Finding The Next Great VMS District with Jim Franklin of Vortex Metals

Joining SmallCapSteve today is Canadian geology legend James “Jim” Franklin. The “Godfather of VMS” begins today’s chat by talking about how he found his way to geology, before he gives us the lowdown on finding VMS deposits and his exciting new project with Vortex Metals (TSXV: VMS), where they stand on the brink of a very exciting discovery.

James Franklin is a distinguished geoscientist who helped build and advance the knowledge base of Canada’s minerals industry. He spent much of his career with the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) documenting the complex evolution of the Canadian Shield and the link to its phenomenal mineral wealth. He was a pioneer in the development of models and techniques to guide exploration for volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits and led ocean-based research of “black smoker” systems to understand how VMS deposits form. In addition to these technical contributions, which led to new mines and discoveries, Franklin served the minerals sector as a geological consultant, educator, author and lecturer, and industry ambassador.