Hope this helps. This discovery could well end up to be massive...

Hope this helps. This discovery could well end up to be massive excuse the pun!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanogenic_massive_sulfide_ore_deposit

http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2010/5070/c/

Examples of VMS deposits on the Arabian/Nubian shield include:

Jabal Sayid - Originally owned by Citadel Resources, but Acquired by Equinox for $1.25bn and then later acquired by Barrick Gold.

http://www.barrick.com/GlobalOperations/Copper/Jabal-Sayid/default.aspx

Bisha Mine - Owned by Nevsun Resources
http://www.nevsun.com/projects/bisha-main/

Sunridge is another nice example of a company in the
Arabian Nubian shield area that has found VMS's.

http://www.sunridgegold.com/s/Eritrea.asp