Alteration footprint of the Eagle River Au Mine, Northwestern Ontario

该项目将专注于安大略省北部三叶比州绿岩带伊格尔河杂岩的剪切带金矿成矿。三个BSC和两个MSC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，描述与伊格尔河杂岩金矿及其所在的三石壁树绿岩带相关的矿化和蚀变系统。拟议的研究将结合基础野外和岩石学研究与成熟的(全岩地球化学、稳定和放射性同位素)和新的地球化学技术(例如来自LA-ICPMS的矿物化学、EMPA、原位同位素研究)，以全面描述剪切带赋存的金矿床的共生和蚀变。我们将开发可用来描述蚀变足迹的岩性、地球化学和地质年代学标准，并开发可供Wesdome在该矿区及其正在进行的区域勘探中应用的模型。本研究产生的数据将用于开发剪切带赋存金矿的模型(S)，Wesdome金矿有限公司可以利用该模型来加强勘探工作，并有望提高矿产产量。该项目将有助于我们理解形成剪切带容矿金矿系统的过程，并在蚀变中发展可用于寻找高品位矿化带的载体。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。新矿物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.