Unraveling the Geological History of the Fenelon Gold Property and the Relative Timing and Source of Gold Mineralization

揭开芬内隆金矿的地质历史以及金矿化的相对时间和来源

• 批准号: 550398-2020
• 负责人: Gregory, Daniel
• 金额: $ 1.46万
• 依托单位: University of Toronto
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=701276
• 关键词: Unraveling; Geological; History; Fenelon; Gold

This project unravel the geological history of the Fenelon Gold deposit. The Fenelon deposit located in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt, one of the most proliferous Archean lode gold provinces in the world. The wealth of the Abitibi comes primarily from its southern region, where increased rock exposure and infrastructure create an optimal environment for exploration. However, with many of the largest and most accessible deposits of the Abitibi having already been discovered, exploration companies are now looking northward to find the next big deposit. The Fenelon Project was a finalist for the 2019 Discovery of the Year Award given by the Quebec Mineral Exploration Association and is one of the pioneer projects in the north. Despite its remote location, thick overburden, and a lack of academic research in the area, Fenelon has shown significant potential for mineral wealth through its ongoing exploration program. This proposal will be the first research to investigate the geological history of this property through age-dating, and whole rock geochemistry which will help to guide exploration drilling and put the Fenelon property into a context with the other gold deposits in the Abitibi. This will result in a greater understanding of this ancient part of the Earth's crust. Additionally, microanalysis of discrete mineral phases will help enable the determination of source of the gold and the fluids and processes that led to gold precipitation. These results will enhance our understanding of the northern Abitibi, while also benefiting Fenelon's exploration program. Fenelon's success, will create a strong precedent that will encourage future exploration and research in the northern Abitibi, generating continued growth for the Canadian economy for decades to come.

该项目揭示了芬内隆金矿的地质历史。位于阿比蒂比绿石带的芬内隆矿床，这是世界上最多重的Archean Lode省之一。 Abitibi的财富主要来自其南部地区，在这里，增加的岩石暴露和基础设施为探索带来了最佳的环境。但是，由于已经发现了许多最大，最容易获得的Abitibi存款，因此勘探公司现在正在向北寻找下一个大型存款。 Fenelon项目是魁北克矿产勘探协会2019年《 2019年年度奖》奖的决赛入围者，并且是北部的先驱项目之一。尽管位置遥远，较厚实的覆盖层以及该地区缺乏学术研究，但通过其正在进行的勘探计划，矿产财富的潜力很大。该提案将是通过年龄和整个摇滚地球化学调查该物业的地质历史的首次研究，这将有助于指导勘探钻探并将Fenelon财产与Abitibi的其他黄金存款一起置于环境中。这将使人们对地壳的这一古老部分有更深入的了解。此外，离散矿物相的微分析将有助于确定黄金的来源以及导致黄金沉淀的流体和过程。这些结果将增强我们对北阿比蒂比的理解，同时也使菲尼隆的勘探计划受益。 Fenelon的成功将建立一个强大的先例，该先例将鼓励未来在Abitibi北部的勘探和研究，从而为加拿大经济持续增长，几十年来。