The MERC

Newsletter

March 2018
Overview
MERC Advisory Board Meeting:
March 28th, 2018

Metal Earth Updates:
MT Geophysical Survey launching in May. A Superior Data Compilation of the Superior Craton has been published. Beginning May 1st we welcome four new research associates to the Metal Earth team.

Upcoming Modular Courses:
Find a daily breakdown of the Exploration for Magmatic Ore Deposits Modular Course beginning on April 8th. Opportunity to register for a day of your choice. Sneak peak into a field mapping course in August 2018.
MERC Professional Development Opportunities:
Greenstone Gold and Base Metal Mapping course, MERC at RFG Vancouver 2018, and an Abitibi Exploration Research Symposium.

Other News & Events:
Macquarie Research publishes their top PDAC highlights including Metal Earth listed as a "Disruptive Mega-Exploration Initiative". Evan Hastie releases a publication on Northern Manitoba Gold Deposits. MERC is now active on Linkedin!




 
MT Geophysical Survey Launch
MERC recently awarded the Magnetotelluric (MT) acquisition contract to Complete MT Solutions as part of the Metal Earth project in Abitibi and Wabigoon subprovinces of Ontario and Western Quebec.

This May, the MT Geophysical Survey will begin along the same transects as the Seismic survey. 
Read more
Superior Data Compilation
Metal Earth delivered a Superior Data Compilation which is a comprehensive dataset of integrated and standardized geospatial geological data within the Superior Craton. The compilation also presents relevant geospatial data released from several geological surveys for use in ArcGIS. The purposes of this compilation is to provide a platform for geoscientists to seamlessly visualize, interrogate, and investigate geological information across political boundaries. 
The project was lead by three Metal Earth authors and several project collaborators. You may download the PDF here and visit the webpage for a full GIS Dataset download. 

Metal Earth Authors: 
R.M. Montison
P. Thurston
J. Ayer.
Visit the Superior Webpage
Welcome New Research Associates
MERC welcomes four new research associates to the Metal Earth project who will begin on May 1st, 2018. Metal Earth is excited to welcome new members each with a unique background and research focus to continue to drive the project forward. 
Ben Frieman
Ben will be contributing to geological investigations in the Western Wabigoon subprovince with a focus on the Dryden area transect. Ben comes to us directly from completion of his PhD in structural geology and tectonics at the Colorado School of Mines where he focused on the Abitibi subprovince through investigations of the U-Pb and Lu-Hf isotopic record of detrital zircon grains from successor basins such as Timiskaming-type deposits. Ben completed a MSc in Earth Sciences at the Univeristy of Maine and a BSc in Geology and Geophysics at the University of Minnesota. 
Kate Rubingh
Kate's focus on Metal Earth will be working on the Larder Lake transect in Ontario. Her previous work experience was garnered working primarily for; Vale in Thompson Manitoba, SRK Consulting in Sudbury and the CNGO office in Nunavut. She managed surface drilling operations, geotechnical and hydrogeological programs, and worked in regional exploration and regional mapping programs. She is currently completing her PhD research in Mineral Deposits at Laurentian University and completed her MSci in Geological Sciences at Durham University and her MSc in Mineral Exploration at Queen's. 
Zsuzsanna Toth 
Zsuzsanna will be working on the Geraldton transect in the Wabigoon subprovince where she will spend the summer mapping along the transect. She completed her PhD at Laurentian University studying the geology of an orogenic gold deposit (Hardrock deposit, Geraldton, ON) and the hosting greenstone belt with a focus on structural geology, ore geology, geochemistry and geochronology. Her MSc project focused on a low-sulfidation type epithermal hydrothermal system in northern Hungary at the Eötvös Loránd University, in Budapest, Hungary where she also completed her BSc. 
Shawna White
Shawna recently completed her PhD and MSc in structural geology and tectonics at the University of Alberta and HBSc at Memorial University. She has a strong background in structural geology, with a focus on combining field mapping with geophysical data to produce geological maps and 3D structural frameworks. Her post-doc at MERC will be supported by First Cobalt and will focus on integrating historic data from the Cobalt camp, combined with new Metal Earth and First Cobalt Seismic and MT data, along with ongoing structural/stratigraphic framework of the camp. 
Upcoming MERC Modular Courses
MERC and the Harquail School of Earth Sciences offer Modular Courses throughout the year available for both single day registration or full course registration. To learn more about the courses below, you may visit our website or reach out to the respective contact listed below. 
Exploration for Magmatic Ore Deposits
April 8th - 19th
(Open for industry participants)
Schedule below. Single day registration available.
Sunday April, 8: Introduction, magmatic processes and isotopes
Monday April, 9: Mineralogy and phase equilibria
Tuesday April 10: Data manipulation, introduction to Ni-Cu-PGE deposits and sulfide transport mechanisms
Wednesday April 11: Ore textures, intrusion geometries, and time/length scales
Thursday April 12: Komatiite-associated Ni-CU-PGE deposits 
Friday April 13: Voisey's Bay and Noril'sk Ni-CU-PGE deposits
Saturday April 14: Duluth, Alaskan-Uralian, and conduit Ni-Cu-PGE deposits
Sunday April 15: Chromite and Fe-Ti-V oxide deposits
Monday April 16: Ni-Cu-PGE deposits in China
Tuesday April 17: PGE deposits
Wednesday April 18: Sudbury Ni-Cu-PGE deposits
Thursday April 19: Field trip (weather permitting) or Exploration geochemistry
Mineral Exploration in Volcanic Terrains
Field Mapping Course
August 27th - September 7th, 2018
(Opportunity for industry participants full course registration)
Contact Dr. Harold Gibson hgibson@laurentian.ca
About the course:
This is a 10-day course focusing on recognizing, describing, and mapping volcanic lithofacies, alteration types, mineralization, and deformation in a well-exposed Precambrian volcanic succession hosting base and precious metal deposits.

What you can expect: 
The course is delivered as a mapping project with evening lectures and discussion following a one-day introductory field trip. An introduction to graphic core logging is provided. Mapping is conducted in teams, and grades are based on the map, structural cross-sections, and a final report. 
Read more about the course
Professional Development Opportunities
Join MERC at one of our professional development courses or programs. If you don't see a program within your interests, follow MERC on LinkedIn to be notified in the future of new programs. 

Greenstone Gold and Base Metal Mapping Course
May 6th - 12th, 2018

Contact John Ayer jayer@laurentian.ca.
View course description
Abitibi Exploration Research Symposium
October 2018 
 
Associated with the Northeastern Ontario Mines and Minerals symposium in Kirkland Lake. Update on Metal Earth and MERC research.
Contact John Ayer jayer@laurentian.ca for more information. 
MERC Technical Program at Resources for Future Generations
Vancouver June 2018

Bridging the Discovery Gap:
Providing the Exploration Industry More Effective Area Selection Tools.


Click here to register
Other News & Events

Metal Earth

Superior Data Compilation

PDAC 2018

Highlights from PDAC for MERC and Metal Earth

Macquarie

Refers to Metal Earth as a "Disruptive Mega-Exploration Initiative"

LinkedIn

Stay up to date via LinkedIn! 
Become a MERC Member

Evan Hastie

Northern Manitoba Gold Deposits Publication

Careers

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