Michael W. Meissner - Exploration Geologist

Michael W Meissner was educated as a geologist by his father the world renowned geologist Fred F. Meissner. Meissner attended the Colorado School of Mines (CSM)

Michael W. Meissner - Exploration Geologist,
Field Trip of Royal Gorge, Canyon City Colorado (Circa 2007)

Geologist Fred F. Meissner - "Father of the Bakken"

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologist (RMAG) Logo

Michael W. Meissner worked for Amselco as a summer field geologist from 05/81-08/83 surveying placer gold reserves in paleo-alluvial deposits in the Sierra Nevada's of California and glacial gravel deposits in South Park, Colorado.

Michael W. Meissner - Gold Exploration Feather River, California (Circa 1981)

 Exploration Team at Chicago Basin with Fred F. Meissner (Circa 1977)

Michael W. Meissner - Exploration Survey Dyer Amphitheater, Leadville Colorado (Circa 2006)

Michael W. Meissner - Grand Canyon Magnetic Survey (Circa 1983)

Michael W. Meissner - Exploration Survey Dyer Amphitheater, Leadville Colorado (Circa 2006)

Michael W. Meissner - Geologist and  Spelunker, Exploration and Survey of Carlsbad Caverns, White City, New Mexico (Circa 2008)

Geologist Fred F. Meissner - Professor of Geology at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) teaching field trip of Grand Canyon USA

Geologist Fred F. Meissner -  recipient of the Sidney Powers Memorial Award 

Geologist Fred F. Meissner -Teaching Geology Merit Badge to Michael W Meissner and future geologist from Boy Scouts of America (BSA) (circa 1975)

Geologists Fred F. Meissner, Michael Meissner and others at Henderson Mine, Empire, Colorado USA (circa 1995)

Michael W. Meissner worked as a Geologist for the following companies:

• AMAX
• Amselco
• Mammoth Information Services
• Max P. Arnold & Associates
• Overland Geophysical
• Amoco
• Sohio
• Bird Oil Corporation
• Paul Calaway Oil and Gas
• Anadrill Schlumberger 
• National Park Service
• US Geological Survey

Michael W. Meissner worked on Oil and Gas prospects in the following areas:

• Denver Basin
• Bakken
• The Dead Sea, Kingdom of Jordan

 

Michael W. Meissner worked on Mining prospects in the following areas:

• South Park, Colorado
• Denver, Basin
• Carlton Trend
• The Dead Sea 

Mike Meissner obtained a Dinosaur Hunting License - Special Permit. (See Here)

Selected Bibliography

• The Dead Sea Aulacogen
• Paleoplacers
• Geology of the San Luis Valley, Colorado
• Mineral Enrichment of Astroblemes
• Exploitation of Mineral Reserves on the Moon
• Photography of Volcanoes