Archaean Gold '97 - Archaean Gold & Related Ore Deposits of North America & Africa

Underground and in the field in the Timmins area, Ontario, Canada
The next three days involved first driving to Timmins, followed by a detailed full day workshop on the tectonics, geology and Archaean ore deposits of Canada, concentrating on the Abitibi Sub-province. Speakers included Francois Robert of the Geological Survey of Canada, Phil Thurston, John Ayer, Bob Calhoun and Pam Sangster of the Ontario Geological Survey and Dan Brisbin of Falconbridge Limited who provided an overview of the Kidd Creek Cu-Zn deposit we were to visit next day. That evening, members of the tour group delivered talks to the survey people and Falconbridge geologists on deposits with which they had experience in Australia.
Centre: Gary Potts of Falconbridge runs through the geology of the sites we were to see underground at Kidd Creek; Left: In the afternoon, following the Kidd Creek visit, Ann Wilson (left) and Pam Sangster (right) led a field traverse across the mineralised sequence in section of the Timmins district. Pam was then the Ontario Geological Survey Resident Geologist in Timmins; Right: Expert geologist Francois Robert of the Geological Survey of Canada who contributed to the Timmins workshop, also accompanied the group on the underground visits to Kidd Creek and the Dome gold mine, as well as associated field traverses, to provide expert commentry and discussion; Photographs by Mike Porter