Upcoming TALKS

Title: The role of an integrated multiphysics approach through a new porphyry copper discovery in the Laramide province, Ocelot Case study, Arizona, USA

Date: Tuesday November 12th at 4:00 PM EDT

Speaker: Pascal Pare, Lead Principal Geophysics for BHP Exploration

Location: University of Toronto, Department of Earth Sciences, Room ES2093 (22 Ursula Franklin Street)/Virtual, please register here

Abstract: 

Ocelot Project is a BHP brownfield discovery located 140 kilometers east of Phoenix, Arizona in the prolific Miami- Globe Copper district. The project has a long exploration history with exploratory work commencing in 2011, including extensive airborne and ground geophysical surveys and drilling campaigns that led to the detection of the porphyry system.

Ocelot has a similar regional setting to the Resolution deposit, which is approximately 32 km southwest of the Globe-Miami district known for hosting a cluster of Laramide-age porphyry copper deposits, Miami-Inspiration, Pinto Valley and Copper Cities. Mineralization occurs under approximately 700m of post mineral cover and adjacent to the historic Old Dominion high grade vein system that ceased production in 1931.

Author Biography: 

Mr. Pascal Paré is a geophysicist of more than 30-year career in mining exploration. He is currently the Lead Principal Geophysics for BHP Exploration where his role is to provide technical guidance and governance to all geophysics activities conducted globally and support to research initiatives.

Pascal obtained a B.A.Sc. (1994) in geological engineering at École Polytechnique of Montreal. He joined SAGAX Geophysique as geophysicist (1995-1997), project geophysicist at SQOUEM Inc. (1997-2004), Anglo American as senior and chief geophysicist (2005-2016) and now with BHP since 2016. He has worked in numerous exploration projects around the world for precious and base metals, diamond and coal.