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Mr. Smith owns and operates Minerals Exploration & Environmental Geochemistry a laboratory research and consulting company that focuses on the detection of deeply buried metal and geothermal deposits. He is particularly known for his biogeochemistry and soil gas work in North America and particularly the Great Basin of Nevada. He was Chief Geochemist for Houston Oil and Minerals (later Tenneco Minerals) Chief Geochemist for Philips Petroleum/Strategic Minerals Group and Chief Geochemist for American Selection Trust (later British Petroleum Minerals/Kennecott) before launching MEG in 1984. He is a member of several professional societies past Councilor of the Association of Applied Geochemists and past editor of Explore Newsletter. | 