SGA - Student Chapter Prague

12/06/2026

⚒️ On April 9, members of our Chapter, the SGA Baltic Student Chapter, and the SEG Student Chapter Freiberg began the Hungarian field trip at the Gánt bauxite deposit. Here, we were introduced to the regional geology of Hungary as well as the local geology of the deposit. Apart from the aluminium ore, we collected some high-quality UV-active gypsum crystals 💎. The day continued at the Nagybörzsöny ore district, a highly evolved hydrothermal system with unusual bismuth–tellurium mineralisation, and concluded with panning almandine garnets from stream sediments.

The second day included visits to the Felsőpetény clay mine, known for its UV-active calcite–aragonite veins, and the Salgótarján Károly Shaft coal waste heap, Hungary’s most notable pyrometamorphic site and an example of combustion-related mineral formation 🔥. The final stop was the Hájnačka locality in Slovakia, known for its sapphire occurrences 💙.
On the third day, we visited an interesting Hg–Sb mineralisation at Asztag-kő, where we collected cinnabar and stibnite ⛏️. Later, we collected UV-active hyalite at Bárdos Hill near Gyöngyössolymos before exploring the hydrothermally altered and oxidised mineralisations of the Parádfürdő area.

The fourth day was spent at the mineralogical museum in Miskolc 🏛️ and the Hosszú Hill locality near Monok in the Tokaj region, where we searched for precious and fire opal specimens, as well as hyalite.
⚒️ The fifth day focused on the Rudabánya ore district, one of Central Europe’s most mineralogically complex polymetallic systems. We first visited the local mining museum before heading into the field, where we learned about the deposit and its many hydrothermal events. We collected many mineral species, including native copper, azurite, malachite, cerussite, chalcocite, galena, and many secondary arsenic-bearing minerals 🪨.

The final day included a visit to the altered zone of an epithermal deposit at Galambos Hill near Mád, where we collected alunite, scorodite, and bariopharmacosiderite 🌋. Lastly, we visited a perlite quarry and diatomite deposits in Erdőbénye, marking the end of the trip.

05/06/2026

Recording of the SGA keynote lecture delivered by Prof. Simon M. Jo...

29/05/2026

🌍 SGA - Student Chapter Prague, together with the Faculty of Science, Charles University, co-organised the XXV ICYG - International Conference of Young Geologists, held on 14–17 May 2026 in Kostelec nad Černými lesy, Czech Republic.

This was not only the 25th anniversary edition of this long-standing international meeting and the first ICYG ever organised in the Czech Republic, but also the largest event organised by SGA - Student Chapter Prague in the history of our chapter.

In cooperation with partner institutions from Slovakia and Poland, the conference brought together 102 participants from 14 countries, with 50 oral presentations and 29 poster presentations covering a broad spectrum of geoscience topics.

We are especially grateful for the support of SGA, which contributed to the conference through:
• the SGA Keynote Speaker Program, thanks to which we welcomed Prof. Simon M. Jowitt
• travel grants for six selected SGA members presenting topics related to economic geology and mineral deposits
• Springer books in economic geology awarded as prizes for the best student presentations

The programme also included a dedicated SGA Mineral Deposits session, a presentation on SGA opportunities for students, and an SGA members meeting focused on future cooperation among Student Chapters, broader international collaboration, and the possible establishment of new chapters.

For our chapter, ICYG 2026 was a major organisational and scientific experience, and we are very grateful to everyone who helped make it possible, including participants, speakers, organisers, partners, and supporters.

Learn more about ICYG at https://www.icyg.eu/

Thank you for being part of it!💎

24/04/2026

Last week, we had the honor of welcoming Malte Junge, who gave a lecture at the Ústav geochemie, mineralogie a nerostných zdrojů titled “Tiny minerals, big stories: How platinum-group minerals record the history of ore formation.” 🎓✨
Malte Junge has been active in SGA for many years and currently serves as the Academic Advisor for the SGA Student Chapter Erlangen. 🌍
We were very pleased to show him around the Národní muzeum and the faculty’s mineralogical collection. 🏛️💎
After the lecture, we continued our discussions in a more informal setting, where we talked about future joint international SGA activities. 🍻🤝

16/02/2026

🏔️ At the end of the last year, the SGA Student Chapter Prague organised another autumn excursion, this time to the Bohemian Paradise and Podkrkonoší regions. The excursion, led by Jan Bubal, took place from November 14 to 16, 2025, and one of its main purposes was to welcome the first-year geology student members of the Prague Chapter 🤗

💎 The first stop was the cooperative of artistic production Granát Turnov, which has been producing original jewellery with Bohemian garnets since 1953. They not only process garnets, but also mine them in shallow open-pit mines in the České středohoří and Podkrkonoší regions 🌋

🪨 Our second stop was a quarry well known for its decorative granite – the Liberec granite. The feldspars vary in colour from pink to green or blue due to changes in their chemical composition. This granite is one of the most iconic and most widely used decorative stones in the Czech Republic 🪦

🇨🇿 We ended the first day with a visit to the Bohemian Paradise Museum. We had the opportunity to walk through an exhibition dedicated to the geology and mineral recourses of the region, an exhibition presenting the systematic mineralogical classification, and a particularly interesting exhibition focused on UV-luminescent materials. In addition to minerals, the collection included synthetic crystals (e.g. REE:YAG) and uranium glass, both produced exclusively in the Czech Republic 🔦

During the field trip, we also visited several smaller quarries and old waste dumps – the last remnants of historical ore mining in the region ⚒️

🤩 This field trip sparked interest among our young student members, further motivating them toward the field of economic geology 🤝

10/12/2025

🎓🌍 XXV International Conference of Young Geologists (ICYG 2026) – Registration now open❗️

We are happy to invite you to ICYG 2026, taking place from 14–17 May 2026 at the beautiful Renaissance castle in Kostelec nad Černými lesy, just 40 km east of Prague, Czech Republic. The Conference is organised by our SGA Chapter Prague and Faculty of Science, Charles University.

ICYG is an annual international conference for emerging geoscientists – from undergraduate (BSc) students presenting their first results to MSc and PhD candidates and early-career researchers. We welcome contributions from all areas of the geosciences, including general geology, economic geology and mineral deposits, environmental geosciences, geomorphology, hydrogeology, engineering geology, geophysics, geoinformatics, mineralogy, geochemistry, petrology, structural and sedimentary geology, and palaeontology. 🌋💎

At the conference wil be organized SGA session with focus on the economic geology and mineral deposits topics!

Thanks to generous support from Charles University and the SGA Network, ICYG 2026 offers student-friendly fees, including on-site accommodation and full board, a pre-conference icebreaker in a local brewery, an SGA-sponsored keynote speaker talk by Prof. Simon M. Jowitt, and SGA travel grants for selected students working in economic geology and mineral deposits.

🔑 Key dates
• Online registration opens now: 10 December 2025
• Registration deadline: 15 February 2026
• Abstract submission deadline: 28 February 2026

👉 More information about the programme, venue, fees, excursion, travel grants and abstract submission: www.icyg.eu
Please share this announcement with your colleagues and students.

We look forward to meeting you in the Czech Republic for an inspiring and friendly conference of young geoscientists!

🎓🌍 XXV International Conference of Young Geologists (ICYG 2026) – Registration now open❗️

We are happy to invite you to ICYG 2026, taking place from 14–17 May 2026 at the beautiful Renaissance castle in Kostelec nad Černými lesy, just 40 km east of Prague, Czech Republic.

ICYG is an annual international conference for emerging geoscientists – from undergraduate (BSc) students presenting their first results to MSc and PhD candidates and early-career researchers. We welcome contributions from all areas of the geosciences, including general geology, economic geology and mineral deposits, environmental geosciences, geomorphology, hydrogeology, engineering geology, geophysics, geoinformatics, mineralogy, geochemistry, petrology, structural and sedimentary geology, and palaeontology. 🌋💎🦕

Thanks to generous support from Charles University and the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA), ICYG 2026 offers student-friendly fees, including on-site accommodation and full board, a pre-conference icebreaker in a local brewery, an SGA-sponsored keynote speaker talk by Prof. Simon M. Jowitt, and SGA travel grants for selected students working in economic geology and mineral deposits.

🔑 Key dates
• Online registration opens now: 10 December 2025
• Registration deadline: 15 February 2026
• Abstract submission deadline: 28 February 2026

👉 More information about the programme, venue, fees, excursion, travel grants and abstract submission: www.icyg.eu
Please share this announcement with your colleagues and students.

We look forward to meeting you in the Czech Republic for an inspiring and friendly conference of young geoscientists! 🙌

01/12/2025

🎄Dear friends and colleagues, we are pleased to invite you to the SGA Student Chapter Prague Christmas Party 🎅🏼, which will take place on Tuesday, December 9, starting at 6:00 p.m. (LS, Albertov 6, 1st floor). You can look forward to delicious refreshments, entertainment, and great company 🍻. Once again this year, you will have the opportunity to try your luck in a geology-themed raffle 💎. We hope you will accept our invitation and join us in celebrating the Advent season 🌟.

09/11/2025

In September, together with members of the SGA Student Baltic Chapter, we went on an unforgettable geological excursion to Scandinavia! ⚒️🇸🇪🇫🇮
Our journey took us from Prague all the way to Kiruna, a Swedish town located 200 km north of the Arctic Circle – in just two weeks, we traveled nearly 7,000 km 🛣️. We had the opportunity to visit world-class mining sites such as the Aitik copper deposit and the Kiruna iron/REE deposit, which rank among the largest and most significant mines not only in Sweden but in all of Europe ⚒️. We also got to see how field mapping is carried out at the Kristineberg copper deposit 🧭. During our visits to active mines, we connected with industry professionals and leading scientists, laying the groundwork for future collaborations and our own career development 📚. The program also included numerous visits to historical mines, important geological and mineralogical sites, and a gemological museum in Finland 💎. An unforgettable highlight was witnessing the Northern Lights – for some of us, it was the very first time ✨🌌. Of course, no Scandinavian experience would be complete without enjoying a traditional sauna beyond the Arctic Circle and tasting local cuisine 🫎.
It was truly an unforgettable expedition that gave us valuable experience, new knowledge, and lasting friendships 🇨🇿🤝🇵🇱🤝🇸🇪.

06/11/2025

🧠⚒️🪨 Vážení členové,

zveme Vás na tradiční podzimní schůzi SGA Student Chapter Prague. Sejdeme se v úterý 18. 11. 2025 od 18:00 v učebně M (Mineralogická posluchárna, Albertov 6). Kromě prezentace letošních aktivit spolku bude důležitým bodem schůze výběr nového správce webových stránek. Prozatím se prosím zamyslete, kdo by tuto pozici mohl zastávat. Zároveň prosím všichni popřemýšlejte, jaké činnosti byste od spolku v příštím roce očekávali, kam byste se s SGA rádi podívali a s jakými zahraničními SGA Chapters byste rádi navázali spolupráci. Vaše impulzy a nápady jsou pro chod spolku klíčové! Všechny návrhy probereme a některé se jistě zrealizují!

Následně se přesuneme do restaurace U Tří Bojovníků, kde bude pokračovat neformální diskuze 🍻.

19/10/2025