Imaging ore controlling structures through the integration of new geophysical and geological data from Sudbury, Cobalt, and Abitibi mining camps

这项提议得到了6家采矿和勘探公司的支持，将利用新的地球物理方法结合地质调查来创建高分辨率的横断面，以说明地壳的地质结构。这一方法将在三种不同金属赋存的地质环境中开发，包括Abitibi地区的金、钴中的银和萨德伯里的镍。*该提议将开发全波形式反演，这是一种地震处理方法，如果成功，将以比目前可能的分辨率更高的分辨率成像垂直和水平地质特征。当与其他地球物理方法和地质填图相结合时，这一提议将产生深达10公里的地质横截面。调查的重点将是与感兴趣地区的大型构造有关的碎屑沉积岩。沉积学的变化可能反映了地球物理方法成像的下伏构造格架。*本研究项目将通过阐明矿化区的大规模地质结构而使矿产勘探业受益。该方法将阐明控制矿藏的构造和地层地质框架。这将导致更好地了解控制矿藏的地质过程，并将使采矿和勘探公司、勘探软件/技术开发商以及成矿学和构造学的研究人员感兴趣。如果成功，新的地震方法也将适用于其他需要分辨近垂直到垂直地质特征的地质或岩土调查。这反过来将创造就业机会，并维持煤矿及其运营所在的社区。

This proposal, supported by 6 mining and exploration companies, will utilize novel geophysical methods combined with geologic investigations to create high resolution cross sections to illustrate the geologic architecture of the earth's crust. This methodology will be developed in three geologic environments with different metal endowment, including gold in the Abitibi, silver in Cobalt and nickel in Sudbury.****The proposal will develop Full Wave Form Inversion, a seismic processing method that if successful will image vertical and horizontal geologic features at a higher resolution than is currently possible. When combined with other geophysical methods and geologic mapping this proposal will produce geologic cross sections to depths of up to 10 km. The investigations will focus on clastic sedimentary rocks that are associated with large-scale structures in the areas of interest. Variations in the sedimentology may reflect the underlying structural framework imaged by the geophysical methods.****This research project will benefit the mineral exploration industry by illustrating the large-scale geologic architecture of the mineralized districts. The methodology will illustrate the structural and stratigraphic geologic framework that controls the mineral deposits. This will result in a better understanding of the geologic processes that control mineral deposits and will be of interest to mining and exploration companies, exploration software / technology developers, as well as researchers in metallogeny and tectonics. The new seismic methodology, if successful, will also be applicable to other geologic or geotechnical investigations where resolution of near-vertical to vertical geologic features is needed. This in turn will create jobs, and sustain mines and the communities in which they operate.