Metallogeny of ores in volcanic and sedimentary basins

火山成因块状硫化物(VMS)和火山-沉积物赋存的块状硫化物(VSM)矿床是加拿大锌、铅、铜、银和黄金产量的重要贡献者。这些矿床形成于与海底火山和沉积盆地有关的地壳内热的富含金属的流体的循环中。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，以及我们如何将现场观察和基于实验室的测量相结合，以了解这些矿床是如何在地质时期形成的，并建立可用于勘探和发现下一代待开采这些矿床的标准。实地研究将集中在纽芬兰中部和努纳武特北部地区。该研究计划将对众多学生进行培训，以创造高素质的人才(HQP)，这些人才将被采矿和矿产勘探部门寻找，并将接受有助于加拿大境内新矿产资源勘探和开发的方法培训。这些类型的矿藏为加拿大大部分城市(例如安大略省南部的制造业)提供了关键的原材料，但也是包括加拿大北部在内的加拿大农村地区经济和社会福祉的重要支柱。这项研究不仅具有关键的科学意义，而且对于保持加拿大在采矿和矿产勘探方面的领导地位以及确保未来贱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.