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Watch: Metal Earth, Mineral Exploration Research Project

Metal Earth is a Canadian $104 million applied R&D program led by Laurentian University. With funding from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund and federal/provincial/industry partners, this initiative will be a strategic consortium of outstanding Canadian researchers from academia and allied Canadian and international research centres, government, and industry.

PDAC-SEG Student Minerals Colloquium Highlights

Highlights from the 10th Annual PDAC-SEG Student Minerals Colloquium (SMC)

Geology, genesis, and exploration for magmatic and magmatichydrothermal ore deposits

The mining industry continually needs new ideas and models to focus scarce exploration funds to the most prospective areas containing the next generation of ore deposits. The purpose of this 1-day short course is to provide a state-of-the-art update on the geology, genesis, and exploration for magmatic and magmatichydrothermal ore deposits, including ultramafic-mafic associated Ni-Cu-(PGE), PGE-(Cu)-(Ni), Cr, and Fe-TiV systems, and intermediate-felsic associated porphyry Cu-Mo-Au. Each topic will include theory (magma fertility, magma emplacement, metal transport, deposition) and world-class case studies. Emphasis will be placed on updated/expanded interpretations of relatively new deposit types (e.g., conduit-hosted Ni-Cu-PGE and Cr systems, post-subduction porphyry Cu-Au) and variations to models that may open new exploration opportunities.

Metal Earth Post Doc TGDG Talk

Metal Earth Post Doctoral Fellow, Ben Frieman to give talk at the TGDG February 26th.

The MERC Newsletter Jan 2019

Research Update: Mantle Group

Research update with Dr. Graham Pearson, University of Alberta, Post Doctoral Fellows Janina Czas and Adrien Vezinet.

Ontario Geological Survey Summary of Field Work 2018

Summary of Field Work and Other Activities presents highlights of, and key new information from, mapping and geoscientific research conducted during the year.

Metal Oceans Research Expedition

Metal Oceans team departs for the NE Lau Basin December 2018.

Kirkland Lake Short Course 2018 Presentations

View presentations from the MERC/Metal Earth Short Course in Kirkland Lake, October 2018.

The MERC Newsletter November 2018

Imaging Subsurface Structures 36 km Deep

Metal Earth uses deep imaging techniques to understand subsurface structures up to 36 km below the crust.

PhD Student Rebecca Montsion to Host PDAC Short Course

PDAC Short Course: Holistic exploration in covered terranes: An example applied to the Cu-Mo porphyry prospectivity of Quesnel, eastern British Columbia.

News from the Northwest Territories Geoscience Forum

The Northwest Territories Geoscience Forum in Yellowknife, NWT, takes place this week, with Laurentian University represented at the trade show and through technical sessions.

PhD and Post Doctoral Fellow Opportunities

PhD and Post Doctoral Fellow opportunities available with MERC and Metal Earth!

Call For Abstracts: PDAC-SEG Student Minerals Colloquium

The 10th Annual PDAC-SEG Student Minerals Colloquium will be taking place at this year's PDAC on Tuesday, March 5th.

MERC Newsletter: September 2018

Magnetotelluric (MT) Survey Update

Update on the MT Survey conducted by Complete MT Solutions.

Metal Earth Field Trip Guide 2018

Field trip guide from the Metal Earth 2018 public field trip September 5th - 15hth.

Metal Earth Annual Report 2017-2018

This annual report represents the work completed in Years 1 and 2 (March 2017-April 2018), the period marking the beginning of Metal Earth, a seven-year, $104 million applied R&D program.

MERC Newsletter August 2018

Short Course October 18th, 2018

MERC/Metal Earth short course at the 2018 Northeastern Ontario Mines and Minerals Symposium October 16th-18th.

Metal Earth Field Trip 2018

MERC invites you to participate in the upcoming geology field trips to highlight recent results of Metal Earth from September 5th - 15th.

Call for Post-doc GSC Gold Metallogeny