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Geology and geochemistry of ultramafic rocks in the Lake of the Woods Greenstone Belt
(2019)The Archean komatiites of the Lake of the Woods greenstone belt, Kenora, Ontario formed on the western extension of the Superior Province southern margin and have not been studied using modern analytical methods. Although ... -
Geology, geochemistry and alteration of the Eagle River Au-deposit near Wawa, Ontario
(2023)The Eagle River mine is a mesothermal orogenic gold deposit hosted within the Archean Mishibishu Lake greenstone belt, approximately 50 km west of Wawa, Ontario. The underground mine has been in constant production since ... -
Geology, geochemistry and geochronology of the Hemlo East property, Schreiber-Hemlo Greenstone Belt, Ontario
(2014-01-22)The Hemlo East property is located approximately 50 kilometres east of the town of Marathon, Ontario and is situated within the Schreiber-Hemlo greenstone belt of the Wawa-Abitibi Terrane of the Archean Superior Province. ... -
The impact of amending forest soils with wood ash on soil organic matter attributes and associated properties
(2020)Wood ash, the byproduct of bioenergy production from biomass, is typically discarded into landfills as waste. Adding ash back to soil may supply nutrients to soil that are lost through biomass harvesting, increase soil ... -
An investigation on the control of gold mineralization in the Beardmore-Geraldton greenstone belt and surrounding Quetico-Wabigoon subprovince boundary area
(2014-01-22)The Beardmore-Geraldton greenstone belt is located along the boundary between the Wabigoon and Quetico subprovinces in the Superior province of the Canadian Shield. Historical gold mines and current gold exploration camps ... -
Macro- and micro-structure comparison of ancient and modern iron-rich stromatolites
(2015)The Gunflint and Biwabik Formations comprise the middle units of the Paleoproterozoic Animikie Group that crop out near the northwestern shore of Lake Superior. Stromatolitic units were investigated and sampled at 9 outcrop ... -
Magmatic evolution and alteration geochemistry of the Black Mountain Southeast porphyry copper-gold deposit, Baguio mineral district Luzon, Philippines
(2012-11-10)The Black Mountain porphyry Cu-Au deposit is located in the central-western portion of the Baguio mineral district, Philippines, approximately six kilometers southwest of Baguio City in the Upper Bued River. It consists ... -
Magmatic minerals of the eastern Sunda arc, Indonesia
(2023)The eastern Sunda arc is one of the most prospective Cu-Au magmatic belts in the world with four world class copper-gold porphyry deposits: Batu Hijau (1.64 Gt at 0.44% Cu, 0.35 g/t Au), Elang (2.42 Gt at 0.31% Cu, 0.33 ... -
A Microstructural study of Musselwhite Mine and Hammond Reef shear-zone-hosted gold deposits
(2011)Musselwhite Mine and Hammond Reef are shear-zone-hosted gold deposits located in Northwestern Ontario, in the Western Superior Province of the Canadian Shield. A detailed microscopic investigation of three gold-hosting ... -
Mineral chemistry, hyperspectral analysis and applications for regional exploration at the Hemlo Gold deposit, Ontario, Canada
(2018)The Barrick Gold owned Hemlo Au deposit is a world class Archean Au deposit situated in Northern Ontario, Canada with historic production of >21 Moz of Au over 32 years of continuous operation. The deposit has a strike ... -
The mineralogy and petrology of layered series nepheline syenite within Center II of the Coldwell Complex
(2018)The Coldwell Complex is situated within the Archean Schreiber-White River metavolcanic and metasediment of the Superior Province. Spanning over 25km in diameter, it is the largest alkaline intrusion in North America. The ... -
Mineralogy and petrology of the Good Hope carbonatite complex, Marathon, Ontario
(2023)The Good Hope carbonatite is located northwest of Marathon, Ontario (49° 02’ N, 86° 43’ W). It occurs along the northwest margin of the Prairie Lake complex. The objectives of this research are to characterize the carbonate ... -
The mineralogy of NYF pegmatites from the Coldwell alkaline complex, Northwestern Ontario
(2009)The Coldwell Complex, northwestern Ontario, is a multiphase alkaline intrusion that is host to rare earth element, actinide and other high field strength element mineralization. Preliminary studies have shown that these ... -
Paleoproterozoic snowball earth? Sedimentology and geochemistry of a Huronian glacial cycle
(2019)The study discusses new sedimentological and geochemical results for the Paleoproterozoic Bruce glacial cycle, which represents the second of three glacial cycles within the Huronian Supergroup. This Bruce glacial event ... -
Petrogenesis of mineralized horizons in the Offset and Creek zones, Lac des Iles Complex, N. Ontario
(2023)The Lac des Iles Complex is a Neoarchean polyphase mafic-ultramafic complex located in the Marmion terrane of the Superior Province, 85 km north of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. The intrusive complex can be subdivided ... -
Petrogenesis of the ferrogabbroic intrusions and associated Fe-Ti-V-P mineralization within the McFaulds Greenstone belt, Superior Province, Canada
The McFaulds Lake area (commonly known as the Ring of Fire), has been the site of much recent exploration within northern Ontario. The area represents a recently discovered Archean greenstone belt which is host to world ... -
Petrography and mineralogy of the C29/30 Candle Lake Kimberlite, Saskatchewan, Canada
(2010)Petrography and mineralogy of the C29/30 Candle Lake kimberlite (Saskatchewan, Canada) was studied to understand the characteristics of the kimberlite. Using standard optical microscopy three units where distinguished; ... -
Petrology of ijolites from the Prairie Lake carbonatite complex
(2019)This study investigates the major and trace element composition of minerals of the ijolite series rocks occurring at the Prairie Lake carbonatite complex, northern Ontario, together with comparative data for ijolites from ... -
Petrology of the Crystal Lake Gabbro and the Mount Mollie Dyke, Midcontinent Rift, Northwest Ontario
(2018)The Crystal Lake Gabbro (CLG) is a Y-shaped, up to 750 m wide, layered mafic intrusion with a 5 km long northern limb and a 2.75 km long southern limb, with localized Cu-Ni and Cr mineralization. The Mount Mollie Dyke (MMD) ... -
The petrology, mineralization and regional context of the Thunder mafic to ultramafic intrusion, Midcontinent Rift, Thunder Bay, Ontario
(2015-06-15)The 1108 Ma Thunder mafic to ultramafic intrusion is a small, 800 x 100 x 500 m, Cu- PGE (platinum group element) mineralized body, located on the outskirts of Thunder Bay, Ontario, and associated with the early magmatic ...