NSERC/MDA/CSA/CEMI Industrial Research Chair in Earth and Space Exploration

NSERC/MDA/CSA/CEMI 地球与空间探索工业研究主席

• 批准号: 407978-2014
• 负责人: Osinski, Gordon
• 金额: $ 9.66万
• 依托单位: University of Western Ontario
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Industrial Research Chairs
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=591704
• 关键词: NSERC; MDA; CSA; CEMI; Industrial

Mineral exploration and mining employs approximately 400,000 Canadians and generates billions of dollars for the Canadian economy but the face of mineral exploration and mining in Canada, and around the world, is changing. There is a rapidly growing focus on advanced mineral exploration and resource development. In order for Canada to play a leading role in this transdisciplinary sphere, Western University and Yamana Gold Inc. propose the creation of an NSERC / Yamana Gold Inc. Industrial Research Chair in Advanced Mineral Exploration. This aligns with industry and government recognition of innovation being central to responsible resource exploration and extraction. Canada is a world leader in mineral exploration and mining technology, but discovery of new mineral resources has declined, despite increasing exploration expenditures. Several aspects of the exploration process need to be improved, including the development of new methodologies and approaches to efficiently and effectively explore at broad scales and at depth while implementing advanced exploration and resource development practices informed by science and enabled by technology. The proposed research program is comprised of overarching themes in the following areas: (Theme 1) characterization of gold deposits in the Kirkland Lake mining camp; (Theme 2) sources of mineralizing fluids and metals; and (Theme 3) integrated gold system signatures. Taken together, they will provide an understanding of the signature(s) and possible genetic relationship(s) between several deposits across the Kirkland Lake mining camp while applying new, cutting edge analytical techniques and technologies to improve exploration efficiency and effectiveness. These results will provide a knowledge-based foundation for the development of practical models and exploration vectors to gold mineralization, unlock value in large datasets, and improve exploration success.

矿产勘探和采矿业雇佣了大约 40 万加拿大人，创造了数十亿美元的收入 对于加拿大经济来说，但加拿大乃至世界各地的矿产勘探和采矿业的面貌是 改变。人们对先进矿产勘探和资源开发的关注迅速增长。在 为了让加拿大在这个跨学科领域发挥主导作用，西方大学和亚马纳黄金公司 Inc. 提议设立 NSERC / Yamana Gold Inc. 高级矿物工业研究主席 勘探。这符合行业和政府对创新是负责任的核心的认识。 资源勘探和开采。加拿大在矿产勘探和采矿技术方面处于世界领先地位， 但尽管勘探支出增加，新矿产资源的发现量却有所下降。一些 勘探过程的各个方面需要改进，包括开发新方法和 在实施先进技术的同时，高效、有效地进行广泛和深入的探索的方法 以科学为依据、以技术为支撑的勘探和资源开发实践。 拟议的研究计划由以下领域的总体主题组成：（主题 1） 柯克兰湖采矿营地金矿床特征； （主题二）矿化液来源 和金属； （主题3）集成黄金系统签名。总而言之，他们将提供 了解整个地区多个矿床之间的特征和可能的遗传关系 柯克兰湖采矿营地同时应用新的、尖端的分析技术和技术 提高勘探效率和效果。这些结果将为以下方面提供知识基础： 开发金矿化的实用模型和勘探向量，释放大价值 数据集，并提高勘探成功率。