Magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE prospectivity of the Labrador trough, Canada

The Labrador trough remains one of the geologically least explored regions of Canada. The area is covered by extensive sills and flows of basaltic magma, emplaced into and onto a thick package of sulphide bearing pelitic rocks. This suggests enhanced prospectivity for magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE ore deposits. This project will be in collaboration with Northern Shield, a Canadian exploration company with projects across the area. The company has delineated several Ni-Cu-PGE mineralised areas and drilling is ongoing on priority targets, notably at Huckleberry. The aim of the project is to use the existing outcrop, drill core and soil geochemical samples in combination with new mapping and regional sampling to evaluate the petrogenesis of the mineralised magmatic rocks in the Labrador trough, and the prospectivity of the region for magmatic ore deposits. The student will also study the magmatic architecture of selected intrusive centres to constrain magma flow directions and the relative chronology of specific units within the intrusions, as this may allow to define vectors to ore.