Knowledge and Methods of Mineral Exploration in Quebec: New Results from CONSOREM’s Research

9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. – Room 303AB

Regular rate: $250

Student rate: $50

Workshop Organizer: Benoit Lafrance (CONSOREM)

This workshop will be the first to present the results of research projects carried out in 2022 by CONSOREM (Consortium de recherche en exploration minérale) researchers. CONSOREM is a precompetitive applied research partnership dedicated to producing cutting-edge knowledge and methods for mineral resource exploration in Quebec, as well as training and knowledge transfer. The results of seven projects covering a wide range of mineral exploration topics will be unveiled: 1) Integration and synthesis of secondary environment exploration tools-phase 2; 2) Development of 3D magnetic susceptibility data; 3) Evaluation of the effectiveness of the biogeochemical method for sampling spruce bark; 4) Acquisition and development of geometallurgical data at an early stage of exploration-phase 2; 5) Use of multivariate statistical methods in exploration geochemistry; 6) Pyrite chemistry as a mineral exploration tool; 7) Geochemical vectorization within mafic-ultramafic intrusions for the exploration of magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposits.

9:00 a.m. – Introduction – Benoit Lafrance (CONSOREM)

9:10 a.m. – Integration/Synthesis of Exploration Tools in Secondary Environment-Phase 2 – Silvain Rafini (CONSOREM, UQAC) and Sylvain Trépanier (CONSOREM Associate Researcher)

9:50 a.m. – Valorization of 3D Magnetic Susceptibility Data – Morgane Gigoux (CONSOREM, UQAC) and Charles L. Bérubé (Polytechnique Montréal)

10:30 a.m. – Break

10:50 a.m. – Assessing the Effectiveness of Spruce Bark Sampling as a Biogeochemical Method – Morgane Gigoux (CONSOREM, UQAC)

11:30 a.m. – Acquisition and Valorization of Geometallurgical Data at an Early Exploration Stage – Phase 2 – Stéphanie Lavaure (CONSOREM, UQAC)

12:10 a.m. – Lunch

1:30 p.m. – Use of Multivariate Statistical Methods in Exploration Geochemistry – Silvain Rafini (CONSOREM, UQAC) and Sylvain Trépanier (CONSOREM Associate Researcher)

2:10 p.m. – Pyrite Chemistry as a Mineral Exploration Tool – Dominique Genna (CONSOREM, UQAC)

2:50 p.m. – Break

3:10 p.m. – Geochemical Vectorization within Mafic-Ultramafic Intrusions for the Exploration of Ni-Cu-PGE Magmatic Deposits – Stéphanie Lavaure (CONSOREM, UQAC)