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.

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Tue
13 Dec 2022

An 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 2022

Diversity 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 2022

Formation 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 2022

Geochemical 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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