Anthony R. “Tony” Barringer (b. October 20, 1925) is a Canadian/American geophysicist. He has made numerous contributions to mineral exploration technology. His most famous work was the development of the INPUT airborne electromagnetic system, which has been credited in the discovery of tens of billions of dollars worth of ore deposits. ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Imperial College London is a prestigious (ranked 4th in the world for Engineering & Technology) British academic institution focusing on science, engineering and medicine, complemented by a business school. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Mineral exploration is the process undertaken by companies, partnerships or corporations in the endeavour of finding commercially viable concentrations of ore to mine. ... Electromagnetism is the physics of the electromagnetic field: a field, encompassing all of space, composed of the electric field and the magnetic field. ... Iron ore (Banded iron formation) Manganese ore Lead ore Gold ore An ore is a volume of rock containing components or minerals in a mode of occurrence which renders it valuable for mining. ...

Before beginning his university studies, Barringer served with the British Army in World War II. In 1948, he began attending the University of London. In 1951, he obtained a B.Sc. in economic geology from the university’s Imperial College of Science and Technology. He obtained a PhD in 1954, from the same institution. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000,000 Total dead: 50,000,000 Military dead: 8,000,000 Civilian dead: 4,000,000 Total dead 12,000,000 World War II (abbreviated WWII), or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict... The University of London is a university based primarily in London. ... A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ... Economic geology is concerned with earth materials that can be utilized for economic and/or industrial purposes. ... Imperial College London is a prestigious (ranked 4th in the world for Engineering & Technology) British academic institution focusing on science, engineering and medicine, complemented by a business school. ... Aquatint of a Doctor in Divinity at the University of Oxford, in the scarlet and black academic robes corresponding to his position. ...

Career

Barringer left the United Kingdom to accept a post in Toronto, Canada with Selco Exploration as an exploration geologist. Eventually he was promoted to Manager of its Airborne and Technical Services division. At this time, he invented the INPUT (Induced Pulse Transient) airborne electromagnetic system and the equipment for a portable ground electromagnetic system. This technology allows explorers to get a better understanding of the minerals in a rock formation, without extracting the rocks. The Society of Exploration Geophysicists said INPUT was “a meritorious technical achievement which has been instrumental in the discovery of many base metal deposits in a number of countries around the world.” Minerals are natural compounds formed through geological processes. ... See Formation of rocks for processes by which rocks are formed. ... The Society of Exploration Geophysicists (or SEG) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the science of geophysics and the education of exploration geophysicists. ... In chemistry, the term base metal is used informally to refer to a metal that oxidizes or corrodes relatively easily, and react variably with dilute hydrochloric acid (HCl) to form hydrogen. ...

In 1961, he formed a private company, Barringer Research Ltd. He was the President and major shareholder. Barringer continued to develop the airborne system and licenses its use to exploration companies. Major oil and mining companies depended on this remote-sensing technology for their exploration. It has been credited in the discovery of over 25 commercial ore deposits, representing tens of billions of dollars.

Barringer Research went public in 1967. Ten years later, Barringer moved to Denver, Colorado and brought the company's headquarters with him. He later became a citizen of the United States. Nickname: The Mile-High City Location of Denver in Colorado Coordinates: Country United States State Colorado City-County Denver (coextensive) Founded November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861  - Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area    - City 401. ...

Barringer made numerous technical contributions to the mining industry, including a laser-induced fluorescence-based system used primarily in oil and gas exploration (FLUOROSCAN), correlation spectrometer used to measure atmospheric dispersions of various gases (COSPEC), an infrared remote sensor for atmospheric gases which has been used by NASA to measure the world-wide atmospheric distribution of carbon dioxide (GASPEC), two airborne conductivity mapping systems using very low frequency fields (E-phase and radiophase) and several particulate analyzers (COTRAN, SURTRACE, LASERTRACE and AIRTRACE). He has presented more than 80 technical papers and has been awarded more than 70 patents in Canada, the U.S., and other countries. Laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) is a spectroscopic method. ... Positive linear correlations between 1000 pairs of numbers. ... // Headline text Bold text:For Acoustic uses in spectrographs of sound waves, see below. ... Atmospheric chemistry is a branch of atmospheric science in which the chemistry of the Earths atmosphere and that of other planets is studied. ... Image of two girls in mid-infrared (thermal) light (false color) Infrared (IR) radiation is electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength longer than that of visible light, but shorter than that of radio waves. ... Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound composed of one carbon and two oxygen atoms. ... Very low frequency or VLF refers to radio frequencies (RF) in the range of 3 to 30 kHz. ...

In 1989, Barringer officially retired.

Honours and awards

• inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame by the Mining Association of Canada
• 1977, awarded the Logan Medal by the Geological Association of Canada
• 1980, awarded the Virgil Kauffman Gold Medal by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists
• 1985, awarded the Daniel C. Jackling Award by the American Association of Mining and Petroleum Engineers

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External links

• Mining Hall of Fame Bio
• Kauffman Gold Medal Bio
• Barringer Technologies Inc. Annual Report
• Lunar Blindness
• Society for Mining , Metallurgy and Exploration