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Gold Deposits |
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Porphyry Cu Systems |
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Regional Frameworks |
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Kimberlites |
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Exploration Targeting |
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Sediment-hosted |
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CO2 Sequestration |
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Research Projects
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Economic geology research at MDRU and the Department of Earth & Ocean Sciences operate at a wide range of scales from deposit to global, and empirical to conceptual. Where appropriate, projects are undertaken with industry consortia of three and more industry partners to confront larger technical issues challenging the industry. However, smaller site-specific or topical projects that address strategic goals are also considered. MDRU research projects follow several themes that build on our established technical strengths and expertise.
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| Craig Hart and Ken Hickey |
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FLAGSHIP PROJECT - Carlin Gold Systems
The Thermochronology of Carlin-type gold deposits
Thermal and Geochemical Mapping of Hydrothermal Fluid Flow: identifying the far-field Footprints of Carlin-type Au-deposits
Defining the Signature of Hydrothermal Exhaust from Carlin-type Gold Deposits, Nevada
Geochemical signature and age of the auriferous system at the Long Canyon deposit, northeast Nevada
Post-mineralization weathering, denudation and subsequent burial of Carlin-type Au-mineralization at the Cortez Hills deposit, Nevada
Footprints of Archean Lode-Gold Deposits: Red Lake Gold Mines, Ontario
Characterization of the Buckhorn Mountain High-Grade Au Skarn Deposit, Washington, USA
West Qinling Orogenic Gold, central China
Nature and Origin of Phanerozoic Orogenic Gold Deposits in the Canadian Cordillera and New Zealand
Regional Metallogeny of the Bralorne-Bridge River Gold District, BC
Regional Framework, Structural Controls & Alteration Vectoring of the Quimsacocha Epithermal Gold District, Ecuador
Veladero High-Sulphidation Gold Deposit, northern Valle del Cura, Argentina |
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| Dick Tosdal, Thomas Bissig, Craig Hart, Farhad Bouzari |
FLAGSHIP PROJECT - Footprints of Porphyry Cu Deposits: Vectors to the Hydrothermal Center using Mineral Mapping and Lithogeochemistry
Alteration Footprints of The Highland Valley Porphyry Copper Deposit using Chemical Variations of White Micas, British Columbia
Paragenesis, Mineralogy and Alteration of the Red Chris East Zone Cu-Au Porphyry Deposit, Northwestern British Columbia
The Hydrothermal Genesis of the Alkalic Cu-Au Porphyry Deposit Galore Creek, Northwestern British Columbia
Geochemical Evolution of Paleocene Igneous Rocks and Associated Porphyry Cu-Mo Deposits, Quellaveco, Southern Peru
Framework of the El Galeno and Hilorico Cu-Au-Mo System, Northern Peru
Geology, Geochronology and Structural Reconstruction of the Cerro Bayo Epithermal District, Chilean Patagonia
Magmatic Evolution and Genesis of Reko Diq Porphyry Cu-Au Deposits, District Chagai, Balochistan Province, Pakistan
Metallogeny, Geochronology and Tectonic Setting of Xietongmen and the Gangdese Arc, Southern Tibet, China
East Tibetan Alkalic Porphyry Intrusions and Related Mineralization, Southwest China
Mineral Chemistry, Mineral Paragenesis, and Foliation Development to Fluid Flow And Metal Precipitation in the Minto Cu-Au Deposit, Yukon
Magmatic and Temporal Evolution of the Giant Pebble Cu-Au-Mo Porphyry Deposit, Southern Alaska |
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| Craig Hart, Jim Mortensen, Kelly Russell and Thomas Bissig |
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FLAGSHIP PROJECT – Quesnel Arc and Related Porphyry Deposits, British Columbia
Geochemistry, Volcanology and Physical Properties of the Late Triassic Nicola Arc and its Metallogenetic Implications, British Columbia
Nicola Arc Metamorphic Belt, British Columbia
Quesnel and Stikine terrane Mesozoic intrusive rocks isotope (Sr, Nd, Pb, and Hf) and trace-element geochemistry, southern British Columbia
Geochronological, Geochemical and Isotopic characterization of mid-Cretaceous Magmatism and Mineralization in the southwestern Northwest Territories and southern Yukon
Volcanic Stratigraphy of the Chilcotin Group basalt at Chasm Provincial Park
Tectonic and Metallogenic Studies of the Middle Paleozoic Sicker and Lower Buttle Lake Groups, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Regional Metallogeny of the Bralorne-Bridge River Gold District, British Columbia
Late Cretaceous Intrusions and Metallogeny of the Dawson Range – White Gold Belt, Yukon
Tectonic Evolution of the Proterozoic Wopmay orogen and underlying Archean lithosphere, Northwest Territories |
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| Kelly Russell and Maya Kopylova |
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The Volcanology of the Diavik A418 kimberlite, Northwest Territories
The Eruption of Kimberlite: insights from the Victor North Pipe, northern Ontario
Diamondiferous Occurrences of Wawa, Ontario
Carbonate-hosted Gem Corundum occurrences
Geology, Geochronology and Lithium Isotopes of the Rare Element Enriched Pegmatites of the Little Nahanni Pegmatite Group, Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories |
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| Craig Hart, Farhad Bouzari and Doug Oldenberg |
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Porphyry Indicator Minerals (PIMS): Exploration Tools for Concealed Porphyry Deposits
Integrating Geology, Physical Rock Properties and Geophysics to Improve Geophysical Inversion Models of British Columbia Porphyry Copper Deposits
Carlin Paleothermal Reconstruction, Nevada
Footprints of Archean Lode-Gold Deposits: Red Lake Gold Mines, Ontario
Footprints of Porphyry Cu Deposits: Vectors to the hydrothermal center using mineral mapping and lithogeochemistry
Thermal and Geochemical Mapping of Hydrothermal Fluid Flow: identifying the far-field footprints of Carlin-type Au-deposits |
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| Jim Mortensen and Ken Hickey |
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Redstone Copper Sedimentary Rock- hosted Copper Deposits, Northwest Territories
High-Grade Zinc Carbonate Replacement Deposits at Iscaycruz, central Peru
Tectonic and Metallogenic Studies of the Middle Paleozoic Sicker and Lower Buttle Lake Groups, Vancouver Island, British Columbia |
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| Greg Dipple |
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Carbon Sequestration in Mine Tailings
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