Alteration footprint of the Eagle River Au Mine, Northwestern Ontario

安大略省西北部 Eagle River Au 矿的蚀变足迹

• 批准号: 561090-2020
• 负责人: Hollings, Peter
• 金额: $ 2.86万
• 依托单位: Lakehead University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2021-01-01 至 2022-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=721217
• 关键词: Alteration; footprint; Eagle; River; Au

This project will focus on the shear zone hosted gold mineralization of the Eagle River Complex in the Mishibishu greenstone belt, Northern Ontario. Three BSc and two MSc will use fundamental geological mapping and logging combined with traditional and state-of-the-art analytical techniques to characterize the mineralization and alteration system associated with the Eagle River Complex gold deposits and the Mishibishu greenstone belt that hosts them. The proposed research will combine basic field and petrographic studies with well established (whole rock geochemistry, stable and radiogenic isotopes) and novel (e.g., mineral chemistry from LA-ICP-MS, EMPA, in situ isotope studies) geochemical techniques to fully characterise the paragenesis and alteration of shear zone hosted gold mineralization. We will develop lithologic, geochemical and geochronologic criteria that can be used to characterize the footprint of the alteration and develop models that can be applied by Wesdome on the property and in their ongoing regional exploration.The data generated in this study will be used to develop a model(s) for shear zone hosted Au mineralization that Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. can use to enhance their exploration efforts, and hopefully lead to increased mineral production. This project will contribute to our understanding of the processes that form shear zone hosted gold systems and develop vectors in the alteration that can be used to target high-grade zones of mineralization. We will develop tools that can be applied by Canadian companies to aid in generating future discoveries. The discovery and development of new mineral resources is critical to the well-being of Canada's economy and this project will lead to greater efficiencies in that process.

该项目将重点关注安大略省北部 Mishibishu 绿岩带 Eagle River Complex 的剪切带金矿化。三个理学学士和两个理学硕士将利用基础地质测绘和测井技术，结合传统和最先进的分析技术，来描述与 Eagle River Complex 金矿床及其所在的 Mihibishu 绿岩带相关的矿化和蚀变系统。拟议的研究将把基础领域和岩相学研究与成熟的（全岩石地球化学、稳定和放射性同位素）和新颖的（例如，LA-ICP-MS、EMPA、原位同位素研究中的矿物化学）地球化学技术相结合，以充分表征剪切带的共生和蚀变孕育了金矿化。我们将制定岩性、地球化学和地质年代学标准，用于描述蚀变足迹的特征，并开发可供 Wesdome 在该矿区及其正在进行的区域勘探中应用的模型。本研究中生成的数据将用于开发Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. 可以使用剪切带金矿化模型来加强勘探工作，并有望提高矿产产量。该项目将有助于我们了解形成剪切带托管金系统的过程，并开发可用于针对高品位矿化带的蚀变矢量。我们将开发加拿大公司可以使用的工具来帮助产生未来的发现。新矿产资源的发现和开发对于加拿大经济的福祉至关重要，该项目将提高这一过程的效率。