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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

  • fox near map in kirkland lake
    Metal Earth Short Course Coming to NEOMMS in Kirkland Lake
    Wednesday September 13, 2023
  • Image of map with Chibougamau Transect featured
    Metal Earth Data Release: Chibougamau Transect Data Location Map
    Thursday April 27, 2023
  • Rebecca Montsion taking notes next to a lake and a canoe
    2021-22 MERC Annual Report Released
    Wednesday December 21, 2022

Recent Publications

  • Fri

    10 Nov 2023
    Zircon 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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    30 Sep 2023
    Post-Archean Nb-REE-U enrichment in the Superior craton recorded in metasomatised mantle rocks...

    Mantle xenoliths in a Mesoproterozoic lamprophyre dyke at Elliot Lake, Ontario, located on the...

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  • Fri

    8 Sep 2023
    Depositing >1.5 Mt of Tin Within <1 m.y. of Initial Granitic Intrusion in the San Rafael Tin...

    The San Rafael Sn (-Cu) deposit, located in the Eastern Cordillera of southeast Peru, is one of...

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  • Thu

    31 Aug 2023
    Origin, nature, and evolution of the northern Pontiac subprovince, Canada: Insights from the...

    The metasedimentary subprovinces of the Superior Province provide critical insights into the...

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  • Overview of the tundra, Hope Bay greenstone belt
    MERC Fall 2023 Newsletter
    Thursday November 16, 2023
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  • Upcoming Geophysics Courses for Industry Professionals and University Students
    Friday September 8, 2023
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    Remembering Dr. Bruce Jago
    Wednesday August 9, 2023
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