Setting of critical-metal bearing ores in the Betts Cove and Tilt Cove volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) deposits, Baie Verte, Newfoundland Appalachians

The green transition requires the sourcing of critical metals like copper, zinc, cobalt, and nickel for use in climate change mitigating technology. This internship will train one Masters-level student to study the geological setting and localization of these metals associated with ancient submarine volcanic rocks in the Tilt Cove and Betts Cove regions of the Baie Verte Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador. The work will be aimed at understanding the setting of critical metal ores, what metals are present, how they formed, and use various techniques ranging from field work looking at rocks in the field as well as subsurface core from previous drilling. The work will also involved advanced statistical analysis of the metals present in the mineralization to determine elemental abundances, their relationships, and how the various metals in the ore originated. The work will increase our understanding of the origin of critical metals in submarine volcanic-associated ore deposits and create potential tools that can increase our efficiency and ability to find further sources of these metals in similar settings in Canada and globally

Faculty Supervisor:

Stephen Piercey

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Partner:

Signal Gold

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Mining; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

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