
The Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC)
A semi-autonomous exploration geoscience research centre at Laurentian University focused on Precambrian ore systems research, education, and exploration methodology and targeting.
Research & Project Updates
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Metal Earth Data Release: Active and passive seismic data for Larder Lake Transect
Friday January 28, 2022 -
Magmatic and Magmatic-Hydrothermal Ore Deposits Group: Fall Update
Wednesday October 7, 2020
Recent Publications
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Tue
13 Dec 2022An Early Cretaceous gold mineralization event in the Triassic West Qinling orogen revealed from U-Pb...
The West Qinling orogen in central China, formed from continental collision between the North...
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Thu
1 Dec 2022Diversity of Net-Textured Sulfides in Magmatic Sulfide Deposits: Insights from the Eagle’s Nest...
The Eagle’s Nest Ni-Cu-(platinum group element; PGE) deposit occurs within the 2.73 Ga Esker...
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Mon
28 Nov 2022Formation of oxidized sulfur-rich magmas in Neoarchaean subduction zones
Oxidized, sulfur-rich arc magmas are ubiquitous in modern subduction-zone environments. These...
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Tue
1 Nov 2022Geochemical Evidence for a Topographically Driven Regional Mineralizing Fluid in the Polaris Zn...
The Polaris district in Canada’s Arctic Archipelago contains numerous carbonate rock-hosted Zn...
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News & Events
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Where did the Earth’s oxygen come from? New study hints at an unexpected source
Tuesday November 29, 2022
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