Geochemistry and structure of the Moss Lake Au deposit, Northern Ontario

安大略省北部莫斯湖金矿床的地球化学和结构

• 批准号: 571052-2021
• 负责人: Hollings, PeterPN
• 金额: $ 6.1万
• 依托单位: Lakehead University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=755020
• 关键词: Geochemistry; structure; Moss; Lake; Au

Canada is a world leader in mineral exploration and mining technology, but the discovery of new mineral resources is declining, despite increasing exploration expenditures. The development of geochemical, mineralogical, and structural vectors which guide exploration towards new targets and are accessible, economic, and scalable are becoming increasingly important. This study will investigate the volcanic and structural architecture, petrography, and alteration chemistry of a portion of the Shebandowan greenstone belt in the Wawa subprovince of Northern Ontario to better constrain the gold mineralization and to develop vectors towards mineralization. The principal methods employed in this study will be fundamental geological mapping and logging, combined with traditional and state-of-the-art analytical techniques, which will characterize the structures, mineralization, and alteration system associated with mineralization of the Moss Lake area. The research will be completed by three highly qualified personnel (2 master's students and one postdoctoral fellow), who will be trained to use modern digital field methods and high-quality microanalytical instruments, making them highly skilled assets for industry, academia, or government surveys. Overall, this project will help improve exploration confidence and success in the quest for new discoveries of metal resources in Canada. This study has the potential to lead to new discoveries by developing enhanced deposit models that can be applied elsewhere within Canada and by Canadian companies working overseas. At a broader scale, the tools generated within this project will help Canadian mining companies enhance exploration efficiency and reduce both the time and capital cost for the discovery of mineral resources.

加拿大在矿产勘探和采矿技术方面处于世界领先地位，但尽管勘探支出不断增加，但新矿产资源的发现却在下降。开发地球化学、矿物学和结构矢量，引导勘探向新目标发展，并且是可获得的、经济的和可扩展的，正变得越来越重要。本研究将调查的火山和结构建筑，岩相学和蚀变化学的一部分，Shebandowan绿岩带的瓦瓦省的北方安大略，以更好地限制金矿化和开发载体走向矿化。本研究采用的主要方法将是基础地质测绘和测井，结合传统和最先进的分析技术，将表征与莫斯湖地区矿化相关的构造、矿化和蚀变系统。该研究将由三名高素质的人员（2名硕士生和一名博士后研究员）完成，他们将接受培训，使用现代数字现场方法和高质量的微量分析仪器，使其成为工业，学术界或政府调查的高技能资产。总的来说，该项目将有助于提高加拿大金属资源新发现的勘探信心和成功率。这项研究有可能导致新的发现，通过开发增强的存款模型，可以适用于加拿大境内的其他地方和加拿大公司在海外工作。在更广泛的范围内，该项目产生的工具将帮助加拿大矿业公司提高勘探效率，减少发现矿产资源的时间和资本成本。