Celine Beaucamp, Ph.D. - Department of Geological Engineering

Celine beaucamp stoutAssistant Professor
MG 213D
406-660-7113
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Biography

Dr. Beaucamp is an assistant professor in the Geological Engineering department at Montana Tech, where her teaching and research reflect a passion for economic geology and hands-on, multidisciplinary field work.

Born in France, Celine developed an early fascination with the natural world through fossil and mineral collecting. She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Earth Science and Environment from the Université de Savoie-Mont Blanc in the French Alps, with a focus on soil and hydrogeology. Her undergrad curriculum included calculus, physics, rock mechanics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and other engineering fundamentals. An exchange year at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) in Montreal, Canada, introduced her to the mining industry and led her to pursue a Master's degree at UQAM, specializing in metallogeny. Her thesis investigated the emplacement of orogenic gold in the Val d'Or–Timmins greenstone belt, focusing on the Marban project through the lenses of geochemistry and structural geology.

Celine then spent ~5 years in industry in exploration—both greenfield and brownfield —in gold and uranium, as well as in production. At Barrick Gold, in Nevada, she gained extensive experience in the daily production activity of Carlin-style gold. She was very involved in mine operations activities, including geology, geotechnical engineering, short- and medium-range planning, drill-and-blast, and MSHA employee training.

She subsequently transitioned back to academia, serving as an adjunct instructor while completing her PhD at Montana Technological University (Montana Tech), which she received in Fall 2025. Her doctoral research centered on the Mo-Cu porphyry system and associated polymetallic veins of the Philipsburg Mining District in Montana, employing an integrated approach spanning geochemistry, structural geology, geophysics, and metallurgy.

Now as faculty at Montana Tech, Celine brings this breadth of field and research experience into the classroom and laboratory. She actively collaborates with the Mining and Metallurgy departments and the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, and remains driven by a curiosity that has taken her — and her rock hammer — around the world.

Education

Ph.D., Earth Science and Engineering, Montana Technological University, 2025
M.S., Geology, Metallogeny Specialty, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada 2009
B.S., Earth and Environment Sciences, Université de Savoie-Mont Blanc, Bourget-du-Lac Campus, France, 2006

Currently Teaching

  • GEO101 – Introduction to Physical Geology, incl. lab
  • GEO257 – Sedimentology and Petroleum Geology
  • GEO259 – Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Lab
  • GEO429 – Field Geology
  • GEOE403 – Structural Geology for Engineers, incl. lab
  • GEOE585 – GIS for Natural Resources
  • GEOE 499W – Senior Design

Subject Matter Expert for the department’s online certificates - Exploration Geology, Production Geology – each consisting of three-3 credits classes plus one-1 credit practicum:

  • Certificate 1 - Mineral deposits exploration: Ore deposits, Geochemistry for exploration, Geophysics for exploration.
  • Certificate 2 - Production Mining Geology: Grade control, Hydrogeology for mining, option 1 Mine waters, option 2 Ground control.

Professional Affiliations

Woman In Mining (WIM) - Montana Chapter
Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration
Geological Society of America
Society of Economic Geology

Recent Publications

Beaucamp, C.M., Gammons, C.H., Thompson, J.M., Lowers, H.A. (2024). Fluorescent sphalerite rich in tungsten, copper, gallium, silver and other elements from the Cordilleran-style, polymetallic veins of Philipsburg, Montana. Ore Geology Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2024.106267


Conference presentations & peer-reviewed proceedings articles
Beaucamp-Stout, C.M., Gammons, C. (2021). New investigations of the Philipsburg polymetallic lode deposits, Granite County, Montana. Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Special Publication 123, Montana Mining and Mineral Symposium 2021, p. 131–136. https://doi.org/10.59691/YXKU1170


Beaucamp, C.M. (2024). Trace Elements in Fluorescent Sphalerite from the Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana. Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, Special Publication 124, Montana Mining and Mineral Symposium 2023, p. 1–5. https://doi.org/10.59691/TTSI4436


Conference presentations & peer-reviewed abstracts
Beaucamp, C. (2012). Structural Geology of the Cortez Hills Open Pit: Implications for Highwall Stability and Deformation. Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists – Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.


Beaucamp, C. (2022). A geological and geochemical study of the Philipsburg mining district, Granite County, Montana. Montana Geological Society Luncheon, Billings, MT.


Beaucamp, C., Thompson, J., Gammons, C., Cangelosi, G., and Lund, K. (2022). Fluorescent sphalerite from Montana, USA: Coupled substitutions of Cu, Ga, and W. Goldschmidt 2022 conference, Honolulu, HW, USA. https://doi.org/10.46427/gold2022.11433


Thompson, J., Lowers, H., and Beaucamp, C. (2024). Use of synthetic sphalerite to better understand cathodal luminescence response related to the presence of critical elements in natural samples. Abstract for the Sixteenth biennial AMAS symposium, Brisbane, Australia. The Australian Microbeam Analysis Society.


Beaucamp, C.M.E., Gammons, C.H., Thompson, J.M., Stein, H.J. (2025). Ages and trace element fertility of porphyry-related mineralization in the Philipsburg polymetallic district, Montana, with a comparison to Butte. 18th SGA Biennial Meeting, Golden, Colorado. Society of Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits.


Eastman, K.A., Gammons, C.H., Beaucamp, C., Thompson, J.M., Lowers, H.A. (2025). Trace and critical elements in UV-fluorescent and non-fluorescent sphalerite from the Butte porphyry-lode deposit, Montana, USA. 18th SGA Biennial Meeting, Golden, Colorado (approved for presentation in August 2025). Society of Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits.

Poster presentation & peer-reviewed abstracts
Beaucamp, C., Gammons, C. (2021). Study of an impressive yet under-studied mineralization in Philipsburg's polymetallic lode deposits, Granite County, Montana. Geological Society of America 2021 Annual Conference, Portland, OR.


Beaucamp, C., Gammons, C. (2022). Philipsburg's polymetallic lode deposits, Granite County, Montana. Society of Economic Geology 2022 Conference, Denver, CO, USA.


Beaucamp, C. (2023). Philipsburg's polymetallic lode deposits, Granite County, Montana. Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration MINEX 2023 Conference, Denver, CO, USA.


Ph.D. thesis
Beaucamp, C. (2025). A Geological and Geochemical Study of the Philipsburg Mining District, Granite County, Montana. Graduate Theses & Non-Theses. 369. https://digitalcommons.mtech.edu/grad_rsch/369


Master thesis
Beaucamp, C. (2010). Metasomatism and Structural Controls of Gold Mineralization of the Marban Mining District, canton de Dubuisson. Val-d'Or, Abitibi, Québec, not published Master Thesis, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec. (in French)


Other
Beaucamp, C., Gilles, L. (2006). Geologic maps of wine terroirs Côte-Rôtie et Condrieux. Syndicat des Vignerons de Côte-Rôtie et Condrieu, Rhône, France. (published in French)