What is MAGSUL?

Magmatic mafic-utramafic systems are a major source of the world’s Ni-Cu-Co, Cr, PGEs, and Fe-Ti-V, which are commodities essential to the green economy.

MAGSUL is an inclusive community of researchers and mineral industry professionals focussing on the geology, mineralogy, geochemistry, and genesis of magmatic Ni-Cu-Co-(PGE), PGE, Cr, and Fe-Ti-V ores. The origins of the community date back to the first International Pt Symposium held in Melbourne in 1971 and the first IGCP Project 161 Ni-Cu-PGE symposium held in Toronto in 1978. Alternating IPS and INS meetings were held every 2 years (or so) before being merged in 2026 for the first international Symposium on Mafic-Ultramafic Mineral Systems, which formally also incorporated magmatic Cr and Fe-Ti-V systems.

The ethos of the group is to advance the application of igneous petrology and related disciplines to developing genetic understanding and exploration models for these fascinating and valuable deposits.

The MAGSUL list server was created in 1999 to post events, new publications, job openings, and discussions on relevant topics. To subscribe, change your e-mail address, or unsubscribe contact <sjbarnes@uqac.ca>.

The MAGSUL website was created in 2020 to host news, meeting information, and open-access/out-of-print publications. To add content, contact <mlesher@laurentian.ca>.

The MAGSUL logo was created by David Holwell.

Secretariat:

Dr David Holwell 
<dah29@leicester.ac.uk>

Dr Margaux Levaillant
<margaux.levaillant@csiro.au>

Prof Dr Wolfgang Maier
<maierw@cardiff.ac.uk>

Prof Dr Maria Emilia Schutesky
<maria_emilia@unb.br>

Dr Michel Houlé
<michel.houle@NRCan-RNCan.gc.ca>

MAGSUL_L List Manager:

Prof Dr Sarah-Jane Barnes
<sjbarnes@uqac.ca>

Webmaster:

Prof Dr Michael Lesher
<mlesher@laurentian.ca>