Posted by Mineral Deposit Research Unit | May 12, 2022
The Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is pleased to announce the award of $2,700,000 from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Alliance program (matching $1,350,000 in industry cash contributions).
The project aims to improve exploration success for porphyry copper deposits in British Columbia. Over the next thirty years, copper demand is expected to more than double, and significant new resources of copper need to be found around the world.
This research project aims to improve the efficiency and pace of porphyry copper discovery in British Columbia by providing mineral exploration companies with new tools and knowledge to identify the most fertile deposits, and “vector” towards those deposits.
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