Mario Guzman

  • Advisory Board Member
  • USGS, Denver
  • GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Mario is an Economic Geologist with the Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center who specializes in the formation of base and precious metal ores, with a primary focus on porphyry and epithermal mineral deposits. His investigations utilize field observations, mineral and fluid inclusion petrography, microanalytical techniques, and geochronology. Through these approaches, he uncovers critical insights into the conditions of metal enrichment, fluid evolution, and mineralization mechanisms. His expertise extends from studying epithermal vein deposits in the San Juan Volcanic Field in Southwest Colorado to porphyry copper deposits and Climax-type porphyry molybdenum deposits. Mario delves into the precipitation mechanisms of hydrothermal fluids at ore deposits and both liquid-dominated and vapor-dominated geothermal systems.

Education

  • B.A. Anthropology - University of Colorado, Boulder, 2008
  • B.A. Geology - University of Colorado, Boulder, 2012

  • M.S. Geology - Colorado School of Mines, 2016

  • Ph.D. Geology - Colorado School of Mines, 2024