News & Events

The MERC Newsletter - July 2020

SEG Podcast: Discovery to Recovery - Episode 8: Gold in the Abitibi - New System-Scale Research

A podcast that brings you geoscience and technology stories from the world of ore deposits. This weeks episode interviews researchers from the Metal Earth project at Laurentian University.

Congratulations Nadia St-Jean, MSc Geology!

Congrats Jonathan Sutton!

Metal Earth Geochronology Compilation: Superior Craton and surrounding area

This publication contains a compilation of publicly available geochronology data across the Superior Craton in eastern Canada and the north-central United States.

PDAC 2020 Seismic & MT Workshop Presentations Online

The Seismic & MT Workshop Presentations from Metal Earth for PDAC 2020 are now available for download.

PDAC 2020: MERC Presentations Online

The Presentations and Short Course content provided by MERC and Metal Earth for PDAC 2020 are now available for download.

IGCP 648 Supercontinents & Geodynamics Virtual Seminar Series: May 7th - July 10th

Virtual Seminar Series for the IGCP 648 Supercontinent Cycles and Global Geodynamics group. Sign up to receive updates, meeting details or to give a talk.

Short Course: Roundup Vancouver, BC

Short Course January 19th, 2020: Controls on Precambrian Gold Deposits with a focus on the Superior Craton

The MERC Newsletter December 2019

Harquail YMP Scholarship Winners

Congratulations Derek Leung and Rebecca Montsion for receiving a 2018/2019 Young Mining Professionals (YMP) Scholarship!

The MERC Newsletter Nov 2019

Harquail Graduate Symposium Dec 2nd & 3rd

Join the Harquail School of Earth Sciences (HES) graduate students at the HES Graduate Symposium December 2nd & 3rd, 2019.

Press Release: GoldSpot Signs 4-year Deal with MERC

Registration Open: 2020 Student Minerals Colloquium (SMC)

Seeking MSc Candidate: Gold Fingerprinting Project, Metal Earth 2020

Careers: Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Metallogeny

The Harquail School of Earth Sciences (HES) and Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC) at Laurentian University invite applications for a Tier I Canada Research Chair in Metallogeny that integrates ore system research with broad scale tectonic processes.

Short Course October 3rd, 2019

MERC/Metal Earth Short Course Thursday October 3, 2019 in Timmins, Ontario.

Congratulations Brendon Samson, MSc Geology!

Metal Earth 2019 Fall Field Trip

September 2019: Seven trips to highlight 2019 fieldwork

Metal Earth at the Kenora Exploration & Geoscience Session July 23 -24

The Kenora District Geology office is partnering with Metal Earth to once again facilitate the Exploration and Geoscience Information Session Tuesday, July 23rd and 24th.

In memory of Jeremy Peter Richards

Health & Safety Week 2019

In preparation for a successful summer of field work, the Metal Earth field crew participated in Health and Safety training.