Derek Wilton

Earth Sciences

Professor

Lead researcher on

Rare Earth Element Deposit in Strange Lake Area, Northern Labrador Aug 2016 - Oct 2018

Collaborator on

Geology, Mineralogy, and Genesis of the Little Deer Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide (VMS) Deposit, Springdale, Newfoundland Jan 2010 - Dec 2012

Polar Bear in the Rock: Two Windows on the World Jan 2010

Active Research Interests

Voisey's Bay: characterization of ore bodies, PGEs, granites and till geochemistry

Uranium mineralization in Labrador

Granite-hosted mineralization in Ireland and Newfoundland

Geochemical fingerprinting of archaeological artifacts

Development of MLA-SEM and LAM-ICP-MS analytical techniques for the study of mineralization

The 1860 Eclipse expedition to northern Labrador

A.P. Low

Past Research Interests

Nature and formation of nickel sulphide mineralization in anorthosite massifs, Labrador

Metallogeny of the Appalachian orogen, post-accretional fault systems, and carboniferous successor basins in Newfoundland metallogeny, off the Labrador central mining belt

Metallogenic studies of post-accretional mineralization systems in the Newfoundland Appalachians

Labrador ecosystems analysis facility

Examination of 18th century smelting and mining at Tilt Cove - Betts Cove, Coasts Under Stress project

Emerging Research Interests

Mineral deposit and regional metallogenic studies

Resource inventory studies

Expertise

Labrador

Minerals/geology of Newfoundland and Labrador

Voisey’s Bay

Minerals in Newfoundland and Labrador

Voisey's Bay