Volcanic Massive Sulphide Mineral Deposits - VMS

Welcome to Geology Simply Explained. The purpose of these videos is to provide very simple explanations of very complicated geological processes that form mineral deposits so that you may become more familiar with some of the terms and concepts that geologists use to describe their field. In this one we’re going to discuss Volcanic Massive Sulphide deposits (VMS).

Often corporate news releases and reports can be very complicated with technical terminology that’s foreign to most of us with only those trained in this field being able to understand. There’s a good reason for this, it’s a very complicated field! Another reason for these videos is to draw awareness to the publicly traded mineral exploration companies that we operate. These are some of the geological models that Eagle Plains Resources (TSX-V:EPL) and Taiga Gold Corp. (CSE:TGC) use to guide mineral exploration programs at their projects located in western Canada.

We use labels to group similar types of deposit processes under one name, but because these are natural processes, this is a generality, and never are two of these exactly the same, only that they are formed by a similar set of processes. Occasionally, even after a deposit has been mined, providing maximum understanding of its nature, there can be disagreement as to what type of deposit it was. We hope that this series of videos will provide for some basic understanding of this science that involves an incredible natural system evolving over a period of time that is truly mind boggling.