IN THIS ISSUE
BOARD UPDATE
AWARDS & CONGRATULATIONS
RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
FEATURED PUBLICATIONS
CONFERENCE UPDATES
LAB ANNIVERSARY
UPCOMING COURSES
CAREER & RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES
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Greetings to all readers and new subscribers!
As Director of MERC and Metal Earth, I'm pleased to present our Spring 2022 newsletter, which features news, links to scientific research presentations, publications, upcoming courses, and career opportunities.
We invite you to share our news with colleagues, and as always, appreciate your feedback.
-Ross Sherlock, Director, Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC) & Metal Earth
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Catharine Farrow, who led the MERC Advisory Board as Chair for the past four years, is stepping down for personal reasons. MERC has benefited greatly from Catharine’s guidance and enthusiastic support for mineral deposit research and student mentorship. We wish Catharine well in her future endeavours and thank her for her contributions to MERC, Metal Earth, and the Harquail School of Earth Sciences.
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Dr. Stéphane Perrouty joined the Harquail School of Earth Sciences in 2018. His research focuses primarily on orogenic gold systems in Archean and Paleoproterozoic greenstone belts in Canada, West Africa, and South America.
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Congratulations to Dr. Stéphane Perrouty, the Geological Association of Canada (GAC) Mineral Deposits Division (MDD) William Harvey Gross Award winner. This prestigious accolade is bestowed annually by the MDD to a geoscientist who is less than 40 years of age (as of December 31 of the nomination year) who has made a significant contribution to the field of economic geology in a Canadian context.
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Kudos to MSc student Ian Campos, who was awarded a Society of Economic Geologists Foundation (SEG) Student Research Grant sponsored by the Newmont Mining Corporation in the amount of US $4,000.00.
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Ian's research is on structural controls and auriferous alteration characteristics at the Magino gold deposit, Wawa subprovince.
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April's Metal Earth Partner Meeting scientific research presentations are now available for students, researchers, and industry professionals to watch on the Metal Earth YouTube channel.
We would like to thank everyone for their excellent presentations and thank our partner meeting participants for allowing us to share these recordings.
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These are just a few of our latest research publications. View the full list here.
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SEG Special Publication: Volume II
The 8 papers in this open access volume further reflect the breadth of Jeremy Richards' influence in the areas of tectonics, magma genesis, and hydrothermal ore deposits. Available at no cost to the readers, the publication of Volume II (and the 9 papers previously published in Volume 1) are possible through the generous financial sponsorship of BHP Metals Exploration, the Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC) and Harquail School of Earth Sciences.
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Addressing geometrical attributes and seismic imaging capability of fault systems in a world-class metal endowed region: Abitibi Greenstone Belt, Canada
Saeid Cheraghi, Alireza Malehmir, Rajesh Vayavur, Pejman Shamsipour, Mostafa Naghizadeh, Rasmus Haugaard, David B. Snyder, John Ayer, Tectonophysics, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tecto.2022.229361.
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Structural and geochronological constraints on orogenic gold mineralization in the western Wabigoon subprovince, Canada.
K. Zammit, S. Perrouty, B.M. Frieman, J.H. Marsh, and K.A. Holt. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 59(5): 278-299. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjes-2021-0042
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UPCOMING CONFERENCES & TALKS
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Students, faculty, and researchers from the Harquail School of Earth Sciences (HES) and Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC) will be featured in the programming at the upcoming GAC-MAC conference, taking place in Halifax from May 15-18, 2022.
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MERC, the Harquail School of Earth Sciences, and the Goodman School of Mines will be exhibiting at PDAC in Toronto from June 13-15.
Don't miss the following activities/presentations:
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Technical Session: 11:00 - 11:22 AM, June 14. Gold metallogeny of the Abitibi Greenstone Belt; Speaker: Ross Sherlock, Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC), Sudbury, Canada
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Join us for the 13th annual Student Minerals Colloquium poster competition, which takes place in Toronto from June 13-15 and online June 28-29. Six student researchers from the Harquail School of Earth Sciences (HES) will be presenting their research at PDAC, with support from MERC and HES.
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Fifth Anniversary of the MERC-IGL
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This summer marks the 5th anniversary of the creation of MERC's Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory, which is a critical component in the Metal Earth geoscience research initiative. In that time, the state-of-the-art LA-ICP-MS facility has conducted in-situ U-Pb geochronology, Hf isotope, and trace element analyses for academic, survey, and industry clients, contributing to a wide range of geological research, mapping, and mineral exploration projects.
This spring, the Lab welcomed Kirk Ross, SEM Lab Technician to the team. His interests include compositional and structural characterization of natural and synthetic phases and phase mixtures by XRF, XRD, SEM-EDS and EPMA-EDS/WDS methods.
MERC thanks the Canada First Research Excellence Fund and the Harquail School of Earth Sciences for their partnership and support. Watch: Metal Earth: Building Research Capacity & Expertise
Contact Laboratory Director, Dr. Jeffrey Marsh, for details on our analytical facilities, services, LA-ICP-MS applications, and our contributions to recent research publications.
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Mineral Exploration in Volcanic Terrains
August 21 - September 3, 2022
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Led by Dr. Ross Sherlock, this 10- day course focuses 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. The course is delivered as a mapping project with evening lectures and discussions 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, which includes a description and interpretation of the geology and structure and an assessment of exploration potential with recommendations. Details & registration: https://hes.laurentian.ca/modular-courses#5326
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The Harquail School of Earth Sciences, MERC, and Metal Earth attract top-calibre professionals, graduate and undergraduate students, and postdoctoral researchers for academic and staff roles. Many of these opportunities are made possible with support/collaboration from industry, academic, and funding partners.
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MERC's 2020-21 Annual Report is now available, in PDF format. Download the Report and get up to date on the latest research results, progress, and future plans from MERC and the Metal Earth geoscience project.
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