MDRU - Mineral Deposit Research Unit

09/13/2022

Join MDRU - Mineral Deposit Research Unit and SRK Consulting on the two-day short course on November 1 & 2, 2022 at UBC Robson Square. This course will demonstrate the importance of structural geology in mining and exploration and teach the basic tools for structural observation and interpretation. The course includes practical exercises to ensure the concepts are understood and will emphasize the use of both traditional and new technologies.

Early-bird registration ends October 10th.
Visit here for more information:
https://www.mdru.ubc.ca/events/mdru-sc116/

12/23/2021

Check out this latest video featuring our very own MDRU - Mineral Deposit Research Unit Greg Dipple and his team at the CarbMin Lab, Shaun Barker & Dianne Mitchinson.

It highlights the important research on carbon sequestration and how this advanced technology plays an instrumental role to climate change.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unzq2f0Rcv4







Geoscience BC
BRIMM - University of British Columbia
UBC Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
University of British Columbia

The Carbon Mineralization Lab, CarbMinLab for short, is a multidisciplinary group of scientists and engineers who want to turn the dial on climate change. Th...

10/13/2021

MDRU - Mineral Deposit Research Unit partners with our new Corporate Member, Goldspot Discoveries Corp. on a two-part series on QGIS.

1.0 Introduction Session (Virtual) | Oct 25, 2021
https://www.mdru.ubc.ca/events/mdru-sc114-1/
(This is complimentary for all MDRU corporate members to attend)

2.0 Practical Session (In-Person) | Nov. 23 - 25, 2021
https://www.mdru.ubc.ca/events/mdru-sc114-2/

Registration is open - sign up now.

08/30/2021

MDRU - Mineral Deposit Research Unit is hosting our first hybrid event prior to the SEG Whistler Conference. Join us on September 13th for our Exploration Geochemistry Initiative Symposium. To register or find out more, visit: https://www.mdru.ubc.ca/events/egisymp2021/

05/28/2021

Check out the latest publication in Economic Geology co-authored by our very own Dr. Brian McNulty - MDRU publication #455: HIGH-PRECISION CA-ID-TIMS AGE CONSTRAINTS ON THE NIBLACK Cu-Zn-Au-Ag DEPOSITS: A NEOPROTEROZOIC VOLCANIC-HOSTED MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSIT IN THE NORTH AMERICAN CORDILLERA.

This contribution demonstrates the importance of defining which way is up and the depositional age of deformed volcanic rocks when exploring for volcanic-hosted massive sulfide deposits. By combining detailed outcrop mapping with drill core logging to guide zircon U-Pb sample collection Oliver et al., confirmed that there are two VHMS prospective periods of submarine volcanism in the Alexander terrane on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska.

Click link below for full access (SEG members only) or request a full-text PDF by connecting with Brian via Research Gate -> https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/segweb/economicgeology/article/doi/10.5382/econgeo.4851/598759/HIGH-PRECISION-CA-ID-TIMS-AGE-CONSTRAINTS-ON-THE

Image: Schematic stratigraphic column for the Alexander terrane shown with VHMS events, diagram adapted from Colpron and Nelson (2009), Taylor et al. (2010) and Steeves et al. (2016).

12/05/2020

📢 Calling all MDRU Alumni, Corporate Members & Supporters - have you registered to our upcoming 30th Anniversary event next Wednesday, Dec 9th 2-4pm PST?

Check out our line-up of speakers.
Register Now: https://www.mdru.ubc.ca/events/mdru30/

11/13/2020

Our next 8 is scheduled for next Wed., Nov 18th at 10am PST. Join MSc Student, Katrin Steinthorsdottir & Post Doc Fellow, Jamie Cutts as they talk more on Prospecting for Carbon Removal. This session will be moderated by our very own Dr. Greg Dipple.
Register here: https://ubc.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5wpf-ihpj4qGdQ0TdttB5ywtdrS7y47ayEY

11/09/2020

The 6 Alumni Showcase with Corescan - Light It Up! Hyperspectral Imaging Applications in BC Porphyries is uploaded on our YouTube channel.
Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gAz-Csh

Light It Up! Hyperspectral Imaging Applications in BC Porphyries

11/06/2020

New publication just released: "The Carbon Mineralization Potential of Ultramafic Rocks in British Columbia: A Preliminary Assessment" by Dianne Mitchinson, Jamie Cutts, Dominique Fournier, Annika Naylor, Greg Dipple, Craig Hart, Connor Turvey, Mana Rahimi and Dejan Milidragovic (2020). Geoscience BC Report 2020-15/MDRU Publication 452, 25 p.

This MDRU - Mineral Deposit Research Unit/BRIMM - University of British Columbia project integrates regional geology, rock physical properties, geophysical inversions and modelling to roughly quantify the CO2 capture potential of BC rocks. This output is part of the CaMP-Carbon Mineralization Potential project and is sponsored by Geoscience BC.
Available on the MDRU https://www.mdru.ubc.ca/projects/carbon-mineralization-potential-assessment-for-bc/ and Geoscience BC http://www.geosciencebc.com/projects/2018-038/ project websites.

10/24/2020

Find out how we assess the potential of BC's ultramafic rocks to convert CO2 into minerals using regional geology, physical properties and geophysical inversions.

Our Carbon Mineralization Potential for BC project is assessing potential for ultramafic rocks in BC to capture and store atmospheric CO2.

Free webinar to present initial results Nov 3, 2020 10:00 to 11:00 AM PST with Geoscience BC and Bradshaw Research Initiative in Minerals and Mining (BRIMM)’s Greg Dipple https://bit.ly/3m1aPjJ

10/06/2020

Mark Your Calendar: our next w/ Geoscience BC is on Oct 21 at 10am PST. Research Associate, Farhad Bouzari will chat more on Exploring British Columbia's Porphyry Copper Deposits Using Zircon, Apatite and Titanite.

Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcqdOGvpzwqE9QIJhFgij_HukG2783qK44c