Isabel Fay Barton

Interests

Teaching

Geometallurgy, materials characterization, analytical techniques, economic geology, geochemistry, extractive metallurgy, mineralogy, history of mining, metallurgy, and geology

Research

Geometallurgy, materials characterization, analytical techniques, economic geology, geochemistry, extractive metallurgy, mineralogy, history of mining, metallurgy, and geology

Courses

Scholarly Contributions

Chapters

• Barton, I. F. (2020). Delineating zones of mineral-related geotechnical weakness through imaging spectroscopy. In Guidelines for Slope Performance Monitoring(pp Section 10.4.3). Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing.
• Barton, I. F., Barton, M. D., & Thorson, J. P. (2018). Characteristics of Cu and U-V deposits in the Paradox Basin (Colorado Plateau) and associated alteration. In Society of Economic Geologists Guidebook Series 59(pp 73-102).
• Barton, M. D., Barton, I. F., & Thorson, J. P. (2018). Paleofluid flow in the Paradox Basin: Introduction. In Society of Economic Geologists Guidebook Series 59(pp 1-12).
• Thorson, J. P., Barton, I. F., & Barton, M. D. (2018). Paradox Basin fluids and Colorado Plateau copper, uranium and vanadium deposits: Road log. In Society of Economic Geologists Guidebook Series 59(pp 47-72). Society of Economic Geologists.
• Schuh, W., Leveille, R., Barton, I. F., & North, R. (2013). Geology of the Tenke-Fungurume Sediment-Hosted Strata-Bound Copper-Cobalt District, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo. In Geology and Genesis of Major Copper Deposits and Districts of the World: A Tribute to Richard H. Sillitoe(pp 269-302). Society of Economic Geologists.

Journals/Publications

• Barton, I. F. (2024). Paradox Basin uranium-vanadium deposits: History and significance of geological research. Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration, 41(4), 1659-1676. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-024-01025-y
• Barton, I. F., & North, R. M. (2024). Geometallurgy of the Tenke-Fungurume sediment-hosted copper-cobalt district, D.R. Congo. Minerals Engineering, 218, 108993. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2024.108993
• Bos Orent, E., Barton, M. D., & Barton, I. F. (2024). Characterization of U(-V) deposits in the La Sal District, UT and CO, and their relationship to Paradox Basin fluid flow. Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration, 41(4), 2693-2721.
• He, J., Riley, D. N., & Barton, I. F. (2024). Is endmember extraction a critical step in analysis of hyperspectral images in mining environments?. Remote Sensing, 16, 2137. doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16122137
• Marza, M., Ferguson, G., Thorson, J., Barton, I. F., Kim, J., Ma, L., & Mcintosh, J. C. (2024). Marza, Mohammad, et al. "Geological controls on lithium production from basinal brines across North America. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 257, 107383. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gexplo.2023.107383
• Barton, I. F., Caro, C., & Robertson, J. M. (2023). Ore types: what they are, how they're made, and their uses and abuses. Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration, 40, 2153-2160.
• Drexler, M., Barton, I. F., & Zanetta, P. (2023). Vanadium in phyllosilicate ores: occurrence, crystal chemistry, and leaching behavior. Minerals Engineering, 201(108205).
• Zanetta, P., Drexler, M. S., Barton, I. F., & Zega, T. J. (2023). Vanadium electronic configuration determination from L_2,3 transition in V-oxide compounds and roscoelite. Microscopy and Microanalysis. doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/micmic/ozac057
• Barton, I. F. (2022). Mining, alchemy, and the changing concept of minerals from antiquity to early modernity. Earth Sciences History, 41(1), 1-15.
• Barton, I. F., & Hiskey, J. (2021). Chalcopyrite leaching in novel lixiviants. Hydrometallurgy, 207(105775), 1-20.
• Barton, I. F., & Hiskey, J. (2022). The chemical, crystallographic, and electromagnetic variability of natural chalcopyrite and its effects on leaching. Minerals Engineering, 189(107867).
• He, J., DuPlessis, L., & Barton, I. F. (2022). Heap leach pad mapping with drone-based hyperspectral remote sensing at the Safford copper mine, Arizona. Hydrometallurgy, 211(105872).
• Kim, J., Bailey, L., Noyes, C., Tyne, R. L., Ballentine, C. J., Person, M., Ma, L., Barton, M. D., Barton, I. F., Reiners, P. W., Ferguson, G., & Mcintosh, J. C. (2022). Hydrogeochemical evolution of formation waters responsible for sandstone bleaching and ore mineralization in the Paradox Basin, Colorado Plateau, USA. Geological Society of America Bulletin. doi:https://doi.org/10.1130/B36078.1
• Radwany, M. R., & Barton, I. F. (2022). The process mineralogy of leaching sandstone-hosted uranium and vanadium ores. Minerals Engineering, 187(107811). doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2022.107811
• Banta, J. H., Barton, I. F., & Hutson, L. L. (2021). Where have all the mining engineering students gone?. Mining Engineering, 73(2), 25-28.
• Barton, I. F., Gabriel, M. J., Barton, M. D., Lyons-Barral, J., DuPlessis, L., & Roberts, C. (2021). Extending geometallurgy to the mine scale with hyperspectral imaging: a pilot study using drone and ground-based scanning. Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration, 38(2), 799-818.
• He, J., & Barton, I. F. (2021). Hyperspectral remote sensing for detecting geotechnical problems at Ray mine. Engineering Geology, 292(106261), 1-12. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enggeo.2021.106261
• Barton, I. F. (2020). Monte Carlo simulations of electron-sample interactions at phase boundaries and implications for automated mineralogy. Minerals Engineering, 155(106451), 1-9. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2020.106451
• Barton, I. F., Rathkopf, C., & Barton, M. D. (2020). Rhenium in molybdenite: A database approach to identifying geochemical controls on the distribution of a critical element. Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration, 37(1), 21-37. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-019-00145-0
• Barton, I. F. (2019). The effects of temperature and pressure on the stability of mineral colloids. American Journal of Science, 319(9), 737-753.
• Barton, I. F. (2019). Trends in the discovery of new minerals over the last century. American Mineralogist, 104(5), 641-651.
• Barton, I. F., Ahn, J., & Lee, J. (2018). Mineralogical and Metallurgical Study of Supergene Ores of the Mike Cu-Au(-Zn) Deposit, Carlin Trend, Nevada. Hydrometallurgy, 176, 176-191.
• Perchiazzi, N., Barton, I. F., & Vignola, P. (2018). Incorporation of Co in dolomite structure: coupled EPMA and single crystal structural studies on cobaltoan dolomite from the Tenke-Fungurume district, Democratic Republic of Congo. Canadian Mineralogist.
• Barton, M. D., Barton, I. F., Mazdab, F. K., & Rathkopf, C. (2017). Grain-scale and deposit-scale heterogeneity of Re distribution in molybdenite at the Bagdad porphyry Cu-Mo deposit, Arizona. Journal of Geochemical Exploration.
• Flynn, S., Barton, I. F., & Feinglos, M. (2016). Munakataite, Pb2Cu2(Se4+O3)(SO4)(OH)4, and other selenium minerals from Tsumeb, Namibia. Rocks & Minerals, 91(6), 548-553.
• Yang, H., Barton, I. F., Andrade, M., & Downs, R. T. (2016). Crystal structure of a new compound, CuZnCl(OH)3, isostructural with botallackite. American Mineralogist, 101, 986-990.
• Barton, I. F. (2015). Georgius Agricola's Contributions to Hydrology. Journal of Hydrology, 523, 839-849.
• Andrade, M., Yang, H., Downs, R. T., Jenkins, R., & Barton, I. F. (2014). Te-rich raspeite, Pb(W0.56Te0.44)O4, from Tombstone, Arizona, USA: the first natural example of Te6+ substitution for W6+. American Mineralogist, 99(7), 1507-1510.
• Barton, I. F., Yang, H., & Barton, M. D. (2014). The mineralogy, geochemistry, and metallurgy of cobalt in the rhombohedral carbonates. Canadian Mineralogist, 52(4), (doi: 10.3749/canmin.1400006).
• Barton, I. F., & Barton, M. D. (2012). Alteration and ore distribution in the Proterozoic Mines Series, Tenke-Fungurume Cu-Co district, Democratic Republic of Congo. Mineralium Deposita, 47(5), 501-519.

Proceedings Publications

• Stopka, C., Lyons-Baral, J., Barton, I. F., Williams, C., & He, J. (2020, June). Integrated rock mass characterization using LiDAR, radar, and hyperspectral. In Annual Meeting of the American Rock Mechanics Association, 20, 8.
• Barton, I. F., & Hiskey, J. B. (2019, August). Kinetics of chalcopyrite leaching in novel and exotic lixiviants. In Copper 2019.
• Barton, I. F., Gabriel, M. J., & Barton, M. D. (2019, August). Hyperspectral remote sensing characterization of mine materials for process control. In Copper 2019.
• Barton, M. D., Gabriel, M. J., & Barton, I. F. (2019, summer). Hyperspectral remote sensing characterization of mine materials for process control. In Copper 2019, 9.
• Ahn, J., Barton, I. F., Shin, D., & Lee, J. (2018, March). The Study of Copper Leaching from Conichalcite and Chalcopyrite Using Alternative Lixiviants. In The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, Materials Processing Fundamentals, 171.
• Lee, J., Ahn, J., & Barton, I. F. (2018, August). MINERALOGICAL AND METALLURGICAL STUDY OF THE MIKE Cu-Au(-Zn) DEPOSIT, CARLIN TREND, NEVADA. In CONFERENCE OF METALLURGISTS hosting World Gold & Nickel Cobalt, 1.
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Presentations

• Bos Orent, E., Barton, M. D., Barton, I. F., & Radwany, M. R. (2021, October). Characterization of U(-V) deposits in the La Sal district, UT and CO and their relationship to Paradox Basin fluid flow. Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America. Portland, OR: Geological Society of America.
• DuPlessis, L. P., Franz, T., & Barton, I. F. (2022, May). New frontiers in near-surface geophysics: Muons, cosmic ray neutron probes, and hyperspectral imagery. US Department of Agriculture EEGS Webinar. online: US Department of Agriculture.
• He, J., & Barton, I. F. (2021, September). Highwall mapping using drone-based hyperspectral imaging at the Ray mine. Women in Mining Arizona Webinar. online: Women in Mining Arizona.
• He, J., Barton, I. F., & DuPlessis, L. P. (2021, March). Mapping copper heap leach pads with UAV-based hyperspectral remote sensing. Annual Meeting of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. online: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration.
• Mcintosh, J. C., Kim, J., Marza, M., Bailey, L., Lucero, D., Tyne, R., Ferguson, G., Barton, I. F., Barton, M. D., Ballentine, C., Person, M., & Reiners, P. W. (2021, October). Emergent behavior of subsurface microbe-rock-fluid systems related to Cu, U, V, and Li mineralization. Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America. Portland, OR: Geological Society of America.
• Radwany, M. R., & Barton, I. F. (2021, March). Mineralogical and leach characteristics of sandstone-hosted vanadium ore from the Colorado Plateau. Annual Meeting of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. online: Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration.
• Roberts, C., & Barton, I. F. (2021, May). Analysis of Mining Geology, Mineralogy, Metallurgy, and Slope Stability through UAV-Based Hyperspectral Imaging and LiDAR. STRATUS (Systems and Technologies for Remote Sensing Applications Through Unmanned Aerial Systems). Buffalo, NY.
• Roberts, C., Barton, I. F., & He, J. (2021, December). Hyperspectral imaging and analysis of hydrothermal alteration mineralogy in Cuprite, Nevada. Annual Meeting of the American Geophysical Union. New Orleans, LA: American Geophysical Union.
• Barton, I. F., Lyons-Baral, J., DuPlessis, L., Barton, M. D., Cornoyer, J., & He, J. (2020, February). Application of UAV-based imaging spectrometry to mining and metallurgy. Annual Meeting of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME). Phoenix, AZ: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME).
• Barton, I. F., Shumway, L., & Barton, M. D. (2020, February). Process mineralogy of Colorado Plateau uranium and vanadium ores. Annual Meeting of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME). Phoenix, AZ: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME).
• Barton, M. D., Barton, I. F., Thorson, J. P., Whiteheaad, A., & Getz, C. (2020, February). Contrasting copper mineralized systems of the Paradox Basin, Colorado Plateau. Annual Meeting of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME). Phoenix, AZ: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME).
• He, J., Barton, I. F., Barton, M. D., & Cornoyer, J. (2020, February). Identifying zones of geotechnical weakness at the Ray mine by hyperspectral remote sensing. Annual Meeting of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME). Phoenix, AZ: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME).
• Barton, I. F. (2019, February). The beginnings of mining and metallurgy literature in early modern Europe. Annual Conference of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. Denver, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration.
• Barton, I. F. (2019, February). The boundary phase problem in automated mineralogy. Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration Annual Conference and Expo. Denver, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration.
• Barton, I. F., & Hiskey, J. (2019, August). Kinetics of chalcopyrite leaching in novel and exotic lixiviants. Copper 2019. Vancouver, BC.
• Barton, I. F., Barton, M. D., & Thorson, J. P. (2019, September). Role of post-diagenetic reduction (by hydrocarbons?) in the formation of Paradox Basin (Colorado Plateau) U-V deposits. Geological Society of America Annual Conference.
• Barton, I. F., Gabriel, M. J., & Barton, M. D. (2019, August). Hyperspectral remote sensing characterization of mine materials for process control. Copper 2019. Vancouver, BC.
• Moreira Coutinho, P., Kemeny, J. M., Barton, I. F., & Castro-Reino, S. (2019, February). Effects of hydrothermal alteration on the geomechanics of degradation at the Bagdad mine, Arizona. SME Annual Conference & Expo. Denver, CO: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration.
• Barton, I. F. (2018, December). Copper-cobalt ores and leaching characteristics at the Tenke-Fungurume district, Central African Copperbelt. 2018 Arizona SME Conference. Tucson, AZ: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration.
• Barton, I. F. (2018, February). A Monte Carlo approach to the phase boundary problem in automated mineralogy. Annual Meeting of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME). Minneapolis, MN: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration.
• Barton, I. F., & Barton, M. D. (2018, September). Iron deficiency and cobalt concentration in sediment-hosted copper deposits. Society of Economic Geologists Annual Conference. Keystone, CO: Society of Economic Geologists.
• Barton, I. F., Ahn, J., & Lee, J. (2017, December). Effectiveness of different lixiviants at recovering value from a conichalcite-dominated oxidized Cu-Au ore suite. Annual Meeting of the Tucson section of the Society of Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. Tucson, AZ: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration.
• Barton, I. F., Stegen, R. J., & Barton, M. D. (2017, February). Zircon trace-element composition as an indicator of porphyry mineralization. Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, National Meeting. Denver, Colorado: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration.
• Perchiazzi, N., Barton, I. F., & Vignola, P. (2017, September). Incorporation of Co in dolomite structure: coupled single crystal and EPMA investigations of cobaltoan dolomites from Tenke-Fungurume, D.R. of Congo. Annual Congress of the Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia. Pisa, Italy: Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia.
• Barton, I. F. (2016, Spring). The prehistory of mineralogy. University of Arizona Geosciences Colloquium Series. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Department of Geosciences.
• Barton, I. F., Yang, H., & Barton, M. D. (2016, February). Petrography saves money: a case study from the Central African Copperbelt. Annual Conference and Expo of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. Phoenix, AZ.
• Rathkopf, C. A., Barton, M. D., & Barton, I. F. (2016, February). Rhenium in molybdenite as an indicator of metal grade. Annual Conference and Expo of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. Phoenix, AZ: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration.
• Barton, I. F. (2015, October). 100 Years of Metallogenetic Theory in Andean Manto and Central African Stratiform Deposits: What Can We Learn. XIV Congreso Geologico Chileno. La Serena, Chile: Chilean Geological Congress.
• Barton, I. F. (2014, November). Historical Development and Current State of Geological Research in the Central African Copperbelt. Monthly meeting of the Arizona Geological Society. Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Geological Society.
• Barton, I. F. (2013, October). Georgius Agricola’s Contributions to Hydrogeology. Annual conference of the Geological Society of America. Denver, CO: Geological Society of America.
• Barton, I. F. (2013, October). Scale and significance of variation in silica-dolomite alteration at the Tenke-Fungurume Cu-Co district, Central African Copperbelt. Annual meeting of the Geological Society of America. Denver, CO: Geological Society of America.

Poster Presentations

• Moreira Coutinho, P., Kemeny, J. M., & Barton, I. F. (2018, December). Constraints regarding the geomechanics of degradation. 2018 Arizona SME Conference. Tucson, AZ: Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration.
• Barton, I. F., & Barton, M. D. (2016, June). Metal ratios in sediment-hosted copper deposits: the role of iron. Gordon Research Conference in Geochemistry of Ore Deposits. Les Diablerets, Switzerland: Gordon Research Conferences.
• Mondillo, N., Barton, I. F., & Boni, M. (2014, January). Zinc- and cobalt-bearing dolomites: a comparison. Conference of the Mineral Deposits Study Group. Oxford, UK: Mineral Deposits Study Group.