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

该提案得到了6家矿业和勘探公司的支持，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截面，以说明地壳的地质结构。该方法将在三个具有不同金属禀赋的地质环境中开发，包括Abitibi的黄金，Cobalt的白银和Sudbury的镍。该提案将发展全波形反演，这是一种地震处理方法，如果成功，将以比目前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测绘相结合时，该方案将产生深度达10公里的地质剖面。调查将集中在与感兴趣地区的大型结构有关的碎屑沉积岩上。沉积学的变化可以反映地球物理方法成像的下伏构造格架。该研究项目将通过展示矿化区的大尺度地质构造，为矿产勘查行业提供参考。该方法将说明控制矿床的构造和地层地质格架。这将使人们更好地了解控制矿藏的地质过程，并将引起采矿和勘探公司、勘探软件/技术开发人员以及成矿学和构造学研究人员的兴趣。新的地震方法，如果成功，也将适用于其他地质或岩土工程调查，其中需要近垂直到垂直的地质特征的分辨率。这反过来将创造就业机会，并维持矿山及其经营所在社区的生计。

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.