Dan Hausel

Current

• CEO at W Dan Hausel Geological Consulting LLC

Past

• Vice President of Exploration, DiamonEx USA Ltd at DiamonEx Ltd
• Senior Economic Geologist, Deputy Director at Wyoming Geological Survey

Education

• University of Utah

Connections

3 connections

Industry

Mining & Metals

Websites

• My Company
• My Portfolio
• My Blog

Dan Hausel’s Summary

I have >30 years professional experience in mapping complex gold systems in Archean and Proterozoic terrains - (mapped 5 greenstone belts), exploration of Tertiary gold systems in Wyoming, Utah & Alaska. >30 years experience in exploration and research on conventional and unconventional diamond deposits and colored gemstones, >30 years experience in exploration of copper, platinum-group metals, nickel, ferrous and other strategic metals.During my career, I found and identified several hundred gold, diamond, colored gemstone and other mineral deposits and anomalies.

Dan Hausel’s Specialties:

Diamond exploration
Colored gemstone exploration
Gold Exploration
Archean Gold Exploration
Detailed geological mapping

Dan Hausel’s Experience

• CEO

  W Dan Hausel Geological Consulting LLC

  (Mining & Metals industry)

  January 2007 — Present (3 years )

  I find mineral deposits & identify high-quality mineral projects. Over the years, I discovered 2 world-class colored gemstone deposits, several hundred gold anomalies & deposits (including a previously unrecognized district), a palladium-platinum-gold-nickel deposit, & several hundred diamond occurrences and deposits with many unexplored cryptovolcanic structures characteristic of kimberlite (http://gemstonehunter.blogspot.com).

• Vice President of Exploration, DiamonEx USA Ltd

  DiamonEx Ltd

  (Mining & Metals industry)

  September 2006 — March 2008 (1 year 7 months)

  2006-2008 - As a consultant, DiamonEx assigned a project to me to organize a subsidiary (DiamonEx USA), hire employees & acquire diamondiferous kimberlite (Sloan Ranch) in the State Line district & search for additional targets - I found more than 100 high-quality targets for the company within and surrounding the district (http://discussionsondiamonds.blogspot.com).
  
  Prior to this, I was a research geologist for the Wyoming Geological Survey (1977-2007) & consultant for several diamond & gold companies including Western Archon, Ice Diamonds, Teras Gold, Western Gold Exploration & Mining, Chevron, Echo Bay, Bald Mountain Mining, etc.

• Senior Economic Geologist, Deputy Director

  Wyoming Geological Survey

  (Mining & Metals industry)

  August 1977 — January 2007 (29 years 6 months)

  Conducted research & geological mapping on Archean greenstone belts, mining districts, gold deposits, gemstones, diamonds, platinum-group metals, strategic & ferrous metals. Published more than 600 professional papers and contributed to 30 books as well as published dozens of detailed geological maps. Also presented more than 400 lectures and field trips to companies, the general public, research institutes & the Wyoming legislature (http://wygemstones.blogspot.com).

Dan Hausel’s Education

• University of Utah

  BS, MS , Geology , 1968 — 1974

  Received BSc and MSc degrees from the U of U.
  
  Later I was offered a PhD at CSM from Dr. Sam Goldich - the offer would have required me to conduct about 2 weeks of isotope work at CSM & combine this with research I had completed at the WGS on kimberlites. Unfortunately, I didn't have time at that point in my career.

  Activities and Societies:

  Conducted research on lunar samples and also on terrestial igneous systems with high-pressure mineral xenocrysts. Later focused on economic geology.

Additional Information

Dan Hausel’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Portfolio
• My Blog

Dan Hausel’s Interests:

Geology, Archean geology (mapped > 1000 square miles of terrain), prospecting, martial arts, art, writing (author of >600 papers and books), diamond geology (mapped the two largest kimberlite districts in the US, the largest lamproite field in North America, and investigated several unconventional diamond deposits.

Dan Hausel’s Groups:

Nevada Geological Association

Dan Hausel’s Honors:

Top 2000 International Scientists Award
21st Century Science Achievement Award
Archimedes’s Award for Geological Sciences
Wyoming Geological Association (WGA) Distinguished Service Award
CMA International Order of Ragged Ass Miners Award
Wyoming Gem & Mineral Society & Wyoming Prospectors Assoc. Honorary Lifetime Member
National Rock Hound & Lapidary HOF Inductee
UW Dept of Geology & Geophysics Distinguished Lecturer RMPTH Prospector's Award
Millennium HOF Inductee
Laramie Lyceum Distinguished Speaker
AAPG's President's Award
WGA Outstanding Endeavors & Contributions Award
WSGS Outstanding Service & Contributions Award
Who's Who in the West
Who’s Who in America
Who's Who in the World
Who’s Who in the 21st Century
Men of Achievement
Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America
Who's Who in Science and Engineering
2000 Notable American Men
Great Minds of the 21st Century
2000 Outstanding Scientists of the 21st Century
2000 Outstanding Scientists of 2008/2009.

Dan Hausel’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• getting back in touch