PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND PRACTICES - COLUMN 175 “
In addition to missing out on outcrops vis- ited on such excursions, those who don’t join miss out on the bonding that occurs on field trips.
visited on such excursions, those who don’t join miss out on the bonding that occurs on field trips during field camp. Stephanie Jarvis’s (YP-0125) and Kristina Portabib’s column (SA- 3410) “A capstone experience” (Sep/Oct field camp experience. But Jarvis and Portabib were already members of the boots and hammer guild. Marshall and Atchison estimate that up to 25% of the collegiate student population have a disability of some kind, most of which are not wheelchair obvious. Design your field trips so that all can and are wel-
comed to participate and be part of the social interaction that occurs between participants.
HIPAA regulations restrict access to information on disabilities. But there are ways that field trip organizers, faculty, and others can make it easier for the disabled to discuss accommodations that may be needed. In advertising trips avoid using illustrations of field trip stereo- types like my picture from 1972. Provide the specific plans for time in travel, time in the field, the availability of bathroom facilities, planned breaks, information about meals (self or trip provided?) and extra water; the amount of walking between vehicles and the outcrop(s), and information on camping or special equipment or clothing requirements. Will handicapped accessible vehicles be used? What are the specific educational objectives of the trip? Will everyone have access to needed technology, wifi, tablets, etc.? Providing details about these issues along with encouragement to ask questions will be appreciated by all and will help those with particular concerns, questions, or needs ask about such issues, regardless of disability sta- tus. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve paid more attention to looking for and providing such details.
The International Association for Geoscience Diversity, https://the-
iagd.org, has resources that can help. The webinar is available for view- ing at
https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=2MxMg3aHscQ. I strongly urge everyone who is planning a field trip or is interested in the subject to watch.
Field geologist: evolve! David Abbott in 1972.
www.aipg.org
Bill Feyerabend’s, CPG-11047, article, “Field geologist: evolve!” in the TPG provides an excel- lent review of a geoscientist’s career including the consequences of aging on one’s physical abilities. Feyerabend also provides excellent advice on promoting properties including non-compete/non- disclosure agreements (NCND), royalty and work commitment agreements, and other means of assuring that you get paid for your work. Those who are 40+ years
old, and even younger geoscientists should read this article.
Christopher Dail’s (CPG-10596) Letter to the Editor on Bill Feyerabend’s “Field geologist: evolve!” in this TPG provides some excellent additional thoughts and recommendations on those interested in the “evolutionary process” Feyerabend advocates. Dail’s second recommendation, “Don’t over- hype your prospects” called to mind Hugh McKinstry’s definition of a pros- pect. “A prospect is a potential ore pro- ducer which is still in its early stages of development; not until there is enough ore to support a substantial output does the prospect achieve the dignified status of ‘mine.’ A prospect may be merely an untouched ledge of outcropping vein matter, or it may be a former mine that has produced thousands of tons, reduced again to the status of prospect by the removal of all its developed ore. These and other types of prospect have in common the fact that the ore reserves consist chiefly of hopes.” McKinstry foot- notes this definition: “Again I am using ‘ore’ in the technical sense of the word. A body of metal-bearing material is not an ore reserve until someone proves that it can be treated at a profit.” (Hugh E. McKinstry, 1948, Mining Geology, Prentice-Hall, p. 428).
Confidential information about a property—who owns it?
The AIPG Code of Ethics states that an employer’s or client’s confidential information cannot be disclosed without the prior consent of the employer or cli- ent except when there is a conflict with protection of the public’s health, safety, or welfare. Most of the confidential information geoscientists acquire or gain access to is related to specific properties. Where ownership of a property trans- fers, the confidential information is often passed to the new owner. But in some cases, not entirely. For example, a firm having an option to earn an interest in a property by doing a specified amount of exploration work may be required by the terms of the option agreement to provide copies of all geophysical and geochemical data and drill hole locations, surveys, and assays to the property’s owner. But the optioning firm is not required to provide copies of its interpretations of the data it collected. In this case, a sub- sequent purchaser of the property may receive copies of the data provided by the optionee but would not have access to the optionee’s interpretations.
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