The project, which was a partnership between Geoscience BC, the British Columbia Geological Survey (BCGS), and the University of British Columbia’s MDRU-Mineral Deposit Research Unit, sought to address the knowledge gap.
Using data from Geoscience BC’s Search Phase I: Airborne Magnetic Survey project, MDRU and BCGS researchers updated geological maps and the data was used to further improve understanding of structural settings that caused magmatic activity that led to the formation of mineralized deposits.
The research team discovered previously unknown Middle Jurassic volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits that may be similar to the productive Eskay Creek gold deposit, Geoscience BC said in a news release.
Geoscience BC also said the new report, which accompanies the previously-published geological maps, highlights findings that can be valuable for the mineral exploration sector, Indigenous groups and communities…
