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 Short Course, Saskatchewan Geological Open House
Wednesday December 6, 2023 -
Metal Earth Short Course Coming to NEOMMS in Kirkland Lake
Wednesday September 13, 2023
Recent Publications
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29 Jan 2024Redbed diagenesis links district-scale mineralising fluids to Cu source rock in the Polaris...
Red sandstone of the Proterozoic Aston Formation (Nunavut, Canada) is exposed in the same...
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15 Jan 2024Trace element partitioning in strongly peraluminous rare-metal silicic magmas – Implications for...
The Macusani Volcanics and related rocks (SE Peru) are well known examples of erupted strongly...
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24 Nov 2023Development and application of feature engineered geological layers for ranking magmatic,...
Geologically representative feature engineering is a crucial component in geoscientific...
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10 Nov 2023Zircon U-Pb-Hf isotope evidence for juvenile Penokean sources (ca. 1.9 Ga) in the SW Grenville...
The Proterozoic evolution of Laurentia involved intermittent orogens and arc-related crustal...
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News & Events
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Upcoming Geophysics Courses for Industry Professionals and University Students
Friday September 8, 2023
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