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The definition, distribution and origin of hydrothermal alteration assemblages associated with the Potter volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit, Abitibi greenstone belt, Canada

May 1, 2013

Author: Sonia Prefontaine

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The physical volcanology and petrogenesis of Archean komatiitic lavas and volcaniclastic rocks in the Selkirk Bay area, Prince Albert greenstone belt, Melville Peninsula, Nunavut, Canada

May 1, 2013

Author: Lindsay A. Richan

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A mineralogical study of the origin, evolution and spatial distribution of NC pyrrhotite along the Copper Cliff Offset Dike, Sudbury, Ontario

May 1, 2013

Author: Sarah C. Gordon

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Emplacement of metabreccia along the Whistle offset dike, Sudbury: implications for post-impact modification of the Sudbury impact structure

Apr 30, 2013

Authors: Bruno Lafrance, Lindsay Bygnes, and Andrew M. McDonald

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Shining Tree and Gowganda Archean Gold Study and Northern Cobalt Embayment Proterozoic Vein Study

Apr 30, 2013

Authors: John A. Ayer , Timothy J. Barrett , Robert A. Creaser , Michael A. Hamilton , Bruno Lafrance and Greg M. Stott

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Precision requirements for specifying transmitter waveforms used for modelling the off-time electromagnetic response

Apr 29, 2013

Author: Richard S. Smith, Bob Neil

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The ratio of B-field and dB/dt time constants from time-domain electromagnetic data: a new tool for estimating size and conductivity of mineral deposits

Apr 26, 2013

Authors: Kun Guo, James E. Mungall, Richard S. Smith

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MERC ADVISORY BOARD MEETING February 11, 2013

Feb 11, 2013

MERC ADVISORY BOARD MEETING February 11, 2013 CEMI Board Room Willet Green Miller Building Laurentian University Sudbury, Ontario

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XRD Structural Assessment of Peridotitic Garnet with Anomalous REE Distribution

May 1, 2012

Author: Kirk Campbell Ross

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Carbonate-hosted Zn-Pb mineralization in the Lower Cambrian Sekwi Formation, Mackenzie Mountains, NWT: Stratigraphic, structural, and lithologic controls, and constraints on ore fluid characteristics

May 1, 2012

Author: Beth J. Fischer

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METAMORPHIC PHASE EQUILIBRIA OF HYDROTHERMALLY ALTERED ROCKS, NORANDA DISTRICT, ABITIBI SUBPROVINCE, QUEBEC

May 1, 2012

Author: Craig Fitchett

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THE VOLCANIC STRATIGRAPHY AND ALTERATION OF THE SCHIST LAKE AND MANDY MINES DEPOSITS, FLIN FLON, MANITOBA

May 1, 2012

Author: EILIDH MURRAY LEWIS

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Geology, Hydrothermal Activity, and Sea-Floor Massive Sulfide Mineralization at the Rumble II West Mafic Caldera

Apr 30, 2012

Authors: MATTHEW I. LEYBOURNE, CORNEL E. J. DE RONDE, RICHARD J. WYSOCZANSKI, SHARON L. WALKER, CHRISTIAN TIMM, HAROLD L. GIBSON, DANIEL LAYTON-MATTHEWS, EDWARD T. BAKER, MALCOLM R. CLARK, FABIO CARATORI TONTINI, KEVIN FAURE, JOHN E. LUPTON, DANIEL J. FORNARI, S. ADAM SOULE, AND GARY J. MASSOTH,

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Geological and Geochemical Studies of the Côté Lake Au(-Cu) Deposit Area, Chester Township, Northern Ontario

Apr 30, 2012

Authors: Daniel J. Kontak, Robert A. Creaser and Michael A. Hamilton

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Sensitivity cross-sections in airborne electromagnetic methods using discrete conductors

Apr 29, 2012

Authors: Richard S. Smith, Roman Wasylechko

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How to make better use of physical properties in mineral exploration: The exploration site measurement

Apr 29, 2012

Authors: Richard Smith, Mark Shore, Desmond Rainsford

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Qualitative geophysical interpretation of the Sudbury structure

Apr 29, 2012

Authors: Oladele Olaniyan, Richard S. Smith

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A multiple transmitter/receiver system: the advantage of summing responses from multiple transmitters

Apr 29, 2012

Authors: Joshua Lymburner and Richard Smith

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Using spatial derivatives of electromagnetic data to map lateral conductance variations in thin-sheet models: Applications over mine tailings ponds

Apr 29, 2012

Authors: Michal Kolaj and Richard Smith

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Suitability of an organic residual cover on tailings for bioenergy crop production: A preliminary assessment

Oct 24, 2011

Authors: Hargreaves, J., Lock, A., Beckett, P., Spiers, G. A., Tisch, B, Lanteigne, L., Posadowski, T. and Soenens, M.

To test the potential for production of bioenergy crops, such as canola and corn, an organic cover was constructed over acid-producing mine tailings containing nickel and copper, belonging to Vale in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

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Characterization of Dust and Weathering Products from the Karbash Smelter area, Ural Mountains, Russia

Jun 29, 2011

Authors: J. Hechler , V. Udachin , P. Aminov , P.J. Beckett , G.A. Spiers

Karabash is a copper smelting town in the Chelyabinsk District of the southern Ural Mountains of Russia. The town and surrounding areas are affected by sulphur dioxide emissions, deposition of metal-rich particulates from the smelter, acid drainage from old mine workings, and leachates from waste dumps and tailings dams.

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Biogeochemical Extraction for Rare Earth Elements and Uranium with Minimal Mine Legacy

Jun 9, 2011

Authors: A. L. Williamson, S. Hall, G. A. Spiers

Define and compare laboratory experiment and industry application conditions to optimize parameters promoting biogeochemical mineral dissolution of the pyrite-containing uranium ore of the Quirke Syncline

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Structural and Stratigraphic Controls on Carbonate-Hosted Base Metal Mineralization in the Mesoproterozoic Borden Basin (Nanisivik District), Nunavut

May 18, 2011

Author: Turner

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