-Jimenez, A., Smith, N., Holley, E, Lucena, J., 2019. Mining in the coffee lands: Lessons of coexistence in Andes, Colombia. Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Mineral Exploration conference abstracts.

41. *Nicco, M., Holley, E., Hartlieb, P., Kaunda, R., Nelson, P., 2019. Microwave-enhanced comminution: Which rock types are suitable? Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Mineral Exploration conference abstracts.

40. *Nicco, M., Holley, E., Pfaff, K., Hartlieb, P., Nelson, P., 2019. Characterization of rock microcracks using thin section petrography, SEM automated mineralogy, and microCT. Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Mineral Exploration conference abstracts.

39. *Huff, D., Holley, E.A., Guenthner, W., 2019. “Distal-Disseminated” deposits in the Battle Mountain mining district: Possible expressions of a Porphyry-Carlin continuum? AMEBC Mineral Exploration Roundup, abstracts.

38. *Huff, D., Holley, E.A., Guenthner, W., 2019. Hunting Elephants with Microanalyses – LA-ICP-MS Geo- and Thermochronology Applied to Carlin Exploration. Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Mineral Exploration conference abstracts.

37. *Teschner, B., Holley, E., 2019, Incorporating social conflict risk into project valuation: A stochastic modeling approach. Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Mineral Exploration conference abstracts.

36. *Young, M., Walton, G., Holley, E., 2019. What factors beyond those included in the existing Coal Mine Roof Rating (CMRR) could also be predictive of roof instability in underground coal mines? Invited presentation, Best of Ground Control Session, Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Mineral Exploration conference abstracts.

35. *Teschner, B., Holley, E., 2018. Proposed mercury abatement and disposal at Donlin Gold, Western Alaska: Geology, stakeholders, and mine permitting. Society of Economic Geologists annual conference, abstracts.

34. *Huff, D., Holley, E., Guenthner, W., 2018. “Distal-disseminated” deposits in the Battle Mountain District: Possible expressions of a porphyry-Carlin continuum? Society of Economic Geologists annual conference, abstracts.

33. *Young, M., Walton, G., Holley, E., 2018. What factors beyond those included in the existing Coal Mine Roof Rating (CMRR) could also be predictive of roof instability in underground coal mines? International Conference on Ground Control in Coal Mines conference abstracts.

32. *Teschner, B., Holley, E., Smith, N., 2018. The grand challenges of social licensing in mining. Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Mineral Exploration conference abstracts.

31. *Teschner, B., Berberick, D., Grubb, J., Holley, E., 2018. Managing an uncertain future: Monte Carlo simulation of a real options valuation model to improve investment decision making. Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Mineral Exploration conference abstracts.

30. *Huff, D., Holley, E., Guenthner, W., 2018. Do crystal morphology and jasperoid geochemistry affect Fe-oxide (U/Th)/He cooling ages in Carlin systems? Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Mineral Exploration conference abstracts.

29. *Huff, D., Holley, E., Guenthner, W., 2017, A history of fluid flow at the Marigold gold deposit, as determined by apatite and Fe-oxide minerals. Canadian Mining Institute Student Symposium at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, abstracts.

28. *Huff, D., Holley, E., Guenthner, W., 2017. Evaluating the hydrothermal fluid history of the Marigold deposit, Nevada using (U/Th)/He thermochronology. Society of Mining, Metallurgy and Mineral Exploration conference abstracts.

27. †Arora, S., Kaunda, R., Holley, E., Hartlieb, P, *Nicco, M., Nelson, P., 2016. Understanding the effects of microwave irradiation on physical properties of rocks using numerical modeling. Geological Society of America abstracts.

26. *Foiles, L., Holley, E., Goldfarb, R., Zhou, W., 2016. Targeting areas of gold favorability through factor analysis of stream sediment data, Fairbanks district, east-central Alaska. Geological Society of America abstracts.

25. Holley, E.A., *Fithian, M.T., Carver, J., 2016. Geology of the Marigold Deposit, Battle Mountain trend, Nevada: New Exploration Insights for Sedimentary-Rock Hosted Gold. Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration, abstracts.

24. *Huff, D., Holley, E., Guenthner, W., 2016. Constraining the timing of hydrothermal fluid flow at the Marigold deposit, Nevada using (U/Th)/He thermochronology. Geological Society of America abstracts.

23. *Lowe, J., Holley, E., 2016. A petrographic and geochronologic study of gold mineralization at the Lone Tree deposit, Nevada. Geological Society of America abstracts.

22. *Meyer, J., Holley, E., Steele, J., 2016, Robotic mapping using LiDAR: Case study from the Edgar Experimental Mine, Idaho Springs, Colorado, Geological Society of America abstracts.

21. Bissig, T., Monecke, T., Holley, E.A., Leroux, G., Voudouris, P., Mišković, A., Geochemical and quartz mineralogical vectors to epithermal ore in lithocaps in the TV Tower district, Biga Peninsula, Turkey, and Kassiteres-Sapes district, Greece. Society of Economic Geologists abstracts.

20. *Meyer, J., Holley, E., Steele, J., 2016. Underground resource prospecting using a semi-autonomous, multi-instrumented robot. Space Resources Roundtable: Planetary and Terrestrial Mining Sciences Symposium, abstracts.

19. *Nicco, M., Holley, E.A., Kaunda, R., Hartlieb, P., Arora, S., Nelson, P.P., 2016. A mineralogical study of rock fracture patterns under thermal loading. Geological Society of America abstracts.

18. *Pedraza Rojas, J., Holley, E.A., Wendlandt, R., Pfaff, K., Rasmussen, H., 2016. Geologic characterization of the Wharf mine, South Dakota. Geological Society of America abstracts.

17. Tsuruoka, S., Monecke, T., Reynolds, T.J., Holley, E., 2016. Evolution of the magmatic-hydrothermal system at the Summitville high-sulfidation epithermal Au deposit, Colorado. Geological Society of America abstracts.

16. *Yu, Y.T., Holley, E.A., Sitchler, A.N., Winterburn, J., 2016. Sequestration of acid-generating mill concentrates, Cripple Creek, Colorado. Geological Society of America abstracts.

15. Holley, E.A., 2015. Teaching deeper thinking through controversy: a case study from a graduate ore deposits course. National Association of Geoscience Teachers Earth Educators Rendezvous.

14. Holley, E.A., Ressel, M.W., *Fithian, M.F., Carver, J., Kofoed, R., 2015. Battle Mountain revisited: Major Cretaceous and Eocene intrusion-related hydrothermal systems. Geological Society of Nevada Symposium, New Concepts and Discoveries.

13. *Cervera-Acosta, J., Holley, E.A., *Gonchig, T., *Vasquez, E., *Lagrava, P., *Lowe, J., 2014. Quartz-sulfosalt relationships in high-sulfidation deposits- Goldfield Deposit, Nevada, USA: Genetic Implications. Society of Economic Geologists abstracts.

12. †Erickson, J., Pfaff, K., Kelly, N., Holley, E.A., Monecke, T., Lowers, H., Van Gosen, B., 2014. Rare-earth element mineralization and formation of the Iron Hill Carbonatite Complex, Gunnison County, Colorado. Society of Economic Geologists abstracts.

11. *Fithian, M., Holley, E.A., 2014. Geochemical characterization of gold mineralization and alteration in sedimentary host rocks and porphyritic intrusions, Marigold deposit, Nevada. Society of Economic Geologists abstracts.

10. †Oseguera, O., Monecke, T., Holley, E.A., Kuiper, Y., Kelly, N., 2014. The significance of magma mingling and mixing during the formation of the volcanic host rock succesions of the Archean Horne and Quemont massive sulfide deposits, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. Society of Economic Geologists abstracts.

9. *Skewes, W., Holley, E.A., 2014. Post-mineralization displacement of Carlin-type deposits: effects of the Northern Nevada rift. Society of Economic Geologists abstracts.

8. Holley, E.A., Monecke, T., Bissig, T., 2013. Quartz paragenesis at the Veladero deposit, Argentina: New insights into lithocap alteration in the high-sulfidation epithermal environment. Society of Economic Geologists abstracts.

7. Holley, E.A., Monecke, T., Bissig, T., 2012. Alunite and jarosite geochemistry and ages at the Veladero high-sulfidation epithermal Au-Ag deposit, Argentina. Society of Economic Geologists abstracts.

6. Holley, E.A., Monecke, T., Bissig, T., 2012. Alunite and jarosite alteration ages at the Veladero high-sulfidation epithermal Au-Ag deposit, Argentina. 34th International Geological Congress abstracts.

5. Holley, E.A., Monecke, T., Bissig, T., 2010. Ore-hosting breccias at the Veladero high-sulfidation epithermal deposit, El Indio-Pascua belt, Argentina. Society of Economic Geologists abstracts.

4. Fleming, A., Paulsen, H.K., Holley, E.A., 2009. Underworld Resources’ White Gold Discovery, Yukon Territory. Abstract, AMEBC Mineral Exploration Roundup.

3. Holley, E.A., Craw, D., 2007. Mercury concentration and mobility in an orogenic greywacke terrane, South Island, New Zealand. International Association of Applied Geochemists.

2. Holley, E.A., Cheney, J., Ross, T., 2004. Pressure-Temperature Conditions of Metamorphism in Eclogites, Syros, Greece. Geological Society of America; Cordilleran Section.

1. Morton, N., Holley, E.A, Myers A., Reinen, L., 2003. Deformation Bands and Host Rock Characteristics, San Onofre, Ca. Geological Society of America; Cordilleran Section.