Evan Alexander Orovan, PhD.
Last updated on April 18, 2024Senior Economic Geology Specialist
Evan is an economic geology specialist focusing on mineral systems and leading the BCGS’s ore deposit research and mineral potential modeling.
Education
CODES ARC Centre of Excellence in Ore Deposits, University of Tasmania (PhD, 2016)
Expertise
Evan joined the BCGS in 2020. Over the previous 4.5 years he held an Australian Research Council Fellowship in Ore Deposit Footprints at CODES, where he specialized in porphyry-epithermal-geothermal systems, hydrothermal geochemistry, ore deposit vectoring and fertility, and igneous petrogenesis. Evan holds an Adjunct position at CODES, where he will continue to supervise postgraduate students as well as collaborate on a variety of international research projects.
At the BCGS, Evan is responsible for economic geology and mineral systems research, as well as technology strategies, method development, and enhancement of geoscience databases and applications relevant to mineral prospectivity mapping, in order to deliver mineral potential assessments of British Columbia.
Publications
2024
Hickin, A.S., Ootes, L., Orovan, E.A., Brzozowski, M.J., Northcote, B.K., Rukhlov, A.S., and Bain, W.M., 2024. Critical minerals and mineral systems in British Columbia. In: Geological Fieldwork 2023, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 2024-01, pp. 13-51.
Orovan, E.A., Zaborniak, K., and Hooker, K., 2024. Textural evidence for ore fluid transport and the magmatic to hydrothermal transition at the past-producing Kitsault Mo-Ag mine. In: Geological Fieldwork 2023, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 2024-01, pp. 53-64.
Wearmouth, C.D., Peters, K.J., Czertowicz, T.A., and Orovan, E.A., 2024. Mineral potential modelling results for northwestern British Columbia, a comparison between past and current work at the British Columbia Geological Survey. In: Geological Fieldwork 2023, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 2024-01, pp. 79-95.
2023
Hickin, A.S., Orovan, E.A., Brzozowski, M.J., McLaren, K., Shaw, K.L., and Van der Vlugt, J., 2023. Critical minerals in British Columbia: An atlas of occurrences and producing mines, 2023. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, British Columbia Geological Survey Open File 2023-02 102p.
2022
Jones, C.L., Orovan, E.A., Meffre, S., Thompson, J., Belousova, E.A., Cracknell, M.J., Everard, J., Bottrill, R., Bodorkos, S., Cooke, D.R., 2022. Zircon O and Lu-Hf isotope evidence of mantle and supracrustal origins of Tasmanian Devonian granites. Gondwana Research, 110, pp 1-12.
2021
Orovan, Evan A., O’Keefe, E., Zhang, L., and Cooke, D.R., 2021. The Trial Harbour Ni skarn, Zeehan mineral field, western Tasmania. In: Critical Minerals From Discovery to Supply Chain, Program with Abstracts. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, British Columbia Geological Survey GeoFile 2021-14, pp. 41-42.
Cui, Y., Miller, D., Fortin, F., Zhao, S., Elia, E., and Orovan, E., 2021. Digital transformation of geoscience to enable analytics in mineral exploration. British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation, British Columbia Geological Survey GeoFile 2021-9, 1 p.
2020
Orovan, E.A., and Hollings, P., 2020. Exploring the green rock environment: An introduction. Economic Geology, v. 115 (4), pp. 1-5.
Orovan, E.A., and Hollings, P. (Editors) 2020. The green rock environment. Economic Geology, Special Issue, v. 115 (4), 257 p.
2019
Ahmed, A., Hood, S.B., Gazley, M.F., Cooke, D.R., Orovan, E.A., 2019. Interpreting element addition and depletion at the Ann Mason porphyry-Cu deposit, Nevada, using mapped mass balance patterns. Journal of Geochemical Exploration, v. 196, p. 81-94.
Cooke, D., Hong, W., Zhang, L., Jones, C., Orovan, E., 2019. Magmatic-hydrothermal features in Paleozoic Sn-W-base metal-mineralized and barren granites of Tasmania. In: Camuti, K., Huizenga, J., Spandler, C., and Cheng, Y. (Eds.), Sn-W-Critical Metals & Associated Magmatic Systems, EGRU Contribution 70, pp. 23-26.
Jones, C., Orovan, E.A., Cooke, D., Roach, M., 2019. The magmatic hydrothermal transition at Bluestone Bay, Tasmania. In: Camuti, K., Huizenga, J., Spandler, C., and Cheng, Y. (Eds.), Sn-W-Critical Metals & Associated Magmatic Systems, EGRU Contribution 70, pp. 51-53.
2018
Gao, X., Yang, L.-Q., and Orovan, E.A., 2018. The lithospheric architecture of two subterranes in the eastern Yidun Terrane, East Tethys: Insights from Hf-Nd isotopic mapping. Gondwana Research, v. 62, pp. 127-143.
Hollings, P., Baker, M.J., Orovan, E.A., and Rinne, M., 2018. A special issue devoted to porphyry and epithermal deposits of the southwest Pacific: An introduction. Economic Geology, v. 113, pp. 1-6.
Hollings, P., Baker, M.J., Orovan, E.A., and Rinne, M. (Editors) 2018. Porphyry and epithermal deposits of the SW Pacific. Economic Geology, Special Issue, v. 113 (1), 294 p.
Orovan, E.A., Cooke, D.R., Harris, A.C., Ackerman, B., and Lawlis, E., 2018. Geology and isotope geochemistry of the Wainaulo Cu-Au porphyry deposit, Namosi district, Fiji. Economic Geology, v. 113 (1), pp. 133-161.
2014
Harris, A.C., Cooke, D.R., Blackwell, J.L., Fox, N., and Orovan, E.A., 2014. Volcanotectonic setting of world-class alkalic porphyry and epithermal Au ± Cu deposits of the southwest Pacific. Society of Economic Geologists Special Publication 17, pp. 337-359.
2009
Mihalynuk, M.G., Orovan, E.A., Larocque, J.P., Bachiu, T., and Wardle, J., 2009. Geology of the Chilanko Forks and southern Clusko River map areas (NTS 093C/01 & 09 south). British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, British Columbia Geological Survey Open File 2009-6, 1:50,000 scale.
Mihalynuk, M.G., Orovan, E.A., Larocque, J.P., Friedmand, R.M., and Bachiu, T., 2009. Geology, geochronology and mineralization of the Chilanko Forks to southern Clusko River area, British Columbia (NTS 93C/01, 08, 09S). In: Geological Fieldwork 2008, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 2009-1, pp. 81-100.
2008
Mihalynuk, M.G., Peat, C.R., Orovan, E.A., Terhune, K., Ferbey, T., and McKeown, M.A., 2008. Chezacut area geology (NTS 093C/08). British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, British Columbia Geological Survey Open File 2008-2, 1:50,000 scale.
Mihalynuk, M.G., Peat, C.R., Terhune, K., and Orovan, E.A., 2008. Regional geology and resource potential of the Chezacut map area, central British Columbia. In: Geological Fieldwork 2007, British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, British Columbia Geological Survey Paper 2008-1, pp. 117-135.