There is substantial need in mineral
exploration to understand the structural
controls on ore deposition for these
types of deposits in order to predict
the localities of new ones. Application
of basic principles of rock mechanics,
and numerical simulations of deformation
and fluid flow processes provide
fundamental insights to Proterozoic hydrothermal
mineralization atMount Isa,
Australia. The rheology of layered
meta-sedimentary rocks, and the orientation
and position of these layered
rocks relative to major fault systems
were the key controls on ore deposition...conferenc