1.0 THE MEDALS AND THEIR PRESENTATION

1.1 The Association of Exploration Geochemists has inaugurated two (2) medals to be awarded to worthy and deserving persons in accordance with the guidelines set out below.

1.2 The medals, each minted from two troy ounces of silver bullion of a design approved by the Council of the Association, are referred to as the "GOLD MEDAL" and the "PAST PRESIDENTS' MEDAL".

1.3 The Gold Medal, to be awarded to a person for outstanding scientific achievement in exploration geochemistry, will be engraved with the name of the recipient and the year of the award.

1.4 The Past Presidents' Medal, to be awarded to a member of the Association of Exploration Geochemists for dedicated service to the Association, will be engraved with the name of the recipient and the year of the award.

1.5 The Gold Medal will be presented by the President of the Association and the Past Presidents' Medal by the Chairman of the Awards Committee at Annual General Meetings of the Association.

1.6 The award citation for the Gold Medal shall be prepared by the President from information provided by the Awards Committee and the award citation for the Past Presidents' Medal shall be prepared by the Chairman of the Awards Committee.

1.7 The award citations for each medal and the acceptance speeches of the recipients will be included in full in the first issue of the Association newsletter, EXPLORE, published following the Annual General Meeting at which the awards are presented.

1.8 The Secretary of the Association will issue a press release at the time of the awards naming the recipients and a description of the services and/or scientific achievements for which they are honored. The press release will be prepared by the Chairman of the Awards Committee, and will be mailed or delivered to appropriate newspapers, journals, and societies around the world.

2.0 THE AWARDS COMMITTEE

2.1 The immediate Past President of the Association will be the Chairman of the Awards Committee. The Chairman of the Committee will select four (4) other Voting Members to include one (1) previous Past President, two (2) members of Council including one (1) Regional Councillor and one (1) other active Voting Member.

2.2 The Chairman of the Awards Committee for each year will assume his responsibilities immediately following the Annual General Meeting which concludes his term as President of the Association and he will serve until the next Annual General Meeting.

2.3 The Awards Committee will be responsible for soliciting nominations for both the Gold Medal and the Past Presidents' Medal through notices in the first issue of EXPLORE following the Annual General Meeting, other newsletters, and other appropriate procedures.

3.0 NOMINATIONS

3.1 To be eligible for consideration for either award to be presented at the next Annual General Meeting, nominations must be received by the Chairman of the Awards Committee on or before December 1st. Nominations accepted by the Awards Committee will be eligible for the consideration for the medal award named in the nomination through and until the third Annual General Meeting following the receipt of the nomination. Nominees may be renominated through the submission of an updated but complete nomination to the Chairman of the Awards Committee.

3.2 Acceptable nominations shall be signed by a minimum of four (4) Fellows (voting members) of the Association in good standing and shall include the following:

(a) A letter of nomination (to be signed by a minimum of four (4) Fellow (voting members);

(b) A resume or curriculum vitae of the nominee;

(c) An itemized list of the outstanding scientific achievements (Gold Medal) or the dedicated service to the Association (Past Presidents' Medal) of the nominee.

(d) Other pertinent documentation relevant to these achievements and/or qualifications of the nominee may include endorsements from other individuals whether or not Fellows of the Association.

Since members of the Awards Committee may not have personal knowledge of the nominee, the completeness and quality of the nomination will be critical in evaluation and selection.

3.3 The Awards Committee will review all nominations and the Chairman of the Awards Committee will report the Committee's selection for each award to Council at a Council Meeting called at least six weeks prior to the Annual General Meeting at which the medals will be presented. The Committee, in it's judgement, may elect not to select any of the nominees entered for consideration and not more than one Gold Medal and one Past Presidents' Medal will be awarded in any one year. Council will confirm the Committee's selections by majority vote.