Antonio Arribas holds a BA and MSc in Geology from the Universidad de Salamanca and a PhD from the University of Michigan, followed by post-doctoral research with the Geological Survey of Japan. He worked with the mineral exploration industry for over 20 years around the world, including Vice President Geoscience at BHP Minerals Exploration, Senior Manager Geosciences at Newmont, and Exploration Manager South America at Placer Dome. Dr. Arribas is now the Kenneth F. and Patricia Clark Distinguished Chair in Economic Geology at the University of Texas at El Paso. He is past President of the Society of Economic Geologists (SEG).

• Top Downloaded Article - Wiley Publishing Co. (09/01/2023-09/30/2023)
• 2023 Brian J. Skinner Award, Society of Economic Geologists, Inc. - Society of Economic Geologists, Inc. (08/27/2023)

• Ph D in Geology, University of Michigan (1992)
• MS in Geology, The University of Salamanca, Spain (1982)
• BA in Geology, The University of Salamanca, Spain (1981)

• Alteration Targeting and Geophysical Exploration of the Little Hatchet Mountains, New Mexico Society of Economic geology (2022), Kenneth C. Singh, Philip Goodell, Antonio Arribas, Michael Jacobs, Hugo Guiterrez, Sergio Macias.
• Chemical and short-wave infrared characteristics of white mica associated with the Gajah Tidur porphyry copper system at the deep Grasberg Cu Au (Mo) deposit, Indonesia Resource Geology 72 (2022), Reza Al Furqan, Yasushi Watanabe, Antonio Arribas, Clide Leys, T Echigo, P Anggun Putru, R Sevirajati.
• Diagenetic and epigenetic origins for Cu-Ag mineralization in the Khoemacau Zone 5 deposit, Kalahari Copperbelt, NW Botswana Resource Geology 72 (2022), Mpho Keeditse, Yasushi Watanabe, Antonio Arribas, T Echigo, C Knight, O Disang, Hannah Buamono.
• Exploration Implications of Multiple Formation Environments of Advanced Argillic Minerals Economic Geology 117 (2022), Jeffrey W. Hedenquist, Antonio Arribas.
• Large amount of excess argon in hydrothermal quartz from the Vangtat orogenic gold belt, southern Laos: new in-sight from K-Ar and noble gas isotope analyses Minerals 12 (2022), Patthana Bounliyong, H Sumino, Antonio Arribas.

• Timing of Cu-Mo mineralization in the deep extension of the Chuquicamata deposit, northern Chile (2023), Volume London, UK, Claudio Araya, Antonio Arribas.
• High-grade copper and gold deposited during post-potassic chlorite-white mica-albite stage in the Far Southeast porphyry deposit, Philippines (2023), Volume London, UK, Michael Calder, Zhaoshan Chang, Antonio Arribas.
• Alteration geothermometry and exploration implications of the Gajah Tidur porphyry system, one of two systems that formed the supergiant Grasberg Cu-Au-(Mo) deposit (2023), Volume London, UK, Reza Al Furqan, Antonio Arribas, Clide Leys.
• Field observations and stable isotope analysis of alunite at the Sulphur Bank Hg mine, Clear Lake, California (2023), Volume Reno, Nevada, David Muller, Antonio Arribas, Charles Alpers, .
• Epithermal ore Deposits, and Transition to the Porphyry Environment: Formation, and Exploration (2023), Volume Lima, Peru, Antonio Arribas, Jeffrey Hedenquist.

• Fertility indicators and crustal assimilation in porphyry copper deposits on northwest Mexico
• Revealing the REE inventory of caprock developed on salt diapirs
• 'Building UTEP into a global leader in mining and exploration geoscience research and education’