Reference number : GC-2017-Q2-00078, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Banerjee, Neil (The University of Western Ontario), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Engage Plus Grants for Universities, program name french : Subvention d'engagement partenarial Plus pour les universités, program purpose english : Mineral exploration is a pillar of Canada's economy with annual mineral production topping $45 billion a year,_x000D_
creating >375,000 jobs, $89.5 billion in exports, more than $677 million in R&D expenditures and a better_x000D_
standard of living for all Canadians. Headquartered in Vancouver, BC, TerraX Minerals Inc. (TerraX) is a_x000D_
Canadian based gold exploration company with an extensive land package in the Yellowknife Gold Camp_x000D_
mining district. TerraX is advancing its exploration activities on the highly prospective, 382 sq. km_x000D_
Yellowknife City Gold Project (YCG) near Yellowknife, NWT, home of the historic Con and Giant gold_x000D_
mines. Diamond drilling is a critical but exceedingly expensive component of any successful mineral_x000D_
exploration program. Costs are typically measured in millions of dollars, representing most of a company's_x000D_
annual exploration budget. In order to remain competitive in a highly volatile industry, TerraX recognizes the_x000D_
importance of gaining as much information as possible from their drilling efforts. Initial work on the_x000D_
mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry of four mineralized zones at the YCG Project provided key insight_x000D_
into trends in belt-scale mineralization and identified key pathfinder elements that can be used as vectors to ore._x000D_
The objective of this study is to conduct a real-time pilot-scale test during gold exploration this summer as_x000D_
TerraX continues to explore for new mineralization. We will apply newly developed synchrotron innovations_x000D_
that provide a rapid sample screening protocol based on in situ major and trace element geochemical mapping_x000D_
of drill core. This will be followed up by innovative in situ geometallurgy that will identify refractory vs. free_x000D_
milling gold directly on core. The technique has the added benefit of identifying potentially deleterious_x000D_
elements associated with ore for community engagement and long-term planning. The results will help_x000D_
exploration efforts, aid mineral processing, and guide environmental compliance. This project will use_x000D_
cutting-edge technological innovation to provide a new model from which TerraX can better assess the_x000D_
potential of the local geology to host further gold reserves, including gold mineralization at depth., program purpose french : Mineral exploration is a pillar of Canada's economy with annual mineral production topping $45 billion a year,_x000D_
creating >375,000 jobs, $89.5 billion in exports, more than $677 million in R&D expenditures and a better_x000D_
standard of living for all Canadians. Headquartered in Vancouver, BC, TerraX Minerals Inc. (TerraX) is a_x000D_
Canadian based gold exploration company with an extensive land package in the Yellowknife Gold Camp_x000D_
mining district. TerraX is advancing its exploration activities on the highly prospective, 382 sq. km_x000D_
Yellowknife City Gold Project (YCG) near Yellowknife, NWT, home of the historic Con and Giant gold_x000D_
mines. Diamond drilling is a critical but exceedingly expensive component of any successful mineral_x000D_
exploration program. Costs are typically measured in millions of dollars, representing most of a company's_x000D_
annual exploration budget. In order to remain competitive in a highly volatile industry, TerraX recognizes the_x000D_
importance of gaining as much information as possible from their drilling efforts. Initial work on the_x000D_
mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry of four mineralized zones at the YCG Project provided key insight_x000D_
into trends in belt-scale mineralization and identified key pathfinder elements that can be used as vectors to ore._x000D_
The objective of this study is to conduct a real-time pilot-scale test during gold exploration this summer as_x000D_
TerraX continues to explore for new mineralization. We will apply newly developed synchrotron innovations_x000D_
that provide a rapid sample screening protocol based on in situ major and trace element geochemical mapping_x000D_
of drill core. This will be followed up by innovative in situ geometallurgy that will identify refractory vs. free_x000D_
milling gold directly on core. The technique has the added benefit of identifying potentially deleterious_x000D_
elements associated with ore for community engagement and long-term planning. The results will help_x000D_
exploration efforts, aid mineral processing, and guide environmental compliance. This project will use_x000D_
cutting-edge technological innovation to provide a new model from which TerraX can better assess the_x000D_
potential of the local geology to host further gold reserves, including gold mineralization at depth., agreement title english : Rapid Geochemical Imaging and Element Speciation on Drill Core: A Synchrotron Spectroscopy Pilot Project in the Yellowknife Gold Camp, agreement title french : Rapid Geochemical Imaging and Element Speciation on Drill Core: A Synchrotron Spectroscopy Pilot Project in the Yellowknife Gold Camp, agreement number : EGP2, agreement value : 12500.0, agreement start date : 2017-07-12, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019)., additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier (2017-2018 à 2018-2019)., owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada