Metallogeny of ores in volcanic and sedimentary basins

火山成因块状硫化物（VMS）和火山和沉积物托管块状硫化物（VSMS）矿床是加拿大锌，铅，铜，银和黄金生产的重要贡献者。 这些矿床是地壳内富含金属的热流体与海底火山和沉积盆地一起循环形成的。 这项研究的目的是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，以及我们如何将联合收割机实地观察和实验室测量结合起来，以了解这些矿床是如何在地质时期形成的，并制定可用于探索和发现下一代待开采矿床的标准。 实地研究将集中在纽芬兰中部和北方努纳武特地区。 该研究计划将涉及培训众多学生，以培养高素质人才（HQP），这些人才将被采矿和矿产勘探部门所寻求，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。这些类型的矿床为加拿大大部分城市提供了关键的原材料（例如，安大略南部制造业），但也是加拿大农村地区（包括加拿大北部）经济和社会福祉的重要支持者。 这项研究不仅具有重要的科学意义，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基本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.