Prakash R Golani
Prakash R. Golani obtained M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in geology from University of Rajasthan. He has mapped and explored several ore deposit-forming geological set ups during his 36 year- long career in the Geological Survey of India (GSI). The ore deposit set ups worked by him include volcanic-hosted massive sulphides (VHMS) deposits, alkaline-carbonatite complexes, IOCG-, MVT-SEDEX-, evaporite-, epithermal- and granite-related set ups in western, central and northeastern India including Himalayas. He has studies and published his work on sillimanite-corundum, phosphorite, magnesite, lead, zinc, copper, gold, antimony and selenium bearing polymetallic deposits. His interest in ore deposit-bearing settings finds expression in the book ‘Assessment of Ore Deposit Settings, Structures and Proximity Indicators in Geological Exploration’. In GSI, he has been involved in formulation and execution of field and exploration-related training programs for professional geologists. He is lead author of the international team which recognised and published evaporitic set up as a new repository of the gold deposit (Bhukia, Rajasthan) in the global context. His current interest includes geochemistry, geological characteristics of ore repository set ups for critical and byproduct elements associated with base metals and other ore deposits.