Conference program
November 23, 2011 |
From knowledge to discovery |
Who is responsible for gathering geoscientific knowledge and how should go about it? What should be the role of governmental geological services and what should be the contribution from mining companies? These stakeholders find themselves taking turns as knowledge generators and users, thereby imposing a close partnership. In Québec, the fiduciary role of the government is particularly important in generating and developing this foundation of data, and geological mapping constitutes its backbone. How is this knowledge taken in and applied by those who practice exploration? How can we combine conceptual and empirical approaches to achieve prospecting success? What is the best way to combine them? Using examples, we will illustrate how this process has led to discoveries here and elsewhere. |
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