Geoscience BC has launched a 1.5 to 2 year project to determine the geochemical, geological and geophysical signatures for select alkalic and calc-alkalic porphyry districts through compilation, interrogation and interpretation of public, and where possible, company datasets. The project will build on existing data and research collected through Geoscience BC's QUEST projects (QUEST, QUEST-West, and QUEST-South) to maximize the value of that investment. It will incorporate results from the various research projects into an integrated model for porphyry system discovery in BC. In addition, the project includes one targeted geochemistry project that will complement the existing geochemical data and research. The project consists of three modules that are coordinated by Geoscience BC and are led by consultants in collaboration with MDRU. The final product will include case studies of approximately ten porphyry deposits as well as a revised understanding of porphyry footprints in BC at local, district and where possible, regional scales to assist in guiding future exploration projects.
The Geoscience BC project team is led by three principal technical members:
Dave Heberlein (Geochemistry module)
Peter Kowalczyk (Geophysics module)
Fionnuala Devine (Geology module)
The Mineral Deposit Research Unit (University of British Columbia) is also collaborating on the project. Fred Blaine is leading an MDRU project developing on geochemical models for BC porphyry deposits which will dovetail with the Geoscience BC porphyry project geochemistry module. Dianne Mitchinson is completing a Geoscience BC-supported post-doc project working on geophysical inversions of select BC porphyry deposits. Her work will be incorporated into the Porphyry Integration Project which will benefit from her on-going involvement.
For more information on this project, please contact Geoscience BC at .
