Geochemistry Applied to Ore Deposits/ Géochimie Appliquée aux Gisements Métalliques

加拿大的大部分财富来自其矿产资源，但新的矿藏正变得越来越难找到。地球化学是研究开发新勘探工具的前沿，例如在基岩和地表沉积物中保存的抗指纹矿物，以指向隐藏在深处的矿化。该项目将使用尖端技术来分析矿物质的微量元素化学，这些元素在许多矿床中很常见，如铁氧化物和磷灰石，以开发创新的地球化学工具，帮助我们更好地了解矿床的形成过程，并探索隐藏的矿床。

Much of Canadas wealth is derived from its mineral resources but new ore deposits are becoming harder to find. Geochemistry is at the forefront of research to develop new exploration tools, such as fingerprinting resistant minerals preserved in bedrock and surficial sediments, to vector towards mineralisation hidden at depth. This Chair program will use cutting edge techniques to analyse trace element chemistry of minerals, common in many ore deposits such as Fe-oxides and apatite, to develop innovative geochemical tools that will help us better understand how ore deposits form and to explore for hidden ore deposits.