Origin of hydrothermal deposits

我的长期研究项目是研究矿藏，以更好地了解它们的形成，并开发对工业和政府机构勘探有用的指示矿物方法。我建议开展一项研究计划，以达到两个短期目标：1)调查造山金矿床中金沉淀的触发因素，因为这决定了一个系统中金的位置和含量；2)利用原位分析技术研究控制磁铁矿中微量元素掺入的过程，以及目前未检测到的纳米包裹体的潜在影响。该研究计划将培养2名博士和5名理学士学生，他们将获得在学术界，政府或工业领域成功职业的技能。HQP将使用最先进的仪器来测量矿物的化学和同位素组成，以了解矿床的形成条件。这将提供关于导致金矿在矿脉中沉淀的触发因素的基本知识，以及关于携带矿物化学特征成分的微小纳米包裹体的基本知识，这些成分用于政府机构和矿产勘探行业的指示矿物调查。这将对确保加拿大在矿床地质学方面继续保持领先地位产生重大影响，并为改进和开发有效的矿产勘探项目提供独特的知识和方法。高效的矿产勘探项目对于确保矿产行业的未来发展至关重要，它在世界范围内处于领先地位，并为加拿大经济的福祉寻找矿产资源。

My long-term research program studies mineral deposits to better understand their formation and to develop indicator mineral methodologies useful for exploration by the industry and government agencies. I propose to carry a research program to reach 2 short term objectives: 1) to investigate the triggers of gold precipitation in orogenic gold deposits because this dictates where and how much gold occurs in a system; and 2) to investigate the processes controlling the incorporation of minor and trace elements in magnetite, and the potential impact of the currently undetected nano-inclusions using in situ analytical techniques. The research program will train 2 PhD and 5 BSc students that will gain the skills for successful careers in academia, government of industry. The HQP will use state-of-the-art instruments to measure the chemical and isotopic composition of minerals to inform on the conditions of formation of the mineral deposits. This will provide fundamental knowledge on the triggers that cause precipitation of gold in veins, and on the minuscule nanometric inclusions that carry a component of the chemical signature of minerals used in indicator mineral surveys by government agencies and the mineral exploration industry. The impact will be significant to ensure the continued leadership of Canada in mineral deposit geology, and to provide unique knowledge and methodologies to improve and develop efficient mineral exploration programs. Highly efficient mineral exploration programs are critical to ensure the future well-being of the mineral industry, its world-wide leadership, and to find the mineral resources for the well-being of the Canadian economy.