volcanogenic

vol·ca·no·gen·ic

 (vŏl′kə-nə-jĕn′ĭk, vôl′-)
adj.
Of volcanic origin.
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Siga Resources expects to concentrate its exploration efforts in these areas due to the correlation of the Fire Lake Group of rocks to those of the Gambier Group, host to the Britannia copper-zinc-silver-gold volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit.
The Harper Creek Project is a copper-gold-silver volcanogenic sulphide deposit with an updated Measured and Indicated Resource of 815 million tonnes grading 0.29% Cu (5.26 billion pounds of copper) plus 0.032 g/t gold and 1.3 g/t silver, plus an Inferred Resource of 80.2 million tonnes grading 0.30% Cu (0.53 billion pounds of copper), announced in a news release dated February 16, 2012 entitled "Yellowhead Mining Updates Mineral Resource Estimate For Harper Creek Project".
NovaGold Resources conducted additional work at its Ambler volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit in the Brooks Range.
The company shifted its priorities from northwestern Ontario earlier this year when a significant volcanogenic mass discovery was made.
Early Anglo work has lead to the conclusion that it is a significant volcanogenic base metal sulphide district waiting for modern exploration techniques.
BHS: TSX-V (the 'Company' or 'Bayhorse') has commenced geological operations at its precious- metals -rich, Brandywine, Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Project, British Columbia, Canada.
Palmer is a high-grade volcanogenic massive sulphide-sulphate (VMS) project being advanced as a joint venture between Constantine (51%) and Dowa Metals & Mining Co Ltd.
Ausgolda[euro](tm)s assets include the Yamarna project positioned over an under-explored greenstone belt within the Yilgarn Craton of Western Australia and the Doolgunna Station project prospective for volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) copper-gold mineralisation near Meekatharra.
Importantly the style of mineralisation at the Rainy River Gold Deposit has affinities with gold-rich volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits.
For those of you still wet behind the ears, the Ambler project contains several known volcanogenic massive sulfide occurrences discovered in the 1960s and '70s, but not significantly explored in well over a decade.