"It is great to work with a such a motivated group whose strong geological focus underpins their technical excellence in exploration."
B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD
CONSULTING ADVISOR
Harold Gibson is an Advisor to Exiro Minerals Corp and currently the Professor of Volcanology and Economic Geology at the Harquail School of Earth Sciences at Laurentian University. Harold has over 45 years of both industry and academic experience and has made significant contributions to academia within the mining industry. The long-term objective of Harold's research is to determine and understand the interrelationships between magmatism, volcanism, tectonics, and the paleohydrology and timing of volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) ore systems during the construction and evolution of submarine volcanoes through time. His research projects are field based and focus on volcanic processes and environments of volcanogenic massive sulfide (VMS) and epithermal precious metal ore systems.
Current research areas include the Paleoproterozoic Flin Flon and Snow Lake VMS districts, Northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan, the Archean Noranda VMS District and Abitibi Greenstone Belt of Ontario and Quebec, VMS and epithermal precious metal deposits in the Guerrero terrane and Mexican Silver Belt, and VMS deposits of the Lau Basin, Tonga/Aeolian arcs, and Indian Mid-Ocean Ridge on the modern seafloor.
Harold’s contribution to academia and his extensive understanding of ore forming systems in greenstone belts has made him an extremely valuable advisor to Exiro. His knowledge and ability to communicate insights with the team has shaped Exiro’s regional approach to exploration.
Harold is also a Director of MERC (Mineral Economic Research Counsel) & Metal Earth at Laurentian University. He has been recognized over the years as a leader through being awarded the Duncan Ramsay Derry Medal (Mineral Deposits Division, Geological Association of Canada), twice the co-recipient of the Julian Boldy Award (Mineral Deposits Division, Geological Association of Canada), the co-recipient of the Barlow Medal (Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy), William Harvey Gross Medal (Mineral Deposits Division, Geological Association of Canada), and the Lang Lecturer (Geological Survey of Canada Mineral Colloquium).