FROM: Sudbury, Ontario; GRADUATED FROM: Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario; CURRENT RESEARCH: Tourmaline as an indicator of mineralized porphyry systems; SUPERVISORS: Dr. Andrew McDonald / Dr. Matthew Leybourne
FROM: Ramore, ON; GRADUATED FROM: Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON; CURRENT RESEARCH: Lower Paleozoic stratigraphy in Mackenzie Mountains front ranges and interior plains, NWT; SUPERVISORS: Dr. Elizabeth Turner and Robert MacNaughton
Sean Brace joined the Metal Earth Project in 2017 as a MSc student studying igneous petrology and economic geology. His research is focused on the syenite-associated gold mineralization along the Lincoln-Nippissing Shear which is south of the Larder Lake-Cadillac Deformation Zone.
Geochemical and isotopic analysis of water and sediment to characterize lithological and anthropogenic contributions to the New River Estuary catchment in Southland, New Zealand. Supervisor: Dr. Matthew Leybourne
FROM: Buckhorn, Ontario; GRADUATED FROM: Carleton University, Ottawa; CURRENT RESEARCH: Structure and timing of Archean gold bearing veins at the Grey Fox and Hislop Deposits, Matheson Ontario; SUPERVISORS: Dr. Bruno Lafrance / Dr. Dan Kontak
FROM: Waterloo, ON; GRADUATED FROM: McMaster University, Hamilton, ON (BSc); CURRENT RESEARCH: Morphodynamic evolution of the Kicking Horse River, BC; An integration of ground-penetrating radar, remote sensing and gauging record analysis; SUPERVISORS: Dr. Alessandro Ielpi / Dr. Randy Dirszowsky
FROM: Ottawa, ON; GRADUATED FROM: University of Ottawa; CURRENT RESEARCH: Compositional and textural analysis of the Kamoa/Kakula Cu deposit diamictite matrix, Democratic Republic of Congo; SUPERVISOR: Dr. Elizabeth Turner
FROM: Bloomfield, Michigan; GRADUATED FROM: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; CURRENT RESEARCH: TBD; SUPERVISORS: Dr. Dan Kontak
From: Elliot Lake, ON; Graduated From: Laurentian University, Sudbury (B.Sc: Earth Sciences), UofGuelph, Guelph, ON (B.Comm: Economics); Current Research: Implications of textures and mineral chemistry to ore-forming processes in the footwall to the Sudbury Igneous Complex (North and East ranges), Sudbury, ON; Supervisors: Dr. Dan Kontak / Dr. Andrew McDonald
FROM: Tehran, Iran GRADUATED FROM: Univ Sci Tech, Tehran (BMinEng) CURRENT RESEARCH: Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Genesis of Ni-Cu-PGE Mineralization in Black Thor Igneous Complex, McFaulds Greenstone Belt, Ontario FUNDED BY: NSERC-CRD, Cliffs Natural Resources, Noront Resources SUPERVISORS: Dr. Michael Lesher / Dr. Michel Houlé
FROM: Calgary, Alberta; GRADUATED FROM: Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB; CURRENT RESEARCH: Origin, Emplacement, and Metallogenic Significance of the Powderhouse Dacite, Snow Lake, Manitoba; SUPERVISORS: Dr. Michelle DeWolfe (MRU) / Dr. Harold Gibson (LU)
A study of the relationship between the crystal-chemistry and morphology of millerite from magmatic ore deposits. Supervisor: Dr. Andy McDonald
FROM: Sudbury, Ontario; GRADUATED FROM: Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario; CURRENT RESEARCH: Emplacement mechanisms and spatial and temporal relationships between low sulphide and sharp walled vein systems in Footwall mineralization in the Sudbury Camp; SUPERVISORS: Dr. Bruno Lafrance / Dr. Harold Gibson
Lithological classification from k-means clustering of physical properties in core samples from the Victoria property, Sudbury, Ontario
FROM: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario; GRADUATED FROM: Carleton University (BSc); CURRENT RESEARCH: Structural Controls on Gold Mineralization Within the Walsh Formation of the Yellowknife Greenstone Belt; SUPERVISOR: Dr. Bruno Lafrance
Graduated from the the University of Waterloo in my hometown. My current research is on the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Igneous Complex, specifically looking at the impact of footwall assimilation. My supervisors are Matthew Leybourne and Pedro Jugo.
My project is focused on characterizing the geochemistry and alteration present at the Archean Hislop and Grey Fox gold deposits in Matheson, Ontario, under the supervision of Dan Kontak and Bruno Lafrance. The goal of my project is to come up with a genetic model for gold emplacement at the two deposits and how they relate to each other and to other deposits in the Abitibi, as well as identify potential vectors towards mineralization.
FROM: Ottawa, Ontario; GRADUATED FROM: Carleton University, Ottawa, ON; CURRENT RESEARCH: Reaction History and Cu-Pb-Ag-Au-Zn Mobility at the Lalor deposit, Snow Lake, Manitoba; SUPERVISOR: Dr. Doug Tinkham / Dr. Harold Gibson
FROM: Mississauga, Ontario; GRADUATED FROM: University of Guelph; CURRENT RESEARCH: Precambrian sedimentology and geochronology of the Torridonian succession, NW highlands of Scotland; SUPERVISOR: Dr. Alessandro Ielpi
I am investigating the genesis and fluid evolution of the Late Cretaceous Klaza Au-Ag-Pb-Zn-(Cu) epithermal deposit and it's implications to the metallogeny and tectonic evolution of the Mount Nansen gold corridor in the Dawson Range, West-central Yukon. This project has expanded to include comparative investigations on the Casino deposit's Bomber Pb-Zn-Ag epithermal veins as well as the Tinta Hill epithermal deposit. This project is funded by NRCan's Targeted Geoscience Initiative (5): Deep Porphyry Processes, with strong support from Rockhaven Resources Ltd.
FROM: Sudbury, ON; GRADUATED FROM: Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario; CURRENT RESEARCH: Weathering of Rocks from the Ring of Fire: Understanding the release and mobilization of Cr and V; SUPERVISOR: Dr. Graeme Spiers
FROM: Montreal, Quebec; GRADUATED FROM: Memorial University of Newfoundland; CURRENT RESEARCH: Geological Setting and Mineralization of the Martinière and Bug Lake Gold Zones, Northern Quebec; SUPERVISORS: Dr. Daniel Kontak / Dr. Bruno Lafrance
FROM: Halifax, Nova Scotia; GRADUATED FROM: St. Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia; CURRENT RESEARCH: Constraining alteration in the footwall of the Sudbury Igneous Complex: A case study of the alteration footprint to the Podolsky Cu-PGE deposit, Sudbury; SUPERVISOR: Dr. Daniel Kontak
FROM: Markham, Ontario; GRADUATED FROM: Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario (BSc Geology, BA Economics); CURRENT RESEARCH: A petrographic, geochemical, and geochronological study of a high-grade intrusion-related Au deposit; Lower Detour Lake, Abitibi Subprovince, Canada. Sponsored by Detour Gold Corporation; SUPERVISORS: Dr. Daniel Kontak / Dr. Doug Tinkham
I am part of the Metal Earth project, and I have focused on applications of geophysical potential field data (i.e. gravity and magnetic) to distinguish the difference between endowed and less endowed regions, which will identify areas for future mineral exploration. My supervisor is Dr. Richard Smith, and my thesis entails both field work (acquiring gravity and petrophysical databases across many transect, with more than a few hundred km of data collection in Quebec and Ontario provinces) and office work to process and model the acquired data in a manner consistent with seismic and magnteotelluric data.
Strontium Isotope Stratigraphy of the Platreef, Northern Limb, Bushveld Igneous Complex
FROM: Negaunee, Michigan, USA; GRADUATED FROM: Cedarville University, Cedarville, OH (BS); CURRENT RESEARCH: Geochemical discrimination between Raglan Formation and North Claim Sills, Cape Smith Belt, New Québec; SUPERVISORS: Dr. Michael Lesher, Dr. Michel Houlé (GSC)
Will Joined the Metal Earth team in 2017 as a Masters student. While his main focus is on physical rock properties, he often tries to be involved in as many components of the geophysical aspects of Metal Earth. Collaboration is his bread and butter when it comes to learning new things.
Current Research: Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of the Husky Creek Formation, Nunavut Canada. Supervisors: Dr. Alessandro Ielpi (HSES), Dr. Rob Rainbird (GSC)
FROM: Tehran, Iran GRADUATED FROM: Univ Sci Tech, Tehran (BMinEng) CURRENT RESEARCH: Stratigraphy, Geochemistry, and Petrogenesis of the Black Label Chromite Horizon, Black Thor Igneous Complex, McFaulds Greenstone Belt, Ontario FUNDED BY: NSERC-CRD, Cliffs Natural Resources, Noront Resources SUPERVISORS: Dr. Michael Lesher / Dr. Michel Houlé
Current Research: Sedimentology, stratigraphy, and economic potential of the Kimerot Group, Kilohigok Basin (Bear Creek Hills, Bathurst Inlet, Nunavut)
From: Burgersfort, Limpopo, South Africa; Graduated from: University of Limpopo, South Africa; Current Research: Characterising Base Metal Sulfides and Platinum Group Metals of the Platreef in Turfspruit Farm, Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex, South Africa; Supervisor: Dr. Pedro Jugo
Investigation of mantle plumes and evidence of contamination based on Zimbabwe Great Dyke and the Bushveld Igneous Complex (Northen Limb) large igneous provinces in southern Africa using trace elements geochemistry. To further discuss the relationship between the BIC and ZGD magmas and outline the implications based on the results. The project is supervised by Profesor P. Thurston.
Blake joined Metal Earth in 2017 to begin work on his M.Sc. based in the Swayze area of the Abitibi greenstone belt. His project on the Jefferson Prospect is supported by the Ontario Geological Survey (OGS) in cooperation with the Metal Earth team. Blake is from Calgary Alberta but contrary to his soft rock roots has found himself engaged in the research of Archean terranes.
A geostatistical approach to resource evaluation of Bralorne Gold Deposit, Bridge River District, British Columbia
Structural analysis of Wesdome Gold Mines' Eagle River Mine in the Mishibishu Greenstone Belt, Ontario, Canada
My current research is on brittle deformation and the associated hydrothermal mineralisation of gold and uranium in the southern Tantato Domain of northern, Saskatchewan. The project is supervised by Dr. Bruno Lafrance and Dr. Daniel Kontak.
From: Guelph, ON Graduated from: University of Waterloo, Canada Research: Detailed geological mapping of the contact zone between metavolcanic and metasedimentary rocks in the Pontiac Subprovince, Lac Bellecombe area, Quebec Supervisors: Harold Gibson, Phil Thurston
FROM: Iran; GRADUATED FROM: Azad University of Shahroud, Iran; CURRENT RESEARCH: Structural Control on Gold Mineralization, Eqe Bay Fold Belt, Northern Baffin Island, Nunavut; SUPERVISOR: Dr. Bruno Lafrance
Brendon joined Metal Earth in 2017 as a MSc student studying structural geology. His research is focused on the structural history and control of lode gold mineralization in the Malartic segment of the Larder Lake – Cadillac Deformation Zone in close proximity to the Canadian Malartic gold mine.
Research Title: Mineralogical Characterisation of Platreef Ore on the Turfspruit Farm, Northern Limb, Bushveld Complex, South Africa The primary aim of the study is to assess the mineralogy of the Turfspruit Cyclic Unit (mineralised zone) and finally characterize it. This will be achieved by selecting drillholes from particular sections of the Ivanplats Platreef project in Mokopane, South Africa to work with. Sampled collected from drilled core will be selected from targetted thick and thin reef sections to deduce spatial mineralogical variability.
My name is Danielle Shirriff. I am an M.Sc. candidate with Metal Earth. My project is focused on determining a relationship between two Ni-Cu-PGE deposits in the La Motte-Vassan Formation in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt.
Nadia St-Jean is an exploration geologist from Timmins, Ontario. She is in her first year of the Masters program at Laurentian University as part of the Metal Earth program. She is currently working on the stratigraphic and structural framework of the Kerr-Addison gold deposit.
RESEARCH PROJECT: Metallogeny of the Onaman-Tashota Greenstone Belt, Eastern Wabigoon Domain, Northern Ontario; TRANSECT: Geraldton/Beardmore; EMAIL: kstrongman@laurentian.ca
Jonathan joined Metal Earth in 2017, his research focuses on VMS deposits and their spatiotemporal relationships with a synvolcanic intrusion in the Duprat-Montbray formation, lower Blake River group, Abitibi Greenstone belt. Supervisors: Harold Gibson and Taus Jørgensen
FROM: Dauphin, Manitoba GRADUATED FROM: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB SPECIALITIES: field mapping, igneous petrology, Archean greenstone belt-hosted gold deposits CURRENT RESEARCH: Integrating alteration and metamorphogenic gold mineralisation within the Archean Vickers intrusion, Tavani greenstone belt, Nunavut, Canada. SUPERVISOR: Dr. Daniel Kontak
From: Pembroke, Ontario Graduated from: Laurentian University (BSc) Research: Detrital and igneous geochronology of the Kamoa copper deposit, Democratic Republic of Congo Supervisor: Dr. Elizabeth Turner
Petrographic and Isotopic analysis of Mississippi Valley Type (MVT) deposits in Western Canada
FROM: Mississauga, Ontario GRADUATED FROM: University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario (BSc) CURRENT RESEARCH: Sulfide textural variations and multiphase ore emplacement in the Eagle’s Nest Ni-Cu-PGE deposit, McFaulds Lake greenstone belt, Ontario, Canada SUPERVISORS: Dr. Michael Lesher / Dr. Michel Houlé (GSC)
