This project is investigating the spectrum of massive sulfide deposit types – from typical seafloor VHMS (zinc-lead-copper-silver-gold) deposits, through to sub-seafloor shallow-water, replacement gold-rich epithermal, and deep sub-volcanic intrusion-related copper-gold-rich styles.
In 2011, research was undertaken on deposits at Fossey-Hellyer-Que River-Mt Charter (Tasmania), Mt Lyell (Tasmania), DeGrussa (Western Australia), Palmer (Alaska), Duc Bo (Vietnam), Tsik Chini (Malaysia) and Tala Hamza (Algeria). The team’s new zircon age determinations for the Mount Read Volcanic Belt were presented publically for the first time. This work was conducted in collaboration with Jim Mortensen of UBC. A paper entitled ‘The role of granites in volcanic-hosted massive sulfide ore-forming systems: An assessment of magmatic–hydrothermal contributions’ was published in Mineralium Deposita, and was a collaboration with David Huston of Geoscience Australia.
| Project Leaders | J. Bruce Gemmell |
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| Members | Basril Basori, Garry Davidson, Ross Large and Khin Zaw |
| External Collaborators / Partners | Azman Ghandi, Teh Guan Hoe, Mark Hannington, David Huston, Jim Mortensen, Hai Thanh Tran, Wan Fuad Wan Hassan, Jamie Wilkinson |