NSERC/MDA/CSA/CEMI Industrial Research Chair in Earth and Space Exploration

矿产勘探和采矿雇用了大约40万加拿大人，为加拿大经济创造了数十亿美元**，但加拿大和世界各地的矿产勘探和采矿的面貌正在**发生变化。先进的矿产勘探和资源开发受到越来越多的关注。为了**让加拿大在这一跨学科领域发挥领导作用，西方大学和Yamana Gold**Inc.提议设立NSERC/Yamana Gold Inc.高级矿产勘探工业研究讲座**。这与行业和政府承认创新是负责任的**资源勘探和开采的核心是一致的。加拿大在矿产勘探和采矿技术方面处于世界领先地位，**但新矿产资源的发现有所下降，尽管勘探支出不断增加。勘探过程的几个**方面需要改进，包括开发新的方法和**方法，以便在大范围和深度进行高效和有效的勘探，同时实施先进的**勘探和资源开发实践，由科学知识和技术支持。**拟议的研究计划包括以下领域的主要主题：(主题1)**柯克兰湖采矿营地金矿的特征；(主题2)成矿流体**和金属的来源；以及(主题3)综合黄金系统特征。综合起来，它们将提供对柯克兰湖采矿营地**几个矿床之间的签名(S)和可能的成因关系(S)的**了解，同时应用新的尖端分析技术和技术来**提高勘探效率和效果。这些结果将为**开发实用的金矿成矿模型和勘探矢量提供知识基础，释放**大数据集的价值，提高勘探成功率。

Mineral exploration and mining employs approximately 400,000 Canadians and generates billions of dollars**for the Canadian economy but the face of mineral exploration and mining in Canada, and around the world, is**changing. There is a rapidly growing focus on advanced mineral exploration and resource development. In**order for Canada to play a leading role in this transdisciplinary sphere, Western University and Yamana Gold**Inc. propose the creation of an NSERC / Yamana Gold Inc. Industrial Research Chair in Advanced Mineral**Exploration. This aligns with industry and government recognition of innovation being central to responsible**resource exploration and extraction. Canada is a world leader in mineral exploration and mining technology,**but discovery of new mineral resources has declined, despite increasing exploration expenditures. Several**aspects of the exploration process need to be improved, including the development of new methodologies and**approaches to efficiently and effectively explore at broad scales and at depth while implementing advanced**exploration and resource development practices informed by science and enabled by technology.**The proposed research program is comprised of overarching themes in the following areas: (Theme 1)**characterization of gold deposits in the Kirkland Lake mining camp; (Theme 2) sources of mineralizing fluids**and metals; and (Theme 3) integrated gold system signatures. Taken together, they will provide an**understanding of the signature(s) and possible genetic relationship(s) between several deposits across the**Kirkland Lake mining camp while applying new, cutting edge analytical techniques and technologies to**improve exploration efficiency and effectiveness. These results will provide a knowledge-based foundation for**the development of practical models and exploration vectors to gold mineralization, unlock value in large**datasets, and improve exploration success.