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Metal Earth Highlights Year 3 of the $104 million applied R&D program
More than 60 projects and subprojects were conducted in 2018-2019 by Metal Earth researchers and collaborators. Metal Earth highlights the work completed in the annual report.
MERC Welcomes Newmont Goldcorp & Eldorado Gold
Newmont Goldcorp joins MERC as a Foundation Member and Eldorado Gold as a Tier 1 Member in 2020. We look forward to the addition of new skills and expertise to the MERC Advisory Board which will contribute to the success of future educational and research initiatives.
This winter, hear from MERC & Metal Earth
Our researchers will be travelling to Vancouver, BC and Toronto, ON to share research updates, host workshops, short courses and the PDAC-SEG Student Minerals Colloquium.
Spring 2020 Career & Research Opportunities
Join us! We're ramping up for another field season. Applications will begin being reviewed in January. Graduate research projects, postdoctoral fellow and faculty positions now accepting applications.
Holiday Wishes
From the MERC faculty, staff and students, we send warm wishes to our partners, collaborators and friends over the holiday season.
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Upcoming Events:
January 19th:
Roundup MERC Short Course: Controls on Precambrian Gold Deposits with a focus on the Superior Craton.
February 27th:
Workshop with Smart Exploration & Metal Earth (Toronto, ON): Deep Probing Seismics & Electromagnetics for Mineral Exploration.
February 29th:
PDAC MERC Short Course: Greenstone belt architecture and metal endowment within the Abitibi Terrane.
March 3rd:
PDAC-SEG Student Minerals Colloquium
March 31st:
Modular Course: Exploration for Magmatic Ore Deposits.
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Metal Earth Highlights Year 3 in the 2018-2019 Annual Report
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Message from Dr. Ross Sherlock
Director, MERC and Metal Earth
As Director of MERC and Metal Earth, I was pleased to continue my leadership role in Year 3 of this global applied research initiative. The core Metal Earth team is an exceptional group of dedicated individuals who support the program’s research objectives including the direct development and training of earth science students.
The training of highly qualified personnel (HQP) is of prime importance to MERC and Metal Earth. I am proud to announce that in virtually every metric taken in Year 3, Metal Earth exceeded benchmark targets for HQP training and professional development. These powerful indicators represent MERC and Metal Earth’s determination to properly prepare the future generation for an industry that will increasingly need a more qualified workforce.
Metal Earth received an overwhelming level of collaborative support this year. A total of 169 collaborators (69 from Canadian and international academia, 35 from the public sector, and 65 from industry) contributed to Metal Earth research activities in Year 3 through their direct participation / guidance. I would like to thank these collaborators for their contributions as members of the extended Metal Earth team. Their expertise directly impacted HQP training while also working to expand global understanding of earth sciences related to the mineral exploration sector.
Discovery of new ore deposits is vital to the mining industry. Metal Earth’s research recognizes that value and will continue to develop a deeper understanding of the geological, geophysical, and geochemical markers indicating the presence of ore deposits. One of the main objectives of Metal Earth is to develop an understanding of the processes that result in differential metal endowment. With this understanding, the mining and exploration industry will be more effective at area selection, which will reduce exploration risk and the cost of discovery.
Since our Year 1 report, industry has benefited from Metal Earth’s 300% increase in the number of reports and maps published in government survey publications, and a 1,300% increase in the number of presentations made at public mineral exploration forums. Along with the extended Metal Earth team, I anticipate further impacts to industry through accelerated development of tools and services with commercial potential, and to the economy through improvements in mineral exploration targeting.
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Winter 2020 Events, Short Courses & Workshops
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This winter MERC and Metal Earth present two short courses, a workshop in partnership with Smart Exploration, and will be hosting the PDAC-SEG Student Minerals Colloquium (SMC). Join the MERC short course at RoundUp in Vancouver, or at PDAC in Toronto.
Mark your calendar for March 3rd, to attend the Student Minerals Colloquium for the opportunity to support ongoing student (BSc, MSc, PhD) research relating to the mining industry. By attending the SMC, industry professionals will gain useful insight into current projects being undertaken by students across the world. Students can register for the poster competition until January 12th, 2020. Learn more about participation at the Student Minerals Colloquium at https://merc.laurentian.ca/seg-smc.
The Metal Earth and Smart Exploration projects present a workshop on the application of novel seismic and electromagnetic methods for mineral exploration, February 27th in Toronto, ON. Early bird pricing ends January 5th. Register online. |
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Career & Research Opportunities
The 2020 field season is right around the corner! We're seeking several MSc, PhD, and Research Associates/Postdoctoral Fellows to join us.
Applications will begin being reviewed in January, however applications will be accepted until May 2020.
View a list of available positions below or visit the MERC and HES careers page.
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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Metallogeny
Harquail School of Earth Sciences, Laurentian University
MSc Candidate, Gold Fingerprinting Project
Metal Earth, Laurentian University
MSc Candidate, Sedimentology, detrital zircon geochronology, and geochemistry of the Archean Ament Bay assemblage, Sturgeon Lake greenstone belt, western Ontario.
Metal Earth, Laurentian University
MSc Candidate, Structural geology and stratigraphy of the Archean Steep Rock Group, Atikokan, western Ontario.
Metal Earth, Laurentian University
MSc Candidate, Gold metallogeny of the Archean Steep Rock and Finlayson greenstone belts, Atikokan, western Ontario.
Metal Earth, Laurentian University
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PhD Candidate, Physical properties of mineral endowment
Metal Earth, ULaval
PhD Candidate, Greenstone belt Assemblage Boundaries
Metal Earth, Laurentian University
PhD Candidate, Metallogeny of the Archean VMS Sturgeon Lake greenstone belt, western Ontario.
Metal Earth, Laurentian University
Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Associate: Differential VMS endowment of Archean greenstone belts.
Metal Earth, Laurentian University
Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Associate: Geology of Metal Earth Atikokan transect in the Mesoarchean to Neoarchean Marmion Terrane, Superior Craton, western Ontario.
Metal Earth, Laurentian University
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Happy Holidays from our students, faculty & staff!
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MERC Short Course:
January 19, 2020
AME Roundup
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Controls on Precambrian Gold Deposits with a focus on the Superior Craton.
Join Dr. Ross Sherlock, Dr. John Ayer, Dr. Bruno Lafrance, and Dr. Harold Gibson from the Mineral Exploration Research Centre (MERC) and Metal Earth at AME Roundup 2020.
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Workshop with Smart Exploration & Metal Earth:
February 27, 2020
Toronto, Ontario
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Deep Probing Seismics & Electromagnetics for Mineral Exploration.
The Metal Earth and Smart Exploration projects present a workshop on the application of novel seismic and electromagnetic methods for mineral exploration.
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MERC Short Course:
February 29, 2020
PDAC
Toronto, Ontario
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Greenstone belt architecture and metal endowment within the Abitibi Terrane.
Hear from Metal Earth researchers and partners from Laurentian University and the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi.
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PDAC-SEG Student Minerals Colloquium:
March 3, 2020
PDAC
Toronto, Ontario
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The Colloquium brings together geoscience students and industry professionals at the world's largest minerals and mining industry conference. The event will feature more than 100 poster presentations highlighting current research on mineral deposits and related studies by students across the world.
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> Student Registration & Abstract Submission *Deadline January 12th
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Modular Course:
March 31 - April 9, 2020
(Live webcast option available for industry participants)
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Exploration for Magmatic Ore Deposits.
10-day intensive course in magmatic Ni-Cu-(PGE), PGE, Cr, and Ti-V deposits including 3 days of theoretical material, 5 days of case studies, and 2 days of exploration methods.
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