Learning Goals
Recognition of hydrothermal minerals in magmatic hydrothermal deposits
Systematic mapping of igneous rocks, veins and mineralization in porphyry Cu-Au and related deposit types using the Anaconda mapping method.
Understanding of the metallogeny of magmatic hydrothermal deposits.
Instructors
Thomas Bissig
Farhad Bouzari
Murray Allan
Craig Hart
Course Content
This course is largely field based and includes 8-10 days of field visits and mapping. The focus is on porphyry style deposits.
Students will be required to do an assignment and presentation prior to the field based portion of the course as well as provide field maps and a final report.
The course currently is usually held at Copper Mountain alkalic porphyry Cu-Au deposit but includes excercises and field visits at other deposits in southern British Columbia. However, the location of the field portion of the course may be adapted, depending on access to field areas.
Dates of fieldwork are normally or June.