Research & Project Updates

Magmatic and Magmatic-Hydrothermal Ore Deposits Group: Fall Update

MERC leads fall geophysical survey in Timmins-Cochrane region

Metal Earth Project Entering 4th Field Season

The Metal Earth project led by the Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC) in Sudbury, Ontario, is now entering its 4th field season of its seven-year $104 million research project.

Metal Earth Summary of Field Work 2019

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

MERC Collaborates on BGR Marine Mineral Exploration

Metal Earth participates in mineral exploration research on the seafloor as part of the INDEX program with Germany’s Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR).

Ontario Geological Survey Summary of Field Work 2019

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

2019 Metal Earth Field Trip Guide

Download the 2019 Metal Earth Field Trip Guide.

Metal Earth Annual Report 2018-2019

Metal Earth publishes the 2018-2019 annual report - Year 3.

Metal Earth Online Tools

MERC launches an interactive project map and a Metal Earth document portal (Metal Earth Hub) to provide the public with tools to navigate through Metal Earth project information.

Metal Earth Partner Advisory Meeting

Metal Earth partners meet in Sudbury October 16th-28th to present recent research findings.

Short Course Materials: NEOMMS 2019

Metal Earth Transect: Chibougamau

SEG Economic Geology: Metal Oceans Publication

New work by the Metal Oceans team in the Modern-Ancient Crust Project (Metal Oceans) of Metal Earth

MERN 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 Earth MSc Spotlight: L Rush

New MSc Collaboration Labrador Gold Corp.

Metal Earth Transect: Stormy/Dryden

Research Update with PhD Candidate, Dylan McKevitt

Probing the intrusive-subvolcanic-volcanic plumbing systems of magmatic Ni-Cu-PGE deposits.

Metal Earth Field Crew 2019

Metal Earth field crew departs for third field season across 10 transects

Metal Earth Symposium at GAC-MAC 2019

Metal Earth Transect Update: Geraldton-Onaman

Metal Earth Research Updates March 2019

Metal Earth researchers present research updates at the March 2019 MERC Advisory Board Meeting in Toronto, ON.

MSc & PhD Opportunities with Metal Earth

Canada’s largest mineral exploration research project, Metal Earth, is seeking MSc & PhD students to join the project