Timothy J. Barrett graduated in geology with a B.Sc. (1972) and M.Sc. (1974) from the University of Toronto, and a D.Phil. from Oxford University (1979).

Following a NATO post-doctorate fellowship in Germany where his work was related to the Deep Sea Drilling Project and on-land ophiolites, Tim returned to the University of Toronto from 1982-86, as a University Research Fellow, where he continued work on these topics and participated in three oceanic research cruises to the Southern Explorer Ridge, in search of active seafloor hydro-thermal systems and massive sulfide deposits.

At McGill University (1986-1992), through IREM-MERI, he was involved in a multi-year study of volcanogenic massive sulfide deposits in the Noranda mining camp of Quebec.

From 1993 to 1996, Tim was at the University of British Columbia, with the Mineral Deposit Research Group, as research coordinator for a major project on VMS Deposits of the British Columbia Cordillera. His current fields of interest are volcanic stratigraphy, geochemistry and alteration associated with VMS deposits, and hydrothermal transport and deposition of metals on the seafloor.


Address P.O. Box 94
29 Toronto St. South
Markdale, ON
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email: tjbarrett@bmts.com

 Education University of Oxford (D.Phil. 1975-79).
University of Toronto (M.Sc. 1972-74).
University of Toronto (B.Sc. 1967-72).

Current Position
1997-present Principal of Ore Systems Consulting: specialists in volcanic chemostratigraphy and alteration systems of VMS deposits as applied to exploration strategies.
2002-2004 Main investigator of alteration systems associated with VMS deposits of the Skellefte district in northern Sweden (4 months per year). This work forms part of an interdisciplinary and international project funded by the EC and Boliden.

Previous Positions

1993-1996 Research Coordinator, "Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposits of the Cordillera" Project: Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU), Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
1986-1992 McGill University, Montreal (MERI Senior Researcher). Adjunct Professor, McGill University.
1981-1986 University of Toronto (NSERC Research Fellow).
1979-1981 University of Tübingen, Germany (NATO Post-Doctoral Fellow).


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