Metallogeny of ores in volcanic and sedimentary basins

火山成因块状硫化物（VMS）和火山及沉积物承载块状硫化物（VSMS）矿床是加拿大锌、铅、铜、银和金生产的重要贡献者。这些沉积物形成于地壳内热的、富含金属的流体与海底火山和沉积盆地的循环。这项研究将旨在了解这些海底火山环境的起源，这些矿床中金属和流体的来源，以及我们如何将实地观察和基于实验室的测量相结合，以了解这些矿床是如何通过地质时间形成的，并创建可用于探索和发现下一代这些矿床的标准。实地研究将集中在纽芬兰中部和努纳武特北部地区。该研究方案将包括培训许多学生，以培养采矿和矿物勘探部门所需要的高素质人才，并将在有助于加拿大境内新矿物资源勘探和开发的方法方面进行培训。这些类型的矿床为加拿大大部分城市（例如，安大略省南部的制造业）提供了重要的原材料，但也是加拿大农村（包括加拿大北部）经济和社会福利的重要维持者。这项研究不仅具有至关重要的科学意义，而且对于保持加拿大在采矿和矿物勘探方面的领导地位以及确保未来基本金属和贵金属的安全供应也至关重要。

Volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) and volcanic- and sediment-hosted massive sulfide (VSMS) deposits are important contributors to Canada's zinc, lead, copper, silver and gold production. These deposits form from the circulation of hot, metal-rich fluids within the crust in association with submarine volcanoes and sedimentary basins. This research will be aimed at understanding the origin of these undersea volcanic environments, the sources of metals and fluids within these deposits, and how we can combine field observations and laboratory-based measurements to both understand how these deposits form through geological time and to create criteria that can be used to explore and discover the next generation of these deposits to be mined. The field research will concentrate on areas in central Newfoundland and northern Nunavut. The research program will involve the training of numerous students to create highly qualified personnel (HQP) that will be sought out by the mining and mineral exploration sector and will be trained in methods that will aid in the exploration and development of new mineral resources within Canada. These types of deposits have provided critical raw materials for much of urban Canada (e.g., southern Ontario manufacturing industry), but are also important sustainers of economic and social well being in rural Canada, including Canada's north. This research is not only of critical scientific importance, but is also critical for maintaining Canadian leadership in mining and mineral exploration and ensuring a secure supply of base and precious metals into the future.