
Ross Sherlock
Chair in Exploration Targeting; Director of MERC and Metal EarthTelephone: 705-675-1151 ext 2379; Email: RSherlock@laurentian.ca
Career History
Ross joined HES in August 2017 as a Chair in Exploration Targeting and the Director of MERC. Ross is a professional geologist with over 28 years of experience in the mining industry and academic research. His career has spanned junior and senior mining companies, consulting and government surveys working nationally and internationally. Most recently Ross was Vice President, Geoscience at Kinross Gold Corp. and Exploration Manager, North America at Gold Fields.
Ross completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the Mineral Deposits Research Unit at UBC, PhD at the University of Waterloo, MSc at Lakehead University, and BSc (Honours) at McMaster University, Canada. He is a member of the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC and Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario (APGO).
Courses
Not applicable in his mandate as Chair in Exploration Targeting and Director of the Mineral Exploration Research Centre and Metal Earth, however Ross is currently supervising graduate students working on the Metal Earth project.
Ross Sherlock's research interests revolve around precious and base metal mineral systems, mainly examining the structural and stratigraphic controls on mineralization and how these fit into the evolution of the host terrane. His research is pragmatic and oriented to exploration problems and typically funded through exploration companies.
Research Themes
Upcoming Events
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Thu
21 Feb 2019PhD thesis defence Kate Rubingh
Thursday, February 21st
Time: 09:30am - 10:30am
Location: Fraser Auditorium, 935 Ramsey Lake Rd, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada
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Sun
3 Mar 2019Harquail School booth at PDAC, Toronto
Sunday, March 3rd
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC), 255 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5V 2W6, Canada
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Mon
4 Mar 2019PDAC 2019 - Harquail School of Earth Sciences Alumni & Friends Reception
Monday, March 4th
Time: 07:00pm - 09:00pm
Location: Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front St W, Toronto, ON M5J 1E3, Canada
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Sat
6 Apr 2019GEOL 5607 - Exploration for Hydrothermal Ore Deposits
Saturday, April 6th
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