Metal Earth Project Updates

The MERC Newsletter - June 2021

PDAC Blog: Metal Earth health and safety program allows for exploration activity

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.

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.

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 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

Metal Earth MSc Spotlight: L Rush

Metal Earth 2019 Fall Field Trip

September 2019: Seven trips to highlight 2019 fieldwork

Metal Earth Transect: Stormy/Dryden

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.

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

MSc & PhD Opportunities with Metal Earth

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

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.