
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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MERC leads fall geophysical survey in Timmins-Cochrane region
Thursday September 17, 2020 -
Metal Earth Project Entering 4th Field Season
Monday June 29, 2020
Recent Publications
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Sat
23 Jan 2021Crustal-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 2020An 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 2020Introduction 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 2020Assessing 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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