Processes governing tin and indium enrichment in the east kemptville granite-related Sn-In-Cu-Zn-Ag deposit, Nova Scotia

新斯科舍省东部肯普维尔花岗岩相关的 Sn-In-Cu-Zn-Ag 矿床中锡和铟富集的过程

• 批准号: 490976-2015
• 负责人: Samson, Iain
• 金额: $ 0.84万
• 依托单位: University of Windsor
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Collaborative Research and Development Grants
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=674778
• 关键词: Processes; governing; tin; indium; enrichment

The elements indium and germanium are considered critical or electronic metals. Critical metals are those whose supplies are at risk for political or other reasons. Along with tin, these are used in a wide variety of electronics applications, optics, and in a range of other applications, and are concentrated, along with copper and silver, in the East Kemptville deposit in Nova Scotia. Demand for these metals is expected to grow and this deposit is now being re-investigated by Avalon Rare Metals Inc., a Canadian exploration company specializing in rare and critical metals. Our research is designed to understand the character of this mineralization and why the metals were concentrated, as well as the distribution of indium and germanium. The latter is important as these metals occur at low concentrations in some minerals, and understanding their location is important for efficient metallurgical processing. We will investigate the chemical composition of a variety of minerals to develop a model for the evolution of mineralization in the East Kemptville deposit. This is designed to help Avalon understand this resource and to better explore and develop these types of deposits. It will improve Canada's knowledge base for this aspect of mineral deposit geology and help Avalon move toward the development of a resource that will be important for the economy of SW Nova Scotia.

元素铟和锗被认为是关键金属或电子金属。 关键金属是指因政治或其他原因供应面临风险的金属。 它们与锡一起广泛用于各种电子应用、光学和一系列其他应用，并且与铜和银一起集中在新斯科舍省的东肯普特维尔矿床中。 对这些金属的需求预计将增长，阿瓦隆稀有金属公司（Avalon Rare Metals Inc.）目前正在重新调查该矿床，这是一家专门从事稀有和关键金属的加拿大勘探公司。 我们的研究旨在了解该矿化的特征、金属集中的原因以及铟和锗的分布。后者很重要，因为这些金属在某些矿物中的浓度很低，了解它们的位置对于有效的冶金加工非常重要。我们将研究各种矿物的化学成分，以开发东肯普特维尔矿床矿化演化的模型。这样做的目的是帮助阿瓦隆了解这种资源，并更好地勘探和开发这些类型的矿床。 它将改善加拿大在矿藏地质学方面的知识基础，并帮助阿瓦隆开发对新斯科舍省西南部经济至关重要的资源。