Metal Earth Project Updates

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.

Research Update: Mantle Group

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

Metal Oceans Research Expedition

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

Imaging Subsurface Structures 36 km Deep

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

Magnetotelluric (MT) Survey Update

Update on the MT Survey conducted by Complete MT Solutions.

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.

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.