| Title | An overview of Natural Resources Canada's Targeted Geoscience Initiative 4: enhancing the effectiveness of deep exploration |
| Author | Villeneuve, M E |
| Source | Summary of field work and other activities, 2011; by Easton, R M (ed.); Durnham, O M (ed.); Berger, B R (ed.); Beakhouse, G P (ed.); Bajc, A F (ed.); Parker, J R (ed.); Kelly, R I (ed.); Debicki, E J
(ed.); Ontario Geological Survey, Open File Report 6270, 2011 p. 36.1-36.4 |
| Links | Online - En ligne
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| Year | 2011 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20110230 |
| Publisher | Queen's Printer for Ontario |
| Document | open file |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Province | Newfoundland and Labrador; Nova Scotia; New Brunswick; Quebec; Ontario; Manitoba; Saskatchewan; Alberta; British Columbia; Nunavut; Northwest Territories; Yukon; Canada; British Columbia; Alberta;
Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Ontario; Quebec; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Yukon; Nunavut |
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| Lat/Long WENS | -136.0000 -52.0000 66.0000 42.0000 |
| Lat/Long WENS | -141.0000 -50.0000 90.0000 41.7500 |
| Subjects | economic geology; governments; exploration; nickel; copper; platinum; chromium; porphyry deposits; porphyries; volcanogenic deposits; uranium; carbonatites; rare earths; niobium; sedex
deposits |
| Illustrations | location maps |
| Program | Targeted
Geoscience Initiative (TGI-4), Program Overview |
| Abstract | (unpublished)
Between 1980 to 2008, Canada's reserves of metals experienced a continuous decline, resulting in levels today that are less than half of those reported at the end of 1980. A key
aspect contributing to this decline is the increasing rarity of surface discoveries in Canada forcing the exploration industry to explore even deeper for new resources. Even in established mining districts, there has not been substantive exploration
below 300 m from surface due to limitations in geoscience knowledge of ore deposit and geochemical and geophysical methods. In light of this, NRCan renewed the Targeted Geoscience Initiative (TGI4) in 2010 for 5 years with a budget of $25M. The
program focuses on providing industry with the next generation of innovative geoscience knowledge and analytical techniques that will result in more effective targeting of buried mineral deposits, thereby increasing discovery rates.
The first
steps of TGI4 developed underpinning scientific hypotheses that define the critical knowledge gaps within ore systems of interest. These hypotheses, in turn, focus the collaborative efforts of geoscientists from the Geological Survey of Canada,
provincial and territorial government surveys, industry and academia. In the summer of 2011, TGI4 launched its thematic, knowledge-driven projects that are based around the following ore systems: 1) Lode Gold, 2) Nickel-Copper-PGE-Chrome, 3)
Intrusion Related systems (e.g. porphyry), 4) SEDEX, 5) Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide systems, 6) Uranium and 7) Specialty Metals (e.g. Nb, REE). In addition, scientific studies within the fields of geophysics, geochronology and analytical
geochemistry are being used to advance methodological development.
Unlike previous incarnations of TGI, the thematic nature of TGI4 means that individual projects are not centred on a geographic region, but instead integrate data and knowledge
from multiple mining camps across Canada. In this way, the optimum deposits are used to support studies within a single ore system, in order to best achieve the program objectives. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 289320 |
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