Louise Corriveau

Dr. Louise Corriveau is a research scientist at the Québec division of the Geological Survey of Canada (Natural Resources Canada), and an adjunct professor at INRS. She is a leading expert on metasomatic iron and alkali-calcic (MIAC) mineral systems and their iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG), iron oxide-apatite (IOA) and affiliated critical mineral deposits. She is also an expert in the geology of the Grenville Province, and has conducted extensive research in igneous petrology of potassic alkaline rocks, magma emplacement and regional studies of high-grade metamorphic terranes. With her collaborators from Canadian, Australian, US, and Republic of Korea geological surveys, the BRGM, academia, and private sector, notably BHP-Olympic Dam, Boliden and the Denendeh Exploration and Mining Company, she has 1) characterized the geological, geochemical, and mineralogical footprints of MIAC systems and their ore depositional environments in Canada and global mining districts, and 2) developed an authoritative ore deposit model and field geology-focused ontology, taxonomy, descriptive lexicons, and mappable prospectivity criteria for MIAC systems. Results unlock new sources of critical and strategic minerals for Canada and accelerate the mineral resources development of Canada’s critical mineral deposits.