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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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Research & Project Updates

  • Pedro Jugo and Thabiso Makhohliso in the field on the Northern Limb of the Bushveld Complex (photo by M Leybourne)
    Magmatic and Magmatic-Hydrothermal Ore Deposits Group: Fall Update
    Wednesday October 7, 2020
  • MT survey quantec geoscience
    MERC leads fall geophysical survey in Timmins-Cochrane region
    Thursday September 17, 2020
  • Metal Earth project enters 4th field season - photo of trucks on road.
    Metal Earth Project Entering 4th Field Season
    Monday June 29, 2020

Recent Publications

  • Sat

    23 Jan 2021
    Crustal-Scale Geology and Fault Geometry Along the Gold-Endowed Matheson Transect of the Abitibi...

    Gold in the Abitibi greenstone belt in the Superior craton, the most prolific gold-producing...

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  • Mon

    7 Dec 2020
    An Archean Porphyry-Type Gold Deposit: The Côté Gold Au(-Cu) Deposit, Swayze Greenstone Belt,...

    The Archean low-grade, large-tonnage Côté Gold Au(-Cu) deposit is the first large gold deposit...

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  • Wed

    2 Dec 2020
    Introduction to the special issue on the Flatreef PGE-Ni-Cu deposit, northern limb of the Bushveld...

    More than 30 years ago, Cox and Singer (1986) suggested that magmatic platinum-group element...

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  • Fri

    20 Nov 2020
    Assessing the extent of local crust assimilation within the Flatreef, northern limb of the Bushveld...

    The proximity to metasedimentary footwall rocks relative to platinum group element (PGE)...

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  • Update from HES and MERC re: Laurentian University Restructuring
    Friday February 5, 2021
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  • MERC & Harquail School of Earth Sciences at AME Roundup
    Friday January 8, 2021
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  • 2021 PDAC-SEG Student Minerals Colloquium - March 8-11
    Monday October 26, 2020
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