EOAS Student Andrew Steiner Wins Mary Claire Ward Geoscience Award

EOAS student, Andrew Steiner, just won the Mary Claire Ward Geoscience Award for 2019 (https://www.pdac.ca/members/students/awards/mcw)

The Mary-Claire Ward Geoscience Award was created to honour the memory of Ms. Ward. The intent of the award is to encourage and support a graduate student in Canada whose thesis is likely to increase our knowledge of the geological history of Canada through mapping.

The award, comprising $5,000 and a certificate, is given annually and honours the memory of Mary-Claire Ward who died in 2004. At the time of her death Mrs. Ward was the chair of the PDAC’s geoscience committee, chairman of Watts Griffis McOuat Ltd., and a past president of the Geological Association of Canada. She was a passionate advocate for the geosciences in Canada.

The award is administered by the Geological Association of Canada (GAC), the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), the National Geological Surveys Committee, the Canadian Geological Foundation, and Watts, Griffis and McOuat Ltd.

The following summary of Andrew’s project is highlighted on the award website:

Andrew’s research aims to map auriferous fluid pathways, identify the salient geological controls on fluid flow and assess the physiochemical evolution of ore fluids in the CTGDs (Carlin-type gold-deposits) of the Nadaleen trend, Yukon. Detailed geology maps of the deposit and surrounding areas were made, and a comprehensive structural study was undertaken. Ore fluid pathways were interpreted within this geological framework to establish the timing of Au-mineralization relative to deformation events and to assess the significance of potential geologic controls on fluid flow.