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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

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    15 May 2021
    On Archean craton growth and stabilisation: Insights from lithospheric resistivity structure of the...

    The nature of lithospheric evolution and style of the driving tectonic processes during the...

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    25 Mar 2021
    A convolutional neural network for semi-automated lineament detection and vectorisation of remote...

    In this paper we present the framework and open-source software code to train and apply Deep...

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  • Thu

    11 Mar 2021
    Transport and coarsening of gold nanoparticles in an orogenic deposit by...
    The role of nanoparticle gold in the formation of gold deposits has long been debated. Evidence in...
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  • 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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  • 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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