Alteration footprint of the Eagle River Au Mine, Northwestern Ontario

该项目将重点关注安大略省北方Mishibishu绿岩带鹰河杂岩的剪切带金矿化。三个理学士和两个硕士将使用基础地质测绘和测井结合传统和最先进的分析技术，以表征与鹰河复杂金矿和Mishibishu绿岩带相关的矿化和蚀变系统。拟议的研究将结合联合收割机的基本领域和岩相学研究与完善的（全岩地球化学，稳定和放射性同位素）和新的（例如，利用LA-ICP-MS、EMPA、原位同位素研究等矿物化学方法，全面揭示了剪切带内金矿化的共生蚀变作用。我们将制定岩性、地球化学和地质年代学标准，用于表征蚀变足迹，并开发模型，供Wesdome在该矿区及其正在进行的区域勘探中应用。本研究生成的数据将用于开发剪切带承载Au矿化模型，Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd.可用于加强其勘探工作。并有望增加矿物产量。该项目将有助于我们理解形成剪切带托管金系统的过程，并在可用于靶向高品位矿化区的蚀变中开发载体。我们将开发可供加拿大公司应用的工具，以帮助产生未来的发现。新矿产资源的发现和开发对加拿大经济的福祉至关重要，该项目将提高这一进程的效率。

This project will focus on the shear zone hosted gold mineralization of the Eagle River Complex in the Mishibishu greenstone belt, Northern Ontario. Three BSc and two MSc will use fundamental geological mapping and logging combined with traditional and state-of-the-art analytical techniques to characterize the mineralization and alteration system associated with the Eagle River Complex gold deposits and the Mishibishu greenstone belt that hosts them. The proposed research will combine basic field and petrographic studies with well established (whole rock geochemistry, stable and radiogenic isotopes) and novel (e.g., mineral chemistry from LA-ICP-MS, EMPA, in situ isotope studies) geochemical techniques to fully characterise the paragenesis and alteration of shear zone hosted gold mineralization. We will develop lithologic, geochemical and geochronologic criteria that can be used to characterize the footprint of the alteration and develop models that can be applied by Wesdome on the property and in their ongoing regional exploration.The data generated in this study will be used to develop a model(s) for shear zone hosted Au mineralization that Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. can use to enhance their exploration efforts, and hopefully lead to increased mineral production. This project will contribute to our understanding of the processes that form shear zone hosted gold systems and develop vectors in the alteration that can be used to target high-grade zones of mineralization. We will develop tools that can be applied by Canadian companies to aid in generating future discoveries. The discovery and development of new mineral resources is critical to the well-being of Canada's economy and this project will lead to greater efficiencies in that process.